City government · Lincoln County, KS

Lincoln Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln Center took in $4.8 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)50%Fines and other36%City taxes13%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

36%

of Lincoln Center's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes13%

Sales tax
6.2%$294 thousand
Property tax
6.0%$287 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Water$265 thousand
  • Sewer$236 thousand
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Airport$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
0.1%$6 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other36%

Interest, rents and other
36%$1.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Sent to other local governments4.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

58%

of Lincoln Center's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Water supply$180 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$523 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$356 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$167 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$195 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$158 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$177 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand
  • Libraries$53 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$100 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$100 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$26 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$15 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lincoln Center. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lincoln Center itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.