Parish government · Lincoln Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lincoln Parish took in $89.7 million and spent $30.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes85%Fees for services (water, housing)4.1%Local tax money4.1%Federal tax money2.8%Fines and other2.4%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

66%

of Lincoln Parish's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

Parish taxes85%

Sales tax
66%$59.6 million
Property tax
15%$13.7 million
Other taxes
3.4%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$608 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Housing$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.8%$2.5 million

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$1.3 million

Local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.1%$3.6 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$2.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Housing and community development20%Sent to other local governments8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%Running the government and other costs3.4%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

20%

of Lincoln Parish's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
61%$18.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$11.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
Housing and community development
20%$6.0 million
Sent to other local governments
8.0%$2.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
3.4%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
Social services
0.9%$275 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$275 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$75 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$45 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Lincoln Parish 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.