Town government · Oxford County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln Plantation took in $279 thousand and spent $166 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money38%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.4%

What stands out

38%

of Lincoln Plantation's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
57%$160 thousand

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$106 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

11%

of Lincoln Plantation's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$79 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.4%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln Plantation. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lincoln Plantation 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.