Town government · Waldo County, ME

Lincolnville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lincolnville took in $9.6 million and spent $6.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money23%Fees for services (road charges)4.4%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

4.4%

of Lincolnville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
72%$6.8 million

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$417 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$354 thousand
  • Road charges$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$2.2 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments2.8%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

58%

of Lincolnville's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
58%$3.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$676 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$268 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$212 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$987 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$900 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$87 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$185 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$185 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$134 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$105 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$99 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$99 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lincolnville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Town of Lincolnville 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.