Township government · Berrien County, MI

Lincoln Charter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Lincoln Charter Township took in $10.8 million and spent $10.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%State tax money16%Federal tax money4.0%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

24%

of Lincoln Charter Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes52%

Property tax
45%$4.9 million
Other taxes
6.6%$713 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$713 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$356 thousand
  • Other service charges$225 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$429 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.7 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$272 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$231 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs9.6%Roads, transit and parking6.6%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

18%

of Lincoln Charter Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$340 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$960 thousand
  • Libraries$941 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$999 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$554 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$214 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$181 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$687 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$687 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.3%$654 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$654 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Lincoln Charter Township 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.