Township government · Arenac County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Lincoln Township took in $287 thousand and spent $231 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes39%State tax money34%Fines and other25%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.7%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

25%

of Lincoln Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes39%

Property tax
38%$110 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$2 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$99 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

27%

of Lincoln Township'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
50%$116 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$63 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$27 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 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.