Township government · Clare County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lincoln Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fines and other27%State tax money13%Fees for services6.1%Federal tax money4.1%

What stands out

27%

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 taxes50%

Property tax
50%$732 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$60 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$198 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$392 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments23%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

23%

of Lincoln Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
23%$434 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$434 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$379 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$379 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$375 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$243 thousand
  • Police$118 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$333 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$107 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$276 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$276 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 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 June 30, 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.