Township government · Isabella 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 $411 thousand and spent $310 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Township taxes21%Fines and other19%County and local tax money2.2%Fees for services1.9%

What stands out

19%

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 taxes21%

Property tax
21%$86 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$227 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$9 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Interest on debt3.9%

What stands out

26%

of Lincoln Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$133 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$12 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.