Township government · Midland 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 $843 thousand and spent $651 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%State tax money31%Fines and other25%Fees for services (water)2.6%

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 taxes41%

Property tax
37%$315 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$261 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$213 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking14%Sent to other local governments14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

23%

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
33%$214 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)$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$147 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$147 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$93 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$93 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$88 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$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 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.