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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln took in $1.1 million and spent $699 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)54%City taxes31%Federal tax money11%State tax money2.9%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

15%

of Lincoln's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Sales tax
15%$163 thousand
Other taxes
8.2%$90 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$87 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.6%$84 thousand

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$592 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$348 thousand
  • Water$224 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand
  • Airport$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$120 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$32 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$16 thousand
Fines
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Interest on debt17%Running the government and other costs4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Roads, transit and parking0.6%

What stands out

17%

of Lincoln's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$315 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$169 thousand
  • Water supply$143 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$214 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$209 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Interest on debt
17%$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$34 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lincoln. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lincoln 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.