Town government · Grafton County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln took in $12.3 million and spent $13.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money1.7%State tax money1.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)1.2%

What stands out

90%

of Lincoln's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes91%

Property tax
90%$11.1 million
Other taxes
1.2%$149 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and other licenses
  • Public utility licenses$89 thousand
  • Other licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$142 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$213 thousand

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$165 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$540 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments50%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%Roads, transit and parking7.0%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

50%

of Lincoln'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
50%$6.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$418 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$225 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$162 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$519 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$431 thousand
  • Sewer systems$219 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$947 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$947 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$638 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$458 thousand
  • Libraries$180 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$117 thousand
Social services
0.8%$108 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$106 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.