County government · Lincoln County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln County took in $42.8 million and spent $42.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%Fines and other27%Federal tax money4.8%State tax money4.3%Fees for services3.2%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

27%

of Lincoln County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes61%

Property tax
58%$24.6 million
Other taxes
3.1%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$194 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$2.1 million

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$1.8 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$182 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$11.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Lincoln County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
67%$28.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Government buildings$478 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$13.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.6 million
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$353 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$353 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$135 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Lincoln County 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.