Township government · Bedford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln Township took in $235 thousand and spent $238 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money33%State tax money28%Township taxes27%Federal tax money9.4%Fees for services (road charges)2.1%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

33%

of Lincoln Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes27%

Individual income tax
16%$37 thousand
Property tax
10%$24 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$22 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$65 thousand

County and local tax money33%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
33%$78 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.4%$1 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking85%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%Health and hospitals0.4%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

85%

of Lincoln Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
85%$203 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$203 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 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 December 31, 2021. 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.