Township government · Somerset 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 $705 thousand and spent $708 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money27%Federal tax money10%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money4.1%Fees for services (road charges)1.7%

What stands out

25%

of Lincoln Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes52%

Individual income tax
25%$175 thousand
Property tax
22%$155 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$74 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$191 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$29 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$25 thousand
Fines
0.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%

What stands out

72%

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
72%$510 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$510 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$182 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$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$16 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.