Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln took in $1.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes46%County and local tax money18%State tax money16%Fines and other9.0%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)7.2%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes46%

Property tax
34%$426 thousand
Individual income tax
9.1%$115 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$79 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$53 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$201 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$221 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$102 thousand
Fines
0.9%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

37%

of Lincoln's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$536 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$458 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$485 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
  • Government buildings$110 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$353 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$353 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$55 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$52 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough 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 Borough 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.