Town government · Charleston County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lincolnville took in $2.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Town taxes23%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

42%

of Lincolnville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes23%

Property tax
17%$335 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$121 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$70 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$678 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$349 thousand
  • Sewer$289 thousand
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$850 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$35 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs16%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

52%

of Lincolnville'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
52%$991 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$991 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$604 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$267 thousand
  • Water supply$261 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$306 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$149 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lincolnville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lincolnville 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.