Town government · Addison County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lincoln took in $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money11%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

83%

of Lincoln's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes84%

Property tax
83%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$32 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$186 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Interest on debt2.1%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

4.1%

of Lincoln's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$808 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$808 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$397 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$275 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lincoln. 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 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.