County government · Lincoln County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln County took in $34.0 million and spent $37.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)19%Fines and other3.8%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

8%

of Lincoln County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes54%

Property tax
43%$14.7 million
Sales tax
8.0%$2.7 million
Other taxes
2.8%$963 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$545 thousand
  • Other licenses$226 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$106 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$439 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$12 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$7.6 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$408 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.1 million
Fines
0.5%$179 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals12%Social services8.8%All other spending11%

What stands out

8.8%

of Lincoln County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$10.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$10.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Health and hospitals
12%$4.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.5 million
Social services
8.8%$3.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$663 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$359 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$925 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$22 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$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln County. 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 County 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.