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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln took in $136 thousand and spent $92 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money38%Federal tax money5.9%

What stands out

38%

of Lincoln's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
55%$75 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$8 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Health and hospitals4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%

What stands out

40%

of Lincoln's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$37 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)$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 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 December 31, 2021. 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.