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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 $550 thousand and spent $359 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Town taxes17%Fines and other15%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)14%Federal tax money9.1%

What stands out

14%

of Lincoln's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes17%

Property tax
15%$85 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$76 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$65 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$50 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$249 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Health and hospitals2.2%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

20%

of Lincoln's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$168 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$168 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$73 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$69 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$6 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.