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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 $655 thousand and spent $750 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes25%Fees for services (garbage collection)25%State tax money20%County and local tax money17%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

25%

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 taxes25%

Property tax
24%$160 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$161 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$149 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$49 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$134 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$110 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%Health and hospitals1.5%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

48%

of Lincoln's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$362 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$360 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$282 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$282 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$69 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)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$10 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.