Town government · Polk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lincoln took in $832 thousand and spent $673 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money29%Federal tax money14%Fines and other0.5%Fees for services (road charges)0.4%

What stands out

14%

of Lincoln's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$465 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$114 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$244 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

18%

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%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$414 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$414 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$121 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$98 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)$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 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.