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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 $435 thousand and spent $419 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%Town taxes34%County and local tax money3.7%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)3.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

58%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
33%$145 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$253 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$16 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

42%

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
42%$177 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$160 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$71 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)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$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.