Town government · Wood 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 $840 thousand and spent $727 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)19%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money1.4%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

19%

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 taxes45%

Property tax
44%$370 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$162 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$157 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$96 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$184 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$12 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%

What stands out

21%

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
50%$363 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$363 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$154 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$119 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)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$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.