ZIP 35096 · Lincoln, AL

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 35096: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Alabama governments, the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 35096?
35096 is served by the State of Alabama, Talladega County, Talladega County School District, the City of Lincoln, Calhoun County and Calhoun County School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Alabama spent $44.6 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Talladega County spent $28.7 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Talladega County School District spent $106 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025), City of Lincoln spent $13.7 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021), Calhoun County spent $47.9 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) and Calhoun County School District spent $115 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 35096?
Of the governments serving 35096, State of Alabama collected $621 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Calhoun County collected $15.3 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) and Talladega County collected $14.5 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 35096.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Talladega County, Calhoun County, Lincoln and Talladega County School District

Why not this year? Alabama governments with newer filings show school system figures from the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 35096

State of Alabama$621 million

1.4% of its $45.4 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

Calhoun County$15.3 million

20% of its $75.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

Talladega County$14.5 million

31% of its $47.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

Talladega County

$28.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 89% of this ZIP is in Talladega County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes48%State tax money25%Fees for services (water, road charges)14%Fines and other7.7%Federal tax money4.2%
Full Talladega County breakdown

What stands out

10%

of Talladega County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
31%$14.5 million
Other taxes
10%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.0 million
  • Other licenses$931 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.7%$3.7 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Road charges$754 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$2.0 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$12.0 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$3.7 million
Talladega County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

25%

of Talladega County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Full Talladega County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$13.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$548 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$707 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$579 thousand
Social services
0.8%$234 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$234 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$112 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$112 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Talladega County page →

Calhoun County

$47.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 12% of this ZIP is in Calhoun County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes32%State tax money27%Fines and other22%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)12%Federal tax money7.2%
Full Calhoun County breakdown

What stands out

22%

of Calhoun County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
20%$15.3 million
Sales tax
7.4%$5.6 million
Other taxes
4.8%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$9.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • Road charges$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$5.4 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$20.1 million

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$16.5 million
Calhoun County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

44%

of Calhoun County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Full Calhoun County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$21.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$10.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$11.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$975 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$975 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$538 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$538 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$184 thousand
Social services
0.3%$126 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$126 thousand
Calhoun County page →

Your city

City of Lincoln

$13.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 27% of this ZIP is in Lincoln.

Where the money comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%State tax money4.6%Fines and other2.8%
Full Lincoln breakdown

What stands out

57%

of Lincoln's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes57%

Other taxes
57%$7.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$622 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
2.1%$290 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$88 thousand
Lincoln page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Interest on debt6.4%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

39%

of Lincoln's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Full Lincoln breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$385 thousand
  • Fire protection$113 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$915 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$877 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$861 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$861 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$768 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$762 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Lincoln page →

Your schools

Talladega County School District

$106 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended September 30, 2025), from the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

About 89% of this ZIP is in Talladega County School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money60%School district taxes29%Federal tax money11%
Full Talladega County School District breakdown

School district taxes29%

Local taxes and other local revenue
29%$32.0 million

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$11.8 million

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$65.0 million
Talladega County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.5%
Full Talladega County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$99.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.5%$6.9 million
Talladega County School District page →

Calhoun County School District

$115 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended September 30, 2025), from the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

About 12% of this ZIP is in Calhoun County School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money65%School district taxes25%Federal tax money10%
Full Calhoun County School District breakdown

School district taxes25%

Local taxes and other local revenue
25%$31.0 million

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$12.2 million

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$79.4 million
Calhoun County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Debt payments (principal and interest)2.5%
Full Calhoun County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$112 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.5%$2.9 million
Calhoun County School District page →

Your state

State of Alabama

$44.6 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money37%State taxes37%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)19%Fines and other6.2%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

19%

of Alabama's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Alabama breakdown

State taxes37%

Individual income tax
12%$5.28 billion
Sales tax
10%$4.59 billion
Other taxes
9.2%$4.18 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 14 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$972 million
  • Public utility taxes$773 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$705 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$613 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$284 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$230 million
  • Corporation licenses$219 million
  • Tobacco taxes$132 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$71.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$54.7 million
  • Driver's licenses$47.9 million
  • Severance taxes$38.3 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$25.4 million
  • Public utility licenses$14.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4.6 million
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
4.8%$2.18 billion
Property tax
1.4%$621 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$8.53 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 11 more
  • Hospital bills$4.46 billion
  • College tuition$2.37 billion
  • University housing and dining$680 million
  • Liquor stores$530 million
  • Ports and waterways$197 million
  • Other service charges$141 million
  • Parks and recreation$59.2 million
  • Housing$46.4 million
  • Other education charges$29.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$10.9 million
  • Garbage collection$9.0 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million
  • Parking$580 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money37%

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

From the federal government
37%$16.9 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$224 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$2.66 billion
Fines
0.3%$148 million
Alabama page →

Where the money goes

Sent to local governments29%Schools and colleges22%Social services22%Health and hospitals12%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

12%

of Alabama's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Alabama breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
29%$12.7 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: hospitals and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$8.98 billion
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$1.00 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$847 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$476 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$310 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$210 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$206 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$190 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$173 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$131 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$50.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$44.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$37.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$28.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$12.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$10.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$8.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$3.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$2.7 million
Schools and colleges
22%$10.0 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$7.33 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.13 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$964 million
  • Other education$577 million
Social services
22%$9.87 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$9.66 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$118 million
  • Welfare institutions$81.3 million
  • Veterans' services$12.8 million
Health and hospitals
12%$5.21 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$4.64 billion
  • Public health$570 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$2.18 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.97 billion
  • Ports and harbors$207 million
  • Airports$813 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$1.65 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$808 million
  • Courts and legal services$361 million
  • Police$240 million
  • Inspections and regulation$142 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$104 million
Running the government and other costs
3.5%$1.56 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$723 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$599 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 million
  • Other government administration$87.8 million
  • Government buildings$7.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$657 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and water supply
  • Liquor stores$657 million
  • Water supply$95 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$327 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$266 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$266 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$89.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$79.9 million
  • Libraries$9.3 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$47.3 million
Alabama page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Alabama. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Talladega County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

Talladega County School District. Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, audited Board of Education financial statements, fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

City of Lincoln. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Calhoun County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Calhoun County School District. Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, audited Board of Education financial statements, fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

How these figures are counted. Alabama school system figures are from each system's audited financial statements, as published by the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, for the fiscal year ended September 30 (2025 for most systems). They cover governmental funds. The audit reports local taxes and other local revenue as one amount, so it is shown here as one line. Transfers between funds and borrowing are not counted, and spending includes construction. Spending is grouped as education and debt payments.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.