ZIP 68786 · Lincoln Township, NE

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 68786: 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 Nebraska governments, the Nebraska Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 68786?
68786 is served by the State of Nebraska, Wausa Public School District 576, Knox County, Lincoln Township, Columbia Township, Dowling Township and Cedar County. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Nebraska spent $16.3 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Wausa Public School District 576 spent $5.0 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Knox County spent $8.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln Township spent $111 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022), Columbia Township spent $36 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022), Dowling Township spent $194 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) and Cedar County spent $7.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 68786?
Of the governments serving 68786, Cedar County collected $11.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Knox County collected $4.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Wausa Public School District 576 collected $2.2 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), State of Nebraska collected $126 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln Township collected $100 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022), Dowling Township collected $62 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) and Columbia Township collected $41 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 68786.

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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: Knox County, Cedar County, Lincoln Township and Columbia Township

Why not this year? Nebraska governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Nebraska Department of Education (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 68786

Cedar County$11.1 million

79% of its $14.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Knox County$4.5 million

50% of its $9.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Wausa Public School District 576$2.2 million

41% of its $5.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

State of Nebraska$126 thousand

<0.1% of its $17.0 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Lincoln Township$100 thousand

100% of its $100 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

Dowling Township$62 thousand

100% of its $62 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

Columbia Township$41 thousand

100% of its $41 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

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

Knox County

$8.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 79% of this ZIP is in Knox County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes56%State tax money31%Fees for services (road charges, housing)9.8%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money<0.1%
Full Knox County breakdown

What stands out

50%

of Knox County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
50%$4.5 million
Other taxes
5.8%$519 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes
  • Estate and gift taxes$519 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$884 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$713 thousand
  • Road charges$135 thousand
  • Housing$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$7 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$2.8 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$252 thousand
Knox County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Environment and natural resources1.7%Social services0.8%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

47%

of Knox County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Full Knox County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$622 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$340 thousand
  • Government buildings$208 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$602 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$499 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$493 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$146 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$146 thousand
Social services
0.8%$67 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Knox County page →

Cedar County

$7.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 17% of this ZIP is in Cedar County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes82%State tax money16%Local tax money1.1%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.3%
Full Cedar County breakdown

What stands out

79%

of Cedar County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes82%

Property tax
79%$11.1 million
Other taxes
2.1%$291 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; estate and gift taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$238 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$49 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$48 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.2 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$154 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$141 thousand
Cedar County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%

What stands out

69%

of Cedar County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Full Cedar County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
  • Public transit$558 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$899 thousand
  • Government buildings$214 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$493 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$355 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$306 thousand
Cedar County page →

Your towns

Lincoln Township

$111 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 29% of this ZIP is in Lincoln Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes100%
Full Lincoln Township breakdown

What stands out

100%

of Lincoln Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes100%

Property tax
100%$100 thousand
Lincoln Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking100%

What stands out

100%

of Lincoln Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Full Lincoln Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
100%$111 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$111 thousand
Lincoln Township page →

Columbia Township

$36 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 26% of this ZIP is in Columbia Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes100%
Full Columbia Township breakdown

What stands out

100%

of Columbia Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes100%

Property tax
100%$41 thousand
Columbia Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking100%

What stands out

100%

of Columbia Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Full Columbia Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
100%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Columbia Township page →

Dowling Township

$194 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 22% of this ZIP is in Dowling Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes100%
Full Dowling Township breakdown

What stands out

100%

of Dowling Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes100%

Property tax
100%$62 thousand
Dowling Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking100%

What stands out

100%

of Dowling Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Full Dowling Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
100%$194 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$194 thousand
Dowling Township page →

Your schools

Wausa Public School District 576

$5.0 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 81% of this ZIP is in Wausa Public School District 576.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes44%State tax money43%Fees for services5.8%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money<0.1%
Full Wausa Public School District 576 breakdown

School district taxes44%

Property tax
41%$2.2 million
Other taxes
2.7%$143 thousand

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$308 thousand

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$253 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$2.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$129 thousand
Wausa Public School District 576 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.8%
Full Wausa Public School District 576 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$4.7 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
5.8%$288 thousand
Wausa Public School District 576 page →

Your state

State of Nebraska

$16.3 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes48%Federal tax money35%Fines and other10%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)6.8%Local tax money0.3%
Full Nebraska breakdown

What stands out

10%

of Nebraska's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes48%

Sales tax
18%$2.97 billion
Individual income tax
15%$2.48 billion
Business income tax
10%$1.72 billion
Other taxes
5.5%$937 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 15 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$415 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$130 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$94.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$65.9 million
  • Tobacco taxes$43.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$33.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$32.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$28.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22.6 million
  • Amusement taxes$21.9 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$16.7 million
  • Corporation licenses$12.5 million
  • Driver's licenses$11.6 million
  • Severance taxes$3.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Amusement licenses$559 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
<0.1%$126 thousand

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$1.15 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 10 more
  • College tuition$490 million
  • University housing and dining$377 million
  • Other service charges$147 million
  • Other school charges$50.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$43.5 million
  • Hospital bills$30.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$10.7 million
  • Housing$2.8 million
  • Road charges$533 thousand
  • Airport$225 thousand
  • Other education charges$221 thousand
  • Garbage collection$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money35%

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

From the federal government
35%$5.91 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$46.3 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.76 billion
Fines
<0.1%$12.8 million
Nebraska page →

Where the money goes

Social services31%Sent to local governments26%Schools and colleges18%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%All other spending12%

What stands out

18%

of Nebraska's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.

Full Nebraska breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
31%$5.03 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$4.89 billion
  • Welfare institutions$77.5 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$45.4 million
  • Veterans' services$14.6 million
Sent to local governments
26%$4.22 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 14 more
  • Sent to school districts$2.32 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.11 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$449 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$124 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$71.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$66.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$27.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$16.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$15.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$8.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$6.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$2.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$2.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$860 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$686 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$61 thousand
Schools and colleges
18%$2.93 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$1.98 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$562 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$271 million
  • Other education$125 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$1.21 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.21 billion
  • Airports$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$906 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; probation, parole and other corrections and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$377 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$221 million
  • Police$128 million
  • Courts and legal services$119 million
  • Inspections and regulation$59.7 million
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$796 million
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$420 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$247 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91.0 million
  • Other government administration$27.8 million
  • Government buildings$10.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.9%$641 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$380 million
  • Hospitals$260 million
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$354 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$354 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$80.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$75.9 million
  • Libraries$4.0 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$79.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.4 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1.1 million
Nebraska page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

Wausa Public School District 576. Nebraska Department of Education, School District Annual Financial Report, school year 2024/25, fiscal year ended August 31, 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 August 31, 2023.

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

Lincoln Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Columbia Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Dowling Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the Annual Financial Report figures that a Nebraska government filed with the Nebraska Department of Education for the 2024-25 school year, ended August 31, 2025, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers all of the district's funds, such as the general, building, bond, employee benefit, school nutrition and activities funds. Borrowing, transfers between the district's own funds and loans between funds are not counted.

Debt payments. Debt payments include principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same district.

Federal and state money. Federal money passed through the state counts as federal here, so Nebraska school pages show more federal and less state money than the earlier Census figures did.

Cash basis. Wausa Public School District 576 reports on a cash basis, so these are money received and paid out during the year, and a year with a big construction project or loan repayment can show more spending than revenue.

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.