Town Hall · Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park, MI town hall & government

Lincoln Park spent $87.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,218 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lincoln Park's government.

Town budget

Where Lincoln Park's money goes

Spent
$87.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,218
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$30.2 million
$767 per resident
Sewer & trash
$12.9 million15%
Administration & buildings
$10.9 million13%
Roads & transportation
$10.3 million12%
Police
$9.7 million11%
Water & other utilities
$5.3 million6%
Fire
$5.3 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million1%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million1%
Housing & development
$954,0001%
Paid to other governments
$105,000<1%
Other
$24.4 million28%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lincoln Park

Full-time staff
144
53 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
42
and 21 full-time firefighters
Police
49 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
21 full-time10 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
16 full-time15 part
Fire
21 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time18 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Housing & development
5 full-time1 part
Other
10 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lincoln Park Public Schools

Lincoln Park's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,722
Michigan: $16,528
Students
4,906
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$66.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 33%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $21,722 per pupil, $12,324 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Lincoln Park pay

Typical tax bill
$2,090
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$131,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Lincoln Park's government

🏛️ Official websitelincolnpark.govoffice.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lincoln Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Shri Thanedar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Lincoln Park's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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