Lincoln Township (St. Joseph County) — Financial Data

2,742 Population FY 2023

Tax Snapshot (Beta)

Beta: source-backed tax context only. This is not a personalized tax-burden estimate.

Current source-backed tax context for Indiana and Lincoln Township (St. Joseph County).

Component	Summary	Effective	Coverage	Sources
IN state individual income tax	Indiana taxes state adjusted gross income at a flat 3.05% (tax year 2024) / 3.00% (2025), after $1,000 per-filer and $2,500 per-qualifying-child exemptions with no standard deduction; every one of the 92 counties adds its own local income tax on the same base (county fixed by January 1 residence), and the calculator applies the 10% state EITC while disclosing the age-gated, first-year-child, property-tax, rent, and Kentucky-locality items it cannot model. The statutory phase-down continues at 2.95% for 2026.	Tax years 2024 and 2025.	Source verified	Indiana DOR 2024 IT-40 income tax booklet; Indiana DOR 2025 IT-40 income tax booklet; Indiana DOR 2025 county tax rates and codes (Schedule CT-40 chart); Indiana DOR rates fees and penalties
IN sales tax (base)	Indiana state sales tax rate is 7%.	Current Indiana DOR sales-tax guidance (as accessed April 18, 2026).	Rate missing	Indiana DOR sales tax
IN property tax policy (local administration)	Indiana property taxes are administered and collected by local officials and fund counties, municipalities, townships, schools, libraries, and special districts.	Current Indiana DLGF guidance (as accessed April 18, 2026).	Needs review	Indiana DLGF citizen's guide to property tax
ACS owner-occupied median property tax Best current homeowner-bill proxy for this Census geography; reported bills can include state, county, municipal, and applicable local real-estate tax layers.	$1,390 ACS median real-estate taxes paid by owner-occupied housing units.	ACS2023	Source observation available	Lincoln Township (St. Joseph County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

5.8% Poverty Rate 2023

22.2% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023

2.8% Unemployment Rate 2023

79.4% Homeownership Rate 2023

Median Household Income

$64,047 (2023)

2010 2023

Per Capita Income

$29,376 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Home Value

$141,300 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Gross Rent

$806 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Age

32.5 (2023)

2010 2023

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality

0.4 (2023)

2010 2023

Financial Documents (13)

Year	Title	Type
2023	Lincoln Township (St. Joseph County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2022	Lincoln Township (St. Joseph County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2022	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2021	Lincoln Township (St. Joseph County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2021	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2019	Lincoln Township (St. Joseph County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2019	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2018	Lincoln Township (St. Joseph County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2018	US_CENSUS_ACS5

Governance & Structure

Governance Structure

Structure: Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy: Not specified
ICMA Recognition: —
Notes: None

School Details

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Geographic Relationships

This entity is within

Wholly within: St. Joseph County