Photo: Lonelystudentwithtoomuchtime · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Lincoln City run?
Lincoln City’s city government spent $26.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,650 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lincoln City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lincoln City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,650 per resident a year, or $7.26 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lincoln City didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Lincoln City yet
Every year of Lincoln City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 122 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $3,920 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.95% of the home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Lincoln City’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Lincoln City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lincoln City →
Who’s in charge in Lincoln City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lincoln City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on lincolncity.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 75 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (9,966).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Lincoln County School District
Lincoln City’s K–12 school district, shared with Depoe Bay, Newport, Siletz, Toledo, Waldport and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,479 per pupil, $8,241 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Lincoln City’s votes are counted by county
Oregon reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lincoln City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lincoln County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat57.4%17,112 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican39.1%11,645 votesOthers: 3.5% (1,047 votes).
Most votes in Lincoln County: Kamala D Harris
Oregon: Harris 55.3%, Trump 41.0%
100% of Lincoln City lies in Lincoln County. Every 2024 race in Lincoln County is on the county’s page.
Lincoln County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Lincoln City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: lincolncity.org ↗
- 2Oregon HouseState representatives
- 3Oregon SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oregon
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Lincoln City compares with the towns next door
Lincoln City’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 0 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City | estimate | $3,920 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Lincoln City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lincoln City’s government
How much does Lincoln City spend per resident?
About $2,650 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Lincoln City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $48.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Lincoln City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,920 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.95% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see lincolncity.org.
Who runs Lincoln City’s government?
See lincolncity.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lincoln City yet.
How did Lincoln City vote in 2024?
Oregon counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lincoln City alone. Lincoln County, where 100% of Lincoln City lies, voted Harris 57.4%, Trump 39.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lincoln City?
133 full-time and 40 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.0M (about $12.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lincoln City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Dick Anderson) and State House District 10 (David Gomberg). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lincoln City’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Lincoln City, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →