City government · Mason County, IL

Mason City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Mason City took in $2.5 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%State tax money37%City taxes16%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

37%

of Mason City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
13%$329 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$615 thousand
  • Water$529 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$925 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.6%$16 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt11%

What stands out

11%

of Mason City's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$601 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$601 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$380 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$380 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$347 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$347 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$320 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$320 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$197 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Mason City itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.