County government · Mason County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Mason County took in $15.4 million and spent $12.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other26%State tax money25%County taxes22%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (road charges)12%

What stands out

10%

of Mason County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes22%

Property tax
22%$3.4 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Road charges$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$2.2 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$3.9 million

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
16%$2.5 million
Fines
10%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Health and hospitals21%Roads, transit and parking12%Social services0.2%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Mason County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$445 thousand
  • Government buildings$309 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$668 thousand
Health and hospitals
21%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Social services
0.2%$28 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$28 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mason County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Mason County 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.