County government · Mason County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mason County took in $8.8 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%County taxes23%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)15%Federal tax money12%Fines and other9.6%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

9.4%

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

County taxes23%

Property tax
11%$941 thousand
Individual income tax
9.4%$835 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$290 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$133 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$79 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$48 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Water$224 thousand
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$1.1 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$3.5 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$26 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$845 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals8.8%Sent to other local governments2.5%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

53%

of Mason County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$4.0 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$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$272 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$160 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$494 thousand
  • Fire protection$413 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$214 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$177 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
8.8%$667 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$667 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$185 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$185 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$177 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$177 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$136 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$136 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 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 June 30, 2022. 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.