County government · Mason County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mason County took in $57.7 million and spent $51.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%Fees for services (airport)31%State tax money22%Fines and other9.4%Federal tax money1.5%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

31%

of Mason County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
34%$19.5 million
Other taxes
1.1%$628 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$623 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$18.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$17.9 million
  • Airport$290 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$883 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$12.9 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$247 thousand

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$5.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Social services24%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

24%

of Mason County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$13.6 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$11.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$938 thousand
  • Government buildings$365 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$12.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$195 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4 thousand
Social services
24%$12.4 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$11.6 million
  • Other public welfare$822 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
  • Airports$251 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$259 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$167 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$105 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mason County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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.