City government · Ingham County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mason took in $12.1 million and spent $14.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money20%County and local tax money9.6%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

10%

of Mason's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes35%

Property tax
35%$4.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$430 thousand
  • Other service charges$403 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.4 million

County and local tax money9.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.6%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$176 thousand
Fines
0.5%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

26%

of Mason's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$4.5 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$797 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$551 thousand
  • Government buildings$313 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Water supply$574 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$419 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$529 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$579 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$576 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$183 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$118 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mason. 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 City of Mason 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.