Village government · Custer County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mason City took in $604 thousand and spent $596 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)42%Federal tax money32%State tax money14%Village taxes9.6%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

32%

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

Village taxes9.6%

Property tax
5.5%$33 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$251 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$85 thousand
  • Sewer$77 thousand
  • Water$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$194 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$83 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

40%

of Mason City'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%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$239 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$239 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$177 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$175 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$112 thousand
  • Sewer systems$46 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village 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.