City government · Warren County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mason took in $114 million and spent $89.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)23%Fines and other13%State tax money4.8%

What stands out

35%

of Mason's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes59%

Individual income tax
35%$39.3 million
Property tax
21%$23.6 million
Other taxes
3.5%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$26.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$11.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.7 million
  • Other service charges$5.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$5.5 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$14.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

7.6%

of Mason's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$27.6 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$22.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$20.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$12.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$260 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$8.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$8.7 million
Housing and community development
7.6%$6.8 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$2.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mason. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

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.