Town government · Tipton County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mason took in $2.2 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%County and local tax money11%Fines and other4.1%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

11%

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.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
37%$834 thousand
Other taxes
15%$337 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$137 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$121 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$49 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$665 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$400 thousand
  • Sewer$181 thousand
  • Garbage collection$72 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$71 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$244 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$65 thousand
Fines
1.2%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

29%

of Mason's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$624 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$323 thousand
  • Sewer systems$224 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$77 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$509 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$457 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$320 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$320 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$180 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 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

Town of Mason. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.