County government · Mason County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mason County took in $11.2 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other60%County taxes33%Federal tax money3.7%Local tax money3.0%Fees for services (airport)0.2%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

57%

of Mason County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
27%$3.0 million
Other taxes
6.4%$713 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$377 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$330 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$415 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$16 thousand

Local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.0%$337 thousand

Fines and other60%

Interest, rents and other
57%$6.4 million
Fines
2.5%$283 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs30%Health and hospitals19%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%

What stands out

19%

of Mason County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$587 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$544 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$357 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$411 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$335 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$225 thousand
  • Government buildings$84 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$677 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$677 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$175 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$133 thousand
  • Airports$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$113 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$113 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mason County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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.