City government · Mason County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended October 31, 2021), Mason took in $5.6 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)85%City taxes13%County and local tax money1.8%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

85%

of Mason's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes13%

Sales tax
6.6%$375 thousand
Property tax
5.1%$289 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$724 thousand
  • Water$698 thousand
  • Sewer$263 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$9 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$101 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

53%

of Mason's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Water supply$533 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$443 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$697 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$666 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$407 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$357 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$357 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$357 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$146 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$146 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$118 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$118 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$106 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 October 31, 2021. 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.