County government · Mason County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mason County took in $16.8 million and spent $15.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%Fees for services21%Federal tax money11%Fines and other9.3%State tax money7.2%Local tax money7.0%

What stands out

7%

of Mason County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes44%

Property tax
35%$5.9 million
Other taxes
8.6%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$904 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$535 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$3 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.9 million

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$1.2 million

Local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.0%$1.2 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$1.5 million
Fines
0.4%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Running the government and other costs40%Health and hospitals2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

57%

of Mason County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
57%$9.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$86 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$6.2 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$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$924 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$433 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$433 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mason County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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.