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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mason took in $430 thousand and spent $497 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Town taxes42%Federal tax money4.0%County and local tax money1.6%Fees for services (road charges)1.4%

What stands out

51%

of Mason's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes42%

Property tax

42%$181 thousand

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services

1.4%$6 thousand

What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges

Road charges$5 thousand
Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government

4.0%$17 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state

51%$219 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.6%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Health and hospitals3.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%Interest on debt3.0%

What stands out

77%

of Mason's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

77%$384 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$384 thousand

Running the government and other costs

7.6%$38 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Other and not broken out$1 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

5.0%$25 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$25 thousand

Health and hospitals

3.8%$19 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$19 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

3.2%$16 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand

Interest on debt

3.0%$15 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 December 31, 2021. 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.