ZIP 76842 · Mason County, TX

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 76842: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Texas governments, the Texas Education Agency, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 76842?
76842 is served by the State of Texas, Mason Independent School District 901, Mason County and San Saba County. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Texas spent $211.3 billion (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023), Mason Independent School District 901 spent $12.4 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Mason County spent $3.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and San Saba County spent $5.7 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 76842?
Of the governments serving 76842, Mason Independent School District 901 collected $7.0 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), San Saba County collected $4.0 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021) and Mason County collected $3.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 76842.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Mason County, San Saba County and Mason Independent School District 901

Why not this year? Texas governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Texas Education Agency (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 76842

Mason Independent School District 901$7.0 million

49% of its $14.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

San Saba County$4.0 million

70% of its $5.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2021

Mason County$3.0 million

27% of its $11.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Mason County and San Saba County provides local services like police and parks.

Mason County

$3.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 59% of this ZIP is in Mason County.

Where the money 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%
Full Mason County breakdown

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
Mason County page →

Where the money 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%.

Full Mason County breakdown

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
Mason County page →

San Saba County

$5.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2021.

About 41% of this ZIP is in San Saba County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes85%Fines and other9.3%State tax money4.1%Local tax money1.2%
Full San Saba County breakdown

What stands out

70%

of San Saba County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes85%

Property tax
70%$4.0 million
Other taxes
10%$585 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$560 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.9%$282 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$235 thousand

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$70 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$408 thousand
Fines
2.2%$125 thousand
San Saba County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs42%Health and hospitals7.3%Sent to other local governments0.9%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

48%

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

Full San Saba County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$995 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$975 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$700 thousand
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
42%$2.4 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$510 thousand
  • Government buildings$450 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$110 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.3%$420 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$420 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$50 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$50 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$20 thousand
San Saba County page →

Your schools

Mason Independent School District 901

$12.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Texas Education Agency.

About 94% of this ZIP is in Mason Independent School District 901.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes49%State tax money39%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money4.7%Fees for services1.0%
Full Mason Independent School District 901 breakdown

School district taxes49%

Property tax
49%$7.0 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$138 thousand

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$675 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$5.7 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$887 thousand
Mason Independent School District 901 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.3%Sent to other local governments2.7%
Full Mason Independent School District 901 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$11.3 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.3%$780 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$338 thousand
Mason Independent School District 901 page →

Your state

State of Texas

$211.3 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State taxes42%Federal tax money33%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)12%Fines and other11%Local tax money2.2%
Full Texas breakdown

What stands out

26%

of Texas' money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes42%

Sales tax
26%$54.3 billion
Other taxes
16%$33.0 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; severance taxes and 15 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.63 billion
  • Severance taxes$8.60 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.34 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.85 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.37 billion
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.79 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$1.10 billion
  • Public utility taxes$875 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$677 million
  • Driver's licenses$192 million
  • Other licenses$171 million
  • Corporation licenses$164 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$113 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$101 million
  • Amusement taxes$26.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$21.0 million
  • Amusement licenses$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$24.1 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$11.5 billion
  • College tuition$8.99 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.91 billion
  • Other service charges$1.07 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$430 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$81.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$74.6 million
  • Housing$26.4 million
  • Road charges$26.2 million
  • Other education charges$24.4 million
  • School lunches$287 thousand
  • Garbage collection$166 thousand
  • Sewer$79 thousand
  • Other school charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money33%

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

From the federal government
33%$68.4 billion

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
2.2%$4.68 billion

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$23.2 billion
Fines
0.1%$305 million
Texas page →

Where the money goes

Social services27%Sent to local governments23%Schools and colleges20%Health and hospitals8.9%Roads, transit and parking8.8%All other spending11%

What stands out

20%

of Texas' spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.

Full Texas breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
27%$58.0 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; veterans' services and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$57.2 billion
  • Veterans' services$514 million
  • Welfare institutions$157 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$119 million
Sent to local governments
23%$49.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 18 more
  • Sent to school districts$41.9 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.99 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$1.65 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.09 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$563 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$523 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$360 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$181 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$153 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$127 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$126 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$112 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$106 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$60.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$23.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$17.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$6.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$5.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$2.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.7 million
Schools and colleges
20%$42.7 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$35.7 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.81 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.73 billion
  • Other education$1.28 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$124 million
Health and hospitals
8.9%$18.8 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$14.7 billion
  • Public health$4.09 billion
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$18.7 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$18.4 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$179 million
  • Public transit$59.6 million
  • Airports$16.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$15.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$11.3 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.05 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.68 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 million
  • Government buildings$238 million
  • Other government administration$90.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$8.70 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.75 billion
  • Police$1.87 billion
  • Courts and legal services$1.07 billion
  • Inspections and regulation$850 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$170 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.81 billion
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$1.42 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.42 billion
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$543 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$499 million
  • Libraries$44.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$207 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$120 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$87.6 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$107 million
Texas page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Texas. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

Mason Independent School District 901. Texas Education Agency, PEIMS financial actual data, school year 2024-25, fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

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.

San Saba County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

How these figures are counted. Texas school district figures are the audited annual financial data that districts report to the Texas Education Agency (PEIMS) for the 2024-25 school year, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. They cover all governmental funds plus food service and other enterprise funds, and leave out bond proceeds, transfers between a district's own funds and internal service funds. The "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same district.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.