City government · Nemaha County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seneca took in $5.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)65%City taxes29%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money1.0%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

19%

of Seneca's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes29%

Sales tax
19%$1.1 million
Property tax
9.2%$544 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$81 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.0 million
  • Water$437 thousand
  • Sewer$370 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$33 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$60 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$201 thousand
Fines
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Interest on debt5.7%Running the government and other costs3.9%

What stands out

26%

of Seneca's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$763 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$431 thousand
  • Sewer systems$257 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$484 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$399 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$306 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$306 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$146 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$146 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$107 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$106 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.9%$73 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)$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Seneca. 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 City of Seneca 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.