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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seneca took in $2.9 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%City taxes40%Fines and other9.2%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes40%

Sales tax
31%$886 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$162 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$157 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.4%$97 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$703 thousand
  • Water$441 thousand
  • Garbage collection$198 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$100 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Fines
5.7%$163 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.5%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Running the government and other costs6.3%Interest on debt5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

31%

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
49%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$644 thousand
  • Water supply$364 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$159 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$749 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$578 thousand
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$163 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$150 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Interest on debt
5.9%$140 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 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.