Town government · Seneca County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Seneca Falls took in $17.2 million and spent $13.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)52%Town taxes26%State tax money15%Fines and other6.6%

What stands out

52%

of Seneca Falls' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes26%

Property tax
25%$4.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$3.8 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$114 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.7 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$1.0 million
Fines
0.6%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

25%

of Seneca Falls' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
26%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$314 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$643 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$206 thousand
  • Government buildings$141 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$105 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$339 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$888 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$888 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$131 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$119 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$119 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Seneca Falls. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Seneca Falls 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.