Town government · Ontario County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seneca took in $4.9 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other32%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)31%County and local tax money27%State tax money8.5%Town taxes1.5%

What stands out

31%

of Seneca's 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 taxes1.5%

Other taxes
1.2%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.3%$13 thousand

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$826 thousand
  • Water$636 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Sewer$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$413 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$1.3 million

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
32%$1.6 million
Fines
0.4%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Interest on debt0.5%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

23%

of Seneca's 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%

Running the government and other costs
41%$1.4 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$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$186 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$775 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$767 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$94 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
  • Police$24 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.