City government · Oconee County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Seneca took in $49.0 million and spent $47.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)82%City taxes15%County and local tax money1.5%State tax money1.1%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

82%

of Seneca's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Other taxes
7.9%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.3 million
  • Other licenses$397 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.8%$3.3 million

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$40.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$22.3 million
  • Water$10.4 million
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$547 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$733 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$219 thousand
Fines
0.4%$172 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

66%

of Seneca's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$31.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$15.6 million
  • Water supply$11.8 million
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$677 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$451 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$295 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$869 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$349 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$390 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Seneca. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 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.