Town government · Green Lake County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seneca took in $165 thousand and spent $127 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Town taxes36%Federal tax money13%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes36%

Property tax
36%$59 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
13%$21 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$81 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$2 thousand
Fines
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%

What stands out

13%

of Seneca's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$32 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 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.