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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 $378 thousand and spent $302 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%State tax money40%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.9%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
40%$152 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$55 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$151 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals7.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

25%

of Seneca's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$134 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$134 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$57 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)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.3%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 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.