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Seneca, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Seneca is a Census city of 2,090 people across 1.79 square miles of land, in Nemaha County. Median household income is $76,750, 79.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Seneca
What Seneca is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.79 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,169
- County holding the largest share of its areaNemaha County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seneca
How many people live in Seneca
- Population2,090
- Median age51.8
- Population under 18438 plus or minus 104
- Share under 1821.0 percent
- Population 65 and over617
- Share 65 and over29.5 percent
- Households869
- Family households560
- Share of households that are families64.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seneca
Income and work in Seneca
- Median household income$76,750
- Per capita income$42,722
- Civilian labor force1,007
- Employed998
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate0.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over1,548
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seneca
Housing in Seneca
- Housing units961
- Occupied units869
- Vacant units92 plus or minus 54
- Vacancy rate9.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied689
- Renter occupied180 plus or minus 57
- Ownership rate79.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$235,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$602
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.4 percent
- Single family units839
- Share single family87.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more113 plus or minus 53
- Share in buildings of two or more11.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seneca
How Seneca gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute940
- Commuting under 15 minutes764 plus or minus 159
- Share commuting under 15 minutes81.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more39 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more4.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Drove alone84.5 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seneca
SBA loans in Seneca (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,844,900
- Average approval$711,225
- Median approval$365,000
- Largest approval$2,064,900
- Jobs supported40
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Seneca, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Seneca
SBA loans in Seneca (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,446,000
- Average approval$361,500
- Median approval$333,000
- Largest approval$710,000
- Jobs supported10
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Seneca, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Seneca
Flood risk in Seneca
- NFIP communityCity of Seneca
- NFIP community number200240
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/22
The City of Seneca participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200240 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Nemaha County, not Seneca
Nemaha County context, not Seneca figures
- Establishments in Nemaha County371
- Covered employment, Nemaha County5,748
- Average annual pay, Nemaha County$51,113
- Housing units permitted, Nemaha County13
Every figure in this section is published for Nemaha County as a whole and is not a measurement of Seneca.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Seneca questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Seneca, Kansas?
2,090, in 869 households. Seneca city covers 1.79 square miles of land, which is 1,169 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Seneca in?
Nemaha County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Seneca?
$76,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $235,100. Median gross rent is $602 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Seneca businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $2.8 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $365,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Seneca, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Seneca borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Seneca. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Seneca in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Seneca appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Seneca, city of, community 200240, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Seneca figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Nemaha County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Seneca.
Is zoning published for Seneca?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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