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Seneca, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Seneca is a Census city of 1,906 people across 2.56 square miles of land, in Newton County. Median household income is $46,023, 64.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $798,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Seneca
What Seneca is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.56 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land745 plus or minus 165
- County holding the largest share of its areaNewton 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
- Population1,906 plus or minus 422
- Median age39.9 plus or minus 11.7
- Population under 18480 plus or minus 143
- Share under 1825.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over464 plus or minus 120
- Share 65 and over24.3 percent
- Households645
- Family households483 plus or minus 105
- Share of households that are families74.9 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$46,023 plus or minus $9,517
- Per capita income$23,008
- Civilian labor force729 plus or minus 204
- Employed723 plus or minus 205
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over1,220
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.3 percent plus or minus 24.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seneca
Housing in Seneca
- Housing units737
- Occupied units645
- Vacant units92 plus or minus 58
- Vacancy rate12.5 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied414 plus or minus 85
- Renter occupied231 plus or minus 78
- Ownership rate64.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$132,600 plus or minus $38,056
- Median gross rent, monthly$902
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units670
- Share single family90.9 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Units in buildings of two or more43 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more5.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Mobile homes24 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Seneca gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute663 plus or minus 194
- Commuting under 15 minutes183 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more226 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.1 percent
- Drove alone70.9 percent
- Carpooled19.9 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home7.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seneca
SBA loans in Seneca (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$798,000
- Average approval$399,000
- Median approval$399,000
- Largest approval$685,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
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
Flood risk in Seneca
- NFIP communityCity of Seneca
- NFIP community number290269
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/26/10
The City of Seneca participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290269 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.
Newton County, not Seneca
Newton County context, not Seneca figures
- Establishments in Newton County1,251
- Covered employment, Newton County21,297
- Average annual pay, Newton County$53,349
- Housing units permitted, Newton County103
Every figure in this section is published for Newton 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.
Coverage
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, Missouri?
1,906, in 645 households. Seneca city covers 2.56 square miles of land, which is 745 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?
Newton 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?
$46,023. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $132,600. Median gross rent is $902 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?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $798,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $399,000. 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 290269, 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 Newton 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.