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County population in 2005: 84,864 (77% urban, 23% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 20,327
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,029
| %
of renters here: |
17% | | State: | 25% |
Land area: 357 sq. mi.
Water area: 19.1 sq. mi.
| Population
density: 238 people per square mile |
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(high). |
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 2.4%
| Carver
County: |
2.4% | | Minnesota: | 9.2% |
Median age of residents in 2005: 34 years ols
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 34 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 35 years old, Black residents: 26 years old, Asian residents: 32 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30 years old, Other race residents: 30 years old)
Residents
with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
3.5% | | Whole
state: | 7.9% |
Residents
with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
1.4% | | Whole
state: | 3.2% |
Type of workers:
- Private
wage or salary: 84%
- Government:
9%
- Self-employed,
not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid
family work: 0%
Carver County, Minnesota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Carver County, Minnesota:
- White
Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
- Hispanic
(2.6%)
- Other
race (0.9%)
- Two
or more races (0.8%)
- Black
(0.6%)
| Median
resident age: |
33.9 years | | Minnesota
median age: |
35.4 years |
| Males:
35,094 |
(50.0%) | | Females:
35,111 |
(50.0%) |
Average wage per job in 2003: $36,226
County population in 2003: 79,106
Jobs in 2003: 33,649
Total labor force in 2004: 46,458
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.9%
Average
household size:
| Carver
County: |
2.8 people | | Minnesota: |
2.5 people |
Median household income in 2005: $72,998
2005 median house value: $272,100
Median contract rent in 2005: $726
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $1,304
Estimated median household income in 2005: $72,375 ($65,540 in 2000)
| This
county |
$72,375 | | Minnesota: |
$52,024 |
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $286,501
| Carver
County |
$286,501 | | Minnesota: |
$198,800 |
Median montly rent in 2000: $637
Institutionalized population: 339
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Carver County in 2000: $1382
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
7
- Robberies:
2
- Assaults:
35
- Burglaries:
145
- Thefts:
580
- Auto
thefts: 49
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
1
- Robberies:
6
- Assaults:
32
- Burglaries:
111
- Thefts:
642
- Auto
thefts: 39
Single-family
new house construction building permits:
- 2000:
900 buildings, average cost: $171,900
- 2001:
849 buildings, average cost: $196,600
- 2002:
1097 buildings, average cost: $177,200
- 2003:
966 buildings, average cost: $214,400
- 2004:
946 buildings, average cost: $213,800
- 2005:
845 buildings, average cost: $250,200
- 2006:
599 buildings, average cost: $277,500
2004
Presidential Election results in Carver County Minnesota:
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Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.3%
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,654 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $2,265 (1.0%)
Area name: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carver County is $705 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $855 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1119 a month.
Cities in this county include: Chanhassen
, Chaska
, Waconia
, Victoria
, Norwood Young America
, Watertown
, Carver
, Cologne
, Mayer
, Hamburg
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Neighboring
counties: Hennepin County
, McLeod County
, Scott County
, Sibley County
, Wright County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Carver County: Hydes
Lake School
(A),
Dobraty School
(B),
Mielke School
(C),
Camp Manakiki
(D),
Connally School
(E)
Churches in Carver County include: Friedens
Church
(A),
Zion Church
(B),
Scandia Church
(C),
Zoar Church
(D),
West Union Church
(E),
Saint Peters Church
(F),
Saint Pauls Church
(G),
East Union Church
(H),
Waconia Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Ferguson
Cemetery
(1),
Saint Bernard Cemetery
(2),
Crow River Cemetery
(3),
Swede Lake Cemetery
(4),
Rutz Lake Cemetery
(5),
Augustana Cemetery
(6),
Snapsburg Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Swan
Lake
(A),
Lippert Lake
(B),
Swede Lake
(C),
Assumption Lake
(D),
Auburn, Lake
(E),
Aue Lake
(F),
Barlous Lake
(G),
Barnes Lake
(H)
Creeks: Buffalo
Creek
(A),
Bevens Creek
(B),
Crane Creek
(C)
Parks in Carver County include: Assumption
State Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Baylor County Park
(2),
Waconia State Wildlife Management Area
(3),
Schneewind State Wildlife Management Area
(4),
Gravel Pit State Wildlife Management Area
(5)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.3% | | Minnesota: | 4.7% |
Current college students: 2,867
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,399 (38% naturalized citizens)
| Carver
County: |
3.4% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995
to March 2000: 942
- 1990
to 1994: 380
- 1985
to 1989: 366
- 1980
to 1984: 223
- 1975
to 1979: 228
- 1970
to 1974: 52
- 1970
to 1974: 59
- 1965
to 1969: 149
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Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 18,447
- One,
attached: 1,938
- Two:
342
- 3
or 4: 410
- 5
to 9: 793
- 10
to 19: 627
- 20
or more: 1,321
- Mobile
homes: 1,003
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Carver County with a mortgage: 14,286 (1,951 second mortgage, 2,495 home equity loan, 97 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,643 Agriculture
in Carver County
Average size of farms: 210 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $76066
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $222.54
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.25%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 51.73%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $59982
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.70%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.11%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $104186
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.59%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.59
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 37.52%
Corn for grain: 57486 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2243 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 47083 harvested acres
Vegetables: 69 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 80 acresCarver
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 3.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 350 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/6/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 175 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Computer
and electronic products (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Miscellaneous
manufacturing (4%)
- Machinery
(3%)
- Accommodation
and food services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females:
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- Health
care (13%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
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- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Computer
specialists (5%)
- Top
executives (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Business
operations specialists (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Registered
nurses (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(26%)
- Canada
(11%)
- Korea
(7%)
- Vietnam
(5%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Laos
(4%)
- Philippines
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Carver County:
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- German
(44%)
- Norwegian
(12%)
- Irish
(7%)
- Swedish
(6%)
- English
(4%)
- United
States or American (3%)
- Polish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 30,836 (83%)
- Carpooled:
3,261 (9%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 285 (1%)
- Motorcycle:
21 (0%)
- Bicycle:
41 (0%)
- Walked:
711 (2%)
- Other
means: 104 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 2,058 (6%)
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People
in group quarters in Carver County, Minnesota
- 471
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 240
people in nursing homes
- 82
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 69
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 56
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 42
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 34
people in other group homes
- 17
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 8
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $92,568.
10.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($64,455 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
10.23% | | Minnesota
average: |
7.79% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($143 average AGI)
| Carver
County: |
0.04% | | Minnesota
average: | 0.12% |
8.05% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($45,662 average AGI)
2.14% relocated from other states ($18,650 average AGI)
| Carver
County: |
2.14% | | Minnesota
average: | 2.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Hennepin County, MN
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4.66% ($64,675 average AGI) |
| from
Scott County, MN
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0.81% ($49,615) |
| from
Dakota County, MN
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0.53% ($60,323) |
| from
McLeod County, MN
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0.29% ($48,337) |
| from
Ramsey County, MN
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0.28% ($45,024) |
| from
Wright County, MN
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0.22% ($50,485) |
| from
Anoka County, MN
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0.18% ($54,630) |
8.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($72,724 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.62% | | Minnesota
average: |
7.84% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($398 average AGI)
| Carver
County: |
0.04% | | Minnesota
average: | 0.04% |
6.48% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($49,711 average AGI)
2.10% relocated to other states ($22,615 average AGI)
| Carver
County: |
2.10% | | Minnesota
average: | 2.37% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Hennepin County, MN
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2.92% ($89,556 average AGI) |
| to
Scott County, MN
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1.07% ($46,664) |
| to
McLeod County, MN
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0.44% ($39,397) |
| to
Dakota County, MN
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0.35% ($42,581) |
| to
Wright County, MN
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0.30% ($57,411) |
| to
Ramsey County, MN
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0.20% ($30,983) |
| to
Anoka County, MN
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0.12% ($48,946) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.6
Births
per 1000 population in Carver County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Carver County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Carver County
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Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,010 (5,371 aged, 639 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 69,182
- In
family households: 62,227 (15,813 male householders, 2,993 female householders)
16,276
spouses, 25,185 children (23,493 natural, 710 adopted, 982 stepchildren), 340 grandchildren, 262 brothers or sisters, 185 parents, 401 other relatives, 772 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 6,955 (2,725 male householders (2,057 living alone)), 2,803 female householders (2,372 living alone)), 1,427 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,023 (321 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 6,648 2-persons, 4,080 3-persons, 4,993 4-persons, 2,285 5-persons, 642 6-persons, 158 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,429 1-person, 901 2-persons, 156 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 14 5-persons.
18,714 married couples with children.
2,710 single-parent households (726 men, 1,984 women).
93.8% of residents of Carver County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $182,085,000 ($2217 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,792,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $90,616,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,931,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,636,000
Federal grants: $21,030,000
Federal procurement contracts: $17,628,000 ($685,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,244,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,140,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $60,217,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,525,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,076
| Here: |
72 per 1000 residents | | State: |
70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,524
| Here: |
18 per 1000 residents | | State: | 38
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +778
| Here: |
+9 per 1000 residents | | State: | +14
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +9,450
| Here: |
+111 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-3 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Carver County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.07 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,513
- 1995
to 1998: 3,516
- 1990
to 1994: 3,869
- 1980
to 1989: 4,592
- 1970
to 1979: 4,104
- 1960
to 1969: 2,027
- 1950
to 1959: 1,423
- 1940
to 1949: 642
- 1939
or earlier: 3,197
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Carver County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 107
- 3
rooms: 293
- 4
rooms: 1,077
- 5
rooms: 2,299
- 6
rooms: 2,942
- 7
rooms: 3,524
- 8
rooms: 4,104
- 9
or more rooms: 5,977
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Carver County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 123
- 2
rooms: 401
- 3
rooms: 971
- 4
rooms: 1,250
- 5
rooms: 675
- 6
rooms: 206
- 7
rooms: 178
- 8
rooms: 119
- 9
or more rooms: 106
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carver County:
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- no
bedroom: 6
- 1
bedroom: 283
- 2
bedrooms: 3,545
- 3
bedrooms: 8,091
- 4
bedrooms: 6,857
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,545
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Carver County:
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- no
bedroom: 168
- 1
bedroom: 1,477
- 2
bedrooms: 1,627
- 3
bedrooms: 552
- 4
bedrooms: 157
- 5
or more bedrooms: 48
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Carver County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 301
- 1
vehicle: 3,545
- 2
vehicles: 11,508
- 3
vehicles: 3,727
- 4
vehicles: 869
- 5
or more vehicles: 377
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Carver County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 545
- 1
vehicle: 2,017
- 2
vehicles: 1,194
- 3
vehicles: 184
- 4
vehicles: 53
- 5
or more vehicles: 36
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56% of Carver County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Minnesota.
| Carver
County: |
56.3% | | State
average: | 58.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 50987
- Northeast:
1737
- Midwest:
10117
- South:
2115
- West:
2505
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $160,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (79%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Electricity
(4%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (58%)
- Electricity
(28%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,038
| Here: |
20.5% | | Minnesota: |
11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 400
| Here: |
8.9% | | Minnesota: |
6.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 892
| Here: |
39.1% | | Minnesota: |
24.6% |
Carver
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,684,000
- Charges
- All Other: $7,271,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $7,871,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $16,837,000
Corrections - Other: $11,161,000
Regular Highways: $4,231,000
Libraries: $3,340,000
Health Services - Other: $2,986,000
General - Other: $2,853,000
Central Staff Services: $2,846,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,493,000
Financial Administration: $2,107,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,044,000
General Public Buildings: $1,812,000
Police Protection: $1,181,000
Parks & Recreation: $735,000
Housing & Community Development: $5,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,789,000
General Support: $223,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $651,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $359,000
Natural Resources: $35,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,051,000
General Support: $594,000
Public Welfare: $380,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $13,855,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $100,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $12,120,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $940,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $895,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,654,000
Interest Earnings: $767,000
Special Assessments: $107,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,389,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $40,391,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,681,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,279,000
General Support: $5,680,000
Highways: $5,266,000
- Tax
- Property: $31,246,000
NEC: $640,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $37,057,000
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