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County population in 2005: 84,904 (86% urban, 14% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 22,657
Renter-occupied apartments: 10,900
| %
of renters here: |
32% | | State: |
30% |
Land area: 410 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.8 sq. mi.
| Population
density: 207 people per square mile |
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(high). |
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 13.5%
| Buchanan
County: |
13.5% | | Missouri: |
13.3% |
Median age of residents in 2005: 38 years ols
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 38 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39 years old, Black residents: 22 years old, American Indian residents: 33 years old, Asian residents: 46 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 37 years old)
Residents
with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
12.2% | | Whole
state: |
11.7% |
Residents
with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
5.2% | | Whole
state: |
5.1% |
Type of workers:
- Private
wage or salary: 80%
- Government:
13%
- Self-employed,
not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid
family work: 0%
Buchanan County, Missouri business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Buchanan County, Missouri:
- White
Non-Hispanic (91.2%)
- Black
(4.4%)
- Hispanic
(2.4%)
- Two
or more races (1.4%)
- American
Indian (0.9%)
- Other
race (0.6%)
(Total
can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
| Median
resident age: |
36.1 years | | Missouri
median age: |
36.1 years |
| Males:
42,275 |
(49.2%) | | Females:
43,723 |
(50.8%) |
Average wage per job in 2003: $29,104
County population in 2003: 84,988
Jobs in 2003: 46,765
Total labor force in 2004: 45,951
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.0%
Average
household size:
| Buchanan
County: |
2.4 people | | Missouri: | 2.5
people |
Median household income in 2005: $34,793
2005 median house value: $93,800
Median contract rent in 2005: $405
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $546
Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,400 ($34,704 in 2000)
| This
county |
$38,400 | | Missouri: | $41,974 |
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $102,985
| Buchanan
County |
$102,985 | | Missouri: | $123,100 |
Median montly rent in 2000: $435
Institutionalized population: 3,159
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Buchanan County in 2000: $695
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
2
- Robberies:
5
- Assaults:
21
- Burglaries:
64
- Thefts:
155
- Auto
thefts: 14
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
4
- Rapes:
3
- Robberies:
0
- Assaults:
5
- Burglaries:
80
- Thefts:
207
- Auto
thefts: 21
2004
Presidential Election results in Buchanan County Missouri:
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Bush/Cheney (Republican): 52.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 46.9%
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $669 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $735 (0.8%)
Area name: St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Buchanan County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.
Cities in this county include: St. Joseph
, Agency
, Rushville
, Easton
, De Kalb
, Lewis and Clark Village
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2005 air pollution in Buchanan County:
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 32 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
66 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
14.5 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
35 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Andrew County
, Atchison County, Kansas
, Doniphan County, Kansas
, Clinton County
, DeKalb County
, Platte County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Buchanan County: Bee
Creek
(A),
Platte River
(B),
Camp Marvin Hillyard
(C),
Halls Station
(D)
Churches in Buchanan County include: Halleck
Church
(A),
Sparta Church
(B),
New Home Church
(C),
Sugar Creek Church
(D),
Ebenezer Church
(E),
Freeman Chapel
(F),
Seven Dolors Church
(G),
Lewis and Clark Church
(H),
Mount Moriah Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Gore
Cemetery
(1),
Moxley Cemetery
(2),
Courtney Cemetery
(3),
Allen Cemetery
(4),
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
(5),
Antioch Cemetery
(6),
Armstrong Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe
Lake
(A),
Browning Lake
(B),
Lewis and Clark Lake
(C),
New Mud Lake
(D),
Contrary, Lake
(E),
Muskrat Lake
(F),
Millers Lake
(G),
Benner Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muddy
Creek
(A),
Goose Creek
(B),
Becks Branch
(C),
Horseshoe Slough
(D),
Little Sugar Creek
(E),
Frazier Branch
(F),
One Hundred and Two River
(G),
DeMoss Branch
(H),
Pigeon Creek
(I)
Park in Buchanan County: Pigeon
Hill State Wildlife Area
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 4,905
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 919 (62% naturalized citizens)
| Buchanan
County: |
1.1% | | Whole
state: | 2.7% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 224
- 1990
to 1994: 159
- 1985
to 1989: 79
- 1980
to 1984: 58
- 1975
to 1979: 54
- 1970
to 1974: 31
- 1970
to 1974: 93
- 1965
to 1969: 221
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Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 26,149
- One,
attached: 984
- Two:
2,154
- 3
or 4: 1,575
- 5
to 9: 1,446
- 10
to 19: 1,053
- 20
or more: 1,245
- Mobile
homes: 1,959
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Housing units in Buchanan County with a mortgage: 11,358 (1,279 second mortgage, 800 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,766 Agriculture
in Buchanan County
Average size of farms: 236 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32996
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $173.44
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.05%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 24.02%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29277
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 61.24%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $85723
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.10%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.40
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.26%
Corn for grain: 43294 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2664 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 58773 harvested acres
Vegetables: 73 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 21 acresBuchanan
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/16/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Metal
and metal products (5%)
- Food
(4%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (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 (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada
(20%)
- Germany
(19%)
- Mexico
(6%)
- Vietnam
(5%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Korea
(4%)
- United
Kingdom (3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Buchanan County:
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- German
(23%)
- United
States or American (17%)
- Irish
(13%)
- English
(11%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Polish
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 31,973 (83%)
- Carpooled:
4,485 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 255 (1%)
- Subway
or elevated: 3 (0%)
- Taxi:
43 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
33 (0%)
- Bicycle:
50 (0%)
- Walked:
686 (2%)
- Other
means: 243 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 931 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Buchanan County, Missouri
- 1946
people in state prisons
- 956
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 740
people in nursing homes
- 241
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 167
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 128
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 118
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 57
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 55
people in institutions for the deaf
- 51
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 46
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 40
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 27
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 22
people in other group homes
- 17
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 11
people in religious group quarters
- 3
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,185.
6.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,554 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.20% | | Missouri
average: | 7.87% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($112 average AGI)
| Buchanan
County: |
0.03% | | Missouri
average: | 0.11% |
3.63% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($16,374 average AGI)
2.54% relocated from other states ($14,068 average AGI)
| Buchanan
County: |
2.54% | | Missouri
average: | 2.98% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Andrew County, MO
|
1.05% ($30,502 average AGI) |
| from
Jackson County, MO
|
0.31% ($19,787) |
| from
DeKalb County, MO
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0.30% ($29,956) |
| from
Platte County, MO
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0.28% ($33,786) |
| from
Clay County, MO
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0.26% ($33,063) |
| from
Doniphan County, KS
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0.21% ($22,200) |
| from
Clinton County, MO
|
0.20% ($26,733) |
6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,016 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.50% | | Missouri
average: | 7.66% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($105 average AGI)
| Buchanan
County: |
0.03% | | Missouri
average: | 0.05% |
4.04% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($19,411 average AGI)
2.43% relocated to other states ($12,500 average AGI)
| Buchanan
County: |
2.43% | | Missouri
average: | 2.81% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Andrew County, MO
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1.20% ($32,627 average AGI) |
| to
Clay County, MO
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0.48% ($34,425) |
| to
Platte County, MO
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0.48% ($37,973) |
| to
Jackson County, MO
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0.39% ($25,824) |
| to
DeKalb County, MO
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0.25% ($31,718) |
| to
Doniphan County, KS
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0.23% ($24,113) |
| to
Johnson County, KS
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0.20% ($31,541) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1
Births
per 1000 population in Buchanan County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Buchanan County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Buchanan County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 15,091 (12,731 aged, 2,360 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 81,362
- In
family households: 67,426 (16,585 male householders, 5,507 female householders)
17,308
spouses, 23,725 children (21,378 natural, 549 adopted, 1,798 stepchildren), 1,232 grandchildren, 416 brothers or sisters, 254 parents, 767 other relatives, 1,632 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 13,936 (4,993 male householders (3,840 living alone)), 6,507 female householders (5,857 living alone)), 2,436 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 4,636 (3,157 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,762 2-persons, 5,115 3-persons, 4,363 4-persons, 1,892 5-persons, 703 6-persons, 257 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 9,697 1-person, 1,479 2-persons, 209 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.
13,289 married couples with children.
5,546 single-parent households (1,272 men, 4,274 women).
96.8% of residents of Buchanan County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $515,246,000 ($6074 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $21,498,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $225,834,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $131,871,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,083,000
Federal grants: $111,223,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,388,000 ($2,658,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $26,847,000 ($8,962,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $219,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $33,697,000
Federal Government insurance: $71,675,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,760
| Here: |
68 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,777
| Here: |
56 per 1000 residents | | State: |
49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +173
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +7
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,162
| Here: |
-25 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+5 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Buchanan County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.80 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 460
- 1995
to 1998: 1,453
- 1990
to 1994: 1,416
- 1980
to 1989: 2,742
- 1970
to 1979: 5,772
- 1960
to 1969: 4,730
- 1950
to 1959: 4,235
- 1940
to 1949: 3,578
- 1939
or earlier: 12,188
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Buchanan County, Missouri: |
- 1
room: 14
- 2
rooms: 74
- 3
rooms: 339
- 4
rooms: 2,246
- 5
rooms: 6,021
- 6
rooms: 5,293
- 7
rooms: 3,936
- 8
rooms: 2,333
- 9
or more rooms: 2,401
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Buchanan County, Missouri: |
- 1
room: 213
- 2
rooms: 643
- 3
rooms: 1,780
- 4
rooms: 2,833
- 5
rooms: 2,944
- 6
rooms: 1,460
- 7
rooms: 443
- 8
rooms: 369
- 9
or more rooms: 215
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buchanan County: |
- no
bedroom: 14
- 1
bedroom: 938
- 2
bedrooms: 6,756
- 3
bedrooms: 10,566
- 4
bedrooms: 3,666
- 5
or more bedrooms: 717
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Buchanan County: |
- no
bedroom: 338
- 1
bedroom: 2,996
- 2
bedrooms: 4,679
- 3
bedrooms: 2,269
- 4
bedrooms: 516
- 5
or more bedrooms: 102
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Buchanan County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 1,001
- 1
vehicle: 7,050
- 2
vehicles: 9,945
- 3
vehicles: 3,387
- 4
vehicles: 925
- 5
or more vehicles: 349
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Buchanan County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 2,113
- 1
vehicle: 5,218
- 2
vehicles: 2,847
- 3
vehicles: 545
- 4
vehicles: 121
- 5
or more vehicles: 56
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55% of Buchanan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Missouri.
| Buchanan
County: |
55.5% | | State
average: |
54.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 65143
- Northeast:
975
- Midwest:
11316
- South:
3904
- West:
3408
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (76%)
- Electricity
(15%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (66%)
- Electricity
(28%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,179
| Here: |
11.9% | | Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 362
| Here: |
7.8% | | Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 327
| Here: |
7.3% | | Missouri: | 24.9% |
Buchanan
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $806,000
Parks & Recreation: $800,000
Parking Facilities: $5,000
- Construction
- General: $4,595,000
- Current
Operations - Central Staff Services: $3,053,000
Regular Highways: $3,042,000
Corrections - Other: $2,800,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,650,000
General Public Buildings: $1,174,000
Financial Administration: $1,068,000
General - Other: $1,000,000
Parks & Recreation: $900,000
Police Protection: $750,000
Health Services - Other: $520,000
Parking Facilities: $17,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $96,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Libraries: $266,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $808,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,700,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,220,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $480,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $389,000
General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
Rents: $5,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $39,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,728,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,801,000
General Support: $907,000
Highways: $461,000
- Tax
- Total General Sales: $11,300,000
Property: $3,442,000
NEC: $800,000
Other Selective Sales: $183,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $5,651,000
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