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County population in 2005: 94,232 (63% urban, 37% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 24,002
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,166
| %
of renters here: |
20% | | State: | 30% |
Land area: 699 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.7 sq. mi.
| Population
density: 135 people per square mile |
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(average). |
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 11.0%
| Cass
County: |
11.0% | | Missouri: | 13.3% |
Median age of residents in 2005: 36 years ols
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 37 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37 years old, Black residents: 24 years old, American Indian residents: 47 years old, Asian residents: 25 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 30 years old)
Residents
with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
5.8% | | Whole
state: | 11.7% |
Residents
with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
2.8% | | Whole
state: | 5.1% |
Type of workers:
- Private
wage or salary: 80%
- Government:
12%
- Self-employed,
not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid
family work: 0%
Cass County, Missouri business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Cass County, Missouri:
- White
Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
- Hispanic
(2.2%)
- Black
(1.4%)
- Two
or more races (1.4%)
- American
Indian (1.3%)
- Other
race (0.5%)
(Total
can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
| Median
resident age: |
35.8 years | | Missouri
median age: |
36.1 years |
| Males:
40,196 |
(49.0%) | | Females:
41,896 |
(51.0%) |
Average wage per job in 2003: $26,393
County population in 2003: 88,862
Jobs in 2003: 22,753
Total labor force in 2004: 47,891
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%
Average
household size:
| Cass
County: |
2.7 people | | Missouri: |
2.5 people |
Median household income in 2005: $55,582
2005 median house value: $146,700
Median contract rent in 2005: $562
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $911
Estimated median household income in 2005: $54,840 ($49,562 in 2000)
| This
county |
$54,840 | | Missouri: |
$41,974 |
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $147,607
| Cass
County |
$147,607 | | Missouri: |
$123,100 |
Median montly rent in 2000: $543
Institutionalized population: 880
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Cass County in 2000: $934
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
3
- Robberies:
0
- Assaults:
99
- Burglaries:
162
- Thefts:
314
- Auto
thefts: 62
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
11
- Robberies:
2
- Assaults:
48
- Burglaries:
154
- Thefts:
272
- Auto
thefts: 51
Single-family
new house construction building permits:
- 2000:
637 buildings, average cost: $112,800
- 2001:
648 buildings, average cost: $116,400
- 2002:
727 buildings, average cost: $122,700
- 2003:
871 buildings, average cost: $122,700
- 2004:
987 buildings, average cost: $149,400
- 2005:
1059 buildings, average cost: $168,900
- 2006:
870 buildings, average cost: $166,600
2004
Presidential Election results in Cass County Missouri:
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Bush/Cheney (Republican): 61.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.7%
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,314 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,257 (1.0%)
Area name: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cass County is $612 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $703 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $951 a month.
Cities in this county include: Belton
, Raymore
, Harrisonville
, Pleasant Hill
, Peculiar
, Garden City
, Drexel
, Lake Winnebago
, Archie
, Cleveland
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2005 air pollution in Cass County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.094 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
11.6 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
31 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Bates County
, Henry County
, Johnson County, Kansas
, Jackson County
, Johnson County
, Miami County, Kansas
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cass County: Skaggs
(A),
Barton
(B),
Wallace School
(C),
Number Eight School
(D),
Brush College Number 2 School
(E),
Elm Branch School
(F),
Gunn City
(G),
Sugar Creek School
(H),
Steen School
(I),
Houston School
(J),
Lone Star School
(K),
Mullin School
(L),
Zion School
(M)
Churches in Cass County include: South
Fork Church
(A),
Sycamore Grove Church
(B),
Little Flock Church
(C),
Shiloh Chapel
(D),
West Union Church
(E),
Pleasant Ridge Church
(F),
Bethany Church
(G),
Grand River Church
(H),
Forest Grove Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Glenwild
Cemetery
(1),
Bryant Cemetery
(2),
Grant Cemetery
(3),
Buckley Cemetery
(4),
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5),
Burford Cemetery
(6),
Gunn City Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Van
Lake
(A),
Chaffin Lake
(B),
Cook Lake
(C),
Franklin Lakes
(D),
Grinter Lake
(E),
Haake Lake
(F),
Swan Lake
(G),
Hapke Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Greasy
Creek
(A),
Muddy Creek
(B),
Elm Branch
(C),
Eightmile Creek
(D),
East Creek
(E),
East Branch
(F),
Owens Creek
(G),
Middle Big Creek
(H),
Duncan Branch
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 2,813
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,312 (47% naturalized citizens)
| Cass
County: |
1.6% | | Whole
state: | 2.7% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995
to March 2000: 394
- 1990
to 1994: 121
- 1985
to 1989: 142
- 1980
to 1984: 118
- 1975
to 1979: 68
- 1970
to 1974: 63
- 1970
to 1974: 77
- 1965
to 1969: 329
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Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 23,787
- One,
attached: 1,470
- Two:
1,064
- 3
or 4: 1,431
- 5
to 9: 477
- 10
to 19: 213
- 20
or more: 461
- Mobile
homes: 2,715
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 59
Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 13,368 (1,417 second mortgage, 1,187 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,476 Agriculture
in Cass County
Average size of farms: 192 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $29612
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $174.68
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.09%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.30%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $26563
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 52.77%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $56520
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.82%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.56
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.53%
Corn for grain: 28587 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 12269 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 64198 harvested acres
Vegetables: 84 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 76 acresCass
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/12/1964, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(20%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
- Accommodation
and food services (3%)
- Broadcasting
and telecommunications (3%)
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Most
common industries for females:
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- Health
care (14%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Finance
and insurance (9%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
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- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Computer
specialists (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 (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Registered
nurses (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(29%)
- Germany
(12%)
- Canada
(9%)
- Philippines
(8%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
- India
(4%)
- Korea
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Cass County:
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- German
(24%)
- United
States or American (19%)
- Irish
(13%)
- English
(12%)
- Italian
(3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 33,614 (82%)
- Carpooled:
4,711 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 97 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 2 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 12 (0%)
- Railroad:
3 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
10 (0%)
- Bicycle:
47 (0%)
- Walked:
453 (1%)
- Other
means: 245 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,561 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Cass County, Missouri
- 800
people in nursing homes
- 65
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 54
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 25
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 7
people in other group homes
- 6
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 2
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $55,760.
9.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,939 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.31% | | Missouri
average: |
7.87% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($191 average AGI)
| Cass
County: |
0.07% | | Missouri
average: | 0.11% |
6.16% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($27,873 average AGI)
3.08% relocated from other states ($14,874 average AGI)
| Cass
County: |
3.08% | | Missouri
average: |
2.98% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Jackson County, MO
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4.21% ($45,970 average AGI) |
| from
Johnson County, KS
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0.81% ($63,931) |
| from
Bates County, MO
|
0.26% ($29,270) |
| from
Clay County, MO
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0.25% ($44,988) |
| from
Johnson County, MO
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0.19% ($41,969) |
| from
Henry County, MO
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0.16% ($28,436) |
| from
Platte County, MO
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0.09% ($34,067) |
8.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,941 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.01% | | Missouri
average: |
7.66% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($162 average AGI)
| Cass
County: |
0.04% | | Missouri
average: | 0.05% |
5.18% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($22,118 average AGI)
2.78% relocated to other states ($14,661 average AGI)
| Cass
County: |
2.78% | | Missouri
average: | 2.81% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Jackson County, MO
|
3.14% ($32,756 average AGI) |
| to
Johnson County, KS
|
0.69% ($38,117) |
| to
Bates County, MO
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0.29% ($32,806) |
| to
Clay County, MO
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0.28% ($44,750) |
| to
Johnson County, MO
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0.23% ($34,584) |
| to
Henry County, MO
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0.17% ($40,709) |
| to
Platte County, MO
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0.12% ($48,513) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5
Births
per 1000 population in Cass County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Cass County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Cass County
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Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,342 (9,762 aged, 1,580 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 81,120
- In
family households: 72,618 (19,107 male householders, 3,989 female householders)
19,536
spouses, 26,052 children (23,119 natural, 797 adopted, 2,136 stepchildren), 1,090 grandchildren, 302 brothers or sisters, 393 parents, 840 other relatives, 1,309 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 8,502 (3,274 male householders (2,586 living alone)), 3,866 female householders (3,449 living alone)), 1,362 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 972 (885 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,577 2-persons, 5,153 3-persons, 5,119 4-persons, 2,184 5-persons, 771 6-persons, 292 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,035 1-person, 908 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 6 6-persons.
17,539 married couples with children.
4,056 single-parent households (1,024 men, 3,032 women).
96.8% of residents of Cass County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $410,423,000 ($4481 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $73,225,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $208,290,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,429,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,522,000
Federal grants: $51,691,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,812,000 ($3,827,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $65,678,000 ($50,788,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,958,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $136,352,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,406,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,127
| Here: |
65 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,815
| Here: |
40 per 1000 residents | | State: | 49
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +280
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +7
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +9,759
| Here: |
+104 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+5 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Cass County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.96 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: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,420
- 1995
to 1998: 4,003
- 1990
to 1994: 3,985
- 1980
to 1989: 5,656
- 1970
to 1979: 6,560
- 1960
to 1969: 3,869
- 1950
to 1959: 2,523
- 1940
to 1949: 921
- 1939
or earlier: 2,740
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, Missouri: |
- 1
room: 23
- 2
rooms: 119
- 3
rooms: 415
- 4
rooms: 1,717
- 5
rooms: 5,025
- 6
rooms: 6,872
- 7
rooms: 4,653
- 8
rooms: 2,710
- 9
or more rooms: 2,468
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, Missouri: |
- 1
room: 154
- 2
rooms: 404
- 3
rooms: 1,055
- 4
rooms: 1,728
- 5
rooms: 1,293
- 6
rooms: 881
- 7
rooms: 367
- 8
rooms: 141
- 9
or more rooms: 143
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cass County:
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- no
bedroom: 39
- 1
bedroom: 476
- 2
bedrooms: 3,747
- 3
bedrooms: 14,334
- 4
bedrooms: 4,535
- 5
or more bedrooms: 871
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County:
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- no
bedroom: 180
- 1
bedroom: 1,525
- 2
bedrooms: 2,322
- 3
bedrooms: 1,762
- 4
bedrooms: 340
- 5
or more bedrooms: 37
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cass County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 459
- 1
vehicle: 5,184
- 2
vehicles: 11,395
- 3
vehicles: 5,166
- 4
vehicles: 1,324
- 5
or more vehicles: 474
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cass County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 842
- 1
vehicle: 2,883
- 2
vehicles: 1,955
- 3
vehicles: 374
- 4
vehicles: 79
- 5
or more vehicles: 33
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53% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Missouri.
| Cass
County: |
52.9% | | State
average: | 54.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 51865
- Northeast:
1605
- Midwest:
15742
- South:
6758
- West:
3969
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $108,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (59%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood
(3%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (63%)
- Electricity
(27%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood
(2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,075
| Here: |
10.0% | | Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 345
| Here: |
7.4% | | Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 636
| Here: |
28.7% | | Missouri: |
24.9% |
Cass
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $20,976,000
All Other: $3,406,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $368,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $22,782,000
Regular Highways: $4,532,000
Police Protection: $2,948,000
General - Other: $2,349,000
Financial Administration: $1,458,000
Central Staff Services: $1,152,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,090,000
Corrections - Other: $683,000
General Public Buildings: $620,000
Health Services - Other: $482,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $144,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Highways: $132,000
Health & Hospitals: $121,000
All Other: $9,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $2,657,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $151,000
Highways: $62,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $37,964,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $35,935,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,029,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $801,000
Interest Earnings: $321,000
Property Sale Other: $28,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $450,000
Regular Highways: $324,000
Police Protection: $117,000
Financial Administration: $8,000
Corrections - Other: $6,000
Central Staff: $4,000
Judicial: $2,000
Health - Other: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,251,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,542,000
Public Welfare: $1,413,000
All Other: $600,000
General Support: $166,000
Health & Hospitals: $20,000
- Tax
- Total General Sales: $6,726,000
Property: $4,662,000
NEC: $226,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $16,555,000
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