Washington State Data Book: The people, the economy, and the government of Washington State State of Washington Office of Financial Management

Douglas County Profile

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   General Information   County Revenue and Expenditures
   Population Change, Marriages, Divorces   Average Monthly Employment and Total Wages
   City and Town Populations   Public Assistance Programs
   Population by Race and Hispanic Origin   Public K-12 Schools
   State Revenue Distributed to County Governments   Transportation: Driver and Vehicle Registrations
   Real Estate Excise Tax Collections   Population by Age and Gender

GENERAL INFORMATION

Sources: Office of Financial Management (population), U.S. Bureau of the Census (land area), Department of Revenue (assessed value), Economic and Revenue Forecast Council (personal income)

GENERAL COUNTY INFORMATION
 AmountRank
Population - 2007 36,300 26
    Unincorporated 20,180 22
    Incorporated 16,120 23
Land Area in Square Miles 1,820.53 17
Density (Persons per Square Mile) - 2007 19.9 25
Assessed Value - 2006
    Total $ in Thousands $2,132,539 27
    Per Capita $/Person $59,735 29
Personal Income - 2005
    Total $ In Thousands $839,322 27
    Per Capita $/Person $24,047 31
Taxable Retail Sales - see Table LT01
County Seat - Waterville

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COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES

Sources: Office of Financial Management (population components of change), Department of Health (marriages, divorces)

COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES
2000 to 2007
Estimated Births 3,320
Estimated Deaths 1,776
Natural Increase 1,544
Net Migration 2,153
Total Change3,697
Marriages in 2005 116
    Per 1,000 Population 3.34
Divorces in 2005 10
    Per 1,000 Population 0.29

Note: Marriages are tabulated by county where license was issued. Divorces are tabulated by county of decree. Both are occurrence data, not residence data.

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CITIES AND TOWNS

Source: Office of Financial Management

CITY AND TOWN POPULATION AS OF APRIL 1, 2007
City/TownPopulation
Bridgeport 2,090
Coulee Dam part 175
East Wenatchee 11,480
Mansfield 330
Rock Island 865
Waterville 1,180

Note: City population numbers are from either special census (*), informal census (#), informal count (+), or state estimate (no symbol).

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POPULATION BY RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Office of Financial Management

APRIL POPULATION BY RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN BY CENSUS BUREAU DEFINITIONS
YearTotalWhiteBlackAIANAsianNHOPITwo or
More Races
Hispanic
Origin
2000 32,603 31,451 127 401 191 38 395 6,433
2006 35,700 34,332 162 446 244 48 467 8,341

AIAN: American Indian and Alaska Native
NHOPI: Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.
Note: Persons of Hispanic Origin can be of any race.

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STATE COLLECTED REVENUES DISTRIBUTED TO COUNTY GOVERNMENTS

Source: State Treasurer

STATE COLLECTED REVENUES DISTRIBUTED TO COUNTY GOVERNMENTS ($)
State Fiscal Year 2004 2005 2006 2007
Criminal Justice $807,228.09 $772,643.60 $579,826.21 $595,343.80
Federal Revenues 3,395.90 3,594.58 4,078.79 4,337.88
Forest Excise and Reclassified 123.21 368.19 371.47 4,792.89
Hotel/Motel Tax -- -- -- --
Liquor Excise Tax 27,323.43 29,750.20 31,441.72 31,276.01
Liquor Profits 57,716.98 67,662.46 68,431.11 68,294.66
Local Sales & Use Tax/Interest 2,139,567.44 2,296,690.80 2,383,729.11 2,240,500.78
Miscellaneous 165,245.68 180,191.71 425,938.46 630,684.08
Motor Vehicle Fund 3,545,170.31 3,478,604.04 3,697,379.37 3,880,217.38
Natural Resources Transfers -- -- 688.21 --
PUD Privilege Tax 669,131.35 693,611.87 723,263.34 749,013.10
Total Revenue Distributed $7,414,902.39 $7,523,117.45 $7,915,147.79 $8,204,460.58

Note: These are monies collected by the State Treasurer and distributed to county governments, not city governments. Miscellaneous category includes the following: camper/travel trailer excise tax, local leasehold excise tax, boating safety/education, prosecuting attorneys' salaries, centennial documents, autopsy reimbursement, deferred property assessments, FHWA pass through reimbursements, state DOT grants to local governments, and local real estate excise tax.

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REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX COLLECTIONS

Source: State Treasurer

REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX COLLECTIONS - 1% of Sales
State
Fiscal Year
Tax Collections
2004 $2,608,832.53
2005 $2,584,809.10
2006 $3,512,889.92
2007 $3,977,566.33

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COUNTY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES

Source: State Auditor

COUNTY REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES - Calendar Year 2006
Revenues ($)      Expenditures ($)
Property Taxes $6,839,941  General Government Services $4,839,560
Retail Sales & Use 2,566,455 Security of Persons & Property 5,645,209
All Other Taxes 1,032,225 Physical Environment 592,779
Licenses & Permits 740,559 Transportation 8,287,080
Intergovernmental Revenues 17,639,296 Economic Development 1,364,059
Charges for Services 3,077,456 Mental & Physical Health 6,295,932
Fines & Forfeits 583,494 Culture & Recreation 474,671
Miscellaneous Revenue 3,193,159 Debt Service 966,447
Other Financing Resources 3,529,185 Capital Outlays 6,838,924
Total Revenues $39,201,770 Total Expenditures $35,304,661

Note: These are revenues and expenditures for county governments and do not include incorporated city/town revenues and expenditures. Reasons why total revenues and total expenditures do not match include (1) the listings do not take into account the fund balances, and (2) counties account for certain transactions such as bond issues by recording the "net" effect rather than each piece of the transaction.

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AVERAGE MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES IN COVERED EMPLOYMENT

Source: Employment Security Department

AVERAGE MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES IN COVERED EMPLOYMENT
CY 2006
Industry Employers Average Number
of Employees
Percent
of Total
Wages Paid Percent
of Total
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 339 2,833 28.2 $45,220,785 17.6
Mining -- -- -- -- --
Utilities -- -- -- -- --
Construction 126 659 6.6 20,387,912 7.9
Manufacturing 15 222 2.2 8,308,757 3.2
Wholesale/Retail Trade 101 1,506 15.0 40,520,243 15.8
Transportation & Warehousing 19 262 2.6 9,207,996 3.6
Information 5 45 0.4 1,498,715 0.6
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 55 239 2.4 6,681,845 2.6
Professional & Technical Services 25 190 1.9 7,231,379 2.8
Management of Companies & Enterprises*****
Administrative & Waste Services 31 162 1.6 2,614,044 1.0
Educational Services * * * * *
Health Care & Social Assistance 45 546 5.4 14,523,188 5.6
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 16 334 3.3 5,652,480 2.2
Accommodation & Food Services 46 633 6.3 6,572,029 2.6
Other Services, except Public Administration 196 258 2.6 3,204,961 1.2
Government 55 2,101 20.9 84,552,011 32.9
Not Elsewhere Classified 8 45 0.4 1,045,154 0.4
Total 1,077 10,030 100.0 $257,221,499 100.0

Note:
An entry of "*" indicates data suppressed for confidentiality.
An entry of "--" means that there is no employment in that category in that county.

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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Source: Department of Social and Health Services

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN STATE FISCAL YEAR 2007
Program Total Grants Persons Served
Monthly
Average
% of County
Population
County Rank
by % of Pop
Consolidated Emergency Assistance Program (CEAP) $842 1 0.00 6
Diversion 50,014 11 0.03 23
Food Assistance 3,011,424 2,741 7.55 28
General Assistance 478,716 128 0.35 28
Medical Assistance 894,255 258 0.72 38
Refugee Assistance -- -- -- --
State Supplemental SSI 62,268 103 0.28 32
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) $963,023 431 1.19 32

Note: Persons living in one county may be served by a local office in another county. Services are reported by county of service rather than county of residence. County data may not match other published sources. County data may not add to the state totals presented in the State of Washington profile or the Human Services section. County data include congregate care and exclude refunds and cancellations. Rankings by percent of population are computed on unrounded numbers. Both percent of population and ranking are computed by the Office of Financial Management.

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PUBLIC KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 (K-12) SCHOOLS

Sources: State Treasurer (apportionment),        Superintendent of Public Instruction (all other information)

PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOLS
Number of Districts 6   School Apportionment
Average Annual FTE Enrollment 2005-06 6,568.12     State Fiscal Year 2006 $47,749,549.82
Average Annual FTE Enrollment 2006-07 6,641.32     State Fiscal Year 2007 $51,706,697.39
  
Major Sources of Operating Revenue - FY 2005-06Selected Expenditures for Instructional Programs - FY 2005-06
State $43,002,054.19   Basic Education$27,800,357.00
Federal 6,250,680.35   Special Education 5,295,566.20
Local Property Tax 5,450,178.51   Vocational Education 3,620,333.23
Other Local 2,045,673.78   Transportation 1,693,586.97
Payments from Other Districts 204,498.25  
Total $56,953,085.08 Total Selected Expenditures$38,409,843.40

Note: Direct Expenditures for Instructional Programs are direct expenditures for instructional programs supported by state, federal, and local revenues. Expenditures do not include instruction support or district-wide support expenditures which are treated as indirect costs of the instructional programs. Direct expenditures differ from total program expenditures shown in Table ET02, Table ET03, and Table ET04, which include both direct and allocated indirect program costs.

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TRANSPORTATION

Source: Department of Licensing

TRANSPORTATION:1 REGISTRATIONS FOR Calendar Year 2006
Total Licensed Drivers:26,112
Licensed Vehicles:
    Passenger 22,639
    Trucks 11,606
    Recreational 5,686
    Trailers 4,884
    Other 9
    Exempt 70
    Total144,894
    Vanity1460

1County licensed drivers data will not add to the state totals presented in the Washington State profile because the county numbers exclude drivers whose county of residence is unknown. State totals exclude licensed military personnel and include drivers whose county of residence is unknown. Vehicles for which county of licensing is unknown have not been prorated by county. Vanity plates are also included in other categories by type.

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COUNTY POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER

Source: Office of Financial Management

COUNTY POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER – APRIL 1, 2007
AgeTotalMaleFemale
0-4 2,648 1,348 1,299
5-9 2,694 1,340 1,354
10-14 2,856 1,507 1,349
15-19 2,868 1,458 1,411
20-24 2,087 1,037 1,050
25-29 2,039 1,006 1,033
30-34 1,859 910 949
35-39 2,471 1,251 1,220
40-44 2,537 1,246 1,292
45-49 2,735 1,386 1,349
50-54 2,476 1,263 1,214
55-59 2,386 1,148 1,238
60-64 1,915 947 968
65-69 1,487 729 758
70-74 1,085 524 561
75-79 869 412 457
80-84 646 269 377
85 + 641 243 399
Total 36,300 18,024 18,276
Median Age 37.22 36.62 37.84

Note: Data are estimated population by age and gender.

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