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Grant 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 82,500 13
    Unincorporated 39,550 16
    Incorporated 42,950 14
Land Area in Square Miles 2,681.06 4
Density (Persons per Square Mile) - 2007 30.8 22
Assessed Value - 2006
    Total $ in Thousands $4,621,310 18
    Per Capita $/Person $57,336 32
Personal Income - 2005
    Total $ In Thousands $1,828,877 16
    Per Capita $/Person $22,538 34
Taxable Retail Sales - see Table LT01
County Seat - Ephrata

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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 9,940
Estimated Deaths 3,924
Natural Increase 6,016
Net Migration 1,786
Total Change7,802
Marriages in 2005 431
    Per 1,000 Population 5.45
Divorces in 2005 262
    Per 1,000 Population 3.31

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
Coulee City600
Coulee Dam part0+
Electric City 970
Ephrata 7,025
George 530
Grand Coulee 930
Hartline 145
Krupp 60
Mattawa 3,340
Moses Lake 17,440
Quincy 5,455
Royal City 1,885
Soap Lake 1,750
Warden 2,575
Wilson Creek 245

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 74,698 71,121 801 1,024 712 63 977 22,476
2006 80,600 76,588 853 1,078 851 75 1,155 28,219

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 $1,341,217.33 $1,434,963.85 $1,552,444.29 $1,985,656.21
Federal Revenues 2,830.48 3,079.46 2,640.57 2,410.91
Forest Excise and Reclassified -- -- -- --
Hotel/Motel Tax 207,978.82 221,495.23 305,188.13 286,199.98
Liquor Excise Tax 48,233.64 51,940.80 54,366.17 61,160.39
Liquor Profits 101,886.87 118,131.72 118,567.99 118,088.90
Local Sales & Use Tax/Interest 3,291,806.82 3,684,341.68 4,400,548.39 5,422,046.17
Miscellaneous 451,221.47 465,548.56 670,007.25 2,265,873.38
Motor Vehicle Fund 6,456,073.32 6,440,199.06 6,742,570.47 7,026,063.72
Natural Resources Transfers -- -- -- --
PUD Privilege Tax 1,573,636.79 1,626,608.75 1,682,741.78 1,795,753.88
Total Revenue Distributed $13,474,885.54 $14,046,309.11 $15,529,075.04 $18,963,253.54

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 $3,557,661.95
2005 $3,778,290.60
2006 $5,093,476.69
2007 $8,357,074.33

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COUNTY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES

Source: State Auditor

COUNTY REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES - Calendar Year 2006
Revenues ($)      Expenditures ($)
Property Taxes $14,735,993  General Government Services $18,496,751
Retail Sales & Use 6,104,752 Security of Persons & Property 14,859,797
All Other Taxes 3,066,686 Physical Environment 2,290,714
Licenses & Permits 917,227 Transportation 15,266,323
Intergovernmental Revenues 29,023,837 Economic Development 1,437,318
Charges for Services 6,602,639 Mental & Physical Health 8,634,091
Fines & Forfeits 1,992,885 Culture & Recreation 1,723,395
Miscellaneous Revenue 11,853,860 Debt Service 12,126
Other Financing Resources 51,731 Capital Outlays 7,314,638
Total Revenues $74,349,610 Total Expenditures $70,035,153

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 608 7,854 23.4 $147,486,057 15.7
Mining * * * * *
Utilities * * * * *
Construction 235 1,087 3.2 33,614,073 3.6
Manufacturing 73 4,185 12.5 163,338,573 17.3
Wholesale/Retail Trade 325 3,995 11.9 104,009,990 11.0
Transportation & Warehousing 106 861 2.6 29,945,205 3.2
Information 22 207 0.6 6,112,299 0.6
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 132 742 2.2 23,162,102 2.5
Professional & Technical Services 88 341 1.0 9,900,647 1.1
Management of Companies & Enterprises 4 33 0.1 2,440,492 0.3
Administrative & Waste Services 58 1,264 3.8 17,631,718 1.9
Educational Services * * * * *
Health Care & Social Assistance 116 2,515 7.5 69,003,187 7.3
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 25 292 0.9 3,975,293 0.4
Accommodation & Food Services 166 1,907 5.7 23,469,564 2.5
Other Services, except Public Administration 786 1,101 3.3 14,853,747 1.6
Government 99 7,084 21.1 288,536,365 30.6
Not Elsewhere Classified 14 114 0.3 4,699,556 0.5
Total 2,853 33,573 100.0 $942,178,868 100.0

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) $7,158 4 0.00 4
Diversion 176,637 34 0.04 15
Food Assistance 13,423,925 12,143 14.72 6
General Assistance 1,414,980 377 0.46 17
Medical Assistance 75,704,699 21,879 27.15 7
Refugee Assistance 19,231 5 0.01 4
State Supplemental SSI 239,294 395 0.48 11
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) $5,810,020 2,728 3.31 6

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 10   School Apportionment
Average Annual FTE Enrollment 2005-06 16,307.33     State Fiscal Year 2006 $119,926,916.39
Average Annual FTE Enrollment 2006-07 16,539.33     State Fiscal Year 2007 $128,824,984.08
  
Major Sources of Operating Revenue - FY 2005-06Selected Expenditures for Instructional Programs - FY 2005-06
State $102,980,617.56   Basic Education$69,313,047.45
Federal 18,769,868.53   Special Education 13,159,548.84
Local Property Tax 15,495,944.69   Vocational Education 5,099,636.70
Other Local 3,170,825.09   Transportation 6,358,675.21
Payments from Other Districts 938,336.93  
Total $141,355,592.80 Total Selected Expenditures$93,930,908.20

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:57,168
Licensed Vehicles:
    Passenger 44,214
    Trucks 25,055
    Recreational 8,789
    Trailers 10,463
    Other 21
    Exempt 231
    Total188,773
    Vanity1854

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 6,975 3,554 3,421
5-9 6,594 3,423 3,171
10-14 6,782 3,486 3,296
15-19 7,168 3,827 3,342
20-24 5,922 3,186 2,736
25-29 5,512 2,874 2,639
30-34 4,650 2,419 2,231
35-39 5,015 2,609 2,406
40-44 5,039 2,581 2,458
45-49 5,325 2,775 2,551
50-54 5,013 2,547 2,466
55-59 4,767 2,442 2,325
60-64 3,951 1,941 2,010
65-69 3,124 1,534 1,590
70-74 2,288 1,107 1,181
75-79 1,783 848 934
80-84 1,361 593 768
85 + 1,230 497 733
Total 82,500 42,244 40,256
Median Age 32.47 31.59 33.42

Note: Data are estimated population by age and gender.

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