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Klickitat 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 19,900 30
    Unincorporated 13,310 29
    Incorporated 6,590 31
Land Area in Square Miles 1,872.37 16
Density (Persons per Square Mile) - 2007 10.6 31
Assessed Value - 2006
    Total $ in Thousands $1,688,154 29
    Per Capita $/Person $85,260 13
Personal Income - 2005
    Total $ In Thousands $511,183 31
    Per Capita $/Person $25,756 22
Taxable Retail Sales - see Table LT01
County Seat - Goldendale

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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 1,567
Estimated Deaths 1,190
Natural Increase 378
Net Migration 361
Total Change739
Marriages in 2005 125
    Per 1,000 Population 6.41
Divorces in 2005 69
    Per 1,000 Population 3.54

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
Bingen 680
Goldendale 3,715
White Salmon 2,195

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
200019,16117,83554692141413981,496
2006 19,800 18,332 63 720 170 49 466 1,854

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 $252,600.31 $207,682.15 $262,667.50 $269,521.00
Federal Revenues 172,827.27 161,919.73 159,144.22 176,243.26
Forest Excise and Reclassified 860,143.99 1,137,966.46 1,208,236.26 1,191,231.04
Hotel/Motel Tax 43,991.64 37,545.58 29,306.14 25,218.90
Liquor Excise Tax 16,737.33 17,804.10 18,709.12 20,930.20
Liquor Profits 35,355.29 40,492.79 40,768.72 40,638.14
Local Sales & Use Tax/Interest 636,566.43 593,901.78 618,113.98 818,482.25
Miscellaneous 126,327.24 219,505.26 513,451.93 398,083.06
Motor Vehicle Fund 2,768,752.43 2,757,730.48 2,894,277.14 3,008,234.79
Natural Resources Transfers 331,826.83 485,129.88 2,438,277.12 2,827,286.10
PUD Privilege Tax 238,364.05 224,564.90 231,660.89 240,628.09
Total Revenue Distributed $5,483,492.81 $5,884,243.11 $8,414,613.02 $9,016,496.83

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 $1,059,467.86
2005 $2,839,208.14
2006 $2,122,490.32
2007 $2,111,969.63

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COUNTY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES

Source: State Auditor

COUNTY REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES - Calendar Year 2006
Revenues ($)      Expenditures ($)
Property Taxes $5,063,723  General Government Services $5,128,487
Retail Sales & Use 751,495 Security of Persons & Property 4,928,900
All Other Taxes 2,179,868 Physical Environment 1,270,798
Licenses & Permits 589,729 Transportation 7,555,176
Intergovernmental Revenues 9,437,814 Economic Development 3,397,267
Charges for Services 10,251,427 Mental & Physical Health 1,458,420
Fines & Forfeits 372,014 Culture & Recreation 529,234
Miscellaneous Revenue 5,467,266 Debt Service 780,467
Other Financing Resources 826,253 Capital Outlays 5,149,335
Total Revenues $34,939,589 Total Expenditures $30,198,084

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
IndustryEmployersAverage Number
of Employees
Percent
of Total
Wages PaidPercent
of Total
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 107 1,345 22.2 $29,186,450 16.3
Mining * * * * *
Utilities 8 48 0.8 3,116,260 1.7
Construction 112 332 5.5 9,044,799 5.0
Manufacturing 30 455 7.5 12,704,918 7.1
Wholesale/Retail Trade 79 471 7.8 10,273,115 5.7
Transportation & Warehousing 21 61 1.0 1,607,863 0.9
Information 5 33 0.5 1,281,284 0.7
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 32 132 2.2 3,461,091 1.9
Professional & Technical Services 41 328 5.4 19,685,449 11.0
Management of Companies & Enterprises* ****
Administrative & Waste Services 22 272 4.5 11,264,348 6.3
Educational Services * * * * *
Health Care & Social Assistance 30 239 3.9 6,144,400 3.4
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 15 69 1.1 952,482 0.5
Accommodation & Food Services 51 288 4.7 2,975,525 1.7
Other Services, except Public Administration 153 283 4.7 6,539,977 3.6
Government 53 1,682 27.7 59,887,567 33.4
Not Elsewhere Classified 7 37 0.6 1,202,283 0.7
Total 760 6,066 100.0 $179,327,811 100.0

Note:
An entry of "*" indicates data suppressed for confidentiality.

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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) $546 0 0.00 14
Diversion 218,138 39 0.20 1
Food Assistance 3,002,547 2,732 13.73 11
General Assistance 601,243 164 0.82 3
Medical Assistance 15,090,475 4,361 22.03 11
Refugee Assistance -- -- -- --
State Supplemental SSI 55,201 91 0.46 15
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) $1,334,106 606 3.05 7

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 3,171.01     State Fiscal Year 2006 $25,055,944.75
Average Annual FTE Enrollment 2006-07 3,073.98     State Fiscal Year 2007 $26,091,728.40
  
Major Sources of Operating Revenue - FY 2005-06Selected Expenditures for Instructional Programs - FY 2005-06
State $24,534,154.89   Basic Education $16,239,841.53
Federal 2,892,715.26   Special Education 2,133,766.51
Local Property Tax 3,695,568.67   Vocational Education 1,298,269.84
Other Local 1,191,447.86   Transportation 1,584,644.39
Payments from Other Districts 156,001.62  
Total $32,469,888.30 Total Selected Expenditures$21,256,522.27

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:16,512
Licensed Vehicles: 
    Passenger 12,363
    Trucks 8,529
    Recreational 2,584
    Trailers 3,160
    Other 1
    Exempt 43
    Total126,680
    Vanity1220

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 1,217 607 610
5-9 1,265 634 631
10-14 1,499 740 760
15-19 1,476 795 680
20-24 876 437 439
25-29 972 478 494
30-34 922 468 455
35-39 1,188 578 610
40-44 1,453 734 718
45-49 1,661 814 847
50-54 1,679 887 792
55-59 1,576 798 778
60-64 1,308 654 653
65-69 902 461 440
70-74 648 346 302
75-79 426 197 229
80-84 415 170 245
85 + 419 161 257
Total 19,900 9,959 9,941
Median Age 41.84 41.66 42.03

Note: Data are estimated population by age and gender.

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