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Okanogan 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 39,800 24
    Unincorporated 23,939 21
    Incorporated 15,861 24
Land Area in Square Miles 5,268.07 1
Density (Persons per Square Mile) - 2007 7.6 34
Assessed Value - 2006
    Total $ in Thousands $2,271,584 26
    Per Capita $/Person $57,075 33
Personal Income - 2005
    Total $ In Thousands $1,028,275 22
    Per Capita $/Person $25,850 19
Taxable Retail Sales - see Table LT01
County Seat - Okanogan

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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 3,566
Estimated Deaths 2,591
Natural Increase 976
Net Migration -740
Total Change236
Marriages in 2005 298
    Per 1,000 Population 7.53
Divorces in 2005 111
    Per 1,000 Population 2.80

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
Brewster 2,195
Conconully 190
Coulee Dam part850
Elmer City 241*
Nespelem 205
Okanogan 2,445
Omak 4,735
Oroville 1,710
Pateros 620
Riverside 320
Tonasket 990
Twisp 980
Winthrop 380

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
200039,56433,8061184,635185327885,688
2006 39,800 33,864 134 4,632 211 37 921 6,774

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 $792,374.67 $764,526.01 $586,546.22 $665,411.80
Federal Revenues 2,022,210.97 1,938,249.03 1,960,598.22 1,983,512.86
Forest Excise and Reclassified 79,128.25 158,373.64 208,766.22 130,816.25
Hotel/Motel Tax 324,451.13 338,047.84 353,871.31 338,910.99
Liquor Excise Tax 31,424.01 33,548.44 34,797.84 38,447.41
Liquor Profits 68,905.06 79,119.66 78,260.85 78,240.83
Local Sales & Use Tax/Interest 1,463,914.21 1,603,115.55 1,860,712.31 2,242,616.62
Miscellaneous 134,663.11 157,409.86 628,740.96 777,106.00
Motor Vehicle Fund 3,484,497.86 3,449,922.76 3,619,660.68 3,773,335.07
Natural Resources Transfers 20.72 25.30 46.04 6.32
PUD Privilege Tax 441,124.26 460,082.96 460,003.65 405,003.42
Total Revenue Distributed $8,842,714.25 $8,982,421.05 $9,792,004.30 $10,433,407.57

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 $1,665,545.26
2005 $2,341,583.57
2006 $3,104,431.05
2007 $3,860,587.69

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COUNTY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES

Source: State Auditor

COUNTY REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES - Calendar Year 2006
Revenues ($)      Expenditures ($)
Property Taxes $8,046,486  General Government Services $7,081,722
Retail Sales & Use 2,638,278 Security of Persons & Property 7,967,191
All Other Taxes 1,768,084 Physical Environment 1,674,656
Licenses & Permits 435,009 Transportation 9,916,424
Intergovernmental Revenues 12,640,436 Economic Development 1,401,675
Charges for Services 4,591,445 Mental & Physical Health 1,019,871
Fines & Forfeits 560,898 Culture & Recreation 558,736
Miscellaneous Revenue 3,984,365 Debt Service 1,493,686
Other Financing Resources 3,102,202 Capital Outlays 7,654,522
Total Revenues $37,767,203 Total Expenditures $38,768,483

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 373 5,199 29.8 $73,033,056 18.0
Mining 6 49 0.3 1,389,716 0.3
Utilities * * * * *
Construction 194 635 3.6 16,894,458 4.2
Manufacturing 33 249 1.4 5,180,817 1.3
Wholesale/Retail Trade 212 2,011 11.5 41,761,826 10.3
Transportation & Warehousing 27 170 1.0 4,964,877 1.2
Information 21 130 0.7 3,801,454 0.9
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 77 346 2.0 7,773,585 1.9
Professional & Technical Services 70 191 1.1 4,781,621 1.2
Management of Companies & Enterprises* ****
Administrative & Waste Services 40 190 1.1 5,553,785 1.4
Educational Services 11 29 0.2 521,821 0.1
Health Care & Social Assistance 98 1,212 6.9 32,588,268 8.1
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 23 122 0.7 1,348,034 0.3
Accommodation & Food Services 139 1,190 6.8 15,419,574 3.8
Other Services, except Public Administration 429 543 3.1 7,282,396 1.8
Government 97 5,118 29.3 179,599,270 44.4
Not Elsewhere Classified 11 66 0.4 2,803,126 0.7
Total 1,855 17,440 100.0 $404,697,684 100.0

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) $396 0 0.00 14
Diversion 22,329 6 0.02 32
Food Assistance 6,870,422 6,397 16.07 4
General Assistance 1,175,903 321 0.81 4
Medical Assistance 40,153,885 11,605 29.16 5
Refugee Assistance -- -- -- --
State Supplemental SSI 153,839 254 0.64 4
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) $1,765,189 835 2.10 17

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 8   School Apportionment
Average Annual FTE Enrollment 2005-06 6,161.19     State Fiscal Year 2006 $47,160,098.82
Average Annual FTE Enrollment 2006-07 6,047.78     State Fiscal Year 2007 $49,018,405.86
  
Major Sources of Operating Revenue - FY 2005-06Selected Expenditures for Instructional Programs - FY 2005-06
State $40,289,942.14   Basic Education $26,426,177.34
Federal 10,254,674.87   Special Education 5,079,620.46
Local Property Tax 4,373,440.08   Vocational Education 2,451,287.85
Other Local 1,703,837.86   Transportation 2,517,437.36
Payments from Other Districts 177,404.28  
Total $56,799,299.23 Total Selected Expenditures$36,474,523.01

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:31,661
Licensed Vehicles: 
    Passenger 22,929
    Trucks 16,403
    Recreational 6,121
    Trailers 6,527
    Other 7
    Exempt 71
    Total152,058
    Vanity1391

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 2,395 1,234 1,161
5-9 2,701 1,331 1,370
10-14 3,060 1,547 1,514
15-19 3,100 1,595 1,505
20-24 1,995 1,049 946
25-29 2,152 1,127 1,025
30-34 1,887 936 951
35-39 2,262 1,109 1,153
40-44 2,742 1,332 1,410
45-49 3,181 1,642 1,539
50-54 3,058 1,512 1,546
55-59 2,965 1,506 1,459
60-64 2,596 1,325 1,270
65-69 1,864 929 935
70-74 1,337 667 670
75-79 961 470 491
80-84 725 291 435
85 + 819 299 520
Total 39,800 19,902 19,898
Median Age 40.64 40.09 41.15

Note: Data are estimated population by age and gender.

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