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San Juan 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 15,900 32
    Unincorporated 13,680 27
    Incorporated 2,220 36
Land Area in Square Miles 174.92 39
Density (Persons per Square Mile) - 2007 90.9 10
Assessed Value - 2006
    Total $ in Thousands $5,338,150 16
    Per Capita $/Person $340,010 1
Personal Income - 2005
    Total $ In Thousands $670,273 28
    Per Capita $/Person $44,053 2
Taxable Retail Sales - see Table LT01
County Seat - Friday Harbor

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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 709
Estimated Deaths 791
Natural Increase -82
Net Migration 1,905
Total Change1,823
Marriages in 2005 368
    Per 1,000 Population 23.74
Divorces in 2005 46
    Per 1,000 Population 2.97

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
Friday Harbor2,220

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
200014,07713,5703612213112206338
2006 15,700 15,138 20 127 165 15 235 369

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 $753,320.78 $820,662.08 $853,969.93 $916,302.67
Federal Revenues -- -- -- --
Forest Excise and Reclassified 5,621.37 9,913.03 10,433.56 16,052.13
Hotel/Motel Tax 664,452.56 711,207.15 712,361.76 743,934.60
Liquor Excise Tax 16,853.34 18,351.13 19,472.91 21,667.10
Liquor Profits 37,096.69 43,406.55 42,915.56 42,925.80
Local Sales & Use Tax/Interest 2,836,720.15 3,054,254.80 3,162,244.98 3,384,005.57
Miscellaneous 157,399.24 176,490.68 168,597.63 244,933.61
Motor Vehicle Fund 3,827,649.50 3,876,813.41 4,247,661.39 4,170,635.45
Natural Resources Transfers -- -- -- --
PUD Privilege Tax -- -- -- --
Total Revenue Distributed $8,299,113.63 $8,711,098.83 $9,217,657.72 $9,540,456.93

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 $3,000,956.32
2005 $4,644,967.39
2006 $5,461,429.72
2007 $5,327,927.98

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COUNTY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES

Source: State Auditor

COUNTY REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES - Calendar Year 2006
Revenues ($)      Expenditures ($)
Property Taxes $7,625,584  General Government Services $6,075,070
Retail Sales & Use 4,879,124 Security of Persons & Property 3,850,847
All Other Taxes 5,361,968 Physical Environment 2,783,422
Licenses & Permits 1,017,633 Transportation 6,415,993
Intergovernmental Revenues 8,591,361 Economic Development 2,164,202
Charges for Services 4,586,199 Mental & Physical Health 1,835,092
Fines & Forfeits 181,309 Culture & Recreation 1,521,668
Miscellaneous Revenue 2,703,887 Debt Service 2,895,615
Other Financing Resources 16,269,950 Capital Outlays 18,131,529
Total Revenues $51,217,015 Total Expenditures $45,673,438

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 15 56 1.0 $1,691,107 1.1
Mining * * * * *
Utilities 6 76 1.4 4,062,739 2.7
Construction 214 768 14.2 24,123,153 16.2
Manufacturing 33 208 3.9 7,389,418 5.0
Wholesale/Retail Trade 114 719 13.3 19,359,172 13.0
Transportation & Warehousing 20 97 1.8 2,035,352 1.4
Information 14 74 1.4 2,386,585 1.6
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 59 197 3.7 5,131,585 3.5
Professional & Technical Services 67 164 3.0 5,772,546 3.9
Management of Companies & Enterprises* ****
Administrative & Waste Services 58 203 3.8 4,291,031 2.9
Educational Services 14 45 0.8 1,663,910 1.1
Health Care & Social Assistance 53 278 5.2 6,856,177 4.6
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 31 157 2.9 2,404,458 1.6
Accommodation & Food Services 106 1,090 20.2 19,244,813 12.9
Other Services, except Public Administration 100 250 4.6 6,138,136 4.1
Government 39 993 18.4 34,930,745 23.5
Not Elsewhere Classified 3 24 0.4 1,195,288 0.8
Total 938 5,394 100.0 $148,676,215 100.0

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) -- -- -- --
Diversion 4,500 1 0.01 36
Food Assistance 428,042 389 2.45 39
General Assistance 69,236 18 0.11 39
Medical Assistance 4,120,104 1,191 7.58 33
Refugee Assistance -- -- -- --
State Supplemental SSI 12,101 20 0.13 39
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) $113,699 46 0.29 39

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 4   School Apportionment
Average Annual FTE Enrollment 2005-06 1,681.77     State Fiscal Year 2006 $11,635,412.68
Average Annual FTE Enrollment 2006-07 1,620.17     State Fiscal Year 2007 $11,944,573.99
  
Major Sources of Operating Revenue - FY 2005-06Selected Expenditures for Instructional Programs - FY 2005-06
State $10,736,309.29   Basic Education $8,274,524.43
Federal 1,198,995.61   Special Education 1,432,480.56
Local Property Tax 2,849,991.17   Vocational Education 253,963.70
Other Local 1,083,328.39   Transportation 420,755.66
Payments from Other Districts 39,289.50  
Total $15,907,913.96 Total Selected Expenditures$10,381,724.35

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:12,881
Licensed Vehicles: 
    Passenger 10,794
    Trucks 5,647
    Recreational 1,614
    Trailers 1,782
    Other 16
    Exempt 14
    Total119,867
    Vanity1419

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
0-4 552 274 278
5-9 716 359 357
10-14 935 475 461
15-19 785 414 371
20-24 493 262 231
25-29 513 257 256
30-34 528 255 273
35-39 824 396 428
40-44 1,103 506 598
45-49 1,532 743 789
50-54 1,803 849 954
55-59 1,701 843 858
60-64 1,432 726 706
65-69 942 505 437
70-74 672 356 317
75-79 573 258 315
80-84 405 182 224
85 + 390 133 256
Total 15,900 7,791 8,109
Median Age 49.90 49.70 50.06

Note: Data are estimated population by age and gender.

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