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Stevens 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 43,000 22
    Unincorporated 33,280 18
    Incorporated 9,720 25
Land Area in Square Miles 2,478.30 5
Density (Persons per Square Mile) - 2007 17.4 27
Assessed Value - 2006
    Total $ in Thousands $2,350,168 25
    Per Capita $/Person $55,823 34
Personal Income - 2005
    Total $ In Thousands $918,357 25
    Per Capita $/Person $21,900 35
Taxable Retail Sales - see Table LT01
County Seat - Colville

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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 3,194
Estimated Deaths 2,682
Natural Increase 512
Net Migration 2,422
Total Change2,934
Marriages in 2005 212
    Per 1,000 Population 5.15
Divorces in 2005 136
    Per 1,000 Population 3.30

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
Chewelah 2,350
Colville 5,020
Kettle Falls 1,610
Marcus 175*
Northport 290*
Springdale 275

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
200040,06636,4721172,28119767932739
2006 42,100 38,036 128 2,476 261 89 1,111 881

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 $912,298.06 $878,859.61 $578,305.71 $625,982.16
Federal Revenues 351,586.83 356,269.58 364,365.69 368,736.52
Forest Excise and Reclassified 1,153,025.67 1,646,558.72 1,590,480.97 1,792,906.74
Hotel/Motel Tax 22,374.29 23,176.15 28,899.26 28,901.44
Liquor Excise Tax 40,955.34 43,770.84 45,897.88 51,924.32
Liquor Profits 88,372.71 101,625.96 100,771.79 100,479.65
Local Sales & Use Tax/Interest 1,498,365.59 1,498,379.08 1,891,616.80 2,052,093.50
Miscellaneous 129,785.78 441,011.54 1,046,004.55 1,199,992.23
Motor Vehicle Fund 3,841,845.01 3,809,789.07 3,988,547.29 4,151,514.51
Natural Resources Transfers 33,594.71 37,855.99 41,388.00 41,266.90
PUD Privilege Tax -- -- -- --
Total Revenue Distributed $8,072,203.99 $8,837,296.54 $9,676,277.94 $10,413,797.97

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 $1,900,324.50
2005 $4,111,757.18
2006 $3,647,966.71
2007 $3,454,438.59

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COUNTY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES

Source: State Auditor

COUNTY REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES - Calendar Year 2006
Revenues ($)      Expenditures ($)
Property Taxes $8,617,741  General Government Services $7,379,114
Retail Sales & Use 2,327,400 Security of Persons & Property 6,365,034
All Other Taxes 2,457,815 Physical Environment 1,752,863
Licenses & Permits 514,952 Transportation 9,627,049
Intergovernmental Revenues 16,525,561 Economic Development 987,763
Charges for Services 6,569,465 Mental & Physical Health 4,965,898
Fines & Forfeits 383,872 Culture & Recreation 343,180
Miscellaneous Revenue 4,327,935 Debt Service 1,614,832
Other Financing Resources 17,384 Capital Outlays 10,260,516
Total Revenues $41,742,125 Total Expenditures $43,296,249

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 79 351 3.4 $9,823,472 3.3
Mining 5 68 0.7 2,408,082 0.8
Utilities * * * * *
Construction 144 448 4.4 13,208,115 4.4
Manufacturing 41 1,515 14.8 57,031,751 19.2
Wholesale/Retail Trade 133 1,324 12.9 28,954,605 9.7
Transportation & Warehousing 50 275 2.7 8,369,085 2.8
Information 14 89 0.9 2,002,963 0.7
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 57 266 2.6 7,096,175 2.4
Professional & Technical Services 41 128 1.2 3,432,371 1.2
Management of Companies & Enterprises* ****
Administrative & Waste Services 25 97 0.9 2,081,699 0.7
Educational Services 6 21 0.2 207,163 0.1
Health Care & Social Assistance 68 1,473 14.4 41,777,866 14.1
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation * * * * *
Accommodation & Food Services 80 597 5.8 5,955,477 2.0
Other Services, except Public Administration 334 464 4.5 6,572,644 2.2
Government 61 2,957 28.8 99,805,163 33.6
Not Elsewhere Classified 15 198 1.9 8,415,539 2.8
Total 1,147 10,264 100.0 $297,142,170 100.0

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) -- -- -- --
Diversion 45,268 10 0.02 30
Food Assistance 5,921,245 5,615 13.06 13
General Assistance 956,675 265 0.62 7
Medical Assistance 31,979,287 9,242 21.95 12
Refugee Assistance 1,848 1 0.00 10
State Supplemental SSI 126,281 208 0.48 10
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) $1,793,250 811 1.89 20

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 12   School Apportionment
Average Annual FTE Enrollment 2005-06 6,039.21     State Fiscal Year 2006 $45,225,409.52
Average Annual FTE Enrollment 2006-07 6,216.07     State Fiscal Year 2007 $48,384,738.89
  
Major Sources of Operating Revenue - FY 2005-06Selected Expenditures for Instructional Programs - FY 2005-06
State $40,349,432.99   Basic Education $26,584,408.33
Federal 9,119,971.78   Special Education 4,130,854.25
Local Property Tax 3,522,543.23   Vocational Education 2,122,723.13
Other Local 1,440,342.40   Transportation 3,425,423.72
Payments from Other Districts 216,345.05  
Total $54,648,635.45 Total Selected Expenditures$36,263,409.43

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:30,905
Licensed Vehicles: 
    Passenger 20,879
    Trucks 15,085
    Recreational 6,293
    Trailers 7,285
    Other 6
    Exempt 53
    Total149,601
    Vanity1335

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 2,485 1,237 1,248
5-9 2,981 1,513 1,468
10-14 3,495 1,845 1,649
15-19 3,550 1,856 1,695
20-24 1,807 917 890
25-29 1,754 841 913
30-34 1,910 891 1,019
35-39 2,545 1,277 1,268
40-44 3,259 1,603 1,656
45-49 3,649 1,776 1,873
50-54 3,596 1,829 1,767
55-59 3,448 1,743 1,705
60-64 2,850 1,483 1,367
65-69 1,888 983 906
70-74 1,277 694 583
75-79 924 407 517
80-84 737 316 422
85 + 844 266 578
Total 43,000 21,476 21,524
Median Age 41.49 41.13 41.85

Note: Data are estimated population by age and gender.

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