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WASHINGTON FACT SHEET
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Population
Per-capita income
Earnings per job
Poverty rate
Total number of jobs
Unemployment rate
Percent employment change
Farm & farm related jobs
Top export commodities
Farm characteristics
Farm financial indicators
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POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME
State Metro Nonmetro
Population
1980 4,132,353 3,366,489 765,864
1990 4,866,669 4,036,322 830,347
Latest(1997) 5,610,362 4,644,414 965,948
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 24,547 25,660 19,207
1996 25,277 26,449 19,661
Change 3.0% 3.1% 2.4%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 29,527 30,753 22,546
1996 30,208 31,442 23,105
Change 2.3% 2.2% 2.5%
Poverty rate
1980 9.8 9.3 12.2
1990 10.9 10.0 15.6
Latest(1995-96) 12.2 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 3,148,383 2,678,289 470,094
1996 3,225,452 2,748,162 477,290
Unemployment Rate
1996 6.5 6.0 9.4
1997 4.8 4.3 7.5
Percent employment change
1994-95 4.1 4.1 3.9
1995-96 2.1 2.4 0.6
1996-97 5.7 6.0 4.0
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 16.2 14.5 26.0
Production 3.3 2.2 10.2
Farm Inputs 0.3 0.2 0.8
Proc. & Mark. 1.6 1.5 2.3
Whol.& Retail 10.6 10.4 11.8
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 42.6
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 15.7
of total land area 36.9%
CROPLAND (million acres) 8.0
of total farmland 50.9%
irrigated 20.5%
in pasture 6.9%
in Fed. farm program 1.6%
in Conservation Reserve 9.3%
WOODLAND (million acres) 2.0
of total farmland 12.6%
in pasture 81.4%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 5.3
of total farmland 33.8%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 0.4
of total farmland 2.8%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 520.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 63.6%
100 to 499 acres 20.3%
500 to 999 acres 5.6%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 4.8%
2,000 or more acres 5.7%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 70.0%
$50,000 to $99,999 8.0%
$100,000 to $499,999 17.3%
More than $500,000 4.7%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 19,300
Percent of total 63.8%
Part owner (farms) 7,778
Percent of total 25.7%
Tenant (farms) 3,186
Percent of total 10.5%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 27,177
Percent of total 89.8%
Partnerships (farms) 2,675
Percent of total 8.8%
Non-family corporations (farms) 220
Percent of total 0.7%
Others (farms) 192
Percent of total 0.6%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 53
Perc. w/ farming as their 54.5%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 36,000 36,000
Million $
Final crop output 3,552.3 4,248.7
+ Final animal output 1,564.0 1,624.8
+ Services and forestry 711.3 730.5
= Final agricultural sector output 5,827.6 6,604.0
- Intermediate consumption outlays 2,842.3 2,842.6
+ Net government transactions (62.8) (21.3)
= Gross value added 2,922.6 3,740.1
- Capital consumption 373.4 372.8
= NET VALUE ADDED 2,549.2 3,367.3
- Factor payments 1,616.3 1,768.0
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 735.1 819.2
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 624.8 677.2
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 256.5 271.6
= NET FARM INCOME 932.9 1,599.3
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 19,411.6 20,876.4
Real estate 15,391.3 16,948.4
Nonreal estate 4,020.3 3,928.1
FARM DEBT 3,057.3 3,125.9
Real estate 1,538.0 1,571.7
Nonreal estate 1,519.3 1,554.2
EQUITY 16,354.3 17,750.6
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 18.7 17.6
Debt/assets 15.8 15.0
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Apples 19.3 59.5
2. Dairy products 13.8 3.4
3. Wheat 13.6 7.7
4. Cattle and calves 10.7 1.9
5. Potatoes 8.2 17.4
All Commodities 2.8
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Fruits and prep. 3 538.2
2. Vegetables and preps. 2 416.8
3. Wheat and products 3 380.1
4. Other 5 238.3
5. Live animals and meat exc. poultry 15 93.2
Overall 9 1,857.0
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. YAKIMA 18.1% 689.7
2. GRANT 12.6% 481.9
3. FRANKLIN 6.3% 239.5
4. ADAMS 5.8% 221.1
5. BENTON 5.6% 213.9
State Total 3,821.2
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