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| Ballard County Statistics |
| Industries providing employment: |
Type of workers: |
| Manufacturing (18.3%) |
Private wage or salary: 76% |
| Educational, health and social services (16.6%) |
Government: 15% |
| Retail trade (12.7%) |
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9% |
| Construction (11.8%) |
Unpaid family work: 0% |
| Median age: 39.6 years |
Males: 49.4%, Females: 50.6% |
| Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes |
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| Total labor force in 2004: 4110 |
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.7% |
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| County population in 2003: 8252 |
Average wage per job in 2003: $35515 |
| Jobs in 2003: 3233 |
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| Median household income: $32,130 (year 2000) |
Median monthly rent in 2000: $349 |
| Median house value: $58,800 (year 2000) |
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Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in 2000: $614
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Agriculture in Ballard County
Average size of farms: 233 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $70647
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $213.68
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.18%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.27%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $60366
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 63.59%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.29%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $50268
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.31
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.09%
Corn for grain: 22422 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 10372 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 39814 harvested acres
Vegetables: 15 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 5 acres
This information was compiled for several sources including city-data.com and wikipedia.com.
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