HOUSEHOLD AND PERSONAL EXPENSES, 1999
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms sorted by Net Farm Income)
Average Of Average Of Average Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of Sole Proprietors 320 54 65
Average family size 3.6 3.1 3.9
FAMILY LIVING EXPENSES
Food and meals expense 5629 4637 6346
Medical care and health insurance 5589 4248 7128
Cash donations 707 386 954
Household supplies 4027 2941 5280
Clothing 1971 1462 2628
Personal care 3085 1666 5338
Child / Dependent care 439 318 507
Gifts 1223 1159 1440
Education 799 568 892
Recreation 2088 1270 2743
Utilities (household share) 1645 1341 2008
Nonfarm vehicle operating expense 1660 1649 1452
Household real estate taxes 52 32 78
Dwelling rent 137 78 71
Household repairs 1129 1135 1281
Nonfarm interest 599 549 569
Life insurance payments 1349 1256 1737
Total cash family living expense 32129 24695 40450
Family living from the farm 205 164 117
Total family living 32334 24859 40567
OTHER NONFARM EXPENDITURES
Income taxes 3818 1629 7205
Furnishing & appliance purchases 339 414 455
Nonfarm vehicle purchases 2422 2119 2992
Nonfarm real estate purchases 1210 -1479 2168
Other nonfarm capital purchases 489 119 896
Nonfarm savings & investments 2592 1284 4656
Total other nonfarm expenditures 10871 4086 18372
Total cash family living,
investment & nonfarm capital purch 43000 28781 58822