TABLE 9
HOUSEHOLD AND PERSONAL EXPENSES, 2000
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)
Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of farms 336 61 64
Average family size 3.6 3.3 3.9
Family Living Expenses
Food and meals expense 5,695 5,237 6,568
Medical care and health insurance 5,360 3,830 6,614
Cash donations 814 514 1,189
Household supplies 4,368 2,956 4,869
Clothing 1,915 1,617 2,206
Personal care 3,373 3,044 4,251
Child / Dependent care 471 234 893
Gifts 1,275 1,021 1,676
Education 835 725 1,221
Recreation 2,175 1,703 2,832
Utilities (household share) 1,826 1,765 2,236
Nonfarm vehicle operating expense 1,800 1,984 1,867
Household real estate taxes 50 33 71
Dwelling rent 73 44 94
Household repairs 1,182 1,093 975
Nonfarm interest 751 651 627
Life insurance payments 1,464 1,471 1,887
Total cash family living expense 33,427 27,921 40,076
Family living from the farm 220 160 444
Total family living 33,647 28,081 40,520
Other Nonfarm Expenditures
Income taxes 4,900 2,413 9,115
Furnishing & appliance purchases 369 207 442
Nonfarm vehicle purchases 3,062 3,833 3,253
Nonfarm real estate purchases 1,140 -355 974
Other nonfarm capital purchases 969 621 2,233
Nonfarm savings & investments 1,177 700 784
Total other nonfarm expenditures 11,617 7,419 16,801
Total cash family living
investment & nonfarm capital purch 45,044 35,340 56,876