Farm Business Management -- Reports -- Minnesota STATEWIDE

	Avg. Of
	All Farms	Low 20%	20 - 40%	40 - 60%	60 - 80%	High 20%

Number of farms	791	168	164	178	164	117

Average family size	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.9

Family Living Expenses
Food and meals expense	5,307	5,132	4,785	5,101	5,496	6,339
Medical care and health insurance	4,552	3,157	3,845	4,515	5,864	5,765
Cash donations	1,210	1,191	848	959	1,292	2,012
Household supplies	3,416	3,228	3,469	3,134	3,368	4,110
Clothing	1,544	1,480	1,265	1,353	1,654	2,164
Personal care	2,628	2,332	2,353	2,533	2,716	3,461
Child / Dependent care	650	601	769	469	633	853
Gifts	1,513	1,341	1,266	1,423	1,346	2,476
Education	1,082	927	872	1,026	1,046	1,736
Recreation	2,069	1,661	1,720	1,698	2,387	3,259
Utilities (household share)	1,500	1,435	1,423	1,423	1,677	1,567
Nonfarm vehicle operating expense	2,372	2,382	2,277	2,233	2,617	2,356
Household real estate taxes	153	161	159	122	142	193
Dwelling rent	132	91	222	140	154	24
Household repairs	1,129	1,108	1,339	954	899	1,456
Nonfarm interest	803	1,146	901	496	832	601
Life insurance payments	1,593	1,405	1,472	1,537	1,630	2,065
Total cash family living expense	31,653	28,780	28,984	29,117	33,751	40,437
Family living from the farm	337	367	210	375	415	308
Total family living	31,990	29,146	29,194	29,492	34,167	40,744

Other Nonfarm Expenditures
Income taxes	6,369	4,507	5,002	5,122	6,806	12,245
Furnishing & appliance purchases	607	541	774	426	445	972
Nonfarm vehicle purchases	2,682	1,982	2,217	1,947	4,066	3,522
Nonfarm real estate purchases	3,983	3,773	6,453	4,121	1,765	3,722
Other nonfarm capital purchases	630	-706	1,366	1,140	409	1,053
Nonfarm savings & investments	1,826	1,210	830	2,836	-409	5,705
Total other nonfarm expenditures	16,099	11,307	16,643	15,593	13,080	27,218

Total cash family living
investment & nonfarm capital purch	47,752	40,087	45,627	44,709	46,831	67,655