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Eagar Community Profile

Principal Economic Activities
For many years, agriculture and trading were the focus of the area. The construction of two power plants, the start of a sawmill and other timber-related industries, and the growing tourism/recreation trade has broadened the southern Apache County economic base.
Ranching is the primary agricultural activity in Apache County with more than 73,000 head of cattle grazing on private ranches and State/Federal lands. Hay production along the Little Colorado River system produces 19,500 tons on 5,500 acres.
The Salt River Project's Coronado Generating Station employs 290; Century's Springerville Generating Station employs 200 people; and the Stone Container sawmill in Eagar employs 117 people. In addition, the United States Forest Service employs 106 permanent and 47 temporary workers.
Eagar is in the center of the White Mountain Recreation Area. Tourist activity from winter sports, hunting, fishing and summer visitors brings approximately 100,000 people to the national forest, making the trade and services sector vital to the economy. All of Apache County is a designated Enterprise Zone.

 

Eagar Area

Population

    
1980
1990
1998
2000
2006
Eagar
Apache County
Arizona
2,791
52,108
2,716,546
4,025
61,591
3,665,228
4,840
66,350
4,764,025
4,033
69,423
5,130,632
4,435
73,775
6,044,985
Sources: Arizona Department of Economic Security and U.S. Census Bureau.
   

Eagar Labor Force Data

    
1980
1990
1997
2000
2006
Civilian Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
1,175
978
197
16.8%
1,702
1,633
69
4.1%
1,950
1,852
98
5.0%
1,780
N/A
50
2.8%
1,844
N/A
66
3.6%
Source: Arizona Department of Economic Security.
    

Growth Indicators

    
1990
1997
1998
2000
2006
Taxable Sales ($)
Postal Receipts ($)*
New Building Permits**
School Enrollment***
Net Assessed Valuation ($)
11,422,450
114,011
48
2,179
10,947,103
11,785,833
197,435
94
1,953
11,051,170
12,521,100
199,466
95
1,892
12,456,888
11,300,000
N/A
66
N/A
13,700,000
19,500,000
N/A
103
N/A
16,900,000
* Postal Receipts are for fiscal year.
** Arizona Business, Arizona State University; 1996 figure not for entire year.
***Round Valley Consolidated School District.
   

Property Tax Rate Per $100 Assessed Valuation

    
1990
1997
1998
2000
2006
AZ State Tax
Community College
Flood Control (Cnty.)
Library
County Fire District
Jail
County
County Total
School District
City
Total
$0.47
0.11
0.22
0.03
0.01
 
0.92
$1.76
3.62
 
$5.38
$0.00
0.35
0.00
0.10
0.04
0.11
1.24
$1.85
5.35
1.09
$8.29
$0.00
0.33
0.00
0.12
0.04
0.16
1.44
$2.09
5.44
0.91
$8.44
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.79
N/A
1.91
N/A
5.71
0.79
$8.41
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.00
N/A
2.79
N/A
4.07
0.00
$6.86
Source: Arizona Tax Research Foundation.
Note: Property tax in Arizona is based on assessed valuation which is 10 percent of market value for residential property. Average tax rate on homes in Arizona before exemptions and rebates is 1.3% of market value.
    
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