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St. Johns Community Profile

Principal Economic Activities
Once a traditional agricultural community, St. Johns has become a location where traditional values and new technology meet at the crossroads. Two fossil-fueled electric-generating plants employ more than 400 hundred people. On the cutting edge of technology, a data communications earth station is also located near St. Johns. St. Johns serves as the Apache County seat and center of governmental activities, providing employment for more than 300 people. The Arizona Department of Corrections completed a new facility near St. Johns in 1994. The facility employs about 115 people. With a high quality of life and among the lowest property tax rates in the state, the city's economic future is indeed bright. All of Apache County is a part of the state's Enterprise Zone program.

 

Population

    
1980
1990
1998
2000
2006
St. Johns
Apache County
Arizona
3,368
52,108
2,716,546
3,294
61,591
3,665,228
3,535
66,350
4,764,025
3,269
69,423
5,130,632
3,865
73,775
6,044,985
Sources: Arizona Department of Economic Security and U.S. Census Bureau.
   

St. Johns Labor Force Data

    
1980
1990
1998
2000
2006
Civilian Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
1,229
1,132
97
7.9%
1,408
1,349
61
4.3%
1,613
1,530
84
5.2%
1,198
N/A
38
3.2%
1,244
N/A
51
4.1%
Source: Arizona Department of Economic Security.
    

Growth Indicators

    
1990
1997
1998
2000
2006
Taxable Sales ($)
Postal Receipts ($)*
School Enrollment
Net Assessed Valuation ($)
14,940,750
239,299
1,420
6,555,944
17,703,250
320,688
1,227
5,952,561
18,248,150
278,196
1,149
5,740,865
20,500,000
N/A
N/A
12,200,000
24,200,000
N/A
N/A
8,100,000
* Postal Receipts are for fiscal year.
   

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
$0.47
0.11
0.22
0.03
0.01

0.92
$0.00
0.35
0.00
0.10
0.04
0.11
1.24
$0.00
0.33
0.00
0.12
0.04
0.16
1.44
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
County Total
School District
City
$1.76
2.46
0.00
$1.85
4.20
0.00
$2.09
4.30
0.00
$1.91
4.33
0.00
$2.79
4.54
0.00
Total
$4.22
$6.05
$6.39
$6.24
$7.33
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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