Principal Economic Activities
Winslow has a diversified economy in which transportation,
tourism, manufacturing, trade and retail business are important factors. The
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and the Arizona Department of Corrections
are the major employers with 500 employees each. Trade is the second largest
employer, partly due to tourism brought in by traffic on I-40 and state Highway
87, which connects Winslow to Phoenix (state Highway 87 continues north into
the Navajo and Hopi Indian reservations).
Major retail stores in the area include Wal-Mart, Video City, and
the Flying J and Pilot truck stops. The lumber industry influences the economy
of the Winslow area with a sizeable number of employees at Winslow and in the
Apache Sitgreaves and Coconino National Forests.
Population |
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1980 |
1990 |
1998 |
2000 |
2006 |
Winslow
Navajo County
Arizona
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7,921
67,629
2,716,546 |
9,279
77,658
3,665,228 |
9,340
92,500
4,764,025 |
9,520
97,470
5,130,632 |
9,945
113,470
6,305,210 |
*Local sources estimate the trade area population at
44,835.
Sources: Arizona Department of Economic Security and U.S. Census
Bureau. |
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Winslow Labor Force Data |
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1980 |
1990 |
1998 |
2000 |
2006 |
Civilian Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate |
3,543
3,195
348
9.8% |
3,879
3,544
328
6.3% |
4,073
3,748
242
4.8% |
3,491
N/A
116
3.3% |
3,794
N/A
136
3.6% |
Source: Arizona Department of Economic Security.
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Growth Indicators |
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1990 |
1997 |
1998 |
2000 |
2006 |
Taxable Sales ($)
Postal Receipts ($)*
New Building Permits**
School Enrollment
Net Assessed Valuation
($) |
65,303,141
459,195
72
2,365
20,469,009 |
87,199,200
646,322
16
2,709
23,036,744 |
85,355,000
671,303,
69
2,643
23,070,493 |
97,700.000
N/A
78
N/A
25,100,000 |
124,700,000
N/A
79
N/A
28,700,000 |
* Postal Receipts are for fiscal year.
**
Arizona Business, Arizona State University; figures not for entire
year. |
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Property Tax Rate Per $100 Assessed
Valuation |
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1990 |
1997 |
1998 |
2000 |
2006 |
AZ State Tax
Community College
Flood
Library
City Fire District
County
County Total
School District
Other
Total |
$0.47
0.81
0.07
0.05
0.91
$2.31
7.11
0.87
$10.29 |
$0.00
1.48
0.23
0.02
0.08
1.08
$2.89
7.67
0.95
$11.51 |
$0.00
1.49
0.27
0.02
0.09
1.10
$2.97
8.01
0.95
$11.93 |
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.95
2.90
N/A
7.16
N/A
$11.10 |
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.91
2.75
N/A
7.98
N/A
$11.64 |
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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For further information, contact:
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Winslow Chamber of Commerce
300 W. North Road
P.O. Box 460
Winslow, AZ 86047
phone: (928) 289-2434
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City of Winslow
21 Williamson Avenue
Winslow,
AZ 86047
phone: (928) 289-2422
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This page prepared from Arizona Department of Commerce profile on
the City of Winslow dated June 1999 and published with the permission of the
Winslow Chamber of Commerce.
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