Household and Personal Expenses
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of farms 14
Average family size 3.4
Family Living Expenses
Food and meals expense 4,832
Medical care and health insurance 5,295
Cash donations 1,439
Household supplies 3,485
Clothing 2,494
Personal care 794
Child / Dependent care 1,356
Gifts 1,592
Education 996
Recreation 2,727
Utilities (household share) 1,532
Nonfarm vehicle operating expense 861
Household real estate taxes 860
Dwelling rent -
Household repairs 1,734
Nonfarm interest 1,396
Life insurance payments 1,690
Total cash family living expense 33,084
Family living from the farm -
Total family living 33,084
Other Nonfarm Expenditures
Income taxes 16,867
Furnishing & appliance purchases 653
Nonfarm vehicle purchases 1,771
Nonfarm real estate purchases 1,559
Other nonfarm capital purchases 507
Nonfarm savings & investments 4,095
Total other nonfarm expenditures 25,451
Total cash family living
investment & nonfarm capital purch 58,535