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

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of farms 10
Average family size 3.0
Family Living Expenses
Food and meals expense 6,483
Medical care 3,712
Health insurance 2,829
Cash donations 3,025
Household supplies 3,996
Clothing 2,629
Personal care 837
Child / Dependent care 23
Alimony and Child support -
Gifts 1,841
Education 2,927
Recreation 2,911
Utilities (household share) 1,556
Nonfarm vehicle operating expense 1,890
Household real estate taxes 837
Dwelling rent 1,265
Household repairs 1,172
Nonfarm interest 1,097
Disability / Long term care insuran 183
Life insurance payments 1,198
Nonfarm property insurance 343
Miscellaneous 719
Total cash family living expense 41,473
Family living from the farm -
Total family living 41,473
Other Nonfarm Expenditures
Income taxes 13,324
Furnishing & appliance purchases 51
Nonfarm vehicle purchases 499
Nonfarm real estate purchases 11,445
Other nonfarm capital purchases 150
Nonfarm savings & investments 2,795
Total other nonfarm expenditures 28,264
Total cash family living
investment & nonfarm capital purch 69,736