The San Juan County 2011 annual report, as compiled by the auditor, is available online at the auditor’s home page, on the county website, www.co.san-juan.wa.us.

Among reports included in the Annual Report are graphs and schedules on sources, and uses, of cash, long-term debt, state and federal grants, building permits, unemployment rates (7.1 percent in 2011) and total county cash.

Below are a few other statisical highlights: estimated population, 15,900; registered voters, 11574; number of building permits issued in 2011, 78 (2006, 170); county employees (“full-time equivalents or FTEs”), 224.6 (2010, 243.1).

Some financial facts: total county real estate valuation, $8,059,711,892 ($8 billion); personal property valuation, $76,787,440; property tax collections: $43,453,969. More financial facts: county revenue sources: 49 percent taxes, 28 percent intergovernmental transfers (e.g., from the State), 3 percent licenses and permits, and 0 percent from fines & penalties.

Find out more at by visiting the county website and clicking on the auditor’s homepage, and look for “Auditor’s Quarterly Reports.”