Property Tax Valuations, Average Tax Rate
Historical Data, 1958-1998
Total Taxes Average Year Assessed Valuation ($000) (1) Percent Levied Percent Tax Rate Due County State Total Change ($000) Change ($/1000)(2) 1998 $341,035,599 $10,872,297 $351,907,896 6.5% $4,722,586 3.3% $13.52 1997 319,421,447 11,021,949 330,443,395 5.4 4,570,988 6.5 13.93 1996 303,936,044 9,645,999 313,582,042 5.3 4,293,010 7.1 13.82 1995 288,029,507 9,732,584 297,762,091 7.0 4,010,103 7.8 13.53 1994 269,290,261 9,007,998 278,298,259 5.9 3,718,653 7.0 13.44 1993 253,554,975 9,017,028 262,572,003 11.3 3,476,759 12.1 13.36 1992 227,153,758 8,783,292 235,937,050 8.3 3,100,151 9.1 13.25 1991 208,685,612 9,213,922 217,899,534 22.2 2,842,230 13.7 13.14 1990 170,351,042 7,943,678 178,294,720 4.2 2,500,087 6.0 14.10 1989 163,556,766 7,608,043 171,164,810 5.5 2,359,013 9.9 13.88 1988 154,633,726 7,603,997 162,237,723 2.2 2,145,568 5.1 13.35 1987 151,411,961 7,318,434 158,730,395 4.1 2,042,279 14.4 12.97 1986 145,596,096 6,849,528 152,445,624 2.9 1,784,467 6.3 11.79 1985 141,743,344 6,453,551 148,196,895 5.3 1,678,405 11.2 11.44 1984 134,963,174 5,804,775 140,766,949 (1.8) 1,508,700 5.2 10.83 1983 137,936,548 5,476,328 143,412,876 16.3 1,434,255 15.4 10.06 1982 118,395,134 4,905,076 123,300,210 12.2 1,242,771 10.1 10.10 1981 105,678,609 4,195,271 109,873,880 43.1 1,129,004 12.1 10.28 1980 73,063,044 3,728,925 76,791,969 15.3 1,006,737 (5.4) 13.11 1979 63,105,433 3,477,912 66,583,345 12.5 1,064,021 6.2 15.98 1978 56,089,049 3,079,209 59,168,258 15.2 1,002,340 8.1 16.94 1977 48,357,404 3,023,877 51,381,281 13.7 927,390 27.5 18.05 1976 42,496,185 2,710,696 45,206,880 10.9 727,430 (9.8) 16.09 1975 38,211,161 2,548,447 40,759,608 5.6(3) 806,038 12.5 19.78 1974 18,065,726 1,230,384 19,296,110 7.7 716,189 6.2 18.56 1973 16,821,800 1,099,759 17,921,559 17.9 674,458(5) 3.6 18.82 1972 14,348,242 857,376 15,205,618 4.6 651,005 4.5 21.41 1971 13,711,635 828,263 14,539,898 11.9(4) 622,946 16.8 21.42 1970 6,107,912 389,227 6,497,139 9.6 533,244 14.6 20.52 1969 5,562,045 365,605 5,927,650 11.6 465,293 17.5 19.63 1968 4,966,600 342,965 5,309,565 8.2 395,951 17.0 18.64 1967 4,561,872 346,473 4,908,345 12.0 338,423 17.0 17.24 1966 4,040,600 341,824 4,382,424 4.8 285,456 6.5 16.29 1965 3,835,198 346,916 4,182,114 4.5 267,923 6.1 16.02 1964 3,655,050 347,009 4,002,059 5.2 252,611 9.1 15.78 1963 3,465,939 339,348 3,805,287 5.2 231,541 7.7 15.21 1962 3,290,578 325,635 3,616,213 4.9 214,979 5.2 14.86 1961 3,129,225 317,901 3,447,126 6.8 204,413 16.1 14.83 1960 2,919,367 307,112 3,226,480 3.6 175,998 0.8 13.64 1959 2,828,331 284,853 3,113,184 6.4 174,671 10.0 14.03 1958 2,656,444 268,651 2,925,095 8.3 158,827 10.6 13.581. County assessed valuations as equalized by the county boards of equalization, and state assessed valuations of intercounty utilities and private car companies as equalized by the State Board of Equalization.
2. Weighted average of regular, special, and state rates. All years adjusted to dollars per thousand levied on 100 percent assessment level.
3. Adjusted for increase in assessed valuation from 50 to 100 percent.
4. Adjusted for increase in assessed valuation from 25 to 50 percent.
5. Excludes levies declaredunconstitutional in accordance with Hoppe vs. Kinnear.