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EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 2000 United States Virgin Islands STATISTICAL DIGEST Issued September 2002 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS With an increase in demand for data on the Virgin Islands, the Eastern Caribbean Center (ECC) of the University of the Virgin Islands presents its third statistical digest. The following persons are ac- knowledged for their various contribu- tions in the publication of this document. We are grateful to Dr Michael Levin of the US Bureau of the Census for review- ing a draft version and for providing rec- ommendations for improvement. Ms Annette Gumbs, Research Analyst at the Eastern Caribbean Center, was largely responsible for directing this work through most of its development. Mr Rameshwar Srivastava, Survey Statistician, provided input in data col- lection methods. Mr James Richard- son, Research Analyst, assisted by gath- ering and compiling data. Dr Henry Smith, Vice Provost for Re- search and Public Service, was very help- ful in obtaining rainfall and temperature data. …
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EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 2000 United States Virgin Islands STATISTICAL DIGEST Issued September 2002 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS With an increase in demand for data on the Virgin Islands, the Eastern Caribbean Center (ECC) of the University of the Virgin Islands presents its third statistical digest. The following persons are ac- knowledged for their various contribu- tions in the publication of this document. We are grateful to Dr Michael Levin of the US Bureau of the Census for review- ing a draft version and for providing rec- ommendations for improvement. Ms Annette Gumbs, Research Analyst at the Eastern Caribbean Center, was largely responsible for directing this work through most of its development. Mr Rameshwar Srivastava, Survey Statistician, provided input in data col- lection methods. Mr James Richard- son, Research Analyst, assisted by gath- ering and compiling data. Dr Henry Smith, Vice Provost for Re- search and Public Service, was very help- ful in obtaining rainfall and temperature data. Ms Lauritz Mills, Director, Bu- reau of Economic Research, made avail- able data on tourism. Ms Gloria Rob- erts also helped with procuring these data. In the Department of Education, Dr Noreen Michael, Assistant Commis- sioner, Ms Hyacinth Walters and Mr Randolph Thomas were instrumental in helping ECC obtain education statistics on the public and nonpublic school sys- tem. Dr John Ambrose, Director of In- stitutional Research and Planning, made available education statistics at the Uni- versity of the Virgin Islands. Mr David Barber, Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, provided information on the labor force and on employment. Data on HIV/STD were shared by Dr Lois V. Saunders and Mr Jasper Lettsome in the Department of Health’s STD/HIV/TB program. Vot- ers and Election data were provided by Mr John Abramsen, Supervisor of Elections, and Ms Natalie Thomas, Deputy Supervisor of Elections. In the VI Police Department, crime data were provided by Ms Riise Richards and Cpl. Ivan Rampersad. Also, in the Department of Human Services, Com- missioner Sedonie Halbert and Ms Lynn-Berry Rodina assisted in provid- ing the data that were requested. The Eastern Caribbean Center is grateful to its many supporters of this issue. Frank L. Mills Director EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS This project was funded by a grant from the Office of Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior 2000 United States Virgin Islands STATISTICAL DIGEST Issued September 2002 University of the Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center Frank L. Mills, PhD Director Annette Gumbs Research Analyst Rameshwar Srivastava Statistician James Richardson Research Analyst v Table of Contents Page Title Page............................................................................................................................................. i Staff Page ...........................................................................................................................................iii Table of Contents................................................................................................................................ v List of Tables......................................................................................................................................vi Explanation of Symbols....................................................................................................................... x Chapter 1: Population......................................................................................................................1 Chapter 2: Vital Statistics ..............................................................................................................17 Chapter 3: Education.....................................................................................................................21 Chapter 4: Labor Force and Employment ......................................................................................35 Chapter 5: STD/HIV.....................................................................................................................43 Chapter 6: Crime ..........................................................................................................................49 Chapter 7: Voters and Elections ....................................................................................................55 Chapter 8: Tourism.......................................................................................................................63 Chapter 9: Rainfall and Temperature..............................................................................................69 Chapter 10: Motor Vehicle..............................................................................................................77 Chapter 11: Revenue and Budget ....................................................................................................81 Chapter 12: Human Services...........................................................................................................89 vi List of Tables Chapter 1 Page Table 1.1 Population of the U.S. Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000.............................................. 3 Table 1.2 U.S. Virgin Islands Population by Island: 1993 to 2000......................................... 3 Table 1.3 Population by Geographic Location: 2000........................................................... 4 Table 1.4A Population by Age, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000................................................... 5 Table 1.4B Population by Age, St. Croix: 1990 to 2000.......................................................... 5 Table 1.4C Population by Age, St. John: 1990 to 2000........................................................... 6 Table 1.4D Population by Age, St. Thomas: 1990 to 2000...................................................... 6 Table 1.5A Household Relationship by Island, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000............................. 7 Table 1.5B Household Relationship by Island, St. Croix: 1990 to 2000 .................................... 7 Table 1.5C Household Relationship by Island, St. John: 1990 to 2000...................................... 8 Table 1.5D Household Relationship by Island, St. Thomas: 1990 to 2000................................. 8 Table 1.6 Marital Status by Sex, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000.............................................. 9 Table 1.7A Fertility by Age, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000......................................................10 Table 1.7A Fertility by Age, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000......................................................11 Table 1.8A Birthplace by Island, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000 ...............................................12 Table 1.8B Birthplace by Island, St. Croix: 1990 to 2000.......................................................13 Table 1.8C Birthplace by Island, St. John: 1990 to 2000........................................................14 Table 1.8D Birthplace by Island, St. Thomas: 1990 to 2000...................................................15 Table 1.9A Selected Places of Birth, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000.........................................16 Table 1.9B Selected Places of Birth, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000.........................................16 Chapter 2 Vital Statistics..................................................................................................19 Chapter 3 Table 3.1 Public and Non-Public School Enrollment, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ................23 Table 3.2 Public School Enrollment, St. Croix: 1996 to 2000 ...............................................23 Table 3.3 Non-Public School Enrollment, St. Croix: 1996 to 2000........................................24 Table 3.4 Public School Enrollment, St. John/St. Thomas: 1996 to 2000...............................25 Table 3.5 Non-Public School Enrollment, St. John/St. Thomas: 1996 to 2000 .......................26 Table 3.6 Student Enrollment by Grade Levels, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000........................27 vii Table 3.7 Public School Student Enrollment by Grade Levels, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 1998.................................................................................................... 28 Table 3.8 Non-Public School Student Enrollment by Grade Levels, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000.................................................................................................... 29 Table 3.9 Headstart Pupils by School Year and Island, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000.................................................................................................... 30 Table 3.10 Headstart Staff by School Year and Island, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000.............. 30 Table 3.11 Number of Public High School Graduates, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ............... 30 Table 3.12A Number of Teachers, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ............................................. 31 Table 3.12B Number of Teachers Aides, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000.................................... 31 Table 3.13 University of the Virgin Islands Students and Full-Time Equivalent (FTE): Fall 1993 to 1997.............................................................................................. 31 Table 3.14 Degrees Conferred at the University of the Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000.............. 32 Table 3.15 Educational Attainment, Virgin Islands: 1980, 1990, 1995 and 1997...................... 33 Chapter 4 Table 4.1 Labor Force by Quarter, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000......................................... 37 Table 4.2 Labor Force Employed by Quarter, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ......................... 37 Table 4.3 Labor Force Unemployed by Quarter, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ..................... 38 Table 4.4 Labor Force, Percentage Unemployment by Quarter, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000.................................................................................................... 38 Table 4.5 Minimum Wage Rates, Virgin Islands: 1938 to 1997........................................... 39 Table 4.6 Average Annual Salaries Estimate by Occupation, Virgin Islands: 1998 to 2000.................................................................................................... 40 Chapter 5 Table 5.1 Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Sex, St. Thomas-St. John: 1996 to 2000........... 45 Table 5.2 AIDS Cases by Sex, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 .............................................. 46 Table 5.3 AIDS Cases by Age, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000.............................................. 46 Table 5.4 AIDS Cases by Races, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000........................................... 46 Table 5.5 AIDS Cases by Exposure Category, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 2000........................ 46 Table 5.6 HIV Cases by Age, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 2000................................................ 47 Table 5.7 HIV Cases by Races, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 2000............................................. 47 Table 5.3 HIV Cases by Sex, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 2000 ................................................ 47 Table 5.5 HIV Cases by Exposure Category, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 2000.......................... 47 viii Chapter 6 Table 6.1 Juvenile Offenses by Type and Year, St. Thomas/St. John, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ....................................................................................................51 Table 6.2 Juvenile Offenses by Type and Year, St. Croix, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ....................................................................................................51 Table 6.3 Traffic Accidents by Month, St. Thomas/St. John, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to FY 2000.........................................................................................52 Table 6.4 All Complaints Reported to Department of Public Safety by Island, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ..............................................................................52 Table 6.5 Adult Arrests by Type and Year, St. Thomas/St. John, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ....................................................................................................53 Table 6.6 Adult Arrests by Type and Year, St. Croix, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ....................................................................................................53 Table 6.7 Criminal Offenses by Type and Year, St. Thomas/St. John, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ..............................................................................54 Table 6.8 Criminal Offenses by Type and Year, St. Croix, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ....................................................................................................54 Chapter 7 Table 7.1 .............................................Vote Cast for Governor, Virgin Islands: 1970 to 1998 57 Table 7.2 Vote Cast for Delegate to Congress, Virgin Islands: 1972 to 2000........................57 Table 7.3 Vote Cast for Senator-At-Large, Virgin Islands: 1970 to 2000.............................58 Table 7.4 Number of Registered Voters by Island and Polling Place, Virgin Islands: 1998 and 2000............................................................................59 Table 7.5 Senatorial Election Results by Candidate, St. Croix: 2000 ....................................60 Table 7.6 Senatorial Election Results by Candidate, St. Thomas/St. John: 2000....................61 Chapter 8 Table 8.1 Number of Visitors by Type, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ...................................65 Table 8.2 Number of Visitors by Type and Island, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ...................65 Table 8.3 Place of Residence of Hotel Guest by Year, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000.............66 Table 8.4 Number of Visitors by Island of Entry, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to FY 2000.........................................................................................67 ix Table 8.5 Number of Hotel Rooms, Visitor Entries, and Visitor Estimated Average Expenditure, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to FY 2000 ................................. 67 Chapter 9 Table 9.1 Rainfall by Month, St. Croix, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000................................... 71 Table 9.2 Temperature by Month, St. Croix, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ........................... 72 Table 9.3 Rainfall by Month, St. John, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 .................................... 73 Table 9.4 Rainfall by Month, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: 1995 to 2000 ............................... 74 Table 9.5 Temperature by Month, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: 1995 to 2000........................ 75 Chapter 10 Motor Vehicle ................................................................................................. 79 Chapter 11 Table 11.1 General Fund Revenues and Contributions, Actuals and Estimates, Virgin Islands: FY1996 to 2000......................................................................... 83 Table 11.2 Operating Budgets of Public Institutions, Virgin Islands: FY1996 to 2000............................................................................................... 85 Table 11.3 U.S.V.I. Government, General Fund: FY 1996 to 2000....................................... 86 Table 11.4 Federal Remittance and Expenditures, Virgin Islands: FY1996 to 2000............................................................................................... 87 Table 11.5 Miscellaneous, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to 2000.................................................. 87 Table 11.6 Real Estate Transactions, Virgin Islands: 1995 to 1999 ....................................... 88 Chapter 12 Table 12.1 Children in Foster Care by Island, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 ........................... 91 Table 12.2 Children Adopted by Island, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 2000.................................... 91 Table 12.3 Food Stamp Participants and Distribution by Island, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to 2000 ............................................................................................ 91 Table 12.4 Juvenile Caseload by Island, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 2000.................................... 92 Table 12.5 Emergency Services Referrals by Island, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to 2000.............................................................................................. 93 Table 12.6 Juvenile Justice Statistics by Island, Virgin Islands: x FY 1993 to 2000.............................................................................................94 Table 12.7 Income Maintenance Assistance by Island, Virgin Islands: FY 1997 to 2000...............................................................................................95 Table 12.8 Cancer care services by Islands, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to 1999........................96 Explanation of Symbols The following symbols and abbreviations are used in tables throughout this report: “-“ Zero or a percent that rounds to less than 0.1. “…” Not applicable/Not available D Withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual establishments. Data are included in higher-level totals. xi Chapter 1 Population 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 3 Table 1.1 Population of the U.S. Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000 Year Population 2000 (census) 108,612 1999 109,870 1998 112,830 1997 112,863 1996 111,180 1995 109,677 1994 108,190 1993 106,543 1992 104,931 1991 103,353 1990 (census) 101,809 Source: 1990 and 2000 figures came from the US Census Bureau, estimates for other years, and 1995 & 1997 survey data were produced by the Eastern Caribbean Center. Table 1.2 U.S. Virgin Islands Population by Island: 1993 to 2000 Population Percent Year Total St. Croix St. John St. Thomas Total St. Croix St. John St. Thomas 2000 108,612 53,234 4,197 51,181 100.0 49.0 3.9 47.1 1997 112,863 51,695 4,262 56,906 100.0 45.8 3.8 50.4 1995 109,677 51,389 4,030 54,259 100.0 46.9 3.7 49.5 1994 108,203 51,162 3,930 53,110 100.0 47.3 3.6 49.1 1993 106,553 50,905 3,819 51,829 100.0 47.8 3.6 48.6 Source: 1993 to 1995 data were obtained from the Eastern Caribbean Center 1995 Population and Housing Survey. 1997 data were obtained from the University of the Virgin Islands, Eastern Caribbean Center, 1997 Consumer Expenditure Survey. The 2000 data came from the VI Census 2000 4 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 Table 1.3 Population by Geographic Location: 1990 and 2000 Location 2000 1990 Number Percent U.S. Virgin Islands 108,612 101,809 6,803 7 St. Croix 53,234 50,139 3,095 6 Anna's Hope Village subdistrict 4,192 3,663 529 14 Christiansted subdistrict 2,865 3,199 -334 -10 East End Subdistrict 2,341 1,740 601 35 Frederiksted subdistrict 3,767 4,066 -299 -7 North central subdistrict 5,760 5,495 265 5 Northwest subdistrict 4,919 4,828 91 2 Sion Farm subdistrict 13,565 11,883 1,682 14 South central subdistrict 8,125 7,425 700 9 Southwest subdistrict 7,700 7,840 -140 -2 St. John Island 4,197 3,504 693 20 Central subdistrict 746 621 125 20 Coral Bay subdistrict 649 363 286 79 Cruz Bay subdistrict 2,743 2,469 274 11 East End subdistrict 59 51 8 16 St. Thomas Island 51,181 48,166 3,015 6 Charlotte Amalie subdistrict 18,914 20,589 -1,675 -8 East End subdistrict 7,672 5,927 1,745 29 Northside subdistrict 8,712 6,404 2,308 36 Southside subdistrict 5,467 4,668 799 17 Water Island subdistrict 161 172 -11 -6 Tutu subdistrict 8,197 9,084 -887 -10 West End subdistrict 2,058 1,322 736 56 Charlotte Amalie town 11,004 12,331 -1,327 -11 Christiansted town 2,637 2,555 82 3 Frederiksted town 732 1,064 -332 -31 Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Population Census Population Change from 1990 Census 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 5 Table 1.4A Population by Age , Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000 Age Group 2000 1997 1995 1990 All persons 108,612 112,863 109,677 101,809 Less than 5 8,553 9,063 8,988 9,230 5 to 9 10,176 10,676 10,197 10,072 10 to 14 9,676 10,449 10,500 10,142 15 to 19 8,688 9,718 10,379 9,623 20 to 24 5,916 6,719 7,008 7,103 25 to 34 13,705 14,095 13,842 14,677 35 to 44 15,746 15,299 14,728 15,039 45 to 54 15,521 15,244 14,404 12,284 55 to 59 6,757 5,698 5,126 3,980 60 to 64 4,757 5,258 3,622 3,180 65 to 74 5,845 6,781 7,257 4,283 75 and over 3,272 3,861 3,628 2,196 Median 33.4 32.0 30.8 28.2 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). Table 1.4B Population by Age, St. Croix: 1990 to 2000 Age Group 2000 1997 1995 1990 All persons 53,234 51,694 51,389 50,139 Less than 5 4,462 3,840 4,762 4,736 5 to 9 5,473 4,909 4,665 5,314 10 to 14 5,063 5,104 5,160 5,416 15 to 19 4,576 4,861 5,257 5,003 20 to 24 2,827 3,160 3,226 3,385 25 to 34 6,302 6,343 5,909 6,563 35 to 44 7,117 5,979 6,259 7,189 45 to 54 7,278 7,510 7,046 6,060 55 to 59 3,343 2,892 2,303 1,915 60 to 64 2,298 2,430 1,710 1,537 65 to 74 2,928 3,111 3,634 2,043 75 and over 1,567 1,555 1,458 978 Median 31.9 31.1 29.5 26.8 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). 6 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 Table 1.4C Population by Age, St. John: 1990 to 2000 Age Group 2000 1997 1995 1990 All persons 4,197 4,262 4,030 3,504 Less than 5 293 487 228 285 5 to 9 270 61 350 292 10 to 14 311 183 198 250 15 to 19 246 122 289 231 20 to 24 216 183 228 214 25 to 34 616 183 517 650 35 to 44 727 974 730 728 45 to 54 790 669 670 419 55 to 59 259 244 319 129 60 to 64 167 304 122 93 65 to 74 204 487 243 145 75 and over 98 366 137 68 Median 36.7 44.5 37.2 32.3 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). Table 1.4D Population by Age, St. Thomas: 1990 to 2000 Age Group 2000 1997 1995 1990 All persons 51,181 56,906 54,259 48,166 Less than 5 3,798 4,736 3,998 4,209 5 to 9 4,433 5,706 5,182 4,466 10 to 14 4,302 5,163 5,142 4,476 15 to 19 3,866 4,736 4,832 4,389 20 to 24 2,873 3,377 3,554 3,504 25 to 34 6,787 7,570 7,416 7,464 35 to 44 7,902 8,345 7,740 7,122 45 to 54 7,453 7,065 6,690 5,805 55 to 59 3,155 2,562 2,504 1,936 60 to 64 2,292 2,523 1,790 1,550 65 to 74 2,713 3,183 3,378 2,095 75 and over 1,607 1,941 2,033 1,150 Median 34.4 31.5 31.2 29.1 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 7 Table 1.5A Household Relationship by Island, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000 Relationship 2000 1997 1995 1990 All persons 108,612 112,863 109,677 101,809 Total householders 40,648 39,221 36,351 32,020 Family householders 26,636 28,516 26,789 23,012 Nonfamily householders 14,012 10,705 9,562 9,008 Householder Living alone 12,269 9,702 8,245 … Spouse 13,498 14,844 15,286 13,197 Child 38,878 39,430 42,677 39,885 Other relatives 9,904 15,682 11,240 10,853 Nonrelatives 4,413 3,687 4,124 4,533 Average household size (persons) 2.64 2.88 3.02 3.14 Average family size (persons) 3.34 3.45 3.58 3.78 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). Table 1.5B Household Relationship by Island, St. Croix: 1990 to 2000 Relationship 2000 1997 1995 1990 All persons 53,234 51,695 51,389 50,139 Total householders 19,455 18,691 17,075 15,045 Family householders 13,250 13,125 12,449 11,201 Nonfamily householders 6,205 5,566 4,626 3,844 Householder Living alone 5,588 5,323 4,120 … Spouse 6,675 9,023 7,230 6,529 Child 20,441 24,814 20,728 20,887 Other relatives 4,343 8,669 4,800 4,894 Nonrelatives 1,732 1,257 1,526 2,005 Average household size (persons) 2.71 3.83 3.01 3.28 Average family size (persons) 3.37 3.44 3.63 3.88 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). 8 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 Table 1.5C Household Relationship by Island, St. John: 1990 to 2000 Relationship 2000 1997 1995 1990 All persons 4,197 4,262 4,030 3,504 Total householders 1,735 2,131 1,414 1,330 Family householders 1,013 1,340 1,095 769 Nonfamily householders 722 791 319 561 Householder Living alone 547 730 289 … Spouse 626 516 760 495 Child 1,146 548 1,475 1,081 Other relatives 328 32 258 309 Nonrelatives 314 32 122 269 Average household size (persons) 2.39 2.92 2.85 2.62 Average family size (persons) 3.07 2.55 3.28 3.45 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). Table 1.5D Household Relationship by Island, St. Thomas: 1990 to 2000 Relationship 2000 1997 1995 1990 All persons 51,181 56,906 54,259 48,166 Total householders 19,458 18,400 17,862 15,645 Family householders 12,373 14,052 13,245 11,042 Nonfamily householders 7,085 4,348 4,617 4,603 Householder Living alone 6,134 3,649 3,836 … Spouse 6,197 5,865 7,296 6,173 Child 17,291 16,338 20,473 17,917 Other relatives 5,233 7,541 6,151 5,650 Nonrelatives 2,367 2,224 2,477 2,259 Average household size (persons) 2.60 3.53 3.04 3.05 Average family size (persons) 3.32 3.55 3.56 3.69 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 9 Table 1.6 Marital Status by Sex, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000 Marital Status 2000 1997 1995 1990 Males, 15 yrs & over 37,568 36,757 36,353 34,377 Never married 15,672 13,221 14,560 13,588 Now married 15,823 18,936 17,970 15,033 Consensually married … 938 559 1,059 Separated 1,120 1,231 617 1,456 Widowed 931 845 907 749 Divorced 4,022 2,523 2,299 2,492 Females, 15 yrs & over 42,639 45,917 43,640 37,988 Never married 17,092 18,027 16,904 13,951 Now married 15,400 18,992 17,825 14,874 Consensually married … 836 541 1,056 Separated 1,519 1,598 1,315 1,721 Widowed 3,147 3,009 3,066 2,384 Divorced 5,481 4,292 4,530 4,002 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). 10 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 Table 1.7A Fertility by Age, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000 Fertility 2000 1997 1995 1990 Women 15 yrs and over 42,639 45,917 43,640 37,988 Women 15 to 24 years 7,561 8,708 9,197 8,444 Children ever born 3,158 3,332 3,293 3,936 Per 1,000 women 418 891 811 1,028 Women ever married 575 743 756 1,273 Children ever born 693 899 825 1,370 Per 1,000 women 1,205 2,039 1,989 1,778 Women 25 to 34 years 7,416 8,311 7,869 7,753 Children ever born 12,632 14,580 13,693 14,350 Per 1,000 women 1,703 3,538 3,434 3,700 Women ever married 3,132 4,216 3,992 4,418 Children ever born 6,037 9,438 8,237 9,275 Per 1,000 women 1,928 4,478 4,055 4,134 Women 35 to 44 years 8,403 9,009 8,278 8,158 Children ever born 20,045 21,017 20,086 22,180 Per 1,000 women 2,385 2,333 2,426 5,431 Women ever married 5,588 6,288 6,230 6,577 Children ever born 14,001 14,990 15,448 18,924 Per 1,000 women 2,506 2,384 2,480 5,727 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 11 Table 1.7B Fertility by Age, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000 Fertility 2000 1997 1995 1990 Women 15 yrs and over 42,639 45,917 43,640 37,988 Women 15 to 24 years 7,561 8,708 9,197 8,444 No children … 6,902 7,072 6,024 1 child … 1,068 1,277 1,412 2 children … 369 608 658 3 children … 136 174 233 4 children … 122 52 87 5 or more children … 112 13 30 Women 25 to 34 years 7,416 8,311 7,869 7,753 No children … 2,492 2,204 2,007 1 child … 1,708 1,751 1,674 2 children … 2,044 1,825 1,726 3 children … 859 994 1,133 4 children … 437 538 685 5 or more children … 771 558 528 Women 35 to 44 years 8,403 9,009 8,278 8,158 No children 1,506 2,203 1,476 1,208 1 child 1,341 1,151 1,153 1,092 2 children 2,018 2,285 2,159 1,847 3 children 1,569 1,090 1,437 1,538 4 children 931 950 1,069 1,077 5 or more children 1,038 1,331 985 1,396 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). 12 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 Table 1.8A Birthplace by Island, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000 Birthplace 2000 1997 1995 1990 Total 108,612 112,863 109,677 101,809 US Virgin Islands 52,000 58,256 55,389 49,839 St. Croix 25,782 26,948 26,375 24,991 St. John 913 1,602 685 698 St. Thomas 25,305 29,707 28,329 24,150 United States 15,712 11,814 12,689 14,246 California … 360 613 658 Florida … 1,025 789 663 Massachusetts … 534 437 684 New Jersey … 1,005 743 804 New York … 3,528 3,448 4,053 Puerto Rico 4,336 4,800 4,468 3,974 Other Caribbean 33,269 36,131 34,330 25,609 Anguilla 1,097 1,412 1,073 899 Antigua and Barbuda 4,808 6,382 5,192 4,398 British Virgin Islands 2,682 2,990 4,007 2,665 Dominica 4,894 4,433 4,344 3,219 Dominican Republic 3,165 4,010 2,553 1,157 Haiti 505 359 135 … Montserrat … 811 621 623 St. Kitts and Nevis 7,027 8,113 7,932 5,828 St. Lucia 3,431 2,604 2,603 2,533 Trinidad & Tobago 2,114 1,667 2,699 1,837 Elsewhere 2,818 1,861 2,801 8,141 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 13 Table 1.8B Birthplace by Island, St. Croix: 1990 to 2000 Birthplace 2000 1997 1995 1990 Total 53,234 51,695 51,389 50,139 US Virgin Islands 26,492 27,002 25,869 25,194 St. Croix 24,647 26,127 25,033 24,164 St. John 404 24 10 88 St. Thomas 1,441 851 826 942 United States 7,240 5,201 6,171 6,241 California … 122 301 242 Florida … 316 311 272 Massachusetts … 340 194 263 New Jersey … 462 369 401 New York … 1,483 1,448 1,865 Puerto Rico 3,224 3,403 3,411 2,991 Other Caribbean 16,066 3,190 14,703 11,342 Anguilla 182 170 155 106 Antigua and Barbuda 2,731 3,548 2,702 2,316 British Virgin Islands 153 146 175 101 Dominica 1,853 1,871 1,584 1,300 Dominican Republic 1,324 1,410 1,166 544 Haiti 39 49 - … Montserrat … 267 311 277 St. Kitts and Nevis 2,647 2,795 2,828 2,163 St. Lucia 2,529 1,944 2,206 1,876 Trinidad & Tobago 1,583 1,240 1,730 1,349 Elsewhere 212 875 1,234 4,371 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). 14 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 Table 1.8C Birthplace by Island, St. John: 1990 to 2000 Birthplace 2000 1997 1995 1990 Total 4,197 4,262 4,030 3,504 US Virgin Islands 1,504 2,374 1,886 1,391 St. Croix 40 122 76 41 St. John 353 1,461 487 385 St. Thomas 1,111 791 1,323 965 United States 1,563 1,218 1,201 1,151 California … 122 15 63 Florida … 244 61 46 Massachusetts … - 122 124 New Jersey … - 91 65 New York … 304 233 Puerto Rico 61 - 182 28 Other Caribbean 896 304 715 727 Anguilla 12 - 15 11 Antigua and Barbuda 17 - - 15 British Virgin Islands 142 244 319 157 Dominica 143 - 122 144 Dominican Republic 102 - - 9 Haiti 13 - - … Montserrat … - - 17 St. Kitts and Nevis 161 - 137 144 St. Lucia 239 - 61 190 Trinidad & Tobago 16 - - 14 Elsewhere 173 365 46 207 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 15 Table 1.8D Birthplace by Island, St. Thomas: 1990 to 2000 Birthplace 2000 1997 1995 1990 Total 51,181 56,906 54,259 48,166 US Virgin Islands 24,004 28,880 27,634 23,254 St. Croix 1,095 699 1,265 786 St. John 156 116 188 225 St. Thomas 22,753 28,065 26,180 22,243 United States 6,909 5,396 5,317 6,854 California … 116 296 353 Florida … 466 417 345 Massachusetts … 194 121 297 New Jersey … 543 283 338 New York … 1,863 1,696 1,955 Puerto Rico 1,051 1,397 875 955 Other Caribbean 17,458 20,612 18,912 13,540 Anguilla 903 1,242 902 782 Antigua and Barbuda 2,060 2,834 2,490 2,067 British Virgin Islands 2,387 2,601 3,513 2,407 Dominica 2,898 2,562 2,638 1,775 Dominican Republic 1,739 2,601 1,386 604 Haiti 453 311 135 … Montserrat … 543 310 329 St. Kitts and Nevis 4,219 5,318 4,967 3,521 St. Lucia 663 660 337 467 Trinidad & Tobago 515 427 969 474 Elsewhere 1,759 621 1,521 3,563 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). 16 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 1 Table 1.9A Selected Places of Birth, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000 Place of Birth 2000 1997 1995 1990 Total 108,612 112,863 109,677 101,809 Born in U.S. Virgin Islands 52,000 58,256 55,389 49,839 Born in U.S., other U.S. Insular Area, or abroad to U.S. parents 20,525 17,032 17,547 20,145 Born Elsewhere 36,087 37,574 36,742 31,825 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). Table 1.9B Selected Places of Birth, Virgin Islands: 1990 to 2000 Place of Birth 2000 1997 1995 1990 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Born in U.S. Virgin Islands 47.9 51.6 50.5 49.0 Born in U.S., other U.S. Insular Area, or abroad to U.S. parents 18.9 15.1 16.0 19.8 Born Elsewhere 33.2 33.3 33.5 31.3 Source: Bureau of the Census, Population and Housing Profile: 2000, U.S. Virgin Islands Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1997 U.S. Virgin Islands Consumer Expenditure Survey, and 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey. Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Characteristics: U.S. Virgin Islands (1990 CP-2-55). Chapter 2 Vital Statistics 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 2 19 DATA WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE BY THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Chapter 3 Education 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 3 23 Table 3.1 Public and Non-Public School Enrollment, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 School Enrollment 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Virgin Islands 25,620 27,077 27,005 28,163 28,575 St. Croix 13,379 14,003 14,079 14,840 15,292 St. John 515 562 578 560 582 St. Thomas 11,726 12,512 12,348 12,763 12,701 Note: Data reflect beginning of school year enrollment. Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Education. Table 3.2 Public School Enrollment, St. Croix: 1994 to 1998 School Enrollment 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 St. Croix 10,179 10,751 10,050 11,612 11,971 Elementary Schools 5,669 5,852 5,997 6,260 6,346 Andrews 498 541 578 623 645 Emanuel 479 484 521 541 569 Gardine 671 667 642 714 772 Henderson 704 683 708 701 697 Larsen 527 558 564 654 596 Markoe 547 573 568 576 575 Muckle 571 598 581 596 647 R. Richards 583 601 621 627 583 Rivera 518 529 550 534 543 Williams 571 618 664 694 719 Secondary Schools 4,510 4,899 4,892 5,352 5,625 Central High 1,423 1,668 1,591 1,566 1,869 Christian Jr. High 424 533 570 624 659 Education Complex 1,304 1,294 1,326 1,585 1,585 A. Richards Jr. High 599 640 677 802 783 Woodson Jr. High 694 698 657 727 674 Alternative Ed. 66 66 71 48 55 Note: Data reflect beginning of school year enrollment. Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Education. 24 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 3 Table 3.3 Non-Public School Enrollment, St. Croix: 1996 to 2000 School 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 St. Croix 3,189 3,252 3,190 3,228 3,321 Academy of W. I. … 15 9 18 13 Aggie's Elementary School … 48 23 … … Church of God Holiness 276 263 254 246 220 Community Methodist 59 49 48 38 48 Country Day 461 436 431 465 460 Freewill Baptist 316 311 329 319 347 Glynn Christian 83 86 69 63 77 Good Hope 419 404 417 458 450 Kiddie Castle … 14 6 15 5 Manor 145 177 155 184 206 Moravian … 88 12 172 225 Nazarene Christian 49 43 31 24 28 Rainbow Dev. Ctr. 6 6 9 14 10 Seventh-day Adventist 241 258 243 239 268 St. C. Christian 261 293 312 248 194 St. Joseph 84 95 121 100 125 St. Mary 217 185 253 157 162 St. Patrick 231 211 240 243 262 School of Good Shepherd 182 184 176 176 162 West Indies Heritage Inst. 25 27 52 49 59 Zion Christian Academy 60 59 … … … Princess Academy 27 … … … … IQRA Academy 47 … … … … Note: Data reflect beginning of school year enrollment. Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Education. 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 3 25 Table 3.4 Public School Enrollment, St. John/St. Thomas: 1996 to 2000 School Enrollment 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 St. John 375 417 445 481 518 Elementary Schools 254 288 324 362 383 Benjamin 104 134 143 145 145 Sprauve 150 154 181 217 238 Secondary 121 129 121 119 135 Sprauve 121 129 121 119 135 St. Thomas 8,887 9,680 9,605 9,815 9,695 Elementary Schools 4,705 5,186 5,319 5,304 5,214 Boschulte 99 87 103 … … Dober 192 205 216 224 212 Gomez 799 878 960 921 874 Jarvis 270 318 359 382 371 Kirwan 391 464 451 430 469 Lockhart 687 710 690 698 713 Marcelli 245 277 294 284 304 Muller 474 518 507 473 465 Oliver 577 644 665 777 723 Peace Corps 363 411 412 435 374 Sibilly 279 287 282 276 289 Tuitt 172 206 221 250 273 Williams 157 181 159 154 147 Secondary Schools 4,182 4,494 4,286 4,511 4,481 Boshulte Jr. High 587 573 537 544 589 Cancryn Jr. High 856 908 896 951 1,006 Charlotte Amalie High 1,755 2,015 1,831 1,894 1,881 Kean High 915 946 984 1,065 1,005 New Horizon 69 52 38 57 … Note: Data reflect beginning of school year enrollment. Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Education. 26 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 3 Table 3.5 Non-Public School Enrollment, St. John/St. Thomas: 1996 to 2000 School 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 St. John 141 145 133 79 64 Pine Peace 55 78 84 79 64 St. John Christian Academy 86 67 49 … … St. Thomas 2,833 2,832 2,743 2,948 3,006 All Saints 459 450 473 475 462 Antilles 494 448 457 463 417 Bethel Baptist 33 39 34 38 35 Church of God Academy 32 24 28 46 57 Developmental Learning Ctr. 91 93 58 71 34 Educare … … … 17 36 Kids, Inc. 10 10 11 11 15 Little People Learning 14 19 16 22 17 Montessori 161 153 157 148 164 Moravian 310 291 307 355 401 Open Classroom 20 18 16 22 17 Prophecy Elementary 244 206 215 213 184 Seventh-day Adventist 194 160 167 208 244 Sts. Peter & Paul 302 324 300 355 387 St. Thomas Calvary 177 171 … … … VI Baptist Academy … 91 87 88 93 Wesleyan 292 269 351 350 378 Zion Academy … 66 66 66 65 Note: Data reflects beginning of school year enrollment. Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Education. 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 3 27 Table 3.6 Student Enrollment by Grade Level, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 Grade 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total 25,620 27,077 27,005 28,163 28,575 Grade Pre-K 671 720 708 731 766 Grade K 1,825 2,032 2,017 2,206 2,357 Grade 1 1,888 2,009 2,205 2,398 2,332 Grade 2 1,847 2,077 2,263 2,230 2,061 Grade 3 1,939 2,112 2,076 2,022 2,082 Grade 4 2,022 2,040 1,950 2,092 2,116 Grade 5 1,908 1,859 1,951 2,030 2,089 Grade 6 1,723 1,873 1,916 1,981 2,039 Grade 7 2,100 2,138 2,168 2,429 2,398 Grade 8 1,723 1,671 1,576 1,837 1,818 Grade 9 1,955 2,198 2,271 2,269 2,706 Grade 10 1,523 1,731 1,490 1,801 1,421 Grade 11 1,365 1,388 1,381 1,253 1,628 Grade 12 1,209 1,281 1,134 1,388 1,269 Special Education 940 883 1,060 1,067 986 Academically Talented 64 250 171 147 149 Ungraded 288 344 218 218 250 Alternative Education 39 35 104 64 108 Limited English Proficiency 591 436 346 … … Note: Data reflect beginning of school year enrollment. Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Education. 28 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 3 Table 3.7 Public School Student Enrollment by Grade Level, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 1998 Grade 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total 19,457 20,848 20,939 21,908 22,184 Total Elementary 10,676 11,326 11,640 11,926 11,943 Grade K 1,115 1,270 1,351 1,517 1,614 Grade 1 1,306 1,457 1,680 1,816 1,746 Grade 2 1,320 1,571 1,714 1,714 1,555 Grade 3 1,450 1,626 1,611 1,567 1,593 Grade 4 1,546 1,589 1,566 1,642 1,693 Grade 5 1,481 1,482 1,562 1,644 1,643 Grade 6 1,357 1,454 1,540 1,569 1,640 Special Education 301 278 338 368 318 Academically Talented 2 0 16 0 1 Ungraded 259 210 60 75 97 Alternative Education 0 0 0 14 43 Limited English Proficiency 539 389 202 … … Total Secondary 8,781 9,522 9,299 9,982 10,241 Grade 7 1,623 1,714 1,694 1,940 1,942 Grade 8 1,328 1,273 1,187 1,403 1,411 Grade 9 1,655 1,910 1,993 1,962 2,375 Grade 10 1,260 1,477 1,202 1,513 1,141 Grade 11 1,113 1,143 1,141 1,035 1,390 Grade 12 984 1,051 917 1,188 1,042 Special Education 639 604 722 699 668 Academically Talented 62 232 155 147 144 Ungraded 26 36 40 45 63 Alternative Education 39 35 104 50 65 Limited English Proficiency 52 47 144 … … Note: Data reflect beginning of school year enrollment. Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Education. 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 3 29 Table 3.8 Non-Public School Student Enrollment by Grade Level, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 Grade 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total 6,163 6,229 6,066 6,255 6,391 Pre-Kindergarten 671 720 708 731 766 Grade K 710 762 666 689 743 Grade 1 582 552 525 582 586 Grade 2 527 506 549 516 506 Grade 3 489 486 465 455 489 Grade 4 476 451 384 450 423 Grade 5 427 377 389 386 446 Grade 6 366 419 376 412 399 Special Education 0 1 0 0 0 Academically Talented 0 18 0 0 4 Ungraded 0 85 117 92 90 Grade 7 477 424 474 489 456 Grade 8 395 398 389 434 407 Grade 9 300 288 278 307 331 Grade 10 263 254 288 288 280 Grade 11 252 245 240 218 238 Grade 12 225 230 217 200 227 Ungraded 3 13 1 6 0 Note: Data reflect beginning of school year enrollment. Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Education. 30 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 3 Table 3.9 Headstart Pupils by School Year and Island, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 School Year Total St. Croix St. John St. Thomas 2000 1,156 694 20 442 1999 1,245 764 25 456 1998 1,210 731 30 449 1997 1,257 718 26 513 1996 1,192 733 48 411 Note: Individual Island totals not available Source: U.S.Virgin Islands Department of Human Services. Table 3.10 Headstart Staff by School Year and Island, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 School Year Total St. Croix St. John St. Thomas 2000 289 151 13 125 1999 287 150 13 124 1998 301 154 13 134 1997 301 155 13 133 1996 294 151 13 130 Note: Individual Island totals not available Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services. Table 3.11 Number of Public High School Graduates, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 School Year Number Percent Change 2000 1,045 9.9 1999 951 -11.0 1998 1,069 17.2 1997 912 -2.7 1996 937 0.6 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education. 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 3 31 Table 3.12A Number of Teachers, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 School 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total 1511 1528 1567 1559 1622 St. Croix … … 818 835 864 St. John … … 45 42 41 St. Thomas … … 704 682 717 Note: Data for individual islands was not furnished. Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education. Table 3.12B Number of Teacher Aides, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 School 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total 307 323 327 326 344 St. Croix … … 180 184 192 St. John … … 10 11 11 St. Thomas … … 137 131 141 Note: Data for individual islands was not furnished. Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education. Table 3.13 University of the Virgin Islands Students and Full-Time Equivalent (FTE): Fall 1993 to 1997 Undergraduate Students All Students Full Time Part Time Graduate Students Fall Semester Headcount FTE Enrollment Total Number Percent Number Percent Total 2000 2,268 1,600 2,114 1,112 53 1,002 47 154 1999 2,742 1,889 2,539 1,259 50 1,280 50 203 1998 2,638 1,799 2,451 1,193 49 1,258 51 187 1997 2,610 1,803 2,399 1,189 50 1,210 50 211 1996 2,898 1,765 1,995 1,302 65 693 35 232 Source: Institutional Research and Planning Office, University of the Virgin Islands. 32 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 3 Table 3.14 Degrees Conferred at the University of the Virgin Islands: 1994 to 1998 Degree conferred 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total 313 353 335 330 318 Graduate 29 41 58 51 55 Master of Arts in Education 12 19 40 31 32 Master of Business Administration 11 16 16 18 17 Master of Public Administration 6 6 2 2 6 Undergraduate 284 312 277 279 263 B. A. / B. S. Degree 214 241 215 206 209 Accounting 20 33 33 34 23 Biology 13 15 8 14 13 Business Administration 86 81 89 65 79 Business Management - 1 Chemistry 3 1 4 2 Computer Information Systems - 1 Computer Science 6 Elementary Education 37 36 39 44 33 English 10 5 6 1 9 Humanities 1 2 2 3 5 Music Education 1 2 - 1 2 Nursing Education 14 23 11 12 10 Psychology 12 13 11 6 7 Speech, Communication & Theater - 1 1 2 2 Social Sciences 5 7 1 6 7 Social Work 1 6 4 1 4 Chemistry with Physics - - - 5 2 Marine Biology 1 5 4 3 7 Mathematics 4 8 2 7 6 Vocational Education - 1 Associate of Arts 55 58 41 49 44 Accounting 3 5 6 8 8 Business Administration - 1 Business Management 31 36 19 22 18 Computer Information Systems 5 6 5 6 7 Elementary Education 5 Hotel and Restaurant Management - 3 - 2 Office System & Administration 2 4 6 9 9 Police Science and Administration 9 3 5 2 2 Associate of Science 15 13 21 24 10 Computer Science 6 1 6 4 2 Nursing Education 8 12 13 17 8 Physics 1 - 2 3 Source: Institutional Research and Planning Office, University of the Virgin Islands. 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 3 33 Table 3.15 Educational Attainment, Virgin Islands: 1980, 1990, 1995 and 1997 Educational Attainment 1997 1995 1990 1980 Total 25 years & over 68,801 62,607 55,639 44,986 Less than 5th grade 2,997 2,580 2,242 2,640 5th to 8th grade 12,697 11,578 10,666 13,357 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 18,820 11,735 11,278 18,018 High school graduate 16,499 16,527 14,021 9,009 College: 1 to 3 yrs. 9,668 9,625 9,011 4,588 4 years and over 8,121 10,562 8,421 6,383 Females 25 yrs & over 38,509 34,442 29,544 24,145 Less than 5th grade 1,482 1,423 1,122 1,395 5th to 8th grade 6,800 6,370 5,558 7,189 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10,248 6,060 5,641 9,896 High school graduate 9,216 8,854 7,643 4,958 College: 1 to 3 yrs 5,833 5,861 5,145 2,568 4 years and over 4,931 5,874 4,435 3,097 Males 25 yrs & over 30,292 28,165 26,095 20,841 Less than 5th grade 1,515 1,157 1,120 1,245 5th to 8th grade 5,897 5,208 5,108 6,168 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8,572 5,675 5,637 8,122 High school graduate 7,283 7,673 6,378 4,051 College: 1 to 3 yrs 3,835 3,764 3,866 2,020 4 years and over 3,190 4,688 3,986 3,286 Sources: Eastern Caribbean Center, University of the Virgin Islands, 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands Population and Housing Survey Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census Detailed Cross-Tabulations for the U. S. Virgin Islands (CPH-L-156). Number Chapter 4 Labor Force and Employment 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 4 37 Table 4.1 Labor Force by Quarter, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Virgin Islands 47,280 46,400 46,695 46,085 45,762 February 47,060 46,620 46,790 46,150 45,110 May 47,490 46,460 46,400 46,210 45,340 August 47,990 46,430 46,570 46,330 46,160 November 47,260 46,030 46,690 45,680 46,870 St. Croix 19,630 19,300 19,347 19,063 18,676 February 19,520 19,400 19,410 19,110 18,200 May 19,670 19,350 19,300 19,090 18,520 August 19,960 19,360 19,350 19,140 18,910 November 19,640 19,090 19,380 18,950 19,260 St. Thomas/St. John 27,650 27,100 27,347 27,022 27,086 February 27,540 27,220 27,380 27,040 26,910 May 27,820 27,110 27,100 27,120 26,820 August 28,030 27,070 27,220 27,190 27,250 November 27,620 26,940 27,310 26,730 27,610 Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Labor. Table 4.2 Labor Force Employed by Quarter, Virgin Islands: 1996-2000 Average 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Virgin Islands 43,140 43,690 43,612 43,383 43,540 February 43,920 43,510 43,900 43,730 42,400 May 44,400 43,200 43,400 43,530 43,110 August 44,680 43,090 43,520 43,510 43,970 November 43,920 42,710 43,600 42,750 44,640 St. Croix 18,060 17,690 17,878 17,788 17,948 February 18,010 17,840 18,000 17,930 17,380 May 18,200 17,710 17,790 17,850 17,680 August 18,320 17,670 17,840 17,840 18,030 November 18,010 17,510 17,880 17,530 18,300 St. Thomas/St. John 25,990 25,360 25,732 25,595 25,593 February 25,910 25,670 25,900 25,800 25,020 May 26,200 25,490 25,610 25,680 25,430 August 26,360 25,420 25,680 25,670 25,940 November 25,910 25,200 25,720 25,220 26,340 Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Labor. 38 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 4 Table 4.3 Labor Force Unemployed by Quarter, Virgin Islands: 1996-2000 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Virgin Islands 3,230 3,260 2,996 2,678 2,386 February 3,140 3,110 2,890 2,420 2,710 May 3,090 3,260 3,000 2,680 2,230 August 3,310 3,340 3,060 2,820 2,190 November 3,340 3,320 3,090 2,930 2,230 St. Croix 1,570 1,610 1,467 1,467 893 February 1,510 1,560 1,410 1,180 820 May 1,470 1,640 1,510 1,240 840 August 1,640 1,690 1,510 1,300 880 November 1,630 1,580 1,500 1,420 960 St. Thomas/St. John 1,660 1,650 1,529 1,402 1,493 February 1,630 1,550 1,480 1,240 1,890 May 1,620 1,620 1,490 1,440 1,390 August 1,670 1,650 1,550 1,520 1,310 November 1,710 1,740 1,590 1,510 1,270 Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Labor. Table 4.4 Labor Force, Percentage Unemployed by Quarter, Virgin Islands: 1996-2000 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Virgin Islands 6.9 7.0 6.4 5.9 5.2 February 6.7 6.7 6.2 5.2 6.0 May 6.5 7.0 6.5 5.8 4.9 August 6.9 7.2 6.6 6.1 4.7 November 7.1 7.2 6.6 6.4 4.8 St. Croix 8.0 8.3 7.6 6.7 4.8 February 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.2 4.5 May 7.5 8.5 7.8 6.5 4.5 August 8.2 8.7 7.8 6.8 4.7 November 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.5 5.0 St. Thomas/St. John 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.3 5.5 February 5.9 5.7 5.4 4.6 7.0 May 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.2 August 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.6 4.8 November 6.2 6.5 5.8 5.6 4.6 Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Labor. 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 4 39 Table 4.5 Minimum Wage Rates, Virgin Islands: 1938 to 1997 Constant Current (2000) Year dollars dollars 1938 0.25 3.05 1939 0.30 3.72 1945 0.40 3.83 1950 0.75 5.36 1956 1.00 6.33 1961 1.15 6.62 1963 1.25 7.03 1967 1.40 7.22 1968 1.60 7.92 1974 2.00 6.99 1975 2.10 6.72 1976 2.30 6.96 1978 2.65 7.00 1979 2.90 6.88 1980 3.10 6.48 1981 3.35 6.35 1990 3.80 5.01 1991 4.25 5.37 1996 4.75 5.21 1997 5.15 5.53 Note: 1. This table is a representation of the changes in the minimum wage over the last 62 years. 2. The minimum wage in the Virgin Islands is the same as the Federal minimum wage. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics website 40 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 4 Table 4.6 Average Annual Salaries Estimate by Occupation, Virgin Islands: 1998 - 2000 [In US Dollars] Occupation 2000 1999 1998 Managerial & Administrative Occupations Financial Managers 58,094 56,490 51,950 Human Resources Managers 42,681 42,870 42,430 Marketing Managers 46,529 … 38,650 Education Administrators 73,384 73,390 45,930 Food Service & Lodging Managers 32,323 46,330 33,910 General Managers and Top Executives 64,396 64,400 60,270 Management Support Occupations Accountants and Auditors 35,568 35,960 33,740 Human Resources Assistants 22,568 23,260 … Engineers and Related Occupations Electrical and Electronic Engineers 51,292 … 49,080 Architects, Except Landscape and Marine 53,102 … 47,570 Computer Related Occupations Computer Programmers 39,353 37,810 … Computer Support Specialists 37,044 … 33,860 Computer Operators, Except Peripheral Equipment 26,624 25,650 23,640 Law and Related Occupations Lawyers 83,075 83,520 61,460 Paralegal Personnel … 43,090 36,250 Teachers, Educators and Related Occupations Teachers,Kindergarten 24,937 23,930 23,630 Teachers, Secondary School 43,454 41,690 … Librarians, Professional 33,550 33,540 28,090 Health Practitioners, Related Occupations Pharmacists 57,137 56,410 57,510 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 21,756 21,750 21,800 Dental Hygienists 39,312 39,350 … Sales Related Occupations Travel Agents 19,385 18,680 18,750 Salespersons, Retail 17,014 17,020 17,470 Stock Clerks, Sales Floor 15,995 16,300 14,670 Cashiers 14,144 14,430 15,770 Industry Specific Clerical & Administrative Support Tellers 17,014 17,020 16,860 Loan and Credit Clerks 25,937 20,210 19,290 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents 21,132 20,250 17,540 Hotel Desk Clerks 17,160 17,160 15,900 Teacher Aides and Educational Assistants, Clerical 17,953 … 13,510 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 4 41 Table 4.6 Average Annual Wages and Salaries Estimate by Occupation, Virgin Islands: 1998 - 2000 continued Occupation 2000 1999 1998 General Office Occupations Legal Secretaries 30,240 28,920 Secretaries, Except Legal and Medical 21,278 20,710 22,550 Receptionists and Information Clerks 17,139 17,280 17,060 bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 22,900 22,910 22,990 General Office Clerks 16,057 16,070 18,120 Message Distributing Occupations Switchboard Operators 17,825 17,070 16,570 Mail Clerks 19,198 19,200 22,340 Messengers 16,411 16,420 16,680 Service Occupations Housekeeping Supervisors 23,316 23,320 22,510 Other Supervisors of Service Workers 33,404 28,440 28,310 Protective Service Occupations Guards and Watch Guards 15,475 15,480 15,650 Food and Beverage Preparation Bartenders 12,563 12,560 12,210 Waiters and Waitresses 12,147 12,160 11,720 Counter Attendeants 13,208 13,220 12,930 Cooks, Restaurant 22,776 21,950 20,850 Food Preparation Workers 15,570 14,030 Cleaning and building Service Occupations Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 14,788 14,250 13,840 Janitors and Cleaners 14,393 14,530 14,280 Personal Service Occupations Baggage Porters and Bellhops 12,520 12,460 Child Care Workers 13,041 13,050 13,680 Mechanics and Repairers Maintenance repairers, General Utility 18,761 18,180 20,400 Automotive Mechanics 26,249 26,670 25,270 Construction Trades and Extractive Occupations Carpenters 28,766 28,780 28,690 Electricians 26,520 25,550 29,890 Brickmasons 31,366 25,140 25,500 Transportation and Vehicle Operators Truck Drivers, Heavy or tractor trailer 24,120 23,280 Truck Drivers, Light, Include Delivery 19,030 18,030 Captains, Water Vessel 36,212 36,200 27,030 Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Labor. Chapter 5 STD/HIV 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 5 45 Table 5.1 Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Sex, St. Thomas- St. John: 1996 to 2000 STD's 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Trichomoniasis 1 … … 23 25 Fungus 29 … … 35 33 Herpes 4 … … 13 5 Chlamydia 131 135 150 7 16 Genital Warts 3 … … - 2 Gonorrhea 11 41 35 54 45 Syphillis 5 1 - 10 9 Male Trichomoniasis - … … 7 12 Fungus 1 … … 3 5 Herpes 1 … … 7 5 Chlamydia 23 22 5 - - Genital Warts 3 … … - 2 Gonorrhea 4 13 10 24 26 Syphillis 3 1 - 6 7 Female Trichomoniasis 1 … … 16 13 Fungus 28 … … 32 28 Herpes 3 … … 6 - Chlamydia 108 113 145 7 16 Genital Warts - … … - - Gonorrhea 11 28 25 30 19 Syphillis 2 - - 4 2 Note: Seven of the most common Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's) are listed. Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health. 46 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 5 Table 5.2 AIDS Cases by Sex, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 Sex 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total 18 26 34 33 24 Male 10 17 18 21 13 Female 8 9 16 12 11 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health. Table 5.3 AIDS Cases By Age, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 Age 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total 18 26 34 33 24 Under 13 - - 1 - - 13 - 19 - - - - 1 20 - 29 3 2 7 5 2 30 - 39 5 13 10 9 9 40 - 49 7 6 15 12 8 Over 49 3 5 1 7 4 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health. Table 5.4 AIDS Cases by Race, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 Race 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Virgin Islands 18 26 34 33 24 White 0 1 3 - 1 Black 11 17 23 25 19 Hispanic 7 8 8 8 4 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health. Table 5.5 AIDS Cases by Exposure Category, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 2000 Exposure Category 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Virgin Islands 18 26 34 33 24 39 42 48 MSM 2 2 6 2 3 2 7 14 IDU 6 6 4 3 1 8 12 10 MSM & IDU - 1 - - - - 1 1 Heterosexual 4 12 20 20 10 16 12 12 Perinatal - - 1 - - 3 1 2 Unspecified 6 5 3 8 10 10 9 9 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health. Note: MSM = Men who have sex with men; IDU = Intravenous Drug User; Unspecified = Still under investigation or unknown 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 5 47 Table 5.6 HIV Cases by Sex, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 2000 Sex 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Total 21 16 19 29 26 30 20 34 Male 12 9 7 17 10 15 14 26 Female 9 7 12 12 16 15 6 8 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health. Table 5.7 HIV Cases By Age, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 2000 Age 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Total 21 16 19 29 26 30 20 34 Under 13 1 1 - 1 - - - - 13 - 19 - - - 2 2 - 1 1 20 - 29 2 1 7 6 7 11 6 12 30 - 39 8 9 6 12 9 13 10 11 40 - 49 5 2 5 6 5 2 3 8 Over 49 5 3 1 2 3 4 - 2 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health. Table 5.8 HIV Cases by Race, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 2000 Race 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Virgin Islands 21 16 19 31 26 30 20 34 White 3 1 3 1 - - 2 5 Black 14 13 10 16 18 21 10 22 Hispanic 4 2 6 12 4 8 8 6 Unknown - - - 2 4 1 - 1 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health. Table 5.9 HIV Cases by Exposure Category, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 2000 Exposure Category 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Virgin Islands 21 16 19 29 26 30 20 34 MSM 3 2 1 2 2 - 3 8 IDU 1 2 5 3 1 3 4 3 MSM & IDU - - 1 - - - - 1 Heterosexual 7 7 9 16 11 7 6 12 Perinatal 1 1 - 1 - - - - Unspecified 9 4 3 7 12 20 7 10 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health. Note: MSM = Men who have sex with men; IDU = Intravenous Drug User; Unspecified = Still under investigation or unknown Chapter 6 Crime 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 6 51 Table 6.1 Juvenile Offenses by Type and Year, St.Thomas/St.John, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 Offenses 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total 148 239 109 67 116 Homicide 0 2 2 3 2 Rape 6 2 3 3 3 Robbery 21 17 3 3 9 Assault 43 45 33 14 34 Burglary 14 15 10 5 10 Larceny/Theft 16 14 9 4 10 Auto Theft 1 2 2 6 1 Arson 0 0 0 0 0 Disturbing the Peace 2 6 8 0 3 Destruction of 2 1 0 0 0 Marijuana Possession 4 6 5 1 5 Trespassing 3 1 1 0 0 Other Offenses 36 128 33 28 39 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Public Safety Table 6.2 Juvenile Offenses by Type and Year, St.Croix, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 Offenses 2000 1998 1997 1996 Total 115 126 100 168 Homicide 2 9 0 6 Rape 2 1 4 6 Robbery 3 8 10 16 Assault 18 18 14 26 Burglary 5 19 2 17 Larceny/Theft 9 9 3 19 Auto Theft - 2 6 4 Arson - 11 0 1 Other Offenses 76 49 61 73 Note: Data not available for 1999 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Public Safety 52 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 6 Table 6.3 Traffic Accidents by Month, St. Thomas/St. John, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to FY 2000 Month 2000 1998 1997 1996 Total 2,721 1,977 2,832 2,923 October 222 160 198 309 November 206 147 211 235 December 253 192 284 243 January 185 177 243 213 February 237 169 246 252 March 212 142 260 311 April 320 169 235 237 May 244 146 231 272 June 216 170 227 202 July 216 172 205 197 August 198 182 275 228 September 212 151 217 224 Note: Data not available by month for 1999. Total traffic accidents were 2,701. Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Public Safety Table 6.4 All Complaints Reported to Department of Public Safety by Island, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 Island 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total 43,284 46,415 50,983 52,513 46,300 St. Croix 24,772 26,195 28,011 27,027 26,042 St.Thomas/St.John 18,512 20,220 22,972 25,486 20,258 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Public Safety 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 6 53 Table 6.5 Adult Arrests by Type and Year, St. Thomas/St. John, Virgin Islands: 1996 - 2000 Crimes 2000 1999 1997 1996 Homicide 23 10 15 23 Rape 18 19 11 19 Robbery 42 26 27 47 Felony Assault 98 110 88 122 Burglary 42 45 57 87 Grand Larceny 29 28 29 50 Vehicle Theft 10 12 17 16 Arson 1 2 5 7 Note: Data not available for 1999 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Public Safety Table 6.6 Adult Arrests by Type and Year, St. Croix, Virgin Islands: 1996 - 2000 Crimes 2000 1999 1997 1996 Homicide 10 6 13 7 Rape 12 17 22 19 Robbery 28 33 32 47 Felony Assault 85 104 99 122 Burglary 61 65 71 74 Grand Larceny 44 38 34 55 Vehicle Theft 14 11 13 16 Arson 2 1 3 4 Note: Data not available for 1999 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Public Safety 54 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 6 Table 6.7 Criminal Offenses by Type and Year, St. Thomas/St. John, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 Offenses 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total … … 8,284 6,533 5,783 Homicide 13 15 9 15 16 Rape 47 46 31 13 27 Robbery 233 257 282 229 191 Assault 461 498 540 452 521 Burglary 1,028 1,183 1,597 1,595 1,081 Larceny/Theft 676 770 920 1,017 870 Auto Theft 214 269 366 291 351 Arson 10 18 10 23 18 Disturbing the Peace … … 2,669 1,401 1,167 Vandalism … … 4 5 7 Marijuana Possession … … 74 69 72 Trespassing … … 111 115 94 Other Criminal Offenses … … 1,671 1,308 1,368 Note: Data unavailable for several crimes, thus totals are not calculated for 1999 and 2000. Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Public Safety. Table 6.8 Criminal Offenses by Type and Year, St. Croix, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 Offenses 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total … … 5,343 4,808 4,648 Homicide 9 12 17 16 11 Rape 31 39 48 41 49 Robbery 193 235 223 229 236 Assault 317 388 355 357 400 Burglary 1,099 1,484 1,584 1,671 1,567 Larceny/Theft 977 1,057 1,077 863 863 Auto Theft 197 236 216 258 221 Arson 58 71 75 27 38 Other Offenses … … 1,748 1,346 1,263 Note: Data unavailable for other crimes, thus totals are not calculated for 1999 and 2000. Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Public Safety. Chapter 7 Voters and Elections 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 7 57 Table 7.1 Vote Cast for Governor/Lt. Governor, Virgin Islands: 1970 -1998 Total Number Percent Number Percent 1998 Turnbull-James (DEM) Schneider-Centeno (IND) 32,472 19,138 58.9 13,334 41.1 1994 Schneider-Mapp (IND) Hodge-Heath (DEM) 29,854 17,125 57.4 12,729 42.6 1990 Farrelly-Hodge (DEM) Luis-Richardson (IND) 22,409 13,331 59.5 9,078 40.5 1986 Farrelly-Hodge (DEM) Bryan-Sprauve (ICM) 25,567 16,825 65.8 8,742 34.2 1982 Luis-Brady (IND) Millin-Ross 19,947 11,354 56.9 4,143 20.8 1978 Luis-Millin (IND) Delugo-Dawson 20,211 12,100 59.9 8,111 40.1 1974 King-Luis Farrelly-Rouse 18,145 9,440 52.0 8,705 48.0 1970 Evans-Maas (REP) King-Smith (ICM) 15,721 8,259 52.5 7,462 47.5 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections. Note: DEM - Democratic party, IND - Independent party, REP - Republican party Vote cast for Governor/ Lt. Governor Year Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Candidates for Governor/Lt. Governor Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Table 7.2 Vote Cast for Delegate to Congress, Virgin Islands: 1972 -2000 Total Number Percent Number Percent 2000 Donna C. Greene (DEM) Victor Frazer 11,359 9,113 80 2,246 20 1998 Donna C. Greene (DEM) Victor Frazer 29,245 23,413 80 5,832 20 1996 Donna C. Greene (DEM) Victor Frazer 24,155 12,451 52 11,704 48 1994 Victor Frazer (IND) Eileen Petersen 29,776 16,252 55 13,524 45 1992 Ronald DeLugo (DEM) Victor Frazer 22,499 13,722 61 8,777 39 1990 Ronald DeLugo (DEM) Unopposed (Write-In) 16,897 16,675 99 222 1 1988 Ronald DeLugo (DEM) Unopposed (Write-In) 14,968 14,573 97 395 3 1986 Ronald DeLugo (DEM) Unopposed 21,767 21,767 100 1984 Ronald DeLugo (DEM) Janet B. Watlington 20,214 15,003 74 5,211 26 1982 Ronald DeLugo (DEM) Frank Prince 20,979 17,835 85 3,144 15 1980 Ronald DeLugo (DEM) Melvin Evans 17,958 9,395 52 8,563 48 1978 Melvin Evans (REP) Janet B. Watlington 20,113 10,539 52 9,574 48 1976 Ronald DeLugo (DEM) Unopposed 12,262 12,262 100 1974 Ronald DeLugo (DEM) Unopposed 13,337 13,337 100 1972 Ronald DeLugo (DEM) Victor G. Schneider 14,739 10,752 73 3,987 27 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections. Note: DEM - Democratic party, IND - Independent party, REP - Republican party Year Candidates for Delegate to Congress Vote cast for Delegate to Congress Candidate 1 Candidate 2 Candidate 1 Candidate 2 58 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 7 Table 7.3 Vote Cast for Senator-At-Large, Virgin Islands: 1970 -2000 Year Candidate Elect Party Total 2000 Almando Liburd ICM 13,421 1998 Almando Liburd ICM 17,998 1996 Almando Liburd ICM 10,163 1994 Almando Liburd ICM 18,421 1992 Almando Liburd ICM 13,541 1990 Almando Liburd ICM 11,001 1988 Robert O'Connor, Jr. Independent 8,537 1986 Robert O'Connor, Jr. Independent 7,296 1984 Cleone Creque Maynard Democrat 8,346 1982 Cleone Creque Maynard Democrat 8,927 1980 Gilbert Sprauve Independent 7,537 1978 Cleone Creque Hodge Democrat 11,687 1976 Cleone Creque Hodge Democrat 6,717 1974 Samuel Noble ICM 7,283 1972 Samuel Noble ICM 5,349 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections. Note: DEM - Democratic party, IND - Independent party, ICM - Independent Citizens Movement 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 7 59 Table 7.4 Number of Registered Voters by Island and Polling Place, Virgin Islands: 1998 and 2000 2000 1998 Virgin Islands 54,643 65,988 St. Croix: Total 26,340 33,115 Persons Voted 15,633 18,052 F. Williams 515 697 D. H. Jackson 794 960 E. Christian 2,272 2,950 J. Gardine 2,183 2,663 Central High 1,684 2,228 P. Larsen 2,006 2,662 Kennedy 1,334 1,649 L. Muckle 2,257 2,761 C. Emanuel 2,167 2,762 C. Markoe 1,349 1,652 A. Henderson 3,049 3,680 E. Rivera 1,718 2,332 St. Gerard's Hall 719 882 R. Richards 1,817 2,131 E. Williams 2,476 3,106 St. Thomas/St. John: Total 28,303 32,873 Persons Voted 16,451 18,418 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections. Note: Senators serve a two year term while the Governor serves for four years. The last gubernatorial election was held in 1998 which resulted in a larger voter turn out. 60 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 7 Table 7.5 Senatorial Election Results by Candidate, St. Croix: 2000 Candidate Number Percent Total Registered Voters 27,411 100.0 Total Persons Voted 15,633 57.0 Douglas Canton 6041 38.6 Norman Jn Baptiste 5887 37.7 Emmett Hansen II 5675 36.3 David Jones 4989 31.9 Alicia Hansen 4877 31.2 Adelbert Bryan 4471 28.6 Vargrave Richards 4082 26.1 Raymond Richards 4057 26.0 Luther Renee 3970 25.4 Lilliana Belardo de O'neal 3615 23.1 Ronald Russell 3501 22.4 Gail Watson Chiang 3450 22.1 Ophelia Williams-Felix 3260 20.9 Noel Loftus 3250 20.8 Loraine Gibbs 2986 19.1 Gregory Bennerson 2953 18.9 Anne Golden 2293 14.7 Valencio Jackson 1606 10.3 Luis Rodriquez 1427 9.1 Elroi Baumann 1342 8.6 Note: Bold indicates elected senators Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections. 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 7 61 Table 7.6 Senatorial Election Results by Candidate, St. Thomas/St. John: 2000 Candidate Number Percent Total Registered Voters 25,225 100.0 Total Persons Voted 16,451 65.2 Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg 7627 30.2 Celestino White 5950 23.6 Donald "Duck" Cole 5740 22.8 Roosevelt St. C David 5610 22.2 Carlton Dowe 5557 22.0 Norma Samuel 5203 20.6 Lorraine Berry 5146 20.4 George Goodwin 5120 20.3 Judy Gomez 4284 17.0 Vinod "Vinnie" Mohanani 4260 16.9 Stephen "Smokey" Frett 3719 14.7 Riise Richards 3663 14.5 Dwayne Benjamin 3282 13.0 Justin Harrigan, Sr. 3045 12.1 Tyrone Martin 2708 10.7 Gaylord Sprauve 2586 10.3 Glen Smith 2516 10.0 Herbie Lockhart, III 1967 7.8 Michael Paiewonsky 1499 5.9 Franke Hoheb 1344 5.3 Wilma March Monsanto 1321 5.2 Dean Luke 1135 4.5 Wayne Chinnery 1018 4.0 Gilmore Estrill 962 3.8 Christoph Keith Massac 822 3.3 Charles Balch 584 2.3 Brian Dooley 322 1.3 Willis Phillips 222 0.9 Note: Bold indicates elected senators Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections. Chapter 8 Tourism 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 8 65 Table 8.1 Number of Visitors by Type, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 [In thousands] Air Cruise Year Total Tourists2 Excursionists3 Excursionists Passengers 2000 2,398.2 506.4 1,891.8 123.4 1,768.4 1999 1,963.7 483.8 1,479.9 76.3 1,403.6 1998 2,138.9 422.3 1,716.6 101.1 1,615.5 1997 2,127.8 410.7 1,717.0 98.1 1,619.0 1996 1,778.7 372.6 1,406.1 89.7 1,316.4 Notes: 1. Data in this table represent visitors who enter the territory. Visitors who travel between islands in the territory are only counted once. 2. Tourist are visitors who remain in territory for more than 24 hours. 3. Excursionists are visitors who are in territory for less than 24 hours. 4. Figures may not sum due to rounding. Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Economic Development. Table 8.2 Number of Visitors by Type and Island, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 [In thousands] St. Croix St. Thomas/St. John Cruise Cruise Year Total Total Air Visitors Passengers Total Air Visitors Passengers 2000 2,582.0 379.8 147.4 232.4 2,202.2 482.4 1719.8 1999 2,088.0 296.8 132.2 164.6 1,791.2 427.9 1363.3 1998 2,224.8 289.5 135.2 154.3 1,935.3 388.2 1547.1 1997 2,247.0 318.8 140.8 178.0 1,928.2 368.0 1,560.2 1996 1,858.7 240.2 152.0 88.2 1,618.5 310.3 1,308.2 Notes: 1. Data in this table represents visitors who enter the territory. Visitors who travel between islands in the territory are only counted once. 2. Figures may not sum due to rounding. Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Economic Development. 66 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 8 Table 8.3 Place of Residence of Hotel Guests by Year, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 [In thousands] 1999 1998 1997 1996 Place of Residence Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Total 534.7 100.0 527.1 100.0 464.9 100.0 431.8 100.0 268.6 100.0 Virgin Islands 37.5 7.0 44.1 8.4 43.2 9.3 44.9 10.4 45.1 16.8 U.S. mainland 405.5 75.8 411.1 78.0 359.4 77.3 320.9 74.3 178.9 66.6 Chicago 66.7 12.5 67.2 12.7 58.6 12.6 50.5 11.7 26.6 9.9 Los Angeles 48.5 9.1 47.5 9.0 40.0 8.6 41.0 9.5 22.8 8.5 Miami 71.6 13.4 81.1 15.4 74.4 16.0 75.6 17.5 45.7 17.0 New York City 161.8 30.3 156.5 29.7 138.1 29.7 110.1 25.5 58.8 21.9 Washington D.C. 56.9 10.6 58.8 11.2 48.3 10.4 43.6 10.1 25.0 9.3 Puerto Rico 19.9 3.7 25.2 4.8 23.7 5.1 26.3 6.1 19.1 7.1 Other Caribbean 6.4 1.2 7.7 1.5 6.0 1.3 5.2 1.2 5.1 1.9 Canada 3.6 0.7 4.9 0.9 5.6 1.2 4.8 1.1 2.4 0.9 Europe 10.3 1.9 19.4 3.7 13.0 2.8 14.7 3.4 11.3 4.2 Central and South America 1.8 0.3 2.7 0.5 3.7 0.8 3.9 0.9 2.4 0.9 Other Areas 49.7 9.3 12.0 2.3 10.2 2.2 10.8 2.5 4.6 1.7 Note: Figures may not sum due to rounding. Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Economic Development. 2000 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 8 67 Table 8.4 Number of Visitors by Island of Entry, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to FY 2000 [In thousands] Number Percent Change St. Thomas/ St. Thomas/ Fiscal Year Total St. Croix St.John Total St. Croix St.John 2000 2,582.0 379.8 2,202.2 23.7 28.0 22.9 1999 2,088.0 296.8 1,791.2 -6.1 2.5 -7.4 1998 2,224.8 289.5 1,935.3 4.6 -9.2 0.4 1997 2,127.8 318.8 1,928.2 19.6 32.7 19.1 1996 1,778.7 240.2 1,618.5 2.6 -33.4 8 Note: Visitor entries for islands do not add up to overall total; a visitor entering two or more islands is counted once in the overall total. Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Economic Development. Table 8.5 Number of Hotel Rooms, Visitor Entries, and Visitor Estimated Average Expenditure, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to FY 2000 Fiscal Year Total Rooms or Units Visitor Entries (000) Estimated Visitor Expenditures ($000) Average Expenditure per Visitor ($) 2000 4,993 2,398 1,156,800 482 1999 4,848 1,964 995,900 507 1998 4,929 2,139 940,600 440 1997 4,406 2,128 601,200 283 1996 4,087 1,779 688,000 387 Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Economic Development. Chapter 9 Rainfall and Temperature 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 9 71 Table 9.1 Rainfall (inches) by Month, St. Croix, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 Month 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total 25.6 33.5 16.0 26.8 50.4 January 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.8 3.3 February 2.4 1.6 0.1 3.4 1.5 March 0.9 0.2 0.0 1.0 1.7 April 0.9 4.8 0.0 0.1 2.3 May 1.8 0.9 0.6 1.2 3.5 June 0.7 1.3 0.1 0.8 2.1 July 1.1 2.5 1.2 4.3 2.6 August 2.1 3.7 3.5 1.2 2.8 September 2.8 3.2 1.5 3.4 19.2 October 6.3 1.6 2.4 7.0 3.4 November 3.7 10.5 3.6 1.6 8.2 December … 5.2 5.8 1.8 2.9 Source: Climatedata vol. 9.2 NCDC Summary of the Day EAST, Hydrosphere 1998 Meteorological Station: Alexander Hamilton Field FAA at St. Croix, USVI(1996) United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey Meteorological Station: USDA at St. Croix, USVI(1997-2000) 72 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 9 Table 9.2 Temperature by Month, St. Croix, Virgin Islands: 1996-2000 Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Month High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low Average 85.3 82.3 86.9 84.7 86.5 84.1 84.4 79.8 83.6 76.9 January 84.4 82.4 84.6 83.9 86.6 81.5 76.5 72.0 82.0 75.0 February 84.2 83.0 84.7 83.4 89.4 80.3 76.8 71.9 81.0 75.5 March 84.6 83.0 85.6 84.5 89.9 87.8 77.1 73.3 82.5 76.5 April 84.8 86.9 85.8 84.2 85.1 84.9 80.6 72.0 82.5 76.5 May 85.1 86.6 86.5 85.0 88.9 82.6 88.3 78.9 83.5 75.5 June 85.3 84.8 88.0 85.5 86.4 84.9 88.3 85.1 84.5 78.5 July 86.4 84.4 87.9 85.1 85.3 84.8 87.6 84.2 85.5 77.0 August 86.4 85.2 86.4 85.4 85.6 84.5 88.2 85.7 86.0 79.5 September 86.1 64.0 89.1 85.5 85.6 84.9 88.3 84.2 85.5 80.5 October … … 91.6 86.9 85.1 84.2 87.2 83.7 85.5 80.5 November … … 87.7 84.0 85.1 84.8 87.1 83.7 84.5 75.0 December … … 84.5 83.3 85.0 84.3 86.6 82.7 80.5 73.0 Source: Climatedata vol. 9.2 NCDC Summary of the Day EAST, Hydrosphere 1998 Meteorological Station: Alexander Hamilton Field FAA at St. Croix, USVI (1996) United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey Meteorological Station: USDA at St. Croix, USVI (1997-2000) 1996 2000 1999 1998 1997 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 9 73 Table 9.3 Rainfall (inches) by Month, St. John, Virgin Islands: 1996 - 2000 Month 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total 23.0 19.9 56.1 20.8 48.9 January 0.5 … 0.2 … 4.4 February 2.0 0.5 1.1 0.4 1.8 March 0.9 1.3 2.1 1.1 3.8 April 0.8 1.8 3.8 0.3 5.7 May 3.1 0.7 … 1.0 2.7 June 1.5 2.6 0.8 0.5 … July 3.0 3.5 3.7 2.1 5.4 August 3.4 3.8 6.4 2.6 4.7 September 2.9 0.9 32.0 4.3 6.6 October 3.1 0.6 4.1 5.9 2.1 November 1.3 4.3 1.6 1.9 11.6 December 0.4 … 0.3 0.7 … Source: Climatedata vol. 9.2 NCDC Summary of the Day EAST, Hydrosphere 1998 Meteorological Station: Catherineburg at St. John, USVI (1996) United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey Meteorological Station: Lind Point at St. John, USVI (1997-2000) 74 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 9 Table 9.4 Rainfall (inches) by Month, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: 1995 to 2000 Month 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 Total 34.0 27.8 44.3 25.1 40.0 37.2 January 0.5 0.3 1.7 3.1 4.0 4.7 February 4.8 0.5 4.0 2.1 0.7 2.5 March 0.6 1.1 … 0.8 2.4 0.8 April 1.7 1.4 4.8 0.3 3.7 0.3 May 3.6 0.8 3.1 1.0 1.4 2.4 June 1.4 3.7 1.6 0.4 1.1 3.5 July 2.8 2.8 2.6 1.1 4.8 5.3 August 4.7 7.0 5.1 3.5 3.1 4.4 September 4.0 1.1 3.9 3.1 7.3 3.6 October 5.6 6.5 6.3 8.0 2.0 3.7 November 2.5 2.6 4.9 0.1 7.7 2.2 December 1.7 … 6.3 1.7 1.7 3.8 Source: Climatedata vol. 9.2 NCDC Summary of the Day EAST, Hydrosphere 1998 Meteorological Station: Wintberg at St. Thomas, USVI (1996) United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey Meteorological Station: Mount Zion at St. Thomas, USVI (1997-2000) 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 9 75 Table 9.5 Temperature by Month, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: 1995-2000 Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Month High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low Average 85.2 73.4 85.6 81.0 100.0 68.7 84.0 78.6 85.2 76.6 January 86.1 85.4 89.6 81.7 91.7 65.2 81.5 76.2 83.0 69.0 February 85.6 83.5 89.3 84.1 93.6 61.6 79.7 72.5 83.5 76.0 March 86.0 75.6 86.8 79.0 86.5 58.6 … … 83.5 78.0 April 80.2 68.3 85.7 80.1 89.5 58.6 80.5 79.7 85.0 77.5 May 81.9 67.9 86.1 81.3 104.0 68.6 83.5 79.5 86.5 75.5 June 85.5 68.7 84.2 82.2 111.0 68.6 85.2 73.8 89.5 83.5 July 85.6 75.1 83.6 80.3 91.3 68.6 86.9 83.1 … … August 85.8 73.1 83.4 77.5 79.1 68.6 86.0 83.4 … … September 86.7 69.2 83.9 79.5 133.0 68.6 86.2 81.9 … … October 87.7 70.0 84.5 79.5 134.0 80.3 85.3 82.5 … … November 88.1 75.5 84.4 81.4 94.2 78.5 84.7 82.5 … … December 83.0 68.4 85.4 85.1 92.5 78.0 84.8 69.5 … … Source: Climatedata vol. 9.2 NCDC Summary of the Day EAST, Hydrosphere 1998 Meteorological Station: Wintberg at St. Thomas, USVI (1996) United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey Meteorological Station: Univesity of the VI at St. thomas, USVI (1997-2000) 1996 2000 1999 1998 1997 Chapter 10 Motor Vehicle 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 10 79 DATA WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE BY THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Chapter 11 Revenue and Budget 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 11 83 Table 11.1 General Fund Revenues and Contributions, Actuals and Estimates, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to FY 2000 [Thousands of dollars] Estimated 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Total Revenues and Contributions 497,576 455,219 474,551 413,571 427,445 Taxes 419,244 387,144 381,468 357,176 325,022 Net Taxes 419,244 387,144 381,468 357,176 323,324 Gross Taxes 387,793 397,299 397,299 362,226 334,197 Less: Normal Tax Refunds -31,451 -10,155 -15,831 -5,050 -10,873 Individual Income 198,000 211,410 202,906 192,620 188,552 Corporate Income 24,695 23,567 27,664 21,785 22,290 Real Property 56,400 53,883 60,787 45,682 19,982 Trade and Excise 17,717 17,686 13,680 11,796 17,124 Gross Receipts 87,000 85,227 88,609 86,804 85,378 All Other 3,500 2,078 3,653 3,539 871 Net Customs 0 0 0 0 1,698 US Customs Duties 3,800 4,002 2,807 2,883 5,100 Less: Amount due to V.I.P.A. -3,800 -4,002 -2,807 -2,883 -3,402 Other Revenues 10,900 10,101 15,929 9,121 7,574 Licenses, Fees, Permits 6,500 5,736 5,463 6,019 4,955 FSC Franchise 1,000 607 6,677 534 281 Bank Fees 400 581 700 300 400 All Other 3,000 3,177 3,159 2,268 1,938 Contributions 26,142 6,274 11,761 23,546 28,812 Caribbean Basin Initiative 2,451 0 0 0 0 Interest Revenue Fund 2,000 2,000 1,500 0 2,200 VI Lottery 62 13 34 606 390 Internal Revenue Matching Fund 6,700 1,218 10,000 17,500 17,500 Interest Earned on Bond Proceeds 1,945 1,100 0 250 60 Transportation trust fund 12,800 … 0 4,800 5,056 Other 184 1,943 227 390 3,606 Actual 84 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 11 Table 11.1 General Fund Revenues and Contributions, Actuals and Estimates, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to FY 2000 - Con. [Thousands of dollars] Estimated 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Other Funds 10,358 17,700 47,866 23,728 66,037 Empl Union Arbitration Award Fund 3,500 16,200 4,532 -18,634 0 Debt Svce Banco Popular loan note 0 0 0 -2,000 0 Reimbursement- WAPA 0 0 0 0 0 WAPA - Privitization 0 0 0 0 0 Land Bank Fund 1,500 1,500 1,500 0 750 Insurance Guaranty Fund 5,000 0 0 0 0 Industrial Development Fund 300 0 1,500 500 2,000 GERS Reimbursement to General Fund 0 0 0 0 0 Community Disaster Loan 0 0 36,925 39,200 58,000 FEMA state share loan 0 0 743 4,366 4,460 Security of Delinquent Prop. Taxes 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous Contribution 58 0 1,666 296 827 Transfer From Component Units 1,000 … 1,000 … … Other Financing Sources 30,932 34,000 17,527 0 0 Loan Proceeds: Interim Loan 0 0 106,000 0 0 1998 and 1999 Bond Proceeds 269,000 0 11,617 0 0 Less: Obligations -180,000 0 -100,090 0 0 Vendor Payments -46,000 0 -24,000 0 0 Income Tax Refunds -134,000 0 -76,090 0 0 Retirement incentive -15,000 0 0 0 0 Y2K Loan Proceeds (Net) 4,127 0 0 0 0 Working Capital Loan/Debt Service -19,727 0 0 0 0 Transfers Out -6,550 0 0 0 0 Payroll Loan Debt Service -20,918 34,000 0 0 0 Revenue Impact of Economic 0 0 0 … Stimulus Investments 0 0 0 0 0 Source: U.S. Virgin Islands, Office of Management and Budget, Government of the Virgin Islands, Executive Budget, Fiscal Year 1998 Actual 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 11 85 Table 11.2 Operating Budgets of Public Institutions, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 (FY) [Thousands of dollars] Public Offices, Departments, and Institutions 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Grand Total 452,300 429,181 422,427 422,427 Total Executive Budget 390,219 370,456 369,662 369,662 Executive Departments 360,953 … 353,821 353,821 Executive Offices of the Governor 28,044 27,687 31,023 29,601 29,601 Office of the Governor 5,574 5,326 6,987 5,670 5,670 Office of Management and Budget 1,035 1,086 1,272 1,249 1,249 Division of Personnel 2,482 2,719 4,634 4,749 4,749 Fire Services 9,405 10,313 10,117 10,001 10,001 Virgin Islands Energy Office … … … 146 146 Office of Adjutant General 1,206 1,350 1,670 1,601 1,601 Bureau of Internal Revenue 8,097 6,661 6,103 5,986 5,986 Office of Veterans Affairs 245 232 240 198 198 Office of the Lieutenant Governor 3,476 4,351 4,356 3,517 3,517 Department of Justice 23,846 23,716 21,835 21,537 21,537 Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs 2,023 2,389 2,393 2,509 2,509 Department of Finance 6,312 6,415 6,679 7,769 7,769 Department of Property and Procurement 4,050 4,587 4,554 5,365 5,365 Department of Health 26,084 27,254 31,468 30,742 30,742 St. Thomas/St. John Hospital Facilities Board … 20,527 19,796 19,015 19,015 St. Croix Hospital Facilities Board … 18,927 19,710 18,801 18,801 Bureau of Audit & Control … 669 791 795 795 Department of Education 12,235 122,244 121,230 110,951 110,951 Department of Human Services 28,360 29,127 29,140 27,093 27,093 Department of Planning & Natural Resources 4,992 5,131 5,575 6,065 6,065 V.I. Police Department 28,596 29,107 30,367 27,072 27,072 Department of Public Works 22,236 22,452 24,946 25,699 25,699 Department of Housing, Parks and Recreation 5,010 5,401 6,484 6,449 6,449 Department of Economic Development & Agriculture 2,746 2,639 … 7,262 7,262 Department of Labor 2,175 2,462 2,753 2,855 2,855 86 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 11 Table 11.2 Operating Budgets of Public Institutions, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 (FY) - Con. [Thousands of dollars] Public Offices, Departments, and Institutions 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Office of the Supervisor of Elections 719 765 665 630 630 Board of Elections, St. Thomas/St. John 51 55 66 47 47 Board of Elections, St. Croix 58 62 86 47 47 Miscellaneous 20,560 29,266 27,938 15,841 15,841 *Legislature 14,200 15,000 15,357 10,577 10,577 *Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands 17,700 19,000 17,380 17,236 17,236 *Board of Education 1,280 1,381 1,927 1,865 1,865 *University of the Virgin Islands 25,300 25,000 22,605 21,675 21,675 *V.I. Public Television System 1,300 1,700 1,456 1,412 1,412 Note: Data may differ with those obtained from other sources. Funding levels reported in this table are not adjusted for changes which may have occurred after initial budget bills became law. * Indicates the source of the data was obtained from the V. I. Office of Management and Budget. Source: U.S. Virgin Islands Session Laws. Table 11.3 U. S. V.I. Government, General Fund: 1996 to 2000 (FY) [Millions of dollars] Operating Budget Net revenues 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Operating budget (approriations) 432.1 490.4 560.2 459.5 490.3 NET REVENUES Total 382.4 391.3 460.2 374.4 335.8 Individual income taxes (gross) 198.0 204.0 187.5 183.7 177.5 Corporate income taxes (gross) 25.0 23.5 25.9 21.6 22.3 Real property taxes 54.9 53.8 38.6 45.6 23.6 Trade and excise taxes 18.0 14.2 16.7 18.9 19.3 Gross receipt taxes 85.5 85.2 88.6 86.6 85.4 Hotel room taxes 12.5 11.2 9.5 12.0 5.1 All other taxes 3.5 3.2 3.6 2.7 0.8 U.S. customs duties 3.0 4.0 2.8 1.6 1.2 Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands Government Development Bank. 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 11 87 Table 11.4 Federal Remittance and Expenditures, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 (FY) [Millions of dollars] Rum excise taxes Direct federal expenditures 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Rum excise taxes (returned to U.S.V.I. Gov.) $ 62.7 51.1 50.3 34.7 43.0 DIRECT EXPENDITURES Total 487.0 503.0 482.0 625.0 563.0 Government grants 195.0 216.0 256.0 371.0 373.0 Salaries and wages 45.0 47.0 40.0 41.0 42.0 Payments for individuals 222.0 206.0 175.0 149.0 109.0 Procurements and other programs 14.0 34.0 11.0 8.0 39.0 Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands Government Development Bank. Table 11.5 Miscellaneous, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 [Millions of dollars unless otherwise noted] Miscellaneous 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Taxable gross business receipts 2,138 2,131 2,215 2,166 2,093 Bank Deposits … 1,289 1,143 1,169 1,281 Total value of construction permits 202 261 192 206 189 St. Croix 58 101 46 61 55 St.Thomas /St. John 144 160 145 145 134 Number of business license applications 17,631 19,403 15,201 16,957 16,825 Number of registered vehicles 74,280 60,160 63,767 67,379 63,687 Number of telephones 70,062 66,438 63,798 62,140 70,725 Note: Taxable gross business receipts are reported corresponding fiscal year. Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands Government Development Bank. 88 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 11 Table 11.6 Real Estate Transactions, Virgin Islands: 1995 to 1999 Real Estate Sales 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 TOTAL Number of homes sold 379 357 347 461 226 Number of condominium sales 260 222 220 186 155 Average home sales Price ($) 241,996 236,540 223,341 180,178 209,119 Average condominium sales price ($) 132,986 100,658 105,433 122,052 121,556 ST. CROIX Number of homes sold 174 158 149 187 111 Number of condominium sales 118 83 92 81 66 Average home sales Price ($) 212,399 188,172 175,649 159,614 157,772 Average condominium sales price ($) 101,053 81,353 92,826 122,578 96,739 ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN Number of homes sold 205 199 198 274 115 Number of condominium sales 142 139 128 105 89 Average home sales Price ($) 267,117 274,942 259,230 194,213 258,680 Average condominium sales price ($) 159,522 112,186 114,495 121,646 139,960 Source: Bureau of Economic Research, U.S. Virgin Islands Government Development Bank. Chapter 12 Human Services 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 12 91 Table 12.1 Children in Foster Care by Island, Virgin Islands: 1996 to 2000 Island 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Virgin Islands 198 270 277 283 242 St. Croix 110 149 152 149 125 St. Thomas/St. John 88 121 125 134 117 Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services. Table 12.2 Children Adopted by Island, Virgin Islands: 1993 to 2000 Island 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Virgin Islands 23 19 30 35 25 12 36 40 St. Croix 13 12 24 17 14 4 22 24 St. Thomas/St. John 10 7 6 18 11 8 14 16 Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services. Table 12.3 Food Stamp Participants and Distribution by Island, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to 2000 Island 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Virgin Islands Households 5,118 5,430 5,731 6,489 10,288 Persons 15,784 16,868 17,924 20,526 31,622 Coupons Issued ($) 19,382,142 22,183,470 21,851,665 24,859,393 41,805,081 St. Croix Households 3,191 3,442 3,663 4,047 5,612 Persons 10,028 10,837 11,588 13,054 17,358 Coupons Issued ($) 12,758,493 14,665,107 14,517,395 16,107,290 22,811,919 St. Thomas/St. John Households 1,927 1,988 2,068 2,442 4,676 Persons 5,756 6,031 6,336 7,473 14,265 Coupons Issued ($) 6,623,649 7,518,363 7,334,270 8,752,103 18,993,162 Notes: 1. Household--# of household receiving coupons. 2. Persons--# of individuals coupons are provided for. 3. Coupons issued--the total value of stamps distributed per fiscal year. 2000 data consists of only 11 months Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services. 92 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 12 Table 12.4 Juvenile Caseload by Island, Virgin Islands: FY 1993 to 2000 Island 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Virgin Islands Juvenile Caseload 413 411 488 549 514 667 571 436 Persons In Need Of Supervision 58 74 73 97 68 106 104 57 Adjudicated Delinquent 355 337 415 452 446 561 467 379 St. Croix Juvenile Caseload 136 135 191 271 261 301 191 173 Persons In Need Of Supervision 15 13 24 36 21 53 37 16 Adjudicated Delinquent 121 122 167 235 240 248 154 157 St. Thomas Juvenile Caseload 277 276 297 278 253 366 380 263 Persons In Need Of Supervision 43 61 49 61 47 53 67 41 Adjudicated Delinquent 234 215 248 217 206 313 313 222 Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 12 93 Table 12.5 Emergency Services Referrals by Island, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to 2000 Island 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Virgin Islands Emergency Welfare Service (EWS) 53 42 47 171 142 Family Preservation Assistance 24 37 75 84 … Protective Services Referrals 381 323 331 278 407 Neglect 161 163 199 135 … Physical Abuse 117 86 92 95 … Sexual Abuse 78 58 40 19 … Other 25 16 - 29 … Pre-Delinquency 218 148 107 … 148 Indigent Burials 70 66 42 56 … St. Croix Emergency Welfare Service (EWS) 26 26 28 78 53 Family Preservation Assistance 24 31 64 44 … Protective Services Referrals 151 201 258 191 339 Neglect 63 95 162 88 … Physical Abuse 38 56 74 69 … Sexual Abuse 28 34 22 8 … Other 22 16 - 26 … Pre-Delinquency 74 71 69 … 71 Indigent Burials 32 38 28 25 … St. Thomas/St. John Emergency Welfare Service (EWS) 27 16 19 93 89 Family Preservation Assistance 14 6 11 40 … Protective Services Referrals 230 122 73 87 68 Neglect 98 68 37 47 … Physical Abuse 79 30 18 26 … Sexual Abuse 50 24 18 11 … Other 3 - - 3 … Pre-Delinquency 144 77 38 … 77 Indigent Burials 38 28 14 31 … Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services 94 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 12 Table 12.6 Juvenile Justice Statistics by Island, Virgin Islands: FY 1993 to 2000 Island 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Virgin Islands Youth Remanded to YRC 189 155 236 237 260 201 134 107 Pre-Trial 79 57 112 91 125 121 70 49 Adjudication 89 81 118 122 115 65 56 58 Transferred as Adults 21 17 6 14 20 15 8 - St. Croix Youth Remanded to YRC 106 88 138 112 136 120 75 47 Pre-Trial 57 36 68 43 85 80 42 29 Adjudication 42 43 66 65 43 24 25 18 Transferred as Adults 7 9 4 4 8 8 5 - St. Thomas Youth Remanded to YRC 83 98 98 125 124 81 59 60 Pre-Trial 22 21 44 48 40 33 28 20 Adjudication 47 38 52 67 72 41 31 40 Transferred as Adults 14 8 2 10 12 7 3 - Note: YRC - Youth Rehabitation Center Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 12 95 Table 12.7 Income Maintenance Assistance by Island, Virgin Islands: FY 1997 to 2000 Island 2000 1999 1998 1997 Virgin Islands Total TANF 2,832 3,387 4,633 4,441 Adults 723 895 1,168 1,222 Children 2,109 2,492 3,465 3,189 Total General Assistance 168 193 288 296 Adults 127 146 230 223 Children 41 47 58 73 Old aged Assistance 281 303 345 284 Aid to the Disabled 353 323 308 391 Aid to the Blind 10 10 7 10 St. Croix Total TANF 2,268 2,760 3,411 3,420 Adults 593 736 924 950 Children 1,675 2,024 2,487 2,470 Total General Assistance 59 68 98 128 Adults 48 57 79 93 Children 11 11 19 35 Old aged Assistance 152 169 196 155 Aid to the Disabled 253 223 227 297 Aid to the Blind 8 10 7 8 St. Thomas/St. John Total TANF 564 627 1,222 991 Adults 130 159 244 272 Children 434 468 978 719 Total General Assistance 109 125 190 168 Adults 79 89 151 130 Children 30 36 39 38 Old aged Assistance 129 134 149 129 Aid to the Disabled 100 100 81 94 Aid to the Blind 2 0 0 2 Note: TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services 96 2000 USVI Statistical Yearbook, Chapter 12 Table 12.8 Cancer care services by Island, Virgin Islands: FY 1996 to 1999 Island 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Virgin Islands Caseload 30 42 99 78 80 Referrals: Males 9 1 8 11 6 Females 23 1 6 20 2 Services Provided (Cost): Total Cost ($) 85,824 115,453 351,459 208,699 75,482 Transportation 7,967 20,156 39,971 35,396 21,792 Medication 50,538 4,254 78,158 13,809 4,660 Chemotherapy 17,065 42,695 96,739 68,837 21,523 Radiation - 24,800 25,270 14,220 3,700 Hospitalization - 6,212 17,050 47,593 12,477 Doctor 3,566 2,784 14,035 10,098 2,133 Other 6,688 14,552 80,236 18,746 9,197 St. Croix Caseload 12 13 66 65 67 Referrals: Males 7 - 3 3 2 Females 14 1 4 9 - Services Provided (Cost): Total Cost ($) 9,035 15,656 128,828 85,609 13,100 Transportation 7,446 10,723 23,261 24,575 8,952 Medication - - 12,838 8,984 667 Chemotherapy - 2,500 15,419 20,722 2,110 Radiation - - 16,000 7,000 - Hospitalization - - 11,000 16,331 - Doctor 866 984 7,005 1,831 425 Other 723 1,449 43,305 6,166 946 St. Thomas Caseload 18 29 33 13 13 Referrals: Males 2 1 5 8 4 Females 9 - 2 11 2 Services Provided (Cost): Total Cost ($) 76,789 99,797 222,631 123,090 62,382 Transportation 521 9,433 16,710 10,821 12,840 Medication 50,538 4,254 65,320 4,825 3,993 Chemotherapy 17,065 40,195 81,320 48,115 19,413 Radiation - 24,800 9,270 7,220 3,700 Hospitalization - 6,212 6,050 31,262 12,477 Doctor 2,700 1,800 7,030 8,267 1,708 Other 5,965 13,103 36,931 12,580 8,251 Source: U. S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services