Show More local families are in higher income brackets A survey of income levels and income distribution covering all areas of the country shows that in Uintah County appreciable appreciable appreciable ap ap- gains were made by most families in the past few years The progress is attributed largely to the fact that more married women are working bringing home second paychecks Part of the added cash however went to meet the steadily rising cost of living With the increase in family earnings there has been a gradual movement into higher income brackets Some families who had been at the to level before have graduated to the to spot Others have climbed still further The upward shift has been taking place across the board with the result that the proportion of local families remaining in the very low income income in in- come groups is now smaller than ever TilE THE FACTS and figures are brought out in a new report issued by the Marketing Economics Institute It in indicates indicates indicates in- in how income is distributed in each area In Uintah County it shows some percent of the households had incomes of or more in the past year That was a larger proportion than was found in the United States Slates as a whole percent It was percent in the State of Utah What the study sought to provide was a better understanding understanding un un- un- un of the buying power in each community I II solid In-solid I und Iud I that h I IV revealed It'd by hv its average income figure alone lone It shows whether that average comprises a small proportion of families with very bi big incomes compensating for a larger proportion with low incomes or whether earnings arc better distributed The breakdown figures for Uintah County indicate what hat the spread is in the area and where local families stand on the income ladder Listed with incomes of to are arc 65 percent of the households Between and l X are percent Those earning 15 to constitute percent of the households household Some percent have incomes in excess of The rest are below |