| Show County Families in Higher Income Brackets Thanks to the fact act that most local residents residents residents re re- are earning more than they did didin didin didin in other years many Uintah County families have progressed into new and higher income brackets SOME WHO had been been at to level are now now in the to category Their former spots have been taken over in turn by families whose hose earnings had been below The upward shift has been noticeable all along the line with the result that the proportion of local families remaining remain remaining remain remain- ing in the very low income group is smaller than ever THE CHANGES are recorded in a special study released by Sales Management Management Manage Manage- ment the marketing pu publication tion Its copyrighted report which covers all sec see of the country gives the makeup of each community in hi terms of income groupings In Uintah County the figures show a full 62 4 per cent of the households had net cash incomes incomes' of or more morein morein morein in the past year after payment of their personal taxes COMPARED WITH the proportion at that level three years ago this was high Only 55 7 per cent were in the over brackets then The increase 6 67 T per cent was greater great great- er than that in the United States generally generally generally gen gen- 6 66 6 per cent In the state of Utah it was 6 64 4 per cent THE PURPOSE of the breakdown was to get a better und understanding of each areas area's purchasing power that is afforded afford afford- ed by its average income figure Does it represent income that is shared shared shar shar- ed somewhat evenly by a large part of the population or does it constitute a afew afew afew few families with big incomes counterbalancing counterbalancing counter counter- balancing a larger number with low incomes THE REPORT shows just how the Uintah County population is divided with respect to lo the various income groupings Some 33 7 per cent of the tile households are in m the to bracket it finds In the to category are 13 9 per cent and above the mark per cent The remainder are below Hand land in hand with the general Improvement Improvement Im Im- provement in family earnings locally and elsewhere has been the steady rise in the cost of living which has greatly great great- ly diminished the ga gains ns |
