Show More Mope Davis Families In Upper Brackets i According to a study of in income income in- in come distribution and income in-I in levels throughout the country the average Davis County fam family amitY am- am ily itY is more affluent than ever everI I before I II RISING SALARIES and andI I wages have carried most local families to highers rungs i on the income ladder As a result a larger proportion proportion proportion pro pro- I portion of them are now tobe to tobe to tobe be found in the middle and upper brackets JUST HOW THE TILE local population population population pop pop- stands in terms of income distribution is brought out in a report released by bythe bythe bythe the Standard Rate and Data Service It details for every section of the country the percentage of families within each income bracket The breakdown gives a clearer meaning than does the term average income to the earnings picture in a com com- I IT REVEALS whether the average represents earnings that are well distributed among the population or whether it represents a small proportion of families with big income compensating for fora a much larger number with small incomes f Locally the report shows both the average and the distribution distribution distribution dis dis- dis- dis are relatively good I ISOME SOME percent of the households in Davis County I had disposable incomes after taxes of or more in the I past year The proportion compares compares' favorably with that in other communities Throughout the United States only percent percent percent per per- cent had net incomes over and in the State of Utah percent BECAUSE THE TILE data refers to consumer in in- in I come it somewhat understates understates understates under under- states the real situation in farm areas it is noted since no allowance is made for in in- in in come As to other income groupings groupings groupings group group- ings in Davis County the report report report re re- re- re port lists percent of the local households in the to bracket and percent percent percent per per- cent at the to level Of the remainder percent are in the to division and the rest are lower than that or higher high high- er than THE TilE COMMERCE Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment takes into consideration the fact that alt although Ugh the median income of American families rose 6 6 percent during during during dur dur- ing the past year prices also moved higher As a result the real gain in purchasing power was about four percent percent percent per per- cent it states |