| Show Per Capita Personal Income Compiled by James Sorenson Over the past 30 years Utah has consistently hadlower per capita income than that of the nation This may be because per capita income is calculated by dividing the total personal income by the total population Utah hasyounger population which leads to fewer people in the work force thereby reducing per capita income For example in 1990 only 56 percent of Utahns were of working age Almost 37 percent of the Utah population were below the age of 17 years and Table 14 Per Capita Personal Income Utah andS 1969-2001 eyYear 1969 1970 Uteh 3053 3327 U8 3840077 of795 81 1975 5022 6100 823 1971 1972 1073 1674 3582 3906 4248 4651 percent were older than 65 Many children and elderly within this classification did not receive an income but were included in the measurement of total population Personal income includes wages and 1976 1977 1978 1979 180 556 by place of residence rental income of 1981 is salaries It is the sum of Utah net eamings persons personal payments before the taxes and personal dividend income interest income and transfer Personal income is measured de uchen ofersenal income other personal taxes reported in current not constant dollars It Plaring of Ofce Govemors and Utsh Source and Budget 2001 Economic Reportthe Goveror state ut Onine sqovemor 4327 4699 5211 5676 690 828 831 815 819 83 7334 8196 9118 10062 830 825 815 797 1982 1983 1984 1085 8790 190597 10436 11437 11 114 789 1986 11 424 15 185 752 1987 11 886 15990 74 6088 6764431 8019 11729 12 384 13588 14448 1988 1989 12461 13224 17 062 18172 1992 15672 20 631 1990 1901 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 14230 14919 16547 17371 18468 10595 20739 20246 23288 24587 25763 784 775 768 764 730 729 19191 19 689 741 758 21 365 22 180 23 348 24426 25611 25298 28542 30153 31620 774 783 79802 810 80816 815 815 760 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
