Evening star., 1925-06-15
AVERAGE INCOME
IN D. c. IS SIZES
Tax Returns for 1923 Show
Washington Workers Lead
Rest of Nation.

The District Of Columbia led the
Nation in the percentage of population
Ming returns on incomes for the cal
endar year 1923. according to pre-
liminary report of statistics of income
made public by the Bureau of Internal
Revenue last night.
AS estimated by the Bureau Of Cen
sus, the population of the District as
Of July l. 1923, was ATS ,966 and the
number of returns f1led was 1875 or
1892 per cent. The reason for this
high percentage. which is larger than
that for any other State or territory
in the Republic, while not officially
given, is believed to be due in large
part, to the number of salaried en-
ployes in Washington who are unn1ar-
ried and are allowed only an exemp-
ton of 81 900.
Average Income $3,755.
The net income reported for the Dis
trict of Columbia was S2s4,e62 ,234,
and the average net income per return
was $3,755.1O.
The income tax for 1923 was col
lected under the revenue act of 1921,
which allowed an exemption Of 81 900
for single persons, $500 for married
persons and heads of families whose
81, 900 for those whose net income
was in excess of IS 900.
The total number Of income tax re
turns for the year 1929 for the Nation
was 7,69s,321, revealing an aggregate
let income of 1886, 1897 .s43. on which
taxpayers turned into the treasury a
tax of s7o3, ,165.
Compared with 1922. the figures
show an increase of 91o.s4o, or 13.42
per cent in the number Of returns,
and an increase amounting to 5000.
net income. but decrease OF $751;.
o95143, or 1924 per cent, in thSstotal
tax.
National Average S3,421
The average net income par return
for 1928 was S3,421.05; the average
amount Of tax 1914, and the apsrage
shown in the tabulations represent
the amounts reported on the return
less the % per cent reduction pro-
vided for the revenue act OF 1924.
The proportion Of the population
filing returns for the whole country
was considerably below that for the
District of Columbia, or 6.9s per cent.
The per capita net income reported
was $237.27 and per capita income tax
y
based on the estimates Of the popula
tion as Of July l, 1922, the proportion
filing returns was $40 per cent, the
per capita income reported was
Sl94.72 and the per capita tax was
$7s6.
New York State reported the largest
number of returns, 1,221, ,654, with
net income of S4S7o,167.I76.
There were IA incomes Of 81 900. 900
and over reported; 141 OF incomes
from $500, 900 to $1,000 900. 327 of in
comes from $4,000 to $500 900. 1901
of incomes from S15o.0o0 to 100000.
$3.50 Of incomes from s1o0.oe0 to
$3.50 900, 12.504 of incomes from $50
900 to 500, 900, 40,176 of incomes from
SIS 900 to $4,000. 20s,946 of incomes
from $40 900 to s25 900, 697, ,sss Of in
comes from IS 900 to $4,000. 1857 ,526
of incomes from $4,000 to $4,000, D.
412,s04 Of incomes from $4,000 TO 81
900, and 2.373,7s4 of incomes from
81, 900 TO 1000. There were 36s,5o2
returns of incomes under $1,000.
The number of wives making sep
arate returns from husbands was
170,573, and the net income reported
by such wives was 1928 $50. The
number of men making returns as
heads of families was 419,6S2. the
amount Of net income reported on
such returns was S1,25S,s ,s46. sss. The
number of women reporting as heads
Of families was 157.669, and the
amount of net income reported BY
such women was $476.642, ,S28.