Evening star., 1941-08-26
Per Capita Income
In D. {. Rises Sit in
1910 10 Si,022
TotoI Is Nearly Twice
That of National
Figure Of $573

The District had q per capita in
come of 81 ,022 last year. an increase
Of $11 over 1898, and $23S more than
in 1888. the low point of the depres-
sion, the Commerce Department
estimated today. The District figure
Is nearly twice that of the national
per capital income, $573.
The Departments estimates are
contained in an article on Income
Payments by States" by Frederick
NJ Cone in the Survey of Current
Business. District income payments
last year totaled $845, ,0O0, 900, an in
crease Of 347,000 900 over 1899, and
1866 900 900 more than In 1888
Residents of Virginia and Mary
land who work in the District re-
ceived approximately sI63 ,000, 900
last year, according to estimates OF
department experts. This amount
was deducted from the $845 900 900
income payments in computing Dis
trict per capita income on the basis
Of 1910 population.
Income payments in Maryland
totaled about $1.208 900 900, or S703
per capita, and in Virginia, $1,135.-
900 900, or $455 per capita. Both
States reported income gains of more
than S100, 900 900 over 1889.
Breakdown of Income.
The Districts income last year
was made up as follows: Salaries and
wages, s625 900 900; other labor in
come. $34000,000; entrepreneurial
income. SGT 900 900, and dividends
and interest. sl19.000,000
Income payments for the United
States are estimated at 75.5l2 000, =
900. an increase of per cent over
1899. In June, the departments esti-
mated 1910 national income at ap-
proximately s7600o,000 Estimates
of national income include business
savings, and employer contributions
10 social security and other retire
ment funds. These are excluded
from the income payment figures.
Although the increase in income
was largest in the industrial areas
In 1910, the smallest in the agricul-
tural sections. it was surprisingly
uniform as among the different re-
gions," Mr.. Cone said. The evi-
dence is clear. therefore, that the
stimulus of defense production was
having favorable repercussion on an
almost Nationwide basis"
With II per cent gain. Connecti-
cut reported larger increase in
income payments than any other
State. Michigan registered a II
per cent increase. In Mississippi.
| income payments were slightly less
than in 1899.
In the first five months of l941,
income payments in the United
States were 13 per cent above the
corresponding period Of 1910 Every
section has shared in the increase
| and the percentage rise. in all sec
tions. has been greater so far this
year than for 1910 as a whole.
The effects of the defense pro-
gram are quite obvious" Mr.. Cone
pointed out. Income payments in
New England, center of ship
anu al III dAI =
ing. are up is ped cent from Janu-
ary through May. The South Allan
tic and Pacific States have also re-
ceived relatively large volume OF
contracts for naval and aircraft con-
struction, but in these areas the
moderate increase in agricultural in
come has served to temper the re-
sultant expansion somewhat. and
consumer income rose by 13 and IL
per cent. respectively.
Defense Contract Volume.
Though the east North Central
States have received a relatively
small volume of contracts they con-
tain much heavy industry, and in
come payments are up Is per cent.
The largest defense contract vol
ume has fallen to the Middle At
lantic States. But the defense work
is not out of proportion to the in
dustrialization of the region, so in
come has risen l3 per cent. the av-
erage for the Nation as a whole.
1T is in the agricultural regions
that the smallest gains are shown,
with an average income increase of
8 per cent since the opening of the
year. However, the Improvement in
these areas will be greater for the re-
mainder of the year as a result of
the recent advance in agricultural
prices"
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