Published July 24. 2014 04:00PM
The long-awaited statistical report on farm valuations, family income, housing and standard of living for Carbon County, based on the 1950 census interviews with every family in the county, has now been made public.
The Census Bureau reported the average value of land and buildings for all farms in the county as $10,159 per farm. The tabulation shows a total of 616 farms in Carbon.The housing census showed 16,616 dwelling units in the county, with 63.7 percent occupied by the owners.Half of the families reported incomes in excess of $2,981 for the year, with 22.5 percent having incomes less than $2,000.