Wednesday, May 23, 2012

49.4% of Orem Residents are over 65 and under 18

Is it fair to ask the unemployed people in Orem and those living below poverty level
to pay higher fees and property taxes?  Orem City has more people living below
poverty than the rest of the state.
What will the impact of increased fees and property taxes have on Orem's poverty levels,
especially the 49.4% of the population that is over 65 and under 18?
                                                                     Orem                       Utah         
Unemployment rate (2000)                               4.6%                    3.4%       
Unemployment rate (2012)                               5.3%                    6.0%         
Poverty Level                                                    8.4%                    7.9%          
Persons below poverty level  2006-2010            13.5%               10.8%
Persons 65 years and over 2010                            8.3%                9.0%
Persons under 18                                                 41.1%              41.0%

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