Table 1203. Income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 130,001 16,887 22,385 13,039 10,655 17,068 19,324 16,501 6,947 7,195 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................ 100.0 13.0 17.2 10.0 8.2 13.1 14.9 12.7 5.3 5.5 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean 

 values): 

 Income before taxes ................................................................ $73,573 $7,860 $22,315 $34,685 $44,771 $59,382 $83,829 $120,288 $170,234 $306,051 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 63,606 8,229 23,194 34,755 43,173 55,025 75,075 103,729 140,346 225,284 

 Age of reference person................................................................ 50.9 51.2 57.2 52.8 50.9 48.5 47.8 47.8 48.8 50.7 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .3 .4 .5 .5 .6 .7 .8 .8 .7 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 .4 .6 .6 .5 .4 .3 .2 .2 .2 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 .5 .6 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 .9 1.3 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.9 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................ 47 39 39 44 45 48 52 56 60 59 

 Women ................................................................ 53 61 61 56 55 52 48 44 40 41 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 36 52 56 61 62 71 82 88 88 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 36 11 15 21 32 37 49 63 67 69 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 25 37 35 29 25 21 19 21 19 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 64 48 44 39 38 29 18 12 12 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 21 16 17 14 12 11 8 5 7 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 79 84 83 86 88 89 92 95 93 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 16 15 16 16 17 13 10 6 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino................................................................ 86 84 85 84 84 83 87 90 94 94 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ................................................................3 6 5 4 4 3 2 1 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 42 43 38 33 28 23 15 11 6 

 College ................................................................ 67 50 51 58 63 68 76 84 88 93 

 Never attended and other ................................ ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................88 61 82 92 92 95 96 97 97 97 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................ $7,805,368 5.2 9.4 7.0 6.4 12.0 16.3 18.3 10.1 15.2 

 Food ................................................................................................ 1,003,471 6.0 10.3 7.9 7.4 13.1 16.0 18.4 8.0 13.0 

 Food at home ................................................................ 566,472 6.7 11.8 9.0 7.7 13.0 15.9 17.9 7.2 10.9 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................73,262 6.7 12.0 9.2 7.8 13.2 15.8 17.1 6.8 11.4 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................ 22,914 6.7 11.6 9.5 7.5 12.9 16.4 18.6 7.1 9.8 

 Bakery products ................................................................ 50,348 6.7 12.2 9.1 8.0 13.4 15.5 16.4 6.7 12.1 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 122,516 6.8 12.3 9.5 8.3 13.2 15.1 18.0 6.8 10.1 

 Beef ................................................................ 32,897 6.7 12.3 9.4 7.9 14.9 15.5 18.0 7.0 8.3 

 Pork ................................................................ 23,512 6.7 13.5 10.2 7.9 12.6 15.1 17.1 7.2 9.7 

 Other meats ................................................................ 16,644 6.8 12.5 9.1 9.0 12.9 15.4 19.1 6.0 9.3 

 Poultry ................................................................24,148 7.9 11.9 9.8 8.1 12.9 14.7 18.0 6.2 10.6 

 Fish and seafood ................................................................ 18,167 5.1 10.8 9.2 9.3 11.5 14.6 18.7 7.6 13.1 

 Eggs ................................................................ 7,148 7.7 12.9 8.8 7.5 13.3 14.7 16.6 7.1 11.4 

 Dairy products ................................................................ 58,440 6.7 11.8 8.2 7.3 12.9 16.3 18.3 7.4 11.2 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................ 19,072 7.5 12.3 9.4 7.7 13.1 15.9 16.6 7.1 10.3 

 Other dairy products ................................ 39,368 6.3 11.5 7.6 7.2 12.7 16.4 19.2 7.5 11.7 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ 108,616 6.4 11.7 8.7 7.1 12.6 16.4 18.0 7.4 11.6 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................ 40,770 6.2 11.5 8.0 6.6 12.1 16.5 19.0 7.7 12.5 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................................ 35,629 6.0 11.3 9.1 7.0 12.5 16.5 18.1 7.4 12.0 

 Processed fruits ................................................................ 14,545 7.1 11.9 8.7 7.6 12.5 17.5 16.5 7.3 10.9 

 Processed vegetables ................................ 17,672 7.2 12.8 9.4 8.1 14.0 15.4 16.6 7.0 9.5 

 Other food at home ................................................................ 203,638 6.8 11.4 9.0 7.6 12.9 16.0 18.0 7.5 10.7 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................ 19,415 6.1 11.2 9.7 7.8 13.4 16.3 16.9 7.4 11.3 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Fats and oils ................................................................ 15,163 7.4 12.8 9.5 8.2 12.5 15.3 17.5 7.2 9.6 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................ 106,935 6.8 10.8 8.4 7.5 13.0 16.1 18.8 7.8 10.8 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................ 54,863 7.2 12.9 9.8 8.0 13.3 15.8 16.9 6.6 9.5 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips ................................................................ 7,263 3.6 6.7 8.6 5.0 9.6 17.9 19.4 11.2 18.1 

 Food away from home ................................................................ 436,999 5.2 8.3 6.4 7.1 13.2 16.0 19.0 8.9 15.8 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 72,466 3.5 6.2 5.7 5.8 11.6 17.1 21.0 9.3 19.9 

 Housing ................................................................2,584,719 6.3 11.1 7.4 6.7 12.2 16.4 17.1 9.5 13.3 

 Shelter ................................................................1,546,404 6.5 11.1 7.1 6.6 11.9 16.3 16.8 9.9 13.8 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................ 903,065 3.5 7.1 5.3 5.8 10.5 16.7 20.4 13.1 17.6 

 Mortgage interest and charges................................ 424,449 2.4 4.4 3.9 5.1 10.1 17.7 22.9 13.9 19.6 

 Property taxes ................................................................ 268,515 4.5 8.5 6.2 6.2 10.4 16.0 18.9 12.1 17.1 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses ................................................................ 210,101 4.7 10.7 7.0 6.6 11.2 15.8 17.3 12.4 14.2 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................ 541,671 12.2 18.8 10.6 8.4 14.8 15.7 10.2 4.2 5.0 

 Other lodging ................................................................ 101,668 3.1 5.8 4.8 4.0 9.1 15.2 19.7 12.4 26.0 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 498,645 7.3 12.9 9.0 7.7 13.2 16.8 16.2 7.7 9.1 

 Natural gas................................................................ 49,470 7.2 12.9 8.3 7.9 12.1 16.4 16.3 8.4 10.4 

 Electricity ................................................................ 184,552 8.7 14.5 9.7 7.9 13.4 16.0 14.9 6.8 8.2 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................ 12,613 7.5 14.4 7.6 7.4 11.3 15.2 17.5 9.6 9.6 

 Telephone services ................................................................ 176,234 6.2 11.3 8.8 7.6 13.4 17.9 17.4 8.2 9.2 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, 

 and phone cards ................................................................ 30,904 9.9 17.6 10.5 8.5 11.0 15.2 13.2 6.2 7.9 

 Cellular phone service ................................ 145,329 5.5 9.9 8.5 7.4 13.9 18.5 18.3 8.6 9.5 

 Water and other public services ................................ 75,776 6.6 12.5 8.7 7.5 13.1 17.0 16.6 7.9 10.1 

 Household operations ................................................................ 183,521 4.2 9.1 6.3 5.8 10.8 15.0 18.6 10.4 19.9 

 Personal services ................................................................ 57,094 1.7 5.3 3.0 4.6 9.5 14.8 23.7 12.0 25.3 

 Other household expenses ................................126,427 5.3 10.8 7.8 6.4 11.4 15.0 16.2 9.6 17.4 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 97,973 6.1 11.8 8.6 6.4 13.8 15.3 16.9 7.9 13.0 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................ 23,014 7.0 12.4 10.1 7.9 11.9 17.0 15.6 7.9 10.2 

 Other household products ................................ 55,503 5.4 11.3 8.5 6.0 14.3 14.8 17.9 8.6 13.1 

 Postage and stationery ................................ 19,456 7.1 12.6 7.4 5.8 14.6 14.4 15.9 6.0 16.2 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................ 258,176 5.0 8.5 5.8 6.4 12.6 17.6 19.4 10.7 14.1 

 Household textiles ................................................................ 14,814 7.5 11.4 7.5 5.6 14.4 15.2 21.5 4.4 12.3 

 Furniture ................................................................67,010 5.0 8.9 5.9 5.2 11.9 15.2 19.0 11.7 17.1 

 Floor coverings ................................................................ 3,956 3.9 3.8 4.4 3.7 5.9 9.6 12.2 14.3 42.2 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 36,440 6.2 8.5 7.2 6.8 14.2 15.2 18.9 9.7 13.3 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 16,972 5.7 10.3 5.7 5.6 11.5 17.0 18.6 13.2 12.5 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................ 118,986 4.2 7.7 5.2 7.2 12.6 20.2 19.8 10.8 12.3 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 237,997 5.8 9.1 7.4 6.4 10.5 15.9 19.6 9.5 15.9 

 Men and boys................................................................ 57,442 5.6 7.5 8.0 6.3 11.2 14.0 20.1 10.3 17.0 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................ 44,472 5.5 6.7 7.6 6.4 10.9 14.1 19.4 10.8 18.6 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 12,970 6.0 10.4 9.2 6.2 12.2 13.6 22.5 8.7 11.4 

 Women and girls ................................................................ 90,065 5.6 9.0 6.9 5.8 10.4 16.4 20.1 8.4 17.4 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................................ 75,243 6.0 9.0 6.8 5.8 9.8 15.9 20.5 8.1 18.2 

 Girls, 2 to 15................................................................ 14,822 4.1 9.3 7.5 6.2 13.0 18.6 18.0 9.7 13.6 

 Children under 2 ................................................................ 9,948 33.1 10.5 6.6 10.2 12.5 18.8 17.9 7.3 12.9 

 Footwear ................................................................ 49,203 7.0 10.4 7.9 5.1 10.8 16.5 19.2 10.5 12.5 

 Other apparel products and services ................................ 31,340 5.2 9.3 7.4 8.7 8.3 16.4 18.3 10.6 15.7 

 Transportation ................................................................ 1,244,638 4.5 8.8 7.6 6.5 13.1 16.7 18.7 10.4 13.7 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 527,018 3.8 8.4 7.7 5.2 13.7 15.8 20.0 10.2 15.3 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................................ 246,965 3.6 7.3 8.0 3.8 11.1 13.9 21.3 13.3 17.8 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................................ 273,142 3.9 9.4 7.3 6.6 16.1 17.4 18.7 7.3 13.2 

 Other vehicles ................................................................ 6,911 33.2 34.6 311.9 31.3 9.7 25.7 26.2 39.1 38.2 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................ 255,856 5.7 10.7 8.4 7.6 13.6 18.8 18.3 8.1 8.9 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................................ 369,202 4.9 8.7 7.4 8.0 12.8 17.0 17.2 11.7 12.3 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................ 28,642 3.9 6.8 6.4 6.3 12.8 19.0 22.6 11.2 11.0 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................ 124,022 4.5 8.7 6.5 6.4 12.1 15.4 17.2 16.7 12.5 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................ 125,482 6.0 9.5 8.7 11.4 14.3 18.5 14.3 6.3 11.0 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges ................................................................ 91,057 4.0 8.2 7.3 6.1 11.9 16.4 19.2 12.4 14.4 

 Public and other transportation ................................92,563 4.5 6.8 5.2 4.9 10.0 15.1 17.9 12.6 22.8 

 Healthcare ................................................................640,626 5.7 11.7 8.7 7.6 12.6 17.0 17.7 8.0 10.9 

 Health insurance ................................................................ 443,860 5.9 12.0 9.0 7.6 12.7 16.9 17.7 8.0 10.2 

 Medical services ................................................................ 113,348 4.4 9.2 6.5 7.3 11.7 18.6 19.5 8.4 14.5 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Drugs ................................................................ 63,096 6.6 14.1 10.6 8.0 14.3 15.0 14.7 7.5 9.1 

 Medical supplies ................................................................ 20,321 7.2 12.2 7.8 8.1 10.7 16.7 15.9 9.0 12.5 

 Entertainment ................................................................ 416,176 5.0 8.3 6.2 5.6 11.4 16.0 18.7 11.7 17.1 

 Fees and admissions ................................................................ 97,482 3.4 5.1 4.4 4.6 10.5 15.2 18.3 13.4 25.1 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services ................................................................ 128,094 6.8 11.4 8.6 7.8 12.7 15.8 17.9 8.1 10.8 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................ 112,809 4.6 9.3 5.7 5.7 11.7 17.5 16.2 13.7 15.6 

 Pets ................................................................ 92,176 4.7 9.7 5.4 5.5 11.3 17.1 15.4 15.2 15.8 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................ 20,633 4.4 7.7 7.0 6.3 13.6 19.7 19.8 7.0 14.7 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services ................................ 77,791 4.5 5.5 5.0 3.3 9.9 15.2 24.2 12.6 19.7 

 Personal care products and services ................................ 99,005 5.4 10.6 6.7 7.4 11.5 16.2 18.8 9.3 14.1 

 Reading ................................................................ 14,285 5.1 8.7 6.2 6.1 13.9 17.2 17.0 8.7 17.0 

 Education ................................................................193,813 7.8 5.8 2.6 2.7 6.4 11.1 14.9 16.0 32.8 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies................................ 43,201 10.5 15.9 11.9 9.1 14.7 17.1 12.1 4.5 4.2 

 Miscellaneous................................................................ 131,260 4.6 9.4 8.2 7.3 13.3 13.3 16.9 10.8 16.1 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 243,462 3.7 10.0 6.3 6.8 10.0 14.8 17.0 8.8 22.6 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................ 880,250 1.0 4.1 4.0 4.2 9.9 17.7 22.8 14.5 21.8 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 54,290 4.6 8.9 6.4 6.4 9.7 16.4 19.9 10.7 16.9 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................825,960 .8 3.8 3.9 4.0 9.9 17.7 23.0 14.8 22.1 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................$9,564,613 1.4 5.2 4.7 5.0 10.6 16.9 20.8 12.4 23.0 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................ 7,486,721 .5 2.8 3.6 4.3 10.5 18.0 22.8 13.8 23.7 

 Self-employment income ................................ 585,794 .2 2.0 2.3 2.6 7.2 13.5 17.7 13.1 41.5 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement................................ 1,078,984 5.9 22.0 13.7 10.9 14.3 13.5 10.7 3.6 5.5 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income ................................................................ 248,242 .5 2.2 2.6 4.1 6.4 10.3 16.8 11.7 45.5 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................ 59,818 31.6 30.4 11.0 8.3 7.9 8.3 1.9 3

.3 3.4 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................ 59,437 5.2 13.0 9.4 6.2 11.0 24.4 17.8 4.3 8.7 

 Other income................................................................ 45,618 19.3 20.1 5.2 7.4 12.9 6.8 9.1 2.0 17.1 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) ................................................................ 1,295,773 -.5 -1.5 -.1 1.3 5.7 13.1 21.1 16.0 44.8 

 Federal income taxes................................................................ 1,016,467 -.5 -2.0 -.5 1.0 5.3 12.5 20.8 16.1 47.2 

 State and local income taxes ................................272,722 -.5 -.1 1.3 2.3 7.0 15.2 22.5 15.7 36.6 

 Other taxes................................................................6,583 2.6 10.5 5.8 5.3 15.5 12.8 14.9 13.0 19.5 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 8,268,840 1.7 6.3 5.5 5.6 11.4 17.5 20.7 11.8 19.6 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

3

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018