Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2014

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Married couple consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Married couple with children Other

married

couple

consumer

units

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 127,006 61,051 27,386 28,169 5,423 13,852 8,894 5,495 7,355 58,601

Percent distribution of consumer units ............... 100.0 48.1 21.6 22.2 4.3 10.9 7.0 4.3 5.8 46.1

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ......................................... $66,877 $93,538 $82,947 $104,480 $93,320 $104,633 $111,047 $90,225 $36,552 $42,908

Income after taxes ............................................ 58,364 80,603 70,555 90,028 80,333 89,909 96,124 82,365 35,268 38,094

Age of reference person ................................... 50.3 51.1 59.1 43.3 32.3 41.1 53.4 51.3 39.1 50.8

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 3.2 2.0 4.0 3.5 4.2 3.9 4.9 3.0 1.7

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .8 1 ( ) 1.5 1.5 2.2 .6 1.4 1.8 .2

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 .4 .8 .1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .2 .6 1 ( ) .3

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 1.6 1.2 2.0 1.6 1.7 2.5 2.3 1.0 .9

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.7 1.1 1.3

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 48 54 57 52 53 52 51 52 16 45

Women ........................................................... 52 46 43 48 47 48 49 48 84 55

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 63 78 84 74 63 72 83 74 33 50

With mortgage .............................................. 37 49 40 59 57 61 56 52 25 24

Without mortgage ......................................... 26 29 45 15 6 11 27 21 8 25

Renter ............................................................ 37 22 16 26 37 28 17 26 67 50

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 7 5 8 5 9 9 13 31 16

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 93 95 92 95 91 91 87 69 84

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 13 7 17 15 17 18 26 19 11

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 87 93 83 85 83 82 74 81 89

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) .......................................... 33 31 32 27 20 26 34 42 42 35

College ........................................................... 63 66 66 69 79 71 60 51 55 61

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 96 96 97 97 97 97 96 80 79

Annual aggregate expenditures ......................... $6790803 63.3 25.8 32.0 5.3 16.5 10.2 5.5 4.3 32.5

Food ................................................................. 856,684 63.4 24.7 32.9 4.4 18.4 10.1 5.9 4.8 31.7

Food at home ................................................. 503,339 62.9 23.4 33.1 4.3 18.4 10.4 6.4 5.3 31.8

Cereals and bakery products ....................... 65,771 62.7 22.7 33.8 3.9 19.6 10.4 6.2 5.6 31.7

Cereals and cereal products ...................... 22,304 61.7 21.3 34.0 4.0 19.5 10.4 6.4 5.8 32.5

Bakery products ......................................... 43,467 63.2 23.4 33.7 3.8 19.6 10.3 6.1 5.5 31.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................... 112,990 63.4 22.8 34.0 4.0 18.8 11.3 6.6 5.7 30.9

Beef ............................................................ 29,365 64.5 23.1 34.9 3.7 19.3 11.9 6.5 7.1 28.4

Pork ............................................................ 22,403 62.5 24.0 32.4 3.2 16.7 12.5 6.1 5.5 32.0

Other meats ............................................... 15,593 63.1 22.6 34.2 3.8 19.8 10.6 6.3 4.7 32.2

Poultry ........................................................ 21,856 61.5 20.8 33.7 4.6 19.2 10.0 7.0 6.7 31.8

Fish and seafood ........................................ 16,383 66.0 23.8 35.0 4.5 19.2 11.3 7.2 3.7 30.3

Eggs ........................................................... 7,390 61.6 21.9 33.2 4.7 18.3 10.2 6.4 5.2 33.2

Dairy products .............................................. 53,636 63.2 23.5 33.7 4.8 18.7 10.2 6.0 5.0 31.7

Fresh milk and cream ................................. 18,650 62.3 21.0 34.9 5.5 19.3 10.1 6.4 5.5 32.2

Other dairy products ................................... 34,986 63.7 24.8 33.1 4.5 18.3 10.3 5.8 4.8 31.5

Fruits and vegetables ................................... 95,793 64.1 24.3 33.1 4.6 18.3 10.2 6.7 4.7 31.1

Fresh fruits ................................................. 34,690 65.7 24.1 34.8 5.1 19.8 9.9 6.9 4.5 29.8

Fresh vegetables ........................................ 30,468 64.5 25.8 32.2 4.3 17.2 10.6 6.5 4.3 31.2

Processed fruits ......................................... 13,766 62.5 23.0 32.6 5.2 17.4 10.0 6.9 5.1 32.4

Processed vegetables ................................ 16,869 61.6 23.1 32.0 3.8 18.0 10.2 6.6 5.6 32.7

Other food at home ...................................... 175,148 61.8 23.5 32.0 4.3 17.7 10.0 6.3 5.3 32.9

Sugar and other sweets ............................. 17,650 62.4 24.9 32.0 3.0 18.4 10.7 5.4 5.3 32.4

Fats and oils ............................................... 14,559 62.6 22.8 31.9 3.7 16.7 11.5 7.9 5.1 32.3

Miscellaneous foods ................................... 88,968 61.9 22.7 33.0 4.8 18.3 9.9 6.2 5.4 32.7

Nonalcoholic beverages ............................. 47,471 60.0 22.9 30.5 4.0 17.1 9.4 6.6 5.4 34.7

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2014 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Married couple consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Married couple with children Other

married

couple

consumer

units

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ....................................... 6,500 70.8 37.5 28.4 3.0 14.7 10.7 4.9 2.9 26.3

Food away from home ................................... 353,344 64.3 26.4 32.6 4.5 18.3 9.8 5.3 4.1 31.6

Alcoholic beverages ......................................... 58,640 60.5 32.2 24.7 3.4 12.8 8.5 3.6 2.7 36.8

Housing ............................................................ 2,260,034 59.2 23.5 30.6 6.1 15.6 8.9 5.1 4.9 35.9

Shelter ............................................................ 1,332,356 56.5 22.2 29.6 5.7 15.5 8.5 4.7 5.0 38.5

Owned dwellings .......................................... 780,963 67.6 26.9 35.5 6.4 18.5 10.7 5.2 3.1 29.2

Mortgage interest and charges .................. 375,068 70.2 22.3 41.9 8.4 22.5 11.0 6.1 4.0 25.8

Property taxes ............................................ 241,699 65.9 29.8 31.5 4.8 15.8 10.9 4.7 2.6 31.5

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .................................................. 164,196 64.2 33.0 26.9 3.9 13.3 9.7 4.2 2.0 33.8

Rented dwellings .......................................... 461,186 34.9 11.4 19.7 5.1 10.3 4.3 3.9 8.7 56.4

Other lodging ................................................ 90,207 71.1 37.5 29.0 2.7 16.0 10.2 4.6 2.2 26.7

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................. 497,937 59.6 24.1 29.4 4.5 14.4 10.5 6.1 5.2 35.2

Natural gas ................................................... 55,766 60.5 24.8 29.7 4.8 14.3 10.5 6.0 4.7 34.8

Electricity ...................................................... 188,496 57.9 23.8 27.9 4.4 13.7 9.8 6.1 5.6 36.5

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................. 19,345 63.1 33.1 26.0 2.6 12.1 11.3 4.1 2.3 34.5

Telephone services ...................................... 167,046 60.5 23.0 31.3 4.8 15.3 11.3 6.2 5.3 34.2

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................. 44,774 58.8 27.9 25.3 2.8 12.3 10.2 5.5 3.5 37.7

Cellular phone service ................................ 122,272 61.1 21.2 33.5 5.5 16.3 11.6 6.4 6.0 33.0

Water and other public services ................... 67,284 60.5 24.5 29.9 4.6 14.9 10.4 6.1 4.7 34.7

Household operations .................................... 149,087 66.3 20.6 40.5 15.5 18.9 6.1 5.1 5.3 28.4

Personal services ......................................... 46,514 77.5 33.6 67.3 38.4 27.4 1.4 6.7 8.2 14.3

Other household expenses .......................... 102,573 61.2 28.4 28.4 5.1 15.1 8.2 4.4 4.0 34.9

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 80,097 66.5 28.7 31.9 4.5 16.6 10.8 6.0 4.3 29.1

Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................... 18,700 64.1 24.2 33.0 4.1 18.4 10.5 7.0 4.7 31.1

Other household products ............................ 44,827 67.5 28.9 32.7 4.9 16.5 11.4 5.9 4.2 28.3

Postage and stationery ................................ 16,569 66.6 33.5 28.3 3.9 15.0 9.4 4.8 4.3 29.1

Household furnishings and equipment ........... 200,557 67.8 30.8 32.2 6.3 16.8 9.1 4.7 3.7 28.6

Household textiles ........................................ 12,165 67.1 30.1 30.0 5.3 17.4 7.2 7.0 2.8 30.2

Furniture ....................................................... 49,118 64.2 29.3 30.6 6.7 14.5 9.5 4.3 5.0 30.8

Floor coverings ............................................. 2,308 65.0 32.1 27.4 4.9 13.9 8.7 5.5 2.6 32.4

Major appliances .......................................... 29,645 69.3 34.7 29.7 4.8 16.5 8.4 4.9 4.0 26.7

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ................................................ 13,415 63.0 29.7 28.8 4.9 14.7 9.3 4.6 3.6 33.3

Miscellaneous household equipment ........... 93,905 69.9 30.7 34.7 7.0 18.4 9.3 4.5 3.1 27.0

Apparel and services ........................................ 226,385 65.2 23.4 35.5 5.3 20.9 9.3 6.3 5.5 29.4

Men and boys ................................................. 54,527 68.9 24.0 37.1 4.3 23.4 9.4 7.7 4.9 26.2

Men, 16 and over ......................................... 41,340 67.5 29.9 30.2 3.7 15.4 11.1 7.4 2.2 30.3

Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................ 13,187 73.4 5.8 58.6 6.2 48.5 3.9 9.0 13.1 13.5

Women and girls ............................................ 83,154 62.8 24.2 33.0 4.6 17.9 10.5 5.6 5.6 31.7

Women, 16 and over .................................... 69,860 60.8 26.9 28.6 4.3 12.9 11.4 5.2 4.5 34.7

Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................. 13,294 73.2 10.1 55.8 6.4 43.7 5.7 7.3 11.1 15.7

Children under 2 ............................................. 9,661 70.8 15.4 46.9 27.2 17.1 32.6 8.5 6.0 23.2

Footwear ........................................................ 46,494 65.0 22.3 35.6 3.9 23.0 8.8 7.0 7.0 28.1

Other apparel products and services ............. 32,549 63.8 23.9 35.9 4.4 22.6 8.9 4.0 3.8 32.4

Transportation .................................................. 1,152,035 65.2 26.6 32.6 5.5 15.5 11.6 6.1 4.3 30.5

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ....................... 419,258 67.1 27.4 33.5 6.4 15.3 11.8 6.2 4.5 28.4

Cars and trucks, new ................................... 198,333 74.6 38.1 32.2 5.6 13.4 13.1 4.3 3.2 22.3

Cars and trucks, used .................................. 214,524 60.6 18.0 34.9 7.0 17.3 10.6 7.6 5.9 33.6

Other vehicles .............................................. 6,400 55.7 38.8 29.1 311.0 38.7 39.3 317.9 31.3 43.0

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 313,481 63.2 24.1 32.9 5.1 16.2 11.5 6.2 4.6 32.2

Other vehicle expenses .................................. 345,454 64.8 26.7 32.1 4.8 15.2 12.1 6.0 4.1 31.1

Vehicle finance charges ............................... 26,440 67.6 22.7 37.2 7.4 17.9 11.9 7.7 4.5 27.8

Maintenance and repairs .............................. 106,090 63.3 26.9 30.9 4.4 15.3 11.2 5.5 3.3 33.3

Vehicle insurance ......................................... 140,966 65.1 26.5 32.6 3.8 14.9 13.9 6.0 4.1 30.8

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ...................................................... 71,958 65.1 28.2 31.0 6.3 14.7 10.0 6.0 5.1 29.7

Public and other transportation ...................... 73,842 65.3 31.7 28.8 4.9 14.8 9.1 4.7 2.9 31.8

Healthcare ........................................................ 544,809 67.6 33.0 29.2 4.7 14.1 10.4 5.4 2.7 29.7

Health insurance ............................................ 364,258 67.7 33.3 29.1 4.8 14.5 9.8 5.4 2.8 29.5

Medical services ............................................. 100,360 69.3 31.2 33.3 5.9 14.5 12.9 4.8 2.8 28.0

Drugs .............................................................. 61,620 64.9 34.2 23.9 2.5 11.0 10.3 6.8 2.3 32.8

Medical supplies ............................................. 18,571 64.4 32.4 26.8 3.0 13.8 10.0 5.2 3.0 32.6

Entertainment ................................................... 346,200 65.3 27.0 33.3 4.5 19.4 9.3 5.0 3.7 31.0

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2014 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Married couple consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Married couple with children Other

married

couple

consumer

units

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Fees and admissions ..................................... 80,741 70.8 25.2 41.5 4.3 28.0 9.3 4.1 4.1 25.1

Audio and visual equipment and services ...... 133,406 56.2 24.0 27.3 4.2 14.6 8.6 4.9 4.8 39.0

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................... 80,393 66.8 27.8 33.8 5.0 18.1 10.7 5.2 3.0 30.2

Pets .............................................................. 64,321 64.9 28.3 32.1 3.9 16.6 11.5 4.6 2.9 32.1

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .. 16,071 74.1 25.8 40.7 9.2 24.1 7.4 7.6 3.4 22.5

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ................................................. 51,661 77.6 36.2 34.9 4.9 20.7 9.3 6.5 1.5 20.9

Personal care products and services ............... 81,837 62.7 27.5 30.1 4.1 16.7 9.2 5.1 4.8 32.5

Reading ............................................................ 13,086 61.9 33.4 24.7 3.1 12.9 8.7 3.9 3.7 34.4

Education ......................................................... 156,946 63.6 18.8 40.9 3.6 19.7 17.6 4.0 4.0 32.4

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......... 40,529 48.5 20.6 20.5 2.9 8.0 9.5 7.4 4.5 47.0

Miscellaneous .................................................. 99,290 58.1 22.4 30.6 4.5 17.2 8.9 5.1 4.4 37.5

Cash contributions ........................................... 227,095 62.2 33.7 24.3 3.8 12.8 7.7 4.2 3.1 34.7

Personal insurance and pensions .................... 727,233 69.9 26.6 37.3 6.2 18.5 12.6 6.0 3.0 27.1

Life and other personal insurance .................. 41,560 77.3 36.0 35.3 4.0 17.7 13.6 6.1 2.2 20.5

Pensions and Social Security ......................... 685,673 69.4 26.0 37.4 6.4 18.5 12.5 6.0 3.1 27.5

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ............................. $8493781 67.2 26.7 34.7 6.0 17.1 11.6 5.8 3.2 29.6

Wages and salaries ........................................ 6,590,225 68.7 23.6 39.2 7.1 19.8 12.4 5.9 3.2 28.0

Self-employment income ................................ 544,125 76.3 29.3 40.8 4.7 20.0 16.1 6.3 2.2 21.5

Social Security, private and government

retirement ..................................................... 977,974 58.0 46.0 6.3 3.1 1.1 5.0 5.7 .9 41.1

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................... 202,405 68.6 39.6 25.4 5.1 7.5 12.8 3.6 1.4 30.0

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................... 67,346 27.3 4.5 15.2 2.3 8.6 4.3 7.6 23.1 49.6

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular

contributions for support ............................... 70,673 40.3 24.5 10.9 1.9 5.5 3.5 4.9 17.6 42.1

Other income .................................................. 41,033 32.3 16.2 14.0 2.5 5.5 6.1 2.1 8.0 59.6

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) ............................................................ 1,081,185 73.0 31.4 37.7 6.5 18.9 12.3 4.0 .9 26.1

Federal income taxes ..................................... 848,365 73.6 32.4 37.5 6.5 18.7 12.3 3.7 .6 25.8

State and local income taxes ......................... 226,269 71.4 27.9 38.4 6.5 19.7 12.2 5.2 2.0 26.5

Other taxes ..................................................... 6,552 53.9 24.0 27.5 34.9 9.5 13.1 32.3 31.1 45.1

Income after taxes ............................................ 7,412,595 66.4 26.1 34.2 5.9 16.8 11.5 6.1 3.5 30.1

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, 2015