Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 125,670 25,090 25,219 25,082 25,178 25,101

Percent distribution of consumer units ...................... 100.0 20.0 20.1 20.0 20.0 20.0

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................ $63,784 $9,658 $26,275 $45,826 $74,546 $162,720

Income after taxes ................................................... 56,352 10,092 26,764 43,592 67,344 134,044

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.1 51.3 53.0 49.0 48.1 49.0

Average number in consumer unit:

People ................................................................... 2.5 1.7 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.2

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

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

Earners .................................................................. 1.3 .5 .9 1.3 1.7 2.1

Vehicles ................................................................. 1.9 .9 1.4 1.9 2.3 2.8

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ........................................................................ 47 39 43 48 51 55

Women .................................................................. 53 61 57 52 49 45

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 64 39 54 61 75 89

With mortgage ..................................................... 37 12 21 34 52 68

Without mortgage ................................................ 26 27 33 27 23 21

Renter .................................................................... 36 61 46 39 25 11

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 19 15 13 10 6

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 81 85 87 90 94

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 15 16 15 11 6

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 85 84 85 89 94

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .................................................... 7 13 10 6 4 1

High school (9-12) ................................................. 30 40 41 33 25 13

College .................................................................. 63 47 50 60 71 86

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 87 64 85 93 96 98

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................. $6,420,909 8.8 12.8 16.6 23.1 38.8

Food ........................................................................ 829,220 11.1 14.5 17.4 23.2 33.9

Food at home ........................................................ 499,500 12.6 16.2 18.1 22.5 30.5

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 68,273 13.0 16.3 17.9 22.8 30.1

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 23,233 13.6 16.5 18.1 22.8 29.0

Bakery products ................................................. 45,040 12.7 16.2 17.7 22.8 30.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 107,569 13.1 17.3 18.8 22.0 28.9

Beef ................................................................... 27,468 12.3 17.7 19.0 22.6 28.4

Pork ................................................................... 21,327 13.4 17.7 18.6 23.1 27.2

Other meats ....................................................... 14,994 12.2 15.8 18.5 23.8 29.6

Poultry ............................................................... 21,334 14.1 17.5 18.0 21.2 29.2

Fish and seafood ............................................... 15,360 12.9 16.5 19.7 19.0 31.9

Eggs .................................................................. 7,086 14.2 18.3 19.8 20.9 26.8

Dairy products ..................................................... 51,984 12.9 16.2 18.0 22.6 30.3

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 19,052 13.9 16.8 19.5 22.3 27.5

Other dairy products .......................................... 32,932 12.3 15.8 17.1 22.9 32.0

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 94,265 12.3 16.0 18.2 22.3 31.1

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 33,896 12.0 15.3 18.1 22.4 32.2

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 29,638 12.3 16.0 18.5 22.2 31.1

Processed fruits ................................................. 14,430 12.4 17.2 17.4 22.6 30.4

Processed vegetables ....................................... 16,301 12.9 16.3 18.9 22.2 29.7

Other food at home .............................................. 177,408 12.3 15.6 17.9 22.8 31.3

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 17,927 11.8 16.7 17.4 22.5 31.7

Fats and oils ...................................................... 14,666 14.1 16.4 19.2 22.1 28.2

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 91,381 12.0 15.2 17.5 23.3 32.0

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 48,186 13.3 16.5 18.8 22.4 28.9

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ............................................... 5,249 6.0 9.1 12.7 21.8 50.4

Food away from home ........................................... 329,720 8.7 11.9 16.2 24.2 39.1

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 55,838 7.5 12.4 16.1 22.7 41.3

Housing ................................................................... 2,154,893 10.4 14.0 17.2 22.3 36.0

Shelter ................................................................... 1,266,815 10.8 13.9 17.0 21.8 36.4

Owned dwellings ................................................. 767,621 5.6 9.9 14.3 23.7 46.4

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 386,864 4.1 7.7 13.8 25.4 49.1

Property taxes ................................................... 232,237 7.1 11.7 14.5 21.6 45.1

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 148,521 7.5 12.9 15.2 22.9 41.4

Rented dwellings ................................................. 417,678 21.5 22.5 23.4 18.7 13.8

Other lodging ....................................................... 81,516 4.3 7.7 10.2 20.0 57.8

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 469,641 11.7 16.2 19.4 23.2 29.5

Natural gas .......................................................... 49,331 11.0 15.7 18.3 23.1 31.9

Electricity ............................................................. 178,655 13.6 17.8 19.9 22.1 26.5

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 17,893 9.7 15.4 17.1 23.3 34.4

Telephone services ............................................. 159,750 10.3 14.8 19.8 24.5 30.5

Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

cards ................................................................ 44,991 13.8 17.4 18.8 21.8 28.2

Cellular phone service ....................................... 114,759 8.9 13.8 20.2 25.6 31.4

Water and other public services .......................... 64,013 11.3 15.5 18.6 22.9 31.8

Household operations ............................................ 143,783 7.0 11.8 14.0 20.5 46.6

Personal services ................................................ 46,265 4.8 8.9 9.7 19.2 57.4

Other household expenses .................................. 97,517 8.0 13.2 16.1 21.1 41.6

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 80,958 10.1 14.3 17.2 23.6 34.8

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 19,330 12.4 17.3 19.2 22.3 28.9

Other household products ................................... 43,997 8.8 13.2 17.0 24.5 36.4

Postage and stationery ........................................ 17,631 10.7 13.6 15.7 22.6 37.4

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 193,695 7.6 11.0 15.6 23.9 41.9

Household textiles ............................................... 12,238 11.4 15.0 14.8 23.2 35.5

Furniture .............................................................. 48,061 6.5 10.8 15.1 22.1 45.6

Floor coverings .................................................... 2,523 6.0 8.5 18.7 11.0 55.8

Major appliances ................................................. 26,906 6.9 9.2 15.5 24.6 43.7

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 12,618 10.0 12.7 16.0 25.2 36.1

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 91,348 7.6 11.0 15.9 24.8 40.7

Apparel and services ............................................... 201,485 9.0 13.0 16.6 23.3 38.1

Men and boys ........................................................ 47,037 7.7 12.8 16.2 25.0 38.2

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 38,230 7.2 12.4 15.9 25.6 38.9

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 8,807 9.9 14.5 17.8 22.4 35.5

Women and girls .................................................... 79,946 9.5 11.8 16.9 23.1 38.6

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 66,193 9.9 11.1 16.8 22.9 39.3

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 13,752 7.6 15.2 17.4 24.5 35.2

Children under 2 .................................................... 9,360 8.5 20.5 20.2 24.0 26.8

Footwear ................................................................ 38,605 9.1 14.3 15.8 23.3 37.4

Other apparel products and services ..................... 26,537 10.1 11.9 16.2 20.4 41.4

Transportation ......................................................... 1,131,403 7.4 13.0 17.9 24.3 37.4

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 411,079 5.2 12.1 17.1 23.8 41.7

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 196,465 3.3 7.9 15.2 21.6 51.9

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 209,764 7.1 16.1 18.9 25.5 32.4

Other vehicles ...................................................... 4,849 22.5 29.7 16.1 41.5 30.2

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 328,170 9.4 14.2 20.0 25.2 31.1

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... 324,668 8.3 13.8 17.6 25.1 35.2

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 25,577 5.1 10.2 19.3 28.1 37.4

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 104,941 7.8 14.6 16.8 24.7 36.0

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 127,215 10.8 15.5 18.6 25.7 29.4

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 66,935 5.6 10.7 16.1 23.6 44.0

Public and other transportation .............................. 67,486 6.0 9.3 13.9 18.3 52.4

Healthcare ............................................................... 456,305 9.8 15.8 18.6 24.2 31.7

Health insurance .................................................... 280,178 9.8 16.5 19.3 24.3 30.2

Medical services .................................................... 100,095 8.8 12.6 16.4 25.4 36.7

Drugs ..................................................................... 59,023 11.9 18.4 19.5 21.6 28.6

Medical supplies .................................................... 17,009 9.3 12.9 15.9 24.9 37.0

Entertainment .......................................................... 311,898 8.1 11.4 16.1 23.1 41.3

Fees and admissions ............................................. 71,520 3.9 7.0 12.2 19.8 57.0

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 121,164 11.3 15.6 18.3 23.9 30.9

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 74,869 9.6 12.3 17.7 26.1 34.3

Pets ..................................................................... 57,751 9.2 12.8 18.0 25.8 34.1

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 17,119 11.0 10.7 16.6 26.8 34.9

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 44,345 3.1 5.7 13.4 21.4 56.4

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Personal care products and services ...................... 76,418 9.0 13.6 16.5 23.2 37.7

Reading ................................................................... 12,880 7.3 13.3 16.3 22.9 40.3

Education ................................................................. 142,959 14.6 8.0 9.7 16.3 51.5

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 41,419 17.6 19.3 21.9 24.1 17.1

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 81,005 9.0 12.1 16.3 22.9 39.6

Cash contributions ................................................... 230,489 6.3 11.5 14.2 22.9 45.1

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 694,698 1.7 6.0 12.6 23.9 55.8

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 40,049 6.0 12.0 14.4 21.8 45.8

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 654,649 1.4 5.6 12.5 24.0 56.4

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes .................................... $8,015,737 3.0 8.3 14.3 23.4 51.0

Wages and salaries ............................................... 6,304,653 1.3 5.7 13.5 24.7 54.8

Self-employment income ....................................... 411,346 -2.8 3.5 8.9 18.4 72.1

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 944,320 12.6 25.0 22.4 20.0 19.9

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 177,270 1.6 5.6 10.8 16.9 65.1

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ......................................................... 67,072 45.6 30.9 11.6 5.6 6.3

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions for

support ................................................................. 76,887 11.2 17.0 19.3 25.7 26.8

Other income ......................................................... 34,190 33.5 20.2 18.8 12.4 15.1

Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ..... 933,945 -1.2 -1.3 6.0 19.4 77.1

Federal income taxes ............................................ 721,736 -1.4 -2.3 5.0 18.7 80.0

State and local income taxes ................................. 204,680 -.6 1.7 8.8 22.0 68.2

Other taxes ............................................................ 7,530 4.9 12.8 21.9 18.3 42.1

Income after taxes ................................................... 7,081,792 3.6 9.5 15.4 23.9 47.5

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2014