Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item Aggregate Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 133,595 63,293 28,950 29,525 5,135 14,369 10,022 4,817 6,614 63,688 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................ 100.0 47.4 21.7 22.1 3.8 10.8 7.5 3.6 5.0 47.7 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

 Income before taxes......................................................... $87,432 $121,829 $104,638 $138,315 $128,546 $139,933 $141,002 $124,088 $49,811 $57,157 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 78,743 108,262 91,898 122,872 114,243 124,460 125,014 117,068 51,987 52,186 

 Age of reference person .................................................. 51.8 52.1 59.7 44.7 33.5 41.8 54.6 51.8 40.4 52.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ........................................................................... 2.4 3.2 2.0 4.0 3.5 4.2 4.0 4.8 3.0 1.7 

 Children under 18 ......................................................... .6 .8 ( 2 ) 1.6 1.5 2.2 .6 1.2 1.8 .2 

 Adults 65 and older ....................................................... .4 .5 .9 .1 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) .3 .7 ( 3 ) .4 

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.3 1.6 1.1 2.0 1.6 1.8 2.5 2.3 1.1 1.0 

 Vehicles......................................................................... 1.9 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.3 3.0 2.7 1.3 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ............................................................................... 47 54 56 52 54 50 52 52 20 44 

 Women .......................................................................... 53 46 44 48 46 50 48 48 80 56 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 65 81 84 78 70 77 85 74 43 51 

 With mortgage ........................................................... 38 51 41 60 59 64 56 52 32 25 

 Without mortgage ...................................................... 27 30 44 18 10 13 30 22 11 26 

 Renter ........................................................................... 35 19 16 22 30 23 15 26 57 49 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................ 13 8 6 9 8 8 11 10 33 17 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including 

 Black or African-American ......................................... 87 92 94 91 92 92 89 90 67 83 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ......................................................... 15 15 10 19 14 18 21 30 21 13 

 Not Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 85 85 90 81 86 82 79 70 79 87 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12)......................................................... 28 24 25 23 18 21 28 32 37 31 

 College .......................................................................... 69 72 73 73 79 77 64 62 60 66 

 Never attended and other ............................................. ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 1 1 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .............................. 89 97 96 97 97 97 98 96 86 83 

Annual aggregate expenditures .......................................... $8,937,383 61.9 24.7 32.4 5.0 16.7 10.7 4.8 4.1 34.0 

 Food ................................................................................. 1,105,178 62.0 23.5 32.6 4.2 17.1 11.2 6.0 4.9 33.1 

 Food at home ................................................................ 701,087 61.8 23.1 32.4 4.3 16.9 11.2 6.4 5.5 32.7 

 Cereals and bakery products..................................... 89,592 61.8 22.3 33.1 4.4 17.1 11.6 6.5 6.0 32.2 

 Cereals and cereal products .................................. 28,017 63.4 21.9 35.1 4.5 18.3 12.4 6.4 6.3 30.3 

 Bakery products...................................................... 61,575 61.1 22.4 32.2 4.3 16.6 11.2 6.5 5.9 33.0 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................... 148,655 61.6 22.8 32.0 3.7 16.3 11.9 6.8 5.4 33.0 

 Beef ........................................................................ 39,018 61.1 22.1 31.5 3.5 15.5 12.6 7.5 5.9 33.0 

 Pork ........................................................................ 29,713 61.1 23.6 31.3 3.1 16.6 11.6 6.3 5.4 33.5 

 Other meats ............................................................ 20,081 63.5 24.3 32.1 3.7 16.2 12.2 7.1 4.5 31.9 

 Poultry..................................................................... 27,052 60.8 21.7 31.9 4.1 16.1 11.7 7.2 6.0 33.2 

 Fish and seafood .................................................... 23,778 62.8 23.1 33.8 4.1 17.7 12.0 5.9 4.5 32.7 

 Eggs ........................................................................ 9,012 59.8 22.6 31.1 4.3 16.5 10.4 6.1 6.0 34.2 

 Dairy products ............................................................ 65,568 63.3 23.8 33.3 4.5 17.7 11.1 6.2 4.9 31.8 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 20,941 63.4 22.0 34.7 5.1 19.0 10.6 6.6 4.9 31.7 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 44,627 63.2 24.6 32.7 4.2 17.1 11.4 5.9 4.9 31.8 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................ 137,670 62.9 23.6 32.7 4.7 16.9 11.2 6.6 5.4 31.7 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 50,421 64.0 23.9 33.4 4.9 17.3 11.2 6.7 5.2 30.8 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item Aggregate Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Fresh vegetables .................................................... 43,712 62.9 23.8 32.4 4.6 16.6 11.2 6.7 4.8 32.3 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 17,683 61.4 22.9 31.9 4.4 16.7 10.8 6.6 5.6 33.0 

 Processed vegetables ............................................ 25,854 62.0 23.2 32.4 4.3 16.8 11.2 6.4 6.5 31.5 

 Other food at home .................................................... 259,603 60.9 23.0 32.0 4.3 16.9 10.8 6.0 5.5 33.5 

 Sugar and other sweets ......................................... 24,263 62.2 23.0 33.6 4.2 16.9 12.5 5.6 5.3 32.5 

 Fats and oils ........................................................... 17,664 61.0 22.9 31.7 3.4 16.7 11.5 6.5 5.8 33.2 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 139,776 61.0 22.9 32.3 4.5 17.3 10.5 5.8 5.5 33.4 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ......................................... 68,632 59.4 22.7 30.5 3.9 16.0 10.7 6.2 5.8 34.8 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town 

 trips ...................................................................... 9,267 67.6 26.6 33.8 5.8 17.3 10.7 7.2 3.8 28.6 

 Food away from home .................................................. 404,091 62.3 24.1 32.9 4.2 17.4 11.3 5.3 4.0 33.7 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................... 73,841 57.5 30.3 24.1 3.9 12.3 7.8 3.1 3.0 39.5 

 Housing ............................................................................ 3,021,905 57.8 23.8 29.7 5.5 14.9 9.2 4.4 4.5 37.6 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 1,771,197 55.2 22.6 28.5 5.0 14.8 8.6 4.1 4.4 40.5 

 Owned dwellings........................................................ 1,014,119 67.2 27.7 34.6 5.7 18.1 10.8 4.8 2.9 30.0 

 Mortgage interest and charges .............................. 371,521 69.8 23.9 39.5 7.2 21.3 11.0 6.4 3.8 26.4 

 Property taxes ........................................................ 330,672 67.0 29.5 33.4 4.7 17.5 11.2 4.1 2.4 30.6 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other 

 expenses ............................................................. 311,926 64.2 30.3 30.1 5.0 14.9 10.1 3.8 2.3 33.5 

 Rented dwellings ....................................................... 625,766 32.0 11.7 17.3 4.3 8.7 4.2 2.9 7.2 60.9 

 Other lodging ............................................................. 131,312 73.2 35.8 33.8 3.1 17.8 12.9 3.6 2.4 24.3 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 564,237 58.7 24.3 29.3 4.0 14.2 11.1 5.1 4.6 36.7 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 59,764 58.0 24.8 28.7 4.1 13.5 11.1 4.5 4.4 37.6 

 Electricity.................................................................... 207,189 56.5 23.7 27.8 4.0 13.5 10.3 5.0 4.7 38.7 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................. 16,247 67.6 34.1 28.4 3.8 14.0 10.6 5.1 41.5 30.8 

 Telephone services.................................................... 188,193 59.7 23.5 31.0 3.9 15.0 12.1 5.2 5.2 35.1 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards .................................................................... 22,060 56.4 32.7 19.2 1.5 8.3 9.5 4.4 2.3 41.3 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 166,134 60.1 22.3 32.6 4.2 15.9 12.5 5.3 5.5 34.3 

 Water and other public services ................................ 92,843 60.5 25.2 29.8 4.1 14.6 11.0 5.5 3.7 35.9 

 Household operations ................................................... 218,873 63.8 22.4 37.8 14.1 16.9 6.8 3.6 4.7 31.4 

 Personal services ...................................................... 50,394 79.4 5.2 71.1 46.4 23.8 4

.8 3.1 7.9 12.8 

 Other household expenses........................................ 168,479 59.2 27.6 27.8 4.5 14.8 8.6 3.8 3.8 37.0 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 107,042 62.4 25.6 31.1 4.4 14.6 12.1 5.7 4.6 33.0 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 23,789 55.5 21.1 28.4 3.2 15.2 10.0 6.0 7.0 37.5 

 Other household products ......................................... 68,508 65.8 26.3 33.5 5.0 15.1 13.4 6.0 3.9 30.3 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 14,745 57.9 29.7 23.9 3.8 11.0 9.1 4.2 3.8 38.3 

 Household furnishings and equipment ......................... 360,556 64.4 29.0 30.7 5.3 15.5 10.0 4.7 5.3 30.3 

 Household textiles ..................................................... 16,221 59.7 28.5 24.5 2.4 13.2 8.9 6.6 4.4 35.9 

 Furniture..................................................................... 95,600 61.9 25.6 31.8 5.7 16.4 9.7 4.5 8.2 29.9 

 Floor coverings .......................................................... 4,439 63.5 28.2 30.8 8.1 14.5 8.1 4.5 6.3 30.2 

 Major appliances........................................................ 61,922 65.9 28.9 31.4 4.9 15.7 10.8 5.5 3.7 30.4 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ............................................................ 18,949 58.6 24.4 29.1 3.9 15.8 9.3 5.1 3.8 37.6 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ........................ 163,425 66.4 31.6 30.6 5.5 15.1 10.0 4.3 4.4 29.1 

 Apparel and services........................................................ 233,952 60.4 17.8 36.5 4.9 19.9 11.8 6.1 6.8 32.8 

 Men and boys ............................................................... 56,507 61.8 17.8 36.6 4.3 21.4 10.9 7.4 6.6 31.6 

 Men, 16 and over ....................................................... 41,298 59.7 22.4 30.0 4.3 13.1 12.6 7.2 2.6 37.7 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 15,210 67.5 5.2 54.4 4.4 43.7 6.3 7.8 17.5 15.1 

 Women and girls ........................................................... 87,858 59.8 19.4 34.7 3.6 18.6 12.5 5.7 7.4 32.8 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................. 73,157 58.6 22.4 30.6 3.5 14.3 12.9 5.5 6.0 35.4 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 14,701 65.8 4.1 55.1 4.1 40.2 10.8 6.5 14.2 20.0 

 Children under 2 ........................................................... 8,844 72.0 10.6 54.7 31.1 19.3 44.3 46.7 412.5 15.4 

 Footwear ....................................................................... 44,801 58.2 16.1 35.5 3.9 19.3 12.3 6.7 7.6 34.2 

 Other apparel products and services ............................ 35,942 59.6 17.6 37.5 3.5 21.6 12.5 4.5 3.4 37.0 

 Transportation .................................................................. 1,464,325 61.6 22.0 34.6 5.0 17.8 11.8 4.9 4.2 34.2 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................................... 645,014 63.3 20.4 38.1 5.5 21.0 11.5 4.7 4.0 32.7 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................. 295,306 71.6 24.9 41.3 4.5 24.9 11.9 5.5 42.3 26.1 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 341,296 55.8 16.0 35.7 6.5 17.9 11.3 4.0 5.6 38.7 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 8,412 74.7 442.6 23.6 44.1 13.1 46.4 48.5 41.6 23.7 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 286,902 61.0 22.1 33.5 4.9 16.1 12.5 5.5 4.5 34.5 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item Aggregate Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................ 472,093 59.7 23.8 31.0 4.5 14.5 12.0 4.9 4.2 36.1 

 Vehicle finance charges ............................................ 36,325 66.3 23.1 37.0 5.8 18.6 12.6 6.2 5.0 28.7 

 Maintenance and repairs ........................................... 130,199 59.4 25.7 29.1 4.3 13.9 10.9 4.6 4.0 36.5 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ................................................................... 101,488 62.4 25.2 33.1 5.3 16.6 11.3 4.1 3.3 34.3 

 Vehicle insurance ...................................................... 204,080 57.3 22.0 30.0 4.0 13.1 12.9 5.3 4.7 38.1 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 60,316 61.0 25.3 30.6 3.6 18.1 8.9 5.1 4.6 34.5 

 Healthcare ........................................................................ 728,228 65.3 31.6 28.8 4.3 13.8 10.7 5.0 2.6 32.0 

 Health insurance ........................................................... 494,784 66.0 32.4 28.5 4.3 13.4 10.7 5.1 2.4 31.6 

 Medical services ........................................................... 142,902 64.5 28.0 32.2 4.9 16.1 11.1 4.3 3.2 32.3 

 Drugs ............................................................................. 66,401 63.8 33.8 24.7 3.4 11.1 10.2 5.3 2.6 33.7 

 Medical supplies ........................................................... 24,141 60.7 28.9 25.9 2.9 13.4 9.6 5.8 3.5 35.8 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 476,379 67.8 28.7 35.0 3.9 21.8 9.3 4.0 3.4 28.8 

 Fees and admissions .................................................... 87,296 71.1 22.1 46.3 4.0 33.0 9.3 2.7 4.7 24.3 

 Audio and visual equipment and services .................... 136,305 56.4 25.7 26.5 4.2 13.1 9.2 4.2 4.2 39.4 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 129,294 63.8 27.9 30.3 4.4 18.9 7.1 5.6 3.0 33.1 

 Pets ............................................................................ 102,783 64.0 29.9 28.4 2.7 18.7 6.9 5.8 2.1 33.8 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ............... 26,511 63.1 20.3 38.1 11.0 19.5 7.6 4.7 6.4 30.5 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services ...................................................................... 123,484 82.3 37.7 41.5 3.2 26.7 11.6 3.2 1.9 15.7 

 Personal care products and services ............................... 102,831 60.9 25.1 31.3 4.2 15.7 11.3 4.5 5.4 33.7 

 Reading ............................................................................ 15,229 60.7 32.1 22.6 3.4 13.4 5.8 6.0 3.1 36.2 

 Education ......................................................................... 163,787 70.2 20.0 47.0 2.3 22.7 22.0 3.2 3.6 26.2 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ........................ 45,605 44.5 19.3 18.9 2.7 9.8 6.4 6.4 4.0 51.4 

 Miscellaneous .................................................................. 131,738 57.1 22.9 29.4 5.4 13.4 10.6 4.7 5.3 37.7 

 Cash contributions ........................................................... 322,566 67.2 34.8 29.1 2.1 17.1 9.9 3.4 2.3 30.5 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 1,051,819 68.0 24.7 38.3 6.5 19.3 12.4 5.0 2.9 29.1 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 63,249 73.2 31.4 36.7 3.9 19.7 13.1 5.0 2.8 24.0 

 Pensions and Social Security ....................................... 988,570 67.7 24.3 38.4 6.7 19.3 12.4 5.0 2.9 29.4 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes......................................................... $11,680,535 66.0 25.9 35.0 5.7 17.2 12.1 5.1 2.8 31.2 

 Wages and salaries ...................................................... 9,005,474 67.5 22.8 39.4 7.0 19.4 13.1 5.3 2.8 29.7 

 Self-employment income .............................................. 812,912 70.7 25.7 39.9 2.6 23.4 13.9 5.1 3.2 26.2 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ................................................................... 1,286,764 58.1 46.4 7.2 4

.1 1.4 5.7 4.4 .6 41.3 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other 

 property income ......................................................... 304,491 67.7 43.2 21.6 1.3 10.9 9.4 2.9 1.1 31.2 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) ....................................................................... 78,876 30.2 7.3 17.2 4

.9 9.7 6.7 5.7 16.9 52.9 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support ....................................................................... 147,077 46.8 21.4 20.3 2.8 8.6 9.0 5.1 11.0 42.1 

 Other income ................................................................ 44,941 27.9 9.6 16.0 41.1 7.0 7.9 42.2 14.6 57.5 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ............. 1,160,821 74.0 31.8 39.3 6.3 19.2 13.8 2.9 -1.2 27.3 

 Federal income taxes ................................................... 1,143,769 70.7 30.3 36.8 5.8 18.2 12.8 3.5 -.1 29.5 

 Stimulus payment ......................................................... -339,560 59.4 19.9 32.8 4.7 16.9 11.2 6.7 6.1 34.5 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 342,557 70.4 25.4 40.3 6.6 20.6 13.1 4.6 2.2 27.5 

 Other taxes ................................................................... 14,055 80.2 18.0 59.6 43.3 9.1 47.2 42.5 41.7 18.1 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item Aggregate Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 10,519,715 65.1 25.3 34.5 5.6 17.0 11.9 5.4 3.3 31.6 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 No data reported. 

3

 Value is too small to display. 

4

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2022