Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 125,670 16,287 21,482 12,730 25,960 39,074 10,137

Percent distribution of consumer units ...................... 100.0 13.0 17.1 10.1 20.7 31.1 8.1

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................ $63,784 $18,467 $42,775 $33,241 $60,151 $94,313 $111,100

Income after taxes ................................................... 56,352 17,922 36,440 31,769 54,911 81,365 98,446

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.1 67.2 43.8 64.1 47.5 44.0 48.3

Average number in consumer unit:

People ................................................................... 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.4 3.0 3.0 4.4

Children under 18 .................................................. .6 n.a. n.a. .4 1.0 .8 .9

Adults 65 and older ................................................ .3 .7 .1 1.2 .3 .1 .2

Earners .................................................................. 1.3 n.a. 1.0 n.a. 1.0 2.0 3.4

Vehicles ................................................................. 1.9 .9 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.3 3.2

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ........................................................................ 47 38 54 47 43 50 49

Women .................................................................. 53 62 46 53 57 50 51

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 64 58 44 75 62 71 78

With mortgage ..................................................... 37 13 28 21 38 53 58

Without mortgage ................................................ 26 45 16 54 25 19 19

Renter .................................................................... 36 42 56 25 38 29 22

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 14 12 14 16 10 10

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 86 88 86 84 90 90

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 7 8 10 17 14 17

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 93 92 90 83 86 83

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .................................................... 7 11 2 11 8 4 9

High school (9-12) ................................................. 30 40 23 38 33 26 29

College .................................................................. 63 48 74 51 59 69 62

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 87 66 82 85 90 95 97

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................. $6,420,909 6.2 12.0 7.9 21.8 40.2 11.9

Food ........................................................................ 829,220 5.9 10.1 8.6 25.0 39.4 11.0

Food at home ........................................................ 499,500 6.8 8.6 9.5 26.7 37.3 11.1

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 68,273 6.9 8.4 9.6 27.2 36.7 11.2

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 23,233 6.1 8.3 8.6 28.8 36.9 11.3

Bakery products ................................................. 45,040 7.3 8.4 10.1 26.4 36.6 11.1

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 107,569 6.2 7.7 9.9 27.8 36.5 11.9

Beef ................................................................... 27,468 5.6 6.4 9.9 28.9 36.9 12.3

Pork ................................................................... 21,327 6.1 7.1 10.9 28.3 35.7 11.8

Other meats ....................................................... 14,994 5.8 7.9 9.8 26.1 37.9 12.5

Poultry ............................................................... 21,334 5.8 7.8 8.8 27.2 38.2 12.2

Fish and seafood ............................................... 15,360 7.4 9.9 9.6 27.6 34.2 11.3

Eggs .................................................................. 7,086 7.4 8.9 11.6 27.3 35.0 9.8

Dairy products ..................................................... 51,984 7.5 8.8 9.3 26.6 37.6 10.3

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 19,052 7.0 8.6 9.1 28.2 36.8 10.4

Other dairy products .......................................... 32,932 7.8 8.9 9.5 25.7 38.0 10.2

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 94,265 6.9 9.2 9.6 26.5 37.2 10.5

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 33,896 7.2 9.8 9.6 25.8 37.6 10.1

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 29,638 6.7 9.2 9.7 26.9 37.5 10.0

Processed fruits ................................................. 14,430 6.9 9.2 9.7 27.1 36.1 11.1

Processed vegetables ....................................... 16,301 6.7 8.0 9.6 27.1 36.9 11.7

Other food at home .............................................. 177,408 6.9 8.9 9.1 26.0 37.9 11.2

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 17,927 7.0 8.5 10.1 27.1 36.0 11.3

Fats and oils ...................................................... 14,666 7.5 8.7 10.1 27.0 35.7 11.0

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 91,381 6.7 8.9 8.6 25.9 38.9 11.0

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 48,186 7.1 8.9 9.3 25.9 37.3 11.4

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ............................................... 5,249 5.6 10.3 10.5 21.4 38.1 14.1

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Food away from home ........................................... 329,720 4.6 12.3 7.3 22.4 42.7 10.8

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 55,838 5.1 17.0 8.4 17.4 41.1 11.0

Housing ................................................................... 2,154,893 7.5 13.0 8.2 22.1 38.7 10.4

Shelter ................................................................... 1,266,815 7.8 14.7 7.2 22.1 38.2 10.1

Owned dwellings ................................................. 767,621 6.2 10.4 7.5 21.7 42.7 11.6

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 386,864 3.2 10.8 4.1 22.1 47.7 12.0

Property taxes ................................................... 232,237 8.5 9.6 9.9 20.9 39.1 11.8

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 148,521 10.6 10.6 12.2 21.5 35.1 9.9

Rented dwellings ................................................. 417,678 11.3 23.4 5.7 22.9 29.5 7.2

Other lodging ....................................................... 81,516 4.1 10.2 11.8 22.2 40.5 11.2

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 469,641 8.0 10.8 9.6 22.4 36.8 12.3

Natural gas .......................................................... 49,331 9.3 10.5 10.1 21.3 36.3 12.4

Electricity ............................................................. 178,655 8.8 11.0 10.7 23.2 35.2 11.0

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 17,893 11.0 9.5 10.4 20.0 34.4 14.7

Telephone services ............................................. 159,750 6.4 11.0 7.8 22.3 39.1 13.4

Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

cards ................................................................ 44,991 12.7 9.9 13.0 21.6 32.4 10.4

Cellular phone service ....................................... 114,759 3.9 11.4 5.8 22.6 41.7 14.6

Water and other public services .......................... 64,013 8.3 10.0 10.6 22.3 36.4 12.4

Household operations ............................................ 143,783 7.7 8.4 8.1 20.4 47.4 8.1

Personal services ................................................ 46,265 24.7 2.7 3.8 16.9 68.6 5.2

Other household expenses .................................. 97,517 9.0 12.0 10.1 22.1 37.3 9.5

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 80,958 7.2 9.2 10.2 25.5 38.4 9.4

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 19,330 7.1 7.7 11.1 27.5 37.1 9.5

Other household products ................................... 43,997 6.0 9.4 10.0 25.6 39.3 9.7

Postage and stationery ........................................ 17,631 10.5 10.5 9.7 23.2 37.6 8.6

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 193,695 4.9 12.4 10.7 21.6 40.7 9.7

Household textiles ............................................... 12,238 7.2 11.8 10.1 22.5 38.2 10.2

Furniture .............................................................. 48,061 4.1 11.9 12.7 19.5 41.0 10.8

Floor coverings .................................................... 2,523 3.0 11.0 21.5 23.3 33.6 7.6

Major appliances ................................................. 26,906 4.7 10.2 10.6 25.2 37.6 11.7

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 12,618 7.4 10.2 7.9 23.1 38.2 13.2

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 91,348 4.8 13.7 9.9 21.3 42.3 8.0

Apparel and services ............................................... 201,485 4.6 10.9 6.5 27.9 41.3 8.7

Men and boys ........................................................ 47,037 3.0 13.0 7.7 24.5 42.1 9.8

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 38,230 3.3 15.0 7.8 21.4 42.4 10.1

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 8,807 1.8 4.0 7.3 38.2 40.7 8.1

Women and girls .................................................... 79,946 6.5 9.7 6.9 28.2 40.8 7.9

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 66,193 7.6 11.1 7.1 26.1 40.5 7.6

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 13,752 1.2 3.2 6.1 38.2 42.2 9.0

Children under 2 .................................................... 9,360 21.2 4.9 26.3 38.8 43.8 5.1

Footwear ................................................................ 38,605 3.1 9.8 4.3 32.2 41.3 9.3

Other apparel products and services ..................... 26,537 5.3 14.8 6.2 23.2 41.0 9.5

Transportation ......................................................... 1,131,403 5.0 11.4 7.8 21.0 40.8 14.1

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 411,079 3.6 11.0 7.7 19.5 41.8 16.4

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 196,465 4.0 9.5 10.0 19.0 40.0 17.4

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 209,764 3.3 11.9 5.5 20.2 43.3 15.7

Other vehicles ...................................................... 4,849 22.8 28.7 24.8 27.4 45.2 211.2

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 328,170 4.5 11.3 7.4 21.7 41.4 13.8

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... 324,668 7.3 11.8 7.9 22.1 38.7 12.1

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 25,577 2.1 10.7 4.9 20.5 47.9 14.0

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 104,941 5.4 13.4 7.7 20.3 40.1 13.0

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 127,215 11.4 9.8 8.9 23.4 35.1 11.4

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 66,935 4.5 13.3 7.6 23.2 40.0 11.4

Public and other transportation .............................. 67,486 4.5 12.9 9.4 20.5 41.4 11.3

Healthcare ............................................................... 456,305 10.5 9.1 13.9 21.9 34.3 10.3

Health insurance .................................................... 280,178 10.4 8.8 14.9 22.0 34.1 9.8

Medical services .................................................... 100,095 10.0 9.8 9.3 21.1 37.1 12.8

Drugs ..................................................................... 59,023 12.4 9.4 16.9 21.7 31.3 8.4

Medical supplies .................................................... 17,009 8.7 10.1 13.6 25.0 32.6 10.0

Entertainment .......................................................... 311,898 6.4 12.1 7.2 21.9 41.4 11.0

Fees and admissions ............................................. 71,520 3.6 11.5 6.5 20.7 45.4 12.2

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 121,164 8.9 12.9 8.5 21.8 37.5 10.3

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 74,869 6.8 14.4 6.8 23.4 39.8 8.8

Pets ..................................................................... 57,751 6.6 16.1 6.9 22.4 38.7 9.3

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 17,119 7.5 8.7 6.5 26.7 43.3 7.3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2013 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 44,345 3.3 7.1 5.0 21.6 48.6 14.4

Personal care products and services ...................... 76,418 6.6 10.8 8.9 23.7 39.9 10.0

Reading ................................................................... 12,880 9.1 12.5 12.5 21.6 34.8 9.5

Education ................................................................. 142,959 5.7 11.2 6.3 20.5 38.1 18.1

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 41,419 9.0 13.3 9.5 21.1 35.2 12.0

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 81,005 8.3 15.2 7.9 19.2 37.7 11.7

Cash contributions ................................................... 230,489 9.2 13.4 13.4 19.8 34.9 9.2

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 694,698 .5 13.4 1.2 18.2 50.7 16.0

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 40,049 7.1 7.8 9.5 19.5 43.1 13.1

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 654,649 .1 13.8 .7 18.1 51.2 16.1

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes .................................... $8,015,737 3.8 11.5 5.3 19.5 46.0 14.1

Wages and salaries ............................................... 6,304,653 1 ( ) 12.6 1 ( ) 18.8 52.5 16.1

Self-employment income ....................................... 411,346 1 ( ) 12.0 3 ( ) 24.0 49.1 14.8

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 944,320 26.0 4.4 35.8 20.1 10.9 2.8

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 177,270 13.3 8.8 27.9 20.2 22.1 7.7

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ......................................................... 67,072 19.0 1.8 28.0 31.2 12.5 7.5

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions for

support ................................................................. 76,887 12.2 10.0 16.4 32.8 22.3 6.3

Other income ......................................................... 34,190 27.3 18.1 12.1 16.4 21.3 4.9

Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ..... 933,945 1.0 14.6 2.0 14.6 54.2 13.7

Federal income taxes ............................................ 721,736 1.0 15.1 2.1 13.6 54.5 13.7

State and local income taxes ................................. 204,680 .3 12.9 1.4 17.8 53.5 14.0

Other taxes ............................................................ 7,530 12.3 6.8 9.5 21.1 40.7 9.7

Income after taxes ................................................... 7,081,792 4.1 11.1 5.7 20.1 44.9 14.1

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

3 No data reported.

n.a. Not applicable.

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