Table 61. Housing tenure, type of area, race of reference person, and Hispanic origin of reference person: Shares of annual

aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Housing tenure Type of area Race of reference

person

Hispanic origin of

reference person

Homeowner Renter Urban Rural White and

other Black Hispanic NonHispanic

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ............. 109,367 71,834 37,532 95,627 13,740 96,137 13,230 9,473 99,894 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................... 100.0 65.7 34.3 87.4 12.6 87.9 12.1 8.7 91.3 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

Income before taxes 1 .......................................... $44,649 $53,447 $28,448 $45,877 $35,941 $46,260 $32,657 $34,891 $45,669 

Income after taxes 1 ............................................. 41,532 49,530 26,803 42,570 34,171 42,942 31,030 33,311 42,391 

 Age of reference person ...................................... 48.2 52.3 40.3 47.8 51.0 48.5 45.4 42.8 48.7 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .............................................................. 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.4 2.4 

 Children under 18 .............................................. .7 .7 .7 .7 .6 .6 .9 1.2 .6 

 Persons 65 and over .......................................... .3 .4 .2 .3 .4 .3 .2 .2 .3 

 Earners .............................................................. 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.3 

 Vehicles ............................................................. 1.9 2.3 1.2 1.9 2.4 2.0 1.3 1.6 2.0 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ................................................................. 53 56 47 52 56 55 38 54 53 

 Female ............................................................. 47 44 53 48 44 45 62 46 47 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ...................................................... 66 100 n.a. 63 83 68 46 47 68 

 With mortgage ................................................ 39 59 n.a. 39 38 40 29 29 40 

 Without mortgage ........................................... 27 41 n.a. 24 45 28 17 18 28 

 Renter .............................................................. 34 n.a. 100 37 17 32 54 53 32 

Race of reference person:

Black ................................................................ 12 8 19 13 4 n.a. 100 4 13 

 White and other ................................................ 88 92 81 87 96 100 n.a. 96 87 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .............................................. 6 6 7 6 11 6 7 21 5 

 High school (9-12) ............................................ 39 38 41 38 49 38 48 43 39 

 College ............................................................. 54 55 52 56 40 56 45 34 56 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ................ 88 95 74 87 94 90 73 81 88 

Annual aggregate expenditures ............................. $4,157,850 75.3 24.7 89.4 10.6 91.0 9.0 7.4 92.6 

Food ..................................................................... 562,397 72.6 27.4 88.8 11.2 90.4 9.6 8.8 91.2 

 Food at home ..................................................... 329,324 72.3 27.7 88.1 11.9 89.2 10.8 9.8 90.2 

 Cereals and bakery products ........................... 49,416 72.9 27.1 88.2 11.8 89.5 10.5 9.2 90.8 

 Cereals and cereal products .......................... 17,048 70.0 30.0 88.3 11.7 87.7 12.3 10.9 89.1 

 Bakery products ............................................. 32,368 74.5 25.5 88.1 11.9 90.5 9.5 8.3 91.7 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................... 86,708 70.7 29.3 88.2 11.8 86.2 13.8 11.1 88.9 

 Beef ................................................................ 25,965 71.4 28.6 87.8 12.2 88.0 12.0 11.6 88.4 

 Pork ................................................................ 18,198 71.6 28.4 85.7 14.3 85.6 14.4 10.8 89.2 

 Other meats ................................................... 10,959 71.6 28.4 88.4 11.6 87.2 12.8 9.8 90.2 

 Poultry ............................................................ 15,824 69.5 30.5 89.4 10.6 84.6 15.4 11.1 88.9 

 Fish and seafood ........................................... 12,006 69.1 30.9 92.0 8.0 84.7 15.3 10.5 89.5 

 Eggs ............................................................... 3,757 68.8 31.2 84.7 15.3 84.8 15.2 13.5 86.5 

Dairy products .................................................. 35,387 73.6 26.4 87.5 12.5 90.9 9.1 9.4 90.6 

 Fresh milk and cream .................................... 14,304 71.9 28.1 86.5 13.5 90.6 9.4 11.0 89.0 

 Other dairy products ...................................... 21,083 74.8 25.2 88.2 11.8 91.1 8.9 8.3 91.7 

 Fruits and vegetables ....................................... 56,774 71.8 28.2 89.4 10.6 89.5 10.5 10.9 89.1 

 Fresh fruits ..................................................... 17,786 72.8 27.2 90.3 9.7 90.2 9.8 11.9 88.1 

 Fresh vegetables ........................................... 17,302 70.2 29.8 89.9 10.1 90.2 9.8 12.2 87.8 

 Processed fruits ............................................. 12,537 72.3 27.7 89.4 10.6 87.6 12.4 9.3 90.7 

 Processed vegetables .................................... 9,150 72.2 27.8 86.5 13.5 89.0 11.0 9.0 91.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 61. Housing tenure, type of area, race of reference person, and Hispanic origin of reference person: Shares of annual

aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Housing tenure Type of area Race of reference

person

Hispanic origin of

reference person

Homeowner Renter Urban Rural White and

other Black Hispanic NonHispanic

 Other food at home .......................................... $101,039 73.3 26.7 87.6 12.4 91.0 9.0 8.6 91.4 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................. 12,769 76.2 23.8 86.5 13.5 90.8 9.2 8.0 92.0 

 Fats and oils ................................................... 9,057 72.5 27.5 86.9 13.1 87.9 12.1 10.2 89.8 

 Miscellaneous foods ...................................... 47,638 73.5 26.5 88.3 11.7 91.3 8.7 7.9 92.1 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................. 27,206 71.1 28.9 86.4 13.6 91.0 9.0 9.9 90.1 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ........................................... 4,368 78.1 21.9 91.6 8.4 94.9 5.1 7.4 92.6 

 Food away from home ....................................... 233,073 72.9 27.1 89.8 10.2 92.0 8.0 7.4 92.6 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 40,542 69.5 30.5 91.5 8.5 93.1 6.9 6.5 93.5 

Housing ................................................................ 1,346,868 74.0 26.0 91.0 9.0 90.3 9.7 7.6 92.4 

 Shelter ................................................................ 778,062 70.4 29.6 92.4 7.6 90.3 9.7 7.8 92.2 

 Owned dwellings .............................................. 503,340 99.6 .4 91.0 9.0 93.1 6.9 5.5 94.5 

 Mortgage interest and charges ...................... 288,597 99.7 .3 91.5 8.5 92.8 7.2 5.7 94.3 

 Property taxes ................................................ 124,520 99.4 .6 91.3 8.7 93.2 6.8 5.1 94.9 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ...................................................... 90,223 99.1 .9 89.0 11.0 94.2 5.8 5.6 94.4 

 Rented dwellings .............................................. 222,463 1.5 98.5 95.7 4.3 83.1 16.9 14.1 85.9 

 Other lodging ................................................... 52,260 82.9 17.1 92.4 7.6 94.3 5.7 3.3 96.7 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ..................... 272,203 77.0 23.0 87.6 12.4 87.5 12.5 7.6 92.4 

 Natural gas ....................................................... 33,613 80.8 19.2 93.8 6.2 86.5 13.5 6.8 93.2 

 Electricity .......................................................... 99,681 77.4 22.6 85.4 14.6 87.5 12.5 7.1 92.9 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ..................................... 10,602 88.2 11.8 69.8 30.2 94.6 5.4 2.7 97.3 

 Telephone services .......................................... 95,887 70.3 29.7 88.7 11.3 86.4 13.6 8.8 91.2 

 Water and other public services ....................... 32,419 87.7 12.3 90.8 9.2 89.3 10.7 7.6 92.4 

 Household operations ........................................ 74,844 81.7 18.3 92.2 7.8 91.7 8.3 5.9 94.1 

 Personal services ............................................. 35,676 76.1 23.9 91.8 8.2 89.2 10.8 6.8 93.2 

 Other household expenses .............................. 39,169 86.9 13.1 92.6 7.4 94.1 5.9 5.1 94.9 

Housekeeping supplies ...................................... 52,576 78.9 21.1 88.2 11.8 92.4 7.6 8.3 91.7 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ........................ 14,254 74.1 25.9 86.9 13.1 88.4 11.6 11.2 88.8 

 Other household products ................................ 24,624 81.8 18.2 87.7 12.3 93.3 6.7 8.5 91.5 

 Postage and stationery .................................... 13,698 78.8 21.2 90.5 9.5 95.1 4.9 5.1 94.9 

 Household furnishings and equipment ............... 169,183 80.6 19.4 90.4 9.6 93.1 6.9 7.2 92.8 

 Household textiles ............................................ 11,619 82.6 17.4 90.7 9.3 93.5 6.5 7.1 92.9 

 Furniture ........................................................... 42,722 78.6 21.4 92.8 7.2 91.2 8.8 9.9 90.1 

 Floor coverings ................................................ 4,854 92.6 7.4 85.7 14.3 93.2 6.8 5.3 94.7 

 Major appliances .............................................. 20,653 83.3 16.7 88.4 11.6 93.1 6.9 7.6 92.4 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .................................................... 9,535 79.3 20.7 91.1 8.9 95.0 5.0 6.5 93.5 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ............... 79,800 80.0 20.0 89.8 10.2 93.8 6.2 6.0 94.0 

Apparel and services ........................................... 202,524 72.6 27.4 90.8 9.2 88.9 11.1 9.5 90.5 

 Men and boys .................................................... 48,017 74.2 25.8 89.4 10.6 89.3 10.7 9.4 90.6 

 Men, 16 and over ............................................. 37,557 75.3 24.7 89.9 10.1 91.4 8.6 8.9 91.1 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .................................................... 10,460 70.6 29.4 87.5 12.5 81.7 18.3 11.1 88.9 

 Women and girls ................................................ 79,091 74.9 25.1 90.8 9.2 89.9 10.1 8.1 91.9 

 Women, 16 and over ........................................ 66,200 74.5 25.5 91.0 9.0 90.6 9.4 7.6 92.4 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ..................................................... 12,891 77.1 22.9 89.8 10.2 86.6 13.4 10.9 89.1 

 Children under 2 ................................................ 8,940 65.0 35.0 91.1 8.9 86.8 13.2 14.3 85.7 

 Footwear ............................................................ 37,399 68.7 31.3 90.2 9.8 87.6 12.4 12.8 87.2 

 Other apparel products and services ................. 29,078 71.1 28.9 93.5 6.5 88.2 11.8 8.1 91.9 

Transportation ...................................................... 811,189 75.5 24.5 87.4 12.6 91.5 8.5 7.8 92.2 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ........................... 373,844 75.3 24.7 86.2 13.8 91.9 8.1 8.0 92.0 

 Cars and trucks, new ....................................... 175,528 80.2 19.8 89.0 11.0 93.4 6.6 5.8 94.2 

 Cars and trucks, used ...................................... 193,562 70.7 29.3 83.7 16.3 90.3 9.7 10.1 89.9 

 Other vehicles .................................................. 4,754 80.5 19.5 85.4 314.6 99.4 3.6 31.8 98.2 

 Gasoline and motor oil ....................................... 141,219 75.0 25.0 85.3 14.7 91.0 9.0 8.3 91.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 61. Housing tenure, type of area, race of reference person, and Hispanic origin of reference person: Shares of annual

aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Housing tenure Type of area Race of reference

person

Hispanic origin of

reference person

Homeowner Renter Urban Rural White and

other Black Hispanic NonHispanic

 Other vehicle expenses ..................................... $249,479 76.4 23.6 89.0 11.0 91.0 9.0 7.4 92.6 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................... 35,898 77.0 23.0 84.7 15.3 89.3 10.7 7.2 92.8 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................. 68,205 74.4 25.6 88.5 11.5 91.2 8.8 7.6 92.4 

 Vehicle insurance ............................................. 85,102 75.9 24.1 88.2 11.8 90.1 9.9 7.8 92.2 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other

charges .......................................................... 60,274 79.0 21.0 93.4 6.6 92.8 7.2 6.7 93.3 

 Public transportation .......................................... 46,647 74.7 25.3 93.6 6.4 92.4 7.6 7.8 92.2 

Health care ........................................................... 225,868 81.4 18.6 85.8 14.2 93.5 6.5 5.2 94.8 

 Health insurance ................................................ 107,469 82.0 18.0 85.3 14.7 92.1 7.9 5.3 94.7 

 Medical services ................................................ 62,103 81.2 18.8 87.8 12.2 95.9 4.1 5.5 94.5 

 Drugs ................................................................. 45,505 80.8 19.2 83.7 16.3 93.2 6.8 4.4 95.6 

 Medical supplies ................................................ 10,790 80.1 19.9 88.6 11.4 94.9 5.1 6.0 94.0 

Entertainment ....................................................... 203,712 78.6 21.4 87.8 12.2 93.4 6.6 5.5 94.5 

 Fees and admissions ......................................... 56,308 81.7 18.3 93.1 6.9 95.8 4.2 4.4 95.6 

 Television, radios, sound equipment ................. 67,999 71.8 28.2 88.0 12.0 89.0 11.0 7.6 92.4 

 Pets, toys, and playground equipment ............... 36,452 79.4 20.6 85.8 14.2 94.2 5.8 5.6 94.4 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ..................................................... 42,954 84.5 15.5 82.2 17.8 96.7 3.3 3.5 96.5 

Personal care products and services ................... 61,549 73.2 26.8 90.4 9.6 86.5 13.5 8.6 91.4 

Reading ................................................................ 16,019 77.7 22.3 91.3 8.7 94.1 5.9 3.5 96.5 

Education ............................................................. 69,094 67.1 32.9 94.0 6.0 92.7 7.3 5.0 95.0 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............. 34,845 64.0 36.0 85.1 14.9 90.8 9.2 4.7 95.3 

Miscellaneous ...................................................... 84,819 77.6 22.4 88.6 11.4 91.1 8.9 6.7 93.3 

Cash contributions ............................................... 130,414 82.9 17.1 91.6 8.4 92.9 7.1 4.7 95.3 

Personal insurance and pensions ........................ 368,010 79.8 20.2 90.1 9.9 91.7 8.3 6.7 93.3 

 Life and other personal insurance ...................... 43,595 86.8 13.2 88.3 11.7 89.1 10.9 4.1 95.9 

 Pensions and Social Security ............................ 324,415 78.8 21.2 90.3 9.7 92.0 8.0 7.1 92.9 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1

Money income before taxes ................................... 3,636,872 77.6 22.4 90.1 9.9 91.3 8.7 7.4 92.6 

 Wages and salaries ........................................... 2,898,057 76.4 23.6 90.8 9.2 91.0 9.0 7.9 92.1 

 Self-employment income ................................... 190,915 87.0 13.0 85.8 14.2 94.6 5.4 6.0 94.0 

 Social Security, private and government

retirement ......................................................... 395,533 84.6 15.4 86.2 13.8 92.7 7.3 4.7 95.3 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ............................................... 75,516 90.6 9.4 92.3 7.7 97.8 2.2 1.5 98.5 

 Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ............................................. 15,625 68.6 31.4 86.4 13.6 88.3 11.7 11.0 89.0 

 Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ........................................ 25,234 31.1 68.9 88.8 11.2 69.7 30.3 16.6 83.4 

 Regular contributions for support ....................... 25,146 60.1 39.9 92.5 7.5 90.2 9.8 6.5 93.5 

 Other income ..................................................... 10,846 40.9 59.1 93.9 6.1 83.8 16.2 8.2 91.8 

Personal taxes ..................................................... 253,929 81.4 18.6 93.0 7.0 93.8 6.2 4.8 95.2 

 Federal income taxes ......................................... 196,250 81.1 18.9 93.4 6.6 93.9 6.1 4.9 95.1 

 State and local income taxes ............................. 45,761 78.6 21.4 92.2 7.8 92.9 7.1 4.6 95.4 

 Other taxes ........................................................ 11,919 98.5 1.5 88.5 11.5 96.1 3.9 3.4 96.6 

Income after taxes ............................................... 3,382,943 77.3 22.7 89.8 10.2 91.2 8.8 7.6 92.4 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income

reporters" only; see glossary. 2 Value less than 0.5.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.