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

Expenditure Survey, 2019 

 (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) .......................................... 132,242 26,367 26,387 26,578 26,375 26,536 

Percent distribution of consumer units................................................ 100.0 19.9 20.0 20.1 19.9 20.1 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

 Income before taxes ........................................................................ $82,852 $12,029 $32,768 $56,773 $93,390 $218,670 

 Income after taxes ........................................................................... 71,487 12,236 32,945 53,123 83,864 174,777 

 Age of reference person .................................................................. 51.6 56.5 54.9 49.4 47.7 49.2 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ........................................................................................... 2.5 1.6 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.2 

 Children under 18 ......................................................................... .6 .3 .5 .6 .7 .8 

 Adults 65 and older ....................................................................... .4 .5 .6 .4 .3 .2 

 Earners ......................................................................................... 1.3 .4 .9 1.3 1.8 2.1 

 Vehicles ........................................................................................ 1.9 1.0 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ............................................................................................... 48 37 43 49 55 57 

 Women.......................................................................................... 52 63 57 51 45 43 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner .................................................................................. 64 43 55 62 73 86 

 With mortgage ........................................................................... 37 13 21 35 52 66 

 Without mortgage ...................................................................... 27 30 35 27 21 20 

 Renter ........................................................................................... 36 57 45 38 27 14 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................................ 13 20 16 13 10 8 

 White, Asian, and all other races .................................................. 87 80 84 87 90 92 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ......................................................................... 14 13 17 17 12 9 

 Not Hispanic or Latino .................................................................. 86 87 83 83 88 91 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ........................................................................ 30 45 40 30 22 11 

 College .......................................................................................... 67 50 56 67 76 88 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .............................................. 89 68 90 94 96 98 

Annual aggregate expenditures .......................................................... $8,333,301 9.1 12.8 16.9 22.5 38.7 

 Food ................................................................................................. 1,078,750 10.8 14.3 18.4 22.2 34.3 

 Food at home ................................................................................ 613,097 12.0 15.8 19.0 22.4 30.7 

 Cereals and bakery products .................................................... 76,992 12.8 16.0 18.8 22.7 29.8 

 Cereals and cereal products .................................................. 24,233 11.4 15.4 19.0 22.5 31.6 

 Bakery products ..................................................................... 52,759 13.4 16.2 18.7 22.7 28.9 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................... 129,460 12.1 16.6 19.4 22.5 29.4 

 Beef ........................................................................................ 35,694 11.5 14.2 19.2 25.2 29.9 

 Pork ........................................................................................ 24,650 14.0 18.1 20.7 20.6 26.6 

 Other meats ............................................................................ 17,044 11.3 16.7 20.2 22.2 29.6 

 Poultry .................................................................................... 24,966 11.2 17.8 18.9 22.5 29.6 

 Fish and seafood .................................................................... 19,390 11.5 17.5 18.2 20.6 32.3 

 Eggs ....................................................................................... 7,716 14.6 17.0 19.8 20.7 27.9 

 Dairy products ........................................................................... 60,061 12.1 15.5 19.1 21.9 31.4 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................................. 18,536 14.1 16.2 19.2 22.1 28.4 

 Other dairy products ............................................................... 41,526 11.2 15.1 19.1 21.9 32.7 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ 115,700 11.7 16.0 19.2 22.2 31.0 

 Fresh fruits ............................................................................. 42,493 11.0 16.0 19.0 22.0 31.9 

 Fresh vegetables .................................................................... 39,015 11.2 16.2 19.1 22.5 31.0 

 Processed fruits...................................................................... 14,824 13.5 15.2 18.6 21.5 31.1 

 Processed vegetables ............................................................ 19,367 12.8 16.2 20.3 22.1 28.6 

 Other food at home ................................................................... 230,883 11.8 15.3 18.8 22.5 31.5 

 Sugar and other sweets ......................................................... 21,794 11.5 14.8 19.2 22.0 32.5 

 Fats and oils ........................................................................... 15,153 12.8 16.0 19.1 21.7 30.4 

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, 2019 — 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 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................................... 125,665 11.5 15.3 18.3 22.8 32.1 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ......................................................... 60,075 13.0 15.7 19.9 22.4 29.0 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips ........... 8,196 7.1 11.7 16.3 22.9 42.0 

 Food away from home .................................................................. 465,653 9.1 12.4 17.5 22.0 39.0 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................................... 76,493 7.2 11.4 15.2 22.7 43.4 

 Housing ............................................................................................ 2,734,285 11.1 14.3 17.6 21.8 35.2 

 Shelter........................................................................................... 1,612,057 11.5 14.2 17.4 21.4 35.5 

 Owned dwellings ....................................................................... 898,894 7.2 10.1 14.6 22.7 45.4 

 Mortgage interest and charges .............................................. 364,926 4.5 7.2 13.9 25.2 49.2 

 Property taxes ........................................................................ 285,524 7.7 11.5 14.5 21.5 44.8 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses ................. 248,444 10.6 12.8 15.6 20.3 40.7 

 Rented dwellings ....................................................................... 586,042 19.0 21.8 22.9 20.2 16.1 

 Other lodging ............................................................................. 127,121 7.1 8.5 11.7 18.2 54.6 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................................ 536,253 12.3 16.8 19.3 22.7 28.8 

 Natural gas ................................................................................ 55,020 12.4 17.0 17.7 21.8 31.1 

 Electricity ................................................................................... 194,628 14.2 18.3 19.7 21.5 26.2 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................. 14,954 12.1 17.8 15.2 21.3 33.6 

 Telephone services ................................................................... 186,323 10.5 15.4 19.9 24.2 29.9 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards .............. 25,241 19.3 20.7 18.3 18.6 23.1 

 Cellular phone service ............................................................ 161,082 9.1 14.6 20.2 25.1 31.0 

 Water and other public services ................................................ 85,327 12.1 16.4 18.6 22.8 30.2 

 Household operations ................................................................... 207,591 8.1 11.9 15.3 21.2 43.5 

 Personal services ...................................................................... 64,603 3.2 7.6 11.6 22.7 54.9 

 Other household expenses ....................................................... 142,988 10.3 13.9 17.0 20.6 38.3 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 101,081 11.2 15.3 18.3 22.2 33.0 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................................. 24,466 13.4 17.0 19.2 20.6 29.7 

 Other household products ......................................................... 60,451 9.6 14.3 18.4 22.7 35.0 

 Postage and stationery .............................................................. 16,164 13.9 16.5 16.3 23.1 30.3 

 Household furnishings and equipment ......................................... 277,303 9.0 11.0 16.7 22.8 40.6 

 Household textiles ..................................................................... 17,309 9.2 11.7 17.2 24.2 37.6 

 Furniture .................................................................................... 68,897 7.5 11.2 14.9 24.3 42.1 

 Floor coverings .......................................................................... 3,315 6.3 9.9 14.1 18.8 50.8 

 Major appliances ....................................................................... 42,534 8.3 12.0 16.6 24.0 39.0 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ......................... 15,681 9.2 11.5 17.3 23.2 38.8 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ........................................ 129,567 9.9 10.4 17.5 21.4 40.7 

 Apparel and services ....................................................................... 248,692 8.7 13.2 16.3 23.8 38.0 

 Men and boys ............................................................................... 59,093 7.9 13.6 17.1 21.7 39.7 

 Men, 16 and over ...................................................................... 45,894 8.0 13.8 16.3 21.5 40.3 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................................. 13,199 7.6 12.9 19.6 22.3 37.6 

 Women and girls ........................................................................... 92,986 8.7 12.3 16.6 24.7 37.7 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................................. 79,473 8.4 12.5 16.7 24.6 37.8 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .............................................................................. 13,513 10.7 11.1 15.7 25.0 37.4 

 Children under 2 ........................................................................... 9,966 8.6 13.9 20.3 27.1 30.1 

 Footwear ....................................................................................... 55,289 9.6 14.6 16.2 25.3 34.4 

 Other apparel products and services ........................................... 31,357 8.4 12.7 12.7 21.8 44.3 

 Transportation .................................................................................. 1,420,566 8.5 13.3 18.4 24.0 35.8 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................................................... 581,033 7.9 12.2 18.3 24.2 37.3 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................................. 259,160 6.8 11.3 15.0 25.3 41.6 

 Cars and trucks, used ............................................................... 314,094 9.0 13.3 21.0 22.8 33.9 

 Other vehicles ............................................................................ 7,779 23.4 22.2 20.1 45.9 28.4 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil.............................................. 276,931 9.5 15.3 20.0 24.7 30.6 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................................ 459,390 8.7 14.3 18.8 24.0 34.2 

 Vehicle finance charges ............................................................ 33,277 5.5 10.9 19.5 27.0 37.1 

 Maintenance and repairs ........................................................... 117,224 9.6 15.5 18.0 23.0 33.8 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges .................. 104,536 6.7 10.7 16.1 24.2 42.3 

 Vehicle insurance ...................................................................... 204,352 9.6 15.9 20.6 24.0 29.9 

 Public and other transportation .................................................... 103,212 8.4 9.7 13.1 20.5 48.3 

 Healthcare ........................................................................................ 686,691 11.0 15.2 18.2 23.2 32.5 

 Health insurance ........................................................................... 466,729 11.1 15.3 18.5 23.0 32.0 

 Medical services ........................................................................... 130,142 9.1 12.4 16.7 25.0 36.8 

 Drugs ............................................................................................ 64,211 12.6 19.0 19.2 21.0 28.2 

 Medical supplies ........................................................................... 25,610 13.1 16.3 16.2 22.6 31.6 

 Entertainment ................................................................................... 408,392 7.2 11.9 14.7 21.9 44.3 

 Fees and admissions .................................................................... 116,302 3.5 6.0 9.6 17.8 63.1 

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, 2019 — 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 

 Audio and visual equipment and services .................................... 132,230 11.7 16.0 18.7 22.7 30.9 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......................... 108,457 7.3 14.8 17.2 23.9 36.8 

 Pets ............................................................................................ 89,952 7.4 15.3 17.1 23.2 37.1 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ............................... 18,505 6.7 12.0 17.7 27.8 35.8 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services .............. 51,404 3.5 8.9 10.9 24.7 51.9 

 Personal care products and services .............................................. 103,912 9.2 14.0 18.0 22.8 36.0 

 Reading ............................................................................................ 12,167 13.2 13.4 19.7 20.3 33.4 

 Education ......................................................................................... 190,849 10.6 6.8 9.6 16.4 56.6 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ........................................ 42,314 18.6 20.4 23.1 24.7 13.1 

 Miscellaneous .................................................................................. 118,856 9.1 15.1 19.4 18.8 37.6 

 Cash contributions ........................................................................... 263,854 6.5 11.6 13.4 21.7 46.8 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................................... 947,479 1.7 5.6 13.0 24.1 55.6 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................................ 68,706 5.7 10.7 14.1 21.0 48.5 

 Pensions and Social Security ....................................................... 878,774 1.4 5.2 12.9 24.3 56.2 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes............................................................. $10,956,495 2.9 7.9 13.8 22.5 53.0 

 Wages and salaries ...................................................................... 8,557,137 1.1 5.5 13.2 24.1 56.1 

 Self-employment income .............................................................. 786,437 .8 3.0 7.0 15.2 74.0 

 Social Security, private and government retirement .................... 1,177,207 14.7 27.1 23.2 18.1 16.9 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income ........... 259,431 1.5 6.3 10.1 15.2 66.9 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ............. 56,396 48.3 26.2 14.9 6.4 4.2 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular contributions for support.......................... 74,314 5.5 12.5 19.4 19.9 42.7 

 Other income ................................................................................ 45,572 26.9 14.6 15.2 12.6 30.7 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ............................. 1,502,850 -.4 -.3 6.5 16.7 77.5 

 Federal income taxes ................................................................... 1,167,872 -.4 -1.0 5.7 15.8 79.9 

 State and local income taxes ....................................................... 326,607 -.5 1.9 8.9 20.0 69.7 

 Other taxes ................................................................................... 8,371 9.2 8.1 12.2 18.3 52.3 

 Income after taxes ........................................................................... 9,453,645 3.4 9.2 14.9 23.4 49.1 

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, 2020