Table 3134. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021

Item Total 

West 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 30,097 2,774 3,782 2,582 2,358 4,135 4,765 4,483 2,385 2,833 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ........................................................ $93,329 $7,203 $22,219 $34,923 $44,694 $58,995 $84,106 $121,326 $170,996 $322,219 

 Income after taxes............................................................ 83,148 9,237 24,922 37,708 46,448 58,898 80,195 110,587 147,468 247,999 

 Age of reference person .................................................. 51.2 53.4 58.9 53.2 53.6 49.5 48.6 48.4 47.6 49.6 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ........................................................................... 2.6 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.2 

 Children under 18 ......................................................... .6 .3 .4 .5 .6 .6 .7 .8 .8 .8 

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

 Earners.......................................................................... 1.4 .4 .6 .9 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 

 Vehicles ........................................................................ 2.0 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ............................................................................... 49 43 41 44 44 48 53 55 56 55 

 Women .......................................................................... 51 57 59 56 56 52 47 45 44 45 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 60 38 47 49 52 52 64 72 77 85 

 With mortgage ........................................................... 38 12 17 18 28 31 47 56 61 68 

 Without mortgage ...................................................... 21 26 30 31 24 21 17 16 16 17 

 Renter ........................................................................... 40 62 53 51 48 48 36 28 23 15 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................ 5 8 6 6 6 7 6 3 2 3 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including 

 Black or African-American ......................................... 95 92 94 94 94 93 94 97 98 97 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ......................................................... 22 22 24 25 23 26 27 18 17 10 

 Not Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 78 78 76 75 77 74 73 82 83 90 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ........................................................ 23 33 32 32 30 26 23 16 10 7 

 College .......................................................................... 73 60 61 62 66 69 74 82 89 93 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .............................. 92 71 82 91 95 94 97 98 99 97 

Average annual expenditures ............................................. $70,521 $32,884 $36,810 $46,016 $48,295 $57,389 $69,002 $89,739 $106,682 $153,316 

 Food ................................................................................. 8,689 4,874 5,560 6,225 6,027 7,654 8,338 11,301 12,329 15,581 

 Food at home ................................................................ 5,673 3,529 3,975 4,478 4,024 5,131 5,474 7,148 7,740 9,359 

 Cereals and bakery products .................................... 692 430 507 547 481 624 725 838 957 1,075 

 Cereals and cereal products .................................. 234 150 146 185 146 187 269 291 328 384 

 Bakery products ..................................................... 458 280 361 362 335 437 457 547 629 692 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................... 1,207 729 773 998 794 1,142 1,166 1,490 1,605 2,117 

 Beef ........................................................................ 332 202 189 263 205 315 350 422 369 622 

 Pork ........................................................................ 230 130 154 191 148 242 225 281 306 378 

 Other meats ............................................................ 148 80 94 106 85 151 138 188 184 286 

 Poultry .................................................................... 215 125 144 153 140 196 205 257 379 348 

 Fish and seafood .................................................... 200 125 133 210 160 163 185 245 252 349 

 Eggs........................................................................ 81 67 59 75 56 74 64 96 114 133 

 Dairy products............................................................ 550 361 399 431 391 517 534 675 750 866 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 174 135 129 159 130 159 166 202 222 266 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 376 226 270 272 261 357 368 473 528 600 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................ 1,149 697 820 942 840 1,054 1,088 1,446 1,538 1,889 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 438 276 294 359 329 383 399 557 563 790 

 Fresh vegetables .................................................... 386 218 266 305 309 356 379 496 530 597 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 136 98 99 131 91 125 130 171 164 206 

 Processed vegetables ............................................ 189 105 161 148 111 189 180 223 280 296 

 Other food at home .................................................... 2,075 1,312 1,476 1,560 1,518 1,795 1,960 2,698 2,890 3,411 

 Sugar and other sweets ......................................... 180 117 149 123 136 172 167 241 228 268 

 Fats and oils ........................................................... 140 86 96 133 96 134 143 166 177 223 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 1,162 724 787 875 874 947 1,059 1,562 1,707 1,931 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3134. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 —

Continued 

Item Total 

West 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ......................................... 522 369 422 399 375 479 502 632 654 831 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town 

 trips ...................................................................... 71 16 22 29 37 63 88 97 124 158 

 Food away from home .................................................. 3,016 1,346 1,585 1,747 2,003 2,523 2,864 4,154 4,589 6,222 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................... 590 218 282 328 265 374 508 734 990 1,712 

 Housing ............................................................................ 25,358 14,001 16,070 18,356 19,752 21,587 25,085 29,659 36,730 49,435 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 15,809 9,236 10,337 11,308 12,869 13,573 15,455 18,231 22,372 30,600 

 Owned dwellings ....................................................... 8,428 2,719 3,456 4,192 5,388 5,374 8,041 11,305 14,417 22,564 

 Mortgage interest and charges .............................. 3,788 843 1,160 1,340 2,029 2,202 3,722 5,302 7,366 10,894 

 Property taxes ........................................................ 2,353 907 1,049 1,333 1,514 1,509 2,054 2,809 4,048 6,720 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other 

 expenses ............................................................. 2,288 969 1,247 1,518 1,845 1,663 2,265 3,194 3,003 4,951 

 Rented dwellings ....................................................... 6,528 6,240 6,579 6,826 7,125 7,680 6,711 6,016 6,402 4,902 

 Other lodging ............................................................. 853 277 302 290 356 519 703 911 1,553 3,134 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 4,114 2,379 2,752 3,378 3,561 3,834 4,459 4,853 5,533 6,223 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 384 241 250 287 316 335 410 433 526 676 

 Electricity ................................................................... 1,389 959 1,063 1,275 1,264 1,322 1,445 1,573 1,704 1,894 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................. 47 414 43 62 431 36 40 51 65 88 

 Telephone services ................................................... 1,408 743 830 1,112 1,221 1,362 1,595 1,693 1,968 2,092 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards .................................................................... 133 116 144 116 131 114 143 129 136 166 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 1,275 626 686 996 1,090 1,248 1,451 1,564 1,831 1,926 

 Water and other public services ................................ 886 421 566 642 729 779 969 1,101 1,270 1,473 

 Household operations ................................................... 1,691 662 963 1,421 1,187 1,238 1,447 1,717 2,582 4,647 

 Personal services ...................................................... 347 425 471 4119 4108 123 206 367 925 1,481 

 Other household expenses ....................................... 1,345 637 892 1,302 1,079 1,115 1,241 1,351 1,657 3,166 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 881 568 577 549 549 756 1,004 1,138 1,192 1,425 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 192 164 117 146 128 160 167 308 243 266 

 Other household products ......................................... 559 312 352 289 326 496 685 676 819 953 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 130 92 108 114 95 99 152 153 130 206 

 Household furnishings and equipment ......................... 2,864 1,156 1,441 1,699 1,586 2,186 2,719 3,719 5,050 6,539 

 Household textiles ..................................................... 143 81 108 89 74 168 114 201 203 225 

 Furniture .................................................................... 726 315 319 359 362 510 714 966 1,268 1,805 

 Floor coverings .......................................................... 34 17 12 13 11 27 24 47 35 122 

 Major appliances ....................................................... 436 202 221 347 338 306 393 508 928 852 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ............................................................ 177 68 107 122 134 149 241 182 303 278 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ........................ 1,348 474 673 770 667 1,026 1,233 1,816 2,312 3,256 

 Apparel and services ....................................................... 1,734 966 859 1,024 1,512 1,409 1,660 2,062 2,208 4,008 

 Men and boys ............................................................... 413 205 171 234 257 341 506 485 565 904 

 Men, 16 and over ....................................................... 327 194 132 184 193 304 393 408 327 720 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 87 410 39 50 464 37 113 77 238 184 

 Women and girls ........................................................... 695 412 428 334 562 624 488 899 952 1,614 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................. 584 300 390 262 447 559 416 759 738 1,396 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 111 112 438 472 115 65 72 140 214 218 

 Children under 2 ........................................................... 55 431 414 412 4101 453 58 57 480 493 

 Footwear ....................................................................... 332 169 152 256 370 239 370 337 381 758 

 Other apparel products and services............................ 238 149 94 187 222 151 237 283 230 639 

 Transportation .................................................................. 11,125 4,618 4,492 7,622 7,221 10,321 11,405 16,833 16,383 20,038 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................................... 4,846 1,726 1,019 2,930 2,281 4,407 4,516 9,049 7,048 9,580 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................. 2,132 461 4106 1,485 4547 1,335 1,687 4,834 3,519 5,240 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 2,644 1,663 865 1,430 1,676 3,067 2,726 4,079 3,344 4,274 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 70 42 448 414 459 45 4103 137 4185 466 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 2,079 1,086 1,251 1,667 1,715 2,063 2,385 2,660 2,826 2,799 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................ 3,768 1,700 2,092 2,805 3,092 3,493 4,114 4,563 5,527 6,553 

 Vehicle finance charges ............................................ 258 61 74 149 200 222 284 383 446 493 

 Maintenance and repairs ........................................... 1,074 499 651 901 884 1,077 1,179 1,330 1,539 1,543 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ................................................................... 811 372 410 522 569 610 817 869 1,229 2,076 

 Vehicle insurance ...................................................... 1,626 767 956 1,233 1,438 1,585 1,834 1,982 2,313 2,441 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 432 106 131 220 134 357 390 561 983 1,106 

 Healthcare ........................................................................ 5,185 2,538 3,387 4,054 4,280 4,686 5,503 6,539 7,088 8,401 

 Health insurance ........................................................... 3,441 1,779 2,309 2,720 2,994 3,095 3,553 4,260 4,718 5,557 

 Medical services ........................................................... 1,076 392 506 790 693 949 1,348 1,460 1,484 1,867 

 Drugs............................................................................. 483 264 402 420 429 497 410 623 645 652 

 Medical supplies ........................................................... 184 102 170 123 164 145 193 197 240 325 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3134. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 —

Continued 

Item Total 

West 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 3,806 1,496 2,116 2,496 2,064 2,547 4,056 4,619 5,343 9,770 

 Fees and admissions .................................................... 630 152 227 160 227 349 444 798 1,331 2,245 

 Audio and visual equipment and services .................... 1,066 605 711 770 828 952 1,070 1,406 1,419 1,773 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 1,140 537 606 1,413 652 731 1,390 1,169 1,253 2,639 

 Pets ............................................................................ 923 449 467 1,298 545 569 1,150 846 978 2,193 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ............... 217 488 139 115 106 162 240 323 275 446 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services ...................................................................... 971 201 572 153 358 515 1,151 1,246 1,340 3,113 

 Personal care products and services............................... 813 472 464 537 619 637 816 1,053 1,164 1,560 

 Reading ............................................................................ 133 49 102 80 83 112 131 153 233 266 

 Education ......................................................................... 1,117 1,257 364 413 548 563 750 1,127 1,720 4,008 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ........................ 270 340 227 313 244 314 310 259 211 179 

 Miscellaneous .................................................................. 1,025 715 719 707 828 842 1,020 1,028 1,411 2,125 

 Cash contributions ........................................................... 2,548 765 1,202 1,768 1,737 1,671 2,131 2,799 4,321 7,570 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 8,128 574 966 2,093 3,114 4,673 7,290 11,573 16,551 28,664 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 410 197 129 201 216 233 469 480 536 1,286 

 Pensions and Social Security ....................................... 7,718 377 838 1,893 2,898 4,440 6,821 11,093 16,015 27,377 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ........................................................ $93,329 $7,203 $22,219 $34,923 $44,694 $58,995 $84,106 $121,326 $170,996 $322,219 

 Wages and salaries ...................................................... 71,761 2,263 7,828 18,944 26,711 41,863 65,511 99,257 145,452 259,378 

 Self-employment income .............................................. 7,358 -486 961 1,460 2,198 2,843 4,424 7,055 11,038 42,149 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ................................................................... 9,616 3,183 10,804 11,429 12,395 10,868 10,049 9,894 7,865 8,843 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other 

 property income ......................................................... 2,444 264 371 743 1,024 1,126 1,784 2,872 4,725 10,515 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) ....................................................................... 562 1,247 1,108 596 770 422 441 269 4200 4136 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support ....................................................................... 1,281 414 831 1,304 1,299 1,661 1,648 1,676 1,385 807 

 Other income ................................................................ 307 317 316 447 297 213 248 302 332 392 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ............. 10,180 -2,034 -2,704 -2,784 -1,755 98 3,911 10,739 23,528 74,221 

 Federal income taxes ................................................... 9,511 -510 -852 -597 328 1,855 5,056 10,239 19,611 59,018 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# ...................... -2,304 -1,487 -1,869 -2,530 -2,514 -2,517 -2,984 -2,793 -2,225 -1,138 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 2,950 -38 12 260 424 738 1,831 3,284 6,069 16,308 

 Other taxes ................................................................... 23 41 45 483 47 422 49 49 472 433 

 Income after taxes............................................................ 83,148 9,237 24,922 37,708 46,448 58,898 80,195 110,587 147,468 247,999 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .......................... -$732 $9,494 $11,628 $6,675 $7,638 -$8,247 -$11,728 -$10,992 $7,137 -$1,886 

 Net change in total assets ............................................ 33,776 10,505 12,464 15,660 18,971 4,731 25,346 43,006 89,132 109,198 

 Net change in total liabilities ......................................... 34,507 1,011 835 8,985 11,333 12,978 37,075 53,998 81,995 111,084 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................... 927 666 556 4796 1,426 499 1,531 826 4682 1,353 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ................. -2,956 -658 -1,083 -1,108 -1,726 -1,696 -2,807 -4,139 -5,667 -8,350 

 Estimated market value of owned home ...................... 363,558 160,451 191,486 235,075 247,986 258,752 330,667 408,209 595,386 947,864 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home .......... 1,460 735 862 983 1,080 1,094 1,406 1,724 2,226 3,277 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 No data reported. 

4

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

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