Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item Aggregate Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 130,001 74,758 8,673 24,322 27,185 14,579 55,243 32,988 22,255 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................ 100.0 57.5 6.7 18.7 20.9 11.2 42.5 25.4 17.1 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean 

 values): 

 Income before taxes ................................................................ $73,573 $47,576 $27,757 $40,147 $52,240 $63,061 $108,755 $92,409 $132,985 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 63,606 44,112 27,313 38,148 47,880 57,027 89,987 78,738 106,661 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 50.9 51.6 56.7 53.5 49.3 50.0 49.9 48.9 51.5 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 

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

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 1.2 .7 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 1.7 1.1 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 44 44 44 43 45 52 52 53 

 Women ................................................................ 53 56 56 56 57 55 48 48 47 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 56 43 56 55 64 73 70 77 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 36 28 13 24 29 40 48 46 51 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 28 30 32 25 25 25 24 26 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 44 57 44 45 36 27 30 23 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 16 16 17 15 13 10 11 9 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 84 84 83 85 87 90 89 91 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 17 36 17 15 10 9 10 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 86 83 64 83 85 90 91 90 94 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)................................................................3 5 30 3 2 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 47 67 97 15 12 6 7 3 

 College ................................................................ 67 47 n.a. n.a. 83 88 94 92 96 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................88 85 70 82 87 94 93 92 95 

Annual aggregate expenditures................................$7,805,368 42.0 3.2 11.7 16.8 10.3 58.0 30.4 27.6 

 Food ................................................................................................ 1,003,471 44.9 3.7 13.6 17.2 10.4 55.1 29.7 25.4 

 Food at home ................................................................ 566,472 48.0 4.8 15.1 17.4 10.7 52.0 28.3 23.8 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................73,262 49.5 5.0 15.8 18.2 10.5 50.5 27.5 23.0 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................ 22,914 47.4 5.2 14.9 17.3 10.0 52.6 28.6 24.0 

 Bakery products ................................................................ 50,348 50.4 4.9 16.2 18.7 10.7 49.6 27.0 22.6 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 122,516 51.4 5.6 16.1 18.4 11.4 48.6 27.7 20.9 

 Beef ................................................................ 32,897 53.5 5.4 17.1 19.4 11.6 46.5 27.4 19.1 

 Pork ................................................................ 23,512 57.5 6.4 18.2 20.1 12.7 42.5 24.7 17.8 

 Other meats ................................................................ 16,644 50.2 5.1 15.8 17.8 11.4 49.8 29.2 20.7 

 Poultry ................................................................24,148 50.1 6.0 15.1 17.9 11.1 49.9 28.7 21.2 

 Fish and seafood ................................................................ 18,167 44.7 4.7 13.7 16.0 10.4 55.3 28.8 26.5 

 Eggs ................................................................ 7,148 46.6 5.6 15.3 16.9 8.8 53.4 28.6 24.8 

 Dairy products ................................................................ 58,440 45.5 4.1 14.6 16.3 10.4 54.5 28.8 25.7 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................ 19,072 48.2 5.2 15.9 17.1 10.0 51.8 28.0 23.8 

 Other dairy products ................................ 39,368 44.2 3.6 14.0 15.9 10.7 55.8 29.2 26.7 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ 108,616 44.4 4.9 13.9 15.8 9.8 55.6 29.2 26.4 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item Aggregate Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................ 40,770 41.8 4.9 12.5 15.0 9.3 58.2 29.6 28.6 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................................ 35,629 42.4 4.9 13.0 15.0 9.5 57.6 30.4 27.2 

 Processed fruits ................................................................ 14,545 47.7 3.7 15.6 16.9 11.5 52.3 27.6 24.7 

 Processed vegetables ................................ 17,672 51.7 5.4 17.4 18.5 10.4 48.3 27.1 21.2 

 Other food at home ................................................................ 203,638 48.0 4.4 15.1 17.7 10.8 52.0 28.3 23.8 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................ 19,415 45.9 4.0 14.9 16.8 10.1 54.1 28.4 25.7 

 Fats and oils ................................................................ 15,163 50.1 5.3 15.8 17.4 11.5 49.9 28.0 21.8 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................ 106,935 46.8 4.1 14.3 17.6 10.8 53.2 28.4 24.8 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................ 54,863 52.4 5.1 17.5 18.8 11.1 47.6 27.3 20.3 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips ................................................................ 7,263 33.2 1.3 8.5 13.5 9.9 66.8 33.1 33.7 

 Food away from home................................................................ 436,999 41.0 2.3 11.6 16.8 10.1 59.0 31.5 27.5 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 72,466 33.3 1.1 9.2 14.1 8.9 66.7 34.8 31.8 

 Housing ................................................................ 2,584,719 43.2 3.9 12.5 16.8 10.1 56.8 29.9 26.9 

 Shelter ................................................................1,546,404 41.7 3.7 12.0 16.2 9.7 58.3 30.2 28.1 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................ 903,065 34.6 1.9 9.3 13.7 9.5 65.4 32.2 33.2 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................ 424,449 32.7 1.4 8.3 13.3 9.6 67.3 33.0 34.2 

 Property taxes ................................................................ 268,515 34.5 2.2 9.9 13.4 8.9 65.5 32.1 33.5 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses ................................................................ 210,101 38.4 2.7 10.7 15.0 10.1 61.6 30.9 30.7 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................ 541,671 56.6 7.2 17.5 21.4 10.6 43.4 26.5 16.9 

 Other lodging ................................................................ 101,668 25.2 1.3 5.8 11.0 7.2 74.8 32.5 42.3 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 498,645 51.5 4.6 16.1 19.5 11.3 48.5 27.7 20.8 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 49,470 47.6 4.8 15.4 17.4 10.1 52.4 29.3 23.1 

 Electricity ................................................................ 184,552 54.5 5.2 17.8 20.1 11.5 45.5 26.1 19.4 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................ 12,613 52.0 5.0 15.4 20.8 10.9 48.0 22.8 25.2 

 Telephone services ................................................................ 176,234 50.6 4.0 15.0 19.9 11.7 49.4 28.6 20.8 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, 

 and phone cards ................................................................ 30,904 54.2 6.2 19.1 18.3 10.5 45.8 25.4 20.4 

 Cellular phone service ................................ 145,329 49.8 3.5 14.2 20.2 12.0 50.2 29.2 20.9 

 Water and other public services ................................ 75,776 48.5 4.4 14.8 18.4 10.9 51.5 29.3 22.3 

 Household operations ................................................................ 183,521 34.9 2.5 8.7 14.0 9.8 65.1 30.2 34.8 

 Personal services ................................................................ 57,094 26.9 22.9 5.1 9.4 9.5 73.1 30.2 42.9 

 Other household expenses ................................126,427 38.6 2.3 10.3 16.1 9.9 61.4 30.3 31.1 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 97,973 47.2 6.0 13.5 16.6 11.1 52.8 28.9 24.0 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................ 23,014 52.7 5.4 16.4 17.5 13.4 47.3 28.4 18.8 

 Other household products ................................ 55,503 46.7 7.0 13.2 15.9 10.6 53.3 28.6 24.7 

 Postage and stationery ................................ 19,456 41.8 3.8 10.9 17.5 9.7 58.2 30.3 27.9 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................ 258,176 40.7 3.4 10.7 17.1 9.5 59.3 31.9 27.4 

 Household textiles ................................................................ 14,814 38.3 3.0 13.5 14.8 7.0 61.7 30.8 30.9 

 Furniture ................................................................67,010 40.9 3.7 10.5 16.1 10.7 59.1 29.1 30.0 

 Floor coverings ................................................................ 3,956 22.9 1.2 5.2 9.9 6.5 77.1 25.9 51.2 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 36,440 44.9 3.3 13.7 16.9 11.0 55.1 30.9 24.2 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 16,972 42.2 3.0 13.2 17.0 9.0 57.8 32.7 25.0 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................ 118,986 39.9 3.5 9.4 18.2 8.8 60.1 34.0 26.1 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 237,997 41.6 3.7 11.9 15.8 10.2 58.4 31.9 26.5 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 57,442 40.8 3.2 12.5 16.2 8.9 59.2 33.2 26.0 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................ 44,472 38.0 2.5 12.1 15.8 7.7 62.0 35.3 26.8 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 12,970 50.3 5.8 13.7 17.9 13.0 49.7 26.4 23.3 

 Women and girls ................................................................ 90,065 37.1 2.9 10.0 14.2 10.1 62.9 33.4 29.5 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................................ 75,243 34.6 2.5 8.6 14.1 9.5 65.4 34.9 30.5 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 14,822 49.7 4.6 17.0 15.0 13.1 50.3 25.9 24.4 

 Children under 2 ................................................................ 9,948 49.3 25.4 14.2 19.7 10.0 50.7 28.5 22.1 

 Footwear ................................................................ 49,203 49.8 4.8 15.3 17.0 12.7 50.2 29.4 20.8 

 Other apparel products and services ................................ 31,340 41.1 5.0 10.0 16.7 9.3 58.9 29.9 29.0 

 Transportation ................................................................ 1,244,638 46.3 3.0 12.6 19.0 11.7 53.7 30.0 23.7 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................527,018 46.8 3.0 12.4 18.8 12.5 53.2 30.0 23.2 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................................ 246,965 38.2 21.8 8.3 15.3 12.7 61.8 32.6 29.3 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................................ 273,142 54.6 4.0 16.2 22.1 12.3 45.4 27.7 17.7 

 Other vehicles ................................................................ 6,911 45.1 27.2 210.3 12.8 214.9 54.9 29.4 25.4 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item Aggregate Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................ 255,856 52.0 4.0 15.4 20.4 12.2 48.0 28.3 19.8 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................................ 369,202 46.6 2.5 12.4 20.4 11.3 53.4 30.5 22.8 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................ 28,642 49.7 2.5 13.3 20.3 13.6 50.3 30.6 19.6 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................ 124,022 49.8 3.2 11.1 25.3 10.3 50.2 27.5 22.7 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................ 125,482 48.1 22.5 15.1 18.1 12.4 51.9 31.6 20.3 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges ................................................................ 91,057 39.2 1.8 10.1 16.7 10.6 60.8 33.2 27.6 

 Public and other transportation ................................92,563 26.9 2.6 6.4 11.1 6.8 73.1 32.9 40.2 

 Healthcare ................................................................640,626 45.0 3.5 13.5 17.1 10.9 55.0 29.7 25.4 

 Health insurance ................................................................ 443,860 45.8 3.5 13.8 17.4 11.1 54.2 29.5 24.8 

 Medical services ................................................................ 113,348 40.8 3.2 11.8 15.6 10.2 59.2 31.9 27.3 

 Drugs ................................................................ 63,096 47.3 4.0 15.1 17.6 10.6 52.7 26.7 25.9 

 Medical supplies ................................................................ 20,321 43.2 4.1 12.1 17.0 9.9 56.8 30.2 26.6 

 Entertainment ................................................................ 416,176 40.5 2.2 10.2 17.6 10.5 59.5 31.2 28.2 

 Fees and admissions ................................................................ 97,482 23.5 .8 5.0 10.7 7.0 76.5 34.8 41.7 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services ................................................................128,094 49.6 3.6 14.7 20.1 11.3 50.4 28.7 21.7 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment................................................................ 112,809 40.5 2.8 9.8 17.2 10.7 59.5 34.1 25.4 

 Pets ................................................................ 92,176 40.3 2.7 9.3 17.6 10.7 59.7 34.7 25.0 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................ 20,633 41.3 3.1 12.0 15.5 10.7 58.7 31.4 27.3 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services ................................ 77,791 46.9 1.1 10.0 22.6 13.2 53.1 26.8 26.3 

 Personal care products and services ................................ 99,005 41.6 2.9 11.3 17.6 9.8 58.4 30.5 27.9 

 Reading ................................................................ 14,285 31.4 1.1 9.4 13.2 7.8 68.6 35.0 33.5 

 Education ................................................................ 193,813 20.2 1.2 2.6 11.0 5.3 79.8 31.2 48.5 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................ 43,201 74.8 6.6 27.6 25.1 15.5 25.2 17.8 7.4 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................ 131,260 44.1 4.3 10.6 18.7 10.5 55.9 28.8 27.2 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 243,462 33.1 2.4 8.8 13.3 8.5 66.9 30.2 36.7 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................ 880,250 33.8 1.7 8.2 14.4 9.5 66.2 33.3 32.8 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 54,290 41.4 2.0 12.2 15.7 11.5 58.6 28.8 29.8 

 Pensions and Social Security................................825,960 33.3 1.7 7.9 14.4 9.4 66.7 33.6 33.0 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................$9,564,613 37.2 2.5 10.2 14.8 9.6 62.8 31.9 30.9 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................ 7,486,721 34.8 1.9 9.0 14.3 9.6 65.2 33.5 31.7 

 Self-employment income ................................ 585,794 33.3 2.3 7.1 15.3 8.6 66.7 31.5 35.2 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement ................................ 1,078,984 55.1 6.0 20.3 18.7 10.1 44.9 23.7 21.2 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income ................................................................ 248,242 25.1 1.7 5.0 9.4 8.9 74.9 24.2 50.7 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................ 59,818 82.8 17.4 31.8 22.8 10.9 17.2 12.8 4.3 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, and 

 regular contributions for support ................................ 59,437 48.3 2.7 13.0 20.9 11.8 51.7 34.3 17.3 

 Other income ................................................................ 45,618 51.2 7.5 10.5 26.2 7.1 48.8 26.8 21.9 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) ................................................................1,295,773 20.0 .3 3.8 9.1 6.8 80.0 34.8 45.2 

 Federal income taxes ................................................................ 1,016,467 18.4 .2 3.2 8.6 6.4 81.6 35.0 46.6 

 State and local income taxes ................................272,722 25.2 .8 5.5 10.9 7.9 74.8 34.2 40.6 

 Other taxes ................................................................6,583 44.9 21.3 13.4 14.7 15.5 55.1 25.0 30.0 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2010. Highest education level of any member: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2017 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Less than college graduate College graduate 

Item Aggregate Total 

Less 

than 

high 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

High 

school 

graduate 

with 

some 

college 

Associate's 

degree Total Bachelor's degree 

Master's, 

professional, 

doctoral 

degree 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 8,268,840 39.9 2.9 11.2 15.7 10.1 60.1 31.4 28.7 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018