Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 133,595 13,381 13,261 13,430 13,247 13,242 13,384 13,414 13,387 13,380 13,469 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................ 100.0 10.0 9.9 10.1 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.1 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $87,432 $6,916 $19,471 $29,315 $40,294 $53,344 $69,002 $88,015 $113,065 $154,515 $297,782 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 78,743 9,603 22,272 32,526 42,551 54,188 67,653 83,414 103,954 135,680 233,604 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 51.8 53.4 61.9 56.9 53.4 50.8 48.5 48.0 48.0 48.4 49.3 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ........................................................................... 2.4 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 

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

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

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.3 .4 .4 .7 .9 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.1 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 .9 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ............................................................................... 47 39 37 43 45 47 49 50 55 54 54 

 Women .......................................................................... 53 61 63 57 55 53 51 50 45 46 46 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 65 38 52 55 59 57 66 70 78 84 88 

 With mortgage............................................................ 38 12 16 19 25 31 41 46 56 64 66 

 Without mortgage ...................................................... 27 26 37 36 34 26 25 24 22 20 22 

 Renter............................................................................ 35 62 48 45 41 43 34 30 22 16 12 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................ 13 23 15 14 15 15 16 13 10 9 4 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including 

 Black or African-American ......................................... 87 77 85 86 85 85 84 87 90 91 96 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ......................................................... 15 17 14 16 18 18 18 16 12 12 7 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 85 83 86 84 82 82 82 84 88 88 93 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ........................................................... 3 7 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 46 43 41 34 30 27 24 18 11 7 

 College .......................................................................... 69 46 51 55 63 67 71 74 81 88 92 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .............................. 89 63 79 87 92 93 95 96 97 96 96 

Annual aggregate expenditures .......................................... $8,937,383 4.5 4.7 6.2 6.9 7.8 8.9 10.4 12.1 15.1 23.4 

 Food ................................................................................. 1,105,178 6.2 5.6 6.7 7.3 8.5 9.3 9.9 12.7 14.5 19.2 

 Food at home ................................................................ 701,087 7.1 6.3 7.6 7.6 8.5 9.6 10.0 12.3 13.6 17.4 

 Cereals and bakery products ..................................... 89,592 7.1 6.1 7.9 7.8 8.4 9.4 9.9 12.7 13.3 17.5 

 Cereals and cereal products .................................. 28,017 7.6 6.2 8.1 8.1 7.9 9.0 9.6 12.1 13.3 18.0 

 Bakery products ...................................................... 61,575 7.0 6.0 7.8 7.6 8.6 9.5 10.0 12.9 13.2 17.2 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................... 148,655 7.5 7.3 7.5 8.1 8.5 9.6 10.2 11.8 12.6 16.9 

 Beef......................................................................... 39,018 7.9 7.5 7.4 8.0 8.9 10.3 10.0 12.3 12.0 15.6 

 Pork......................................................................... 29,713 8.1 7.2 7.8 8.6 9.1 10.1 10.3 10.3 12.2 16.5 

 Other meats ............................................................ 20,081 6.6 6.7 7.4 7.5 8.2 8.7 11.3 12.1 14.3 17.4 

 Poultry ..................................................................... 27,052 7.4 7.7 6.7 8.3 8.6 9.2 10.6 12.3 12.5 16.7 

 Fish and seafood .................................................... 23,778 6.7 6.9 8.1 7.9 7.0 9.2 9.7 12.3 12.9 19.4 

 Eggs ........................................................................ 9,012 7.8 7.5 8.7 8.4 9.1 8.9 9.3 11.0 12.0 17.4 

 Dairy products ............................................................ 65,568 7.1 6.0 8.2 8.0 8.7 9.4 9.9 11.4 13.9 17.3 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 20,941 8.1 6.4 8.8 8.7 8.6 9.5 9.5 11.3 12.8 16.3 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 44,627 6.6 5.8 7.9 7.7 8.8 9.4 10.1 11.5 14.5 17.7 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................ 137,670 6.9 6.1 7.7 7.6 8.8 9.4 10.1 12.6 13.3 17.5 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 50,421 6.5 5.7 7.9 7.8 8.2 9.6 9.8 13.0 13.5 18.0 

 Fresh vegetables .................................................... 43,712 6.6 6.0 7.7 7.5 9.8 8.9 10.7 12.1 13.4 17.4 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 17,683 7.7 6.4 8.5 8.2 8.1 9.4 9.9 11.4 13.6 16.8 

 Processed vegetables ............................................ 25,854 7.5 6.7 7.0 7.1 8.9 9.8 9.7 13.4 12.8 17.3 

 Other food at home .................................................... 259,603 7.0 6.0 7.4 7.3 8.3 9.8 10.0 12.5 14.3 17.5 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Sugar and other sweets.......................................... 24,263 7.1 6.6 7.0 6.9 7.9 10.5 10.4 11.4 14.5 17.7 

 Fats and oils ........................................................... 17,664 7.8 6.2 8.2 7.6 8.0 10.5 9.9 12.7 12.4 16.8 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 139,776 6.6 5.9 7.3 7.2 8.3 9.7 9.8 12.7 14.9 17.5 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ......................................... 68,632 7.9 6.4 7.7 7.8 8.7 9.6 10.3 11.9 13.3 16.5 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town 

 trips ...................................................................... 9,267 3.3 2.9 5.0 4.2 8.5 9.1 8.9 15.3 17.1 25.7 

 Food away from home .................................................. 404,091 4.5 4.4 5.2 6.6 8.4 8.9 9.8 13.6 16.2 22.5 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................... 73,841 3.7 3.8 5.5 5.3 6.5 8.2 9.7 12.7 14.0 30.4 

 Housing ............................................................................ 3,021,905 5.5 5.8 7.2 7.5 8.4 9.2 10.7 11.5 13.9 20.3 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 1,771,197 5.6 5.8 7.2 7.5 8.6 9.1 10.3 11.4 13.7 20.7 

 Owned dwellings ........................................................ 1,014,119 3.0 3.9 5.2 6.1 6.9 8.2 10.5 13.0 17.0 26.3 

 Mortgage interest and charges ............................... 371,521 2.3 2.5 3.5 4.9 6.3 8.1 10.5 14.1 18.9 28.8 

 Property taxes......................................................... 330,672 3.5 4.4 5.4 6.5 7.3 8.1 9.9 12.2 16.4 26.3 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other 

 expenses ............................................................. 311,926 3.2 4.9 7.0 7.1 7.0 8.5 11.0 12.6 15.5 23.1 

 Rented dwellings ....................................................... 625,766 10.3 9.7 11.3 10.6 12.0 11.1 10.7 9.0 7.9 7.5 

 Other lodging ............................................................. 131,312 3.3 2.9 3.3 3.5 5.3 6.2 7.5 10.5 16.2 41.4 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 564,237 6.2 7.0 8.1 8.6 9.1 10.1 11.1 11.8 12.9 15.2 

 Natural gas ................................................................. 59,764 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.2 8.4 10.1 10.3 11.2 13.5 17.5 

 Electricity .................................................................... 207,189 7.4 8.0 8.8 9.2 9.4 10.0 10.6 11.4 11.5 13.9 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................. 16,247 3.6 6.8 8.6 6.5 7.8 7.5 9.9 12.6 12.8 23.8 

 Telephone services .................................................... 188,193 5.4 5.9 7.4 8.3 9.2 10.6 12.2 12.1 13.9 14.9 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards .................................................................... 22,060 7.1 11.2 9.5 9.4 8.8 8.0 10.8 10.4 11.1 13.8 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 166,134 5.1 5.2 7.2 8.2 9.2 11.0 12.4 12.3 14.2 15.1 

 Water and other public services ................................ 92,843 5.5 6.7 7.9 8.3 8.8 9.9 11.0 12.3 13.7 15.9 

 Household operations ................................................... 218,873 4.2 5.2 6.5 7.1 7.5 8.5 9.2 11.3 15.3 25.4 

 Personal services ...................................................... 50,394 41.5 43.3 1.5 5.3 4.8 6.9 7.1 12.5 20.4 36.7 

 Other household expenses ........................................ 168,479 5.0 5.8 8.0 7.6 8.3 9.0 9.8 10.9 13.7 22.0 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 107,042 5.8 7.1 7.0 6.6 8.3 9.7 11.2 11.8 13.0 19.6 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 23,789 8.5 8.9 9.1 8.5 10.0 12.0 10.6 10.4 11.5 10.5 

 Other household products ......................................... 68,508 5.0 6.6 6.2 5.6 8.0 8.8 11.3 12.3 13.3 23.0 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 14,745 5.0 6.9 6.9 7.8 6.8 10.5 12.0 12.0 13.8 18.3 

 Household furnishings and equipment ......................... 360,556 4.8 4.0 6.0 6.5 7.3 8.4 12.3 11.5 15.7 23.4 

 Household textiles ..................................................... 16,221 3.6 6.4 7.0 8.4 8.0 10.7 11.8 9.5 15.0 19.5 

 Furniture ..................................................................... 95,600 5.8 4.1 5.7 5.6 7.5 8.1 9.9 11.6 14.6 27.3 

 Floor coverings .......................................................... 4,439 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.5 7.7 10.3 7.4 9.4 12.7 37.2 

 Major appliances ........................................................ 61,922 5.0 4.5 6.0 7.6 8.1 7.8 9.5 12.8 16.3 22.4 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ............................................................ 18,949 4.7 5.7 6.8 8.7 8.5 10.6 13.0 7.9 14.4 19.8 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ........................ 163,425 4.3 3.4 6.1 6.3 6.7 8.3 14.9 11.6 16.5 21.9 

 Apparel and services ........................................................ 233,952 6.7 4.0 6.5 7.3 7.3 10.3 9.5 10.7 13.8 24.0 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 56,507 7.1 4.0 6.4 6.0 6.6 11.1 10.3 10.8 15.8 21.9 

 Men, 16 and over ....................................................... 41,298 6.3 3.9 7.0 5.4 6.5 11.9 10.1 9.6 16.5 22.8 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 15,210 9.4 4.3 4.8 7.7 6.7 9.1 10.9 14.2 13.6 19.3 

 Women and girls ........................................................... 87,858 7.7 4.1 6.5 6.4 8.0 10.6 10.2 11.6 14.7 20.2 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................. 73,157 7.5 4.0 6.9 6.1 8.5 10.7 10.2 12.1 13.0 21.2 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................... 14,701 8.9 4.9 4.6 7.7 5.7 10.0 10.6 9.3 23.0 15.2 

 Children under 2............................................................ 8,844 48.6 43.9 410.9 15.1 47.8 7.1 11.4 14.1 9.0 12.1 

 Footwear ....................................................................... 44,801 5.9 4.0 7.8 10.7 6.8 12.0 8.1 8.9 12.8 23.0 

 Other apparel products and services ............................ 35,942 4.2 4.0 3.8 5.3 7.0 6.8 7.8 9.7 11.0 40.5 

 Transportation .................................................................. 1,464,325 3.8 3.9 6.6 7.9 8.8 9.9 11.2 12.6 15.0 20.2 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................................... 645,014 3.1 2.6 6.4 7.9 8.9 9.5 10.8 12.7 15.3 22.9 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................. 295,306 4

.8 41.5 4.1 5.2 8.4 10.1 10.0 13.4 16.1 30.5 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 341,296 4.9 3.5 8.2 10.2 9.5 9.0 11.3 12.2 14.6 16.6 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 8,412 49.7 43.2 413.7 45.6 41.9 45.9 416.5 47.4 20.0 416.0 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 286,902 5.2 5.2 7.3 8.6 9.5 10.8 12.0 12.9 13.9 14.9 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................ 472,093 4.1 5.2 6.9 8.1 8.6 10.1 11.7 12.3 14.7 18.3 

 Vehicle finance charges............................................. 36,325 2.7 3.5 5.4 6.8 7.6 10.3 12.2 15.0 17.6 19.0 

 Maintenance and repairs ........................................... 130,199 4.8 5.6 6.8 8.0 8.5 10.6 11.7 11.9 15.4 16.8 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ................................................................... 101,488 2.8 3.6 6.1 7.4 7.6 7.8 10.6 12.2 15.3 26.5 

 Vehicle insurance ...................................................... 204,080 4.6 5.9 7.7 8.7 9.5 10.9 12.2 12.1 13.4 15.2 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 60,316 3.6 3.0 4.1 4.4 6.8 7.7 7.5 12.6 18.4 31.8 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Healthcare ........................................................................ 728,228 4.7 6.5 7.8 7.8 8.3 9.3 11.0 12.4 14.3 17.9 

 Health insurance ........................................................... 494,784 4.8 6.8 7.8 8.2 8.6 9.7 10.6 12.6 14.1 16.8 

 Medical services............................................................ 142,902 4.6 4.9 6.7 5.4 7.4 7.9 12.4 12.3 16.2 22.2 

 Drugs ............................................................................. 66,401 5.0 8.0 9.8 9.4 8.6 9.0 10.2 10.9 12.3 16.8 

 Medical supplies............................................................ 24,141 4.1 6.6 6.1 9.3 7.4 9.4 13.4 13.2 13.7 16.7 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 476,379 4.1 3.7 5.4 6.2 6.9 7.4 10.8 11.3 15.8 28.6 

 Fees and admissions .................................................... 87,296 2.5 2.6 3.1 4.0 4.5 4.9 7.4 10.3 17.9 42.7 

 Audio and visual equipment and services .................... 136,305 6.0 6.2 8.3 8.5 8.9 9.1 10.8 11.5 14.2 16.6 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 129,294 4.4 3.8 5.1 6.6 7.4 9.9 14.7 10.7 14.1 23.2 

 Pets ............................................................................ 102,783 4.1 4.0 5.1 6.8 7.9 8.9 14.8 10.5 13.0 25.0 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ............... 26,511 5.5 3.1 5.1 5.6 5.8 13.9 14.3 11.9 18.4 16.5 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services ...................................................................... 123,484 2.7 1.7 4.0 4.7 5.6 4.5 9.0 12.3 17.9 37.5 

 Personal care products and services ............................... 102,831 5.1 4.8 7.2 7.3 7.8 8.5 11.2 12.3 14.5 21.4 

 Reading ............................................................................ 15,229 4.2 6.1 7.1 6.6 6.7 6.8 13.3 10.7 14.0 24.7 

 Education ......................................................................... 163,787 5.4 2.9 2.6 4.4 3.7 5.0 7.8 9.3 15.3 43.7 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......................... 45,605 11.7 7.8 11.0 10.6 11.0 11.6 11.5 10.7 8.2 5.8 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................... 131,738 4.8 4.8 5.8 6.9 7.2 8.6 10.1 13.6 18.1 20.1 

 Cash contributions ........................................................... 322,566 3.9 3.9 5.9 5.8 6.4 6.8 6.9 11.0 14.5 35.0 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 1,051,819 .5 .9 2.0 3.4 5.2 7.5 10.2 13.8 20.1 36.3 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 63,249 2.8 3.5 5.7 6.5 5.6 9.3 9.1 11.4 15.8 30.2 

 Pensions and Social Security ....................................... 988,570 .3 .7 1.8 3.3 5.2 7.4 10.3 14.0 20.3 36.7 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $11,680,535 .8 2.2 3.4 4.6 6.0 7.9 10.1 13.0 17.7 34.3 

 Wages and salaries ...................................................... 9,005,474 .3 .8 2.1 3.5 5.5 7.8 10.5 13.8 19.3 36.5 

 Self-employment income .............................................. 812,912 -.2 .9 1.1 2.6 3.3 5.2 7.4 10.8 15.3 53.7 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ................................................................... 1,286,764 3.1 11.9 13.0 12.5 11.4 10.6 9.8 9.2 9.6 8.8 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other 

 property income ......................................................... 304,491 .8 .9 1.8 3.6 3.9 5.8 6.3 12.1 14.6 50.1 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) ....................................................................... 78,876 24.4 18.1 14.3 10.8 10.7 6.7 4.7 4.4 4.3 1.6 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support ....................................................................... 147,077 3.1 5.6 7.3 9.3 10.3 10.8 13.8 14.4 15.0 10.4 

 Other income ................................................................. 44,941 9.8 8.1 9.7 8.4 7.6 7.0 5.6 6.3 18.6 19.1 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ............. 1,160,821 -3.1 -3.2 -3.7 -2.6 -1.0 1.6 5.3 10.5 21.7 74.5 

 Federal income taxes .................................................... 1,143,769 -.9 -1.0 -1.1 ( 2 ) 1.3 3.5 6.3 10.5 19.7 61.7 

 Stimulus payment ......................................................... -339,560 7.4 7.2 9.5 10.4 10.8 12.3 12.0 12.4 12.4 5.6 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 342,557 -.3 -.3 .4 1.6 3.1 5.5 8.5 12.4 19.5 49.7 

 Other taxes .................................................................... 14,055 41.2 1.5 5.9 3.2 2.6 6.6 6.1 8.3 12.0 52.8 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 10,519,715 1.2 2.8 4.2 5.4 6.8 8.6 10.6 13.2 17.3 29.9 

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. 

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