Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2008

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...... 120,770 81,783 7,354 10,017 21,615 7,136 5,777 8,702 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........... 100.0 67.7 6.1 8.3 17.9 5.9 4.8 7.2 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes .................................... $63,563 $32,401 $74,486 $88,839 $166,035 $108,630 $132,531 $235,348 

Income after taxes ....................................... 61,774 32,465 73,072 86,462 157,379 105,048 127,295 220,261 

Age of reference person ............................... 49.1 50.0 46.1 46.9 47.5 46.8 47.2 48.3 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ...................................................... 2.5 2.2 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 

Children under 18 ....................................... .6 .5 .8 .8 .8 .8 .9 .8 

Persons 65 and older ................................. .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 

Earners ....................................................... 1.3 1.0 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 

Vehicles ...................................................... 2.0 1.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................ 47 43 53 52 55 53 56 57 

Female ........................................................ 53 57 47 48 45 47 44 43 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ................................................ 66 56 82 84 92 89 93 93 

With mortgage .......................................... 42 29 62 65 75 74 76 74 

Without mortgage ..................................... 24 27 20 18 17 15 16 19 

Renter ......................................................... 34 44 18 16 8 11 7 7 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .......................... 12 15 9 6 6 7 7 5 

White, Asian, and all other races ................ 88 85 91 94 94 93 93 95 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference

person:

Hispanic or Latino ....................................... 12 14 9 10 6 7 6 5 

Not Hispanic or Latino ................................ 88 86 91 90 94 93 94 95 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ......................................... 5 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 ( )

High school (9-12) ...................................... 35 42 28 24 15 19 17 10 

College ....................................................... 60 51 70 74 85 81 82 90 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ........... 89 84 97 98 98 98 98 97 

Annual aggregate expenditures ...................... $6,094,697 46.6 7.1 11.2 35.1 9.2 8.6 17.3 

Food ............................................................. 776,825 50.8 7.1 12.0 30.0 9.4 8.0 12.5 

Food at home ............................................. 451,454 55.1 7.1 12.0 25.9 9.0 7.3 9.6 

Cereals and bakery products .................... 61,119 54.5 7.2 12.6 25.7 9.1 7.3 9.3 

Cereals and cereal products ................... 20,448 56.0 7.4 11.9 24.7 9.1 6.9 8.7 

Bakery products ...................................... 40,671 53.8 7.1 12.9 26.2 9.1 7.5 9.6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................... 102,033 57.1 6.9 11.5 24.5 8.7 6.7 9.1 

Beef ........................................................ 28,799 56.0 6.7 11.2 26.1 9.3 7.1 9.7 

Pork ........................................................ 19,649 59.6 6.8 11.7 21.9 8.2 5.9 7.8 

Other meats ............................................ 12,837 57.0 6.6 11.6 24.8 8.4 7.0 9.3 

Poultry .................................................... 19,175 57.9 6.6 11.7 23.8 8.4 6.7 8.7 

Fish and seafood .................................... 15,417 53.5 8.2 11.8 26.5 9.1 6.6 10.8 

Eggs ....................................................... 6,156 61.1 6.3 10.5 22.2 8.4 6.3 7.5 

Dairy products .......................................... 51,786 54.4 6.9 12.5 26.3 9.1 7.5 9.7 

Fresh milk and cream ............................. 20,269 57.0 6.6 12.3 24.1 8.6 6.9 8.6 

Other dairy products ............................... 31,518 52.7 7.1 12.6 27.6 9.4 7.8 10.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2008 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Fruits and vegetables ............................... $79,194 54.7 6.9 11.9 26.5 9.0 7.1 10.4 

Fresh fruits .............................................. 26,756 54.0 6.9 11.4 27.7 9.3 7.0 11.3 

Fresh vegetables .................................... 25,542 54.2 6.5 12.3 27.1 8.6 7.3 11.2 

Processed fruits ...................................... 14,032 54.7 6.8 12.2 26.2 9.2 7.5 9.6 

Processed vegetables ............................ 12,864 57.3 7.7 11.7 23.3 8.8 6.7 7.8 

Other food at home ................................... 157,321 54.3 7.3 12.1 26.3 9.0 7.6 9.7 

Sugar and other sweets .......................... 15,580 55.0 6.6 11.7 26.7 9.6 7.8 9.3 

Fats and oils ........................................... 12,595 58.4 6.8 11.7 23.0 8.6 6.2 8.3 

Miscellaneous foods ............................... 81,963 53.7 7.5 12.3 26.5 9.2 7.8 9.5 

Nonalcoholic beverages ......................... 41,289 56.0 7.2 11.8 25.1 8.9 7.3 8.9 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips .................................... 5,894 40.8 6.9 12.7 39.6 7.9 9.7 22.1 

Food away from home ................................ 325,371 44.9 7.2 12.1 35.8 10.0 9.1 16.6 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 53,558 45.9 7.0 11.6 35.4 10.6 9.6 15.2 

Housing ........................................................ 2,065,912 49.5 7.0 10.4 33.1 8.7 7.8 16.6 

Shelter ........................................................ 1,229,818 48.7 7.0 10.1 34.2 8.8 7.9 17.6 

Owned dwellings ...................................... 816,456 38.9 7.9 11.7 41.4 10.6 9.8 21.0 

Mortgage interest and charges ............... 462,120 35.6 8.6 12.4 43.4 11.8 10.6 21.0 

Property taxes ........................................ 212,347 41.6 7.2 11.3 39.9 9.3 9.0 21.5 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .............................................. 141,988 45.8 7.0 10.3 36.9 8.8 8.0 20.1 

Rented dwellings ...................................... 329,033 78.0 4.9 6.4 10.8 3.4 2.5 4.9 

Other lodging ............................................ 84,330 29.5 5.4 8.8 56.3 11.3 10.7 34.4 

Utilities, fuels, and public services .............. 440,720 56.9 7.1 10.3 25.7 7.5 6.7 11.5 

Natural gas ............................................... 64,158 54.9 6.8 10.4 27.8 7.6 7.0 13.3 

Electricity .................................................. 163,444 58.7 6.9 9.6 24.7 7.1 6.4 11.2 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................. 23,163 52.5 8.5 12.9 26.1 9.4 5.6 11.1 

Telephone services .................................. 136,089 57.0 7.2 10.6 25.2 7.4 6.8 11.0 

Water and other public services ............... 53,865 55.1 7.1 10.6 27.2 7.8 7.2 12.2 

Household operations ................................. 120,468 39.2 6.7 11.4 42.7 8.8 9.7 24.2 

Personal services ..................................... 46,280 35.1 7.1 12.5 45.3 9.4 9.9 25.9 

Other household expenses ....................... 74,189 41.8 6.5 10.7 41.1 8.4 9.6 23.1 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 78,880 50.7 6.8 12.2 30.3 10.9 7.9 11.4 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................. 17,821 56.6 7.4 11.5 24.4 8.4 7.5 8.5 

Other household products ........................ 42,224 47.2 6.4 12.3 34.1 13.1 8.1 12.9 

Postage and stationery ............................. 18,834 53.0 7.1 12.6 27.3 8.5 7.9 10.9 

Household furnishings and equipment ....... 196,026 43.4 7.2 11.4 38.0 9.9 9.0 19.1 

Household textiles .................................... 15,234 43.1 6.4 9.0 41.5 10.0 8.9 22.6 

Furniture ................................................... 46,812 40.6 9.4 10.4 39.7 8.8 8.9 22.0 

Floor coverings ......................................... 5,383 42.6 8.1 7.5 41.8 12.3 8.8 20.6 

Major appliances ...................................... 24,651 46.2 7.4 11.9 34.6 7.9 8.5 18.2 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 13,616 46.5 4.9 13.2 35.4 8.5 8.7 18.2 

Miscellaneous household equipment ....... 90,330 43.8 6.3 12.2 37.7 11.0 9.3 17.3 

Apparel and services .................................... 217,176 47.5 6.2 11.5 34.8 9.4 8.2 17.3 

Men and boys ............................................. 51,483 44.5 6.4 11.7 37.4 9.4 7.8 20.2 

Men, 16 and over ...................................... 41,502 43.0 6.1 11.9 38.9 9.3 8.0 21.7 

Boys, 2 to 15 ............................................. 9,981 50.5 7.5 11.0 31.1 9.9 7.2 13.9 

Women and girls ......................................... 86,595 46.6 6.3 12.7 34.4 10.3 8.7 15.4 

Women, 16 and over ................................ 71,960 46.7 6.1 12.7 34.5 10.3 8.2 16.0 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................. 14,635 46.3 7.0 13.1 33.5 10.1 11.2 12.3 

Children under 2 ......................................... 11,185 54.4 7.2 10.5 28.0 8.9 9.8 9.3 

Footwear ..................................................... 37,909 54.5 5.9 10.9 28.8 8.8 6.8 13.2 

Other apparel products and services .......... 30,004 43.9 5.5 8.6 42.1 7.5 8.7 25.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2008 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Transportation .............................................. $1,038,811 48.3 7.4 11.9 32.4 9.3 8.7 14.4 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................... 332,698 45.9 6.9 11.8 35.4 9.8 10.0 15.7 

Cars and trucks, new ................................ 157,600 36.5 5.7 13.7 44.1 11.2 11.7 21.2 

Cars and trucks, used ............................... 158,872 54.9 8.1 10.4 26.6 8.5 7.5 10.6 

Other vehicles ........................................... 16,225 49.1 36.5 36.7 37.7 38.0 18.7 11.0 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................ 327,872 52.8 7.9 11.5 27.7 8.6 7.5 11.7 

Other vehicle expenses .............................. 316,280 48.5 7.7 12.9 30.9 9.5 8.3 13.1 

Vehicle finance charges ........................... 37,717 47.8 8.7 13.7 29.9 8.6 9.4 11.9 

Maintenance and repairs .......................... 88,214 48.0 7.4 11.1 33.5 9.4 8.6 15.4 

Vehicle insurance ..................................... 134,230 53.3 7.5 14.7 24.6 9.0 7.5 8.0 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ................................................... 56,120 38.6 7.9 10.9 42.5 11.2 8.9 22.5 

Public transportation ................................... 61,961 35.1 6.1 9.8 48.9 9.4 10.7 28.8 

Healthcare .................................................... 359,365 55.7 7.2 10.3 26.8 8.0 6.9 11.8 

Health insurance ......................................... 199,678 57.7 6.8 10.3 25.1 7.5 6.4 11.2 

Medical services ......................................... 87,755 48.8 8.3 10.8 32.0 9.4 8.4 14.3 

Drugs .......................................................... 58,197 60.1 6.6 9.5 23.8 7.7 6.4 9.8 

Medical supplies ......................................... 13,734 50.9 7.0 11.4 30.7 9.0 7.0 14.7 

Entertainment ............................................... 342,185 44.6 7.0 11.9 36.4 9.1 10.7 16.6 

Fees and admissions .................................. 74,337 31.0 6.6 11.5 50.9 10.7 10.7 29.4 

Audio and visual equipment and services .. 125,111 51.7 7.0 11.3 30.1 8.8 8.6 12.7 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................. 84,872 44.8 6.9 11.0 37.3 9.1 14.9 13.3 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................. 57,865 46.6 7.9 15.1 30.4 8.0 8.9 13.5 

Personal care products and services ........... 74,300 48.1 6.9 11.0 34.0 9.3 8.8 15.8 

Reading ........................................................ 14,030 47.1 6.7 10.3 35.9 10.0 8.6 17.2 

Education ...................................................... 126,275 33.0 4.7 9.4 52.9 9.4 8.8 34.6 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ..... 38,244 68.7 7.4 9.3 14.6 6.0 3.7 4.9 

Miscellaneous ............................................... 101,374 45.7 6.7 10.1 37.5 9.0 9.2 19.3 

Cash contributions ........................................ 209,721 39.4 7.7 11.1 41.9 8.0 8.4 25.4 

Personal insurance and pensions ................ 676,923 29.6 7.5 12.5 50.4 11.4 11.9 27.2 

Life and other personal insurance .............. 38,264 36.3 7.0 10.5 46.1 9.4 10.4 26.4 

Pensions and Social Security ..................... 638,659 29.2 7.6 12.6 50.7 11.5 12.0 27.2 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ......................... 7,676,460 34.5 7.1 11.6 46.8 10.1 10.0 26.7 

Wages and salaries .................................... 6,160,177 30.6 7.6 12.4 49.5 11.0 10.9 27.6 

Self-employment income ............................ 388,778 13.2 5.4 10.1 71.3 9.3 11.1 50.9 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................. 794,300 70.5 5.3 7.6 16.6 5.0 4.1 7.4 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................ 182,259 27.6 6.2 9.4 56.8 8.8 8.8 39.3 

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............. 27,198 60.7 5.9 9.9 23.5 4.9 3.6 15.0 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ................................ 44,800 91.3 1.8 3.6 3.3 31.1 31.1 31.0 

Regular contributions for support ............... 53,864 56.5 6.2 7.8 29.6 5.7 4.5 19.5 

Other income .............................................. 25,084 69.8 6.1 5.6 18.5 5.9 5.1 7.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2008 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Personal taxes .............................................. $216,057 -2.4 4.8 11.0 86.6 11.8 14.0 60.8 

Federal income taxes ................................. 219,443 11.7 5.7 11.6 70.9 11.1 12.4 47.4 

2008 Tax stimulus (new UCC Q20082) ...... -94,645 57.8 8.1 12.2 21.9 9.3 6.5 6.1 

State and local income taxes ...................... 65,485 20.5 5.9 10.5 63.1 11.4 11.0 40.7 

Other taxes ................................................. 25,774 39.9 6.2 11.5 42.4 9.5 8.1 24.8 

Income after taxes ........................................ 7,460,402 35.6 7.2 11.6 45.6 10.0 9.9 25.7 

1 Value less than or equal to 0.5. 2 No data reported.3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.