Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 127,006 37,884 89,122 41,647 18,777 16,126 12,571

Percent distribution of consumer units ............... 100.0 29.8 70.2 32.8 14.8 12.7 9.9

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ......................................... $66,877 $33,487 $81,071 $73,312 $80,481 $94,003 $91,067

Income after taxes ............................................ 58,364 29,090 70,808 62,912 70,509 81,808 83,306

Age of reference person ................................... 50.3 53.3 49.0 54.9 46.1 42.2 42.3

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.7

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 n.a. .8 .1 .7 1.5 2.7

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 .3 .4 .6 .2 .1 .1

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 .6 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.2

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 1.0 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.4

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 48 48 47 50 45 45 44

Women ........................................................... 52 52 53 50 55 55 56

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 63 49 69 73 65 64 65

With mortgage .............................................. 37 22 43 36 47 51 49

Without mortgage ......................................... 26 27 26 37 18 13 16

Renter ............................................................ 37 51 31 27 35 36 35

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 15 12 10 15 11 15

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 85 88 90 85 89 85

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 8 15 9 15 20 28

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 92 85 91 85 80 72

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) .......................................... 33 32 34 34 34 32 37

College ........................................................... 63 64 63 64 63 64 55

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 74 93 93 93 93 93

Annual aggregate expenditures ......................... $6,790,803 17.7 82.3 35.3 17.1 17.1 12.8

Food ................................................................. 856,684 15.6 84.4 34.1 17.6 18.6 14.2

Food at home ................................................. 503,339 15.3 84.7 32.4 17.9 19.0 15.4

Cereals and bakery products ....................... 65,771 15.5 84.5 31.3 17.3 19.6 16.2

Cereals and cereal products ...................... 22,304 14.8 85.2 30.3 17.7 19.7 17.4

Bakery products ......................................... 43,467 15.8 84.2 31.8 17.1 19.6 15.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................... 112,990 13.5 86.5 31.8 18.7 19.3 16.6

Beef ............................................................ 29,365 11.9 88.1 31.5 19.3 20.0 17.3

Pork ............................................................ 22,403 12.7 87.3 34.1 18.4 18.1 16.7

Other meats ............................................... 15,593 15.1 84.9 31.5 16.8 20.5 16.1

Poultry ........................................................ 21,856 14.0 86.0 30.4 18.8 19.5 17.3

Fish and seafood ........................................ 16,383 14.5 85.5 31.4 20.3 19.1 14.7

Eggs ........................................................... 7,390 15.6 84.4 31.4 17.9 17.7 17.4

Dairy products .............................................. 53,636 15.8 84.2 32.7 17.5 19.1 14.9

Fresh milk and cream ................................. 18,650 15.1 84.9 30.4 18.5 19.2 16.9

Other dairy products ................................... 34,986 16.2 83.8 34.0 16.9 19.0 13.9

Fruits and vegetables ................................... 95,793 15.1 84.9 32.9 18.0 19.1 14.9

Fresh fruits ................................................. 34,690 15.0 85.0 32.2 17.8 20.2 14.8

Fresh vegetables ........................................ 30,468 14.7 85.3 34.7 18.1 18.3 14.2

Processed fruits ......................................... 13,766 16.1 83.9 31.5 18.4 18.5 15.5

Processed vegetables ................................ 16,869 15.4 84.6 31.9 18.0 18.6 16.1

Other food at home ...................................... 175,148 16.2 83.8 32.9 17.7 18.4 14.8

Sugar and other sweets ............................. 17,650 17.0 83.0 34.1 17.1 17.4 14.4

Fats and oils ............................................... 14,559 15.3 84.7 31.2 18.5 18.8 16.2

Miscellaneous foods ................................... 88,968 16.1 83.9 32.3 17.9 18.7 15.0

Nonalcoholic beverages ............................. 47,471 16.4 83.6 32.5 18.2 18.2 14.6

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ....................................... 6,500 15.8 84.2 46.3 12.1 16.1 9.7

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Food away from home ................................... 353,344 16.0 84.0 36.4 17.2 18.1 12.4

Alcoholic beverages ......................................... 58,640 20.2 79.8 43.5 14.8 14.8 6.8

Housing ............................................................ 2,260,034 20.7 79.3 33.7 16.6 16.6 12.4

Shelter ............................................................ 1,332,356 22.9 77.1 33.1 16.0 16.2 11.8

Owned dwellings .......................................... 780,963 17.5 82.5 35.4 17.0 17.4 12.8

Mortgage interest and charges .................. 375,068 14.2 85.8 30.5 19.4 21.2 14.6

Property taxes ............................................ 241,699 19.6 80.4 38.4 15.4 15.4 11.2

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .................................................. 164,196 21.7 78.3 42.1 13.7 11.6 10.9

Rented dwellings .......................................... 461,186 33.7 66.3 26.4 14.8 14.5 10.7

Other lodging ................................................ 90,207 15.1 84.9 47.0 13.1 15.2 9.6

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................. 497,937 18.6 81.4 34.0 17.3 16.1 13.9

Natural gas ................................................... 55,766 19.0 81.0 34.3 16.8 15.4 14.6

Electricity ...................................................... 188,496 19.6 80.4 33.8 17.1 15.8 13.6

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................. 19,345 22.0 78.0 41.1 14.9 13.1 8.9

Telephone services ...................................... 167,046 16.9 83.1 33.4 18.5 17.0 14.2

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................. 44,774 22.5 77.5 37.5 16.1 13.1 10.8

Cellular phone service ................................ 122,272 14.9 85.1 31.9 19.3 18.5 15.4

Water and other public services ................... 67,284 18.9 81.1 34.0 16.2 16.2 14.6

Household operations .................................... 149,087 16.2 83.8 29.6 18.5 21.8 13.8

Personal services ......................................... 46,514 6.5 93.5 9.6 25.9 36.7 21.3

Other household expenses .......................... 102,573 20.6 79.4 38.7 15.2 15.1 10.4

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 80,097 16.4 83.6 36.5 16.9 17.2 13.0

Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................... 18,700 15.6 84.4 32.8 17.5 18.6 15.6

Other household products ............................ 44,827 16.0 84.0 36.3 17.2 17.1 13.4

Postage and stationery ................................ 16,569 18.4 81.6 41.1 15.3 16.2 9.0

Household furnishings and equipment ........... 200,557 15.7 84.3 39.2 17.3 16.1 11.7

Household textiles ........................................ 12,165 14.5 85.5 40.6 19.4 15.2 10.3

Furniture ....................................................... 49,118 17.0 83.0 38.0 15.8 16.3 12.9

Floor coverings ............................................. 2,308 21.4 78.6 40.9 11.5 11.1 15.0

Major appliances .......................................... 29,645 12.8 87.2 43.7 15.6 14.2 13.8

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ................................................ 13,415 20.6 79.4 38.6 15.7 13.2 11.8

Miscellaneous household equipment ........... 93,905 15.3 84.7 38.4 18.6 17.3 10.4

Apparel and services ........................................ 226,385 13.0 87.0 32.7 19.2 19.6 15.4

Men and boys ................................................. 54,527 12.2 87.8 32.0 17.8 20.5 17.6

Men, 16 and over ......................................... 41,340 15.3 84.7 38.2 17.8 16.6 12.1

Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................ 13,187 2.8 97.2 12.5 17.5 32.6 34.6

Women and girls ............................................ 83,154 14.2 85.8 33.8 18.5 18.6 14.7

Women, 16 and over .................................... 69,860 16.3 83.7 37.3 17.9 16.1 12.5

Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................. 13,294 3.6 96.4 15.6 21.8 32.2 26.8

Children under 2 ............................................. 9,661 3.9 96.1 18.0 27.6 26.0 24.5

Footwear ........................................................ 46,494 11.9 88.1 33.1 17.8 19.7 17.5

Other apparel products and services ............. 32,549 15.7 84.3 34.8 23.1 18.5 7.9

Transportation .................................................. 1,152,035 15.1 84.9 36.6 17.2 17.7 13.4

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ....................... 419,258 13.3 86.7 37.8 16.0 19.2 13.7

Cars and trucks, new ................................... 198,333 11.7 88.3 46.0 15.1 16.9 10.4

Cars and trucks, used .................................. 214,524 14.6 85.4 30.8 16.7 21.1 16.8

Other vehicles .............................................. 6,400 19.9 80.1 20.6 222.3 228.1 29.1

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 313,481 15.7 84.3 33.9 18.0 17.5 14.9

Other vehicle expenses .................................. 345,454 16.3 83.7 36.4 18.3 16.6 12.4

Vehicle finance charges ............................... 26,440 12.2 87.8 31.8 20.0 20.6 15.5

Maintenance and repairs .............................. 106,090 18.3 81.7 36.8 17.2 14.9 12.9

Vehicle insurance ......................................... 140,966 15.9 84.1 35.9 19.1 16.5 12.6

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ...................................................... 71,958 15.7 84.3 38.3 17.8 17.9 10.3

Public and other transportation ...................... 73,842 17.2 82.8 41.8 15.7 15.5 9.7

Healthcare ........................................................ 544,809 17.5 82.5 41.3 16.2 14.3 10.7

Health insurance ............................................ 364,258 16.7 83.3 41.8 16.3 14.7 10.4

Medical services ............................................. 100,360 18.5 81.5 38.1 16.2 14.3 12.9

Drugs .............................................................. 61,620 19.5 80.5 43.5 15.7 12.5 8.8

Medical supplies ............................................. 18,571 20.5 79.5 40.5 15.9 12.8 10.3

Entertainment ................................................... 346,200 17.6 82.4 36.1 16.5 17.1 12.8

Fees and admissions ..................................... 80,741 14.9 85.1 32.7 14.9 23.8 13.6

Audio and visual equipment and services ...... 133,406 22.6 77.4 34.8 16.2 15.1 11.2

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................... 80,393 17.9 82.1 36.1 18.2 15.4 12.4

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Pets .............................................................. 64,321 19.6 80.4 37.4 18.4 13.4 11.2

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .. 16,071 11.0 89.0 31.0 17.5 23.3 17.3

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ................................................. 51,661 8.1 91.9 44.8 17.1 14.0 16.0

Personal care products and services ............... 81,837 18.2 81.8 36.8 16.9 17.5 10.6

Reading ............................................................ 13,086 20.5 79.5 44.4 14.3 11.7 9.1

Education ......................................................... 156,946 20.5 79.5 26.1 20.7 18.4 14.3

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......... 40,529 21.6 78.4 34.6 18.9 14.4 10.6

Miscellaneous .................................................. 99,290 22.8 77.2 31.6 19.9 16.5 9.2

Cash contributions ........................................... 227,095 23.8 76.2 41.4 12.8 11.4 10.5

Personal insurance and pensions .................... 727,233 13.2 86.8 35.6 18.4 19.0 13.8

Life and other personal insurance .................. 41,560 12.4 87.6 41.3 17.9 18.2 10.2

Pensions and Social Security ......................... 685,673 13.3 86.7 35.2 18.4 19.1 14.0

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ............................. $8,493,781 14.9 85.1 35.9 17.8 17.8 13.5

Wages and salaries ........................................ 6,590,225 12.7 87.3 33.0 19.4 20.0 14.8

Self-employment income ................................ 544,125 10.1 89.9 37.1 16.7 18.7 17.4

Social Security, private and government

retirement ..................................................... 977,974 28.2 71.8 54.3 10.2 4.0 3.3

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................... 202,405 23.4 76.6 45.8 9.0 13.8 8.0

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................... 67,346 21.2 78.8 20.0 19.2 17.9 21.8

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular

contributions for support ............................... 70,673 27.9 72.1 39.1 11.3 12.8 8.8

Other income .................................................. 41,033 43.5 56.5 29.9 8.6 11.2 6.9

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) ............................................................ 1,081,185 15.4 84.6 40.1 17.3 18.2 9.0

Federal income taxes ..................................... 848,365 15.7 84.3 41.0 17.2 17.9 8.1

State and local income taxes ......................... 226,269 13.7 86.3 36.7 17.9 19.2 12.5

Other taxes ..................................................... 6,552 37.6 62.4 29.1 9.9 16.7 6.8

Income after taxes ............................................ 7,412,595 14.9 85.1 35.3 17.9 17.8 14.1

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, 2015