Table 55. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item

Complete reporting of income

Aggregate

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ........................ 81,454 16,268 16,292 16,290 16,283 16,321 

Percent distribution of consumer units .............................. 100.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

Income before taxes 1 ..................................................... $44,649 $7,683 $19,071 $32,910 $53,295 $110,118 

Income after taxes 1 ........................................................ 41,532 7,457 18,637 31,349 49,695 100,369 

 Age of reference person ................................................. 48.1 51.9 51.7 47.0 44.4 45.3 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ......................................................................... 2.5 1.8 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.2 

 Children under 18 ......................................................... .7 .4 .6 .7 .8 .9 

 Persons 65 and over ..................................................... .3 .4 .5 .3 .2 .1 

 Earners ......................................................................... 1.4 .7 1.0 1.4 1.7 2.1 

 Vehicles ........................................................................ 1.9 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.9 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................................ 53 37 47 55 62 65 

 Female ........................................................................ 47 63 53 45 38 35 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ................................................................. 65 43 57 62 75 88 

 With mortgage ........................................................... 39 10 21 36 55 72 

 Without mortgage ...................................................... 26 32 36 25 19 16 

 Renter ......................................................................... 35 57 43 38 25 12 

Race of reference person:

Black ........................................................................... 12 17 13 12 10 7 

 White and other ........................................................... 88 83 87 88 90 93 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ......................................................... 6 14 10 5 2 1 

 High school (9-12) ....................................................... 39 47 49 41 35 20 

 College ........................................................................ 55 39 40 54 63 78 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ........................... 88 66 86 94 97 98 

Annual aggregate expenditures ........................................ $3,228,865 8.9 13.2 17.2 23.2 37.5 

Food ................................................................................ 415,363 9.8 15.3 19.0 23.7 32.1 

 Food at home ................................................................ 239,952 11.6 17.5 19.5 22.8 28.6 

 Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 36,047 11.4 17.6 19.8 22.3 28.9 

 Cereals and cereal products ..................................... 12,370 11.8 19.2 20.2 22.3 26.4 

 Bakery products ........................................................ 23,677 11.1 16.8 19.6 22.4 30.1 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 62,099 12.0 18.5 20.3 22.2 27.0 

 Beef ........................................................................... 18,503 11.6 18.6 20.8 21.9 27.1 

 Pork ........................................................................... 12,966 13.4 20.2 20.2 22.3 23.9 

 Other meats .............................................................. 7,929 12.4 17.9 21.0 23.2 25.5 

 Poultry ....................................................................... 11,368 11.9 17.9 20.4 22.0 27.9 

 Fish and seafood ...................................................... 8,628 10.1 16.7 18.1 22.5 32.8 

 Eggs .......................................................................... 2,706 14.5 19.5 23.5 19.7 22.8 

Dairy products ............................................................. 25,795 11.6 17.1 20.3 23.1 28.0 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................... 10,490 13.3 18.0 20.5 21.9 26.3 

 Other dairy products ................................................. 15,305 10.4 16.5 20.1 24.0 29.1 

 Fruits and vegetables .................................................. 41,312 12.0 18.3 18.9 21.7 29.1 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................ 12,887 12.0 19.3 18.3 21.1 29.4 

 Fresh vegetables ...................................................... 12,634 11.7 18.2 18.6 21.6 29.9 

 Processed fruits ........................................................ 9,157 12.7 16.8 19.3 22.0 29.3 

 Processed vegetables ............................................... 6,634 11.5 18.7 20.2 22.9 26.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 55. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item

Complete reporting of income

Aggregate

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

 Other food at home ..................................................... $74,699 11.0 16.4 18.8 23.9 29.9 

 Sugar and other sweets ............................................ 9,480 10.5 16.7 17.8 23.8 31.2 

 Fats and oils .............................................................. 6,498 12.5 19.5 20.0 22.2 25.9 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................................. 34,968 10.4 15.8 18.4 24.3 31.1 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ............................................ 20,166 11.7 17.2 20.3 23.9 26.9 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................................... 3,587 11.5 12.0 14.6 23.8 38.1 

 Food away from home .................................................. 175,411 7.4 12.4 18.4 25.1 36.8 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 32,327 9.8 11.7 17.3 24.2 37.0 

Housing ........................................................................... 1,014,172 10.4 13.6 17.3 22.6 36.2 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 581,104 10.5 13.2 17.6 22.2 36.5 

 Owned dwellings ......................................................... 374,587 6.4 9.3 15.0 23.7 45.6 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................. 217,700 3.9 6.1 14.0 25.5 50.4 

 Property taxes ........................................................... 88,314 9.4 12.8 15.7 20.9 41.1 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................................. 68,573 10.2 15.3 17.1 21.6 35.8 

 Rented dwellings ......................................................... 167,975 19.7 22.8 24.5 19.7 13.3 

 Other lodging .............................................................. 38,542 9.9 9.2 12.2 18.8 50.0 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 202,589 13.1 17.0 19.3 22.2 28.4 

 Natural gas .................................................................. 24,804 12.3 16.7 18.8 22.4 29.7 

 Electricity ..................................................................... 73,098 13.8 18.2 19.9 21.9 26.3 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 7,778 17.6 19.2 17.9 20.0 25.3 

 Telephone services ..................................................... 72,493 12.9 15.8 19.3 22.6 29.4 

 Water and other public services .................................. 24,417 11.2 16.4 18.5 22.8 31.2 

 Household operations ................................................... 57,609 7.6 11.4 12.0 21.4 47.6 

 Personal services ........................................................ 27,525 5.9 11.3 10.2 23.9 48.6 

 Other household expenses ......................................... 30,084 9.2 11.4 13.6 19.1 46.7 

Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 41,471 9.1 14.2 17.4 24.3 34.9 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................... 11,111 10.0 16.1 18.1 22.3 33.5 

 Other household products ........................................... 19,578 7.9 13.9 17.9 25.8 34.6 

 Postage and stationery ............................................... 10,782 10.4 12.9 16.0 23.8 36.9 

 Household furnishings and equipment .......................... 131,398 7.5 10.4 15.6 24.5 41.9 

 Household textiles ....................................................... 8,906 7.4 11.4 19.6 20.7 40.9 

 Furniture ...................................................................... 33,662 7.2 10.0 14.1 20.7 47.9 

 Floor coverings ........................................................... 3,998 5.9 8.7 12.1 27.4 45.9 

 Major appliances ......................................................... 15,707 12.0 11.9 16.1 22.6 37.3 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ............................................................... 7,416 7.7 11.7 16.1 27.2 37.3 

 Miscellaneous household equipment .......................... 61,709 6.7 10.0 15.9 27.1 40.2 

Apparel and services ...................................................... 155,256 8.4 13.0 16.1 22.6 40.0 

 Men and boys ............................................................... 37,405 7.1 13.7 15.0 21.7 42.4 

 Men, 16 and over ........................................................ 29,464 7.0 13.2 14.8 21.8 43.3 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ............................................................... 7,941 7.5 15.7 16.1 21.5 39.3 

 Women and girls ........................................................... 59,041 7.8 11.7 16.4 23.6 40.5 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................... 48,969 7.8 11.4 16.6 24.0 40.2 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 10,073 7.3 13.5 15.7 21.8 41.7 

 Children under 2 ........................................................... 7,219 10.7 14.6 17.1 25.3 32.3 

 Footwear ....................................................................... 28,388 10.6 15.5 18.4 23.2 32.4 

 Other apparel products and services ............................ 23,203 8.9 11.2 13.9 19.6 46.3 

Transportation ................................................................. 616,023 8.5 13.3 18.6 24.4 35.3 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ...................................... 282,286 8.3 13.3 18.7 24.9 34.8 

 Cars and trucks, new .................................................. 131,277 5.5 9.8 18.8 24.0 42.0 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................. 146,947 11.0 16.5 19.1 25.3 28.0 

 Other vehicles ............................................................. 4,063 31.7 38.3 31.4 40.6 48.0 

 Gasoline and motor oil .................................................. 107,184 9.6 14.7 19.7 24.8 31.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 55. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item

Complete reporting of income

Aggregate

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................ $190,688 7.9 13.0 18.3 24.2 36.6 

 Vehicle finance charges .............................................. 27,466 4.9 11.3 18.9 29.4 35.5 

 Maintenance and repairs ............................................ 53,477 9.9 14.4 19.6 22.4 33.7 

 Vehicle insurance ........................................................ 65,024 8.6 14.7 19.8 24.9 32.0 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other

charges ..................................................................... 44,721 6.4 9.9 14.3 22.0 47.4 

 Public transportation ..................................................... 35,865 9.6 11.4 15.5 19.8 43.6 

Health care ...................................................................... 171,851 13.8 18.8 18.5 21.8 27.1 

 Health insurance ........................................................... 80,205 14.0 19.2 19.2 22.1 25.5 

 Medical services ........................................................... 47,482 11.6 14.5 18.0 22.6 33.3 

 Drugs ............................................................................ 35,701 17.1 24.1 18.4 19.5 20.9 

 Medical supplies ........................................................... 8,464 11.5 16.0 16.1 23.7 32.7 

Entertainment .................................................................. 157,931 8.6 11.7 16.4 23.7 39.6 

 Fees and admissions .................................................... 43,614 7.4 9.4 12.4 20.4 50.5 

 Television, radios, sound equipment ............................ 53,174 11.1 14.2 18.0 23.9 32.8 

 Pets, toys, and playground equipment .......................... 28,209 6.9 13.4 18.9 23.8 37.1 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ................................................................ 32,934 7.5 9.4 16.9 27.8 38.4 

Personal care products and services .............................. 46,926 10.7 14.9 17.9 23.4 33.1 

Reading ........................................................................... 12,715 9.3 13.5 17.4 22.4 37.4 

Education ........................................................................ 51,459 13.6 9.1 12.3 18.8 46.2 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ........................ 27,137 15.4 19.0 22.0 23.4 20.2 

Miscellaneous ................................................................. 67,294 8.8 14.3 20.0 25.2 31.8 

Cash contributions .......................................................... 109,480 4.9 17.3 14.2 18.1 45.5 

Personal insurance and pensions ................................... 350,932 1.9 5.8 13.4 25.2 53.7 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................. 33,797 6.9 11.9 16.9 21.8 42.5 

 Pensions and Social Security ....................................... 317,135 1.4 5.2 13.0 25.5 54.9 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1

Money income before taxes .............................................. 3,636,872 3.4 8.5 14.7 23.9 49.4 

 Wages and salaries ...................................................... 2,898,057 1.4 5.7 14.0 25.7 53.1 

 Self-employment income .............................................. 190,915 -.6 4.0 9.6 15.4 71.6 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ..... 395,533 16.5 28.7 22.8 16.7 15.3 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ........................................................................ 75,516 2.1 7.0 12.3 19.0 59.6 

 Unemployment and workers’ compensation, veterans’

benefits ....................................................................... 15,625 7.9 23.6 23.2 26.1 19.3 

 Public assistance, supplemental security income, food

stamps ........................................................................ 25,234 45.8 30.2 11.7 6.4 5.9 

 Regular contributions for support .................................. 25,146 11.9 20.1 16.7 20.8 30.5 

 Other income ................................................................ 10,846 23.2 20.0 12.1 16.9 27.8 

Personal taxes ................................................................ 253,929 1.5 2.8 10.0 23.1 62.7 

 Federal income taxes .................................................... 196,250 1.2 2.1 9.3 22.5 65.0 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 45,761 1.5 3.4 11.2 25.3 58.7 

 Other taxes ................................................................... 11,919 5.8 11.9 18.0 24.7 39.5 

Income after taxes .......................................................... 3,382,943 3.6 9.0 15.1 23.9 48.4 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete

income reporters" only; see glossary.

2 Value less than 0.5. 3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.