Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item Aggregate Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

Number of consumer units (in 

 thousands) ................................................................ 130,001 64,374 29,348 30,090 5,456 15,097 9,536 4,936 7,140 58,487 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................ 1000 49.5 22.6 23.1 4.2 11.6 7.3 3.8 5.5 45.0 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean 

 values): 

 Income before taxes ................................................................ $73,573 $100,739 $91,415 $110,449 $98,257 $111,780 $115,319 $96,990 $46,039 $47,035 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 63,606 85,778 76,099 94,688 84,691 95,489 99,138 89,014 43,542 41,652 

 Age of reference person ................................ 50.9 51.4 59.2 43.9 32.6 41.2 54.5 50.7 39.8 51.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 3.1 2.0 4.0 3.5 4.2 3.8 4.9 2.9 1.7 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .8 ( 1 ) 1.5 1.5 2.2 .5 1.3 1.7 .2 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 .5 .8 .1 ( 2 ) ( 1 ) .3 .6 ( 1 ) .4 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 1.6 1.2 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.4 2.4 1.1 1.0 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.4 3.0 2.6 1.3 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................ 47 55 59 51 55 48 54 53 17 43 

 Women ................................................................ 53 45 41 49 45 52 46 47 83 57 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner................................................................63 78 84 74 65 73 79 74 33 50 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 36 50 41 58 58 61 54 50 26 23 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 29 43 16 8 12 25 23 7 27 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 22 16 26 35 27 21 26 67 50 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 8 7 8 8 8 9 9 30 17 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................87 92 93 92 92 92 91 91 70 83 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of 

 reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 14 7 19 15 20 20 30 19 12 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................ 86 86 93 81 85 80 80 70 81 88 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ................................................................ 3 3 2 4 1 3 7 6 3 3 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 26 26 25 21 23 30 36 30 33 

 College ................................................................ 67 70 72 71 78 74 62 56 68 64 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 96 96 97 96 97 97 95 85 80 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................ $7,805,368 64.2 27.2 32.3 5.4 16.8 10.2 4.7 4.4 31.4 

 Food ................................................................ 1,003,471 63.9 25.5 33.5 5.4 17.7 10.5 4.9 4.3 31.8 

 Food at home ................................................................ 566,472 63.9 25.1 33.4 5.6 17.2 10.5 5.4 4.6 31.5 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................ 73,262 64.5 24.4 34.4 5.7 18.1 10.6 5.6 5.0 30.5 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................ 22,914 63.4 21.7 36.0 6.0 18.9 11.1 5.7 5.5 31.1 

 Bakery products ................................ 50,348 64.9 25.6 33.7 5.6 17.8 10.3 5.6 4.8 30.3 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 122,516 63.6 25.0 32.7 4.8 16.4 11.5 5.8 4.7 31.7 

 Beef ................................................................ 32,897 63.4 26.0 31.9 4.8 15.4 11.7 5.5 5.1 31.5 

 Pork ................................................................ 23,512 64.3 26.1 31.8 4.1 15.3 12.4 6.4 4.9 30.8 

 Other meats ................................................................ 16,644 65.7 25.6 34.9 6.2 18.9 9.8 5.3 4.0 30.3 

 Poultry ................................................................ 24,148 61.8 21.3 34.1 4.4 18.2 11.5 6.4 4.5 33.8 

 Fish and seafood ................................ 18,167 64.1 27.1 31.5 4.6 14.8 12.2 5.5 4.4 31.6 

 Eggs ................................................................7,148 61.7 22.5 33.4 6.0 17.3 10.0 5.8 6.1 32.2 

 Dairy products ................................................................ 58,440 64.9 25.2 34.7 6.2 18.5 10.1 4.9 4.8 30.4 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................ 19,072 63.9 22.5 36.4 6.7 19.3 10.4 5.0 5.3 30.9 

 Other dairy products ................................ 39,368 65.4 26.6 33.9 5.9 18.1 9.9 4.9 4.5 30.1 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item Aggregate Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................ 108,616 65.2 25.9 34.1 6.5 17.4 10.1 5.2 4.2 30.6 

 Fresh fruits................................................................ 40,770 66.0 25.8 35.7 6.9 18.7 10.1 4.5 4.0 30.0 

 Fresh vegetables ................................ 35,629 66.1 27.5 33.3 6.2 17.0 10.1 5.3 3.9 30.0 

 Processed fruits ................................................................ 14,545 63.0 23.8 33.4 6.3 16.6 10.4 5.8 5.0 32.0 

 Processed vegetables ................................ 17,672 63.3 24.6 32.6 6.4 16.2 9.9 6.1 4.7 32.0 

 Other food at home ................................ 203,638 62.8 24.8 32.6 5.4 16.9 10.3 5.4 4.6 32.6 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................19,415 65.8 26.4 34.3 5.3 18.2 10.8 5.1 4.1 30.0 

 Fats and oils ................................................................ 15,163 63.0 25.1 32.5 4.8 15.9 11.8 5.4 4.7 32.3 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................ 106,935 63.0 24.0 33.7 6.0 17.5 10.2 5.3 4.6 32.4 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................54,863 60.2 24.5 29.8 4.6 15.2 10.0 5.8 4.7 35.1 

 Food prepared by consumer unit 

 on out-of-town trips ................................ 7,263 72.0 34.9 32.2 3.3 19.9 8.9 4.9 3.6 24.4 

 Food away from home ................................ 436,999 63.8 26.0 33.6 5.1 18.2 10.4 4.2 3.9 32.3 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 72,466 62.6 35.3 24.8 4.3 13.3 7.2 2.5 2.2 35.2 

 Housing ................................................................ 2,584,719 60.8 25.0 31.3 5.9 16.1 9.4 4.6 5.0 34.2 

 Shelter ................................................................ 1,546,404 59.1 23.9 30.7 5.6 15.9 9.1 4.5 5.2 35.7 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................ 903,065 71.0 28.9 36.8 6.3 19.3 11.2 5.2 3.3 25.7 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................ 424,449 73.6 24.6 44.2 8.6 23.7 11.8 4.8 3.8 22.6 

 Property taxes ................................................................ 268,515 70.3 32.3 33.7 4.7 17.8 11.2 4.2 2.5 27.3 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses ................................ 210,101 66.4 33.3 25.9 3.9 12.1 10.0 7.2 3.4 30.2 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................ 541,671 36.9 12.7 20.5 4.9 10.0 5.5 3.7 8.7 54.4 

 Other lodging ................................................................ 101,668 72.4 39.3 30.3 3.1 18.0 9.3 2.8 2.5 25.1 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 498,645 61.0 25.3 30.3 4.3 15.4 10.6 5.3 5.0 34.0 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 49,470 60.0 25.2 30.0 4.2 15.3 10.5 4.8 4.8 35.1 

 Electricity ................................................................ 184,552 59.0 25.2 28.6 4.2 14.5 10.0 5.1 5.3 35.7 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................ 12,613 63.1 31.2 26.7 4.0 12.8 9.9 5.2 3.6 33.3 

 Telephone services ................................ 176,234 62.1 24.7 31.9 4.3 16.1 11.4 5.5 5.3 32.6 

 Residential phone service, 

 VOIP, and phone cards ................................ 30,904 58.1 30.7 22.6 2.2 10.8 9.7 4.7 3.6 38.3 

 Cellular phone service ................................145,329 63.0 23.5 33.8 4.8 17.3 11.7 5.7 5.7 31.3 

 Water and other public services ................................ 75,776 63.6 26.2 31.7 4.5 16.6 10.6 5.7 4.1 32.3 

 Household operations ................................ 183,521 67.0 22.2 40.9 13.7 20.6 6.7 3.9 5.6 27.4 

 Personal services ................................................................ 57,094 76.0 2.9 68.8 34.5 32.0 32.4 4.2 9.2 14.8 

 Other household expenses ................................ 126,427 63.0 30.8 28.4 4.3 15.4 8.6 3.8 3.9 33.1 

 Housekeeping supplies................................ 97,973 63.5 29.1 30.2 4.5 15.1 10.6 4.2 4.1 32.4 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................ 23,014 60.4 22.5 32.4 5.8 16.2 10.4 5.5 5.2 34.4 

 Other household products ................................55,503 64.3 30.0 30.4 4.2 14.8 11.4 3.9 3.8 31.9 

 Postage and stationery ................................ 19,456 64.9 34.3 27.2 4.0 14.7 8.5 3.4 3.4 31.7 

 Household furnishings and 

 equipment ................................................................ 258,176 65.4 30.8 30.8 5.4 15.4 10.0 3.9 3.9 30.7 

 Household textiles ................................ 14,814 59.2 29.8 24.5 4.0 11.5 9.1 4.9 5.4 35.3 

 Furniture ................................................................ 67,010 69.7 32.3 33.4 7.2 17.6 8.6 4.1 4.6 25.7 

 Floor coverings ................................................................ 3,956 78.6 49.8 25.0 6.5 12.2 6.3 3.7 1.9 19.6 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 36,440 69.0 30.1 32.5 4.6 17.8 10.0 6.5 3.2 27.7 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 16,972 64.1 30.9 28.4 4.8 14.2 9.4 4.8 3.4 32.5 

 Miscellaneous household 

 equipment ................................................................ 118,986 62.5 29.6 30.2 4.9 14.3 11.1 2.7 3.6 33.9 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 237,997 64.3 24.6 35.2 6.5 19.5 9.3 4.4 5.6 30.1 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 57,442 67.5 24.2 39.6 6.1 22.8 10.6 3.7 5.3 27.2 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................ 44,472 66.7 29.6 34.2 6.0 16.6 11.6 3.0 2.5 30.7 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 12,970 70.2 5.8 58.2 6.6 44.1 7.4 6.2 14.9 14.9 

 Women and girls ................................................................ 90,065 63.9 26.5 32.6 4.5 18.7 9.4 4.8 5.6 30.4 

 Women, 16 and over ................................ 75,243 61.8 30.2 27.6 4.2 13.9 9.6 4.0 4.8 33.4 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 14,822 74.9 8.0 57.8 6.4 43.0 8.5 9.1 9.9 15.1 

 Children under 2 ................................................................ 9,948 77.9 13.0 57.6 36.5 14.8 6.3 7.3 4.1 18.0 

 Footwear ................................................................ 49,203 61.9 20.0 37.3 5.3 23.1 8.9 4.7 6.9 31.1 

 Other apparel products and 

 services ................................................................ 31,340 58.8 30.8 24.7 5.0 11.7 7.9 3.3 4.3 37.0 

 Transportation ................................................................ 1,244,638 65.3 26.9 33.4 5.6 16.7 11.1 5.1 4.4 30.2 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item Aggregate Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 527,018 68.2 27.8 35.3 6.5 18.1 10.7 5.0 4.8 27.0 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................ 246,965 70.8 31.9 34.0 7.3 15.0 11.7 5.0 4.7 24.5 

 Cars and trucks, used................................ 273,142 65.7 24.0 36.7 5.6 21.1 9.9 5.1 5.0 29.2 

 Other vehicles ................................................................ 6,911 72.3 36.9 30.1 314.6 310.9 34.6 35.2 ( 2 ) 27.7 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................ 255,856 63.9 24.0 34.3 5.0 17.3 12.0 5.6 4.7 31.4 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................ 369,202 61.8 26.3 30.7 4.7 14.5 11.5 4.8 3.9 34.3 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................ 28,642 68.5 24.9 38.0 6.5 20.3 11.2 5.6 5.2 26.3 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................124,022 58.3 25.0 29.2 3.9 15.0 10.3 4.1 4.1 37.6 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................ 125,482 61.6 26.2 29.7 35.1 12.4 12.3 5.6 32.9 35.5 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, 

 and other charges ................................ 91,057 64.9 28.8 31.7 4.8 14.9 11.9 4.5 4.6 30.5 

 Public and other transportation................................ 92,563 67.2 31.8 30.9 5.5 15.7 9.7 4.5 3.3 29.5 

 Healthcare ................................................................ 640,626 67.0 34.4 28.1 4.6 13.6 9.9 4.5 3.1 29.9 

 Health insurance ................................................................ 443,860 66.5 33.8 28.0 4.4 13.6 10.0 4.7 3.1 30.4 

 Medical services ................................................................ 113,348 70.0 34.7 31.7 6.2 15.4 10.1 3.6 3.3 26.7 

 Drugs ................................................................ 63,096 64.7 37.1 22.9 3.0 11.0 8.8 4.7 2.9 32.4 

 Medical supplies ................................................................ 20,321 67.0 37.7 25.7 4.0 13.5 8.2 3.7 3.1 29.9 

 Entertainment ................................................................ 416,176 67.6 30.9 31.6 5.0 19.0 7.7 5.1 4.2 28.2 

 Fees and admissions ................................ 97,482 70.4 27.5 40.0 4.5 27.4 8.1 3.0 5.4 24.2 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services ................................................................ 128,094 59.6 27.0 28.3 4.1 14.9 9.4 4.3 4.4 36.0 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and 

 playground equipment ................................ 112,809 67.7 36.1 26.2 4.9 14.7 6.6 5.5 3.0 29.3 

 Pets ................................................................ 92,176 67.3 38.7 23.2 3.6 13.0 6.6 5.4 2.6 30.1 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................ 20,633 69.8 24.4 39.4 10.6 22.2 6.6 5.9 4.7 25.5 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services ................................77,791 76.8 34.0 34.6 7.2 21.4 6.0 8.3 4.2 19.0 

 Personal care products and services ................................ 99,005 61.9 26.4 31.5 4.3 17.5 9.6 4.0 5.6 32.5 

 Reading ................................................................ 14,285 65.1 32.0 28.9 3.7 16.1 9.1 4.1 2.2 32.7 

 Education ................................................................ 193,813 71.5 24.0 44.2 3.1 24.5 16.5 3.3 4.5 24.0 

 Tobacco products and smoking 

 supplies ................................................................ 43,201 49.7 20.3 23.3 3.0 10.6 9.6 6.1 5.3 45.0 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................ 131,260 59.8 26.7 28.0 4.8 10.7 12.4 5.1 4.7 35.5 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 243,462 64.2 38.1 22.8 2.7 12.8 7.3 3.3 3.6 32.2 

 Personal insurance and pensions................................ 880,250 69.6 27.7 37.0 5.9 19.2 11.9 4.9 3.3 27.0 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 54,290 73.8 36.1 32.9 3.9 17.0 12.0 4.8 3.1 23.2 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................ 825,960 69.4 27.1 37.3 6.1 19.4 11.8 5.0 3.4 27.3 

Sources of income and personal 

 taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................ $9,564,613 67.8 28.0 34.7 5.6 17.6 11.5 5.0 3.4 28.8 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................ 7,486,721 69.0 24.7 39.2 6.6 20.1 12.4 5.2 3.7 27.3 

 Self-employment income ................................ 585,794 78.2 31.9 41.4 5.2 22.8 13.3 4.9 2.0 19.8 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement ................................1,078,984 57.8 45.7 7.3 3

.1 1.0 6.1 4.8 1.0 41.2 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income................................ 248,242 71.2 53.0 16.5 1.5 9.6 5.5 1.6 1.7 27.1 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) ................................................................ 59,818 33.3 5.8 20.9 2.9 9.9 8.1 6.6 15.9 50.8 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item Aggregate Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for 

 support ................................................................ 59,437 41.5 20.3 15.5 33.0 7.0 5.5 5.7 16.8 41.7 

 Other income ................................................................ 45,618 31.3 9.8 18.4 2.3 8.2 7.9 3.1 13.9 54.7 

 Personal taxes (contains some 

 imputed values) ................................................................ 1,295,773 74.3 34.7 36.6 5.7 19.0 11.9 3.0 1.4 24.3 

 Federal income taxes ................................ 1,016,467 74.5 35.5 36.2 5.5 18.8 12.0 2.7 1.1 24.4 

 State and local income taxes ................................ 272,722 73.8 31.5 38.1 6.6 19.9 11.6 4.1 2.4 23.9 

 Other taxes ................................................................ 6,583 73.9 36.7 33.3 35.5 15.0 12.8 3.9 32.8 23.3 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 8,268,840 66.8 27.0 34.5 5.6 17.4 11.4 5.3 3.8 29.5 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

3

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

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