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

Expenditure Survey, 2007

(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) ...... 120,171 82,849 6,957 9,777 20,588 6,651 5,708 8,229 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........... 100.0 68.9 5.8 8.1 17.1 5.5 4.7 6.8 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes .................................... $63,091 $32,745 $74,679 $88,830 $169,072 $108,502 $132,523 $243,376 

Income after taxes ....................................... 60,858 32,137 72,129 85,638 160,859 103,496 126,792 230,849 

Age of reference person ............................... 48.8 49.6 46.0 46.4 47.6 47.0 47.3 48.3 

Average number in consumer unit:

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

Children under 18 ....................................... .6 .5 .7 .8 .9 .9 .8 .9 

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

Earners ....................................................... 1.3 1.1 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 

Vehicles ...................................................... 1.9 1.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................ 47 44 55 53 55 53 57 55 

Female ........................................................ 53 56 45 47 45 47 43 45 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ................................................ 67 57 82 85 93 90 93 95 

With mortgage .......................................... 43 31 66 68 76 75 75 77 

Without mortgage ..................................... 23 26 16 17 17 16 17 18 

Renter ......................................................... 33 43 18 15 7 10 7 5 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .......................... 12 14 9 7 6 8 5 4 

White, Asian, and all other races ................ 88 86 91 93 94 92 95 96 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference

person:

Hispanic or Latino ....................................... 12 14 10 10 6 7 7 4 

Not Hispanic or Latino ................................ 88 86 90 90 94 93 93 96 

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ...................................... 35 42 30 25 14 18 16 9 

College ....................................................... 60 51 68 74 85 82 82 90 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ........... 88 84 96 97 98 98 97 98 

Annual aggregate expenditures ...................... $5,964,504 47.4 6.8 11.4 34.4 8.6 8.7 17.1 

Food ............................................................. 736,786 51.9 7.2 12.2 28.8 7.7 7.9 13.1 

Food at home ............................................. 416,229 56.3 6.9 11.6 25.2 7.0 7.2 11.1 

Cereals and bakery products .................... 55,203 56.7 6.8 12.1 24.5 6.6 7.3 10.5 

Cereals and cereal products ................... 17,139 58.1 6.8 11.6 23.5 6.6 7.1 9.8 

Bakery products ...................................... 38,064 56.1 6.8 12.3 24.9 6.6 7.4 10.9 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................... 93,320 58.3 6.5 11.0 24.1 6.9 6.9 10.3 

Beef ........................................................ 25,977 58.7 7.0 12.1 22.3 6.2 6.4 9.7 

Pork ........................................................ 17,976 61.8 6.5 10.3 21.4 7.0 5.8 8.6 

Other meats ............................................ 12,551 57.8 6.7 10.6 24.9 7.1 6.7 11.1 

Poultry .................................................... 17,039 56.6 5.9 11.1 26.3 8.3 7.9 10.2 

Fish and seafood .................................... 14,646 54.5 6.4 10.6 28.6 6.4 8.5 13.6 

Eggs ....................................................... 5,131 62.3 6.6 9.9 21.1 6.2 6.0 8.9 

Dairy products .......................................... 46,534 55.9 7.0 11.9 25.2 7.1 7.4 10.7 

Fresh milk and cream ............................. 18,460 58.6 7.0 11.7 22.7 6.7 6.8 9.1 

Other dairy products ............................... 28,074 54.1 7.1 12.0 26.8 7.3 7.8 11.7 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2007 — 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 ............................... $72,058 55.8 6.6 11.0 26.6 7.0 7.5 12.0 

Fresh fruits .............................................. 24,234 54.2 6.7 10.7 28.3 7.4 7.4 13.6 

Fresh vegetables .................................... 22,858 55.7 6.3 11.1 26.9 6.8 8.1 11.9 

Processed fruits ...................................... 13,492 56.5 6.8 11.4 25.3 6.5 7.1 11.7 

Processed vegetables ............................ 11,475 58.6 6.7 11.0 23.6 7.4 7.1 9.2 

Other food at home ................................... 149,114 55.3 7.1 12.0 25.6 7.2 7.1 11.3 

Sugar and other sweets .......................... 14,954 55.4 6.6 12.4 25.5 6.9 7.6 11.0 

Fats and oils ........................................... 10,962 59.5 6.0 10.9 23.6 7.0 6.9 9.7 

Miscellaneous foods ............................... 78,020 54.9 7.3 12.4 25.4 7.1 7.1 11.1 

Nonalcoholic beverages ......................... 40,012 57.0 7.2 11.4 24.4 7.1 6.6 10.7 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips .................................... 5,167 39.4 7.8 10.7 42.1 9.6 9.6 22.9 

Food away from home ................................ 320,556 46.2 7.5 12.9 33.4 8.7 8.9 15.9 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 54,849 47.6 5.9 11.8 34.8 7.4 8.8 18.6 

Housing ........................................................ 2,033,228 49.7 6.6 10.6 33.2 8.1 8.5 16.6 

Shelter ........................................................ 1,204,440 49.3 6.6 10.4 33.7 8.3 8.8 16.6 

Owned dwellings ...................................... 808,774 38.9 7.6 12.5 41.1 10.1 11.0 20.1 

Mortgage interest and charges ............... 467,470 35.3 8.0 13.7 43.0 11.1 11.7 20.3 

Property taxes ........................................ 205,356 41.3 7.0 11.1 40.6 9.4 10.1 21.2 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .............................................. 135,949 47.5 7.0 10.3 35.2 7.7 9.9 17.6 

Rented dwellings ...................................... 312,669 82.1 4.4 5.5 8.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 

Other lodging ............................................ 82,997 27.3 5.3 9.0 58.4 11.4 11.4 35.6 

Utilities, fuels, and public services .............. 417,861 57.4 6.9 10.0 25.8 7.4 6.9 11.4 

Natural gas ............................................... 57,729 54.2 7.1 10.3 28.4 7.7 7.6 13.1 

Electricity .................................................. 156,566 59.2 6.5 9.5 24.8 7.0 6.7 11.1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................. 18,100 55.2 6.7 8.5 29.6 8.5 7.1 14.0 

Telephone services .................................. 133,353 57.7 7.2 10.3 24.8 7.5 6.8 10.6 

Water and other public services ............... 52,113 55.4 7.0 10.5 27.2 7.9 7.2 12.1 

Household operations ................................. 118,269 38.0 6.6 11.9 43.5 8.6 10.3 24.6 

Personal services ..................................... 49,926 33.5 7.3 13.8 45.4 9.5 12.4 23.4 

Other household expenses ....................... 68,343 41.2 6.1 10.5 42.2 7.9 8.8 25.5 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 76,732 49.5 6.8 12.1 31.6 7.3 7.8 16.5 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................. 16,816 59.0 6.3 11.1 23.6 7.5 6.8 9.3 

Other household products ........................ 41,635 45.5 6.8 11.8 36.0 6.9 8.4 20.6 

Postage and stationery ............................. 18,281 49.7 7.4 13.9 29.0 8.0 7.4 13.7 

Household furnishings and equipment ....... 215,927 43.4 5.8 11.2 39.6 8.6 9.2 21.9 

Household textiles .................................... 15,990 46.0 5.8 14.7 33.5 7.3 9.2 17.0 

Furniture ................................................... 53,557 38.1 5.2 9.2 47.5 9.2 9.9 28.4 

Floor coverings ......................................... 5,585 36.7 5.3 7.7 50.4 5.1 8.1 37.2 

Major appliances ...................................... 27,798 43.8 7.1 11.5 37.6 9.6 8.9 19.1 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 12,142 49.3 8.5 12.5 29.6 8.3 10.1 11.2 

Miscellaneous household equipment ....... 100,855 45.3 5.4 11.7 37.6 8.4 8.9 20.4 

Apparel and services .................................... 225,938 45.7 6.8 11.8 35.6 8.1 8.3 19.3 

Men and boys ............................................. 52,303 44.4 6.6 12.1 36.9 9.2 7.8 19.9 

Men, 16 and over ...................................... 42,171 43.3 6.5 11.9 38.2 9.4 7.6 21.3 

Boys, 2 to 15 ............................................. 10,131 48.8 7.1 12.8 31.3 8.6 8.8 13.9 

Women and girls ......................................... 89,967 45.9 7.4 12.2 34.6 7.6 9.0 18.1 

Women, 16 and over ................................ 75,356 46.2 7.5 11.5 34.8 7.6 8.7 18.5 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................. 14,611 44.1 6.8 15.4 33.7 7.2 10.3 16.1 

Children under 2 ......................................... 11,216 53.2 9.6 13.3 23.9 7.3 5.1 11.5 

Footwear ..................................................... 39,288 50.0 6.2 11.7 32.1 7.8 7.7 16.6 

Other apparel products and services .......... 33,164 40.1 5.1 10.3 44.5 8.1 8.9 27.5 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2007 — 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 .............................................. $1,052,362 49.0 7.2 12.3 31.4 8.7 8.7 14.0 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................... 389,835 46.4 7.2 13.5 32.8 9.6 9.1 14.2 

Cars and trucks, new ................................ 188,886 36.8 6.8 16.2 40.1 10.7 10.5 18.9 

Cars and trucks, used ............................... 188,293 56.7 7.0 10.6 25.6 8.4 7.7 9.5 

Other vehicles ........................................... 12,657 38.3 15.6 315.2 30.9 310.8 38.3 311.8 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................ 286,448 54.6 7.4 11.1 27.0 8.4 7.5 11.1 

Other vehicle expenses .............................. 311,449 50.0 7.5 12.4 30.2 8.1 8.8 13.3 

Vehicle finance charges ........................... 36,678 46.9 8.7 13.4 31.0 9.5 8.3 13.2 

Maintenance and repairs .......................... 88,637 49.0 8.2 12.0 30.9 9.5 7.9 13.4 

Vehicle insurance ..................................... 128,697 56.9 6.7 13.1 23.2 6.0 8.8 8.5 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ................................................... 57,438 38.0 7.2 10.7 44.0 9.7 10.3 24.0 

Public transportation ................................... 64,629 35.6 5.1 10.7 48.6 8.5 10.8 29.3 

Health care ................................................... 342,814 57.2 6.4 10.4 26.0 7.3 7.1 11.5 

Health insurance ......................................... 185,645 59.5 6.4 10.4 23.7 6.7 6.7 10.3 

Medical services ......................................... 85,236 50.7 6.3 10.7 32.3 9.1 8.6 14.6 

Drugs .......................................................... 57,785 60.9 6.0 9.8 23.3 6.4 6.2 10.7 

Medical supplies ......................................... 14,149 52.0 7.1 11.6 29.4 8.9 7.7 12.8 

Entertainment ............................................... 324,185 43.2 6.3 11.7 38.9 10.9 9.1 18.8 

Fees and admissions .................................. 79,076 30.8 5.8 12.1 51.3 10.4 11.7 29.3 

Audio and visual equipment and services .. 118,583 52.9 6.1 11.3 29.7 7.7 7.9 14.1 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................. 67,295 44.7 7.9 13.5 33.9 11.3 8.9 13.7 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................. 59,232 38.8 5.3 9.7 46.1 17.6 8.2 20.2 

Personal care products and services ........... 70,608 47.1 6.9 12.8 33.1 8.2 9.8 15.1 

Reading ........................................................ 14,143 46.0 7.0 11.6 35.5 9.1 9.1 17.2 

Education ...................................................... 113,594 36.9 5.2 8.7 49.3 9.2 11.2 28.9 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ..... 38,813 71.8 6.4 8.8 13.0 4.8 4.0 4.2 

Miscellaneous ............................................... 97,040 47.9 6.9 11.4 33.8 8.3 6.9 18.6 

Cash contributions ........................................ 218,891 39.7 6.5 11.1 42.7 8.0 8.1 26.6 

Personal insurance and pensions ................ 641,253 32.3 7.2 12.8 47.7 11.1 11.4 25.1 

Life and other personal insurance .............. 37,189 39.2 6.2 12.7 41.9 9.7 10.4 21.8 

Pensions and Social Security ..................... 604,064 31.9 7.3 12.8 48.0 11.2 11.5 25.3 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ......................... 7,581,789 35.8 6.9 11.5 45.9 9.5 10.0 26.4 

Wages and salaries .................................... 6,047,285 32.4 7.4 12.1 48.1 10.2 10.7 27.2 

Self-employment income ............................ 413,947 14.3 5.0 10.1 70.6 10.2 9.4 51.0 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................. 766,586 70.6 5.1 8.3 16.1 5.2 5.0 5.9 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................ 209,782 25.1 4.2 9.1 61.5 9.8 11.1 40.6 

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............. 25,985 63.0 7.0 6.7 23.3 3.9 4.7 14.7 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ................................ 39,923 92.7 1.5 2.6 3.2 31.6 3.6 31.0 

Regular contributions for support ............... 55,626 55.9 4.9 10.7 28.5 3.8 6.0 18.7 

Other income .............................................. 22,656 70.4 4.9 7.6 17.1 4.8 3.7 8.6 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2007 — 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 .............................................. $268,400 18.8 6.6 11.6 63.0 12.4 12.2 38.4 

Federal income taxes ................................. 188,565 14.4 6.1 11.9 67.6 12.7 12.7 42.3 

State and local income taxes ...................... 56,248 23.8 8.0 11.6 56.5 12.5 12.1 31.9 

Other taxes ................................................. 23,587 41.5 7.0 9.6 41.9 10.1 8.7 23.1 

Income after taxes ........................................ 7,313,389 36.4 6.9 11.4 45.3 9.4 9.9 26.0 

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

n.a. Not applicable.