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

2015

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Married couple consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Married couple with children Other

married

couple

consumer

units

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 128,437 62,003 28,007 29,300 5,313 14,374 9,613 4,697 7,400 59,034

Percent distribution of consumer units ............... 100.0 48.3 21.8 22.8 4.1 11.2 7.5 3.7 5.8 46.0

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ......................................... $69,627 $96,764 $84,390 $107,586 $99,362 $110,541 $107,713 $103,044 $41,092 $44,701

Income after taxes ............................................ 60,448 83,075 72,346 91,894 85,078 93,490 93,275 92,030 39,241 39,342

Age of reference person ................................... 50.5 51.3 59.3 43.7 32.9 41.5 53.0 51.2 39.0 51.2

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 3.2 2.0 4.0 3.5 4.2 3.9 5.0 2.9 1.7

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .8 1 ( ) 1.5 1.5 2.2 .6 1.4 1.7 .2

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

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 1.6 1.1 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.5 2.4 1.0 1.0

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.4 3.0 2.9 1.2 1.3

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 47 54 57 53 56 51 54 44 16 44

Women ........................................................... 53 46 43 47 44 49 46 56 84 56

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 79 84 74 64 73 82 75 37 48

With mortgage .............................................. 35 49 39 58 57 61 56 49 27 22

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 30 46 16 7 13 26 26 10 26

Renter ............................................................ 38 21 16 26 36 27 18 25 63 52

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 8 6 9 6 7 12 13 30 16

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 92 94 91 94 93 88 87 70 84

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 13 7 18 13 18 19 22 19 12

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 87 93 82 87 82 81 78 81 88

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 3 3 2 4 1 3 6 5 2 3

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 29 30 26 19 24 32 37 33 36

College ........................................................... 64 68 68 70 80 72 61 58 65 61

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 96 96 96 96 97 96 96 84 78

Annual aggregate expenditures ......................... $7,186,766 63.5 25.7 32.8 5.5 16.4 10.9 5.0 4.6 31.9

Food ................................................................. 900,446 63.9 24.7 33.9 5.2 17.5 11.3 5.3 4.7 31.5

Food at home ................................................. 514,702 63.2 23.9 33.7 5.1 17.5 11.1 5.6 5.1 31.7

Cereals and bakery products ....................... 66,391 63.2 23.0 34.4 5.1 18.3 11.0 5.8 5.5 31.2

Cereals and cereal products ...................... 22,068 63.1 20.9 36.1 6.1 19.0 11.0 6.0 6.5 30.5

Bakery products ......................................... 44,322 63.3 24.1 33.5 4.6 17.9 11.0 5.7 5.1 31.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................... 114,849 62.9 23.5 33.6 4.4 17.6 11.6 5.7 5.1 32.0

Beef ............................................................ 31,423 64.0 24.8 33.5 4.0 17.5 12.0 5.6 5.2 30.8

Pork ............................................................ 21,158 62.2 23.9 33.0 3.6 18.2 11.1 5.3 4.9 32.9

Other meats ............................................... 15,926 63.1 21.5 36.1 5.8 19.2 11.2 5.4 5.3 31.7

Poultry ........................................................ 22,111 61.9 21.3 35.0 4.8 17.6 12.5 5.6 5.4 32.7

Fish and seafood ........................................ 16,114 63.5 25.5 31.4 4.2 15.9 11.3 6.6 4.4 32.1

Eggs ........................................................... 8,117 61.6 23.4 32.0 5.2 16.3 10.4 6.3 5.1 33.3

Dairy products .............................................. 52,911 64.2 23.7 34.8 5.8 18.2 10.8 5.7 5.0 30.8

Fresh milk and cream ................................. 17,918 63.7 21.9 35.3 6.7 18.3 10.3 6.4 5.5 30.9

Other dairy products ................................... 34,993 64.5 24.6 34.6 5.4 18.2 11.0 5.3 4.8 30.7

Fruits and vegetables ................................... 98,557 63.9 24.5 33.6 5.4 16.8 11.4 5.9 4.6 31.5

Fresh fruits ................................................. 36,381 65.1 25.2 34.2 5.3 17.9 11.0 5.7 4.2 30.7

Fresh vegetables ........................................ 31,675 64.1 25.3 32.5 5.8 14.9 11.7 6.3 4.3 31.6

Processed fruits ......................................... 13,806 61.4 21.6 34.3 5.4 16.9 12.0 5.5 4.9 33.6

Processed vegetables ................................ 16,695 63.1 23.5 33.8 5.0 17.7 11.1 5.7 5.5 31.4

Other food at home ...................................... 181,993 62.8 24.2 33.3 5.2 17.3 10.8 5.3 5.1 32.1

Sugar and other sweets ............................. 19,899 60.5 25.3 30.6 4.1 16.4 10.2 4.5 4.3 35.3

Fats and oils ............................................... 14,272 61.3 24.0 31.6 4.0 16.1 11.5 5.6 5.2 33.5

Miscellaneous foods ................................... 93,116 63.4 23.4 35.0 6.3 18.0 10.8 5.0 5.4 31.2

Nonalcoholic beverages ............................. 47,969 61.5 23.5 31.8 4.1 16.4 11.3 6.2 5.1 33.4

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

2015 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Married couple consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Married couple with children Other

married

couple

consumer

units

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ....................................... 6,736 73.1 36.1 31.1 4.0 17.8 9.3 5.9 3.3 23.6

Food away from home ................................... 385,744 64.7 25.7 34.2 5.3 17.5 11.4 4.8 4.2 31.1

Alcoholic beverages ......................................... 66,053 59.0 30.4 24.7 4.7 11.7 8.3 3.8 2.6 38.4

Housing ............................................................ 2,364,054 60.1 24.4 31.2 6.1 15.9 9.2 4.6 5.2 34.6

Shelter ............................................................ 1,379,703 58.1 23.5 30.4 5.7 16.0 8.8 4.2 5.3 36.6

Owned dwellings .......................................... 797,604 70.1 28.4 37.0 6.3 19.7 10.9 4.7 3.6 26.3

Mortgage interest and charges .................. 367,185 72.6 23.0 44.4 8.8 24.1 11.5 5.3 4.1 23.3

Property taxes ............................................ 245,762 69.6 31.1 34.2 5.0 17.7 11.5 4.3 3.1 27.3

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .................................................. 184,657 65.8 35.8 26.0 3.3 13.7 8.9 4.0 3.3 30.9

Rented dwellings .......................................... 488,331 35.3 11.5 20.5 5.2 10.1 5.1 3.3 8.4 56.2

Other lodging ................................................ 93,768 74.4 43.1 26.8 2.5 14.4 9.9 4.5 3.0 22.6

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................. 498,993 59.8 24.6 29.9 4.3 14.8 10.7 5.4 5.5 34.7

Natural gas ................................................... 54,109 58.1 23.9 29.6 4.5 15.0 10.2 4.6 5.4 36.5

Electricity ...................................................... 187,517 58.4 24.7 28.2 4.1 14.1 10.0 5.5 5.9 35.8

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................. 14,944 60.1 32.3 23.5 1.9 11.8 9.8 4.3 4.4 35.5

Telephone services ...................................... 173,020 61.1 23.5 32.0 4.6 15.4 11.9 5.6 5.5 33.4

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................. 41,648 58.7 28.1 25.5 2.2 12.5 10.9 5.1 3.9 37.4

Cellular phone service ................................ 131,372 61.9 22.1 34.0 5.4 16.4 12.3 5.7 6.0 32.1

Water and other public services ................... 69,403 61.8 25.4 30.9 4.5 15.9 10.4 5.5 5.0 33.2

Household operations .................................... 168,069 66.8 20.7 42.1 16.4 19.4 6.3 4.0 6.9 26.3

Personal services ......................................... 54,815 75.6 5.0 67.0 39.7 25.5 1.7 3.6 11.8 12.6

Other household expenses .......................... 113,254 62.6 28.2 30.1 5.1 16.5 8.5 4.2 4.5 32.9

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 83,920 67.0 30.5 31.1 5.0 15.4 10.8 5.3 3.4 29.6

Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................... 19,977 64.7 24.7 33.6 5.3 17.1 11.2 6.4 4.0 31.3

Other household products ............................ 47,123 68.1 32.5 30.6 4.9 15.0 10.7 5.0 3.3 28.6

Postage and stationery ................................ 16,820 66.4 31.8 29.7 4.6 14.5 10.5 5.0 3.2 30.4

Household furnishings and equipment ........... 233,369 65.8 29.7 30.6 5.3 15.6 9.8 5.4 4.0 30.2

Household textiles ........................................ 14,721 66.9 25.8 34.7 7.2 13.0 14.5 6.4 3.3 29.8

Furniture ....................................................... 64,508 62.2 28.8 28.3 4.8 16.2 7.3 5.2 4.4 33.4

Floor coverings ............................................. 2,277 55.8 31.5 21.1 3.5 9.8 7.9 3.2 5.7 38.5

Major appliances .......................................... 34,442 67.1 32.9 30.1 3.5 17.7 8.9 4.1 5.1 27.9

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ................................................ 15,075 63.2 27.3 30.9 5.1 13.6 12.3 4.9 3.6 33.3

Miscellaneous household equipment ........... 102,348 68.0 30.1 31.8 6.0 15.2 10.6 6.0 3.5 28.5

Apparel and services ........................................ 236,770 60.7 20.0 35.7 6.5 18.4 10.8 5.1 5.3 34.0

Men and boys ................................................. 54,101 65.8 20.5 38.9 5.3 20.4 13.2 6.4 6.4 27.8

Men, 16 and over ......................................... 42,437 65.1 24.3 34.0 4.6 14.6 14.7 6.8 3.5 31.4

Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................ 11,665 68.5 6.8 56.8 7.9 41.5 7.4 4.9 16.8 14.6

Women and girls ............................................ 89,390 59.9 21.6 33.2 6.0 16.2 11.0 5.1 5.0 35.2

Women, 16 and over .................................... 76,371 58.0 24.3 28.8 5.9 11.9 11.1 4.8 3.6 38.4

Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................. 13,019 71.0 6.1 58.4 6.4 41.6 10.4 6.4 12.9 16.1

Children under 2 ............................................. 10,617 70.6 13.4 49.8 27.4 18.5 33.9 7.4 8.3 21.1

Footwear ........................................................ 45,358 62.8 18.7 39.7 6.0 21.6 12.0 4.4 6.4 30.8

Other apparel products and services ............. 37,302 49.8 18.6 28.0 3.9 16.8 7.4 3.1 2.5 47.8

Transportation .................................................. 1,220,227 64.6 25.0 34.0 5.6 16.1 12.3 5.6 4.8 30.6

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ....................... 513,354 66.4 23.9 36.8 6.5 17.2 13.0 5.7 5.0 28.6

Cars and trucks, new ................................... 251,280 70.3 31.2 34.7 8.0 16.0 10.7 4.4 4.3 25.4

Cars and trucks, used .................................. 254,526 62.9 16.8 39.4 5.0 18.9 15.4 6.7 5.9 31.3

Other vehicles .............................................. 7,548 53.4 319.4 19.4 38.8 3.8 39.9 314.6 31.5 45.1

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 268,378 63.2 23.6 33.7 5.2 16.2 12.2 5.9 4.8 32.0

Other vehicle expenses .................................. 353,650 62.8 26.1 31.5 5.1 14.3 12.1 5.3 4.8 32.4

Vehicle finance charges ............................... 27,761 66.8 23.2 36.7 6.9 17.6 12.2 6.9 4.6 28.6

Maintenance and repairs .............................. 107,445 63.1 26.5 31.4 4.4 15.3 11.7 5.1 4.6 32.3

Vehicle insurance ......................................... 138,278 60.6 25.9 29.2 4.2 12.1 12.9 5.6 4.6 34.8

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ...................................................... 80,166 65.0 26.9 33.7 7.0 15.5 11.1 4.4 5.3 29.7

Public and other transportation ...................... 84,845 65.9 31.6 29.4 4.0 16.4 9.0 5.0 3.3 30.8

Healthcare ........................................................ 557,632 67.6 33.7 29.0 4.5 14.0 10.5 4.9 3.1 29.3

Health insurance ............................................ 382,399 67.4 33.4 29.0 4.7 13.9 10.4 5.0 3.1 29.4

Medical services ............................................. 101,639 70.1 32.7 32.8 5.0 16.2 11.6 4.6 3.4 26.4

Drugs .............................................................. 54,502 64.8 36.2 23.4 2.9 11.1 9.4 5.2 2.5 32.7

Medical supplies ............................................. 19,093 65.7 35.6 26.0 3.4 13.2 9.4 4.1 3.1 31.2

Entertainment ................................................... 364,844 65.0 29.5 31.2 4.3 17.1 9.7 4.3 4.3 30.8

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

2015 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Married couple consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Married couple with children Other

married

couple

consumer

units

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Fees and admissions ..................................... 83,746 72.6 28.0 40.5 4.6 26.8 9.2 4.0 4.5 22.9

Audio and visual equipment and services ...... 139,150 57.0 24.4 27.9 3.9 14.8 9.2 4.7 5.3 37.7

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................... 83,773 64.8 29.8 30.6 5.1 14.7 10.8 4.5 3.4 31.8

Pets .............................................................. 67,752 62.9 32.0 26.8 2.7 12.6 11.5 4.0 3.3 33.9

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .. 16,021 73.2 20.4 46.3 15.0 23.3 8.0 6.4 3.9 23.0

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ................................................. 58,175 73.5 43.3 26.3 3.9 12.3 10.1 3.8 2.6 24.0

Personal care products and services ............... 87,580 62.5 26.3 30.8 4.9 16.0 9.9 5.3 5.2 32.3

Reading ............................................................ 14,635 64.9 35.5 26.7 3.3 14.1 9.3 2.6 2.8 32.3

Education ......................................................... 168,837 65.9 15.9 43.9 2.9 18.7 22.3 6.1 4.8 29.2

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......... 44,865 47.1 16.9 22.6 2.7 10.9 9.0 7.6 3.8 49.1

Miscellaneous .................................................. 111,848 57.3 24.1 28.5 5.0 13.2 10.3 4.6 5.6 37.1

Cash contributions ........................................... 233,568 64.2 33.8 27.0 3.0 14.6 9.4 3.4 4.1 31.7

Personal insurance and pensions .................... 815,408 70.0 26.0 38.5 6.5 19.0 13.0 5.5 3.7 26.3

Life and other personal insurance .................. 42,750 79.1 35.0 37.6 4.4 19.8 13.3 6.5 2.9 18.0

Pensions and Social Security ......................... 772,658 69.5 25.5 38.5 6.6 18.9 13.0 5.4 3.7 26.8

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ............................. $8,942,648 67.1 26.4 35.2 5.9 17.8 11.6 5.4 3.4 29.5

Wages and salaries ........................................ 6,987,593 68.5 22.9 39.9 7.1 20.5 12.4 5.7 3.6 28.0

Self-employment income ................................ 560,432 76.2 32.1 39.6 4.7 20.6 14.3 4.5 2.3 21.5

Social Security, private and government

retirement ..................................................... 1,001,966 57.5 45.9 6.7 3.1 1.4 5.2 4.8 .9 41.6

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................... 223,138 71.6 48.7 20.0 1.8 7.1 11.1 2.9 1.8 26.6

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ........................ 72,912 28.5 6.4 15.7 1.8 8.5 5.4 6.4 19.1 52.3

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular

contributions for support ............................... 55,500 35.5 15.9 14.7 1.8 7.0 5.9 5.0 22.4 42.1

Other income .................................................. 41,106 33.4 11.1 17.3 3.5 8.5 5.4 5.0 6.1 60.5

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) ............................................................ 1,178,841 72.0 28.6 39.0 6.4 20.8 11.8 4.4 1.2 26.8

Federal income taxes ..................................... 913,322 72.5 29.8 38.5 6.2 20.6 11.7 4.2 .7 26.8

State and local income taxes ......................... 256,536 70.9 24.3 41.4 7.2 21.9 12.3 5.2 2.6 26.5

Other taxes ..................................................... 8,984 53.2 29.9 18.6 4.9 8.0 5.7 34.7 2.7 44.1

Income after taxes ............................................ 7,763,806 66.3 26.1 34.7 5.8 17.3 11.5 5.6 3.7 29.9

1 No data reported.

2 Value is too small to display.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2016