Table 33. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2009-2010

Item Total

south

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 44,134 1,569 2,106 3,072 3,123 5,858 5,184 4,396 6,561 12,265 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ..................................... $58,733 $726 $8,173 $12,462 $17,444 $24,878 $34,771 $44,719 $59,090 $128,069 

Income after taxes ........................................ 57,064 732 8,385 12,675 17,680 25,188 34,633 44,336 58,015 122,534 

Age of reference person ................................ 49.7 48.2 52.7 56.3 53.3 51.5 49.8 48.4 48.0 47.2 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 2.5 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.1 

Children under 18 ........................................ .6 .4 .4 .4 .5 .6 .6 .6 .7 .8 

Persons 65 and older ................................... .3 .3 .4 .5 .4 .5 .4 .3 .3 .2 

Earners ........................................................ 1.2 .4 .4 .4 .7 .9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.9 

Vehicles ....................................................... 1.9 .9 .8 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.7 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................. 45 40 35 34 35 41 42 46 50 54 

Female ......................................................... 55 60 65 66 65 59 58 54 50 46 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 68 39 41 51 55 56 64 67 75 88 

With mortgage ............................................ 40 11 13 13 19 23 33 39 49 68 

Without mortgage ....................................... 28 28 28 37 36 33 31 28 26 21 

Renter .......................................................... 32 61 59 49 45 44 36 33 25 12 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ........................... 20 31 29 23 25 25 22 20 16 12 

White, Asian, and all other races ................. 80 69 71 77 75 75 78 80 84 88 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 13 13 14 16 15 15 14 13 14 10 

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 87 87 86 84 85 85 86 87 86 90 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .......................................... 6 7 16 13 10 7 4 5 3 2 

High school (9-12) ........................................ 37 50 48 51 52 50 43 36 35 20 

College ......................................................... 57 43 33 35 37 43 53 59 62 78 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............ 90 61 60 75 83 88 93 96 98 98 

Average annual expenditures .......................... $44,978 $20,313 $17,187 $19,877 $23,588 $28,325 $34,425 $38,812 $45,567 $78,861 

Food ............................................................... 5,794 3,798 2,790 3,129 3,330 4,260 4,696 5,325 6,150 8,983 

Food at home ............................................... 3,407 2,574 2,016 2,241 2,231 2,931 2,898 3,282 3,544 4,733 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 462 367 281 297 314 416 395 442 480 628 

Cereals and cereal products .................... 152 145 94 96 98 139 137 142 160 202 

Bakery products ....................................... 310 221 187 201 216 276 258 299 320 426 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 795 592 510 571 548 696 715 762 820 1,064 

Beef .......................................................... 212 141 117 154 153 191 188 206 216 284 

Pork .......................................................... 165 161 98 121 107 164 159 159 180 199 

Other meats ............................................. 107 72 62 69 82 88 97 94 113 147 

Poultry ...................................................... 150 112 113 108 100 136 132 151 159 194 

Fish and seafood ..................................... 119 72 88 83 72 76 98 110 107 190 

Eggs ......................................................... 43 33 33 36 34 41 41 43 44 50 

Dairy products ............................................ 354 264 210 230 241 302 285 329 356 509 

Fresh milk and cream .............................. 136 94 92 97 107 128 119 125 140 178 

Other dairy products ................................ 218 170 118 133 134 174 167 204 216 332 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 585 451 316 375 366 494 503 551 599 835 

Fresh fruits ............................................... 189 128 87 105 119 152 162 168 185 290 

Fresh vegetables ..................................... 181 128 97 112 110 156 149 165 183 265 

Processed fruits ....................................... 101 90 60 67 65 87 87 94 110 137 

Processed vegetables .............................. 115 104 73 91 73 99 106 124 121 143 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 33. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2009-2010 — Continued

Item Total

south

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Other food at home .................................... $1,211 $901 $697 $767 $762 $1,023 $999 $1,198 $1,290 $1,696 

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 122 101 85 82 74 105 92 117 126 172 

Fats and oils ............................................. 97 79 62 67 61 90 81 102 99 128 

Miscellaneous foods ................................ 627 425 348 373 404 526 512 621 675 887 

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 330 281 197 235 216 287 294 332 354 432 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ..................................... 36 214 26 11 9 15 20 27 36 76 

Food away from home ................................. 2,386 1,224 775 888 1,099 1,329 1,798 2,043 2,606 4,251 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 347 171 102 128 129 222 245 264 326 663 

Housing .......................................................... 15,137 7,899 7,329 8,184 9,462 10,389 12,091 13,669 15,245 24,612 

Shelter .......................................................... 8,322 4,504 3,859 4,392 4,835 5,435 6,424 7,702 8,237 13,898 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 5,420 1,785 1,180 1,710 2,072 2,380 3,547 4,481 5,383 10,993 

Mortgage interest and charges ................ 3,007 657 518 634 833 1,036 1,712 2,578 2,997 6,532 

Property taxes .......................................... 1,312 561 348 597 592 689 892 1,029 1,297 2,521 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,100 567 314 478 647 655 943 875 1,089 1,940 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 2,357 2,632 2,516 2,586 2,668 2,870 2,655 2,967 2,406 1,541 

Other lodging ............................................. 546 88 162 97 95 184 222 254 448 1,364 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............... 3,795 2,256 2,308 2,590 3,058 3,258 3,448 3,627 4,102 5,034 

Natural gas ................................................. 263 146 135 160 157 191 217 220 256 427 

Electricity .................................................... 1,752 1,173 1,164 1,326 1,530 1,611 1,627 1,697 1,875 2,165 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 66 232 56 62 75 56 66 50 61 84 

Telephone services .................................... 1,207 613 634 712 899 972 1,091 1,186 1,368 1,665 

Water and other public services ................. 507 291 320 330 396 428 447 474 542 693 

Household operations .................................. 954 335 255 360 452 501 638 759 944 1,856 

Personal services ....................................... 315 282 243 85 104 158 193 231 315 659 

Other household expenses ........................ 640 253 211 275 347 343 445 527 629 1,197 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 627 298 352 367 373 440 505 507 621 1,028 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .................. 155 108 133 95 104 141 131 147 147 215 

Other household products .......................... 349 127 147 181 180 234 285 246 366 604 

Postage and stationery .............................. 123 63 72 91 90 65 89 114 108 210 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,439 506 555 475 745 755 1,076 1,073 1,340 2,795 

Household textiles ...................................... 107 24 67 60 56 67 62 101 102 191 

Furniture ..................................................... 347 97 120 111 209 200 247 250 310 681 

Floor coverings .......................................... 34 214 22 4 10 4 14 27 19 90 

Major appliances ........................................ 206 45 55 73 126 120 182 194 270 327 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 91 49 62 27 83 44 127 77 86 134 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 654 277 249 200 261 320 444 423 552 1,374 

Apparel and services ..................................... 1,645 720 999 631 770 1,105 1,163 1,386 1,458 3,001 

Men and boys .............................................. 340 123 161 105 131 249 230 268 293 649 

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 268 268 115 74 95 196 159 207 219 539 

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 72 54 46 32 37 53 71 60 75 110 

Women and girls .......................................... 673 260 420 269 279 450 471 512 635 1,241 

Women, 16 and over .................................. 557 195 370 228 208 374 364 432 518 1,042 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 116 66 50 40 71 77 107 80 117 199 

Children under 2 .......................................... 88 53 85 48 67 62 88 79 93 121 

Footwear ...................................................... 322 222 248 146 183 249 249 377 272 496 

Other apparel products and services ........... 222 62 85 64 109 95 125 150 165 495 

Transportation ................................................ 7,496 2,774 2,272 2,920 4,052 4,774 6,468 6,676 7,921 12,798 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 2,666 2788 505 770 1,175 1,476 2,170 2,124 2,592 5,144 

Cars and trucks, new ................................. 1,325 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 2175 2251 561 630 947 1,255 3,113 

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,271 788 505 595 922 880 1,496 1,159 1,213 1,885 

Other vehicles ............................................ 70 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 22 235 244 217 124 145 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,166 1,051 827 1,103 1,410 1,658 1,955 2,181 2,520 3,135 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 33. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2009-2010 — Continued

Item Total

south

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Other vehicle expenses ............................... $2,343 $843 $855 $978 $1,366 $1,498 $2,191 $2,179 $2,565 $3,767 

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 306 82 41 64 85 172 212 293 402 552 

Maintenance and repairs ........................... 684 279 283 308 396 470 632 602 722 1,105 

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,064 2361 2449 512 761 724 1,171 1,053 1,167 1,517 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .................................................... 290 122 82 94 124 132 176 230 274 592 

Public transportation .................................... 321 91 84 69 101 141 153 193 244 752 

Healthcare ...................................................... 3,036 1,305 1,098 1,696 1,956 2,370 2,661 2,842 3,365 4,567 

Health insurance .......................................... 1,764 702 736 987 1,204 1,439 1,638 1,706 2,070 2,480 

Medical services .......................................... 666 313 160 315 290 420 488 489 636 1,253 

Drugs ........................................................... 506 224 177 352 397 441 460 561 548 669 

Medical supplies .......................................... 100 67 25 41 66 70 74 86 111 165 

Entertainment ................................................. 2,406 1,094 836 1,008 1,189 1,459 1,747 1,973 2,327 4,429 

Fees and admissions ................................... 492 115 74 83 96 147 236 326 422 1,184 

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 979 507 461 517 683 729 848 945 1,077 1,451 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................. 630 346 238 288 341 447 460 475 640 1,103 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 305 125 62 120 69 135 202 226 189 691 

Personal care products and services ............. 579 253 268 250 283 394 451 487 595 999 

Reading .......................................................... 82 53 24 27 43 53 59 65 85 148 

Education ....................................................... 758 330 290 281 130 218 506 292 507 1,839 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 397 394 334 368 358 435 422 377 429 388 

Miscellaneous ................................................ 742 601 241 311 335 398 450 606 880 1,318 

Cash contributions ......................................... 1,662 531 348 495 692 793 1,134 1,488 1,512 3,354 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 4,897 389 255 448 860 1,453 2,332 3,362 4,767 11,761 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 292 135 76 115 152 130 190 221 296 573 

Pensions and Social Security ...................... 4,605 254 179 334 708 1,323 2,142 3,141 4,472 11,188 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes ........................... 58,733 726 8,173 12,462 17,444 24,878 34,771 44,719 59,090 128,069 

Wages and salaries ..................................... 46,303 1,192 2,085 4,007 7,744 14,135 23,951 33,884 47,130 108,900 

Self-employment income ............................. 2,549 -2,643 2-141 2-88 200 444 562 895 1,969 7,680 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,259 830 3,669 6,334 7,524 8,301 8,217 8,063 7,934 7,309 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ......................................... 1,245 220 36 87 217 362 508 601 841 3,315 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ....................................... 336 273 277 349 383 364 453 327 404 268 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 458 531 1,577 950 880 725 367 340 240 94 

Regular contributions for support ................. 384 200 330 594 310 354 549 492 426 265 

Other income ............................................... 201 323 340 229 185 194 164 117 147 237 

Personal taxes ............................................... 1,669 -6 -211 -213 -236 -310 138 383 1,074 5,535 

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,165 -118 -249 -258 -320 -430 -94 103 671 4,246 

2008 Tax stimulus (thru Q20091) ................ 2-1 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 2-1 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 2-1 2-1 

State and local income taxes ....................... 340 1 1 ( ) 9 19 45 112 155 232 968 

Other taxes .................................................. 164 111 38 36 64 75 120 125 172 322 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 33. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2009-2010 — Continued

Item Total

south

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Income after taxes ......................................... 57,064 732 8,385 12,675 17,680 25,188 34,633 44,336 58,015 122,534 

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $3,103 $685 - $83 - $2,170 $1,142 - $671 - $2,402 - $2,273 $574 - $9,145 

Net change in total assets ............................ 4,979 1,252 358 -1,370 1,722 1,171 2,052 2,003 6,094 12,195 

Net change in total liabilities ........................ 8,083 567 441 801 580 1,842 4,454 4,276 5,520 21,340 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 428 2374 2781 171 332 179 573 563 348 515 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,775 -474 -347 -316 -545 -669 -925 -1,238 -1,775 -3,944 

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 128,244 48,263 47,289 59,713 68,137 69,717 91,591 104,172 127,857 237,127 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 780 342 299 387 437 477 592 684 813 1,344 

Gifts of goods and services ............................ 891 380 214 506 434 453 552 593 729 1,832 

Food ............................................................. 75 21 29 61 14 26 43 65 58 162 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 8 29 23 24 1 ( ) 9 2 21 6 12 

Housing ........................................................ 188 108 62 171 167 109 156 83 176 325 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 23 25 22 38 231 9 10 20 20 37 

Household textiles ...................................... 7 21 1 ( ) 23 21 22 27 23 10 14 

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 17 22 21 22 24 27 222 29 23 31 

Major appliances ...................................... 4 1 ( ) 3 ( ) 1 ( ) 21 22 23 1 ( ) 25 8 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 13 22 21 22 23 25 219 29 18 22 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 38 223 215 28 212 28 24 15 29 83 

Other housing ............................................ 103 77 43 119 119 63 92 35 94 161 

Apparel and services ................................... 224 145 94 82 164 142 186 169 184 406 

Males, 2 and over ...................................... 47 55 218 7 34 36 40 21 37 88 

Females, 2 and over .................................. 85 251 22 40 67 53 63 36 65 170 

Children under 2 ........................................ 44 19 23 29 30 27 43 44 51 63 

Other apparel products and services ......... 48 220 231 26 34 25 41 67 32 85 

Jewelry and watches ................................ 14 22 21 23 29 24 12 222 13 25 

All other apparel products and services ... 35 218 230 23 225 21 29 46 19 60 

Transportation .............................................. 74 4 19 13 17 50 13 113 76 145 

Health care ................................................... 17 21 1 ( ) 21 24 212 23 243 10 31 

Entertainment ............................................... 85 263 218 2107 227 35 66 52 85 152 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 31 249 215 27 224 218 224 212 32 57 

Other entertainment ................................... 53 214 23 100 3 18 41 40 53 95 

Personal care products and services ........... 15 21 21 22 214 28 14 8 9 24 

Reading ........................................................ 1 3 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 21 1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 1 

Education ..................................................... 153 220 23 213 27 24 28 11 61 482 

All other gifts ................................................ 51 9 4 53 18 17 41 30 62 94 

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

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2011