Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)................................................................ 130,001 25,981 25,988 26,012 26,100 25,921 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................................................ 100.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.1 19.9 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

 Income before taxes ................................................................ $73,573 $11,394 $29,821 $52,431 $86,363 $188,103 

 Income after taxes ................................................................................................ 63,606 11,933 30,315 49,339 77,103 149,504 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 50.9 54.0 54.3 49.6 47.6 49.1 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 1.6 2.2 2.5 2.9 3.1 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .3 .5 .6 .7 .8 

 Adults 65 and older................................................................ .4 .4 .6 .4 .3 .2 

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 .5 .9 1.3 1.8 2.1 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 1.0 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 38 42 47 51 59 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 62 58 53 49 41 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................................................ 63 41 55 61 72 86 

 With mortgage ................................................................................................ 36 11 19 34 51 66 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 30 36 27 21 20 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 59 45 39 28 14 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 20 16 13 11 7 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................................................ 87 80 84 87 89 93 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 15 16 16 13 8 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 86 85 84 84 87 92 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 44 40 30 22 12 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 49 56 66 76 88 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................................ 88 67 89 94 96 97 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................................................ $7,805,368 8.7 13.1 16.8 22.6 38.9 

 Food ................................................................................................1,003,471 10.5 14.7 18.3 22.7 33.9 

 Food at home ................................................................................................ 566,472 11.8 16.6 18.5 22.4 30.6 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................................................ 73,262 12.3 16.7 19.0 21.8 30.2 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................................................ 22,914 11.9 17.1 18.2 23.0 29.8 

 Bakery products ................................................................ 50,348 12.4 16.5 19.4 21.3 30.4 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................................ 122,516 12.1 17.5 19.1 22.0 29.2 

 Beef ................................................................................................ 32,897 12.5 17.2 19.9 22.7 27.7 

 Pork ................................................................................................ 23,512 12.1 19.3 18.1 21.4 29.1 

 Other meats ................................................................................................ 16,644 12.0 17.0 20.2 23.7 27.1 

 Poultry ................................................................................................ 24,148 12.9 17.6 19.0 21.1 29.4 

 Fish and seafood................................................................ 18,167 9.9 16.4 18.5 21.6 33.6 

 Eggs ................................................................................................ 7,148 13.3 16.9 18.8 20.8 30.2 

 Dairy products ................................................................................................ 58,440 11.9 15.6 18.1 22.8 31.7 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................................................19,072 12.9 17.4 18.7 22.0 29.0 

 Other dairy products ................................................................ 39,368 11.4 14.6 17.8 23.2 32.9 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ 108,616 11.7 16.0 17.8 22.8 31.7 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................................................ 40,770 11.3 15.1 17.0 23.2 33.3 

 Fresh vegetables................................................................ 35,629 11.0 16.3 17.4 22.8 32.5 

 Processed fruits ................................................................ 14,545 12.7 15.8 18.3 23.5 29.7 

 Processed vegetables ................................................................17,672 12.9 17.4 20.1 21.3 28.3 

 Other food at home ................................................................ 203,638 11.6 16.6 18.5 22.6 30.7 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................................................ 19,415 11.1 16.6 19.4 22.3 30.6 

 Fats and oils ................................................................................................ 15,163 12.6 18.4 18.5 21.7 28.8 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................................................106,935 11.4 15.7 18.4 22.6 31.8 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................................................ 54,863 12.8 18.4 18.8 22.6 27.4 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town 

 trips ................................................................................................ 7,263 5.4 13.4 13.2 24.0 44.1 

 Food away from home ................................................................ 436,999 8.8 12.2 18.0 23.0 38.1 

 Alcoholic beverages................................................................ 72,466 5.8 10.8 14.9 24.4 44.0 

 Housing ................................................................................................ 2,584,719 10.5 14.2 17.6 22.5 35.3 

 Shelter ................................................................................................ 1,546,404 10.6 13.9 17.2 22.2 36.1 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................ 903,065 5.7 10.0 15.0 23.4 45.8 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................................................ 424,449 3.6 6.9 13.9 25.0 50.5 

 Property taxes ................................................................ 268,515 7.3 11.7 15.4 22.2 43.5 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses ................................ 210,101 7.8 14.1 16.8 21.8 39.5 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................ 541,671 19.8 21.5 21.9 20.2 16.5 

 Other lodging ................................................................................................ 101,668 5.4 8.2 11.8 21.2 53.5 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................................................ 498,645 12.2 16.8 19.4 23.0 28.6 

 Natural gas ................................................................................................ 49,470 12.4 15.9 18.6 22.3 30.8 

 Electricity ................................................................................................ 184,552 14.1 18.5 19.9 21.7 25.8 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................ 12,613 12.5 16.6 17.8 20.6 32.5 

 Telephone services ................................................................ 176,234 10.4 15.6 19.4 24.6 29.9 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards ................................................................................................ 30,904 17.0 20.5 18.7 20.2 23.6 

 Cellular phone service ................................................................ 145,329 9.0 14.6 19.5 25.6 31.3 

 Water and other public services ................................................................ 75,776 11.3 16.2 19.1 23.3 30.1 

 Household operations ................................................................ 183,521 7.6 11.8 15.4 21.1 44.0 

 Personal services ................................................................ 57,094 4.4 5.6 13.0 21.8 55.2 

 Other household expenses ................................................................ 126,427 9.0 14.7 16.5 20.8 38.9 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 97,973 11.2 16.1 18.6 21.3 32.8 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................................................ 23,014 12.7 18.0 17.8 23.4 28.2 

 Other household products ................................................................ 55,503 10.5 15.2 18.9 20.8 34.6 

 Postage and stationery ................................................................ 19,456 11.5 16.1 18.7 20.2 33.5 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................ 258,176 8.0 11.4 17.3 24.5 38.8 

 Household textiles ................................................................ 14,814 12.3 14.6 18.8 23.0 31.3 

 Furniture ................................................................................................ 67,010 7.6 12.1 15.3 22.5 42.5 

 Floor coverings ................................................................................................ 3,956 5.6 6.5 9.2 14.7 64.0 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 36,440 9.2 12.1 19.8 22.8 36.1 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ................................ 16,972 9.7 12.2 15.8 23.0 39.3 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................ 118,986 7.1 10.5 17.9 26.9 37.6 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 237,997 9.6 13.7 14.7 22.4 39.7 

 Men and boys ................................................................................................ 57,442 9.1 13.1 15.3 21.9 40.7 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................ 44,472 8.5 12.4 15.5 21.4 42.2 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................................................ 12,970 11.3 15.5 14.5 23.3 35.4 

 Women and girls ................................................................................................ 90,065 9.7 12.8 14.3 22.0 41.1 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................................ 75,243 9.8 13.0 13.9 21.5 41.9 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................................................ 14,822 9.3 12.1 16.6 24.8 37.2 

 Children under 2 ................................................................................................ 9,948 7.7 15.5 16.8 28.5 31.4 

 Footwear ................................................................................................ 49,203 10.6 16.1 13.3 23.6 36.3 

 Other apparel products and services ................................................................ 31,340 9.0 12.6 16.3 20.6 41.4 

 Transportation ................................................................................................ 1,244,638 7.3 13.7 17.8 23.3 37.9 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 527,018 6.1 13.5 17.4 22.3 40.8 

 Cars and trucks, new................................................................ 246,965 5.2 13.7 13.1 20.5 47.6 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................................ 273,142 6.8 13.4 21.4 23.8 34.6 

 Other vehicles ................................................................................................ 6,911 37.9 311.9 9.2 31.3 39.7 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................................................ 255,856 9.3 15.2 19.6 25.5 30.3 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................................ 369,202 7.8 14.0 18.4 23.7 36.2 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................................................28,642 6.1 10.9 17.4 26.7 38.9 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................................................ 124,022 7.7 11.9 17.0 21.9 41.5 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................ 125,482 9.1 17.7 21.4 25.2 26.6 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ................................ 91,057 6.6 12.9 16.4 23.0 41.2 

 Public and other transportation ................................................................ 92,563 6.9 9.6 13.4 20.8 49.3 

 Healthcare................................................................................................ 640,626 10.1 15.8 18.8 23.5 31.8 

 Health insurance ................................................................................................ 443,860 10.3 16.2 19.0 23.3 31.2 

 Medical services ................................................................................................ 113,348 7.7 12.0 17.7 25.8 36.8 

 Drugs ................................................................................................63,096 12.3 19.4 20.5 20.8 27.0 

 Medical supplies ................................................................................................ 20,321 12.6 14.8 17.5 22.3 32.8 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Entertainment ................................................................................................ 416,176 7.9 11.7 15.7 21.7 42.9 

 Fees and admissions................................................................ 97,482 5.7 7.4 13.6 21.3 52.0 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ................................ 128,094 11.2 15.5 19.0 22.7 31.6 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ................................ 112,809 7.5 12.6 16.0 22.2 41.8 

 Pets ................................................................................................92,176 7.4 12.7 15.6 21.4 42.9 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ................................ 20,633 7.8 12.2 17.5 25.9 36.6 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services ................................................................................................ 77,791 5.9 9.5 12.7 20.0 51.9 

 Personal care products and services ................................................................ 99,005 9.8 13.4 17.1 22.8 36.9 

 Reading ................................................................................................14,285 8.8 11.2 18.6 23.6 37.8 

 Education ................................................................................................ 193,813 10.5 5.7 7.8 15.9 60.1 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................ 43,201 16.7 21.3 22.4 22.2 17.5 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................................................ 131,260 8.9 13.4 19.1 18.0 40.6 

 Cash contributions ................................................................................................ 243,462 6.9 12.7 15.9 20.1 44.4 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................................................ 880,250 1.9 7.1 12.8 24.4 53.7 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................................................ 54,290 7.6 12.3 14.9 22.0 43.1 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................................................ 825,960 1.6 6.8 12.7 24.5 54.4 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................................................ $9,564,613 3.1 8.1 14.3 23.6 51.0 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................ 7,486,721 1.2 5.6 13.4 25.2 54.6 

 Self-employment income ................................................................585,794 .8 3.6 8.8 18.3 68.5 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ................................ 1,078,984 14.1 26.9 23.8 18.3 16.9 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income ................................................................................................ 248,242 .8 4.4 9.6 14.4 70.8 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) ................................................................................................ 59,818 44.3 28.2 15.9 9.8 1.9 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support ................................................................................................ 59,437 10.7 16.2 17.0 30.3 25.8 

 Other income ................................................................................................ 45,618 29.4 14.9 18.4 12.1 25.2 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ................................ 1,295,773 -1.1 -1.0 6.2 18.7 77.2 

 Federal income taxes ................................................................ 1,016,467 -1.2 -1.7 5.6 17.9 79.5 

 State and local income taxes ................................................................ 272,722 -.8 1.4 8.3 21.6 69.4 

 Other taxes ................................................................................................ 6,583 6.3 12.5 18.8 20.2 42.2 

 Income after taxes ................................................................................................ 8,268,840 3.7 9.5 15.5 24.3 46.9 

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