Table 3124. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020

Item Total 

south 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 50,775 6,568 8,353 5,385 4,394 6,718 7,019 6,480 2,697 3,159 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ........................................................ $78,716 $7,203 $22,192 $34,715 $44,691 $59,466 $83,669 $120,865 $171,164 $363,725 

 Income after taxes............................................................ 69,111 8,078 23,647 35,944 44,478 57,213 77,699 108,177 146,634 266,905 

 Age of reference person .................................................. 51.4 53.5 59.2 53.4 50.9 49.1 46.6 47.5 48.9 49.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ........................................................................... 2.4 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.2 

 Children under 18 ......................................................... .6 .3 .4 .5 .5 .6 .7 .8 .8 .8 

 Adults 65 and older ....................................................... .4 .4 .6 .6 .5 .4 .3 .2 .2 .2 

 Earners.......................................................................... 1.3 .4 .6 .9 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 

 Vehicles ........................................................................ 1.9 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ............................................................................... 46 36 36 45 46 49 52 52 56 61 

 Women .......................................................................... 54 64 64 55 54 51 48 48 44 39 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 66 43 59 58 60 65 71 81 88 95 

 With mortgage ........................................................... 37 15 17 20 30 36 49 61 70 73 

 Without mortgage ...................................................... 29 29 43 38 29 29 22 20 18 21 

 Renter ........................................................................... 34 57 41 42 40 35 29 19 12 5 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................ 19 30 20 21 19 19 18 17 11 8 

 White, Asian, and all other races .................................. 81 70 80 79 81 81 82 83 89 92 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ......................................................... 14 13 15 15 19 15 13 13 10 8 

 Not Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 86 87 85 85 81 85 87 87 90 92 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ........................................................ 31 48 46 39 36 29 23 18 8 7 

 College .......................................................................... 66 47 50 58 60 69 76 82 92 93 

 Never attended and other ............................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .............................. 91 67 87 93 94 95 98 98 98 99 

Average annual expenditures ............................................. $57,206 $25,722 $31,682 $38,838 $44,331 $51,023 $63,615 $80,998 $101,309 $149,849 

 Food ................................................................................. 7,045 4,048 4,237 5,624 6,283 6,491 7,731 9,433 10,793 14,820 

 Food at home ................................................................ 4,313 2,992 2,805 3,520 4,160 3,941 4,721 5,610 6,129 7,839 

 Cereals and bakery products .................................... 545 406 344 451 505 497 579 735 718 1,010 

 Cereals and cereal products .................................. 168 128 96 122 151 163 170 231 237 334 

 Bakery products ..................................................... 377 278 248 329 353 333 410 504 481 676 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................... 950 713 611 828 973 870 1,000 1,262 1,303 1,542 

 Beef ........................................................................ 257 206 173 192 266 239 248 344 384 433 

 Pork ........................................................................ 203 181 137 180 203 221 184 259 257 294 

 Other meats ............................................................ 120 86 71 100 128 106 147 153 157 201 

 Poultry .................................................................... 174 121 115 174 196 163 192 212 222 268 

 Fish and seafood .................................................... 143 84 78 132 131 94 173 227 206 261 

 Eggs........................................................................ 53 35 37 50 49 48 55 67 77 86 

 Dairy products............................................................ 400 264 267 312 359 365 434 555 574 728 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 125 97 90 101 109 119 134 163 159 204 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 276 166 178 211 249 245 300 392 415 524 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................ 811 546 539 634 783 770 870 1,039 1,106 1,564 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 289 184 186 220 267 293 310 366 388 597 

 Fresh vegetables .................................................... 254 155 173 194 257 240 267 334 362 488 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 103 80 65 82 101 92 117 126 142 192 

 Processed vegetables ............................................ 165 128 115 138 158 144 177 213 215 287 

 Other food at home .................................................... 1,608 1,062 1,043 1,294 1,541 1,440 1,838 2,019 2,428 2,995 

 Sugar and other sweets ......................................... 143 98 98 119 133 127 165 173 189 274 

 Fats and oils ........................................................... 115 96 77 99 114 99 121 145 159 205 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 874 539 541 688 789 768 1,030 1,131 1,448 1,637 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ......................................... 433 313 308 367 472 407 477 512 550 730 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3124. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 —

Continued 

Item Total 

south 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips .................................................. 43 16 18 22 33 39 45 59 81 149 

 Food away from home .................................................. 2,732 1,057 1,432 2,104 2,123 2,550 3,010 3,822 4,664 6,982 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................... 447 114 150 288 340 382 464 689 1,057 1,318 

 Housing ............................................................................ 18,904 10,684 12,017 13,886 15,615 16,863 20,428 25,413 30,776 44,530 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 10,610 6,084 6,508 7,614 8,661 9,256 11,361 14,695 17,461 25,664 

 Owned dwellings ....................................................... 6,259 2,265 2,773 3,278 3,930 4,620 6,582 10,415 13,661 20,022 

 Mortgage interest and charges .............................. 2,614 655 672 992 1,394 1,915 3,095 4,566 6,724 9,194 

 Property taxes ........................................................ 1,610 671 837 926 1,061 1,210 1,602 2,253 3,250 5,683 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses ............................................................. 2,035 938 1,264 1,360 1,476 1,494 1,885 3,596 3,687 5,145 

 Rented dwellings ....................................................... 3,625 3,553 3,503 4,100 4,398 4,204 4,116 3,331 2,298 1,632 

 Other lodging ............................................................. 726 266 232 236 332 433 663 949 1,503 4,011 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 4,145 2,676 3,213 3,586 3,804 4,162 4,623 5,175 5,432 6,784 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 245 153 193 198 173 206 229 313 402 602 

 Electricity ................................................................... 1,733 1,271 1,481 1,597 1,668 1,774 1,865 1,983 2,051 2,525 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................. 53 42 54 65 52 33 47 54 438 125 

 Telephone services ................................................... 1,435 773 950 1,160 1,324 1,495 1,738 1,968 1,992 2,346 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards .................................................................... 177 150 212 183 182 167 149 169 188 216 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 1,258 623 738 977 1,142 1,328 1,589 1,799 1,804 2,130 

 Water and other public services ................................ 678 437 535 566 587 654 744 857 948 1,186 

 Household operations ................................................... 1,421 540 797 934 1,042 1,186 1,565 1,881 2,794 4,310 

 Personal services ...................................................... 329 485 133 127 4207 215 373 518 834 1,191 

 Other household expenses ....................................... 1,092 454 665 807 834 971 1,192 1,363 1,961 3,119 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 751 373 524 578 723 697 775 991 1,378 1,377 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 169 120 132 171 168 174 180 194 252 191 

 Other household products ......................................... 471 186 292 321 445 434 505 654 970 927 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 111 67 99 86 109 89 90 142 156 259 

 Household furnishings and equipment ......................... 1,977 1,011 975 1,174 1,386 1,561 2,105 2,670 3,709 6,395 

 Household textiles ..................................................... 113 54 55 76 62 99 158 124 294 265 

 Furniture .................................................................... 520 214 304 311 373 392 573 666 956 1,777 

 Floor coverings .......................................................... 23 11 18 8 21 22 16 32 29 91 

 Major appliances ....................................................... 333 154 203 227 290 318 310 484 453 968 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .......... 110 63 50 60 71 100 114 174 244 257 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ........................ 876 516 346 492 570 630 934 1,191 1,733 3,037 

 Apparel and services ....................................................... 1,455 629 708 871 963 1,316 1,627 1,992 2,848 4,210 

 Men and boys ............................................................... 359 128 151 205 257 262 458 553 541 1,173 

 Men, 16 and over ....................................................... 276 96 112 146 200 177 360 418 395 998 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 83 33 39 59 57 86 98 136 146 175 

 Women and girls ........................................................... 531 228 269 311 334 592 542 695 1,122 1,395 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................. 447 197 237 252 292 473 425 610 1,020 1,143 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 84 31 32 59 42 119 117 85 101 252 

 Children under 2 ........................................................... 72 423 448 67 459 80 84 117 449 4141 

 Footwear ....................................................................... 317 172 149 181 209 269 368 401 709 866 

 Other apparel products and services............................ 176 79 91 106 105 112 176 227 427 636 

 Transportation .................................................................. 10,178 4,366 5,913 7,034 8,605 10,170 12,807 14,838 15,975 20,741 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................................... 4,610 1,696 2,601 2,499 3,927 4,665 6,183 7,065 7,629 9,312 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................. 2,125 806 1,358 952 1,419 2,115 2,865 2,968 3,243 5,569 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 2,421 800 1,233 1,532 2,436 2,505 3,189 3,951 4,375 3,741 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 64 489 410 415 472 446 4129 146 411 42 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 1,844 970 1,161 1,589 1,653 1,966 2,285 2,481 2,662 2,927 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................ 3,335 1,448 1,983 2,817 2,805 3,247 4,025 4,776 4,955 6,754 

 Vehicle finance charges ............................................ 287 104 114 214 174 271 377 510 555 559 

 Maintenance and repairs ........................................... 836 348 500 717 670 746 1,036 1,209 1,378 1,673 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ................................................................... 535 225 253 342 403 439 583 787 750 1,840 

 Vehicle insurance ...................................................... 1,677 771 1,115 1,545 1,558 1,791 2,030 2,270 2,272 2,682 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 388 252 167 129 219 291 313 517 730 1,749 

 Healthcare ........................................................................ 5,040 2,227 3,536 4,114 4,396 4,830 5,743 6,567 8,128 10,421 

 Health insurance ........................................................... 3,593 1,583 2,598 2,897 3,023 3,483 4,086 4,725 5,522 7,560 

 Medical services ........................................................... 815 294 498 547 747 752 998 1,174 1,518 1,687 

 Drugs............................................................................. 479 272 333 515 481 481 481 509 885 790 

 Medical supplies ........................................................... 152 79 108 154 146 115 177 160 203 384 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 2,639 920 1,422 1,736 1,848 2,050 2,480 3,604 5,737 8,788 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3124. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 —

Continued 

Item Total 

south 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Fees and admissions .................................................... 624 104 135 202 179 329 442 649 1,423 4,562 

 Audio and visual equipment and services .................... 994 517 758 821 862 964 1,051 1,324 1,520 1,874 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 725 255 481 574 504 609 698 1,007 1,897 1,506 

 Pets ............................................................................ 597 212 438 519 393 498 566 763 1,626 1,191 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ............... 128 443 43 55 111 111 132 244 271 315 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services ...................................................................... 296 44 48 139 303 148 289 624 897 845 

 Personal care products and services............................... 660 278 345 543 541 636 750 970 1,054 1,471 

 Reading ............................................................................ 93 50 80 91 65 71 72 122 159 224 

 Education ......................................................................... 1,090 653 426 355 364 703 904 1,443 2,112 5,653 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ........................ 346 327 327 441 352 382 382 326 274 209 

 Miscellaneous .................................................................. 803 275 502 401 751 580 894 1,106 1,696 2,309 

 Cash contributions ........................................................... 1,929 578 904 1,364 1,100 1,732 1,915 2,770 3,990 6,534 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 6,577 571 1,116 2,090 3,106 4,819 7,421 11,726 16,711 28,621 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 501 166 254 273 311 428 506 723 857 1,884 

 Pensions and Social Security ....................................... 6,076 405 861 1,818 2,795 4,391 6,914 11,003 15,854 26,737 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ........................................................ $78,716 $7,203 $22,192 $34,715 $44,691 $59,466 $83,669 $120,865 $171,164 $363,725 

 Wages and salaries ...................................................... 61,284 2,496 8,565 20,073 30,694 45,255 70,476 104,158 148,881 286,632 

 Self-employment income .............................................. 5,973 -444 669 757 1,688 2,127 3,391 7,085 9,899 56,464 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ................................................................... 8,848 3,424 11,659 12,449 10,717 10,076 7,504 7,025 6,775 9,842 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income ....................................................................... 1,190 114 186 286 541 770 879 1,518 3,682 7,316 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) ....................................................................... 419 1,028 650 470 375 356 257 61 473 436 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support ....................................................................... 794 167 288 569 510 720 973 900 1,665 3,017 

 Other income ................................................................ 208 418 176 4112 4165 163 189 4118 4189 4418 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ............. 9,606 -875 -1,455 -1,228 213 2,253 5,970 12,688 24,530 96,819 

 Federal income taxes ................................................... 8,738 -219 -749 -486 587 2,336 5,302 10,945 20,909 85,836 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# ...................... -990 -666 -820 -1,066 -994 -1,168 -1,110 -1,230 -1,209 -645 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 1,785 -9 78 298 569 1,038 1,704 2,856 4,562 11,459 

 Other taxes ................................................................... 72 419 36 26 51 48 74 116 269 169 

 Income after taxes............................................................ 69,111 8,078 23,647 35,944 44,478 57,213 77,699 108,177 146,634 266,905 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .......................... $12,806 $5,906 $254 $1,332 -$103 $452 $5,600 $11,832 $18,687 $137,113 

 Net change in total assets ............................................ 26,492 9,504 1,592 4,117 6,280 12,491 24,016 35,721 51,479 188,911 

 Net change in total liabilities ......................................... 13,686 3,598 1,339 2,785 6,382 12,039 18,415 23,888 32,792 51,798 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................... 2,109 226 659 494 4280 406 470 499 4803 427,523 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ................. -2,049 -596 -611 -699 -1,127 -1,481 -2,278 -3,482 -5,299 -7,434 

 Estimated market value of owned home ...................... 171,066 76,014 106,079 111,697 118,122 144,306 168,329 229,822 322,739 528,319 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home .......... 1,046 491 724 719 794 908 1,074 1,423 1,877 2,712 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 No data reported. 

4

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2021