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

2016

(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) ......... 129,549 62,939 27,987 30,006 5,567 15,033 9,406 4,946 6,622 59,988

Percent distribution of consumer units ............... 100.0 48.6 21.6 23.2 4.3 11.6 7.3 3.8 5.1 46.3

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ......................................... $74,664 $101,708 $87,440 $114,375 $104,863 $118,994 $112,623 $105,591 $41,780 $49,921

Income after taxes ............................................ 64,175 86,758 74,334 97,250 89,556 100,369 96,818 93,411 39,706 43,182

Age of reference person ................................... 50.9 51.2 59.2 43.9 33.4 41.7 53.6 50.5 38.7 52.0

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.9 3.5 4.2 3.9 4.9 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 ( ) .4

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 1.6 1.2 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.5 2.3 1.0 1.0

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.4 3.0 2.8 1.2 1.3

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 47 53 56 51 54 49 53 48 19 44

Women ........................................................... 53 47 44 49 46 51 47 52 81 56

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 79 84 75 66 73 82 73 34 48

With mortgage .............................................. 36 50 41 59 58 62 55 50 24 22

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 28 43 16 7 11 28 23 10 27

Renter ............................................................ 38 21 16 25 34 27 18 27 66 52

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 7 6 8 6 8 8 11 32 17

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 93 94 92 94 92 92 89 68 83

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 14 7 19 17 19 21 26 18 11

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 86 93 81 83 81 79 74 82 89

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 3 3 2 3 1 3 6 7 2 3

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 28 30 26 20 23 33 36 33 35

College ........................................................... 65 68 68 71 79 74 61 56 65 61

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 96 96 96 97 96 96 95 82 79

Annual aggregate expenditures ......................... $7,423,468 63.3 25.6 33.1 5.6 17.4 10.2 4.7 3.8 32.9

Food ................................................................. 932,575 65.2 25.3 34.9 5.5 18.1 11.3 5.1 4.2 30.6

Food at home ................................................. 524,199 65.4 25.1 34.8 5.6 18.1 11.2 5.5 4.6 30.0

Cereals and bakery products ....................... 67,893 65.9 23.8 36.1 5.5 19.5 11.1 5.9 4.8 29.3

Cereals and cereal products ...................... 22,235 64.8 21.8 36.4 5.5 20.1 10.8 6.5 5.1 30.1

Bakery products ......................................... 45,658 66.4 24.8 36.0 5.5 19.2 11.3 5.7 4.6 29.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................... 115,219 65.0 25.1 33.9 5.5 17.1 11.4 6.0 4.6 30.4

Beef ............................................................ 31,555 67.2 28.4 32.3 5.5 16.4 10.4 6.5 4.4 28.4

Pork ............................................................ 21,868 63.8 25.6 32.2 4.7 16.5 11.0 5.9 4.6 31.6

Other meats ............................................... 15,560 66.2 24.7 36.3 5.7 19.0 11.6 5.1 4.9 28.9

Poultry ........................................................ 22,205 63.3 20.0 36.3 5.2 18.6 12.5 7.0 4.6 32.1

Fish and seafood ........................................ 16,795 65.1 26.3 33.6 6.2 15.4 12.0 5.2 4.2 30.6

Eggs ........................................................... 7,235 61.4 22.5 33.9 5.8 16.8 11.2 5.0 6.0 32.5

Dairy products .............................................. 53,050 65.7 24.2 36.1 6.7 18.5 10.9 5.3 4.5 29.8

Fresh milk and cream ................................. 17,989 65.2 22.4 37.0 7.4 18.6 10.9 5.9 5.1 29.7

Other dairy products ................................... 35,060 65.9 25.2 35.7 6.3 18.5 10.9 5.0 4.2 29.9

Fruits and vegetables ................................... 101,357 66.8 25.6 35.6 6.1 18.0 11.6 5.5 4.3 28.9

Fresh fruits ................................................. 37,287 67.4 24.9 37.3 6.5 18.6 12.1 5.3 4.4 28.2

Fresh vegetables ........................................ 32,832 66.8 27.0 34.2 6.0 16.9 11.3 5.6 4.0 29.2

Processed fruits ......................................... 14,071 65.7 24.1 36.0 6.4 18.2 11.4 5.7 4.6 29.7

Processed vegetables ................................ 17,167 66.1 26.0 34.4 5.0 18.4 11.0 5.8 4.5 29.3

Other food at home ...................................... 186,681 64.8 25.4 34.2 5.3 18.1 10.9 5.2 4.6 30.7

Sugar and other sweets ............................. 19,142 66.3 26.5 34.2 4.7 17.7 11.8 5.6 4.5 29.3

Fats and oils ............................................... 14,419 66.4 26.3 34.3 4.6 18.1 11.6 5.8 4.0 29.6

Miscellaneous foods ................................... 95,075 64.7 24.8 35.0 6.0 18.5 10.5 4.8 4.9 30.4

Nonalcoholic beverages ............................. 50,908 62.8 25.1 32.4 4.3 17.2 10.9 5.3 4.5 32.7

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

2016 — 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 ....................................... 7,137 72.4 31.1 35.3 4.6 19.5 11.1 6.0 2.6 25.0

Food away from home ................................... 408,376 64.9 25.6 34.9 5.2 18.2 11.5 4.5 3.8 31.3

Alcoholic beverages ......................................... 62,654 59.8 29.6 26.5 5.0 13.9 7.6 3.8 2.2 38.0

Housing ............................................................ 2,446,505 60.2 23.7 31.9 6.3 16.9 8.8 4.6 4.3 35.5

Shelter ............................................................ 1,441,630 57.9 22.6 31.0 5.9 16.9 8.3 4.3 4.2 37.9

Owned dwellings .......................................... 815,568 71.2 28.3 38.2 6.8 20.6 10.8 4.8 2.6 26.2

Mortgage interest and charges .................. 374,324 74.5 23.5 45.6 8.9 25.5 11.2 5.3 2.9 22.6

Property taxes ............................................ 255,122 69.3 30.4 34.8 5.3 18.2 11.3 4.1 2.5 28.2

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .................................................. 186,122 67.2 34.8 27.9 4.7 13.9 9.2 4.5 2.1 30.7

Rented dwellings .......................................... 522,688 33.8 10.5 19.7 5.0 10.6 4.0 3.6 7.4 58.8

Other lodging ................................................ 103,374 74.8 39.0 31.9 3.2 18.8 9.8 4.0 1.3 23.9

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................. 503,158 60.3 24.1 30.7 4.4 15.6 10.7 5.5 4.6 35.2

Natural gas ................................................... 45,935 58.6 23.1 30.1 4.7 15.0 10.4 5.4 4.5 36.8

Electricity ...................................................... 187,044 58.5 24.2 28.9 4.2 14.8 9.9 5.4 4.9 36.6

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................. 11,043 61.7 33.3 24.5 3.6 10.7 10.2 3.9 3.3 35.0

Telephone services ...................................... 185,387 61.4 23.1 32.5 4.5 16.4 11.6 5.7 4.5 34.1

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................. 39,814 59.1 29.9 24.7 2.0 12.4 10.3 4.6 3.2 37.7

Cellular phone service ................................ 145,573 62.0 21.2 34.7 5.2 17.5 12.0 6.0 4.9 33.2

Water and other public services ................... 73,749 62.8 25.3 31.7 4.8 16.5 10.5 5.8 4.0 33.2

Household operations .................................... 179,276 66.5 19.7 42.6 16.3 20.6 5.7 4.1 5.0 28.5

Personal services ......................................... 59,152 75.8 32.6 69.2 39.0 29.2 31.0 4.0 7.8 16.5

Other household expenses .......................... 120,124 61.9 28.2 29.6 5.1 16.4 8.1 4.2 3.7 34.4

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 85,507 65.2 29.0 31.2 5.0 16.0 10.2 5.0 3.7 31.1

Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................... 20,703 61.6 25.7 31.1 4.2 16.2 10.7 4.8 4.7 33.7

Other household products ............................ 47,039 67.4 29.8 33.0 6.0 16.6 10.4 4.6 3.4 29.1

Postage and stationery ................................ 17,765 63.6 30.6 26.8 3.5 14.2 9.2 6.2 3.1 33.4

Household furnishings and equipment ........... 236,934 67.9 31.0 32.3 5.3 17.6 9.4 4.6 3.6 28.6

Household textiles ........................................ 12,749 68.3 28.0 35.2 6.4 15.7 13.0 5.1 5.8 26.0

Furniture ....................................................... 59,565 65.9 28.7 32.2 5.7 18.8 7.8 4.9 4.5 29.7

Floor coverings ............................................. 2,631 61.7 30.3 27.2 8.3 14.0 4.9 4.2 2.9 35.4

Major appliances .......................................... 36,642 67.2 32.2 28.8 4.8 16.9 7.1 6.2 4.8 28.1

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ................................................ 15,946 62.2 29.4 28.9 5.2 15.1 8.6 3.8 3.7 34.2

Miscellaneous household equipment ........... 109,400 70.1 32.3 33.8 5.0 17.8 10.9 4.0 2.4 27.5

Apparel and services ........................................ 233,410 63.2 20.3 38.3 6.8 21.2 10.2 4.7 5.5 31.3

Men and boys ................................................. 55,245 65.5 19.7 40.4 6.8 21.4 12.3 5.4 5.5 29.0

Men, 16 and over ......................................... 41,828 63.8 23.3 35.7 6.1 15.5 14.1 4.8 2.2 34.0

Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................ 13,417 71.0 8.5 55.2 9.0 39.6 6.6 7.3 15.6 13.3

Women and girls ............................................ 86,076 62.7 21.6 36.9 5.6 20.6 10.6 4.2 5.6 31.7

Women, 16 and over .................................... 73,959 61.3 23.5 33.6 5.4 16.9 11.3 4.2 4.7 34.0

Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................. 12,117 70.9 10.4 56.5 6.7 43.6 6.2 4.1 11.4 17.6

Children under 2 ............................................. 8,583 77.7 12.3 58.8 38.2 17.6 33.1 6.6 5.5 16.7

Footwear ........................................................ 50,203 59.9 18.4 36.5 5.0 20.5 11.0 5.0 6.9 33.2

Other apparel products and services ............. 33,303 62.0 22.3 35.7 4.5 24.7 6.5 3.9 3.3 34.8

Transportation .................................................. 1,172,223 64.3 26.8 32.7 5.1 16.7 10.9 4.8 3.9 31.8

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ....................... 470,770 65.3 28.4 33.0 5.0 16.8 11.1 3.9 4.3 30.4

Cars and trucks, new ................................... 213,697 68.2 32.2 32.3 4.0 17.3 11.0 3.7 32.9 28.9

Cars and trucks, used .................................. 248,561 62.9 25.3 33.4 5.9 16.4 11.1 4.2 5.6 31.4

Other vehicles .............................................. 8,512 59.4 22.8 36.1 32.6 19.7 313.7 3.4 31.7 38.9

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 247,294 63.4 23.6 33.9 5.1 17.4 11.4 5.8 4.2 32.4

Other vehicle expenses .................................. 373,486 63.1 26.2 31.5 5.3 15.6 10.6 5.4 3.4 33.6

Vehicle finance charges ............................... 29,248 68.7 23.9 39.0 6.8 20.2 12.0 5.7 4.0 27.4

Maintenance and repairs .............................. 109,983 63.5 25.9 32.0 4.4 15.9 11.6 5.6 3.4 33.0

Vehicle insurance ......................................... 148,766 60.9 26.1 29.5 5.4 13.9 10.2 5.4 3.3 35.8

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ...................................................... 85,488 64.3 27.5 31.8 5.5 16.8 9.5 5.1 3.2 32.5

Public and other transportation ...................... 80,673 67.6 29.9 33.6 4.8 18.6 10.2 4.1 2.5 30.0

Healthcare ........................................................ 597,428 67.2 33.1 29.1 4.7 14.3 10.0 5.0 2.5 30.4

Health insurance ............................................ 409,386 67.2 32.9 29.3 4.7 14.3 10.2 5.0 2.5 30.3

Medical services ............................................. 108,598 68.1 31.0 32.2 6.3 15.8 10.1 4.9 2.3 29.6

Drugs .............................................................. 59,925 65.8 38.2 22.7 2.5 11.3 8.8 4.9 2.4 31.8

Medical supplies ............................................. 19,518 65.2 34.3 27.4 3.1 16.0 8.3 3.4 2.6 32.2

Entertainment ................................................... 377,271 64.4 27.1 33.2 4.8 20.0 8.3 4.0 3.5 32.1

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

2016 — 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 ..................................... 88,223 71.3 25.3 42.2 4.2 28.5 9.5 3.7 3.3 25.4

Audio and visual equipment and services ...... 140,551 57.8 24.9 28.4 4.3 15.6 8.4 4.5 4.5 37.7

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................... 95,880 62.2 28.2 30.7 5.0 18.5 7.2 3.3 3.3 34.6

Pets .............................................................. 75,525 60.1 27.9 29.0 3.5 17.5 8.0 3.2 2.3 37.6

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .. 20,355 69.8 29.2 36.9 10.7 22.0 4.3 3.6 6.7 23.5

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ................................................. 52,617 74.3 34.3 35.4 6.7 20.6 8.1 4.6 1.8 23.9

Personal care products and services ............... 91,521 63.0 26.8 31.8 4.2 17.0 10.6 4.4 4.5 32.5

Reading ............................................................ 15,268 61.5 32.7 24.5 4.4 11.4 8.8 4.3 1.8 36.8

Education ......................................................... 172,129 67.3 21.5 41.8 3.3 23.2 15.3 3.9 3.8 28.9

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......... 43,686 48.4 19.0 22.9 3.0 10.0 9.9 6.4 4.7 46.9

Miscellaneous .................................................. 124,294 59.7 23.5 30.9 4.5 15.5 10.9 5.4 4.2 36.1

Cash contributions ........................................... 269,573 54.9 28.6 22.8 3.2 12.1 7.6 3.4 3.0 42.1

Personal insurance and pensions .................... 884,933 69.0 24.8 39.4 6.8 20.0 12.6 4.8 2.6 28.4

Life and other personal insurance .................. 41,707 75.5 33.7 36.0 3.7 19.4 12.9 5.8 3.0 21.5

Pensions and Social Security ......................... 843,226 68.7 24.4 39.6 7.0 20.0 12.6 4.7 2.6 28.7

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ............................. $9,672,707 66.2 25.3 35.5 6.0 18.5 11.0 5.4 2.9 31.0

Wages and salaries ........................................ 7,425,644 69.0 22.7 40.7 7.2 21.4 12.1 5.7 3.0 28.0

Self-employment income ................................ 812,321 60.5 24.0 32.7 4.7 18.5 9.5 3.8 2.0 37.5

Social Security, private and government

retirement ..................................................... 1,036,476 55.5 43.5 6.7 3.1 1.6 5.0 5.3 1.0 43.5

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................... 226,859 65.4 42.7 21.0 2.3 8.0 10.7 1.7 1.1 33.4

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ........................ 67,197 28.4 6.1 15.1 2.1 7.4 5.6 7.2 18.0 53.6

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular

contributions for support ............................... 57,556 41.8 18.3 17.2 1.5 8.8 6.9 6.3 19.5 38.7

Other income .................................................. 46,655 38.0 14.8 19.4 3.7 9.9 5.7 3.8 5.8 56.2

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) ............................................................ 1,358,841 69.2 27.0 37.8 6.3 20.6 10.9 4.4 1.0 29.7

Federal income taxes ..................................... 1,083,995 68.5 27.3 37.0 6.1 20.3 10.7 4.1 .7 30.8

State and local income taxes ......................... 265,116 72.4 25.8 41.6 7.1 22.3 12.1 5.0 2.2 25.5

Other taxes ..................................................... 9,729 68.6 25.7 21.7 3.4 11.1 7.1 321.2 31.5 29.8

Income after taxes ............................................ 8,313,867 65.7 25.0 35.1 6.0 18.1 11.0 5.6 3.2 31.2

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, 2017