Table 3433. Consumer units of three persons by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012

Item

Total

three

persons

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) ....... 18,933 378 498 674 863 1,488 1,761 1,839 2,992 8,440

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $78,073 - $15,139 $8,104 $12,862 $17,747 $25,132 $34,771 $44,807 $59,627 $129,908

Income after taxes .......................................... 75,593 -14,492 8,428 13,747 18,639 25,842 35,372 44,256 58,523 124,396

Age of reference person ................................. 45.3 40.5 40.9 42.4 43.0 43.8 45.2 43.3 45.6 46.7

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Children under 18 ......................................... .7 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 .9 .8 .7 .6 .6

Persons 65 and older ................................... .2 1.1 1.1 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2

Earners ......................................................... 1.7 .6 .7 .8 .9 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.1

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.3 1.2 .9 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.9

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .............................................................. 44 28 25 25 27 33 35 44 47 51

Female ......................................................... 56 72 75 75 73 67 65 56 53 49

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 67 35 30 29 36 43 52 59 72 85

With mortgage ............................................ 49 21 19 16 15 23 31 38 52 68

Without mortgage ....................................... 18 14 11 13 20 19 21 21 20 17

Renter ........................................................... 33 65 70 71 64 57 48 41 28 15

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 14 38 24 30 28 22 16 16 13 8

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 86 62 76 70 72 78 84 84 87 92

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 14 19 20 23 25 22 26 18 12 8

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 86 81 80 77 75 78 74 82 88 92

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 4 3 10 6 11 8 8 4 2 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 34 60 46 56 51 43 45 45 40 19

College ......................................................... 63 38 43 36 37 48 48 51 58 80

Never attended and other ............................. 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 1 1 1 1 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 92 63 58 75 75 84 91 92 95 98

Average annual expenditures ........................... $59,667 $34,177 $26,558 $25,194 $27,088 $32,480 $39,580 $44,005 $50,854 $84,743

Food ............................................................... 7,571 5,771 5,022 4,788 4,773 5,239 5,928 6,117 6,890 9,795

Food at home ............................................... 4,515 3,932 3,763 3,539 3,336 3,682 4,001 3,797 4,407 5,302

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 613 436 471 476 486 529 575 584 588 697

Cereals and cereal products .................... 206 168 184 157 209 173 219 195 191 227

Bakery products ....................................... 406 268 287 319 277 356 356 389 397 470

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,007 868 968 837 711 842 914 856 994 1,159

Beef .......................................................... 278 221 231 193 195 228 235 280 303 309

Pork .......................................................... 198 189 242 168 150 177 199 138 196 222

Other meats .............................................. 143 131 142 124 108 111 99 125 122 179

Poultry ...................................................... 187 162 210 176 125 171 224 153 189 198

Fish and seafood ...................................... 140 107 70 120 80 99 87 102 127 189

Eggs ......................................................... 61 57 73 56 52 57 69 58 57 62

Dairy products ............................................ 476 398 377 317 341 388 376 411 437 585

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 175 159 157 123 164 158 171 162 155 198

Other dairy products ................................. 301 239 220 194 177 229 205 249 282 387

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 824 946 619 549 579 676 718 622 783 1,002

Fresh fruits ............................................... 283 267 178 161 170 218 236 222 268 358

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 254 289 164 139 192 202 220 188 228 320

Processed fruits ........................................ 131 164 120 101 111 104 109 99 136 152

Processed vegetables .............................. 156 226 157 149 106 152 153 112 150 172

Other food at home .................................... 1,594 1,285 1,327 1,359 1,220 1,247 1,417 1,325 1,605 1,858

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 161 137 143 105 124 147 129 155 164 182

Fats and oils ............................................. 128 145 132 124 89 112 124 98 141 138

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 815 710 698 766 668 628 722 642 803 956

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 439 280 342 353 324 336 415 407 452 503

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 51 112 111 111 115 123 27 23 45 79

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3433. Consumer units of three persons by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

Total

three

persons

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

Food away from home .................................. 3,057 1,839 1,259 1,249 1,437 1,557 1,928 2,320 2,483 4,494

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 439 138 186 118 137 194 216 300 317 716

Housing .......................................................... 19,575 12,353 11,019 10,839 11,480 12,397 14,285 15,361 16,647 26,303

Shelter .......................................................... 11,248 7,874 6,970 6,186 6,569 7,136 8,194 8,342 9,242 15,240

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,246 2,901 1,828 1,554 1,734 2,258 3,557 4,198 5,978 11,541

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 4,140 1,571 936 788 933 1,147 1,976 2,333 3,423 6,666

Property taxes .......................................... 2,045 1,101 501 320 461 721 989 1,211 1,618 3,265

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,061 1229 1391 446 340 389 592 654 937 1,610

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,257 4,182 4,956 4,555 4,758 4,626 4,472 3,885 2,878 2,362

Other lodging .............................................. 744 1790 1186 177 177 252 165 260 386 1,337

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 4,308 3,072 2,756 3,079 3,209 3,293 3,737 3,961 4,245 5,063

Natural gas ................................................. 437 392 320 266 289 312 338 374 410 541

Electricity .................................................... 1,631 1,333 1,254 1,466 1,438 1,410 1,462 1,506 1,598 1,812

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 147 147 153 186 162 79 80 122 130 208

Telephone services .................................... 1,512 969 809 897 1,022 1,082 1,362 1,456 1,551 1,783

Water and other public services ................. 582 331 319 363 398 410 495 503 556 719

Household operations .................................. 1,564 447 357 625 618 731 928 1,126 1,150 2,381

Personal services ....................................... 725 187 191 1285 267 332 387 544 535 1,121

Other household expenses ........................ 839 360 266 340 350 399 541 581 615 1,260

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 690 511 246 446 476 524 439 675 528 925

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 181 166 94 216 167 156 135 231 125 212

Other household products .......................... 364 250 135 198 274 277 227 281 290 504

Postage and stationery ............................... 144 195 117 132 35 91 77 163 113 209

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,764 449 690 503 609 714 986 1,258 1,482 2,693

Household textiles ...................................... 126 119 16 73 20 63 46 127 69 206

Furniture ..................................................... 418 1146 218 156 134 173 298 311 253 642

Floor coverings ........................................... 27 137 15

14121517 9 21 46

Major appliances ........................................ 236 145 143 46 99 97 169 186 208 339

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 96 113 25 21 39 55 51 99 82 140

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 861 189 292 202 315 323 415 526 849 1,322

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,050 806 974 1,478 1,558 1,404 1,497 1,438 1,802 2,755

Men and boys ............................................... 456 102 204 351 200 311 353 248 406 639

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 361 155 1144 1218 187 240 252 119 315 548

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 95 47 61 133 113 71 102 129 91 91

Women and girls .......................................... 815 354 342 604 524 574 533 524 753 1,116

Women, 16 and over .................................. 682 1247 240 485 345 467 409 394 640 967

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 134 107 102 119 180 107 124 130 113 149

Children under 2 ........................................... 121 197 183 181 185 85 132 139 107 139

Footwear ...................................................... 401 1138 1210 1313 634 294 251 380 306 505

Other apparel products and services ........... 257 114 135 129 114 139 228 147 229 356

Transportation ................................................ 10,561 5,755 4,671 3,749 3,930 5,535 7,436 8,618 9,888 14,601

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,623 12,053 12,023 1887 1273 1,532 2,106 2,633 3,466 5,305

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,758 1922 1297 1483 3 ( ) 1432 1509 1983 1,243 3,008

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,807 11,131 11,726 404 273 1,100 1,561 1,622 2,160 2,203

Other vehicles ............................................ 58 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 136 128 163 94

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 3,344 1,517 1,494 1,762 1,969 2,371 2,708 3,106 3,242 4,194

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,017 1,833 990 999 1,586 1,412 2,342 2,586 2,835 4,133

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 319 1114 145 62 90 126 246 258 314 452

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 988 489 517 452 510 470 742 680 920 1,367

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,187 11,070 1289 1347 1817 1597 973 1,329 1,184 1,518

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 524 160 138 139 168 219 381 319 417 796

Public and other transportation .................... 578 351 164 100 102 220 280 293 346 969

Health care ..................................................... 3,795 1,662 784 979 1,308 2,205 2,718 3,104 4,283 5,036

Health insurance .......................................... 2,181 1,014 412 562 732 1,196 1,743 1,881 2,385 2,873

Medical services ........................................... 968 168 179 221 210 503 521 658 1,233 1,337

Drugs ............................................................ 496 370 170 168 285 443 368 467 525 605

Medical supplies ........................................... 149 1110 123 27 80 62 87 97 140 221

Entertainment ................................................. 2,907 2,246 1,120 1,109 1,266 1,686 1,839 1,979 2,315 4,228

Fees and admissions ................................... 677 300 182 117 159 177 221 330 436 1,173

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,128 555 589 610 704 820 962 938 1,017 1,439

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 724 1,149 239 242 333 596 508 452 594 998

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 377 1242 1110 1140 70 93 148 259 268 619

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3433. Consumer units of three persons by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

Total

three

persons

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

Personal care products and services ............. 708 489 344 286 355 427 483 510 528 1,027

Reading .......................................................... 113 139 28 27 46 63 45 67 86 178

Education ....................................................... 1,678 2,625 749 1121 225 269 628 870 938 2,871

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 411 290 542 434 519 481 471 605 453 315

Miscellaneous ................................................. 918 1841 466 255 230 550 724 703 590 1,333

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,811 884 433 413 387 422 924 863 1,271 3,019

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 7,129 379 319 598 874 1,608 2,386 3,470 4,846 12,565

Life and other personal insurance ................ 424 1177 157 150 100 107 159 192 327 715

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 6,705 202 262 548 774 1,502 2,227 3,278 4,519 11,849

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $78,073 - $15,139 $8,104 $12,862 $17,747 $25,132 $34,771 $44,807 $59,627 $129,908

Wages and salaries ...................................... 67,428 2,827 2,644 6,227 9,177 17,637 25,829 35,886 50,066 115,474

Self-employment income .............................. 2,744 1-20,580 1211 163 1198 538 992 1,373 1,532 5,895

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 5,178 1368 1,483 2,386 4,501 4,603 5,380 5,360 5,952 5,650

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 876 1324 1-89 194 156 120 277 260 231 1,725

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............... 585 156 1160 1496 653 506 624 901 706 527

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 627 753 2,486 2,731 2,505 1,123 984 418 368 127

Regular contributions for support ................. 416 1369 653 521 305 486 571 449 592 292

Other income ................................................ 220 1746 1556 1343 1352 1120 1113 1160 179 220

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 2,480 -646 -325 -885 -892 -710 -601 551 1,103 5,512

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,694 -643 -342 -869 -966 -811 -660 277 716 3,984

State and local income taxes ....................... 625 1-27 1-5 -24 13 32 -16 159 298 1,262

Other taxes ................................................... 160 123 122 18 60 69 75 116 89 266

Income after taxes .......................................... 75,593 -14,492 8,428 13,747 18,639 25,842 35,372 44,256 58,523 124,396

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $7,616 - $14,267 $174 $1,828 $11 - $2,818 $207 - $532 - $7,048 - $13,536

Net change in total assets ............................ 5,880 1-11,867 1,977 2,232 638 -141 2,883 2,465 3,564 10,985

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 13,496 2,400 1,802 404 627 2,677 2,676 2,997 10,612 24,520

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 811 152 134 139 1122 164 172 154 166 1,681

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,510 -1,025 -579 -511 -394 -585 -898 -1,380 -1,697 -4,276

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 160,248 78,945 35,081 26,214 33,920 56,349 84,290 96,326 125,314 255,376

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 925 425 264 218 287 394 554 609 823 1,385

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,247 1,045 520 314 253 254 665 458 445 2,248

Food ............................................................. 112 1114 119 17

116 21 36 69 46 204

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 15 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 112 17

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 15 30

Housing ........................................................ 246 1438 119 169 72 82 104 109 98 428

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 25 110 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 15

113 110 18 13 43

Household textiles ...................................... 16 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 15

13112 15 30

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 19 3 ( ) 15

162 ( ) 17191816 36

Major appliances ...................................... 9 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 16

12153 ( ) 17

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 10 3 ( ) 15

162 ( ) 11171316 19

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 56 3 ( ) 11

12127 120 119 24 19 104

Other housing ............................................. 130 1428 113 161 141 137 63 147 54 214

Apparel and services .................................... 197 134 1114 1127 177 116 240 153 120 275

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 43 3 ( ) 153 12

124 139 44 112 40 58

Females, 2 and over ................................... 74 11

181100 19125 66 144 45 116

Children under 2 ......................................... 32 133 115 15

113 126 184 160 115 27

Other apparel products and services ......... 48 3 ( ) 138 120 131 125 146 137 119 74

Jewelry and watches ................................ 15 3 ( ) 11

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 119 110 14 25

All other apparel products and services ... 34 3 ( ) 137 119 131 124 127 126 115 49

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3433. Consumer units of three persons by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

Total

three

persons

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

Transportation .............................................. 112 14 334 16 12 4 30 21 38 204

Health care ................................................... 27 120 3 ( ) 11

116 1118126 110 47

Entertainment ............................................... 78 120 13

114 110 116 129 133 32 149

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 18 12

3 ( ) 111 171714124 18 31

Other entertainment ................................... 60 118 13

131419 25 9 25 118

Personal care products and services ........... 13 3 ( ) 120 3 ( ) 18

11121513 25

Reading ........................................................ 2 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 12 4

Education ..................................................... 384 1415 17

1218121147 128 67 780

All other gifts ................................................. 61 2 ( ) 13

177 122 13 69 13 22 102

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

2 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

3 No data reported.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2013