Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2013

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 125,670 37,770 87,900 40,073 19,390 16,226 12,210

Percent distribution of consumer units ...................... 100.0 30.1 69.9 31.9 15.4 12.9 9.7

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................ $63,784 $32,292 $77,316 $71,292 $75,921 $88,828 $84,001

Income after taxes ................................................... 56,352 28,455 68,340 61,753 67,049 78,778 78,135

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.1 53.9 48.4 54.4 45.6 42.2 41.8

Average number in consumer unit:

People ................................................................... 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.7

Children under 18 .................................................. .6 n.a. .8 .1 .7 1.5 2.8

Adults 65 and older ................................................ .3 .3 .3 .6 .2 .1 .1

Earners .................................................................. 1.3 .6 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.1

Vehicles ................................................................. 1.9 1.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.4

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ........................................................................ 47 47 47 51 46 45 41

Women .................................................................. 53 53 53 49 54 55 59

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 64 50 70 73 67 69 66

With mortgage ..................................................... 37 21 44 37 47 54 49

Without mortgage ................................................ 26 28 26 35 20 15 16

Renter .................................................................... 36 50 30 27 33 31 34

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 13 12 11 15 11 15

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 87 88 89 85 89 85

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 8 15 9 16 19 28

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 92 85 91 84 81 72

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .................................................... 7 6 7 5 6 7 13

High school (9-12) ................................................. 30 31 30 30 33 28 31

College .................................................................. 63 63 63 65 61 64 55

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 87 75 92 92 92 94 93

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................. $6,420,909 18.2 81.8 34.4 17.8 17.3 12.3

Food ........................................................................ 829,220 16.0 84.0 33.3 17.7 18.7 14.2

Food at home ........................................................ 499,500 15.4 84.6 32.5 18.1 18.8 15.2

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 68,273 15.3 84.7 31.2 18.0 19.5 16.0

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 23,233 14.4 85.6 30.0 18.4 19.6 17.6

Bakery products ................................................. 45,040 15.8 84.2 31.7 17.8 19.5 15.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 107,569 13.8 86.2 32.6 18.2 18.6 16.7

Beef ................................................................... 27,468 12.0 88.0 32.9 18.7 18.7 17.7

Pork ................................................................... 21,327 13.3 86.7 33.9 18.3 18.7 15.9

Other meats ....................................................... 14,994 13.7 86.3 31.8 19.1 18.5 16.9

Poultry ............................................................... 21,334 13.6 86.4 30.7 18.7 19.0 17.9

Fish and seafood ............................................... 15,360 17.3 82.7 33.1 16.3 18.7 14.6

Eggs .................................................................. 7,086 16.3 83.7 34.0 17.5 16.8 15.3

Dairy products ..................................................... 51,984 16.2 83.8 32.5 17.5 19.1 14.6

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 19,052 15.6 84.4 30.7 17.8 19.3 16.6

Other dairy products .......................................... 32,932 16.6 83.4 33.6 17.4 19.0 13.4

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 94,265 16.1 83.9 33.3 17.6 18.3 14.8

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 33,896 17.0 83.0 32.4 17.0 18.5 15.0

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 29,638 15.9 84.1 35.2 17.8 16.8 14.4

Processed fruits ................................................. 14,430 16.0 84.0 32.0 17.4 20.3 14.3

Processed vegetables ....................................... 16,301 14.7 85.3 32.7 18.3 19.0 15.4

Other food at home .............................................. 177,408 15.8 84.2 32.5 18.6 18.8 14.3

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 17,927 15.5 84.5 34.0 17.5 18.8 14.2

Fats and oils ...................................................... 14,666 16.2 83.8 32.1 17.4 18.6 15.7

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 91,381 15.6 84.4 31.5 18.9 19.4 14.5

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 48,186 16.0 84.0 33.1 18.9 18.0 13.9

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ............................................... 5,249 15.9 84.1 41.2 16.7 14.9 11.3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2013 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Food away from home ........................................... 329,720 16.9 83.1 34.5 17.2 18.6 12.8

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 55,838 22.1 77.9 43.0 14.7 13.5 6.8

Housing ................................................................... 2,154,893 20.5 79.5 33.2 17.1 16.9 12.2

Shelter ................................................................... 1,266,815 22.5 77.5 32.6 16.6 16.5 11.8

Owned dwellings ................................................. 767,621 16.7 83.3 34.4 17.4 19.0 12.5

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 386,864 14.0 86.0 30.0 19.1 22.2 14.6

Property taxes ................................................... 232,237 18.1 81.9 36.6 16.6 17.8 10.8

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 148,521 21.3 78.7 42.3 14.3 12.5 9.6

Rented dwellings ................................................. 417,678 34.7 65.3 26.9 15.0 12.3 11.1

Other lodging ....................................................... 81,516 14.3 85.7 45.5 17.2 14.2 8.9

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 469,641 18.8 81.2 32.6 18.0 16.4 14.2

Natural gas .......................................................... 49,331 19.9 80.1 32.5 17.0 15.9 14.6

Electricity ............................................................. 178,655 19.8 80.2 32.6 17.5 15.9 14.1

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 17,893 20.5 79.5 35.6 18.0 14.9 11.0

Telephone services ............................................. 159,750 17.4 82.6 32.3 18.9 17.3 14.0

Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

cards ................................................................ 44,991 22.6 77.4 36.6 16.4 13.8 10.5

Cellular phone service ....................................... 114,759 15.3 84.7 30.7 19.9 18.7 15.4

Water and other public services .......................... 64,013 18.3 81.7 32.5 18.0 16.1 15.1

Household operations ............................................ 143,783 16.0 84.0 28.8 20.0 23.1 12.1

Personal services ................................................ 46,265 5.5 94.5 9.7 28.7 40.1 16.0

Other household expenses .................................. 97,517 21.0 79.0 37.9 15.9 15.0 10.2

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 80,958 16.4 83.6 37.7 15.8 18.1 11.9

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 19,330 14.7 85.3 36.0 16.9 19.3 13.1

Other household products ................................... 43,997 15.4 84.6 37.7 16.0 17.9 13.0

Postage and stationery ........................................ 17,631 20.9 79.1 39.8 14.0 17.4 8.0

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 193,695 17.3 82.7 39.2 16.5 16.4 10.6

Household textiles ............................................... 12,238 19.0 81.0 33.9 14.9 22.7 9.4

Furniture .............................................................. 48,061 15.9 84.1 39.6 17.3 16.0 11.2

Floor coverings .................................................... 2,523 14.0 86.0 50.5 14.0 11.8 9.7

Major appliances ................................................. 26,906 14.9 85.1 37.5 18.9 14.4 14.3

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 12,618 17.6 82.4 39.5 17.0 14.0 12.0

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 91,348 18.5 81.5 39.9 15.6 16.7 9.2

Apparel and services ............................................... 201,485 15.6 84.4 31.5 18.8 20.0 14.1

Men and boys ........................................................ 47,037 16.0 84.0 29.6 17.3 22.9 14.2

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 38,230 18.4 81.6 34.1 17.4 20.0 10.2

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 8,807 5.8 94.2 10.3 16.7 35.4 31.7

Women and girls .................................................... 79,946 16.2 83.8 34.1 17.9 18.4 13.4

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 66,193 18.7 81.3 37.9 17.8 15.3 10.3

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 13,752 4.4 95.6 15.8 18.0 33.4 28.3

Children under 2 .................................................... 9,360 6.1 93.9 13.5 28.8 26.9 24.7

Footwear ................................................................ 38,605 12.9 87.1 28.1 21.0 21.5 16.4

Other apparel products and services ..................... 26,537 20.0 80.0 38.4 17.6 15.0 9.1

Transportation ......................................................... 1,131,403 16.4 83.6 33.8 19.1 18.0 12.7

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 411,079 14.6 85.4 32.8 20.7 19.8 12.0

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 196,465 13.5 86.5 35.8 22.2 17.2 11.2

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 209,764 15.2 84.8 29.7 19.6 22.5 12.9

Other vehicles ...................................................... 4,849 31.4 68.6 47.0 23.8 29.4 28.4

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 328,170 15.8 84.2 32.8 18.6 18.1 14.7

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... 324,668 19.1 80.9 34.6 18.3 16.1 12.0

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 25,577 12.7 87.3 32.8 20.5 20.4 13.5

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 104,941 18.9 81.1 35.3 17.3 16.8 11.7

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 127,215 21.2 78.8 34.5 17.9 15.2 11.3

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 66,935 17.9 82.1 34.3 19.7 14.9 13.2

Public and other transportation .............................. 67,486 17.4 82.6 41.2 15.9 14.9 10.6

Healthcare ............................................................... 456,305 19.6 80.4 39.9 16.6 14.1 9.7

Health insurance .................................................... 280,178 19.2 80.8 40.7 16.9 14.0 9.2

Medical services .................................................... 100,095 19.7 80.3 35.6 17.2 15.5 12.0

Drugs ..................................................................... 59,023 21.8 78.2 42.6 14.9 12.2 8.6

Medical supplies .................................................... 17,009 18.8 81.2 43.3 15.6 14.1 8.2

Entertainment .......................................................... 311,898 18.5 81.5 34.8 16.1 17.9 12.6

Fees and admissions ............................................. 71,520 15.1 84.9 33.0 15.6 21.7 14.6

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 121,164 21.8 78.2 33.8 16.9 16.4 11.1

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 74,869 21.2 78.8 36.1 15.4 15.6 11.7

Pets ..................................................................... 57,751 22.6 77.4 37.8 14.7 14.1 10.7

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 17,119 16.1 83.9 30.1 17.7 20.8 15.2

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2013 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more people

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 44,345 10.4 89.6 38.5 16.1 20.0 15.0

Personal care products and services ...................... 76,418 17.4 82.6 37.4 16.4 17.3 11.5

Reading ................................................................... 12,880 21.6 78.4 42.4 12.5 12.7 10.7

Education ................................................................. 142,959 16.9 83.1 26.5 23.5 18.9 14.1

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 41,419 22.3 77.7 34.1 18.3 14.8 10.6

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 81,005 23.6 76.4 34.7 18.1 13.7 9.9

Cash contributions ................................................... 230,489 22.6 77.4 43.5 13.2 12.3 8.3

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 694,698 13.9 86.1 35.2 19.6 18.5 12.8

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 40,049 14.9 85.1 42.7 17.0 14.8 10.6

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 654,649 13.8 86.2 34.7 19.8 18.7 12.9

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes .................................... $8,015,737 15.2 84.8 35.6 18.4 18.0 12.8

Wages and salaries ............................................... 6,304,653 12.7 87.3 32.5 20.3 20.5 14.1

Self-employment income ....................................... 411,346 12.0 88.0 39.8 14.5 17.4 16.3

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 944,320 30.4 69.6 51.8 9.7 4.2 3.9

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 177,270 22.1 77.9 58.0 9.6 7.0 3.3

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ......................................................... 67,072 20.9 79.1 20.5 18.8 17.1 22.7

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions for

support ................................................................. 76,887 22.2 77.8 34.8 15.4 16.1 11.5

Other income ......................................................... 34,190 45.4 54.6 29.1 7.2 10.3 8.0

Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ..... 933,945 15.5 84.5 40.9 18.4 17.5 7.7

Federal income taxes ............................................ 721,736 16.1 83.9 41.9 18.3 16.9 6.8

State and local income taxes ................................. 204,680 13.2 86.8 37.8 18.6 19.5 10.8

Other taxes ............................................................ 7,530 19.0 81.0 31.0 22.8 19.9 7.3

Income after taxes ................................................... 7,081,792 15.2 84.8 34.9 18.4 18.0 13.5

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2014