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

2019

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Two or more people 

Item Aggregate One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....................... 132,242 39,892 92,351 43,558 19,224 17,011 12,557 

Percent distribution of consumer units............................. 100.0 30.2 69.8 32.9 14.5 12.9 9.5 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

 Income before taxes ..................................................... $82,852 $39,661 $101,508 $89,202 $110,152 $117,916 $108,736 

 Income after taxes ........................................................ 71,487 34,305 87,549 75,819 93,129 102,982 98,784 

 Age of reference person ............................................... 51.6 55.7 49.8 55.5 46.6 43.9 42.8 

 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 2.7 

 Adults 65 and older .................................................... .4 .4 .4 .7 .2 .1 .2 

 Earners ...................................................................... 1.3 .6 1.6 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.3 

 Vehicles ..................................................................... 1.9 1.1 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ............................................................................ 48 46 49 51 46 50 44 

 Women....................................................................... 52 54 51 49 54 50 56 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................... 64 49 70 72 66 73 65 

 With mortgage ........................................................ 37 21 44 37 45 57 50 

 Without mortgage ................................................... 27 28 26 35 21 16 15 

 Renter ........................................................................ 36 51 30 28 34 27 35 

 Race of reference person: 

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

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

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ...................................................... 14 8 16 9 17 20 31 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................... 86 92 84 91 83 80 69 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ..................................................... 30 32 29 27 29 27 35 

 College ....................................................................... 67 66 68 71 68 69 57 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ........................... 89 78 94 94 93 95 95 

Annual aggregate expenditures ....................................... $8,333,301 18.3 81.7 35.0 17.1 17.5 12.1 

 Food .............................................................................. 1,078,750 17.1 82.9 34.1 17.5 18.0 13.4 

 Food at home ............................................................. 613,097 16.7 83.3 33.4 17.3 18.4 14.2 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................. 76,992 16.3 83.7 31.9 17.2 19.6 14.9 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................... 24,233 14.8 85.2 29.6 18.1 20.1 17.4 

 Bakery products .................................................. 52,759 17.0 83.0 33.0 16.8 19.4 13.8 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 129,460 15.5 84.5 32.9 16.9 18.3 16.3 

 Beef ..................................................................... 35,694 14.0 86.0 32.7 16.5 17.3 19.6 

 Pork ..................................................................... 24,650 15.5 84.5 35.1 16.6 17.6 15.1 

 Other meats ......................................................... 17,044 15.9 84.1 33.2 16.2 18.6 16.0 

 Poultry ................................................................. 24,966 15.9 84.1 30.5 17.7 19.9 15.9 

 Fish and seafood ................................................. 19,390 16.7 83.3 33.7 17.4 18.9 13.3 

 Eggs .................................................................... 7,716 18.0 82.0 32.2 17.5 18.6 13.8 

 Dairy products ........................................................ 60,061 16.6 83.4 33.1 17.2 18.8 14.2 

 Fresh milk and cream .......................................... 18,536 15.6 84.4 32.0 17.3 19.2 16.0 

 Other dairy products ............................................ 41,526 17.1 82.9 33.7 17.2 18.6 13.4 

 Fruits and vegetables ............................................. 115,700 16.8 83.2 33.5 17.2 18.8 13.6 

 Fresh fruits .......................................................... 42,493 16.9 83.1 33.2 16.6 19.8 13.6 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................. 39,015 16.5 83.5 34.2 17.9 18.5 12.9 

 Processed fruits................................................... 14,824 17.4 82.6 32.3 17.1 18.9 14.3 

 Processed vegetables ......................................... 19,367 16.9 83.1 33.6 17.5 17.3 14.6 

 Other food at home ................................................ 230,883 17.4 82.6 34.1 17.6 17.8 13.0 

 Sugar and other sweets ...................................... 21,794 16.4 83.6 34.4 17.6 17.0 14.7 

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

2019 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Two or more people 

Item Aggregate One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Fats and oils ........................................................ 15,153 16.6 83.4 35.3 17.5 18.2 12.4 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................ 125,665 17.7 82.3 33.6 17.5 17.9 13.4 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ...................................... 60,075 17.5 82.5 34.1 18.0 18.2 12.2 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips ............................................... 8,196 17.8 82.2 40.6 15.9 15.1 10.6 

 Food away from home ............................................... 465,653 17.5 82.5 35.0 17.8 17.5 12.3 

 Alcoholic beverages ...................................................... 76,493 22.2 77.8 45.6 12.8 12.8 6.7 

 Housing ......................................................................... 2,734,285 21.3 78.7 34.0 16.5 16.4 11.8 

 Shelter........................................................................ 1,612,057 23.3 76.7 33.7 16.2 15.5 11.3 

 Owned dwellings .................................................... 898,894 17.0 83.0 35.2 17.1 18.5 12.2 

 Mortgage interest and charges ........................... 364,926 13.4 86.6 30.4 18.5 23.0 14.8 

 Property taxes ..................................................... 285,524 18.1 81.9 37.3 16.2 17.9 10.6 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses .......................................................... 248,444 21.0 79.0 39.9 16.3 12.5 10.3 

 Rented dwellings .................................................... 586,042 34.4 65.6 28.5 15.2 11.3 10.6 

 Other lodging .......................................................... 127,121 16.6 83.4 47.1 14.8 14.0 7.5 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ............................. 536,253 19.3 80.7 34.5 16.7 16.4 13.1 

 Natural gas ............................................................. 55,020 21.1 78.9 34.1 16.1 16.6 12.1 

 Electricity ................................................................ 194,628 20.6 79.4 34.4 16.4 15.4 13.2 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................... 14,954 21.1 78.9 39.6 16.3 11.8 11.2 

 Telephone services ................................................ 186,323 16.9 83.1 34.3 17.5 17.5 13.8 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards................................................................. 25,241 27.6 72.4 39.7 13.2 11.9 7.7 

 Cellular phone service ......................................... 161,082 15.2 84.8 33.4 18.2 18.4 14.8 

 Water and other public services ............................. 85,327 20.0 80.0 34.6 16.0 17.0 12.4 

 Household operations ................................................ 207,591 17.0 83.0 28.8 19.3 22.8 12.1 

 Personal services ................................................... 64,603 7.2 92.8 8.1 27.3 40.3 17.1 

 Other household expenses .................................... 142,988 21.4 78.6 38.2 15.7 14.9 9.8 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................................. 101,081 17.1 82.9 38.2 15.4 16.0 13.3 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................... 24,466 17.2 82.8 33.2 17.1 18.2 14.3 

 Other household products ...................................... 60,451 15.7 84.3 40.1 15.5 15.2 13.5 

 Postage and stationery ........................................... 16,164 21.7 78.3 38.9 12.5 15.7 11.2 

 Household furnishings and equipment ...................... 277,303 18.6 81.4 36.9 16.2 16.9 11.4 

 Household textiles .................................................. 17,309 18.1 81.9 38.2 15.2 16.2 12.3 

 Furniture ................................................................. 68,897 15.5 84.5 36.1 18.0 17.3 13.0 

 Floor coverings ....................................................... 3,315 13.3 86.7 47.2 16.2 15.4 8.0 

 Major appliances .................................................... 42,534 16.4 83.6 34.2 16.3 20.3 12.9 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ...... 15,681 18.6 81.4 39.6 15.0 16.0 10.8 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ..................... 129,567 21.2 78.8 37.5 15.5 15.7 10.1 

 Apparel and services .................................................... 248,692 17.0 83.0 30.5 17.3 21.1 14.1 

 Men and boys ............................................................ 59,093 17.1 82.9 27.9 16.8 21.9 16.2 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................... 45,894 21.0 79.0 33.0 16.1 17.7 12.2 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................... 13,199 3.6 96.4 10.1 19.3 36.6 30.4 

 Women and girls ........................................................ 92,986 17.9 82.1 31.8 15.2 22.4 12.8 

 Women, 16 and over .............................................. 79,473 20.2 79.8 35.2 14.9 19.6 10.0 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................... 13,513 4.1 95.9 11.7 16.5 38.4 29.4 

 Children under 2 ........................................................ 9,966 10.2 89.8 16.3 22.6 28.5 22.3 

 Footwear .................................................................... 55,289 15.0 85.0 29.3 19.7 20.3 15.8 

 Other apparel products and services ........................ 31,357 19.5 80.5 38.7 18.5 15.2 8.2 

 Transportation ............................................................... 1,420,566 16.0 84.0 34.0 17.7 19.4 12.9 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .................................. 581,033 14.4 85.6 33.0 17.6 22.0 13.0 

 Cars and trucks, new .............................................. 259,160 13.2 86.8 37.6 15.8 20.0 13.4 

 Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 314,094 15.3 84.7 28.9 19.3 23.5 13.0 

 Other vehicles ......................................................... 7,779 217.2 82.8 41.1 25.5 31.6 24.7 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil........................... 276,931 15.9 84.1 32.9 17.6 18.8 14.7 

 Other vehicle expenses ............................................. 459,390 17.5 82.5 34.8 18.0 17.4 12.3 

 Vehicle finance charges ......................................... 33,277 13.1 86.9 33.6 18.3 21.0 14.0 

 Maintenance and repairs ........................................ 117,224 20.9 79.1 33.6 17.6 16.4 11.5 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ................................................................ 104,536 15.9 84.1 37.9 18.7 17.5 9.9 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................... 204,352 17.0 83.0 34.1 17.7 17.4 13.8 

 Public and other transportation ................................. 103,212 18.0 82.0 39.6 17.8 15.0 9.7 

 Healthcare ..................................................................... 686,691 19.4 80.6 40.1 15.7 15.0 9.8 

 Health insurance ........................................................ 466,729 18.3 81.7 40.1 16.0 15.2 10.4 

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

2019 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Two or more people 

Item Aggregate One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Medical services ........................................................ 130,142 21.5 78.5 37.8 15.1 16.2 9.3 

 Drugs ......................................................................... 64,211 20.8 79.2 44.1 15.6 11.6 7.9 

 Medical supplies ........................................................ 25,610 24.7 75.3 42.9 13.4 12.3 6.7 

 Entertainment ................................................................ 408,392 16.5 83.5 39.3 16.1 16.6 11.6 

 Fees and admissions ................................................. 116,302 11.5 88.5 41.7 13.8 21.3 11.7 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ................. 132,230 22.2 77.8 35.6 16.3 15.0 10.9 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ....... 108,457 18.7 81.3 38.7 18.3 14.3 10.0 

 Pets ......................................................................... 89,952 19.5 80.5 41.8 18.2 11.5 9.0 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ............ 18,505 15.0 85.0 23.7 18.6 28.1 14.6 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services................................................................... 51,404 8.3 91.7 44.6 15.9 14.9 16.3 

 Personal care products and services ........................... 103,912 18.5 81.5 37.0 15.6 17.2 11.7 

 Reading ......................................................................... 12,167 25.0 75.0 42.9 11.5 12.7 7.9 

 Education ...................................................................... 190,849 14.5 85.5 29.1 25.0 19.2 12.2 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ..................... 42,314 21.5 78.5 34.9 17.2 14.6 11.8 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................... 118,856 23.6 76.4 35.0 16.9 14.1 10.4 

 Cash contributions ........................................................ 263,854 22.2 77.8 39.8 12.4 13.6 12.0 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................ 947,479 13.1 86.9 34.4 19.4 20.2 12.9 

 Life and other personal insurance ............................. 68,706 11.8 88.2 42.6 19.7 16.5 9.5 

 Pensions and Social Security .................................... 878,774 13.2 86.8 33.7 19.4 20.5 13.2 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes.......................................... $10,956,495 14.4 85.6 35.5 19.3 18.3 12.5 

 Wages and salaries ................................................... 8,557,137 12.0 88.0 31.7 21.5 20.9 13.9 

 Self-employment income ........................................... 786,437 11.0 89.0 45.1 13.5 17.0 13.4 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ............................................................... 1,177,207 30.2 69.8 53.5 9.2 3.9 3.2 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income ...................................................... 259,431 25.7 74.3 51.9 11.0 7.1 4.2 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance 

 Program (SNAP)..................................................... 56,396 22.3 77.7 22.7 15.6 13.4 26.0 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions 

 for support .............................................................. 74,314 16.9 83.1 35.2 28.0 11.2 8.7 

 Other income ............................................................. 45,572 40.5 59.5 30.3 12.3 8.3 8.6 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) .......... 1,502,850 14.2 85.8 38.8 21.8 16.9 8.3 

 Federal income taxes ................................................ 1,167,872 14.5 85.5 39.7 22.2 16.3 7.2 

 State and local income taxes .................................... 326,607 13.1 86.9 35.4 20.0 19.3 12.2 

 Other taxes ................................................................ 8,371 12.2 87.8 45.7 23.7 10.3 8.1 

 Income after taxes ........................................................ 9,453,645 14.5 85.5 34.9 18.9 18.5 13.1 

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, 2020