Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2007

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................... 120,171 35,740 84,431 38,260 18,175 16,496 11,499 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........................ 100.0 29.7 70.3 31.8 15.1 13.7 9.6 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................. $63,091 $31,962 $76,269 $70,095 $74,809 $86,902 $83,866 

Income after taxes .................................................... 60,858 30,539 73,692 67,025 72,478 84,593 82,158 

Age of reference person ............................................ 48.8 52.4 47.3 53.4 44.3 41.1 40.8 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................... 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.6 

Children under 18 .................................................... .6 n.a. .9 .1 .8 1.6 2.7 

Persons 65 and over ............................................... .3 .3 .3 .5 .2 .1 .1 

Earners .................................................................... 1.3 .6 1.6 1.3 1.8 2.0 2.2 

Vehicles ................................................................... 1.9 1.1 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ......................................................................... 47 46 47 51 44 45 44 

Female ..................................................................... 53 54 53 49 56 55 56 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ............................................................. 67 51 73 75 69 76 71 

With mortgage ....................................................... 43 25 51 42 53 65 59 

Without mortgage .................................................. 23 26 22 33 16 11 12 

Renter ...................................................................... 33 49 27 25 31 24 29 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ....................................... 12 12 12 10 15 11 15 

White, Asian, and all other races ............................. 88 88 88 90 85 89 85 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................... 12 7 14 8 13 17 26 

Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................. 88 92 86 92 87 83 74 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ...................................................... 5 5 5 5 4 4 8 

High school (9-12) ................................................... 35 34 35 35 36 32 39 

College .................................................................... 60 60 59 59 59 64 52 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ........................ 88 77 93 93 92 95 93 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................... $5,964,504 17.5 82.5 34.4 17.3 18.2 12.6 

Food .......................................................................... 736,786 15.9 84.1 33.4 17.4 18.6 14.6 

Food at home .......................................................... 416,229 15.3 84.7 32.3 17.9 18.8 15.7 

Cereals and bakery products ................................. 55,203 15.2 84.8 31.5 18.0 18.7 16.6 

Cereals and cereal products ................................ 17,139 14.8 85.2 30.1 17.9 19.3 17.9 

Bakery products ................................................... 38,064 15.4 84.6 32.2 18.0 18.4 16.0 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 93,320 14.7 85.3 31.7 17.8 19.4 16.5 

Beef ..................................................................... 25,977 14.1 85.9 31.0 18.5 19.7 16.7 

Pork ..................................................................... 17,976 13.6 86.4 33.0 18.7 19.4 15.4 

Other meats ......................................................... 12,551 15.2 84.8 30.4 17.5 20.6 16.2 

Poultry ................................................................. 17,039 14.5 85.5 29.8 16.4 20.8 18.6 

Fish and seafood ................................................. 14,646 16.2 83.8 34.9 17.6 16.3 15.0 

Eggs .................................................................... 5,131 16.8 83.2 31.7 16.5 18.2 16.8 

Dairy products ....................................................... 46,534 15.2 84.8 32.9 17.0 19.0 15.8 

Fresh milk and cream .......................................... 18,460 15.3 84.7 30.2 17.2 20.1 17.3 

Other dairy products ............................................ 28,074 15.1 84.9 34.7 16.9 18.4 14.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2007 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Fruits and vegetables ............................................ $72,058 15.8 84.2 34.0 17.3 18.2 14.7 

Fresh fruits ........................................................... 24,234 16.2 83.8 34.4 17.4 17.4 14.6 

Fresh vegetables ................................................. 22,858 15.4 84.6 35.3 17.7 17.8 13.9 

Processed fruits ................................................... 13,492 16.3 83.7 32.6 15.9 19.9 15.4 

Processed vegetables ......................................... 11,475 15.0 85.0 32.7 18.0 18.7 15.6 

Other food at home ................................................ 149,114 15.6 84.4 31.8 18.5 18.8 15.2 

Sugar and other sweets ....................................... 14,954 15.4 84.6 33.8 17.5 18.0 15.3 

Fats and oils ........................................................ 10,962 15.2 84.8 35.2 17.2 17.3 15.1 

Miscellaneous foods ............................................ 78,020 15.6 84.4 30.3 19.5 19.2 15.4 

Nonalcoholic beverages ...................................... 40,012 15.9 84.1 31.9 17.9 19.0 15.3 

Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town

trips .................................................................... 5,167 15.7 84.3 40.1 15.7 17.3 11.2 

Food away from home ............................................. 320,556 16.7 83.3 34.9 16.7 18.4 13.3 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................. 54,849 27.5 72.5 38.2 14.4 12.4 7.5 

Housing ..................................................................... 2,033,228 19.8 80.2 32.6 17.0 18.3 12.3 

Shelter ..................................................................... 1,204,440 21.4 78.6 31.5 16.8 18.0 12.3 

Owned dwellings ................................................... 808,774 16.0 84.0 32.0 17.7 20.7 13.6 

Mortgage interest and charges ............................ 467,470 13.9 86.1 28.4 18.7 23.4 15.6 

Property taxes ..................................................... 205,356 17.9 82.1 35.5 16.3 18.7 11.5 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 135,949 20.5 79.5 39.2 16.3 14.2 9.8 

Rented dwellings ................................................... 312,669 36.9 63.1 26.3 14.9 11.9 10.0 

Other lodging ......................................................... 82,997 15.3 84.7 46.1 14.8 14.5 9.2 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................... 417,861 18.9 81.1 32.8 17.7 17.7 13.0 

Natural gas ............................................................ 57,729 20.1 79.9 32.9 16.6 17.6 12.7 

Electricity ............................................................... 156,566 18.4 81.6 33.0 17.8 17.6 13.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................... 18,100 21.1 78.9 36.9 17.3 14.1 10.6 

Telephone services ............................................... 133,353 18.9 81.1 31.7 18.3 18.0 13.1 

Water and other public services ............................ 52,113 18.1 81.9 33.2 17.3 18.4 13.0 

Household operations .............................................. 118,269 14.7 85.3 26.6 20.9 25.1 12.7 

Personal services .................................................. 49,926 6.6 93.4 11.8 27.5 36.3 17.9 

Other household expenses .................................... 68,343 20.6 79.4 37.4 16.1 16.9 8.9 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................... 76,732 14.5 85.5 42.8 14.9 15.9 11.9 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .............................. 16,816 14.4 85.6 32.5 18.8 18.5 15.8 

Other household products ..................................... 41,635 13.2 86.8 46.6 13.7 14.9 11.6 

Postage and stationery .......................................... 18,281 17.5 82.5 43.6 13.9 15.9 9.0 

Household furnishings and equipment .................... 215,927 17.2 82.8 37.9 15.3 18.4 11.1 

Household textiles ................................................. 15,990 19.4 80.6 35.9 13.1 20.9 10.8 

Furniture ................................................................ 53,557 15.2 84.8 36.6 17.6 19.7 10.9 

Floor coverings ...................................................... 5,585 15.5 84.5 32.5 14.7 21.9 15.3 

Major appliances ................................................... 27,798 14.5 85.5 40.5 15.6 18.3 11.1 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ...... 12,142 21.0 79.0 35.3 15.7 16.6 11.4 

Miscellaneous household equipment .................... 100,855 18.4 81.6 38.8 14.3 17.4 11.0 

Apparel and services ................................................. 225,938 15.2 84.8 32.3 18.3 20.2 14.0 

Men and boys .......................................................... 52,303 18.0 82.0 30.0 17.3 19.2 15.4 

Men, 16 and over ................................................... 42,171 21.2 78.8 34.8 17.2 15.5 11.4 

Boys, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 10,131 4.8 95.2 10.3 17.9 35.0 32.0 

Women and girls ...................................................... 89,967 13.8 86.2 35.3 18.2 19.5 13.2 

Women, 16 and over ............................................. 75,356 15.6 84.4 39.4 17.7 16.5 10.8 

Girls, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 14,611 4.4 95.6 14.4 20.6 35.2 25.4 

Children under 2 ...................................................... 11,216 6.2 93.8 16.9 27.1 24.8 25.0 

Footwear .................................................................. 39,288 14.1 85.9 29.5 18.6 22.0 15.8 

Other apparel products and services ....................... 33,164 18.8 81.2 36.0 17.0 19.7 8.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2007 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Transportation ........................................................... $1,052,362 15.4 84.6 33.9 18.6 18.2 14.0 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 389,835 13.6 86.4 33.0 19.2 18.4 15.9 

Cars and trucks, new ............................................. 188,886 14.1 85.9 38.6 16.5 16.5 14.3 

Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 188,293 13.0 87.0 26.9 21.9 20.0 18.3 

Other vehicles ........................................................ 12,657 14.9 85.1 39.0 19.8 21.4 25.0 

Gasoline and motor oil ............................................. 286,448 15.9 84.1 32.7 17.8 19.4 14.2 

Other vehicle expenses ........................................... 311,449 16.6 83.4 34.3 19.2 17.3 12.6 

Vehicle finance charges ........................................ 36,678 11.9 88.1 33.7 19.0 21.1 14.4 

Maintenance and repairs ....................................... 88,637 19.0 81.0 34.5 17.3 17.1 12.0 

Vehicle insurance .................................................. 128,697 17.0 83.0 34.8 20.0 14.8 13.3 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ................................................................ 57,438 15.4 84.6 32.9 20.2 20.8 10.7 

Public transportation ................................................ 64,629 17.9 82.1 42.8 15.3 15.9 8.1 

Health care ................................................................ 342,814 18.6 81.4 41.5 15.2 15.1 9.5 

Health insurance ...................................................... 185,645 19.1 80.9 41.3 15.3 15.0 9.3 

Medical services ...................................................... 85,236 16.9 83.1 39.1 14.9 18.1 11.1 

Drugs ....................................................................... 57,785 20.0 80.0 45.2 15.1 11.8 7.9 

Medical supplies ...................................................... 14,149 17.3 82.7 42.5 16.8 12.7 10.6 

Entertainment ............................................................ 324,185 15.5 84.5 36.7 16.7 19.0 12.0 

Fees and admissions ............................................... 79,076 14.6 85.4 34.6 14.8 22.3 13.7 

Audio and visual equipment and services ............... 118,583 19.3 80.7 33.4 17.4 17.9 11.9 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ...... 67,295 15.3 84.7 37.9 17.8 18.3 10.7 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ................................................................. 59,232 9.4 90.6 45.0 16.7 17.5 11.4 

Personal care products and services ........................ 70,608 18.3 81.7 36.0 16.5 17.3 11.9 

Reading ..................................................................... 14,143 24.4 75.6 38.0 14.6 15.3 7.7 

Education ................................................................... 113,594 19.5 80.5 26.2 19.8 21.5 12.9 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies .................. 38,813 20.5 79.5 34.5 19.5 14.2 11.2 

Miscellaneous ............................................................ 97,040 19.6 80.4 38.8 15.6 15.8 10.2 

Cash contributions ..................................................... 218,891 19.9 80.1 43.9 13.7 13.7 8.7 

Personal insurance and pensions ............................. 641,253 13.9 86.1 34.5 18.9 20.2 12.5 

Life and other personal insurance ........................... 37,189 14.0 86.0 35.9 19.3 19.2 11.7 

Pensions and Social Security .................................. 604,064 13.9 86.1 34.5 18.9 20.2 12.6 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ...................................... 7,581,789 15.1 84.9 35.4 17.9 18.9 12.7 

Wages and salaries ................................................. 6,047,285 12.8 87.2 32.8 19.0 21.2 14.1 

Self-employment income ......................................... 413,947 12.1 87.9 34.6 18.8 20.7 13.8 

Social Security, private and government retirement 766,586 29.3 70.7 54.2 9.7 3.4 3.4 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................... 209,782 26.6 73.4 47.5 14.3 7.2 4.3 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits .................................................. 25,985 19.2 80.8 42.0 16.1 12.4 10.3 

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ........................................................... 39,923 22.6 77.4 19.3 20.0 15.5 22.6 

Regular contributions for support ............................ 55,626 23.7 76.3 28.3 19.1 18.8 10.1 

Other income ........................................................... 22,656 39.3 60.7 23.1 14.1 14.7 8.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2007 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Personal taxes ........................................................... $268,400 18.9 81.1 43.8 15.8 14.2 7.3 

Federal income taxes .............................................. 188,565 19.6 80.4 45.5 15.5 13.3 6.1 

State and local income taxes ................................... 56,248 17.1 82.9 40.0 16.7 16.2 10.1 

Other taxes .............................................................. 23,587 18.3 81.7 38.9 16.1 16.4 10.2 

Income after taxes ..................................................... 7,313,389 14.9 85.1 35.1 18.0 19.1 12.9 

1 Value less than or equal to 0.5. 2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.