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

Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014

Item

Total

three

people

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) ....... 19,084 412 530 724 711 1,710 1,837 1,739 3,100 8,320

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $78,151 $1,998 $8,075 $12,897 $17,597 $24,780 $34,988 $44,790 $59,455 $131,677

Income after taxes .......................................... 68,746 2,252 8,803 15,205 20,574 27,846 35,858 43,295 55,694 110,482

Age of reference person ................................. 45.9 44.1 40.9 41.7 43.5 43.7 45.9 45.3 46.4 47.2

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Children under 18 ......................................... .7 .9 1.2 1.1 1.0 .9 .7 .6 .6 .6

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .2 1.2 1.2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2

Earners ......................................................... 1.7 .7 .5 .8 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.1

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.2 1.2 1.1 .9 1.3 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.8

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 46 34 21 27 31 40 40 40 48 54

Women ......................................................... 54 66 79 73 69 60 60 60 52 46

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 66 40 33 29 37 36 52 61 68 85

With mortgage ............................................ 47 19 11 10 15 18 31 38 45 69

Without mortgage ....................................... 19 21 22 19 22 19 21 23 23 16

Renter ........................................................... 34 60 67 71 63 64 48 39 32 15

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 15 31 39 32 21 23 18 18 13 9

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 85 69 61 68 79 77 82 82 87 91

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 15 27 18 21 26 24 24 17 15 9

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 85 73 82 79 74 76 76 83 85 91

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 4 14 10 9 12 7 6 6 4 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 33 43 54 50 46 49 46 42 33 21

College ......................................................... 62 42 35 39 42 43 47 52 63 78

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 92 70 68 64 83 85 89 92 97 98

Average annual expenditures ........................... $60,249 $30,651 $26,272 $23,148 $29,170 $32,433 $37,507 $44,081 $52,210 $86,764

Food ............................................................... 7,796 4,327 5,556 4,451 5,159 5,116 5,730 6,872 6,970 10,094

Food at home ............................................... 4,727 3,031 4,303 3,173 3,581 3,602 3,806 4,456 4,251 5,722

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 620 422 513 461 496 454 536 577 620 720

Cereals and cereal products .................... 215 141 173 202 223 181 171 203 211 242

Bakery products ....................................... 404 282 341 259 273 273 365 374 409 478

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,066 752 1,257 817 866 916 862 932 953 1,255

Beef .......................................................... 282 199 292 212 216 232 235 267 272 325

Pork .......................................................... 210 194 354 161 169 170 173 176 186 247

Other meats .............................................. 143 80 168 112 92 110 129 118 131 172

Poultry ...................................................... 212 196 237 196 231 217 162 173 190 237

Fish and seafood ...................................... 152 1133 1142 77 112 122 104 134 115 198

Eggs ......................................................... 67 149 64 59 46 65 60 65 59 76

Dairy products ............................................ 483 308 356 262 423 393 339 455 458 586

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 179 135 136 130 152 178 140 164 176 202

Other dairy products ................................. 304 173 220 133 270 215 199 291 282 384

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 884 522 583 638 676 661 722 792 745 1,104

Fresh fruits ............................................... 313 125 146 242 231 229 232 267 258 406

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 282 173 155 184 208 194 220 255 221 367

Processed fruits ........................................ 132 105 125 94 88 116 108 125 113 157

Processed vegetables .............................. 157 118 156 118 149 122 162 145 153 174

Other food at home .................................... 1,674 1,027 1,595 995 1,120 1,178 1,346 1,700 1,475 2,057

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 161 102 142 89 91 108 125 136 152 205

Fats and oils ............................................. 137 113 112 105 123 88 116 144 126 161

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 868 467 876 529 558 580 703 919 736 1,076

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 464 328 454 259 334 391 386 460 444 541

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 44 118 110 113 114 112 116 40 17 75

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

Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

three

people

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 .................................. 3,070 1,296 1,253 1,278 1,579 1,514 1,924 2,416 2,719 4,372

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 442 1214 1115 1121 170 253 204 302 302 691

Housing .......................................................... 19,477 12,268 10,690 9,731 11,200 11,933 14,124 15,279 16,705 26,579

Shelter .......................................................... 11,088 7,005 5,603 5,526 6,355 6,769 7,982 8,358 9,199 15,375

Owned dwellings ........................................ 6,982 2,739 1,158 1,096 1,470 1,941 3,428 4,019 5,332 11,601

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 3,847 11,453 1659 1376 613 944 1,906 2,154 2,783 6,521

Property taxes .......................................... 1,988 732 384 466 520 573 982 1,198 1,563 3,248

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,147 1555 1114 254 338 425 541 667 987 1,832

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,428 4,200 4,304 4,405 4,656 4,651 4,375 4,073 3,556 2,502

Other lodging .............................................. 677 165 1140 125 1229 177 178 266 311 1,273

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 4,480 3,109 2,934 2,753 3,087 3,255 3,788 4,148 4,424 5,410

Natural gas ................................................. 466 303 347 260 302 298 367 417 415 598

Electricity .................................................... 1,667 1,497 1,438 1,244 1,328 1,388 1,587 1,651 1,646 1,841

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 161 127 15

119 164 157 84 136 154 244

Telephone services .................................... 1,599 920 759 883 1,021 1,075 1,274 1,480 1,658 1,981

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 382 302 254 237 308 265 300 376 393 453

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,217 618 506 646 712 810 974 1,104 1,265 1,528

Water and other public services ................. 588 362 384 347 372 437 476 464 552 746

Household operations .................................. 1,479 645 766 430 526 604 725 901 1,182 2,315

Personal services ....................................... 663 199 1426 1114 1184 168 301 347 501 1,104

Other household expenses ........................ 815 546 340 316 343 436 425 554 681 1,212

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 687 381 503 389 389 490 522 547 623 891

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 171 125 195 100 118 172 145 125 160 201

Other household products .......................... 386 218 238 251 210 235 302 325 359 500

Postage and stationery ............................... 130 139 170 137 62 83 75 97 104 190

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,744 1,128 885 634 843 815 1,106 1,325 1,278 2,588

Household textiles ...................................... 109 118 137 124 44 46 49 74 116 162

Furniture ..................................................... 422 1344 174 152 242 292 207 305 244 646

Floor coverings ........................................... 16 17

13181213124 110 8 25

Major appliances ........................................ 255 536 1167 148 196 117 126 228 187 357

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 111 123 94 123 67 48 65 108 87 160

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 830 200 409 379 292 308 634 600 636 1,239

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,140 1,695 1,299 969 1,145 1,478 1,230 1,714 1,525 3,041

Men and boys ............................................... 476 574 202 151 184 360 310 358 330 676

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 367 1454 1102 171 1134 267 214 308 251 531

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 109 120 100 80 50 93 97 51 80 145

Women and girls .......................................... 776 591 328 362 440 580 381 640 591 1,095

Women, 16 and over .................................. 635 338 1238 185 317 484 237 526 461 938

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 141 1253 90 177 123 96 144 114 130 156

Children under 2 ........................................... 140 1208 1352 1107 198 117 1143 1123 90 160

Footwear ...................................................... 429 1257 1311 1210 1297 267 263 396 348 579

Other apparel products and services ........... 319 65 106 139 126 154 133 197 166 531

Transportation ................................................ 10,861 5,988 3,905 3,594 5,107 6,687 6,801 7,521 10,505 15,229

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,985 12,870 11,347 1983 11,134 2,432 2,220 2,340 4,268 5,660

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,923 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1246 1613 1638 1,710 3,455

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,019 12,870 1,347 983 1,134 2,169 1,606 1,702 2,454 2,151

Other vehicles ............................................ 42 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 118 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1105 54

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 3,076 1,879 1,315 1,416 1,848 2,082 2,465 2,852 3,124 3,865

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,215 1,104 1,106 996 1,751 1,968 1,904 2,005 2,715 4,731

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 276 1112 172 73 101 148 156 199 284 395

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 955 419 353 264 389 711 571 579 808 1,394

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,302 1436 1527 1516 1923 1898 1795 1843 1,110 1,835

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 682 137 154 142 338 212 382 384 514 1,108

Public and other transportation .................... 585 1135 137 199 375 205 212 325 396 972

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,276 2,315 678 1,041 1,677 2,064 2,746 3,435 4,434 6,011

Health insurance .......................................... 2,767 1,719 467 772 1,294 1,339 1,830 2,247 2,874 3,833

Medical services ........................................... 878 445 159 89 139 391 521 578 896 1,319

Drugs ............................................................ 484 114 135 143 190 285 319 531 553 618

Medical supplies ........................................... 147 137 117 138 154 49 75 80 111 240

Entertainment ................................................. 2,813 1,033 1,227 1,113 1,516 1,227 1,650 2,029 2,775 4,014

Fees and admissions ................................... 608 93 56 245 256 143 175 240 481 1,045

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,103 617 799 538 606 678 838 1,003 1,085 1,413

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

Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

three

people

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

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 684 267 242 256 553 279 507 574 552 966

Pets ............................................................ 531 1195 175 160 459 209 396 363 410 777

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 153 171 167 197 194 70 1111 211 142 189

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 418 157 1130 173 1100 126 129 212 656 590

Personal care products and services ............. 689 345 332 307 338 327 400 543 601 993

Reading .......................................................... 91 116 130 120 132 42 57 54 71 143

Education ....................................................... 1,778 1541 817 480 433 309 482 635 938 3,267

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 399 383 419 306 339 354 440 465 419 390

Miscellaneous ................................................. 858 1973 1613 198 555 381 389 936 835 1,146

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,560 369 288 195 471 577 649 853 1,339 2,544

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 7,071 185 303 623 1,028 1,686 2,607 3,442 4,789 12,621

Life and other personal insurance ................ 374 165 166 179 187 157 170 183 346 598

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 6,697 120 238 544 941 1,529 2,437 3,259 4,444 12,023

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $78,151 $1,998 $8,075 $12,897 $17,597 $24,780 $34,988 $44,790 $59,455 $131,677

Wages and salaries ...................................... 66,932 1,201 1,998 5,806 9,564 17,642 26,685 36,317 48,774 116,724

Self-employment income .............................. 3,938 1-745 159 1140 1243 652 1,184 1,873 1,733 7,598

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 5,011 1407 1,352 2,537 4,682 4,519 5,324 5,517 7,425 4,744

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 925 125 126 130 113 1-46 203 148 448 1,881

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 670 900 3,428 3,221 2,348 1,410 753 349 496 79

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 519 177 1356 590 1518 415 638 482 474 565

Other income ................................................ 157 1133 1856 1574 1229 1189 1201 1103 105 86

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 9,405 -254 -728 -2,308 -2,976 -3,066 -870 1,495 3,761 21,194

Federal income taxes ................................... 7,285 1-191 -701 -2,181 -2,790 -3,098 -1,197 736 2,598 16,971

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,058 1-65 1-30 -128 -202 19 308 609 1,115 4,139

Other taxes ................................................... 62 12

1311115 113 118 1150 48 84

Income after taxes .......................................... 68,746 2,252 8,803 15,205 20,574 27,846 35,858 43,295 55,694 110,482

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $6,870 $3,667 - $2,346 $1,855 $33 - $3,109 - $497 - $408 $3,621 $15,044

Net change in total assets ............................ 16,105 6,236 -2,550 1,510 109 -113 2,862 5,078 10,887 30,924

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 9,235 2,570 -204 -345 76 2,996 3,359 5,485 7,265 15,879

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 854 168 1101 128 1277 1402 1131 1650 172 1,648

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,364 1-593 1-272 1-296 -510 -699 -842 -1,266 -1,767 -4,055

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 166,065 70,554 46,496 47,937 51,376 51,125 87,362 103,185 132,546 265,120

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 951 396 275 294 361 338 569 683 830 1,440

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,293 503 457 300 245 223 544 629 635 2,330

Food ............................................................. 84 14

129 122 12126 48 18 54 148

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 13 126 3 ( ) 110 11

1312117 22 16

Housing ........................................................ 241 131 222 96 137 70 164 140 161 376

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 22 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 12

14112 117 117 111 35

Household textiles ...................................... 5 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 12

121115 8

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 20 3 ( ) 110 11

171111114 17 38

Major appliances ...................................... 6 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 11

173 ( ) 2 ( ) 113 ( ) 14

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 13 3 ( ) 110 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 11

11113 17 24

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 49 12

3 ( ) 116 154 14161 48 30 70

Other housing ............................................. 145 129 213 78 172 50 182 160 108 224

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

Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

Total

three

people

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

Apparel and services .................................... 239 1326 1127 1135 149 66 126 273 183 342

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 59 1246 158 12

16139 125 51 33 84

Females, 2 and over ................................... 78 122 2 ( ) 135 14

113 40 86 82 113

Children under 2 ......................................... 40 158 3 ( ) 127 137 112 141 140 125 53

Other apparel products and services ......... 62 2 ( ) 169 170 12

12120 196 143 92

Jewelry and watches ................................ 21 2 ( ) 14

112 122 ( ) 11115 15 42

All other apparel products and services ... 41 3 ( ) 165 159 3 ( ) 12

119 180 137 50

Transportation .............................................. 86 196 2 ( ) 14 17 14 23 11 31 171

Healthcare .................................................... 18 11

12123 ( ) 115 14125 13 30

Entertainment ............................................... 77 118 164 120 114 125 128 145 32 135

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 28 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 120 14

112 17118 112 49

Other entertainment ................................... 49 118 164 3 ( ) 110 113 121 27 20 86

Personal care products and services ........... 14 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 18

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 19116 112 23

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

3 ( ) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 1114 4 6

Education ..................................................... 466 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 12

18110 1130 145 99 990

All other gifts ................................................. 52 11

110 2 ( ) 117 14 8 36 34 93

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

2 Value is too small to display.

3 No data reported.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2015