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

Survey, 2000

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................... 109,367 32,323 77,044 33,312 16,840 15,836 11,056 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........................ 100.0 29.6 70.4 30.5 15.4 14.5 10.1 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

Income before taxes 1 ............................................... $44,649 $24,977 $53,314 $47,121 $54,600 $63,959 $54,746 

Income after taxes 1 .................................................. 41,532 22,886 49,744 43,517 51,163 59,684 52,058 

 Age of reference person ............................................ 48.2 51.9 46.6 53.0 43.4 40.8 40.7 

Average number in consumer unit:

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

 Children under 18 .................................................... .7 n.a. .9 .1 .8 1.6 2.8 

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

 Earners .................................................................... 1.4 .6 1.7 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.3 

 Vehicles ................................................................... 1.9 1.0 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ....................................................................... 53 43 57 59 54 58 55 

 Female ................................................................... 47 57 43 41 46 42 45 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 66 50 72 74 68 74 70 

 With mortgage ..................................................... 39 20 47 37 47 60 56 

 Without mortgage ................................................ 27 31 25 37 20 14 14 

 Renter .................................................................... 34 50 28 26 32 26 30 

Race of reference person:

Black ...................................................................... 12 12 12 9 15 13 18 

 White and other ..................................................... 88 88 88 91 85 87 82 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .................................................... 6 7 6 6 5 4 8 

 High school (9-12) ................................................. 39 36 41 40 41 38 44 

 College .................................................................. 54 56 54 54 54 58 46 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 88 75 93 92 93 94 92 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................... $4,157,850 17.8 82.2 31.3 18.4 19.5 13.0 

Food .......................................................................... 562,397 15.6 84.4 31.7 18.8 18.9 15.1 

 Food at home .......................................................... 329,324 13.9 86.1 30.8 19.5 19.1 16.8 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................. 49,416 13.8 86.2 29.9 19.4 19.4 17.6 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................ 17,048 12.6 87.4 28.5 18.9 19.8 20.2 

 Bakery products ................................................... 32,368 14.5 85.5 30.6 19.6 19.1 16.2 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 86,708 12.6 87.4 31.3 20.2 18.9 17.0 

 Beef ..................................................................... 25,965 11.9 88.1 30.8 21.3 19.5 16.6 

 Pork ..................................................................... 18,198 12.1 87.9 32.8 20.6 17.7 16.7 

 Other meats ......................................................... 10,959 13.2 86.8 29.1 19.3 19.2 19.2 

 Poultry ................................................................. 15,824 13.2 86.8 30.4 19.3 19.8 17.2 

 Fish and seafood ................................................. 12,006 12.8 87.2 32.8 19.6 19.0 15.7 

 Eggs .................................................................... 3,757 14.7 85.3 32.0 19.2 15.9 18.1 

Dairy products ....................................................... 35,387 14.2 85.8 30.3 19.4 18.8 17.3 

 Fresh milk and cream .......................................... 14,304 14.0 86.0 27.8 20.1 19.0 19.1 

 Other dairy products ............................................ 21,083 14.3 85.7 32.0 19.0 18.7 16.0 

 Fruits and vegetables ............................................ 56,774 15.2 84.8 32.2 18.7 18.1 15.7 

 Fresh fruits ........................................................... 17,786 16.2 83.8 32.7 17.8 17.7 15.7 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................. 17,302 15.5 84.5 32.4 18.4 17.6 16.1 

 Processed fruits ................................................... 12,537 14.8 85.2 31.5 19.3 19.3 15.1 

 Processed vegetables ......................................... 9,150 13.5 86.5 31.8 20.5 18.4 15.8 

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

Survey, 2000 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

 Other food at home ................................................ $101,039 14.2 85.8 30.2 19.3 19.8 16.6 

 Sugar and other sweets ....................................... 12,769 13.5 86.5 29.9 18.5 18.9 19.1 

 Fats and oils ........................................................ 9,057 13.3 86.7 33.5 19.1 17.5 16.7 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................ 47,638 14.4 85.6 28.7 19.7 20.5 16.7 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ...................................... 27,206 14.2 85.8 30.5 19.8 19.7 15.7 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ................................................. 4,368 16.3 83.7 36.9 14.9 18.9 13.0 

 Food away from home ............................................. 233,073 18.0 82.0 32.9 17.9 18.5 12.7 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................. 40,542 25.0 75.0 36.9 17.6 12.1 8.5 

Housing ..................................................................... 1,346,868 19.6 80.4 30.1 17.8 19.8 12.8 

 Shelter ..................................................................... 778,062 21.0 79.0 29.7 17.4 19.4 12.6 

 Owned dwellings ................................................... 503,340 15.0 85.0 30.0 17.9 23.1 14.0 

 Mortgage interest and charges ............................ 288,597 11.3 88.7 27.2 19.2 26.4 16.0 

 Property taxes ..................................................... 124,520 18.8 81.2 33.4 16.1 19.8 11.9 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ........................................................... 90,223 21.6 78.4 34.4 16.0 17.3 10.7 

 Rented dwellings ................................................... 222,463 35.4 64.6 26.4 16.3 11.9 10.0 

 Other lodging ......................................................... 52,260 17.7 82.3 40.5 16.9 15.0 9.9 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................... 272,203 19.3 80.7 31.1 17.6 18.4 13.6 

 Natural gas ............................................................ 33,613 20.0 80.0 29.8 16.9 18.7 14.7 

 Electricity ............................................................... 99,681 18.5 81.5 31.8 17.6 18.4 13.7 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................... 10,602 20.8 79.2 37.0 15.2 15.8 11.1 

 Telephone services ............................................... 95,887 20.5 79.5 30.0 18.1 18.3 13.1 

 Water and other public services ............................ 32,419 17.5 82.5 31.8 17.2 19.0 14.5 

 Household operations .............................................. 74,844 16.7 83.3 22.4 20.7 27.7 12.5 

 Personal services .................................................. 35,676 11.2 88.8 9.5 24.7 38.3 16.3 

 Other household expenses .................................... 39,169 21.7 78.3 34.1 17.1 18.0 9.0 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................... 52,576 13.2 86.8 34.3 18.3 18.7 15.5 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .............................. 14,254 11.6 88.4 30.0 18.1 17.6 22.7 

 Other household products ..................................... 24,624 12.8 87.2 34.0 18.9 20.4 13.8 

 Postage and stationery .......................................... 13,698 15.7 84.3 39.3 17.4 16.5 11.1 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................... 169,183 16.9 83.1 32.0 18.7 20.9 11.5 

 Household textiles ................................................. 11,619 17.1 82.9 32.2 19.7 21.2 9.8 

 Furniture ................................................................ 42,722 17.1 82.9 30.5 20.5 21.4 10.5 

 Floor coverings ...................................................... 4,854 13.1 86.9 33.4 19.7 20.6 13.1 

 Major appliances ................................................... 20,653 16.2 83.8 30.2 17.7 19.7 16.2 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ......................................................... 9,535 16.2 83.8 34.9 17.9 19.0 12.0 

 Miscellaneous household equipment .................... 79,800 17.2 82.8 32.9 17.8 21.1 10.9 

Apparel and services ................................................. 202,524 15.9 84.1 28.7 19.2 20.4 15.8 

 Men and boys .......................................................... 48,017 14.5 85.5 29.5 19.5 20.9 15.6 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................... 37,557 17.5 82.5 34.8 19.6 17.1 11.0 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 10,460 3.7 96.3 10.5 18.9 34.7 32.2 

 Women and girls ...................................................... 79,091 16.3 83.7 29.3 18.5 20.1 15.8 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................. 66,200 18.7 81.3 32.4 18.3 17.4 13.1 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 12,891 4.0 96.0 13.1 19.1 34.0 29.8 

 Children under 2 ...................................................... 8,940 6.1 93.9 14.9 27.3 27.8 23.8 

 Footwear .................................................................. 37,399 15.8 84.2 27.7 19.6 19.1 17.9 

 Other apparel products and services ....................... 29,078 20.3 79.7 31.2 18.0 19.5 11.0 

Transportation ........................................................... 811,189 14.9 85.1 30.9 20.2 20.9 13.1 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 373,844 12.6 87.4 30.3 21.6 22.4 13.1 

 Cars and trucks, new ............................................. 175,528 14.7 85.3 33.5 23.9 18.7 9.2 

 Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 193,562 10.5 89.5 27.6 19.8 25.3 16.8 

 Other vehicles ........................................................ 4,754 21.5 78.5 17.1 13.3 38.9 39.2 

 Gasoline and motor oil ............................................. 141,219 15.6 84.4 30.8 18.7 20.3 14.5 

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

Survey, 2000 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................... $249,479 16.5 83.5 31.1 19.4 19.9 13.1 

 Vehicle finance charges ........................................ 35,898 11.6 88.4 30.4 22.3 21.1 14.6 

 Maintenance and repairs ....................................... 68,205 18.7 81.3 31.7 17.3 19.0 13.4 

 Vehicle insurance .................................................. 85,102 16.6 83.4 31.5 19.8 19.0 13.1 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other

charges ................................................................ 60,274 16.6 83.4 30.2 19.7 21.6 11.9 

 Public transportation ................................................ 46,647 22.3 77.7 35.8 16.8 15.9 9.2 

Health care ................................................................ 225,868 21.2 78.8 38.4 15.5 15.0 9.9 

 Health insurance ...................................................... 107,469 19.8 80.2 38.5 16.1 15.6 10.0 

 Medical services ...................................................... 62,103 21.7 78.3 35.6 15.6 16.6 10.5 

 Drugs ....................................................................... 45,505 24.7 75.3 41.5 14.1 11.1 8.6 

 Medical supplies ...................................................... 10,790 18.3 81.7 41.1 15.2 15.1 10.3 

Entertainment ............................................................ 203,712 16.2 83.8 30.0 18.2 21.6 14.0 

 Fees and admissions ............................................... 56,308 16.1 83.9 30.8 15.4 24.1 13.7 

 Television, radios, sound equipment ....................... 67,999 20.3 79.7 28.0 17.9 20.9 12.8 

 Pets, toys, and playground equipment .................... 36,452 15.4 84.6 32.5 18.1 20.1 13.9 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services .......................................................... 42,954 10.4 89.6 30.0 22.5 20.6 16.6 

Personal care products and services ........................ 61,549 17.4 82.6 31.8 19.3 18.4 13.1 

Reading ..................................................................... 16,019 22.9 77.1 36.0 15.3 16.6 9.3 

Education ................................................................... 69,094 19.0 81.0 23.0 20.5 21.7 15.7 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies .................. 34,845 18.8 81.2 30.4 19.3 17.7 13.8 

Miscellaneous ............................................................ 84,819 21.3 78.7 33.7 15.8 18.4 10.8 

Cash contributions ..................................................... 130,414 25.9 74.1 38.2 14.8 13.5 7.5 

Personal insurance and pensions ............................. 368,010 15.6 84.4 31.5 19.2 21.2 12.5 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................... 43,595 11.5 88.5 37.0 18.5 20.3 12.7 

 Pensions and Social Security .................................. 324,415 16.2 83.8 30.8 19.3 21.3 12.5 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1

Money income before taxes ........................................ 3,636,872 17.1 82.9 31.4 18.8 20.2 12.4 

 Wages and salaries ................................................. 2,898,057 14.6 85.4 28.3 20.7 22.4 14.0 

 Self-employment income ......................................... 190,915 18.0 82.0 36.8 15.7 21.9 7.6 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 395,533 32.1 67.9 51.0 8.6 4.7 3.5 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................... 75,516 27.6 72.4 45.7 8.5 13.4 4.8 

 Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits .................................................. 15,625 21.2 78.8 25.7 16.9 21.8 14.4 

 Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ........................................................... 25,234 16.9 83.1 21.7 16.1 18.2 27.2 

 Regular contributions for support ............................ 25,146 19.9 80.1 20.5 20.6 24.5 14.5 

 Other income ........................................................... 10,846 34.1 65.9 21.6 18.9 11.3 14.1 

Personal taxes ........................................................... 253,929 20.5 79.5 34.4 17.0 19.4 8.7 

 Federal income taxes .............................................. 196,250 20.6 79.4 34.3 17.2 19.5 8.4 

 State and local income taxes ................................... 45,761 19.6 80.4 33.7 17.0 19.4 10.3 

 Other taxes .............................................................. 11,919 22.8 77.2 40.0 13.8 16.0 7.3 

Income after taxes ..................................................... 3,382,943 16.8 83.2 31.2 19.0 20.3 12.7 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete

income reporters" only; see glossary. 2 Value less than 0.5.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.