Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer 

Expenditure Surveys, 2021 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item Aggregate No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 133,595 17,521 23,236 14,143 26,170 40,866 11,659 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................ 100.0 13.1 17.4 10.6 19.6 30.6 8.7 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $87,432 $22,705 $60,277 $43,141 $78,821 $131,312 $158,072 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 78,743 23,171 51,034 44,934 75,165 114,540 141,048 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 51.8 70.1 45.6 67.9 50.0 44.3 48.0 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ............................................................................ 2.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 4.4 

 Children under 18 .......................................................... .6 n.a. n.a. .3 1.0 .8 1.0 

 Adults 65 and older........................................................ .4 .7 .1 1.4 .4 .2 .2 

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.3 n.a. 1.0 n.a. 1.0 2.0 3.4 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 1.0 1.2 2.0 1.9 2.3 3.0 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men................................................................................ 47 38 53 49 45 49 49 

 Women .......................................................................... 53 62 47 51 55 51 51 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 65 58 44 79 66 70 77 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 38 14 28 23 38 53 57 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 44 16 57 27 18 21 

 Renter ............................................................................ 35 42 56 21 34 30 23 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................. 13 13 17 12 16 11 12 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including 

 Black or African-American .......................................... 87 87 83 88 84 89 88 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .......................................................... 15 7 12 9 18 16 25 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 85 93 88 91 82 84 75 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)............................................................ 3 4 1 4 4 1 5 

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 39 23 38 31 22 26 

 College ........................................................................... 69 56 76 58 65 76 69 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ............................... 89 72 84 90 93 96 96 

Annual aggregate expenditures ........................................... $8,937,383 6.2 12.4 8.8 20.5 39.2 12.8 

 Food .................................................................................. 1,105,178 6.2 11.9 9.8 21.8 38.0 12.2 

 Food at home ................................................................ 701,087 7.2 10.9 10.8 23.5 36.1 11.6 

 Cereals and bakery products ..................................... 89,592 7.2 10.6 11.1 23.9 35.0 12.2 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................... 28,017 6.7 10.0 11.0 23.5 36.7 12.1 

 Bakery products ...................................................... 61,575 7.4 10.8 11.2 24.1 34.3 12.2 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................... 148,655 6.9 10.9 10.9 24.1 35.5 11.7 

 Beef ......................................................................... 39,018 6.0 10.7 10.9 24.2 35.9 12.3 

 Pork ......................................................................... 29,713 7.6 11.5 11.7 23.8 34.2 11.2 

 Other meats ............................................................ 20,081 7.6 10.3 10.3 24.0 36.7 11.2 

 Poultry ..................................................................... 27,052 6.6 10.6 10.2 23.9 35.5 13.2 

 Fish and seafood..................................................... 23,778 7.4 11.4 10.8 24.3 35.4 10.7 

 Eggs ........................................................................ 9,012 7.3 10.7 11.4 25.4 34.7 10.4 

 Dairy products ............................................................ 65,568 7.8 10.3 11.8 23.9 35.3 10.9 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 20,941 7.8 10.0 11.1 25.3 35.0 10.8 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 44,627 7.9 10.4 12.1 23.3 35.4 11.0 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................. 137,670 7.1 10.7 10.8 23.8 36.1 11.5 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 50,421 7.6 10.4 10.5 24.2 35.4 11.9 

 Fresh vegetables..................................................... 43,712 6.5 11.0 10.6 24.0 36.7 11.2 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 17,683 7.7 10.4 11.6 23.2 35.8 11.3 

 Processed vegetables ............................................. 25,854 6.5 10.7 11.1 23.3 36.8 11.6 

 Other food at home .................................................... 259,603 7.2 11.2 10.5 22.6 36.9 11.5 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer 

Expenditure Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item Aggregate No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Sugar and other sweets .......................................... 24,263 8.0 9.7 11.9 23.7 34.1 12.6 

 Fats and oils ............................................................ 17,664 7.6 10.3 11.3 22.6 36.1 12.0 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 139,776 7.3 11.5 10.2 22.6 37.4 10.9 

 Nonalcoholic beverages .......................................... 68,632 7.2 11.3 10.7 22.5 36.6 11.7 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town 

 trips ...................................................................... 9,267 3.0 12.4 8.9 19.9 40.3 15.5 

 Food away from home ................................................... 404,091 4.5 13.7 7.9 19.1 41.4 13.4 

 Alcoholic beverages.......................................................... 73,841 5.4 18.7 9.5 16.4 41.4 8.6 

 Housing ............................................................................. 3,021,905 7.9 13.6 9.3 20.3 37.5 11.4 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 1,771,197 8.2 15.7 8.2 19.5 37.3 11.1 

 Owned dwellings ........................................................ 1,014,119 6.6 10.7 9.8 19.5 40.4 12.9 

 Mortgage interest and charges ............................... 371,521 3.0 11.4 4.6 20.3 45.9 14.7 

 Property taxes ......................................................... 330,672 8.2 10.1 11.6 19.3 37.9 12.8 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other 

 expenses .............................................................. 311,926 9.0 10.6 14.2 18.8 36.4 10.9 

 Rented dwellings ........................................................ 625,766 11.6 25.0 5.1 19.5 31.6 7.2 

 Other lodging .............................................................. 131,312 4.6 9.6 10.2 19.7 40.5 15.4 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 564,237 8.2 11.2 11.1 21.1 35.3 13.0 

 Natural gas ................................................................. 59,764 9.1 11.8 11.9 19.9 34.7 12.6 

 Electricity .................................................................... 207,189 9.1 11.7 11.7 21.6 34.1 11.9 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ............................................... 16,247 8.5 10.6 14.9 21.8 30.7 13.6 

 Telephone services .................................................... 188,193 6.7 11.0 9.7 21.0 37.3 14.3 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards .................................................................... 22,060 18.5 9.1 19.3 18.4 25.2 9.5 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 166,134 5.1 11.2 8.4 21.4 38.9 15.0 

 Water and other public services ................................. 92,843 8.8 10.5 11.7 20.7 35.3 13.0 

 Household operations ................................................... 218,873 7.8 10.6 9.7 19.7 42.9 9.2 

 Personal services ....................................................... 50,394 32.7 31.2 4.1 18.4 69.3 4.3 

 Other household expenses ........................................ 168,479 9.4 13.5 11.4 20.0 35.0 10.7 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 107,042 8.5 10.4 12.6 22.6 34.7 11.2 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 23,789 9.2 12.4 11.4 25.0 33.3 8.8 

 Other household products .......................................... 68,508 8.2 9.1 12.9 22.3 35.0 12.7 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 14,745 8.7 13.4 13.2 20.4 35.8 8.5 

 Household furnishings and equipment .......................... 360,556 5.5 10.1 10.9 22.2 39.5 11.8 

 Household textiles ...................................................... 16,221 7.4 10.9 10.9 20.6 39.5 10.7 

 Furniture ..................................................................... 95,600 5.6 11.4 11.2 22.8 37.2 11.9 

 Floor coverings ........................................................... 4,439 5.2 8.5 10.6 27.1 38.8 9.9 

 Major appliances ........................................................ 61,922 6.6 8.1 12.7 23.7 36.1 12.9 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ............................................................. 18,949 7.5 13.8 9.5 24.6 33.4 11.1 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ......................... 163,425 4.8 9.5 10.2 21.0 43.0 11.5 

 Apparel and services ........................................................ 233,952 4.7 13.0 7.1 21.9 39.6 13.8 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 56,507 3.9 14.2 5.5 21.1 41.9 13.4 

 Men, 16 and over ....................................................... 41,298 4.7 18.2 6.0 16.5 39.2 15.4 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 15,210 31.5 33.5 4.2 33.4 49.4 8.0 

 Women and girls ............................................................ 87,858 5.5 13.0 8.2 21.4 38.9 13.0 

 Women, 16 and over .................................................. 73,157 6.1 15.2 8.6 19.8 37.3 13.0 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................... 14,701 32.2 32.4 6.6 29.3 46.9 12.6 

 Children under 2 ............................................................ 8,844 31.4 32.9 37.0 38.3 44.3 6.2 

 Footwear ........................................................................ 44,801 4.7 14.3 7.0 17.7 39.6 16.7 

 Other apparel products and services ............................ 35,942 4.9 11.8 6.8 25.4 36.5 14.6 

 Transportation ................................................................... 1,464,325 4.3 11.3 8.4 22.0 39.5 14.5 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ...................................... 645,014 3.0 10.3 8.6 24.0 40.1 14.0 

 Cars and trucks, new.................................................. 295,306 2.4 8.6 9.8 22.9 43.6 12.6 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 341,296 3.6 11.7 7.6 25.2 36.7 15.1 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 8,412 3

.1 37.8 39.4 312.9 54.4 315.3 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 286,902 4.6 11.6 8.1 21.1 39.3 15.2 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................. 472,093 5.9 12.2 8.6 20.2 38.4 14.8 

 Vehicle finance charges ............................................. 36,325 2.4 9.5 6.4 21.2 44.4 16.1 

 Maintenance and repairs ............................................ 130,199 6.2 13.1 9.4 21.1 37.7 12.7 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges.................................................................... 101,488 5.8 12.4 8.5 18.5 40.3 14.6 

 Vehicle insurance ....................................................... 204,080 6.4 11.9 8.7 20.3 36.8 16.0 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 60,316 3.6 14.2 6.6 18.5 42.0 15.1 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer 

Expenditure Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item Aggregate No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Healthcare......................................................................... 728,228 10.4 9.0 14.8 20.2 34.4 11.3 

 Health insurance ............................................................ 494,784 10.0 8.6 15.8 20.0 34.4 11.2 

 Medical services ............................................................ 142,902 10.3 10.2 10.1 20.3 36.5 12.6 

 Drugs ............................................................................. 66,401 13.2 8.3 16.9 21.2 31.2 9.1 

 Medical supplies ............................................................ 24,141 10.7 11.2 14.7 19.2 32.2 12.0 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 476,379 5.3 10.8 10.5 22.7 39.8 10.9 

 Fees and admissions..................................................... 87,296 3.0 10.9 7.8 21.3 44.4 12.5 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ..................... 136,305 9.5 12.9 11.5 20.7 34.2 11.2 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ........... 129,294 5.9 12.7 11.9 20.9 38.8 9.8 

 Pets ............................................................................ 102,783 6.2 13.8 12.6 19.1 37.6 10.7 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ................ 26,511 4.7 8.4 9.0 28.0 43.6 6.3 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services ...................................................................... 123,484 1.8 6.6 9.7 27.8 43.7 10.5 

 Personal care products and services ............................... 102,831 6.3 11.7 9.5 20.2 39.2 13.1 

 Reading ............................................................................. 15,229 10.4 12.8 13.8 19.1 35.5 8.3 

 Education .......................................................................... 163,787 3.5 11.9 3.6 19.3 42.1 19.6 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......................... 45,605 10.3 13.6 10.4 22.4 33.7 9.6 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................... 131,738 8.7 14.8 9.0 20.3 34.7 12.5 

 Cash contributions ............................................................ 322,566 11.8 9.3 15.6 24.7 27.5 11.1 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 1,051,819 .4 14.0 1.0 16.1 51.9 16.7 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................. 63,249 4.7 9.1 10.4 19.1 41.9 14.8 

 Pensions and Social Security ........................................ 988,570 .1 14.3 .4 15.9 52.5 16.8 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $11,680,535 3.4 12.0 5.2 17.7 45.9 15.8 

 Wages and salaries ....................................................... 9,005,474 ( 4 ) 13.2 ( 2 ) 16.6 52.4 17.9 

 Self-employment income ............................................... 812,912 ( 4 ) 13.0 ( 2 ) 21.5 47.5 17.9 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ................................................................... 1,286,764 24.6 3.9 38.8 20.4 9.4 2.8 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other 

 property income .......................................................... 304,491 13.8 8.5 21.8 20.8 26.5 8.7 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) ....................................................................... 78,876 17.7 4.0 21.7 33.0 17.0 6.7 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support ........................................................................ 147,077 10.3 12.0 15.0 24.0 28.0 10.7 

 Other income ................................................................. 44,941 21.8 18.5 10.9 20.7 15.9 12.1 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) .............. 1,160,821 -.7 18.5 -2.2 8.2 59.0 17.1 

 Federal income taxes .................................................... 1,143,769 1.1 16.9 .8 11.4 54.0 15.7 

 Stimulus payment .......................................................... -339,560 6.7 8.2 11.4 25.4 34.3 14.1 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 342,557 .3 14.1 .9 14.7 52.7 17.3 

 Other taxes .................................................................... 14,055 3.2 8.6 7.0 6.9 24.3 50.0 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 10,519,715 3.9 11.3 6.0 18.7 44.5 15.6 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

4

 No data reported. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2022