Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

Number of consumer units (in 

 thousands) ................................................................ 130,001 12,988 12,993 13,003 12,985 13,001 13,011 13,028 13,071 12,958 12,963 

Percent distribution of consumer 

 units ................................................................ 100.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.0 10.0 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean 

 values): 

 Income before taxes ................................................................ $73,573 $6,059 $16,726 $25,189 $34,459 $45,559 $59,299 $75,995 $96,696 $129,006 $247,174 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 63,606 6,376 17,489 26,065 34,570 43,859 54,815 68,652 85,526 110,377 188,614 

 Age of reference person ................................ 50.9 49.1 58.8 55.5 53.1 50.9 48.3 47.6 47.7 48.5 49.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.1 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .3 .3 .5 .5 .6 .6 .7 .8 .8 .8 

 Adults 65 and older ................................ .4 .3 .5 .6 .6 .5 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 .5 .5 .7 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 .9 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.9 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................ 47 39 36 40 43 45 50 50 52 57 60 

 Women ................................................................ 53 61 64 60 57 55 50 50 48 43 40 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 34 48 53 56 61 61 68 77 83 88 

 With mortgage................................................................ 36 10 12 17 21 32 37 45 57 63 68 

 Without mortgage ................................ 27 24 36 36 35 29 24 22 20 20 20 

 Renter................................................................ 37 66 52 47 44 39 39 32 23 17 12 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 21 18 16 16 14 12 13 9 8 6 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 79 82 84 84 86 88 87 91 92 94 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of 

 reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 16 14 16 16 15 17 14 12 9 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................ 86 84 86 84 84 85 83 86 88 91 94 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ................................................................ 3 7 6 4 4 4 3 2 1 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 41 46 41 38 33 28 26 19 15 8 

 College ................................................................ 67 52 47 54 58 63 69 72 79 85 92 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or 

 leased ................................................................ 88 60 74 86 91 93 95 96 96 97 97 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................ $7,805,368 4.1 4.5 6.1 7.0 7.8 9.0 10.5 12.1 15.1 23.7 

 Food ................................................................1,003,471 5.1 5.4 7.0 7.7 8.6 9.7 10.4 12.3 14.6 19.3 

 Food at home ................................................................ 566,472 5.6 6.2 8.1 8.5 9.0 9.6 10.3 12.1 14.2 16.4 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................ 73,262 5.5 6.7 7.9 8.7 9.2 9.9 10.2 11.6 13.7 16.6 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................ 22,914 5.5 6.4 8.0 9.1 8.5 9.7 10.4 12.6 14.8 15.0 

 Bakery products ................................ 50,348 5.6 6.9 7.9 8.6 9.4 10.0 10.2 11.1 13.1 17.3 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 122,516 5.8 6.3 8.6 8.9 9.4 9.7 10.1 11.9 13.9 15.4 

 Beef................................................................ 32,897 5.8 6.6 8.4 8.8 9.4 10.5 10.3 12.5 14.0 13.7 

 Pork................................................................ 23,512 5.8 6.3 9.6 9.6 9.1 9.0 10.1 11.3 13.6 15.5 

 Other meats ................................................................ 16,644 5.6 6.5 8.8 8.2 10.4 9.7 10.5 13.2 13.2 13.9 

 Poultry ................................................................ 24,148 6.7 6.2 8.5 9.2 8.9 10.1 9.8 11.3 14.0 15.4 

 Fish and seafood ................................ 18,167 4.4 5.5 7.6 8.8 9.8 8.7 10.1 11.6 14.6 19.0 

 Eggs ................................................................ 7,148 6.2 7.1 8.8 8.1 9.0 9.8 9.8 11.0 13.2 17.0 

 Dairy products ................................................................ 58,440 5.5 6.4 7.7 7.9 8.9 9.2 10.5 12.3 14.8 16.8 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................19,072 6.0 6.9 8.4 9.0 8.9 9.7 9.8 12.2 13.2 15.9 

 Other dairy products ................................ 39,368 5.3 6.2 7.3 7.3 8.8 9.0 10.8 12.4 15.6 17.3 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................108,616 5.3 6.4 8.1 7.9 8.5 9.4 10.5 12.3 14.3 17.4 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................ 40,770 5.0 6.3 8.1 7.1 7.9 9.1 10.1 13.2 14.8 18.5 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Fresh vegetables ................................ 35,629 5.0 5.9 7.9 8.4 8.4 9.1 11.1 11.6 14.5 18.0 

 Processed fruits ................................ 14,545 5.7 7.0 7.7 8.1 8.8 9.5 11.0 12.5 13.3 16.4 

 Processed vegetables ................................17,672 6.0 6.9 8.7 8.7 9.8 10.4 10.0 11.3 13.7 14.6 

 Other food at home ................................ 203,638 5.7 5.9 8.1 8.6 8.9 9.6 10.3 12.3 14.3 16.4 

 Sugar and other sweets................................ 19,415 4.9 6.2 7.3 9.4 9.3 10.2 9.9 12.4 13.7 16.9 

 Fats and oils ................................................................ 15,163 6.3 6.2 9.5 8.9 9.3 9.3 9.6 12.1 13.8 15.0 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................106,935 5.8 5.6 7.6 8.1 8.7 9.7 10.4 12.3 15.2 16.7 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................ 54,863 6.1 6.7 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.5 10.5 12.1 12.8 14.6 

 Food prepared by consumer 

 unit on out-of-town trips ................................ 7,263 2.7 2.7 4.6 8.8 6.4 6.8 9.7 14.3 16.3 27.7 

 Food away from home ................................ 436,999 4.4 4.4 5.5 6.7 8.2 9.8 10.5 12.5 15.1 22.9 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 72,466 2.9 2.9 4.6 6.3 6.5 8.4 9.9 14.5 16.9 27.2 

 Housing ................................................................ 2,584,719 5.0 5.5 6.8 7.4 8.3 9.3 10.8 11.7 14.1 21.2 

 Shelter ................................................................ 1,546,404 5.1 5.5 6.8 7.1 8.2 9.1 10.6 11.6 14.1 22.0 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................ 903,065 2.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 7.2 7.8 10.3 13.1 17.6 28.3 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................ 424,449 1.9 1.8 3.0 3.9 6.4 7.6 10.1 14.9 19.0 31.4 

 Property taxes................................................................ 268,515 3.4 3.9 5.4 6.3 7.7 7.7 10.0 12.2 16.0 27.5 

 Maintenance, repairs, 

 insurance, other expenses ................................ 210,101 3.6 4.2 7.1 7.0 8.4 8.4 11.1 10.7 16.6 22.9 

 Rented dwellings ................................ 541,671 9.5 10.3 11.0 10.5 10.3 11.6 11.3 9.0 7.9 8.7 

 Other lodging ................................................................ 101,668 2.8 2.6 3.4 4.8 4.9 6.9 9.4 11.7 16.7 36.8 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 498,645 5.5 6.7 7.8 9.0 9.4 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 15.5 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 49,470 5.3 7.1 7.3 8.6 9.5 9.1 10.5 11.8 13.2 17.6 

 Electricity ................................................................ 184,552 6.5 7.6 8.8 9.7 9.7 10.2 10.5 11.2 11.9 13.9 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................12,613 5.9 6.6 9.0 7.6 9.1 8.7 9.9 10.6 15.0 17.5 

 Telephone services ................................ 176,234 4.6 5.8 6.9 8.7 9.2 10.2 11.7 12.9 13.9 16.0 

 Residential phone service, 

 VOIP, and phone cards ................................ 30,904 6.8 10.2 10.1 10.4 10.2 8.5 9.3 10.8 10.6 13.0 

 Cellular phone service ................................ 145,329 4.2 4.8 6.3 8.3 9.0 10.5 12.3 13.3 14.6 16.7 

 Water and other public services ................................ 75,776 4.8 6.5 7.6 8.6 9.2 9.8 10.9 12.4 13.5 16.6 

 Household operations ................................ 183,521 3.3 4.3 5.4 6.4 7.0 8.4 9.7 11.5 15.3 28.7 

 Personal services ................................ 57,094 1.4 3.0 2.4 3.2 5.2 7.8 9.4 12.4 19.4 35.8 

 Other household expenses ................................ 126,427 4.2 4.9 6.8 7.9 7.8 8.7 9.8 11.0 13.4 25.5 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................ 97,973 5.0 6.2 7.7 8.4 8.1 10.4 10.1 11.2 13.5 19.3 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................ 23,014 5.9 6.8 7.8 10.2 8.9 8.9 11.5 11.8 11.7 16.4 

 Other household products ................................ 55,503 4.4 6.1 7.1 8.1 7.7 11.2 9.5 11.3 14.5 20.1 

 Postage and stationery ................................19,456 5.6 5.9 9.1 7.1 8.6 10.1 9.9 10.3 12.9 20.6 

 Household furnishings and 

 equipment ................................................................ 258,176 4.2 3.8 5.6 5.9 7.8 9.5 12.4 12.1 15.6 23.2 

 Household textiles ................................ 14,814 6.2 6.2 7.4 7.2 7.4 11.4 10.3 12.7 15.3 16.0 

 Furniture ................................................................ 67,010 4.4 3.2 5.8 6.3 6.4 8.9 10.8 11.7 14.9 27.6 

 Floor coverings ................................................................ 3,956 3.4 2.2 2.1 4.4 4.1 5.1 6.1 8.7 8.8 55.2 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 36,440 4.4 4.9 5.3 6.7 8.6 11.1 11.0 11.8 14.4 21.7 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 16,972 5.0 4.7 6.8 5.4 7.3 8.5 11.3 11.7 14.8 24.5 

 Miscellaneous household 

 equipment ................................................................ 118,986 3.6 3.4 5.3 5.3 8.6 9.3 14.3 12.6 16.8 20.8 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 237,997 4.8 4.8 6.5 7.1 7.2 7.5 11.1 11.3 15.8 23.9 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 57,442 5.1 4.0 5.4 7.7 7.0 8.3 10.4 11.4 14.8 25.9 

 Men, 16 and over ................................ 44,472 5.0 3.4 4.8 7.7 7.2 8.2 10.4 11.1 14.1 28.1 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 12,970 5.1 6.2 7.6 7.9 6.0 8.5 10.5 12.8 17.1 18.3 

 Women and girls ................................................................ 90,065 4.5 5.2 6.3 6.5 7.1 7.2 12.1 9.9 16.8 24.4 

 Women, 16 and over ................................ 75,243 4.6 5.1 6.4 6.6 7.1 6.8 12.3 9.2 16.9 25.0 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 14,822 3.8 5.4 5.9 6.2 7.6 9.0 11.1 13.6 16.2 21.1 

 Children under 2................................................................ 9,948 32.9 4.7 6.5 9.0 8.7 8.1 13.7 14.8 12.3 19.1 

 Footwear ................................................................ 49,203 5.9 4.7 8.7 7.3 5.6 7.7 9.9 13.7 15.6 20.7 

 Other apparel products and 

 services ................................................................ 31,340 4.1 5.0 5.8 6.8 9.7 6.6 10.7 9.9 16.2 25.2 

 Transportation ................................................................ 1,244,638 3.6 3.7 6.0 7.7 7.9 9.9 10.9 12.4 15.4 22.5 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 527,018 3.0 3.0 5.7 7.8 6.8 10.5 10.0 12.4 16.8 24.0 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................ 246,965 3.4 31.8 4.8 8.9 4.3 8.8 8.6 11.9 18.6 29.0 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................273,142 2.7 4.2 6.7 6.6 9.1 12.3 11.2 12.6 14.9 19.7 

 Other vehicles ................................................................ 6,911 33.2 34.6 ( 2 ) 311.9 36.5 32.7 311.8 319.5 24.1 315.6 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor 

 oil ................................................................255,856 4.4 4.9 6.8 8.4 9.3 10.3 12.1 13.3 14.9 15.5 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................369,202 3.8 3.9 6.1 7.9 9.0 9.4 11.7 12.0 13.8 22.4 

 Vehicle finance charges................................28,642 3.1 3.0 4.5 6.4 7.5 9.9 11.9 14.8 18.5 20.4 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................ 124,022 3.4 4.3 5.4 6.5 8.0 8.9 10.4 11.5 14.0 27.5 

 Vehicle insurance ................................ 125,482 4.8 4.3 7.6 10.1 11.2 10.2 13.4 11.8 10.7 15.9 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, 

 and other charges ................................ 91,057 3.3 3.2 5.6 7.3 7.7 8.7 10.9 12.1 16.4 24.8 

 Public and other transportation ................................ 92,563 3.8 3.0 4.4 5.2 6.0 7.5 9.7 11.0 15.2 34.1 

 Healthcare ................................................................ 640,626 4.3 5.8 7.1 8.6 9.3 9.6 10.7 12.8 14.1 17.6 

 Health insurance ................................................................ 443,860 4.3 6.1 7.3 9.0 9.4 9.6 10.9 12.4 14.3 16.9 

 Medical services................................................................ 113,348 3.7 4.0 5.6 6.4 8.7 9.0 10.3 15.4 15.2 21.6 

 Drugs ................................................................63,096 4.9 7.3 8.7 10.7 9.5 11.0 9.9 10.9 11.6 15.3 

 Medical supplies................................................................ 20,321 6.6 6.0 7.2 7.6 9.7 7.8 10.1 12.3 12.7 20.1 

 Entertainment ................................................................ 416,176 4.0 3.9 5.4 6.3 7.3 8.4 9.5 12.2 15.7 27.2 

 Fees and admissions ................................ 97,482 2.9 2.8 2.6 4.8 5.4 8.2 9.0 12.3 15.5 36.5 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services ................................................................ 128,094 5.3 6.0 7.0 8.4 9.2 9.8 10.6 12.0 13.9 17.7 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and 

 playground equipment ................................112,809 4.0 3.5 6.7 5.9 8.3 7.6 9.0 13.2 14.7 27.1 

 Pets ................................................................92,176 4.0 3.4 7.2 5.5 8.5 7.1 8.5 12.9 14.3 28.7 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................ 20,633 3.8 4.0 4.8 7.4 7.4 10.1 11.1 14.8 16.8 19.8 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services ................................77,791 3.6 2.4 4.2 5.3 5.3 7.4 8.8 11.2 20.3 31.7 

 Personal care products and 

 services ................................................................ 99,005 4.4 5.3 6.6 6.8 8.7 8.4 10.5 12.3 15.7 21.2 

 Reading ................................................................14,285 4.5 4.3 5.5 5.8 7.8 10.9 9.5 14.1 13.8 24.0 

 Education ................................................................ 193,813 6.5 4.0 3.2 2.5 3.2 4.6 7.6 8.2 13.2 46.9 

 Tobacco products and smoking 

 supplies ................................................................ 43,201 8.0 8.7 9.6 11.7 11.2 11.2 11.9 10.3 10.0 7.4 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................ 131,260 3.7 5.2 5.3 8.1 9.2 9.9 9.0 9.0 14.5 26.1 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 243,462 2.7 4.2 6.6 6.2 8.2 7.7 9.1 11.0 14.1 30.3 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................ 880,250 .8 1.1 3.2 4.0 5.2 7.6 10.8 13.6 19.6 34.2 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 54,290 3.2 4.5 5.5 6.8 7.4 7.4 10.1 12.0 17.1 26.0 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................ 825,960 .7 .9 3.0 3.8 5.0 7.6 10.8 13.7 19.7 34.7 

Sources of income and personal 

 taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................ $9,564,613 .8 2.3 3.4 4.7 6.2 8.1 10.4 13.2 17.5 33.5 

 Wages and salaries ................................ 7,486,721 .3 .9 2.1 3.5 5.4 8.0 10.8 14.3 19.2 35.4 

 Self-employment income ................................585,794 ( 1 ) .7 1.4 2.2 3.3 5.5 8.1 10.2 16.1 52.4 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement ................................ 1,078,984 2.9 11.2 13.0 13.9 13.2 10.6 9.3 9.0 8.5 8.4 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income ................................248,242 .4 .4 1.8 2.6 5.3 4.3 6.6 7.8 15.8 55.1 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) ................................................................ 59,818 24.7 19.5 16.6 11.5 10.3 5.5 5.6 4.2 1.3 3

.6 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support ................................59,437 2.8 7.9 6.9 9.3 8.1 8.9 14.4 15.9 13.3 12.4 

 Other income ................................................................ 45,618 13.3 16.1 9.6 5.3 8.6 9.7 5.5 6.6 6.3 18.9 

 Personal taxes (contains some 

 imputed values) ................................................................ 1,295,773 -.3 -.8 -.9 -.1 1.7 4.5 7.4 11.3 18.6 58.6 

 Federal income taxes ................................ 1,016,467 -.3 -.9 -1.2 -.5 1.3 4.2 7.0 10.8 18.5 61.1 

 State and local income taxes ................................ 272,722 -.4 -.4 .2 1.3 2.9 5.4 8.8 12.8 19.4 50.0 

 Other taxes ................................................................ 6,583 32.1 4.2 6.7 5.8 6.9 11.9 8.8 11.4 11.6 30.6 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 8,268,840 1.0 2.7 4.1 5.4 6.9 8.6 10.8 13.5 17.3 29.6 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

3

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018