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

Expenditure Surveys, 2020 

 (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......................... 131,234 16,677 22,450 13,439 25,891 41,106 11,671 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................ 100.0 12.7 17.1 10.2 19.7 31.3 8.9 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $84,352 $22,280 $59,567 $38,487 $75,232 $125,613 $148,441 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 74,949 22,488 50,510 39,603 67,559 109,425 132,594 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 52.2 70.7 46.7 68.2 50.5 44.5 48.9 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ............................................................................ 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 3.1 4.5 

 Children under 18 .......................................................... .6 n.a. n.a. .2 1.0 .9 1.0 

 Adults 65 and older........................................................ .4 .7 .1 1.4 .5 .2 .2 

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

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

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men................................................................................ 47 36 51 48 45 51 46 

 Women .......................................................................... 53 64 49 52 55 49 54 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 66 59 46 81 65 72 76 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 39 15 28 22 39 54 59 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 44 18 59 27 17 17 

 Renter ............................................................................ 34 41 54 19 35 28 24 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................. 13 15 16 11 15 10 14 

 White, Asian, and all other races .................................. 87 85 84 89 85 90 86 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .......................................................... 14 6 11 9 19 15 23 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 86 94 89 91 81 85 77 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)............................................................ 2 3 1 3 3 1 5 

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 40 23 35 32 22 25 

 College ........................................................................... 69 56 76 61 65 76 69 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ............................... 90 73 85 89 92 96 97 

Annual aggregate expenditures ........................................... $8,051,248 6.1 12.8 8.3 19.3 40.1 13.5 

 Food .................................................................................. 961,333 6.2 11.3 8.9 20.1 38.3 15.2 

 Food at home ................................................................ 649,324 7.2 9.9 9.7 21.1 37.2 14.9 

 Cereals and bakery products ..................................... 84,058 7.3 9.0 10.3 21.3 37.2 14.9 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................... 27,832 6.1 8.5 9.6 21.1 38.3 16.3 

 Bakery products ...................................................... 56,226 7.9 9.2 10.6 21.4 36.7 14.2 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................... 141,308 6.8 8.6 9.5 21.8 37.3 16.0 

 Beef ......................................................................... 38,889 6.8 7.1 9.1 22.4 40.4 14.3 

 Pork ......................................................................... 28,174 7.0 8.0 11.2 22.5 34.8 16.5 

 Other meats ............................................................ 18,648 7.3 9.9 8.2 21.8 37.0 15.8 

 Poultry ..................................................................... 24,864 6.1 9.9 8.7 21.8 35.5 18.0 

 Fish and seafood..................................................... 22,344 6.7 9.4 9.7 20.5 37.7 16.1 

 Eggs ........................................................................ 8,388 7.9 9.7 10.2 19.9 35.6 16.6 

 Dairy products ............................................................ 62,244 7.7 10.0 10.2 20.8 36.9 14.5 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 19,286 8.2 9.2 10.0 22.2 36.6 14.0 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 42,958 7.4 10.3 10.3 20.1 37.1 14.7 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................. 128,370 7.5 10.1 10.1 21.1 36.4 14.8 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 45,806 7.0 11.2 9.5 21.1 36.5 14.8 

 Fresh vegetables..................................................... 40,856 7.3 9.6 10.2 20.3 37.5 15.1 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 16,461 8.6 9.3 10.8 22.0 35.6 13.7 

 Processed vegetables ............................................. 25,247 7.8 9.7 10.6 21.9 34.8 15.1 

 Other food at home .................................................... 233,344 7.2 10.7 9.2 20.7 37.7 14.4 

 Sugar and other sweets .......................................... 21,794 8.3 9.7 11.0 21.0 35.6 14.3 

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, 2020 — 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 

 Fats and oils ............................................................ 17,419 7.8 9.3 10.6 21.3 36.5 14.5 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 127,852 6.8 11.1 8.2 20.8 39.0 14.1 

 Nonalcoholic beverages .......................................... 59,771 8.0 10.8 9.4 20.8 35.8 15.2 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips ................................................... 6,509 2.9 11.6 16.4 15.6 40.1 13.4 

 Food away from home ................................................... 312,009 3.9 14.3 7.4 18.1 40.7 15.7 

 Alcoholic beverages.......................................................... 62,801 3.9 17.0 7.6 17.1 41.0 13.4 

 Housing ............................................................................. 2,809,933 7.9 14.2 8.5 19.7 38.0 11.7 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 1,654,047 8.5 15.2 8.0 19.3 37.9 11.2 

 Owned dwellings ........................................................ 980,723 6.4 10.8 9.2 18.9 42.1 12.7 

 Mortgage interest and charges ............................... 388,670 3.1 10.6 4.6 18.7 48.6 14.3 

 Property taxes ......................................................... 308,849 7.6 10.3 10.8 19.5 39.1 12.7 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses .............................................................. 283,203 9.4 11.5 13.8 18.3 36.5 10.5 

 Rented dwellings ........................................................ 578,518 12.7 23.4 5.1 20.2 30.7 7.8 

 Other lodging .............................................................. 94,807 4.1 10.7 13.3 18.1 37.8 16.0 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 545,665 7.8 11.2 10.4 21.1 36.2 13.2 

 Natural gas ................................................................. 54,387 8.7 11.8 11.3 21.2 34.8 12.1 

 Electricity .................................................................... 198,942 8.5 11.6 11.1 21.8 34.8 12.1 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ............................................... 13,799 11.9 12.1 12.2 18.1 34.0 11.7 

 Telephone services .................................................... 189,045 6.4 11.0 8.9 20.7 38.1 15.0 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards .................................................................... 24,611 17.6 10.0 17.5 19.5 25.9 9.5 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 164,434 4.7 11.1 7.6 20.8 40.0 15.8 

 Water and other public services ................................. 89,492 7.9 10.6 11.0 21.0 36.5 13.0 

 Household operations ................................................... 192,203 7.5 10.9 8.7 19.0 44.3 9.6 

 Personal services ....................................................... 45,489 33.5 31.5 33.3 13.3 73.7 4.7 

 Other household expenses ........................................ 146,714 8.7 13.8 10.4 20.8 35.2 11.1 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 109,917 7.3 11.0 9.9 20.7 35.7 15.4 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 22,375 7.0 12.8 9.1 22.6 32.4 16.2 

 Other household products .......................................... 70,453 6.9 10.7 9.9 19.8 37.2 15.6 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 17,089 9.2 10.1 11.3 21.7 34.0 13.7 

 Household furnishings and equipment .......................... 308,101 5.2 17.7 7.0 19.4 39.2 11.5 

 Household textiles ...................................................... 15,249 10.9 11.9 5.8 16.9 45.3 9.2 

 Furniture ..................................................................... 70,101 5.1 11.2 5.7 21.4 44.8 11.7 

 Floor coverings ........................................................... 3,925 7.1 11.0 13.8 24.2 35.8 8.0 

 Major appliances ........................................................ 46,458 6.5 9.2 10.2 18.6 41.0 14.4 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .......... 17,695 8.7 14.1 8.3 19.6 36.6 12.7 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ......................... 154,673 3.8 24.4 6.4 18.9 35.9 10.6 

 Apparel and services ........................................................ 188,417 5.2 13.8 5.8 19.4 41.7 14.0 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 42,869 3.2 12.4 5.7 22.6 42.6 13.5 

 Men, 16 and over ....................................................... 31,537 3.9 15.7 6.2 19.7 40.7 13.7 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 11,332 1.2 3.1 4.4 30.4 48.1 12.7 

 Women and girls ............................................................ 71,603 7.1 13.5 6.0 18.9 39.7 14.8 

 Women, 16 and over .................................................. 59,915 8.2 15.8 6.6 17.7 37.0 14.7 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................... 11,687 31.6 1.7 2.9 25.3 53.3 15.2 

 Children under 2 ............................................................ 8,918 32.2 32.5 36.7 26.8 53.0 8.8 

 Footwear ........................................................................ 41,252 3.9 15.1 4.0 14.7 45.7 16.5 

 Other apparel products and services ............................ 23,775 6.6 19.5 8.4 20.7 34.9 9.9 

 Transportation ................................................................... 1,289,479 4.6 11.5 6.7 18.6 43.3 15.3 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ...................................... 593,602 4.2 10.4 5.7 17.6 46.9 15.1 

 Cars and trucks, new.................................................. 274,152 5.2 9.9 6.4 17.9 48.6 12.0 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 309,659 3.5 9.4 5.2 17.4 46.2 18.3 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 9,791 31.1 58.4 ( 4 ) 15.4 22.0 33.1 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 205,806 4.4 11.9 7.6 19.9 40.4 15.8 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................. 455,490 5.3 12.2 7.9 19.3 40.2 15.2 

 Vehicle finance charges ............................................. 33,876 2.8 9.9 5.3 18.3 47.2 16.4 

 Maintenance and repairs ............................................ 115,430 5.7 13.5 7.7 19.3 38.3 15.5 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges.................................................................... 99,519 5.1 13.0 9.0 17.9 42.3 12.8 

 Vehicle insurance ....................................................... 206,665 5.5 11.6 7.9 20.0 39.1 15.9 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 34,580 4.3 18.3 5.5 17.9 38.5 15.5 

 Healthcare......................................................................... 679,445 9.7 8.8 14.4 20.7 34.8 11.6 

 Health insurance ............................................................ 481,223 9.5 8.5 15.1 20.5 35.1 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, 2020 — 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 

 Medical services ............................................................ 113,387 9.1 9.2 9.5 23.2 36.9 12.2 

 Drugs ............................................................................. 62,556 12.4 9.9 17.2 18.8 29.9 11.7 

 Medical supplies ............................................................ 22,279 9.9 10.0 18.5 19.2 30.9 11.5 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 382,340 5.2 14.6 9.1 20.4 39.5 11.2 

 Fees and admissions..................................................... 55,723 2.2 9.7 9.7 19.7 45.8 12.9 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ..................... 137,719 8.8 12.0 10.9 21.8 35.6 10.9 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ........... 112,904 5.0 13.2 9.7 19.0 43.1 10.0 

 Pets ............................................................................ 90,601 4.8 14.8 9.7 19.5 42.4 8.7 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ................ 22,303 5.5 7.0 9.8 16.8 46.0 15.0 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services ...................................................................... 75,994 1.5 24.9 4.2 20.7 36.4 12.4 

 Personal care products and services ............................... 84,885 6.4 13.1 8.2 20.4 37.8 14.0 

 Reading ............................................................................. 14,953 12.9 12.5 11.5 22.8 30.2 10.0 

 Education .......................................................................... 166,865 4.3 9.0 5.6 16.7 40.0 24.2 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......................... 41,311 7.6 14.3 9.7 22.4 34.2 11.8 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................... 119,029 7.1 14.6 10.8 20.4 35.2 11.9 

 Cash contributions ............................................................ 299,564 8.7 13.3 20.5 21.4 27.4 8.7 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 950,893 .5 13.4 .9 16.1 52.2 16.9 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................. 63,746 6.4 8.1 10.8 19.3 41.5 13.9 

 Pensions and Social Security ........................................ 887,147 3

.1 13.7 .2 15.9 53.0 17.2 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $11,069,815 3.4 12.1 4.7 17.6 46.6 15.7 

 Wages and salaries ....................................................... 8,589,128 ( 4 ) 13.1 ( 4 ) 16.7 52.4 17.8 

 Self-employment income ............................................... 762,150 ( 4 ) 12.8 ( 4 ) 17.2 52.9 17.1 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ................................................................... 1,245,861 24.4 4.7 35.1 22.3 10.9 2.6 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income ........................................................................ 257,572 15.5 11.4 19.0 20.5 24.0 9.5 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) ....................................................................... 60,161 17.8 4.5 22.9 32.2 15.9 6.8 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support ........................................................................ 118,405 9.0 10.6 12.2 25.3 32.0 10.9 

 Other income ................................................................. 36,539 16.2 18.8 8.9 18.3 28.8 9.1 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) .............. 1,233,909 -.3 16.5 -1.2 16.1 53.9 15.0 

 Federal income taxes .................................................... 1,156,407 1.1 15.5 1.1 17.6 50.6 14.2 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# ....................... -250,790 7.6 8.7 12.0 22.3 37.3 12.1 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 318,861 .7 14.1 .5 15.5 53.4 15.7 

 Other taxes .................................................................... 9,432 5.4 14.0 10.9 16.2 41.1 12.4 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 9,835,905 3.8 11.5 5.4 17.8 45.7 15.7 

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. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2021