Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2011

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ............. 122,287 60,144 25,270 5,825 14,661 8,612 5,777 6,956 55,187 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................... 100.0 49.2 20.7 4.8 12.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 45.1 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ........................................... $63,685 $86,700 $78,823 $91,014 $93,029 $96,583 $86,014 $37,188 $41,942 

Income after taxes .............................................. 61,673 83,761 75,607 87,873 90,795 92,455 84,468 37,199 40,687

Age of reference person ...................................... 49.7 49.8 58.1 32.0 40.9 52.5 50.2 37.7 51.1 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .............................................................. 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.5 4.2 3.9 5.0 2.9 1.7 

Children under 18 .............................................. .6 .9 n.a. 1.5 2.2 .6 1.5 1.7 .2 

Persons 65 and older ......................................... .3 .4 .7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .2 .6 1 ( ) .3 

Earners .............................................................. 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.7 2.3 2.2 .9 .9 

Vehicles ............................................................. 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.5 3.0 2.7 1.1 1.3 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ................................................................... 47 53 55 54 51 48 50 16 44 

Female ............................................................... 53 47 45 46 49 52 50 84 56 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................ 65 80 85 66 76 84 78 37 52 

With mortgage .................................................. 40 54 44 61 64 58 60 26 27 

Without mortgage ............................................. 25 26 41 5 12 26 19 11 25 

Renter ................................................................ 35 20 15 34 24 16 22 63 48 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ................................. 12 8 6 9 7 10 13 32 15 

White, Asian, and all other races ....................... 88 92 94 91 93 90 87 68 85 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .............................................. 12 14 6 15 19 17 25 16 11 

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 88 86 94 85 81 83 75 84 89 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ................................................ 5 4 3 2 5 7 8 3 5 

High school (9-12) .............................................. 34 31 32 21 27 35 43 38 36 

College ............................................................... 62 64 65 77 68 58 49 59 59 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased .................. 88 96 96 96 97 96 95 79 80 

Annual aggregate expenditures ............................. $6,073,536 63.2 24.4 6.1 17.0 10.0 5.7 4.4 32.4 

Food ..................................................................... 787,257 63.1 23.6 5.1 18.1 11.0 5.3 5.4 31.6 

Food at home ..................................................... 467,770 63.1 22.8 5.3 18.2 11.2 5.6 5.6 31.3 

Cereals and bakery products ........................... 64,679 63.4 22.4 5.2 19.3 11.1 5.4 6.0 30.6 

Cereals and cereal products .......................... 21,313 62.9 21.3 5.4 20.0 10.7 5.4 6.8 30.3 

Bakery products ............................................. 43,367 63.6 23.0 5.1 19.0 11.2 5.4 5.6 30.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................... 101,455 63.8 21.9 4.5 18.2 12.5 6.6 5.8 30.4 

Beef ................................................................ 27,130 65.5 22.4 4.0 18.4 12.4 8.2 5.7 28.8 

Pork ................................................................ 19,738 63.3 22.2 4.4 18.0 12.0 6.7 5.4 31.2 

Other meats ................................................... 14,936 66.2 21.1 4.8 21.6 12.9 5.7 5.1 28.7 

Poultry ............................................................ 18,829 62.4 19.8 5.0 17.4 13.8 6.5 6.6 30.9 

Fish and seafood ........................................... 14,718 62.0 24.3 4.4 16.3 12.0 5.0 6.4 31.7 

Eggs ............................................................... 6,103 60.4 21.3 5.0 17.0 11.4 5.8 5.5 34.1 

Dairy products .................................................. 49,586 64.2 22.9 6.0 19.0 11.0 5.2 5.3 30.5 

Fresh milk and cream .................................... 18,250 63.4 20.8 6.5 18.9 11.2 5.9 5.7 31.0 

Other dairy products ...................................... 31,336 64.6 24.2 5.7 19.0 10.9 4.8 5.2 30.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2011 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Fruits and vegetables ....................................... $87,131 63.4 23.7 5.7 17.6 11.1 5.4 5.1 31.4 

Fresh fruits ..................................................... 30,139 64.3 24.5 5.8 17.7 11.3 4.9 5.1 30.6 

Fresh vegetables ........................................... 27,327 64.1 25.3 5.4 17.0 11.0 5.4 4.3 31.6 

Processed fruits ............................................. 14,106 60.8 20.8 5.9 18.1 10.7 5.3 6.0 33.2 

Processed vegetables .................................... 15,560 62.9 22.0 5.7 17.8 11.2 6.2 5.8 31.2 

Other food at home .......................................... 164,919 62.0 22.9 5.5 17.8 10.5 5.3 5.7 32.3 

Sugar and other sweets ................................. 17,598 63.9 23.4 5.2 18.8 10.9 5.6 5.3 30.8 

Fats and oils ................................................... 13,360 63.6 24.2 4.5 16.8 11.8 6.3 5.1 31.3 

Miscellaneous foods ...................................... 84,156 61.4 22.1 6.4 17.8 10.2 4.8 6.1 32.6 

Nonalcoholic beverages ................................. 43,996 60.4 22.2 4.3 17.5 10.7 5.6 5.8 33.8 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ........................................... 5,809 74.2 35.1 5.9 19.1 8.9 5.2 2.3 23.5 

Food away from home ....................................... 319,487 63.0 24.8 4.8 17.9 10.7 4.9 5.0 32.0 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 55,649 55.3 29.5 3.9 12.0 7.4 2.6 3.3 41.5 

Housing ................................................................ 2,054,287 60.5 22.7 7.0 16.5 8.7 5.6 5.0 34.6 

Shelter ................................................................ 1,201,512 59.0 21.9 7.1 16.6 8.1 5.3 4.9 36.2 

Owned dwellings .............................................. 751,805 69.0 25.6 8.0 19.5 9.9 6.0 3.1 27.9 

Mortgage interest and charges ...................... 389,328 70.9 21.7 10.2 22.4 10.0 6.7 3.5 25.6 

Property taxes ................................................ 225,560 68.4 28.7 6.2 17.9 10.2 5.4 2.9 28.7 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ...................................................... 136,917 64.3 31.8 4.6 13.7 9.2 5.0 2.6 33.1 

Rented dwellings .............................................. 370,466 34.8 10.0 5.7 11.0 4.1 4.0 9.1 56.1 

Other lodging ................................................... 79,240 77.0 41.8 4.9 15.6 9.8 4.9 1.5 21.5 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ..................... 455,734 59.9 22.6 5.1 15.6 9.9 6.7 5.3 34.8 

Natural gas ....................................................... 51,316 59.2 22.3 5.0 15.9 9.7 6.3 5.0 35.8 

Electricity .......................................................... 174,008 59.2 22.7 5.0 15.2 9.6 6.7 5.7 35.1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ..................................... 19,178 62.2 27.9 4.3 14.2 9.6 6.3 2.3 35.5 

Telephone services .......................................... 149,977 60.1 21.5 5.4 16.0 10.5 6.8 5.4 34.5 

Water and other public services ....................... 61,254 61.4 23.5 5.2 16.0 9.6 7.1 4.8 33.8 

Household operations ........................................ 137,221 63.6 18.8 15.6 17.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 30.4 

Personal services ............................................. 48,703 67.8 3.6 33.7 23.1 2.8 4.6 9.8 22.4 

Other household expenses .............................. 88,519 61.3 27.2 5.6 14.8 8.9 4.7 3.9 34.8 

Housekeeping supplies ...................................... 74,925 65.7 29.0 5.5 16.5 10.2 4.6 3.9 30.3 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ........................ 17,680 63.5 26.4 4.8 17.2 9.8 5.4 5.8 30.7 

Other household products ................................ 41,389 66.2 28.8 6.0 16.4 11.2 3.9 3.5 30.2 

Postage and stationery .................................... 15,856 66.9 32.3 5.2 15.9 8.1 5.4 2.7 30.4 

Household furnishings and equipment ............... 184,895 67.0 28.6 5.7 17.2 9.9 5.6 4.3 28.7 

Household textiles ............................................ 13,312 63.5 28.8 6.1 13.6 9.8 5.3 7.8 28.7 

Furniture ........................................................... 43,772 64.9 25.2 6.4 18.0 9.6 5.7 5.5 29.6 

Floor coverings ................................................ 2,444 71.9 38.2 3.4 12.5 11.1 6.8 3.5 24.5 

Major appliances .............................................. 23,713 68.8 29.4 6.5 18.1 9.1 5.8 4.8 26.4 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 10,902 66.7 33.6 5.2 14.1 9.3 4.4 3.4 30.0 

Miscellaneous household equipment ............... 90,753 68.0 29.1 5.3 17.7 10.3 5.6 3.2 28.8 

Apparel and services ........................................... 212,172 61.5 21.7 5.2 17.7 10.9 6.0 6.4 32.1 

Men and boys .................................................... 49,239 62.5 19.8 4.3 19.2 11.7 7.6 5.0 32.5 

Men, 16 and over ............................................. 39,518 61.2 23.0 3.6 14.4 12.9 7.3 2.6 36.2 

Boys, 2 to 15 .................................................... 9,721 68.0 6.8 7.0 38.4 7.1 8.7 14.7 17.3 

Women and girls ................................................ 87,921 60.4 22.7 3.7 17.2 11.3 5.5 7.2 32.5 

Women, 16 and over ........................................ 73,594 58.9 25.4 3.6 12.5 11.9 5.5 5.8 35.3 

Girls, 2 to 15 ..................................................... 14,327 68.1 8.7 4.0 41.7 8.2 5.6 13.9 18.0 

Children under 2 ................................................ 8,309 66.6 9.6 31.5 17.2 2.7 5.6 9.3 24.1 

Footwear ............................................................ 39,141 62.1 20.6 4.3 19.3 11.5 6.4 7.3 30.6 

Other apparel products and services ................. 27,561 61.0 26.8 5.5 14.5 9.6 4.6 4.2 34.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2011 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Transportation ...................................................... $1,013,652 65.0 23.9 6.0 17.6 11.1 6.3 3.8 31.2 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ........................... 326,330 66.5 21.6 6.4 19.7 12.3 6.5 3.0 30.5 

Cars and trucks, new ....................................... 154,747 71.8 25.4 6.9 19.8 13.5 6.3 31.5 26.7 

Cars and trucks, used ...................................... 163,737 61.8 17.9 6.1 19.1 11.6 7.1 4.4 33.8 

Other vehicles .................................................. 7,846 59.9 24.9 3.6 30.0 34.4 3.1 32.9 37.2 

Gasoline and motor oil ....................................... 324,618 64.3 22.8 5.8 17.7 11.1 7.0 4.5 31.1 

Other vehicle expenses ..................................... 299,599 64.1 26.6 6.0 15.4 10.3 5.7 3.9 32.0 

Vehicle finance charges ................................... 28,444 69.7 22.0 9.3 19.7 11.0 7.7 3.5 26.7 

Maintenance and repairs ................................. 98,390 63.6 25.5 5.5 17.2 9.8 5.6 3.7 32.7 

Vehicle insurance ............................................. 119,847 61.9 28.1 5.2 13.1 9.9 5.6 4.4 33.8 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .......................................................... 52,917 67.1 27.8 7.3 15.0 11.8 5.1 3.6 29.3 

Public and other transportation .......................... 63,106 65.5 28.1 5.8 17.4 9.5 4.7 3.6 31.0 

Health care ........................................................... 405,048 66.5 32.1 5.0 13.6 9.5 6.3 3.3 30.3 

Health insurance ................................................ 235,058 67.0 32.3 5.4 13.5 9.3 6.7 2.4 30.6 

Medical services ................................................ 93,870 65.7 29.4 5.5 15.0 10.2 5.7 6.1 28.2 

Drugs ................................................................. 59,747 66.4 35.8 3.0 11.8 9.5 6.3 2.5 31.1 

Medical supplies ................................................ 16,373 63.3 32.3 3.7 13.5 8.7 5.1 2.7 34.0 

Entertainment ....................................................... 314,210 65.3 26.9 5.2 19.0 8.7 5.4 4.1 30.6 

Fees and admissions ......................................... 72,630 72.1 25.3 5.4 27.5 8.6 5.2 4.1 23.8 

Audio and visual equipment and services .......... 119,383 59.4 22.8 5.1 16.6 9.2 5.6 4.9 35.7 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 76,944 61.8 27.9 4.6 15.1 8.8 5.3 3.9 34.4 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................ 45,253 75.8 38.9 6.2 18.1 7.0 5.5 2.6 21.6 

Personal care products and services ................... 77,421 63.4 25.7 4.9 17.2 10.4 5.1 5.1 31.5 

Reading ................................................................ 14,113 63.2 31.7 4.4 14.1 8.6 4.3 2.6 34.2 

Education ............................................................. 128,467 62.7 14.1 3.2 19.8 20.0 5.5 3.0 34.3 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............. 42,869 48.0 17.3 2.8 10.7 8.3 9.0 5.2 46.8 

Miscellaneous ...................................................... 94,719 56.9 24.3 5.9 12.5 8.0 6.2 5.0 38.2 

Cash contributions ............................................... 210,440 63.6 33.9 4.4 13.1 7.9 4.4 2.2 34.2 

Personal insurance and pensions ........................ 663,231 69.4 25.0 7.8 19.5 11.1 6.0 3.4 27.2 

Life and other personal insurance ...................... 38,780 71.8 30.8 7.6 16.7 11.1 5.5 2.4 25.8 

Pensions and Social Security ............................ 624,451 69.2 24.6 7.8 19.7 11.1 6.0 3.5 27.3 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ................................. 7,787,814 67.0 25.6 6.8 17.5 10.7 6.4 3.3 29.7 

Wages and salaries ........................................... 6,090,520 69.7 22.3 8.1 20.6 11.9 6.8 3.3 27.0 

Self-employment income ................................... 399,724 64.1 31.4 6.4 15.4 7.1 3.9 3.6 32.3 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ......................................................... 935,295 57.6 44.8 .1 1.4 5.8 5.6 1.0 41.4 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ............................................... 156,669 58.1 40.4 3.3 6.8 5.2 2.3 3.5 38.4 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ............................................. 70,822 56.6 20.4 4.2 13.9 12.0 6.1 4.6 38.7 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ........................................ 63,631 33.8 9.0 2.6 9.1 6.6 6.5 17.2 49.1 

Regular contributions for support ....................... 44,545 23.9 4.4 2.6 9.2 1.9 5.7 24.3 51.9 

Other income ..................................................... 26,609 36.5 11.5 3.8 9.8 7.1 4.4 10.2 53.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2011 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) ...... $245,993 71.9 33.0 7.4 13.3 14.5 3.6 1 ( ) 28.2 

Federal income taxes ......................................... 167,583 72.6 35.6 7.2 12.5 14.3 3.0 -1.2 28.5 

State and local income taxes ............................. 61,783 70.0 26.1 7.7 15.7 15.8 4.8 2.5 27.4 

Other taxes ........................................................ 16,627 71.1 32.9 8.7 13.0 11.0 5.6 1.8 27.1 

Income after taxes ............................................... 7,541,821 66.8 25.3 6.8 17.6 10.6 6.5 3.4 29.8 

1 Value less than 0.05. 2 Value less than or equal to 0.5. 3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2012