Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...... 122,287 82,853 7,385 10,456 21,593 7,045 6,107 8,440 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........... 100.0 67.8 6.0 8.6 17.7 5.8 5.0 6.9 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes .................................... $63,685 $31,842 $74,742 $89,108 $169,776 $108,549 $133,318 $247,261 

Income after taxes ....................................... 61,673 31,626 72,895 86,417 161,148 105,125 127,734 232,086 

Age of reference person ............................... 49.7 50.5 47.5 48.1 48.2 47.1 48.3 49.0 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ...................................................... 2.5 2.2 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 

Children under 18 ....................................... .6 .5 .7 .7 .9 .9 .8 .9 

Persons 65 and older ................................. .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Earners ....................................................... 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 

Vehicles ...................................................... 1.9 1.5 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................ 47 43 53 54 54 54 53 54 

Female ........................................................ 53 57 47 46 46 46 47 46 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ................................................ 65 55 79 83 88 86 88 91 

With mortgage .......................................... 40 28 58 62 70 69 70 72 

Without mortgage ..................................... 25 27 20 21 18 17 18 19 

Renter ......................................................... 35 45 21 17 12 14 12 9 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .......................... 12 15 11 9 6 7 6 5 

White, Asian, and all other races ................ 88 85 89 91 94 93 94 95 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference

person:

Hispanic or Latino ....................................... 12 14 12 10 7 8 8 5 

Not Hispanic or Latino ................................ 88 86 88 90 93 92 92 95 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ......................................... 5 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 ( )

High school (9-12) ...................................... 34 41 26 24 13 19 13 8 

College ....................................................... 62 53 72 75 86 80 86 92 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ........... 88 83 96 97 97 97 98 97 

Annual aggregate expenditures ...................... $6,073,536 46.8 7.0 11.3 34.9 9.0 8.8 17.2 

Food ............................................................. 787,257 50.6 6.9 10.9 31.6 9.0 8.3 14.3 

Food at home ............................................. 467,770 54.9 6.8 10.4 27.9 8.2 7.2 12.5 

Cereals and bakery products .................... 64,679 55.3 6.7 10.5 27.5 8.1 7.3 12.1 

Cereals and cereal products ................... 21,313 55.4 6.6 10.6 27.4 8.4 7.2 11.9 

Bakery products ...................................... 43,367 55.2 6.8 10.5 27.5 8.0 7.3 12.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................... 101,455 55.2 7.0 10.1 27.7 8.1 7.2 12.4 

Beef ........................................................ 27,130 55.6 6.4 10.7 27.2 8.0 7.3 11.9 

Pork ........................................................ 19,738 58.4 7.7 8.2 25.6 7.7 6.9 11.0 

Other meats ............................................ 14,936 50.9 8.0 11.7 29.3 7.7 8.4 13.2 

Poultry .................................................... 18,829 54.8 6.5 10.3 28.5 9.0 6.8 12.6 

Fish and seafood .................................... 14,718 53.1 6.7 9.6 30.6 8.6 7.2 14.8 

Eggs ....................................................... 6,103 60.2 7.0 9.4 23.4 7.2 6.2 10.0 

Dairy products .......................................... 49,586 54.4 6.6 10.6 28.4 8.3 7.4 12.8 

Fresh milk and cream ............................. 18,250 56.5 7.0 10.5 25.9 7.5 6.4 12.0 

Other dairy products ............................... 31,336 53.1 6.4 10.6 29.9 8.7 7.9 13.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Fruits and vegetables ............................... $87,131 53.9 6.2 10.5 29.3 8.3 7.5 13.5 

Fresh fruits .............................................. 30,139 52.7 6.0 10.3 31.0 8.8 7.5 14.6 

Fresh vegetables .................................... 27,327 52.8 6.0 10.7 30.5 8.8 7.7 13.9 

Processed fruits ...................................... 14,106 55.8 6.9 10.2 27.1 7.3 7.2 12.7 

Processed vegetables ............................ 15,560 56.6 6.5 10.9 26.1 7.5 7.2 11.4 

Other food at home ................................... 164,919 55.1 7.0 10.5 27.4 8.3 7.1 12.1 

Sugar and other sweets .......................... 17,598 54.1 6.9 11.3 27.6 8.1 7.2 12.4 

Fats and oils ........................................... 13,360 60.0 6.4 9.8 23.8 7.4 6.4 9.9 

Miscellaneous foods ............................... 84,156 55.1 6.9 10.5 27.5 8.3 7.2 11.9 

Nonalcoholic beverages ......................... 43,996 56.3 7.4 10.2 26.1 8.2 6.3 11.6 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips .................................... 5,809 39.0 6.5 11.2 43.3 10.6 11.0 21.6 

Food away from home ................................ 319,487 44.5 7.1 11.6 36.8 10.1 9.8 16.9 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 55,649 39.7 7.2 12.7 40.5 9.9 10.3 20.3 

Housing ........................................................ 2,054,287 50.7 6.9 10.7 31.8 8.2 8.2 15.5 

Shelter ........................................................ 1,201,512 50.0 6.7 10.7 32.6 7.9 8.4 16.3 

Owned dwellings ...................................... 751,805 39.1 7.5 12.7 40.6 9.9 10.4 20.3 

Mortgage interest and charges ............... 389,328 35.4 8.2 13.7 42.6 10.8 10.9 20.8 

Property taxes ........................................ 225,560 41.9 6.9 11.6 39.6 9.0 9.9 20.7 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .............................................. 136,917 45.0 6.6 11.5 36.9 8.6 10.0 18.3 

Rented dwellings ...................................... 370,466 76.0 5.4 6.7 11.9 4.0 3.5 4.4 

Other lodging ............................................ 79,240 31.7 4.7 10.0 53.6 8.0 12.4 33.3 

Utilities, fuels, and public services .............. 455,734 57.1 6.9 10.4 25.6 7.6 6.9 11.1 

Natural gas ............................................... 51,316 54.5 6.6 10.6 28.2 8.3 7.1 12.8 

Electricity .................................................. 174,008 59.7 6.8 10.0 23.5 6.9 6.2 10.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................. 19,178 51.8 6.5 10.2 31.4 8.4 8.5 14.6 

Telephone services .................................. 149,977 56.5 7.1 10.8 25.5 7.9 7.1 10.6 

Water and other public services ............... 61,254 55.0 7.1 10.5 27.4 7.9 7.6 11.8 

Household operations ................................. 137,221 42.0 7.4 10.5 40.0 8.9 9.1 22.1 

Personal services ..................................... 48,703 35.4 8.6 11.7 44.2 10.9 10.0 23.4 

Other household expenses ....................... 88,519 45.6 6.8 9.9 37.7 7.8 8.5 21.4 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 74,925 50.9 6.4 10.6 32.1 10.6 8.4 13.1 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................. 17,680 57.1 6.4 11.0 25.5 8.4 6.5 10.7 

Other household products ........................ 41,389 48.7 6.7 10.1 34.5 12.0 9.4 13.1 

Postage and stationery ............................. 15,856 49.7 5.8 11.5 33.0 9.4 7.7 15.9 

Household furnishings and equipment ....... 184,895 45.2 7.7 11.4 35.7 9.4 8.9 17.4 

Household textiles .................................... 13,312 46.7 8.3 11.4 33.6 10.1 6.6 16.9 

Furniture ................................................... 43,772 40.7 6.6 10.3 42.4 10.7 9.5 22.2 

Floor coverings ......................................... 2,444 27.0 3.8 7.8 61.4 8.7 7.5 45.2 

Major appliances ...................................... 23,713 46.1 7.5 14.1 32.4 7.7 9.0 15.7 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 10,902 45.5 5.3 11.5 37.7 12.4 9.3 16.0 

Miscellaneous household equipment ....... 90,753 47.5 8.6 11.2 32.8 8.8 8.9 15.1 

Apparel and services .................................... 212,172 47.2 6.7 11.0 35.1 9.8 8.0 17.3 

Men and boys ............................................. 49,239 46.9 5.9 12.0 35.2 9.9 9.3 15.9 

Men, 16 and over ...................................... 39,518 46.2 5.9 12.4 35.5 10.1 9.3 16.1 

Boys, 2 to 15 ............................................. 9,721 49.6 5.8 10.7 33.9 9.2 9.5 15.1 

Women and girls ......................................... 87,921 45.8 7.0 11.6 35.6 9.9 7.4 18.2 

Women, 16 and over ................................ 73,594 45.3 7.2 11.3 36.2 9.8 7.6 18.8 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................. 14,327 48.5 5.8 13.3 32.4 10.5 6.4 15.6 

Children under 2 ......................................... 8,309 54.4 7.9 11.3 26.4 10.6 7.0 8.8 

Footwear ..................................................... 39,141 50.6 6.6 10.1 32.8 10.2 7.3 15.2 

Other apparel products and services .......... 27,561 45.1 6.9 8.4 39.7 8.7 8.8 22.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Transportation .............................................. $1,013,652 47.1 7.1 12.6 33.2 9.8 8.6 14.8 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................... 326,330 41.7 7.0 14.3 37.0 10.7 9.1 17.2 

Cars and trucks, new ................................ 154,747 31.3 9.3 12.9 46.4 12.7 11.7 22.0 

Cars and trucks, used ............................... 163,737 52.2 5.0 15.8 27.1 8.3 6.4 12.4 

Other vehicles ........................................... 7,846 28.0 33.1 310.1 58.7 321.5 315.2 322.0 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................ 324,618 53.3 7.6 11.6 27.4 8.5 7.8 11.1 

Other vehicle expenses .............................. 299,599 48.8 7.1 12.1 32.0 10.2 8.1 13.7 

Vehicle finance charges ........................... 28,444 42.0 9.7 13.8 34.4 10.9 9.8 13.7 

Maintenance and repairs .......................... 98,390 48.4 7.4 12.2 31.9 9.5 8.3 14.1 

Vehicle insurance ..................................... 119,847 53.7 6.5 12.0 27.8 11.4 6.8 9.6 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ................................................... 52,917 41.8 6.5 11.2 40.5 8.7 9.6 22.2 

Public and other transportation ................... 63,106 35.3 5.0 10.9 48.8 9.4 12.3 27.1 

Health care ................................................... 405,048 53.8 7.5 10.6 28.1 8.0 7.6 12.5 

Health insurance ......................................... 235,058 55.6 7.5 10.6 26.3 7.7 7.3 11.3 

Medical services ......................................... 93,870 48.3 8.3 10.8 32.5 8.8 8.5 15.2 

Drugs .......................................................... 59,747 57.4 5.7 10.1 26.7 7.8 6.7 12.2 

Medical supplies ......................................... 16,373 46.9 9.3 10.6 33.1 8.7 9.8 14.6 

Entertainment ............................................... 314,210 45.6 7.2 11.2 36.0 9.4 8.9 17.7 

Fees and admissions .................................. 72,630 30.8 7.0 10.7 51.5 10.4 11.3 29.7 

Audio and visual equipment and services .. 119,383 53.6 7.2 11.0 28.2 7.9 7.9 12.3 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................. 76,944 48.3 7.6 12.6 31.5 10.8 7.1 13.6 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................. 45,253 43.3 6.8 10.6 39.3 9.0 10.5 19.8 

Personal care products and services ........... 77,421 46.1 7.7 11.2 34.9 9.3 8.3 17.3 

Reading ........................................................ 14,113 47.4 6.4 11.2 34.9 8.4 9.2 17.3 

Education ...................................................... 128,467 39.3 4.3 9.1 47.3 9.5 8.2 29.6 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ..... 42,869 70.5 6.9 9.8 12.8 5.9 3.6 3.4 

Miscellaneous ............................................... 94,719 48.0 7.3 9.9 34.7 8.1 8.0 18.6 

Cash contributions ........................................ 210,440 41.5 7.1 10.4 41.0 7.3 9.4 24.3 

Personal insurance and pensions ................ 663,231 28.2 7.2 13.0 51.6 11.2 12.7 27.7 

Life and other personal insurance .............. 38,780 40.5 6.7 10.8 42.1 7.9 10.7 23.5 

Pensions and Social Security ..................... 624,451 27.4 7.2 13.2 52.2 11.4 12.9 28.0 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ......................... 7,787,814 33.9 7.1 12.0 47.1 9.8 10.5 26.8 

Wages and salaries .................................... 6,090,520 29.1 7.6 13.1 50.3 11.1 11.6 27.7 

Self-employment income ............................ 399,724 12.4 4.5 7.2 75.9 7.1 9.0 59.9 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................. 935,295 67.0 6.1 8.4 18.5 4.6 5.1 8.9 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................ 156,669 24.0 5.4 9.6 61.0 8.0 10.7 42.4 

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............. 70,822 65.3 7.4 8.8 18.5 4.8 3.4 10.2 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ................................ 63,631 91.8 1.8 4.0 2.5 31.0 31.0 3.6 

Regular contributions for support ............... 44,545 68.5 3.2 6.4 21.9 4.8 9.2 7.8 

Other income .............................................. 26,609 73.9 4.0 6.3 15.8 3.3 2.2 10.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) $245,993 7.3 5.5 11.4 75.7 9.8 13.9 52.1 

Federal income taxes ................................. 167,583 .2 5.0 11.1 83.7 9.5 14.7 59.4 

State and local income taxes ...................... 61,783 17.3 6.8 12.7 63.2 10.7 12.9 39.6 

Other taxes ................................................. 16,627 41.2 6.1 10.4 42.4 9.4 8.7 24.2 

Income after taxes ........................................ 7,541,821 34.7 7.1 12.0 46.1 9.8 10.3 26.0 

1 Value less than or equal to 0.5. 2 No data reported. 3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

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