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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 129,549 16,870 21,587 12,539 25,557 41,706 11,289

Percent distribution of consumer units ............... 100.0 13.0 16.7 9.7 19.7 32.2 8.7

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ......................................... $74,664 $19,447 $49,241 $33,392 $68,444 $109,159 $138,283

Income after taxes ............................................ 64,175 18,662 40,923 32,346 61,240 91,901 116,222

Age of reference person ................................... 50.9 68.5 44.3 66.6 49.1 44.4 48.1

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 4.4

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 n.a. n.a. .3 1.0 .9 1.0

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 .7 .1 1.3 .4 .1 .2

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 n.a. 1.0 n.a. 1.0 2.0 3.3

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 .9 1.2 1.9 1.9 2.3 3.0

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 47 36 55 47 43 50 47

Women ........................................................... 53 64 45 53 57 50 53

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 55 42 77 61 69 74

With mortgage .............................................. 36 12 25 21 34 52 53

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 43 17 56 27 17 22

Renter ............................................................ 38 45 58 23 39 31 26

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 16 17 11 15 10 12

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 84 83 89 85 90 88

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 6 9 8 17 15 22

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 94 91 92 83 85 78

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 46 24 42 33 26 32

College ........................................................... 65 49 74 53 63 71 64

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 65 83 87 91 95 95

Annual aggregate expenditures ......................... $7,423,468 6.4 11.7 7.6 20.5 41.7 12.2

Food ................................................................. 932,575 5.5 9.7 8.7 22.5 41.5 12.2

Food at home ................................................. 524,199 6.4 8.1 9.9 24.3 39.8 11.6

Cereals and bakery products ....................... 67,893 6.4 7.6 10.1 24.7 39.6 11.6

Cereals and cereal products ...................... 22,235 5.6 7.8 8.7 24.9 41.6 11.4

Bakery products ......................................... 45,658 6.8 7.5 10.8 24.5 38.7 11.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................... 115,219 6.6 7.3 9.9 24.6 39.6 12.0

Beef ............................................................ 31,555 6.6 6.6 11.2 25.3 39.0 11.4

Pork ............................................................ 21,868 6.7 7.4 11.0 24.8 38.4 11.7

Other meats ............................................... 15,560 6.3 7.9 9.0 24.0 40.7 12.0

Poultry ........................................................ 22,205 6.0 7.5 8.3 24.5 40.2 13.5

Fish and seafood ........................................ 16,795 7.0 7.5 9.2 23.2 41.3 11.8

Eggs ........................................................... 7,235 7.2 8.5 9.6 26.2 36.8 11.6

Dairy products .............................................. 53,050 6.8 8.1 9.7 24.0 40.4 11.0

Fresh milk and cream ................................. 17,989 6.9 7.2 9.7 26.0 38.9 11.3

Other dairy products ................................... 35,060 6.7 8.6 9.7 23.0 41.1 10.8

Fruits and vegetables ................................... 101,357 6.1 8.0 9.7 24.8 39.4 11.9

Fresh fruits ................................................. 37,287 6.2 8.4 9.9 24.9 38.8 11.8

Fresh vegetables ........................................ 32,832 5.8 8.1 9.6 24.5 39.4 12.6

Processed fruits ......................................... 14,071 6.1 7.9 9.4 25.2 40.1 11.2

Processed vegetables ................................ 17,167 6.2 7.1 9.9 25.1 40.4 11.3

Other food at home ...................................... 186,681 6.4 8.8 9.8 23.7 40.1 11.2

Sugar and other sweets ............................. 19,142 7.4 8.2 10.0 24.5 38.6 11.4

Fats and oils ............................................... 14,419 6.6 7.6 10.0 23.4 39.3 13.0

Miscellaneous foods ................................... 95,075 6.0 9.1 9.3 23.7 41.0 10.9

Nonalcoholic beverages ............................. 50,908 6.9 8.6 10.7 23.9 39.0 10.9

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ....................................... 7,137 3.7 10.0 9.8 20.1 42.1 14.2

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 Survey, 2016 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Food away from home ................................... 408,376 4.5 11.8 7.2 20.1 43.5 12.9

Alcoholic beverages ......................................... 62,654 4.9 16.3 6.7 16.6 44.8 10.7

Housing ............................................................ 2,446,505 8.2 12.4 7.8 20.8 40.0 10.9

Shelter ............................................................ 1,441,630 8.6 14.0 7.1 20.2 39.4 10.7

Owned dwellings .......................................... 815,568 6.3 9.2 8.1 19.8 44.2 12.3

Mortgage interest and charges .................. 374,324 2.8 9.2 4.4 18.7 51.5 13.5

Property taxes ............................................ 255,122 8.1 9.3 10.1 20.2 40.5 11.8

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .................................................. 186,122 11.1 9.3 13.0 21.4 34.9 10.3

Rented dwellings .......................................... 522,688 12.8 22.3 4.8 20.5 31.4 8.2

Other lodging ................................................ 103,374 5.3 9.6 10.3 21.6 42.3 10.9

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................. 503,158 7.8 10.6 9.7 21.3 37.9 12.8

Natural gas ................................................... 45,935 8.9 11.4 9.8 21.0 36.6 12.2

Electricity ...................................................... 187,044 8.7 10.7 10.8 21.8 36.4 11.6

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................. 11,043 12.5 8.6 12.7 22.8 34.7 8.7

Telephone services ...................................... 185,387 6.3 10.7 8.0 20.6 39.8 14.7

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................. 39,814 14.5 9.3 15.0 20.2 30.0 11.0

Cellular phone service ................................ 145,573 4.0 11.1 6.1 20.7 42.4 15.7

Water and other public services ................... 73,749 8.0 9.7 10.5 21.8 38.0 12.1

Household operations .................................... 179,276 9.4 8.5 7.1 19.4 48.4 7.2

Personal services ......................................... 59,152 9.8 21.6 21.7 14.5 69.6 2.8

Other household expenses .......................... 120,124 9.3 11.8 9.7 21.8 38.0 9.3

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 85,507 7.1 10.0 10.7 23.3 38.4 10.5

Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................... 20,703 7.5 9.7 10.1 25.2 35.7 12.0

Other household products ............................ 47,039 6.7 9.3 10.6 23.6 39.6 10.3

Postage and stationery ................................ 17,765 7.7 12.6 11.6 20.5 38.4 9.1

Household furnishings and equipment ........... 236,934 5.7 10.5 8.0 23.4 41.6 10.8

Household textiles ........................................ 12,749 5.2 9.5 10.3 24.0 39.2 11.8

Furniture ....................................................... 59,565 6.1 10.7 7.2 23.7 41.3 10.9

Floor coverings ............................................. 2,631 5.0 19.3 8.8 18.2 40.0 8.8

Major appliances .......................................... 36,642 6.5 9.4 10.2 23.4 40.6 9.8

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ................................................ 15,946 6.7 11.5 8.9 23.8 39.9 9.1

Miscellaneous household equipment ........... 109,400 5.1 10.5 7.3 23.2 42.7 11.3

Apparel and services ........................................ 233,410 5.3 11.0 6.6 23.1 42.2 11.8

Men and boys ................................................. 55,245 4.9 9.1 5.9 24.4 41.1 14.7

Men, 16 and over ......................................... 41,828 5.9 11.4 5.9 21.5 38.7 16.6

Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................ 13,417 1.7 1.9 5.9 33.3 48.4 8.8

Women and girls ............................................ 86,076 5.7 11.8 7.9 21.9 40.6 12.1

Women, 16 and over .................................... 73,959 6.3 13.2 8.4 20.6 38.9 12.7

Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................. 12,117 2.5 3.2 5.5 29.4 50.7 8.7

Children under 2 ............................................. 8,583 2.6 23.6 2.8 31.4 55.3 6.3

Footwear ........................................................ 50,203 4.9 11.5 6.4 24.7 40.9 11.6

Other apparel products and services ............. 33,303 6.7 13.2 5.7 19.9 46.6 7.9

Transportation .................................................. 1,172,223 4.9 10.6 8.2 20.5 42.7 13.1

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ....................... 470,770 4.3 8.9 8.9 21.0 43.4 13.5

Cars and trucks, new ................................... 213,697 5.4 8.9 12.2 21.1 39.4 13.0

Cars and trucks, used .................................. 248,561 3.5 8.4 6.2 21.3 46.9 13.7

Other vehicles .............................................. 8,512 24.4 24.1 22.4 28.6 39.1 221.5

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 247,294 4.4 11.3 7.0 20.6 42.7 14.0

Other vehicle expenses .................................. 373,486 5.9 11.6 8.2 19.8 42.1 12.3

Vehicle finance charges ............................... 29,248 2.9 9.1 5.7 18.0 48.7 15.6

Maintenance and repairs .............................. 109,983 6.2 12.7 7.7 19.7 39.9 13.8

Vehicle insurance ......................................... 148,766 7.5 9.8 9.5 20.6 41.2 11.3

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ...................................................... 85,488 3.8 14.0 7.6 19.2 44.3 11.1

Public and other transportation ...................... 80,673 4.4 14.0 7.1 20.5 42.0 12.1

Healthcare ........................................................ 597,428 9.4 8.9 13.4 21.0 36.7 10.7

Health insurance ............................................ 409,386 8.9 9.0 14.0 20.6 36.4 11.1

Medical services ............................................. 108,598 9.8 9.0 9.9 21.1 40.0 10.2

Drugs .............................................................. 59,925 11.9 7.8 15.7 23.1 32.5 9.0

Medical supplies ............................................. 19,518 9.3 11.8 12.9 20.5 36.5 9.0

Entertainment ................................................... 377,271 6.2 11.0 7.8 21.7 42.5 10.8

Fees and admissions ..................................... 88,223 3.0 11.8 5.7 21.7 45.8 11.9

Audio and visual equipment and services ...... 140,551 8.8 12.3 9.8 20.3 38.6 10.1

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................... 95,880 6.4 9.7 7.1 22.3 43.5 11.0

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 Survey, 2016 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners

Three or

more

earners

Pets .............................................................. 75,525 7.0 10.5 6.7 22.0 42.0 11.7

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .. 20,355 4.1 6.6 8.3 23.5 49.3 8.1

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ................................................. 52,617 3.9 8.1 7.5 23.9 45.8 10.7

Personal care products and services ............... 91,521 6.4 11.5 8.5 20.9 41.5 11.2

Reading ............................................................ 15,268 10.4 15.5 14.0 18.0 31.6 10.5

Education ......................................................... 172,129 6.5 10.4 2.3 18.1 43.8 18.9

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......... 43,686 8.5 12.9 8.7 21.4 34.7 13.8

Miscellaneous .................................................. 124,294 8.0 13.9 5.6 25.0 38.4 9.1

Cash contributions ........................................... 269,573 10.2 22.0 9.2 18.7 30.1 9.8

Personal insurance and pensions .................... 884,933 1.0 12.3 1.7 16.5 51.9 16.6

Life and other personal insurance .................. 41,707 5.2 7.8 9.9 22.3 40.5 14.3

Pensions and Social Security ......................... 843,226 .8 12.5 1.3 16.2 52.5 16.7

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ............................. $9,672,707 3.4 11.0 4.3 18.1 47.1 16.1

Wages and salaries ........................................ 7,425,644 3 ( ) 12.3 1 ( ) 17.6 53.8 16.3

Self-employment income ................................ 812,321 3 ( ) 8.3 1 ( ) 15.9 40.9 34.9

Social Security, private and government

retirement ..................................................... 1,036,476 25.8 4.4 34.7 21.3 10.6 3.2

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................... 226,859 11.9 10.3 13.2 19.9 36.0 8.7

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ........................ 67,197 19.4 3.0 23.3 31.5 15.6 7.2

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular

contributions for support ............................... 57,556 18.7 7.1 15.2 28.2 21.4 9.4

Other income .................................................. 46,655 20.1 21.1 8.7 17.3 24.2 8.5

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) ............................................................ 1,358,841 1.0 13.2 1.0 13.6 53.0 18.3

Federal income taxes ..................................... 1,083,995 1.1 13.2 1.1 12.9 52.6 19.1

State and local income taxes ......................... 265,116 .1 13.3 .4 15.6 55.2 15.3

Other taxes ..................................................... 9,729 8.8 8.0 6.5 28.3 38.2 10.1

Income after taxes ............................................ 8,313,867 3.8 10.6 4.9 18.8 46.1 15.8

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

3 No data reported.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2017