Table 55. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ........................ 121,107 24,210 24,277 24,175 24,215 24,231 

Percent distribution of consumer units .............................. 100.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ...................................................... $62,481 $9,906 $26,777 $45,552 $72,794 $157,369 

Income after taxes ......................................................... 60,712 10,034 26,966 45,189 71,220 150,144 

Age of reference person ................................................. 49.4 51.0 51.7 49.3 47.3 47.8 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ......................................................................... 2.5 1.7 2.3 2.6 2.9 3.2 

Children under 18 ......................................................... .6 .4 .6 .6 .7 .8 

Persons 65 and older .................................................... .3 .4 .5 .4 .2 .2 

Earners ......................................................................... 1.3 .5 .9 1.3 1.7 2.0 

Vehicles ........................................................................ 1.9 .9 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.8 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .............................................................................. 47 37 41 49 52 54 

Female .......................................................................... 53 63 59 51 48 46 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ................................................................... 66 40 54 67 78 89 

With mortgage ............................................................. 41 12 23 41 57 71 

Without mortgage ........................................................ 25 28 31 27 21 18 

Renter ........................................................................... 34 60 46 33 22 11 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................................ 12 19 15 12 10 5 

White, Asian, and all other races .................................. 88 81 85 88 90 95 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................................... 12 14 16 12 11 8 

Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 88 86 84 88 89 92 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................................... 5 9 7 5 3 1 

High school (9-12) ......................................................... 35 48 45 37 29 15 

College .......................................................................... 60 43 48 59 68 84 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............................. 88 66 86 94 97 98 

Annual aggregate expenditures ........................................ $5,823,988 8.7 12.6 17.1 22.9 38.6 

Food ................................................................................ 741,020 10.8 13.7 18.3 22.3 34.9 

Food at home ................................................................ 438,143 12.5 15.5 18.9 21.6 31.4 

Cereals and bakery products ...................................... 60,656 12.5 16.0 18.6 22.0 30.9 

Cereals and cereal products ..................................... 19,901 12.6 16.4 18.6 21.8 30.5 

Bakery products ........................................................ 40,754 12.5 15.7 18.5 22.1 31.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... 94,828 13.2 15.5 19.4 21.8 30.1 

Beef ........................................................................... 26,198 12.3 14.5 19.7 23.5 30.1 

Pork ........................................................................... 18,013 13.3 16.2 21.5 21.8 27.2 

Other meats .............................................................. 14,168 13.3 14.5 18.6 23.3 30.2 

Poultry ....................................................................... 16,698 14.4 16.6 19.7 20.5 28.8 

Fish and seafood ...................................................... 14,155 12.6 15.5 16.9 19.4 35.7 

Eggs .......................................................................... 5,597 15.2 17.4 19.3 20.0 28.1 

Dairy products ............................................................. 45,994 12.1 15.3 18.7 21.8 32.1 

Fresh milk and cream ............................................... 17,036 13.5 16.7 18.7 22.0 29.1 

Other dairy products ................................................. 28,957 11.3 14.5 18.7 21.7 33.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 55. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Fruits and vegetables .................................................. $82,147 12.1 15.9 18.1 20.9 33.1 

Fresh fruits ................................................................ 28,077 11.4 15.6 16.8 21.0 35.2 

Fresh vegetables ...................................................... 25,445 12.1 16.2 17.9 21.1 32.8 

Processed fruits ........................................................ 13,632 12.4 15.1 19.1 20.4 33.0 

Processed vegetables ............................................... 14,993 12.9 16.6 19.9 21.0 29.6 

Other food at home ..................................................... 154,519 12.4 15.3 19.3 21.7 31.3 

Sugar and other sweets ............................................ 15,957 12.9 15.3 18.8 22.2 30.8 

Fats and oils .............................................................. 12,404 13.4 16.1 20.0 20.5 29.9 

Miscellaneous foods ................................................. 80,600 12.4 15.0 18.9 21.9 31.8 

Nonalcoholic beverages ............................................ 40,307 13.0 16.6 20.7 20.9 28.9 

Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town

trips ......................................................................... 5,251 4.7 8.3 15.8 25.5 45.8 

Food away from home .................................................. 302,877 8.3 11.2 17.3 23.4 39.9 

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 49,814 7.4 10.2 17.4 22.6 42.2 

Housing ........................................................................... 2,004,933 10.5 13.8 17.5 22.5 35.8 

Shelter ........................................................................... 1,188,279 10.5 13.5 17.3 22.2 36.5 

Owned dwellings ......................................................... 760,213 5.5 9.4 15.8 24.4 44.9 

Mortgage interest and charges ................................. 405,856 4.1 7.1 15.1 25.9 47.8 

Property taxes ........................................................... 219,670 6.5 11.1 15.8 23.3 43.2 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses .... 134,688 8.3 13.4 17.8 21.5 39.0 

Rented dwellings ......................................................... 351,154 22.5 23.6 21.9 18.3 13.6 

Other lodging .............................................................. 76,913 5.3 7.5 11.1 18.6 57.6 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 443,236 12.1 16.7 19.7 22.9 28.7 

Natural gas .................................................................. 53,283 10.9 16.6 18.8 22.1 31.7 

Electricity ..................................................................... 171,068 13.5 17.6 19.9 22.4 26.5 

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ 16,993 12.7 15.6 18.1 20.6 33.0 

Telephone services ..................................................... 142,635 11.1 16.3 20.2 23.6 28.8 

Water and other public services .................................. 59,257 11.3 15.6 18.8 23.7 30.6 

Household operations ................................................... 121,986 7.4 10.2 14.5 22.8 45.1 

Personal services ........................................................ 41,156 5.4 7.3 11.0 23.7 52.5 

Other household expenses ......................................... 80,830 8.4 11.7 16.3 22.3 41.3 

Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 73,938 11.2 13.8 17.2 23.3 34.5 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................... 18,166 13.8 15.2 19.4 22.7 28.8 

Other household products ........................................... 39,777 10.1 13.7 16.5 24.2 35.6 

Postage and stationery ............................................... 15,995 10.9 12.6 16.3 21.9 38.3 

Household furnishings and equipment .......................... 177,494 7.7 10.8 15.7 22.7 43.0 

Household textiles ....................................................... 12,390 10.1 10.2 15.6 22.5 41.7 

Furniture ...................................................................... 43,024 7.9 11.0 15.7 21.6 43.8 

Floor coverings ........................................................... 4,370 3.6 4.8 16.0 18.4 57.2 

Major appliances ......................................................... 25,333 6.6 10.9 17.5 26.4 38.7 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ............ 12,882 8.6 11.5 20.7 20.1 39.0 

Miscellaneous household equipment .......................... 79,494 7.8 11.0 14.3 22.9 44.0 

Apparel and services ...................................................... 205,572 9.1 13.6 16.1 20.4 40.8 

Men and boys ............................................................... 46,175 7.6 12.4 15.8 20.6 43.7 

Men, 16 and over ........................................................ 36,765 6.7 12.1 14.9 20.4 45.9 

Boys, 2 to 15 ............................................................... 9,410 11.1 13.5 19.0 21.4 35.0 

Women and girls ........................................................... 80,116 8.9 13.7 15.8 22.2 39.4 

Women, 16 and over ................................................... 67,887 8.4 13.7 15.6 22.5 39.7 

Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 12,229 11.7 14.0 16.5 20.4 37.5 

Children under 2 ........................................................... 10,956 11.9 16.9 19.6 21.1 30.5 

Footwear ....................................................................... 36,679 11.4 16.7 20.0 18.5 33.4 

Other apparel products and services ............................ 31,645 8.1 10.2 12.0 17.8 52.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 55. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Transportation ................................................................. $929,544 7.5 13.1 18.6 24.6 36.3 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ...................................... 313,474 4.8 12.3 17.9 26.1 39.0 

Cars and trucks, new .................................................. 147,662 2.1 8.8 17.6 25.5 46.0 

Cars and trucks, used ................................................. 159,617 7.5 15.4 17.8 26.2 33.1 

Other vehicles ............................................................. 6,195 2.9 213.7 27.9 35.8 21.7 

Gasoline and motor oil .................................................. 258,238 9.5 15.0 20.4 24.7 30.4 

Other vehicle expenses ................................................ 298,180 8.8 12.9 19.0 24.1 35.2 

Vehicle finance charges .............................................. 29,432 4.0 10.5 19.2 30.1 36.3 

Maintenance and repairs ............................................ 95,326 9.4 13.7 18.3 23.3 35.4 

Vehicle insurance ........................................................ 122,156 10.6 14.0 21.4 23.7 30.2 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges .... 51,266 6.1 10.1 14.6 22.9 46.3 

Public transportation ..................................................... 59,653 6.1 9.6 12.7 18.6 53.1 

Healthcare ....................................................................... 382,285 9.7 16.8 19.4 23.5 30.6 

Health insurance ........................................................... 221,690 9.7 17.3 20.3 24.0 28.7 

Medical services ........................................................... 87,461 7.3 14.9 17.4 23.4 37.0 

Drugs ............................................................................ 58,729 13.2 18.1 19.6 22.2 26.9 

Medical supplies ........................................................... 14,404 9.0 16.1 16.5 22.1 36.2 

Entertainment .................................................................. 303,164 8.1 11.6 15.8 22.3 42.2 

Fees and admissions .................................................... 70,363 4.5 6.7 12.8 20.6 55.4 

Audio and visual equipment and services ..................... 115,516 11.3 14.7 19.2 23.7 31.2 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ........... 73,252 8.6 13.5 16.6 24.0 37.3 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services 44,033 4.8 8.3 10.4 18.6 57.9 

Personal care products and services .............................. 70,426 9.5 13.3 16.8 22.1 38.4 

Reading ........................................................................... 12,066 9.0 13.3 16.9 21.4 39.5 

Education ........................................................................ 130,111 11.8 7.6 9.5 15.1 56.0 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ........................ 43,846 17.8 20.8 23.2 23.2 15.0 

Miscellaneous ................................................................. 102,756 8.4 10.9 18.7 27.5 34.4 

Cash contributions .......................................................... 197,797 6.8 12.0 17.0 23.6 40.5 

Personal insurance and pensions ................................... 650,653 1.7 5.8 12.9 24.3 55.3 

Life and other personal insurance ................................. 38,527 5.6 9.3 13.5 22.9 48.7 

Pensions and Social Security ....................................... 612,126 1.4 5.6 12.9 24.4 55.8 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ............................................ 7,566,944 3.2 8.6 14.6 23.3 50.4 

Wages and salaries ...................................................... 6,003,053 1.6 6.2 13.4 24.2 54.7 

Self-employment income .............................................. 341,548 -6.8 4.5 9.4 21.3 71.6 

Social Security, private and government retirement ..... 868,674 12.9 23.1 23.7 20.6 19.8 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ........................................................................ 143,118 2.2 6.9 14.9 16.0 59.9 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation, veterans’

benefits ....................................................................... 76,742 12.0 22.6 25.1 24.3 16.0 

Public assistance, supplemental security income, food

stamps ........................................................................ 61,214 43.0 29.6 14.9 9.3 3.2 

Regular contributions for support .................................. 49,302 19.7 20.1 17.5 21.2 21.5 

Other income ................................................................ 23,294 37.9 20.3 15.0 11.3 15.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 55. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2010 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Personal taxes ................................................................ $214,262 -1.5 -2.1 4.1 17.8 81.7 

Federal income taxes .................................................... 137,538 -2.9 -5.8 .9 15.8 91.9 

State and local income taxes ........................................ 58,428 -.1 2.7 8.8 20.5 68.1 

Other taxes ................................................................... 18,295 5.0 10.0 12.9 24.0 48.2 

Income after taxes .......................................................... 7,352,682 3.3 8.9 14.9 23.5 49.5 

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

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2011