Table 1501. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2013

(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) ................. 125,670 60,304 26,456 5,559 14,066 9,042 5,180 6,777 58,589

Percent distribution of consumer units ...................... 100.0 48.0 21.1 4.4 11.2 7.2 4.1 5.4 46.6

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................ $63,784 $89,992 $82,773 $89,637 $98,275 $100,944 $85,630 $35,012 $40,137

Income after taxes ................................................... 56,352 78,433 70,791 78,107 86,177 88,529 79,154 33,956 36,216

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.1 50.6 58.6 32.4 40.8 53.5 50.6 38.4 50.9

Average number in consumer unit:

People ................................................................... 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.5 4.2 4.0 4.9 3.0 1.7

Children under 18 .................................................. .6 .9 n.a. 1.5 2.2 .6 1.3 1.8 .2

Adults 65 and older ................................................ .3 .4 .7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .3 .6 1 ( ) .3

Earners .................................................................. 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.7 2.5 2.2 1.0 .9

Vehicles ................................................................. 1.9 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.4 3.2 2.7 1.1 1.3

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ........................................................................ 47 54 57 56 47 55 48 16 45

Women .................................................................. 53 46 43 44 53 45 52 84 55

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 64 79 84 62 74 87 74 37 51

With mortgage ..................................................... 37 51 41 54 64 59 48 29 24

Without mortgage ................................................ 26 29 43 7 11 28 26 8 26

Renter .................................................................... 36 21 16 38 26 13 26 63 49

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 8 6 6 8 11 14 32 15

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 92 94 94 92 89 86 68 85

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 13 6 16 17 16 26 19 12

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 87 94 84 83 84 74 81 88

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .................................................... 7 6 5 4 5 9 12 7 7

High school (9-12) ................................................. 30 27 28 18 25 30 36 35 33

College .................................................................. 63 66 67 78 70 61 52 58 60

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 87 96 96 95 96 97 96 76 79

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................. $6,420,909 63.1 25.6 5.5 16.2 10.6 5.2 4.0 32.8

Food ........................................................................ 829,220 63.2 24.1 4.6 17.9 10.5 6.1 4.8 32.0

Food at home ........................................................ 499,500 62.6 23.4 4.7 17.4 10.4 6.7 5.3 32.2

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 68,273 62.5 22.3 4.7 18.5 10.8 6.2 5.7 31.8

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 23,233 61.8 21.2 4.8 19.1 10.5 6.3 6.3 31.9

Bakery products ................................................. 45,040 62.9 22.8 4.7 18.2 11.0 6.1 5.4 31.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 107,569 62.7 23.5 4.2 17.0 10.7 7.2 5.4 31.9

Beef ................................................................... 27,468 64.9 24.5 4.3 17.2 11.2 7.8 5.7 29.4

Pork ................................................................... 21,327 63.4 24.6 3.4 16.5 11.7 7.2 5.1 31.5

Other meats ....................................................... 14,994 64.0 23.1 4.7 18.1 11.0 7.1 5.4 30.6

Poultry ............................................................... 21,334 60.7 20.7 4.4 17.9 10.5 7.3 6.0 33.3

Fish and seafood ............................................... 15,360 59.3 24.1 4.4 15.1 9.2 6.4 4.9 35.8

Eggs .................................................................. 7,086 62.0 25.1 4.7 16.4 9.0 6.8 5.1 32.8

Dairy products ..................................................... 51,984 63.4 23.9 5.1 18.4 9.8 6.2 5.2 31.4

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 19,052 62.7 21.9 5.6 19.4 9.2 6.5 5.4 31.9

Other dairy products .......................................... 32,932 63.7 25.0 4.9 17.8 10.1 6.0 5.1 31.2

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 94,265 63.6 24.7 4.7 17.7 10.0 6.6 4.7 31.7

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 33,896 64.2 24.7 4.9 18.9 9.3 6.4 4.1 31.6

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 29,638 64.0 26.2 4.7 16.9 9.8 6.4 4.4 31.7

Processed fruits ................................................. 14,430 62.6 22.8 4.7 17.3 10.7 7.0 5.3 32.1

Processed vegetables ....................................... 16,301 62.6 23.6 4.2 16.7 11.0 7.1 5.9 31.5

Other food at home .............................................. 177,408 61.8 23.0 4.8 16.7 10.6 6.7 5.3 32.9

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 17,927 63.1 24.7 4.8 17.1 10.6 5.8 5.4 31.6

Fats and oils ...................................................... 14,666 61.8 23.7 4.4 15.8 11.1 6.7 5.6 32.6

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 91,381 62.0 22.1 5.2 17.1 10.6 6.9 5.3 32.6

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 48,186 59.7 22.7 4.0 16.0 10.3 6.7 5.4 34.9

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1501. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2013 — 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

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ............................................... 5,249 71.1 34.6 4.6 15.9 11.2 4.8 2.9 26.0

Food away from home ........................................... 329,720 64.2 25.2 4.5 18.7 10.6 5.2 4.0 31.9

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 55,838 56.6 30.0 4.4 10.7 8.0 3.4 2.3 41.1

Housing ................................................................... 2,154,893 59.9 23.7 6.5 15.6 9.4 4.7 4.6 35.4

Shelter ................................................................... 1,266,815 58.0 22.9 6.1 15.8 8.9 4.4 4.7 37.3

Owned dwellings ................................................. 767,621 69.0 27.2 6.7 19.0 11.5 4.7 3.3 27.7

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 386,864 70.9 22.9 8.5 23.0 11.2 5.4 4.2 24.9

Property taxes ................................................... 232,237 68.2 29.7 5.2 16.7 12.2 4.3 2.8 29.0

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 148,521 65.3 34.4 4.0 12.0 11.3 3.6 1.9 32.8

Rented dwellings ................................................. 417,678 34.6 11.9 5.7 9.8 3.4 3.9 7.8 57.6

Other lodging ....................................................... 81,516 74.6 38.9 3.2 16.8 12.2 3.5 2.1 23.3

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 469,641 59.8 23.2 4.5 15.0 11.1 6.0 4.8 35.4

Natural gas .......................................................... 49,331 59.6 23.6 4.8 15.0 10.9 5.4 4.4 35.9

Electricity ............................................................. 178,655 58.0 22.9 4.3 14.6 10.2 6.0 5.2 36.8

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 17,893 60.8 27.8 3.6 9.7 15.0 4.8 3.3 35.9

Telephone services ............................................. 159,750 61.0 22.8 4.8 15.7 11.5 6.2 4.9 34.1

Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

cards ................................................................ 44,991 59.6 28.4 2.9 12.4 10.8 5.0 3.1 37.3

Cellular phone service ....................................... 114,759 61.6 20.6 5.5 17.1 11.7 6.7 5.5 32.9

Water and other public services .......................... 64,013 61.6 23.9 4.6 15.7 11.4 6.0 4.4 34.0

Household operations ............................................ 143,783 66.5 20.8 17.5 17.5 6.5 4.1 5.2 28.3

Personal services ................................................ 46,265 76.6 4.2 42.9 22.7 1.8 5.0 7.9 15.5

Other household expenses .................................. 97,517 61.7 28.8 5.4 15.1 8.8 3.7 3.9 34.4

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 80,958 64.8 28.3 5.2 16.0 9.5 5.8 4.0 31.2

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 19,330 63.9 26.6 5.0 15.2 11.6 5.5 5.2 30.9

Other household products ................................... 43,997 65.0 27.9 5.2 16.7 9.3 6.0 4.0 30.9

Postage and stationery ........................................ 17,631 65.2 31.0 5.4 15.3 7.8 5.7 2.4 32.4

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 193,695 65.9 30.2 6.0 14.8 10.5 4.4 3.6 30.6

Household textiles ............................................... 12,238 65.2 26.6 6.5 15.1 13.1 3.9 4.3 30.5

Furniture .............................................................. 48,061 65.2 29.4 6.5 14.2 10.7 4.3 3.4 31.4

Floor coverings .................................................... 2,523 69.7 41.4 5.3 14.3 6.6 2.2 1.9 28.4

Major appliances ................................................. 26,906 65.8 28.2 6.0 15.3 11.6 4.7 5.9 28.3

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 12,618 67.2 31.3 6.6 12.7 10.4 6.2 2.6 30.2

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 91,348 66.1 31.2 5.7 15.1 9.8 4.2 3.0 30.9

Apparel and services ............................................... 201,485 63.3 23.1 6.1 18.9 10.0 5.3 5.6 31.1

Men and boys ........................................................ 47,037 64.2 21.5 4.6 20.5 11.8 5.8 4.5 31.2

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 38,230 63.3 25.0 4.2 15.9 13.0 5.3 2.0 34.7

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 8,807 68.2 6.0 6.3 40.9 6.8 8.1 15.5 16.3

Women and girls .................................................... 79,946 62.1 24.7 4.6 18.3 9.8 4.7 6.1 31.9

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 66,193 60.3 28.1 4.0 14.4 9.7 4.1 4.2 35.5

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 13,752 70.6 8.6 7.1 37.0 10.2 7.7 15.3 14.2

Children under 2 .................................................... 9,360 68.0 10.8 26.6 17.7 7.2 5.8 6.2 25.8

Footwear ................................................................ 38,605 66.2 21.4 5.9 21.9 10.3 6.7 7.1 26.7

Other apparel products and services ..................... 26,537 59.8 27.9 6.2 13.5 8.1 4.2 3.5 36.7

Transportation ......................................................... 1,131,403 65.0 25.7 5.6 15.9 11.5 6.2 4.1 31.0

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 411,079 67.8 26.1 6.5 16.4 11.7 7.0 4.2 28.0

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 196,465 74.2 31.9 6.0 18.3 9.9 8.0 31.8 24.0

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 209,764 62.4 20.6 7.0 14.9 13.7 6.2 6.5 31.1

Other vehicles ...................................................... 4,849 39.2 326.4 35.7 31.8 33.5 31.9 3.1 60.6

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 328,170 63.4 23.6 5.2 16.6 11.7 6.3 4.2 32.3

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... 324,668 62.3 25.9 5.2 14.6 11.2 5.5 4.1 33.6

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 25,577 68.1 23.8 7.9 19.0 10.0 7.3 4.2 27.7

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 104,941 62.2 25.8 4.6 14.9 11.7 5.1 3.6 34.2

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 127,215 60.8 26.2 4.6 12.2 11.6 6.2 4.3 34.9

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 66,935 63.3 26.1 6.1 16.8 10.3 4.0 4.3 32.4

Public and other transportation .............................. 67,486 67.7 32.2 4.9 16.2 10.2 4.2 3.0 29.3

Healthcare ............................................................... 456,305 65.1 31.8 4.2 13.4 10.2 5.3 2.6 32.3

Health insurance .................................................... 280,178 65.3 32.8 4.2 13.4 9.5 5.5 2.7 31.9

Medical services .................................................... 100,095 66.5 28.1 5.3 15.7 12.5 4.8 2.6 30.9

Drugs ..................................................................... 59,023 61.4 33.1 2.7 10.4 9.6 5.7 2.0 36.6

Medical supplies .................................................... 17,009 65.4 34.6 3.5 12.1 10.8 4.4 2.7 31.9

Entertainment .......................................................... 311,898 63.1 25.6 4.5 19.2 9.6 4.1 3.8 33.1

Fees and admissions ............................................. 71,520 70.6 26.4 3.9 27.0 10.1 3.3 3.9 25.5

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1501. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2013 — 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

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 121,164 57.3 23.6 4.5 15.3 9.1 4.8 4.5 38.2

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 74,869 60.3 25.9 4.4 17.1 8.2 4.7 3.7 36.0

Pets ..................................................................... 57,751 58.2 26.4 2.9 15.8 8.8 4.2 3.4 38.4

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 17,119 67.4 24.1 9.4 21.6 5.8 6.5 4.5 28.1

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 44,345 71.3 29.6 5.4 21.0 12.9 2.5 2.1 26.6

Personal care products and services ...................... 76,418 62.0 27.6 4.7 14.8 10.1 4.9 5.0 33.0

Reading ................................................................... 12,880 63.5 33.7 3.3 12.6 9.1 4.7 3.1 33.5

Education ................................................................. 142,959 64.7 16.4 2.9 21.3 20.4 3.8 3.6 31.6

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 41,419 46.7 20.0 2.5 9.5 8.7 6.0 4.0 49.4

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 81,005 58.7 25.4 4.2 12.7 11.3 5.0 3.3 38.0

Cash contributions ................................................... 230,489 64.5 37.0 3.6 11.5 9.3 3.2 2.2 33.3

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 694,698 70.0 27.3 6.5 18.0 12.8 5.3 2.6 27.4

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 40,049 73.6 37.4 3.7 15.3 12.6 4.6 2.1 24.3

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 654,649 69.7 26.7 6.7 18.2 12.8 5.4 2.7 27.6

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes .................................... $8,015,737 67.7 27.3 6.2 17.2 11.4 5.5 3.0 29.3

Wages and salaries ............................................... 6,304,653 69.4 23.9 7.6 19.8 12.6 5.5 3.0 27.5

Self-employment income ....................................... 411,346 77.8 34.5 3.3 22.0 12.6 5.5 1.6 20.6

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 944,320 57.3 44.6 3.1 1.2 5.1 6.3 .9 41.8

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 177,270 71.7 53.2 .9 9.5 6.7 1.3 .2 28.1

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ......................................................... 67,072 27.9 6.3 2.9 6.6 4.6 7.5 19.4 52.7

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions for

support ................................................................. 76,887 41.5 19.6 1.3 10.2 5.6 4.8 21.1 37.4

Other income ......................................................... 34,190 27.9 14.0 3.0 5.1 3.9 1.9 8.2 63.9

Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ..... 933,945 74.6 33.9 6.9 18.2 12.0 3.6 .8 24.6

Federal income taxes ............................................ 721,736 75.0 35.0 6.8 17.8 12.0 3.4 .4 24.6

State and local income taxes ................................. 204,680 73.5 30.4 7.3 19.6 11.9 4.4 2.1 24.5

Other taxes ............................................................ 7,530 71.7 26.6 4.5 20.7 16.6 3.3 2.3 26.0

Income after taxes ................................................... 7,081,792 66.8 26.4 6.1 17.1 11.3 5.8 3.2 30.0

1 Value is too small to display.

2 No data reported.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2014