Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

to

$199,999

$200,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 128,437 17,946 23,162 12,536 10,914 18,112 18,168 15,616 6,020 5,964

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $69,627 $8,169 $22,263 $34,746 $44,568 $59,293 $83,413 $119,828 $170,277 $314,010

SE .................................................. 871.92 232.21 161.08 257.47 309.78 469.08 397.74 793.92 1,390.73 7,403.10

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 2.84 .72 .74 .70 .79 .48 .66 .82 2.36

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 60,448 8,538 22,937 34,718 42,659 54,841 74,441 102,542 139,555 233,299

SE .................................................. 634.35 234.94 244.74 272.26 376.02 482.57 414.24 823.44 1,508.71 4,534.46

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 2.75 1.07 .78 .88 .88 .56 .80 1.08 1.94

Age of reference person ................................... 50.5 51.3 55.9 51.7 49.9 48.5 47.6 48.0 49.2 49.6

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .3 .5 .6 .6 .7 .7 .7 .8 .9

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

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 .5 .7 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.1

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 .8 1.3 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.8

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 47 37 40 43 48 49 52 56 55 56

Women ........................................................... 53 63 60 57 52 51 48 44 45 44

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 34 52 54 58 65 74 84 87 90

With mortgage .............................................. 35 10 14 22 29 39 52 64 66 66

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 24 37 32 30 25 22 21 21 24

Renter ............................................................ 38 66 48 46 42 35 26 16 13 10

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 20 16 15 14 12 10 8 6 4

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 80 84 85 86 88 90 92 94 96

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 13 15 17 17 15 12 9 7 5

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 87 85 83 83 85 88 91 93 95

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 3 6 6 4 4 2 2 1 1 ( ) 1 ( )

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 46 45 41 35 31 24 17 13 6

College ........................................................... 64 48 49 55 61 67 74 83 87 94

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 59 79 91 93 94 97 98 97 98

Average annual expenditures

Mean .............................................. $55,978 $23,479 $30,974 $38,634 $42,529 $51,394 $66,008 $86,140 $113,272 $158,731

SE .................................................. 594.00 585.56 431.90 521.99 724.23 735.32 814.92 1,202.37 2,454.93 4,591.07

CV(%) ............................................. 1.06 2.49 1.39 1.35 1.70 1.43 1.23 1.40 2.17 2.89

Food

Mean .............................................. 7,023 3,751 4,394 5,550 5,219 6,595 8,506 10,349 13,433 15,210

Share .............................................. 12.5 16.0 14.2 14.4 12.3 12.8 12.9 12.0 11.9 9.6

SE .................................................. 77.17 148.01 121.54 172.99 166.60 163.52 161.83 213.53 445.56 481.81

CV(%) ............................................. 1.10 3.95 2.77 3.12 3.19 2.48 1.90 2.06 3.32 3.17

Food at home

Mean .............................................. 4,015 2,523 2,843 3,588 3,152 3,864 4,611 5,539 6,858 7,360

Share .............................................. 7.2 10.7 9.2 9.3 7.4 7.5 7.0 6.4 6.1 4.6

SE .................................................. 50.10 95.91 88.44 155.36 109.72 134.51 119.60 158.39 261.85 379.56

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 3.80 3.11 4.33 3.48 3.48 2.59 2.86 3.82 5.16

Cereals and bakery products

Mean .............................................. 518 338 380 460 427 493 615 691 852 879

Share .............................................. .9 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 .9 .8 .8 .6

SE .................................................. 6.93 14.22 12.61 23.41 20.06 20.36 23.41 27.41 36.33 48.64

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 4.20 3.32 5.09 4.70 4.13 3.81 3.97 4.26 5.53

Cereals and cereal products

Mean .............................................. 172 123 127 149 138 156 198 238 291 287

Share .............................................. .3 .5 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 3.32 8.03 6.15 13.91 8.15 8.96 11.18 11.91 19.99 20.88

CV(%) ............................................. 1.93 6.51 4.83 9.31 5.92 5.75 5.66 4.99 6.88 7.27

Bakery products

Mean .............................................. 346 215 253 310 289 337 417 452 562 592

Share .............................................. .6 .9 .8 .8 .7 .7 .6 .5 .5 .4

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

to

$199,999

$200,000

and

more

Bakery products

SE .................................................. 5.11 9.49 8.52 14.63 15.47 14.62 17.85 19.44 27.94 35.09

CV(%) ............................................. 1.48 4.41 3.37 4.71 5.35 4.33 4.28 4.30 4.97 5.93

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean .............................................. 896 603 652 889 706 843 1,013 1,209 1,469 1,494

Share .............................................. 1.6 2.6 2.1 2.3 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 .9

SE .................................................. 16.91 28.30 38.53 56.33 39.36 40.84 40.10 43.17 74.25 133.39

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 4.69 5.91 6.34 5.58 4.84 3.96 3.57 5.05 8.93

Beef

Mean .............................................. 245 161 192 233 202 218 283 318 383 443

Share .............................................. .4 .7 .6 .6 .5 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 9.40 11.79 23.29 18.57 20.67 14.32 20.98 21.89 33.24 127.22

CV(%) ............................................. 3.83 7.32 12.15 7.98 10.22 6.57 7.42 6.89 8.67 28.70

Pork

Mean .............................................. 165 111 146 165 127 159 182 212 264 217

Share .............................................. .3 .5 .5 .4 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .1

SE .................................................. 4.76 9.03 7.85 13.45 13.17 12.26 10.01 13.64 26.48 21.36

CV(%) ............................................. 2.88 8.13 5.39 8.13 10.39 7.70 5.51 6.45 10.03 9.86

Other meats

Mean .............................................. 124 72 78 145 91 121 136 198 178 204

Share .............................................. .2 .3 .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1

SE .................................................. 3.73 6.85 6.03 22.01 6.56 9.09 8.76 17.76 13.99 15.06

CV(%) ............................................. 3.01 9.55 7.76 15.22 7.17 7.51 6.42 8.95 7.87 7.39

Poultry

Mean .............................................. 172 127 114 169 135 162 199 231 306 281

Share .............................................. .3 .5 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 3.51 7.94 7.80 14.82 7.36 11.08 10.96 15.27 25.32 20.18

CV(%) ............................................. 2.03 6.23 6.82 8.78 5.47 6.83 5.52 6.62 8.27 7.17

Fish and seafood

Mean .............................................. 126 84 72 115 94 123 143 175 245 255

Share .............................................. .2 .4 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 4.68 8.49 5.48 15.93 10.24 8.74 13.51 16.14 32.97 25.46

CV(%) ............................................. 3.72 10.07 7.64 13.89 10.92 7.13 9.46 9.24 13.48 9.98

Eggs

Mean .............................................. 63 48 51 62 57 60 71 76 93 94

Share .............................................. .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1

SE .................................................. 1.40 3.02 2.57 5.31 4.33 4.00 3.58 3.97 6.69 7.99

CV(%) ............................................. 2.21 6.35 5.04 8.51 7.62 6.65 5.04 5.20 7.18 8.49

Dairy products

Mean .............................................. 413 248 288 354 333 412 461 581 716 777

Share .............................................. .7 1.1 .9 .9 .8 .8 .7 .7 .6 .5

SE .................................................. 6.57 10.48 11.84 16.91 16.00 14.84 19.47 22.90 35.49 42.14

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 4.22 4.12 4.78 4.81 3.60 4.22 3.94 4.96 5.43

Fresh milk and cream

Mean .............................................. 140 94 107 123 125 138 156 181 222 235

Share .............................................. .2 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1

SE .................................................. 2.40 5.12 4.71 6.77 5.98 5.25 7.32 9.68 12.27 15.47

CV(%) ............................................. 1.72 5.42 4.41 5.52 4.80 3.80 4.70 5.35 5.52 6.58

Other dairy products

Mean .............................................. 273 154 181 231 208 274 306 400 494 542

Share .............................................. .5 .7 .6 .6 .5 .5 .5 .5 .4 .3

SE .................................................. 5.23 7.56 8.77 12.68 13.08 11.37 15.89 16.54 27.66 30.56

CV(%) ............................................. 1.92 4.91 4.85 5.48 6.29 4.15 5.20 4.13 5.60 5.64

Fruits and vegetables

Mean .............................................. 769 482 532 701 585 724 888 1,050 1,411 1,428

Share .............................................. 1.4 2.1 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 .9

SE .................................................. 12.06 24.36 20.00 36.48 31.97 31.88 32.64 32.77 79.24 69.81

CV(%) ............................................. 1.57 5.05 3.76 5.20 5.46 4.40 3.67 3.12 5.62 4.89

Fresh fruits

Mean .............................................. 284 162 191 256 221 265 335 393 527 557

Share .............................................. .5 .7 .6 .7 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .4

SE .................................................. 5.11 10.91 9.37 16.17 17.80 13.23 18.23 14.67 35.85 31.10

CV(%) ............................................. 1.80 6.75 4.90 6.31 8.06 5.00 5.44 3.74 6.81 5.59

Fresh vegetables

Mean .............................................. 247 158 167 232 179 231 278 333 473 487

Share .............................................. .4 .7 .5 .6 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .3

SE .................................................. 4.50 7.83 8.79 17.13 13.98 9.81 10.36 14.48 35.61 27.14

CV(%) ............................................. 1.82 4.95 5.27 7.38 7.82 4.25 3.73 4.35 7.53 5.58

Processed fruits

Mean .............................................. 108 69 75 91 89 106 125 146 198 179

Share .............................................. .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1

SE .................................................. 2.73 5.57 3.69 6.44 7.17 6.83 6.67 7.29 17.49 15.25

CV(%) ............................................. 2.53 8.02 4.88 7.07 8.02 6.44 5.32 4.98 8.85 8.51

Processed vegetables

Mean .............................................. 130 93 98 122 96 123 149 178 214 205

Share .............................................. .2 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1

SE .................................................. 3.64 6.12 4.54 8.00 6.58 8.62 8.35 7.95 18.53 20.60

CV(%) ............................................. 2.80 6.55 4.62 6.58 6.83 7.02 5.59 4.47 8.66 10.03

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

to

$199,999

$200,000

and

more

Other food at home

Mean .............................................. 1,419 850 992 1,185 1,101 1,391 1,633 2,008 2,410 2,782

Share .............................................. 2.5 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.8

SE .................................................. 22.77 35.35 29.53 55.50 52.08 49.90 45.33 65.49 112.71 253.17

CV(%) ............................................. 1.60 4.16 2.98 4.68 4.73 3.59 2.78 3.26 4.68 9.10

Sugar and other sweets

Mean .............................................. 155 87 102 113 117 136 165 219 248 481

Share .............................................. .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3

SE .................................................. 10.26 6.11 5.74 8.43 12.98 8.80 7.91 13.13 17.94 199.73

CV(%) ............................................. 6.61 6.98 5.62 7.43 11.12 6.48 4.81 6.00 7.23 41.52

Fats and oils

Mean .............................................. 111 79 83 108 86 113 125 153 163 171

Share .............................................. .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .1

SE .................................................. 2.70 6.08 3.47 7.72 5.71 7.45 6.87 7.62 14.28 15.34

CV(%) ............................................. 2.42 7.66 4.20 7.16 6.67 6.61 5.52 4.99 8.76 8.95

Miscellaneous foods

Mean .............................................. 726 419 498 599 581 711 858 1,053 1,280 1,323

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 .8

SE .................................................. 11.98 17.72 18.89 32.76 34.03 32.19 25.28 42.00 69.92 78.37

CV(%) ............................................. 1.65 4.23 3.79 5.47 5.86 4.53 2.95 3.99 5.46 5.92

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 374 255 287 333 284 382 419 500 584 628

Share .............................................. .7 1.1 .9 .9 .7 .7 .6 .6 .5 .4

SE .................................................. 7.60 15.73 10.00 19.66 16.64 18.40 19.46 22.83 37.20 50.57

CV(%) ............................................. 2.03 6.16 3.48 5.90 5.87 4.82 4.64 4.57 6.37 8.05

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips

Mean .............................................. 52 10 21 31 34 50 67 83 135 179

Share .............................................. .1 1 ( ) .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1

SE .................................................. 2.69 1.33 3.20 4.43 4.84 5.35 5.86 6.80 18.19 19.67

CV(%) ............................................. 5.12 13.55 14.89 14.24 14.04 10.65 8.76 8.20 13.51 11.01

Food away from home

Mean .............................................. 3,008 1,228 1,551 1,961 2,067 2,731 3,895 4,810 6,575 7,850

Share .............................................. 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.1 4.9 5.3 5.9 5.6 5.8 4.9

SE .................................................. 46.82 76.24 68.79 78.57 112.39 102.42 100.70 134.39 285.06 357.66

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 6.21 4.44 4.01 5.44 3.75 2.59 2.79 4.34 4.56

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 515 204 210 280 369 410 605 893 1,188 1,777

Share .............................................. .9 .9 .7 .7 .9 .8 .9 1.0 1.0 1.1

SE .................................................. 21.77 28.23 17.86 40.94 47.63 27.98 42.83 82.99 96.10 224.30

CV(%) ............................................. 4.23 13.87 8.51 14.61 12.92 6.82 7.08 9.29 8.09 12.62

Housing

Mean .............................................. 18,409 9,507 11,821 13,714 15,082 17,213 20,871 26,032 33,244 47,927

Share .............................................. 32.9 40.5 38.2 35.5 35.5 33.5 31.6 30.2 29.3 30.2

SE .................................................. 196.17 188.97 164.66 206.84 287.60 239.76 215.08 310.81 868.74 1,747.50

CV(%) ............................................. 1.07 1.99 1.39 1.51 1.91 1.39 1.03 1.19 2.61 3.65

Shelter

Mean .............................................. 10,742 5,875 6,840 7,772 8,603 9,798 12,105 14,992 19,390 29,557

Share .............................................. 19.2 25.0 22.1 20.1 20.2 19.1 18.3 17.4 17.1 18.6

SE .................................................. 126.16 141.19 153.68 178.93 135.58 165.46 216.47 227.85 692.01 1,261.38

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 2.40 2.25 2.30 1.58 1.69 1.79 1.52 3.57 4.27

Owned dwellings

Mean .............................................. 6,210 1,680 2,566 3,217 3,896 5,289 7,763 11,114 14,378 21,500

Share .............................................. 11.1 7.2 8.3 8.3 9.2 10.3 11.8 12.9 12.7 13.5

SE .................................................. 85.72 108.63 128.54 147.34 154.01 155.66 249.08 227.84 634.44 957.81

CV(%) ............................................. 1.38 6.47 5.01 4.58 3.95 2.94 3.21 2.05 4.41 4.45

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean .............................................. 2,859 524 693 1,197 1,598 2,495 3,870 5,685 7,434 10,104

Share .............................................. 5.1 2.2 2.2 3.1 3.8 4.9 5.9 6.6 6.6 6.4

SE .................................................. 57.41 57.71 61.31 97.77 110.85 91.83 135.96 184.66 402.51 695.45

CV(%) ............................................. 2.01 11.00 8.85 8.17 6.94 3.68 3.51 3.25 5.41 6.88

Property taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,913 622 946 1,111 1,260 1,634 2,152 3,225 4,313 6,707

Share .............................................. 3.4 2.6 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.7 3.8 4.2

SE .................................................. 37.37 43.61 44.08 58.06 53.26 49.91 63.65 83.78 160.28 321.26

CV(%) ............................................. 1.95 7.02 4.66 5.23 4.23 3.05 2.96 2.60 3.72 4.79

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean .............................................. 1,438 534 928 909 1,038 1,160 1,741 2,204 2,631 4,690

Share .............................................. 2.6 2.3 3.0 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.3 3.0

SE .................................................. 39.44 62.73 60.78 63.32 84.76 79.61 132.76 169.00 251.23 486.74

CV(%) ............................................. 2.74 11.75 6.55 6.97 8.16 6.86 7.62 7.67 9.55 10.38

Rented dwellings

Mean .............................................. 3,802 4,019 4,017 4,254 4,370 4,101 3,650 2,665 3,001 3,669

Share .............................................. 6.8 17.1 13.0 11.0 10.3 8.0 5.5 3.1 2.6 2.3

SE .................................................. 60.96 129.47 104.62 158.35 164.79 128.82 192.05 134.91 294.55 651.60

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

to

$199,999

$200,000

and

more

Rented dwellings

CV(%) ............................................. 1.60 3.22 2.60 3.72 3.77 3.14 5.26 5.06 9.81 17.76

Other lodging

Mean .............................................. 730 177 257 302 337 408 692 1,213 2,011 4,388

Share .............................................. 1.3 .8 .8 .8 .8 .8 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.8

SE .................................................. 41.89 30.82 29.49 38.52 31.14 38.01 48.25 127.94 164.46 586.12

CV(%) ............................................. 5.74 17.45 11.46 12.76 9.24 9.32 6.98 10.54 8.18 13.36

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean .............................................. 3,885 2,191 2,953 3,447 3,618 4,041 4,489 5,172 5,813 6,382

Share .............................................. 6.9 9.3 9.5 8.9 8.5 7.9 6.8 6.0 5.1 4.0

SE .................................................. 32.01 50.85 38.82 42.97 52.93 45.08 62.79 58.76 96.83 162.22

CV(%) ............................................. .82 2.32 1.31 1.25 1.46 1.12 1.40 1.14 1.67 2.54

Natural gas

Mean .............................................. 421 242 322 355 364 414 451 570 694 856

Share .............................................. .8 1.0 1.0 .9 .9 .8 .7 .7 .6 .5

SE .................................................. 13.47 14.45 17.46 19.62 20.78 20.94 18.22 20.08 27.86 44.74

CV(%) ............................................. 3.20 5.97 5.42 5.52 5.71 5.06 4.04 3.52 4.02 5.23

Electricity

Mean .............................................. 1,460 956 1,241 1,357 1,405 1,491 1,623 1,795 1,942 2,191

Share .............................................. 2.6 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.1 1.7 1.4

SE .................................................. 14.83 27.07 17.77 27.95 30.32 24.59 26.76 29.15 41.67 68.07

CV(%) ............................................. 1.02 2.83 1.43 2.06 2.16 1.65 1.65 1.62 2.15 3.11

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean .............................................. 116 64 89 100 97 127 101 148 213 287

Share .............................................. .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 8.36 10.03 11.89 16.61 19.26 15.97 14.34 20.88 42.40 37.94

CV(%) ............................................. 7.19 15.79 13.43 16.58 19.77 12.55 14.22 14.15 19.91 13.22

Telephone services

Mean .............................................. 1,347 650 911 1,177 1,261 1,457 1,657 1,910 2,132 2,110

Share .............................................. 2.4 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.3

SE .................................................. 12.96 16.32 16.88 22.61 29.13 23.05 25.26 30.79 53.88 65.30

CV(%) ............................................. .96 2.51 1.85 1.92 2.31 1.58 1.52 1.61 2.53 3.10

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards

Mean .............................................. 324 214 304 314 285 325 325 390 454 521

Share .............................................. .6 .9 1.0 .8 .7 .6 .5 .5 .4 .3

SE .................................................. 6.05 10.10 9.82 14.38 13.55 12.84 9.87 12.24 20.85 22.18

CV(%) ............................................. 1.87 4.72 3.24 4.58 4.75 3.95 3.03 3.14 4.60 4.25

Cellular phone service

Mean .............................................. 1,023 436 607 863 976 1,132 1,332 1,521 1,679 1,588

Share .............................................. 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.0

SE .................................................. 11.96 14.84 17.60 22.51 29.69 22.39 24.39 27.64 53.16 58.12

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 3.40 2.90 2.61 3.04 1.98 1.83 1.82 3.17 3.66

Water and other public services

Mean .............................................. 540 279 391 458 490 552 657 750 833 939

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 .9 .7 .6

SE .................................................. 12.19 14.06 13.22 18.16 21.82 19.14 19.56 17.28 30.55 40.31

CV(%) ............................................. 2.26 5.03 3.38 3.96 4.45 3.47 2.98 2.30 3.67 4.29

Household operations

Mean .............................................. 1,309 439 633 735 915 1,164 1,371 2,107 2,712 5,213

Share .............................................. 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.4 3.3

SE .................................................. 41.75 36.58 28.80 32.30 49.97 94.87 60.65 105.44 232.77 507.11

CV(%) ............................................. 3.19 8.32 4.55 4.40 5.46 8.15 4.42 5.00 8.58 9.73

Personal services

Mean .............................................. 427 104 109 143 211 399 437 861 1,042 1,923

Share .............................................. .8 .4 .4 .4 .5 .8 .7 1.0 .9 1.2

SE .................................................. 27.29 34.84 19.43 31.51 37.59 93.72 55.00 93.80 195.42 317.11

CV(%) ............................................. 6.39 33.59 17.91 22.02 17.82 23.47 12.59 10.90 18.76 16.49

Other household expenses

Mean .............................................. 882 336 525 592 704 765 934 1,247 1,670 3,290

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 2.1

SE .................................................. 22.19 17.51 19.58 19.28 35.94 29.43 25.21 39.46 111.68 337.24

CV(%) ............................................. 2.52 5.22 3.73 3.26 5.10 3.85 2.70 3.17 6.69 10.25

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 655 346 475 571 515 575 763 957 1,356 1,139

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 .7

SE .................................................. 16.44 25.57 31.12 36.43 39.05 37.60 51.51 48.57 128.38 73.37

CV(%) ............................................. 2.51 7.40 6.56 6.38 7.58 6.54 6.75 5.08 9.47 6.44

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean .............................................. 156 96 119 149 136 141 159 237 256 253

Share .............................................. .3 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 5.03 7.29 7.43 12.60 17.25 11.27 13.24 17.30 33.64 28.45

CV(%) ............................................. 3.23 7.59 6.26 8.44 12.64 7.99 8.35 7.31 13.15 11.24

Other household products

Mean .............................................. 368 187 267 306 267 305 455 527 855 639

Share .............................................. .7 .8 .9 .8 .6 .6 .7 .6 .8 .4

SE .................................................. 12.20 15.27 24.68 23.66 21.34 27.44 45.58 42.87 99.82 56.91

CV(%) ............................................. 3.32 8.17 9.24 7.73 7.99 8.99 10.02 8.13 11.67 8.90

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

to

$199,999

$200,000

and

more

Postage and stationery

Mean .............................................. 131 63 89 115 111 128 150 193 245 247

Share .............................................. .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 4.76 9.28 11.01 12.38 14.92 10.41 12.25 18.69 48.80 23.44

CV(%) ............................................. 3.63 14.79 12.39 10.73 13.40 8.12 8.17 9.67 19.94 9.50

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean .............................................. 1,818 656 920 1,188 1,432 1,635 2,143 2,803 3,973 5,635

Share .............................................. 3.2 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.6

SE .................................................. 56.24 43.14 41.43 78.84 193.25 90.30 107.64 163.99 297.35 607.91

CV(%) ............................................. 3.09 6.58 4.50 6.63 13.50 5.52 5.02 5.85 7.48 10.79

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 115 49 76 77 107 94 108 191 319 243

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 7.61 11.14 11.92 17.30 24.49 14.10 10.65 40.71 62.63 51.83

CV(%) ............................................. 6.63 22.63 15.77 22.50 22.84 14.95 9.82 21.33 19.64 21.35

Furniture

Mean .............................................. 502 156 240 298 322 504 534 814 1,083 1,818

Share .............................................. .9 .7 .8 .8 .8 1.0 .8 .9 1.0 1.1

SE .................................................. 26.87 21.78 24.44 34.60 32.93 49.93 37.95 73.35 168.31 326.43

CV(%) ............................................. 5.35 13.97 10.18 11.63 10.22 9.90 7.11 9.01 15.54 17.95

Floor coverings

Mean .............................................. 18 5 13 10 11 15 16 32 48 48

Share .............................................. 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

SE .................................................. 1.68 1.42 4.13 2.60 3.25 2.42 2.08 5.89 16.99 9.92

CV(%) ............................................. 9.45 26.48 32.10 25.53 29.32 16.34 12.70 18.58 35.24 20.83

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 268 114 172 208 193 249 361 409 534 508

Share .............................................. .5 .5 .6 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .3

SE .................................................. 11.89 11.95 15.08 28.19 22.67 27.58 35.56 48.62 77.58 70.94

CV(%) ............................................. 4.43 10.44 8.77 13.54 11.73 11.08 9.86 11.88 14.54 13.97

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 118 51 62 102 76 85 152 206 238 283

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 6.43 4.99 6.19 25.40 11.98 9.01 14.26 23.27 35.81 40.22

CV(%) ............................................. 5.47 9.80 9.91 25.00 15.78 10.64 9.36 11.29 15.05 14.19

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 798 280 357 494 722 688 972 1,151 1,752 2,736

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.7

SE .................................................. 34.52 30.25 26.49 57.72 191.75 47.23 79.04 119.97 235.38 379.25

CV(%) ............................................. 4.33 10.80 7.41 11.68 26.56 6.87 8.14 10.42 13.44 13.86

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 1,846 725 995 1,279 1,157 1,450 2,132 2,551 4,245 6,957

Share .............................................. 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.7 4.4

SE .................................................. 98.91 67.35 56.45 128.12 88.75 104.08 112.52 157.87 376.80 1,555.60

CV(%) ............................................. 5.36 9.29 5.67 10.02 7.67 7.18 5.28 6.19 8.88 22.36

Men and boys

Mean .............................................. 422 165 255 243 236 356 545 669 990 1,181

Share .............................................. .8 .7 .8 .6 .6 .7 .8 .8 .9 .7

SE .................................................. 17.50 26.30 25.40 33.56 31.00 39.03 53.15 65.92 120.31 124.32

CV(%) ............................................. 4.15 15.98 9.96 13.79 13.15 10.98 9.75 9.85 12.15 10.52

Men, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 331 135 196 183 178 261 430 513 786 1,017

Share .............................................. .6 .6 .6 .5 .4 .5 .7 .6 .7 .6

SE .................................................. 15.29 25.85 24.24 26.79 28.00 33.38 48.03 60.61 112.72 121.53

CV(%) ............................................. 4.62 19.19 12.38 14.66 15.72 12.79 11.16 11.81 14.34 11.95

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 91 30 59 61 58 94 115 156 204 165

Share .............................................. .2 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1

SE .................................................. 4.98 4.92 7.70 10.43 10.37 15.78 12.02 19.92 43.91 23.36

CV(%) ............................................. 5.48 16.47 13.00 17.18 17.99 16.71 10.48 12.77 21.54 14.19

Women and girls

Mean .............................................. 697 313 387 525 409 579 830 931 1,761 2,194

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.4

SE .................................................. 37.37 38.33 38.99 73.69 49.44 51.73 55.86 77.34 266.33 493.91

CV(%) ............................................. 5.36 12.23 10.07 14.03 12.08 8.93 6.73 8.31 15.12 22.51

Women, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 596 271 337 467 316 496 716 786 1,441 1,918

Share .............................................. 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 .7 1.0 1.1 .9 1.3 1.2

SE .................................................. 36.53 38.36 38.72 73.52 41.25 50.33 55.31 71.24 259.63 508.63

CV(%) ............................................. 6.13 14.17 11.49 15.73 13.04 10.15 7.72 9.06 18.02 26.53

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 101 43 50 58 93 83 113 145 320 276

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 4.94 6.33 6.94 8.51 20.41 10.45 12.10 21.65 72.51 45.37

CV(%) ............................................. 4.87 14.83 13.80 14.73 22.01 12.56 10.67 14.97 22.62 16.43

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

to

$199,999

$200,000

and

more

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 83 19 59 80 64 57 107 77 208 287

Share .............................................. .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 7.12 6.79 19.28 22.70 14.60 9.90 25.67 13.75 63.34 98.36

CV(%) ............................................. 8.59 35.30 32.88 28.27 22.76 17.48 24.09 17.95 30.47 34.24

Footwear

Mean .............................................. 354 132 177 268 224 279 416 582 852 1,053

Share .............................................. .6 .6 .6 .7 .5 .5 .6 .7 .8 .7

SE .................................................. 19.33 22.92 17.36 46.13 26.43 42.58 35.16 56.53 133.45 259.95

CV(%) ............................................. 5.46 17.35 9.81 17.22 11.82 15.24 8.44 9.71 15.66 24.69

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 291 96 117 162 224 180 234 291 434 2,242

Share .............................................. .5 .4 .4 .4 .5 .3 .4 .3 .4 1.4

SE .................................................. 46.88 8.99 6.98 19.97 38.25 19.70 24.94 36.18 93.49 903.29

CV(%) ............................................. 16.13 9.37 5.95 12.34 17.05 10.97 10.65 12.41 21.55 40.30

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 9,503 3,407 5,069 6,494 8,221 9,809 11,857 15,745 16,835 22,003

Share .............................................. 17.0 14.5 16.4 16.8 19.3 19.1 18.0 18.3 14.9 13.9

SE .................................................. 218.03 282.67 284.43 315.79 477.27 436.51 505.75 845.75 997.57 1,664.88

CV(%) ............................................. 2.29 8.30 5.61 4.86 5.81 4.45 4.27 5.37 5.93 7.57

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean .............................................. 3,997 1,048 1,864 2,421 3,652 4,155 5,289 7,217 6,715 9,509

Share .............................................. 7.1 4.5 6.0 6.3 8.6 8.1 8.0 8.4 5.9 6.0

SE .................................................. 187.87 184.15 215.94 245.42 435.44 391.58 458.01 736.69 844.77 1,415.23

CV(%) ............................................. 4.70 17.58 11.58 10.14 11.92 9.43 8.66 10.21 12.58 14.88

Cars and trucks, new

Mean .............................................. 1,956 327 743 1,214 1,871 1,482 2,770 3,713 3,849 5,743

Share .............................................. 3.5 1.4 2.4 3.1 4.4 2.9 4.2 4.3 3.4 3.6

SE .................................................. 126.00 112.21 150.35 266.38 356.41 266.91 340.56 496.75 734.35 999.48

CV(%) ............................................. 6.44 34.27 20.23 21.95 19.05 18.02 12.30 13.38 19.08 17.40

Cars and trucks, used

Mean .............................................. 1,982 713 1,107 1,181 1,752 2,564 2,478 3,338 2,752 3,694

Share .............................................. 3.5 3.0 3.6 3.1 4.1 5.0 3.8 3.9 2.4 2.3

SE .................................................. 96.92 121.58 141.80 187.17 297.33 252.91 234.69 450.61 554.32 857.31

CV(%) ............................................. 4.89 17.04 12.81 15.85 16.97 9.87 9.47 13.50 20.14 23.21

Other vehicles

Mean .............................................. 59 7 14 26 29 109 41 166 114 72

Share .............................................. .1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 1 ( )

SE .................................................. 10.84 5.37 10.00 16.63 15.68 50.09 22.87 57.35 72.85 56.94

CV(%) ............................................. 18.44 76.40 69.73 63.95 53.63 45.75 55.49 34.49 63.90 79.05

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean .............................................. 2,090 896 1,291 1,757 2,003 2,315 2,661 3,126 3,201 3,378

Share .............................................. 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.0 3.6 2.8 2.1

SE .................................................. 24.17 30.20 31.97 38.45 47.22 33.25 44.04 71.13 108.64 103.18

CV(%) ............................................. 1.16 3.37 2.48 2.19 2.36 1.44 1.65 2.28 3.39 3.05

Other vehicle expenses

Mean .............................................. 2,756 1,271 1,631 2,050 2,197 2,827 3,278 4,364 5,276 5,659

Share .............................................. 4.9 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.0 5.1 4.7 3.6

SE .................................................. 57.92 199.08 98.64 146.84 140.40 128.56 131.84 283.72 324.45 427.95

CV(%) ............................................. 2.10 15.67 6.05 7.16 6.39 4.55 4.02 6.50 6.15 7.56

Vehicle finance charges

Mean .............................................. 216 44 85 156 178 234 325 377 387 462

Share .............................................. .4 .2 .3 .4 .4 .5 .5 .4 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 5.50 3.84 6.20 11.12 14.18 10.82 15.82 15.62 27.82 44.53

CV(%) ............................................. 2.54 8.75 7.26 7.14 7.95 4.63 4.88 4.15 7.18 9.64

Maintenance and repairs

Mean .............................................. 837 321 510 677 750 880 1,009 1,299 1,543 1,586

Share .............................................. 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0

SE .................................................. 23.03 27.09 23.03 70.85 63.50 88.51 41.84 40.75 137.82 75.44

CV(%) ............................................. 2.75 8.43 4.52 10.47 8.46 10.06 4.15 3.14 8.93 4.76

Vehicle insurance

Mean .............................................. 1,079 701 791 758 842 1,166 1,173 1,708 1,912 1,514

Share .............................................. 1.9 3.0 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.3 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.0

SE .................................................. 54.06 185.78 95.57 99.74 110.76 110.12 124.90 274.38 302.05 390.12

CV(%) ............................................. 5.01 26.51 12.09 13.17 13.15 9.45 10.65 16.07 15.80 25.77

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean .............................................. 624 205 245 460 426 548 772 981 1,435 2,096

Share .............................................. 1.1 .9 .8 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3

SE .................................................. 23.68 31.24 18.70 67.11 40.24 39.32 65.03 44.39 135.53 195.54

CV(%) ............................................. 3.79 15.27 7.62 14.58 9.44 7.18 8.43 4.53 9.45 9.33

Public and other transportation

Mean .............................................. 661 193 283 266 369 513 629 1,039 1,643 3,458

Share .............................................. 1.2 .8 .9 .7 .9 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.5 2.2

SE .................................................. 25.32 14.84 26.43 29.24 42.69 44.82 39.98 76.48 112.68 327.51

CV(%) ............................................. 3.83 7.69 9.34 10.98 11.55 8.74 6.35 7.36 6.86 9.47

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

to

$199,999

$200,000

and

more

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 4,342 1,724 3,019 3,587 3,761 4,444 5,436 6,308 7,351 8,185

Share .............................................. 7.8 7.3 9.7 9.3 8.8 8.6 8.2 7.3 6.5 5.2

SE .................................................. 58.11 112.27 89.80 101.55 143.91 119.64 141.10 152.91 349.28 220.46

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 6.51 2.97 2.83 3.83 2.69 2.60 2.42 4.75 2.69

Health insurance

Mean .............................................. 2,977 1,156 2,029 2,469 2,664 3,115 3,792 4,291 4,665 5,740

Share .............................................. 5.3 4.9 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.0 4.1 3.6

SE .................................................. 38.63 72.88 47.97 76.56 117.48 98.28 103.00 92.71 174.35 250.69

CV(%) ............................................. 1.30 6.31 2.36 3.10 4.41 3.16 2.72 2.16 3.74 4.37

Medical services

Mean .............................................. 791 312 518 609 583 755 983 1,210 1,701 1,573

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.0

SE .................................................. 34.90 64.88 61.40 37.80 53.42 46.39 64.97 94.78 294.23 101.33

CV(%) ............................................. 4.41 20.81 11.85 6.20 9.16 6.15 6.61 7.83 17.30 6.44

Drugs

Mean .............................................. 425 199 364 369 393 447 484 587 682 584

Share .............................................. .8 .8 1.2 1.0 .9 .9 .7 .7 .6 .4

SE .................................................. 10.07 18.84 16.51 22.68 28.18 22.47 30.86 29.10 55.16 41.90

CV(%) ............................................. 2.37 9.44 4.54 6.14 7.17 5.02 6.37 4.96 8.09 7.17

Medical supplies

Mean .............................................. 149 57 108 138 120 127 177 220 304 288

Share .............................................. .3 .2 .4 .4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 5.79 6.90 19.46 22.26 17.00 15.02 12.80 19.62 33.99 25.11

CV(%) ............................................. 3.89 12.16 17.95 16.09 14.11 11.79 7.23 8.90 11.17 8.72

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 2,842 1,146 1,590 1,934 2,091 2,431 3,213 4,442 6,588 8,273

Share .............................................. 5.1 4.9 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.2 5.8 5.2

SE .................................................. 65.23 62.62 71.75 105.53 102.33 95.67 146.57 194.14 659.35 422.66

CV(%) ............................................. 2.30 5.47 4.51 5.46 4.89 3.94 4.56 4.37 10.01 5.11

Fees and admissions

Mean .............................................. 652 144 191 353 343 424 730 1,118 1,740 3,296

Share .............................................. 1.2 .6 .6 .9 .8 .8 1.1 1.3 1.5 2.1

SE .................................................. 25.16 11.05 14.21 70.41 28.96 27.28 50.06 61.26 128.05 264.49

CV(%) ............................................. 3.86 7.67 7.45 19.95 8.44 6.43 6.86 5.48 7.36 8.03

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean .............................................. 1,084 631 839 916 1,020 1,070 1,220 1,437 1,640 2,010

Share .............................................. 1.9 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.3

SE .................................................. 12.71 31.78 26.63 29.73 45.27 29.77 24.21 39.31 54.75 138.82

CV(%) ............................................. 1.17 5.03 3.17 3.25 4.44 2.78 1.98 2.74 3.34 6.91

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

Mean .............................................. 653 282 364 429 524 634 770 1,050 1,530 1,416

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 .9

SE .................................................. 23.92 29.21 41.58 38.98 63.38 81.15 55.12 81.05 155.45 145.86

CV(%) ............................................. 3.66 10.34 11.43 9.10 12.10 12.79 7.16 7.72 10.16 10.30

Pets

Mean .............................................. 528 241 300 336 447 520 599 860 1,173 1,147

Share .............................................. .9 1.0 1.0 .9 1.1 1.0 .9 1.0 1.0 .7

SE .................................................. 23.54 28.46 39.59 32.99 59.59 76.18 55.11 73.54 156.74 129.27

CV(%) ............................................. 4.46 11.80 13.18 9.83 13.32 14.65 9.20 8.55 13.37 11.27

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

Mean .............................................. 125 41 63 93 77 114 171 190 357 268

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 5.89 7.31 8.68 16.30 15.97 16.24 21.28 34.45 55.05 55.63

CV(%) ............................................. 4.71 17.75 13.75 17.54 20.83 14.19 12.43 18.18 15.41 20.73

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

Mean .............................................. 453 88 197 237 204 302 492 838 1,677 1,552

Share .............................................. .8 .4 .6 .6 .5 .6 .7 1.0 1.5 1.0

SE .................................................. 48.87 22.62 57.13 83.37 39.26 70.61 107.51 169.11 607.79 305.97

CV(%) ............................................. 10.79 25.83 29.00 35.20 19.27 23.36 21.85 20.18 36.23 19.72

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 683 302 393 523 443 604 842 1,082 1,443 1,681

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1

SE .................................................. 10.80 26.13 17.71 47.10 22.18 27.22 37.22 34.93 114.23 101.86

CV(%) ............................................. 1.58 8.65 4.50 9.01 5.01 4.50 4.42 3.23 7.91 6.06

Reading

Mean .............................................. 114 34 63 102 117 101 134 166 209 315

Share .............................................. .2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 5.22 4.59 9.35 14.27 17.74 8.56 18.19 19.43 25.94 31.53

CV(%) ............................................. 4.57 13.60 14.74 14.04 15.17 8.47 13.58 11.70 12.39 10.01

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

to

$199,999

$200,000

and

more

Education

Mean .............................................. 1,315 799 495 423 586 709 1,057 2,077 4,512 6,664

Share .............................................. 2.3 3.4 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.6 2.4 4.0 4.2

SE .................................................. 79.53 154.56 91.46 56.04 132.37 113.60 94.29 205.89 876.77 838.17

CV(%) ............................................. 6.05 19.34 18.48 13.26 22.60 16.03 8.92 9.91 19.43 12.58

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean .............................................. 349 306 331 384 384 382 354 389 334 215

Share .............................................. .6 1.3 1.1 1.0 .9 .7 .5 .5 .3 .1

SE .................................................. 11.39 19.15 18.91 25.21 25.43 21.64 23.60 31.28 59.03 43.73

CV(%) ............................................. 3.26 6.27 5.72 6.57 6.62 5.66 6.67 8.04 17.66 20.30

Miscellaneous

Mean .............................................. 871 399 481 666 648 720 1,018 1,366 1,728 2,486

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6

SE .................................................. 45.65 77.83 82.70 76.04 88.40 71.27 85.42 124.69 319.98 388.14

CV(%) ............................................. 5.24 19.50 17.18 11.41 13.64 9.90 8.39 9.13 18.52 15.61

Cash contributions

Mean .............................................. 1,819 698 929 1,161 1,207 1,432 2,002 2,723 3,594 7,597

Share .............................................. 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.2 4.8

SE .................................................. 68.39 161.14 63.64 87.16 106.61 81.38 103.45 200.25 442.20 584.64

CV(%) ............................................. 3.76 23.07 6.85 7.50 8.83 5.68 5.17 7.35 12.30 7.70

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean .............................................. 6,349 477 1,182 2,537 3,244 5,093 7,982 12,018 18,566 29,440

Share .............................................. 11.3 2.0 3.8 6.6 7.6 9.9 12.1 14.0 16.4 18.5

SE .................................................. 116.57 87.45 107.58 85.72 71.22 147.61 211.79 185.79 1,010.38 1,015.96

CV(%) ............................................. 1.84 18.33 9.10 3.38 2.20 2.90 2.65 1.55 5.44 3.45

Life and other personal insurance

Mean .............................................. 333 73 109 169 194 222 459 499 1,016 1,413

Share .............................................. .6 .3 .4 .4 .5 .4 .7 .6 .9 .9

SE .................................................. 24.46 9.16 7.70 19.51 19.24 18.32 107.45 37.37 289.27 228.53

CV(%) ............................................. 7.35 12.59 7.08 11.58 9.93 8.26 23.39 7.48 28.47 16.18

Pensions and Social Security

Mean .............................................. 6,016 404 1,073 2,368 3,050 4,871 7,522 11,519 17,550 28,027

Share .............................................. 10.7 1.7 3.5 6.1 7.2 9.5 11.4 13.4 15.5 17.7

SE .................................................. 113.55 86.03 108.40 86.70 71.26 146.42 179.70 184.40 941.17 981.79

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 21.28 10.10 3.66 2.34 3.01 2.39 1.60 5.36 3.50

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $69,627 $8,169 $22,263 $34,746 $44,568 $59,293 $83,413 $119,828 $170,277 $314,010

SE .................................................. 871.92 232.21 161.08 257.47 309.78 469.08 397.74 793.92 1,390.73 7,403.10

CV(%) ............................................. 1.25 2.84 .72 .74 .70 .79 .48 .66 .82 2.36

Wages and salaries

Mean .............................................. 54,405 2,355 9,731 21,135 31,370 46,215 69,848 103,113 148,587 251,830

Share .............................................. 78.1 28.8 43.7 60.8 70.4 77.9 83.7 86.1 87.3 80.2

SE .................................................. 851.84 100.34 249.87 446.59 605.53 594.85 633.67 920.03 2,077.00 6,016.67

CV(%) ............................................. 1.57 4.26 2.57 2.11 1.93 1.29 .91 .89 1.40 2.39

Self-employment income

Mean .............................................. 4,363 -199 528 1,164 1,780 2,414 3,640 6,440 11,344 40,085

Share .............................................. 6.3 -2.4 2.4 3.3 4.0 4.1 4.4 5.4 6.7 12.8

SE .................................................. 231.97 227.99 77.02 205.54 299.62 246.83 362.07 586.44 1,454.13 3,732.47

CV(%) ............................................. 5.32 -114.52 14.59 17.66 16.83 10.23 9.95 9.11 12.82 9.31

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean .............................................. 7,801 3,787 10,026 10,476 9,333 8,287 7,429 7,189 5,516 6,380

Share .............................................. 11.2 46.4 45.0 30.1 20.9 14.0 8.9 6.0 3.2 2.0

SE .................................................. 172.97 160.56 216.51 382.16 478.86 417.51 454.29 633.70 796.88 1,538.24

CV(%) ............................................. 2.22 4.24 2.16 3.65 5.13 5.04 6.12 8.81 14.45 24.11

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income

Mean .............................................. 1,737 136 314 548 770 1,227 1,543 2,294 4,125 14,624

Share .............................................. 2.5 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.4 4.7

SE .................................................. 140.39 60.18 54.22 84.48 127.38 207.14 170.93 209.76 903.51 2,656.52

CV(%) ............................................. 8.08 44.37 17.27 15.41 16.53 16.88 11.07 9.14 21.90 18.17

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP)

Mean .............................................. 568 1,331 987 740 496 285 196 131 89 30

Share .............................................. .8 16.3 4.4 2.1 1.1 .5 .2 .1 .1 1 ( )

SE .................................................. 23.66 85.11 61.45 68.55 86.51 35.97 31.89 32.98 42.46 19.05

CV(%) ............................................. 4.17 6.40 6.23 9.26 17.43 12.61 16.28 25.15 47.45 64.07

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

to

$199,999

$200,000

and

more

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions

for support

Mean .............................................. 432 200 362 411 664 507 527 475 350 474

Share .............................................. .6 2.5 1.6 1.2 1.5 .9 .6 .4 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 30.78 26.79 39.62 61.74 124.27 69.25 72.63 95.31 86.75 192.17

CV(%) ............................................. 7.12 13.38 10.95 15.02 18.70 13.65 13.78 20.07 24.76 40.53

Other income

Mean .............................................. 320 559 316 272 154 358 231 185 265 586

Share .............................................. .5 6.8 1.4 .8 .3 .6 .3 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 26.13 54.90 51.43 58.56 36.34 95.64 48.82 37.12 103.84 132.68

CV(%) ............................................. 8.16 9.82 16.28 21.50 23.63 26.69 21.18 20.05 39.18 22.63

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values)

Mean .............................................. 9,178 -369 -674 27 1,909 4,452 8,972 17,286 30,722 80,711

Share .............................................. 13.2 -4.5 -3.0 .1 4.3 7.5 10.8 14.4 18.0 25.7

SE .................................................. 295.70 34.75 191.48 107.64 213.95 118.48 162.10 371.81 569.13 3,686.47

CV(%) ............................................. 3.22 -9.42 -28.43 392.45 11.21 2.66 1.81 2.15 1.85 4.57

Federal income taxes

Mean .............................................. 7,111 -320 -804 -313 1,132 3,194 6,733 13,358 24,035 66,361

Share .............................................. 10.2 -3.9 -3.6 -.9 2.5 5.4 8.1 11.1 14.1 21.1

SE .................................................. 221.98 25.35 104.00 91.58 150.01 74.92 98.11 272.14 457.51 2,929.62

CV(%) ............................................. 3.12 -7.93 -12.94 -29.22 13.25 2.35 1.46 2.04 1.90 4.41

State and local income taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,997 -69 6 300 694 1,210 2,186 3,858 6,581 14,223

Share .............................................. 2.9 -.9 1 ( ) .9 1.6 2.0 2.6 3.2 3.9 4.5

SE .................................................. 96.48 20.62 26.29 35.20 57.70 68.73 124.61 170.92 227.76 919.44

CV(%) ............................................. 4.83 -29.68 424.05 11.75 8.31 5.68 5.70 4.43 3.46 6.46

Other taxes

Mean .............................................. 70 20 124 41 83 48 53 70 106 127

Share .............................................. .1 .2 .6 .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 1 ( )

SE .................................................. 19.68 10.16 91.73 10.69 59.02 13.04 13.70 21.23 32.56 39.10

CV(%) ............................................. 28.14 50.08 74.02 26.03 71.39 27.18 25.67 30.13 30.81 30.81

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 60,448 8,538 22,937 34,718 42,659 54,841 74,441 102,542 139,555 233,299

Share .............................................. 86.8 104.5 103.0 99.9 95.7 92.5 89.2 85.6 82.0 74.3

SE .................................................. 634.35 234.94 244.74 272.26 376.02 482.57 414.24 823.44 1,508.71 4,534.46

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 2.75 1.07 .78 .88 .88 .56 .80 1.08 1.94

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean .............................................. $6,937 - $444 $413 $7,517 $137 $6,364 $5,274 $8,257 $26,018 $49,806

SE .................................................. 1,479.63 1,558.69 1,346.85 2,734.48 2,136.02 2,325.86 2,723.73 4,570.84 14,179.98 16,622.27

CV(%) ............................................. 21.33 -350.81 326.32 36.38 1,562.06 36.54 51.64 55.36 54.50 33.37

Net change in total assets

Mean .............................................. 15,442 1,996 2,443 10,436 3,522 13,785 14,613 24,339 47,153 90,967

SE .................................................. 1,446.39 995.96 1,280.48 2,360.79 1,899.44 1,982.75 2,320.65 4,896.64 13,414.37 17,340.89

CV(%) ............................................. 9.37 49.90 52.42 22.62 53.94 14.38 15.88 20.12 28.45 19.06

Net change in total liabilities

Mean .............................................. 8,504 2,440 2,030 2,919 3,385 7,420 9,339 16,082 21,136 41,161

SE .................................................. 685.63 1,297.71 488.11 819.93 1,058.48 1,379.67 1,855.60 2,765.94 5,029.94 8,442.43

CV(%) ............................................. 8.06 53.18 24.04 28.09 31.27 18.59 19.87 17.20 23.80 20.51

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean .............................................. 766 223 626 438 709 441 668 1,048 1,493 3,551

SE .................................................. 181.72 51.48 336.74 153.12 353.23 129.63 275.36 682.10 908.74 2,865.28

CV(%) ............................................. 23.72 23.08 53.77 34.97 49.81 29.38 41.21 65.10 60.89 80.69

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean .............................................. -1,757 -398 -503 -758 -1,149 -1,389 -2,315 -3,416 -4,725 -5,999

SE .................................................. 43.10 50.25 37.61 56.25 161.45 52.71 91.85 127.27 285.02 287.00

CV(%) ............................................. -2.45 -12.62 -7.48 -7.42 -14.05 -3.79 -3.97 -3.73 -6.03 -4.78

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean .............................................. 162,749 58,204 82,971 99,124 111,204 133,160 181,568 262,305 359,157 588,822

SE .................................................. 3,202.93 5,123.15 3,048.02 2,922.34 4,816.59 4,025.55 5,219.27 8,762.57 11,326.20 37,827.65

CV(%) ............................................. 1.97 8.80 3.67 2.95 4.33 3.02 2.87 3.34 3.15 6.42

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home

Mean .............................................. 930 376 540 622 701 849 1,074 1,460 1,866 2,652

SE .................................................. 11.23 17.31 16.68 17.99 20.86 17.09 23.71 24.08 47.93 105.56

CV(%) ............................................. 1.21 4.61 3.09 2.89 2.97 2.01 2.21 1.65 2.57 3.98

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean .............................................. 1,249 348 552 644 684 836 1,088 1,720 4,492 6,134

SE .................................................. 72.43 43.50 77.46 74.72 91.37 64.85 89.65 161.79 678.39 938.38

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

to

$199,999

$200,000

and

more

Gifts of goods and services, total

CV(%) ............................................. 5.80 12.49 14.02 11.59 13.36 7.76 8.24 9.41 15.10 15.30

Food

Mean .............................................. 91 14 30 48 69 70 64 135 291 507

SE .................................................. 10.60 2.86 5.35 10.15 24.83 16.50 11.05 31.01 53.68 191.39

CV(%) ............................................. 11.60 19.95 17.71 21.34 35.86 23.69 17.18 23.01 18.47 37.79

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 15 3 3 13 7 12 14 29 27 66

SE .................................................. 2.38 2.13 .92 6.82 3.43 5.10 6.36 10.88 10.34 25.18

CV(%) ............................................. 16.44 72.40 31.99 51.95 47.06 43.16 44.06 37.09 38.68 38.20

Housing

Mean .............................................. 244 133 117 153 152 182 254 386 743 729

SE .................................................. 16.51 33.71 18.24 25.65 21.14 21.37 41.46 50.02 136.08 114.95

CV(%) ............................................. 6.76 25.27 15.58 16.75 13.87 11.77 16.31 12.97 18.31 15.76

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 30 13 17 19 20 33 33 61 56 59

SE .................................................. 3.75 4.86 3.95 3.97 6.05 12.52 5.36 16.16 12.67 12.69

CV(%) ............................................. 12.38 37.21 23.64 21.27 30.96 37.99 16.27 26.33 22.73 21.49

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 8 1 1 ( ) 10 3 6 10 13 12 40

SE .................................................. 1.99 .84 .19 4.32 1.64 4.79 3.52 5.51 6.27 36.26

CV(%) ............................................. 25.36 82.07 66.01 44.17 51.85 81.47 33.61 41.66 53.74 90.16

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean .............................................. 22 4 3 9 16 15 39 44 83 35

SE .................................................. 3.33 2.13 .67 3.36 6.16 5.81 13.20 11.39 30.49 11.36

CV(%) ............................................. 15.44 57.15 23.26 37.06 37.73 38.88 34.10 25.83 36.91 32.10

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 8 2 1 7 9 4 13 17 22 14

SE .................................................. 1.33 1.86 .37 3.03 5.14 1.57 5.13 7.15 10.32 6.62

CV(%) ............................................. 16.73 99.14 43.08 41.79 59.70 38.24 40.40 42.79 47.49 47.08

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 14 2 2 2 8 11 26 27 61 21

SE .................................................. 2.56 1.01 .60 .75 2.92 5.57 9.02 7.99 29.44 9.08

CV(%) ............................................. 18.79 54.26 29.84 41.37 37.77 51.37 34.65 29.16 48.37 42.53

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 48 13 14 34 36 36 65 89 127 130

SE .................................................. 5.88 3.35 2.67 14.88 11.11 9.78 26.32 19.21 42.75 31.97

CV(%) ............................................. 12.34 26.44 18.64 44.38 30.82 27.08 40.42 21.62 33.53 24.56

Other housing

Mean .............................................. 137 103 83 82 77 92 107 178 466 465

SE .................................................. 11.84 33.71 16.89 20.67 11.86 17.32 15.62 38.50 131.02 104.26

CV(%) ............................................. 8.64 32.75 20.39 25.20 15.34 18.90 14.61 21.60 28.13 22.44

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 253 73 132 141 153 169 246 252 657 1,501

SE .................................................. 41.42 18.97 24.66 27.31 38.79 26.64 33.73 41.04 170.24 746.91

CV(%) ............................................. 16.36 25.94 18.72 19.41 25.28 15.81 13.69 16.28 25.92 49.75

Males, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 59 18 31 53 37 58 64 99 70 207

SE .................................................. 5.17 7.96 6.37 17.40 10.75 17.16 12.99 24.85 26.55 55.27

CV(%) ............................................. 8.81 44.50 20.86 33.08 28.84 29.74 20.34 25.07 38.16 26.68

Females, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 64 31 36 30 38 59 77 69 293 131

SE .................................................. 6.50 12.95 10.17 8.70 7.44 12.71 12.82 16.81 104.56 36.08

CV(%) ............................................. 10.15 42.06 28.07 28.78 19.70 21.44 16.54 24.22 35.73 27.48

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 40 11 35 27 27 21 58 22 125 160

SE .................................................. 6.15 4.06 18.20 8.10 7.86 5.47 24.23 5.64 59.90 88.06

CV(%) ............................................. 15.25 35.97 52.40 30.19 28.63 25.96 42.03 25.06 48.07 55.08

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 90 13 30 31 51 30 47 61 170 1,003

SE .................................................. 36.86 3.49 6.61 11.42 32.30 9.07 12.84 14.96 75.32 728.76

CV(%) ............................................. 40.90 26.58 21.82 36.80 63.37 29.76 27.09 24.50 44.30 72.67

Jewelry and watches

Mean .............................................. 60 5 7 6 42 11 16 15 8 970

SE .................................................. 36.32 2.61 3.15 2.95 32.28 6.61 6.65 6.92 3.27 728.09

CV(%) ............................................. 60.72 49.29 45.78 51.14 76.29 60.99 42.52 47.02 41.83 75.10

All other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 30 8 23 25 9 20 32 46 162 33

SE .................................................. 4.71 2.37 5.93 11.07 3.70 5.79 9.80 11.95 75.52 20.77

CV(%) ............................................. 15.53 30.14 25.35 43.81 42.72 29.50 30.84 25.78 46.56 62.34

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 139 10 94 89 99 124 203 179 286 474

SE .................................................. 19.81 2.52 43.59 37.93 36.52 45.10 72.27 55.76 78.49 172.05

CV(%) ............................................. 14.25 25.68 46.36 42.44 36.74 36.43 35.62 31.11 27.41 36.32

Healthcare

Mean .............................................. 34 23 46 35 9 18 27 26 59 138

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

to

$199,999

$200,000

and

more

Healthcare

SE .................................................. 7.46 12.90 31.10 19.15 3.46 7.86 8.73 9.01 24.39 79.09

CV(%) ............................................. 21.84 56.87 67.54 55.18 39.43 44.47 32.75 35.02 41.05 57.15

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 95 26 48 91 49 96 99 132 248 307

SE .................................................. 8.69 6.40 13.05 27.79 12.09 21.92 15.52 23.11 98.56 67.83

CV(%) ............................................. 9.17 24.21 27.10 30.69 24.57 22.92 15.62 17.45 39.74 22.07

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean .............................................. 29 10 21 28 10 33 39 36 52 74

SE .................................................. 3.80 3.77 6.92 10.46 3.03 12.84 8.21 9.83 16.18 21.83

CV(%) ............................................. 12.97 39.44 33.29 36.74 29.26 39.08 20.84 27.53 31.04 29.31

Other entertainment

Mean .............................................. 66 17 27 62 39 63 60 97 196 233

SE .................................................. 6.83 5.08 7.97 25.95 11.35 14.61 10.65 22.11 86.59 63.85

CV(%) ............................................. 10.42 30.12 29.13 41.79 29.20 23.28 17.77 22.86 44.21 27.43

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 16 10 11 3 11 5 15 22 96 42

SE .................................................. 2.82 3.81 3.99 1.28 3.63 2.48 6.50 5.41 50.66 20.94

CV(%) ............................................. 17.26 39.51 37.21 42.64 31.99 49.60 43.25 24.51 52.69 50.34

Reading

Mean .............................................. 6 2 4 4 6 4 8 6 13 16

SE .................................................. .85 1.19 1.21 3.17 2.35 1.43 2.76 1.49 5.21 5.76

CV(%) ............................................. 14.81 68.47 33.14 74.54 42.08 32.35 33.64 24.93 39.13 34.93

Education

Mean .............................................. 278 30 31 40 59 61 77 449 1,893 2,085

SE .................................................. 34.06 16.86 9.17 14.94 22.38 13.69 20.66 95.27 548.01 409.32

CV(%) ............................................. 12.24 56.79 30.04 37.67 37.72 22.47 26.77 21.21 28.96 19.63

All other gifts

Mean .............................................. 77 25 37 29 68 97 80 103 179 269

SE .................................................. 5.85 8.74 6.99 4.65 15.61 21.35 13.99 21.57 59.50 61.59

CV(%) ............................................. 7.59 35.50 18.73 16.30 22.94 22.09 17.56 20.92 33.24 22.93

1 Value is too small to display.

2 No data reported.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2016