Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2010

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................... 121,107 35,479 85,629 38,658 17,906 16,479 12,585 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........................ 100.0 29.3 70.7 31.9 14.8 13.6 10.4 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................. $62,481 $32,979 $74,705 $67,707 $74,377 $87,864 $79,437 

Income after taxes .................................................... 60,712 31,862 72,666 65,455 72,377 85,719 78,132 

Age of reference person ............................................ 49.4 52.7 48.1 54.1 45.2 42.2 41.4 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................... 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.7 

Children under 18 .................................................... .6 n.a. .9 .1 .7 1.5 2.7 

Persons 65 and older .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .5 .2 .1 .1 

Earners .................................................................... 1.3 .6 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.1 

Vehicles ................................................................... 1.9 1.1 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.4 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ......................................................................... 47 46 47 49 44 46 44 

Female ..................................................................... 53 54 53 51 56 54 56 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ............................................................. 66 50 72 75 68 72 67 

With mortgage ....................................................... 41 23 48 40 48 60 54 

Without mortgage .................................................. 25 27 24 35 20 12 13 

Renter ...................................................................... 34 50 28 25 32 28 33 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ....................................... 12 13 12 9 15 13 14 

White, Asian, and all other races ............................. 88 87 88 91 85 87 86 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................... 12 7 14 8 15 17 29 

Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................. 88 93 86 92 85 83 71 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ...................................................... 5 4 5 4 4 4 10 

High school (9-12) ................................................... 35 35 35 34 33 34 41 

College .................................................................... 60 61 60 62 62 62 49 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ........................ 88 77 93 93 92 94 94 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................... $5,823,988 17.7 82.3 34.0 17.3 17.7 13.3 

Food .......................................................................... 741,020 16.3 83.7 31.9 17.3 18.5 16.0 

Food at home .......................................................... 438,143 15.0 85.0 31.5 17.7 18.6 17.2 

Cereals and bakery products ................................. 60,656 14.8 85.2 30.4 17.4 19.4 18.0 

Cereals and cereal products ................................ 19,901 14.3 85.7 28.6 16.7 19.9 20.4 

Bakery products ................................................... 40,754 15.0 85.0 31.2 17.7 19.2 16.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 94,828 14.1 85.9 31.9 18.2 18.2 17.6 

Beef ..................................................................... 26,198 12.1 87.9 34.3 19.3 16.9 17.4 

Pork ..................................................................... 18,013 13.7 86.3 33.2 17.6 18.0 17.5 

Other meats ......................................................... 14,168 15.5 84.5 30.5 17.2 19.8 17.0 

Poultry ................................................................. 16,698 13.9 86.1 28.5 18.8 19.0 19.8 

Fish and seafood ................................................. 14,155 16.4 83.6 32.3 17.4 18.1 15.8 

Eggs .................................................................... 5,597 15.7 84.3 29.8 17.5 17.9 19.1 

Dairy products ....................................................... 45,994 14.7 85.3 31.6 17.1 19.0 17.6 

Fresh milk and cream .......................................... 17,036 14.6 85.4 29.4 16.7 19.8 19.6 

Other dairy products ............................................ 28,957 14.7 85.3 32.9 17.4 18.6 16.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2010 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Fruits and vegetables ............................................ $82,147 15.5 84.5 31.9 17.3 18.4 17.0 

Fresh fruits ........................................................... 28,077 15.9 84.1 31.5 16.8 19.0 16.8 

Fresh vegetables ................................................. 25,445 16.0 84.0 32.9 17.2 17.5 16.4 

Processed fruits ................................................... 13,632 15.0 85.0 31.9 17.6 18.5 17.0 

Processed vegetables ......................................... 14,993 14.6 85.4 30.9 18.1 18.4 18.0 

Other food at home ................................................ 154,519 15.4 84.6 31.6 18.0 18.5 16.6 

Sugar and other sweets ....................................... 15,957 14.6 85.4 32.6 16.5 18.7 17.7 

Fats and oils ........................................................ 12,404 14.6 85.4 32.7 17.4 18.3 17.0 

Miscellaneous foods ............................................ 80,600 15.5 84.5 30.3 18.3 18.8 17.0 

Nonalcoholic beverages ...................................... 40,307 15.7 84.3 32.1 18.2 17.9 16.0 

Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town

trips .................................................................... 5,251 15.5 84.5 39.7 17.0 17.6 10.2 

Food away from home ............................................. 302,877 18.2 81.8 32.3 16.6 18.5 14.3 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................. 49,814 22.6 77.4 43.3 13.7 13.9 6.5 

Housing ..................................................................... 2,004,933 19.8 80.2 32.6 16.8 17.7 13.0 

Shelter ..................................................................... 1,188,279 21.6 78.4 32.1 16.1 17.4 12.8 

Owned dwellings ................................................... 760,213 16.2 83.8 34.4 16.5 19.3 13.6 

Mortgage interest and charges ............................ 405,856 13.6 86.4 31.1 17.2 22.2 15.9 

Property taxes ..................................................... 219,670 17.2 82.8 36.6 15.9 18.1 12.2 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 134,688 22.7 77.3 40.7 15.2 12.6 8.8 

Rented dwellings ................................................... 351,154 34.4 65.6 24.6 15.3 13.7 12.0 

Other lodging ......................................................... 76,913 16.8 83.2 43.4 16.5 15.4 8.0 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................... 443,236 18.7 81.3 32.8 17.1 17.4 14.1 

Natural gas ............................................................ 53,283 19.4 80.6 32.1 16.3 18.1 14.0 

Electricity ............................................................... 171,068 18.8 81.2 32.9 16.6 17.3 14.3 

Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................... 16,993 22.0 78.0 37.8 17.1 13.9 9.2 

Telephone services ............................................... 142,635 17.9 82.1 32.3 18.2 17.5 14.2 

Water and other public services ............................ 59,257 18.4 81.6 33.2 16.4 17.5 14.5 

Household operations .............................................. 121,986 15.1 84.9 27.9 20.5 23.5 12.9 

Personal services .................................................. 41,156 5.2 94.8 9.4 27.7 39.1 18.6 

Other household expenses .................................... 80,830 20.1 79.9 37.4 16.8 15.6 10.1 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................... 73,938 16.5 83.5 36.9 15.6 17.5 13.5 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .............................. 18,166 16.3 83.7 31.6 16.9 18.5 16.7 

Other household products ..................................... 39,777 16.1 83.9 38.0 15.5 17.7 12.8 

Postage and stationery .......................................... 15,995 17.7 82.3 40.2 14.6 15.9 11.6 

Household furnishings and equipment .................... 177,494 15.5 84.5 37.2 18.0 17.2 12.1 

Household textiles ................................................. 12,390 14.6 85.4 36.6 19.7 15.7 13.4 

Furniture ................................................................ 43,024 18.0 82.0 36.6 17.9 16.4 11.0 

Floor coverings ...................................................... 4,370 25.9 74.1 32.8 18.5 9.6 13.2 

Major appliances ................................................... 25,333 14.3 85.7 35.8 20.2 18.4 11.3 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ...... 12,882 14.7 85.3 39.0 20.5 15.7 10.0 

Miscellaneous household equipment .................... 79,494 14.2 85.8 38.0 16.6 18.2 13.1 

Apparel and services ................................................. 205,572 13.7 86.3 32.7 17.9 19.3 16.4 

Men and boys .......................................................... 46,175 14.0 86.0 31.5 17.7 19.5 17.2 

Men, 16 and over ................................................... 36,765 16.6 83.4 36.6 17.9 16.1 12.9 

Boys, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 9,410 4.2 95.8 12.0 16.9 32.8 34.1 

Women and girls ...................................................... 80,116 13.2 86.8 31.6 18.8 20.5 15.9 

Women, 16 and over ............................................. 67,887 14.8 85.2 35.0 18.9 18.5 12.8 

Girls, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 12,229 4.2 95.8 12.8 18.3 31.7 33.1 

Children under 2 ...................................................... 10,956 5.4 94.6 17.5 28.1 24.9 24.0 

Footwear .................................................................. 36,679 14.4 85.6 29.6 16.1 19.1 20.9 

Other apparel products and services ....................... 31,645 16.5 83.5 46.3 14.3 14.2 8.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2010 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Transportation ........................................................... $929,544 15.3 84.7 35.2 18.3 17.4 13.8 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 313,474 11.7 88.3 36.6 20.0 17.2 14.5 

Cars and trucks, new ............................................. 147,662 11.6 88.4 41.3 19.2 15.7 12.3 

Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 159,617 11.5 88.5 32.2 21.3 18.4 16.7 

Other vehicles ........................................................ 6,195 222.4 77.6 37.8 27.9 19.5 212.2 

Gasoline and motor oil ............................................. 258,238 16.0 84.0 32.8 17.4 18.7 15.2 

Other vehicle expenses ........................................... 298,180 17.7 82.3 35.4 17.8 16.6 12.7 

Vehicle finance charges ........................................ 29,432 12.0 88.0 35.5 18.6 19.8 14.1 

Maintenance and repairs ....................................... 95,326 17.9 82.1 34.6 18.3 16.8 12.3 

Vehicle insurance .................................................. 122,156 19.1 80.9 35.4 17.6 14.9 13.0 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ................................................................ 51,266 16.9 83.1 36.6 16.8 18.2 11.5 

Public transportation ................................................ 59,653 18.8 81.2 38.2 15.7 17.7 9.7 

Healthcare ................................................................. 382,285 18.8 81.2 41.6 15.7 14.1 9.8 

Health insurance ...................................................... 221,690 18.8 81.2 42.2 15.4 14.3 9.3 

Medical services ...................................................... 87,461 17.6 82.4 39.1 16.4 14.9 11.9 

Drugs ....................................................................... 58,729 20.4 79.6 43.8 15.5 11.7 8.6 

Medical supplies ...................................................... 14,404 19.0 81.0 38.1 16.2 16.1 10.5 

Entertainment ............................................................ 303,164 16.8 83.2 34.8 16.5 18.2 13.8 

Fees and admissions ............................................... 70,363 13.3 86.7 31.8 15.8 24.5 14.6 

Audio and visual equipment and services ............... 115,516 20.3 79.7 35.4 16.3 16.6 11.4 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ...... 73,252 16.9 83.1 35.7 19.3 15.4 12.8 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ................................................................. 44,033 13.1 86.9 36.4 13.3 16.7 20.4 

Personal care products and services ........................ 70,426 18.0 82.0 34.0 18.3 17.5 12.2 

Reading ..................................................................... 12,066 23.7 76.3 41.0 14.8 13.4 7.1 

Education ................................................................... 130,111 16.3 83.7 24.6 21.1 23.1 14.8 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies .................. 43,846 21.7 78.3 32.5 17.9 14.7 13.3 

Miscellaneous ............................................................ 102,756 25.9 74.1 32.7 16.0 15.3 10.2 

Cash contributions ..................................................... 197,797 22.3 77.7 40.0 15.3 12.4 10.1 

Personal insurance and pensions ............................. 650,653 14.0 86.0 34.4 18.6 19.6 13.4 

Life and other personal insurance ........................... 38,527 13.2 86.8 38.2 19.2 17.2 12.3 

Pensions and Social Security .................................. 612,126 14.1 85.9 34.1 18.6 19.7 13.5 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ...................................... 7,566,944 15.5 84.5 34.6 17.6 19.1 13.2 

Wages and salaries ................................................. 6,003,053 13.4 86.6 32.1 18.9 21.3 14.3 

Self-employment income ......................................... 341,548 9.8 90.2 30.2 15.5 25.6 18.9 

Social Security, private and government retirement 868,674 28.0 72.0 53.6 10.2 4.4 3.8 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................... 143,118 28.8 71.2 47.4 11.1 8.2 4.4 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits .................................................. 76,742 16.0 84.0 28.9 23.3 16.3 15.5 

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ........................................................... 61,214 16.8 83.2 23.8 19.6 15.2 24.6 

Regular contributions for support ............................ 49,302 30.7 69.3 22.9 17.2 17.6 11.6 

Other income ........................................................... 23,294 39.7 60.3 19.2 16.5 14.0 10.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2010 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Personal taxes ........................................................... $214,262 18.5 81.5 40.6 16.7 16.5 7.7 

Federal income taxes .............................................. 137,538 18.8 81.2 44.0 16.9 14.5 5.8 

State and local income taxes ................................... 58,428 17.6 82.4 33.2 16.4 21.1 11.7 

Other taxes .............................................................. 18,295 18.8 81.2 39.2 16.2 16.9 8.9 

Income after taxes ..................................................... 7,352,682 15.4 84.6 34.4 17.6 19.2 13.4 

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

n.a. Not applicable.

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