Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2014

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

All other,

including

not

reporting

Total

wage and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 127,006 8,303 75,638 28,824 19,989 15,946 3,553 7,326 24,634 18,430

Percent distribution of consumer units ............... 100.0 6.5 59.6 22.7 15.7 12.6 2.8 5.8 19.4 14.5

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ......................................... $66,877 108212 $77,397 $107,570 $65,629 $51,485 $62,984 $54,176 $39,672 $41,445

Income after taxes ............................................ 58,364 88,513 66,839 89,094 58,206 47,580 56,806 49,613 37,549 37,824

Age of reference person ................................... 50.3 49.5 43.9 44.4 43.5 42.8 43.3 45.1 73.4 46.1

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.7 1.8 2.8

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .7 .7 .7 .6 .8 .9 .7 .1 .9

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 1.2 .2

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 .2 .6

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.7 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.4

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 48 62 51 49 43 46 88 74 45 30

Women ........................................................... 52 38 49 51 57 54 12 26 55 70

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 63 72 59 69 56 48 57 55 81 47

With mortgage .............................................. 37 47 43 54 39 32 35 34 22 26

Without mortgage ......................................... 26 24 17 15 17 16 22 21 59 22

Renter ............................................................ 37 28 41 31 44 52 43 45 19 53

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 7 13 10 14 19 10 16 9 18

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 93 87 90 86 81 90 84 91 82

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 13 14 8 13 22 25 19 7 15

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 87 86 92 87 78 75 81 93 85

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 3 3 2 1 ( ) 1 4 6 5 5 5

High school (9-12) .......................................... 33 31 28 11 31 40 50 53 41 45

College ........................................................... 63 65 70 89 68 56 44 41 54 49

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 92 91 95 89 85 89 91 86 73

Annual aggregate expenditures ......................... $6,790,803 9.0 64.5 31.6 15.2 10.3 2.6 4.9 15.4 11.1

Food ................................................................. 856,684 8.1 63.6 29.7 16.1 9.7 3.0 5.1 14.9 13.4

Food at home ................................................. 503,339 7.9 60.8 26.7 15.9 10.0 3.2 5.1 16.2 15.1

Cereals and bakery products ....................... 65,771 7.6 60.7 26.1 16.2 10.1 2.8 5.3 16.5 15.2

Cereals and cereal products ...................... 22,304 7.5 60.6 25.7 16.0 10.6 2.7 5.7 15.4 16.5

Bakery products ......................................... 43,467 7.6 60.7 26.3 16.4 9.9 2.9 5.2 17.1 14.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................... 112,990 7.4 61.0 25.4 16.2 10.2 3.8 5.4 15.4 16.2

Beef ............................................................ 29,365 7.0 60.7 23.0 16.8 10.4 4.4 6.1 14.4 17.8

Pork ............................................................ 22,403 7.4 60.2 24.8 15.5 10.3 4.0 5.5 17.7 14.8

Other meats ............................................... 15,593 6.9 63.4 27.7 17.4 9.3 3.4 5.7 15.9 13.9

Poultry ........................................................ 21,856 7.5 61.5 25.6 16.7 10.5 3.4 5.4 13.7 17.2

Fish and seafood ........................................ 16,383 8.4 60.0 28.9 14.6 9.3 3.2 4.0 15.7 15.9

Eggs ........................................................... 7,390 7.4 59.8 23.7 15.7 12.1 3.1 5.2 16.1 16.7

Dairy products .............................................. 53,636 8.2 60.1 26.9 15.5 9.6 3.2 4.9 16.9 14.9

Fresh milk and cream ................................. 18,650 7.9 59.6 24.5 15.4 11.3 3.4 5.1 16.0 16.4

Other dairy products ................................... 34,986 8.4 60.3 28.2 15.6 8.7 3.1 4.7 17.3 14.0

Fruits and vegetables ................................... 95,793 8.3 60.3 27.2 15.3 10.3 3.0 4.4 16.8 14.7

Fresh fruits ................................................. 34,690 9.0 60.3 27.9 15.0 10.3 2.8 4.2 16.8 14.0

Fresh vegetables ........................................ 30,468 8.2 59.7 27.7 14.6 10.0 3.0 4.3 17.0 15.1

Processed fruits ......................................... 13,766 7.8 61.1 26.4 16.5 10.4 3.2 4.6 16.4 14.7

Processed vegetables ................................ 16,869 7.3 60.6 25.4 16.1 10.8 3.4 4.9 16.8 15.4

Other food at home ...................................... 175,148 8.1 61.4 27.3 16.0 9.7 3.0 5.3 15.9 14.6

Sugar and other sweets ............................. 17,650 7.9 59.8 27.3 15.5 9.2 2.7 5.0 18.3 14.1

Fats and oils ............................................... 14,559 8.9 58.5 24.6 15.4 11.2 2.9 4.5 15.8 16.7

Miscellaneous foods ................................... 88,968 8.0 62.1 28.1 16.4 9.2 3.0 5.4 15.5 14.5

Nonalcoholic beverages ............................. 47,471 7.7 61.4 25.6 16.4 10.5 3.1 5.9 15.6 15.3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2014 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

All other,

including

not

reporting

Total

wage and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ....................................... 6,500 10.3 62.3 36.4 11.3 7.6 3.2 3.8 18.9 8.4

Food away from home ................................... 353,344 8.3 67.6 34.1 16.4 9.3 2.7 5.1 13.1 11.0

Alcoholic beverages ......................................... 58,640 9.0 69.0 37.5 16.2 7.6 3.3 4.4 13.1 8.9

Housing ............................................................ 2,260,034 8.6 63.5 30.5 15.1 10.8 2.5 4.7 16.2 11.7

Shelter ............................................................ 1,332,356 8.9 64.6 31.5 15.1 11.1 2.5 4.4 14.9 11.5

Owned dwellings .......................................... 780,963 10.1 63.5 34.9 13.7 8.8 2.3 3.8 17.2 9.2

Mortgage interest and charges .................. 375,068 10.3 71.2 39.6 15.6 9.3 2.5 4.1 9.0 9.4

Property taxes ............................................ 241,699 11.4 58.0 31.6 12.1 8.7 1.9 3.7 21.2 9.4

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .................................................. 164,196 7.5 54.0 28.8 11.9 7.8 2.4 3.2 30.1 8.4

Rented dwellings .......................................... 461,186 6.0 68.1 25.0 18.0 16.1 3.0 5.9 10.0 15.9

Other lodging ................................................ 90,207 14.0 56.8 35.9 11.4 6.0 1.5 1.9 20.2 9.1

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................. 497,937 7.7 60.9 25.6 15.7 11.4 2.7 5.5 18.4 13.0

Natural gas ................................................... 55,766 8.2 60.7 27.2 14.7 10.4 2.6 5.6 19.4 11.8

Electricity ...................................................... 188,496 7.8 58.8 23.4 15.3 11.8 2.7 5.6 18.8 14.5

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................. 19,345 9.8 51.0 21.4 13.2 8.3 2.3 5.8 28.4 10.9

Telephone services ...................................... 167,046 7.1 65.2 27.7 16.9 12.0 3.0 5.7 15.5 12.2

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................. 44,774 7.1 51.6 23.2 13.3 8.8 1.9 4.5 28.7 12.6

Cellular phone service ................................ 122,272 7.1 70.2 29.4 18.2 13.1 3.4 6.1 10.7 12.0

Water and other public services ................... 67,284 7.7 59.3 26.2 15.4 10.4 2.5 4.8 20.6 12.5

Household operations .................................... 149,087 9.6 63.8 37.1 14.1 7.8 1.7 3.2 17.7 9.0

Personal services ......................................... 46,514 8.4 78.3 49.1 16.9 7.9 1.6 2.8 7.3 6.1

Other household expenses .......................... 102,573 10.2 57.2 31.6 12.8 7.7 1.7 3.3 22.4 10.3

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 80,097 9.3 57.8 26.1 15.2 8.7 1.9 5.8 19.4 13.5

Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................... 18,700 7.6 59.0 24.6 16.4 9.6 2.0 6.3 17.3 16.1

Other household products ............................ 44,827 10.4 57.0 26.5 14.1 8.9 2.0 5.6 19.1 13.5

Postage and stationery ................................ 16,569 8.5 58.5 26.7 17.1 7.3 1.5 5.8 22.6 10.5

Household furnishings and equipment ........... 200,557 7.9 64.3 32.4 14.5 9.7 2.6 5.2 16.6 11.2

Household textiles ........................................ 12,165 6.2 62.3 32.2 14.6 7.8 4.2 3.4 20.3 11.2

Furniture ....................................................... 49,118 8.8 67.6 32.2 14.9 13.3 2.7 4.3 12.8 10.8

Floor coverings ............................................. 2,308 8.1 62.1 35.5 13.6 9.4 21.1 2.5 15.8 14.0

Major appliances .......................................... 29,645 8.1 61.7 34.5 12.2 7.9 3.0 4.1 19.9 10.3

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ................................................ 13,415 7.0 63.5 32.5 15.7 8.0 2.4 5.1 15.3 14.1

Miscellaneous household equipment ........... 93,905 7.6 63.9 31.9 14.7 8.8 2.2 6.3 17.2 11.3

Apparel and services ........................................ 226,385 9.2 66.5 31.7 16.0 11.0 3.2 4.7 11.1 13.1

Men and boys ................................................. 54,527 9.1 67.9 32.4 15.6 11.1 3.7 5.0 9.2 13.8

Men, 16 and over ......................................... 41,340 10.1 66.5 33.1 15.0 10.3 3.6 4.4 10.7 12.6

Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................ 13,187 6.0 72.3 30.4 17.3 13.6 4.2 6.8 4.2 17.4

Women and girls ............................................ 83,154 8.3 66.2 33.3 16.1 10.2 2.9 3.7 13.3 12.1

Women, 16 and over .................................... 69,860 8.6 65.4 33.5 16.3 9.6 2.6 3.3 14.5 11.5

Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................. 13,294 6.9 70.6 32.1 15.1 13.0 4.4 6.0 7.0 15.5

Children under 2 ............................................. 9,661 5.5 67.8 25.9 19.5 11.5 4.6 6.3 6.1 20.7

Footwear ........................................................ 46,494 6.6 68.1 30.5 15.1 13.1 3.8 5.6 10.4 14.8

Other apparel products and services ............. 32,549 16.3 62.6 29.8 16.8 9.6 1.5 4.8 11.3 9.8

Transportation .................................................. 1,152,035 7.8 67.5 30.7 16.1 11.8 3.0 5.9 14.4 10.3

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ....................... 419,258 7.3 70.0 31.8 15.8 12.9 3.0 6.5 13.2 9.6

Cars and trucks, new ................................... 198,333 7.7 65.0 36.1 13.9 9.4 21.3 4.3 18.7 8.5

Cars and trucks, used .................................. 214,524 6.9 74.2 28.3 17.4 15.7 4.7 8.2 8.2 10.7

Other vehicles .............................................. 6,400 26.2 81.7 17.0 222.3 224.0 2.1 218.4 28.9 23.2

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 313,481 7.8 67.1 27.8 17.0 12.5 3.5 6.4 13.6 11.5

Other vehicle expenses .................................. 345,454 8.2 65.7 30.2 16.8 10.7 2.6 5.4 16.0 10.1

Vehicle finance charges ............................... 26,440 7.6 73.8 31.0 19.2 13.4 3.3 6.8 9.7 8.9

Maintenance and repairs .............................. 106,090 8.4 64.8 29.6 15.8 10.9 3.2 5.3 16.9 9.9

Vehicle insurance ......................................... 140,966 7.7 64.0 28.0 17.2 10.2 22.4 6.2 17.7 10.6

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ...................................................... 71,958 9.2 67.6 35.3 16.5 10.5 1.7 3.6 13.5 9.7

Public and other transportation ...................... 73,842 8.9 63.7 38.8 11.5 8.5 2.3 2.5 17.7 9.7

Healthcare ........................................................ 544,809 8.4 53.7 26.4 13.2 8.3 2.0 3.8 27.1 10.7

Health insurance ............................................ 364,258 8.1 54.6 26.3 13.6 8.6 1.9 4.2 27.3 9.9

Medical services ............................................. 100,360 9.9 53.6 28.9 12.0 7.5 2.2 3.1 24.4 12.1

Drugs .............................................................. 61,620 8.4 48.2 22.7 12.2 8.0 2.1 3.1 29.9 13.5

Medical supplies ............................................. 18,571 6.7 54.2 27.6 13.8 7.4 1.4 4.0 29.0 10.0

Entertainment ................................................... 346,200 9.4 62.5 31.2 15.2 8.8 2.2 5.1 16.5 11.5

Fees and admissions ..................................... 80,741 11.9 66.1 40.1 14.5 6.4 2.0 3.2 12.7 9.3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2014 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

All other,

including

not

reporting

Total

wage and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Audio and visual equipment and services ...... 133,406 7.4 62.0 26.9 16.1 11.5 2.4 5.1 18.7 11.9

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................... 80,393 8.6 61.2 31.9 13.6 8.5 2.1 5.1 15.7 14.5

Pets .............................................................. 64,321 9.0 60.2 31.7 12.7 8.4 1.9 5.5 16.4 14.3

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .. 16,071 6.8 65.2 32.5 17.3 9.1 23.1 3.3 12.7 15.2

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ................................................. 51,661 12.0 60.6 27.6 16.6 5.8 2.5 8.1 18.1 9.3

Personal care products and services ............... 81,837 7.7 65.0 32.2 16.9 10.2 2.0 3.8 17.5 9.8

Reading ............................................................ 13,086 7.4 57.2 31.2 14.3 6.6 1.7 3.4 27.1 8.3

Education ......................................................... 156,946 11.7 67.7 42.3 11.1 10.5 1.0 2.7 3.6 17.0

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......... 40,529 7.7 59.8 14.7 16.7 14.3 4.0 10.0 12.9 19.6

Miscellaneous .................................................. 99,290 10.6 57.7 32.0 11.0 8.4 1.9 4.5 19.8 11.9

Cash contributions ........................................... 227,095 7.9 57.1 29.7 12.5 8.4 2.4 4.0 27.1 8.0

Personal insurance and pensions .................... 727,233 13.1 75.0 41.0 16.5 10.0 2.7 4.9 4.8 7.0

Life and other personal insurance .................. 41,560 12.9 58.8 31.4 13.1 7.8 1.8 4.6 19.3 9.0

Pensions and Social Security ......................... 685,673 13.1 76.0 41.6 16.7 10.1 2.7 4.9 4.0 6.9

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ............................. $8,493,781 10.6 68.9 36.5 15.4 9.7 2.6 4.7 11.5 9.0

Wages and salaries ........................................ 6,590,225 7.7 81.7 43.7 18.1 11.3 3.1 5.5 2.9 7.7

Self-employment income ................................ 544,125 60.2 26.4 14.3 6.0 3.5 .9 1.7 2.6 10.8

Social Security, private and government

retirement ..................................................... 977,974 3.1 18.3 8.1 4.9 3.3 .6 1.4 67.8 10.8

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................... 202,405 12.6 38.6 19.1 9.7 3.8 4.2 1.7 38.9 9.9

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................... 67,346 3.6 33.6 5.5 9.7 12.3 1.8 4.3 9.8 53.0

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular

contributions for support ............................... 70,673 5.2 40.0 18.4 10.7 6.5 1.5 2.9 26.5 28.2

Other income .................................................. 41,033 4.8 49.7 15.9 13.3 14.7 21.5 4.4 12.5 33.0

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) ............................................................ 1,081,185 15.1 73.9 49.3 13.7 5.8 2.0 3.1 4.8 6.2

Federal income taxes ..................................... 848,365 15.7 73.7 50.3 13.4 5.3 1.9 2.8 4.9 5.7

State and local income taxes ......................... 226,269 13.2 75.3 46.1 15.0 7.5 2.5 4.2 4.4 7.1

Other taxes ..................................................... 6,552 5.1 45.1 27.2 8.7 7.4 2.4 21.4 12.9 37.0

Income after taxes ............................................ 7,412,595 9.9 68.2 34.6 15.7 10.2 2.7 4.9 12.5 9.4

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2015