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

Survey, 2009

(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) ................... 120,847 34,770 86,076 39,531 17,990 16,474 12,081 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........................ 100.0 28.8 71.2 32.7 14.9 13.6 10.0 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................. $62,857 $32,780 $75,006 $68,393 $76,545 $85,436 $80,132 

Income after taxes .................................................... 60,753 31,384 72,616 65,435 74,521 82,990 79,132 

Age of reference person ............................................ 49.4 53.2 47.8 54.0 44.5 41.4 41.5 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................... 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.6 

Children under 18 .................................................... .6 n.a. .9 .1 .7 1.6 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 ................................................................... 2.0 1.1 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ......................................................................... 47 46 48 50 43 48 44 

Female ..................................................................... 53 54 52 50 57 52 56 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ............................................................. 66 50 73 76 69 74 69 

With mortgage ....................................................... 41 23 49 42 49 61 57 

Without mortgage .................................................. 25 27 24 34 20 13 12 

Renter ...................................................................... 34 50 27 24 31 26 31 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ....................................... 12 13 12 10 14 12 15 

White, Asian, and all other races ............................. 88 87 88 90 86 88 85 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................... 12 7 14 7 15 18 27 

Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................. 88 93 86 93 85 82 73 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ...................................................... 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 

High school (9-12) ................................................... 34 34 35 35 34 34 36 

College .................................................................... 61 60 61 62 62 62 54 

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

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

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................... $5,929,795 17.2 82.8 34.5 17.1 18.3 12.9 

Food .......................................................................... 770,118 15.6 84.4 32.5 17.2 19.2 15.5 

Food at home .......................................................... 453,596 14.9 85.1 31.8 17.3 19.4 16.6 

Cereals and bakery products ................................. 61,203 14.5 85.5 30.5 16.9 19.9 18.2 

Cereals and cereal products ................................ 20,858 13.3 86.7 29.7 16.8 21.0 19.2 

Bakery products ................................................... 40,345 15.0 85.0 30.9 16.9 19.3 17.8 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 101,636 13.9 86.1 31.8 17.7 19.5 17.1 

Beef ..................................................................... 27,332 13.2 86.8 32.3 18.3 19.4 16.7 

Pork ..................................................................... 20,350 13.5 86.5 31.6 17.5 19.6 17.8 

Other meats ......................................................... 13,722 13.5 86.5 32.7 17.0 19.5 17.3 

Poultry ................................................................. 18,621 13.2 86.8 30.1 17.8 21.1 17.9 

Fish and seafood ................................................. 16,310 16.2 83.8 32.2 17.4 18.3 15.9 

Eggs .................................................................... 5,300 15.9 84.1 32.7 17.3 17.5 16.6 

Dairy products ....................................................... 49,081 15.1 84.9 31.7 16.9 19.6 16.7 

Fresh milk and cream .......................................... 17,402 15.0 85.0 29.5 17.0 20.1 18.3 

Other dairy products ............................................ 31,679 15.2 84.8 32.8 16.8 19.3 15.8 

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

Survey, 2009 — 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 ............................................ $79,341 15.4 84.6 33.3 17.2 18.4 15.7 

Fresh fruits ........................................................... 26,544 15.0 85.0 33.8 17.1 18.1 15.9 

Fresh vegetables ................................................. 25,278 15.3 84.7 34.6 17.1 17.8 15.2 

Processed fruits ................................................... 14,267 16.4 83.6 30.6 17.7 19.1 16.2 

Processed vegetables ......................................... 13,252 15.3 84.7 32.4 17.3 19.1 15.9 

Other food at home ................................................ 162,335 15.5 84.5 31.7 17.2 19.5 16.1 

Sugar and other sweets ....................................... 16,996 14.3 85.7 33.3 17.1 19.4 15.9 

Fats and oils ........................................................ 12,370 14.1 85.9 34.7 17.0 18.7 15.5 

Miscellaneous foods ............................................ 86,424 15.7 84.3 30.2 17.2 20.2 16.7 

Nonalcoholic beverages ...................................... 40,679 15.9 84.1 31.8 17.9 18.6 15.8 

Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town

trips .................................................................... 5,868 15.7 84.3 40.6 14.5 17.3 11.9 

Food away from home ............................................. 316,522 16.5 83.5 33.6 17.0 18.9 14.0 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................. 52,542 23.4 76.6 40.6 12.8 15.6 7.6 

Housing ..................................................................... 2,041,738 19.4 80.6 33.2 17.0 17.9 12.4 

Shelter ..................................................................... 1,217,506 21.1 78.9 32.7 16.4 17.6 12.1 

Owned dwellings ................................................... 790,653 15.4 84.6 34.5 17.1 19.9 13.1 

Mortgage interest and charges ............................ 434,288 12.7 87.3 30.5 18.4 22.9 15.5 

Property taxes ..................................................... 218,858 16.9 83.1 36.1 16.8 18.4 11.9 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 137,507 21.3 78.7 44.6 13.7 12.5 7.8 

Rented dwellings ................................................... 345,650 35.3 64.7 25.8 15.0 12.9 11.0 

Other lodging ......................................................... 81,203 15.8 84.2 44.6 15.8 16.2 7.7 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................... 440,440 18.1 81.9 33.6 17.3 17.4 13.6 

Natural gas ............................................................ 58,394 18.7 81.3 34.0 16.3 17.2 13.8 

Electricity ............................................................... 166,370 18.1 81.9 33.5 17.3 17.2 13.8 

Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................... 17,082 17.2 82.8 42.1 13.7 16.4 10.6 

Telephone services ............................................... 140,419 17.9 82.1 32.5 18.3 17.9 13.3 

Water and other public services ............................ 58,174 18.5 81.5 33.3 16.8 17.3 14.1 

Household operations .............................................. 122,220 15.6 84.4 27.3 19.8 24.4 12.9 

Personal services .................................................. 47,062 7.4 92.6 10.2 26.5 38.6 17.3 

Other household expenses .................................... 75,157 20.7 79.3 38.1 15.6 15.5 10.1 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................... 79,620 15.0 85.0 38.9 17.0 17.1 11.9 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .............................. 18,831 15.2 84.8 33.5 17.4 18.4 15.4 

Other household products ..................................... 43,494 14.3 85.7 40.4 17.4 16.6 11.3 

Postage and stationery .......................................... 17,294 16.7 83.3 41.1 15.6 16.8 9.8 

Household furnishings and equipment .................... 181,954 15.7 84.3 37.1 18.5 17.3 11.5 

Household textiles ................................................. 15,009 12.8 87.2 40.3 19.9 14.3 12.8 

Furniture ................................................................ 41,448 15.5 84.5 37.2 18.7 16.8 11.8 

Floor coverings ...................................................... 3,663 14.3 85.7 45.2 18.1 14.6 7.8 

Major appliances ................................................... 23,410 15.7 84.3 38.1 17.9 16.8 11.5 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ...... 11,290 16.4 83.6 36.2 18.6 17.1 11.6 

Miscellaneous household equipment .................... 87,134 16.2 83.8 35.9 18.3 18.3 11.2 

Apparel and services ................................................. 208,496 16.2 83.8 29.8 17.3 20.8 15.9 

Men and boys .......................................................... 46,279 17.6 82.4 29.3 17.1 20.8 15.2 

Men, 16 and over ................................................... 36,780 21.3 78.7 33.4 17.0 17.1 11.2 

Boys, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 9,499 3.3 96.7 13.5 17.5 35.1 30.6 

Women and girls ...................................................... 81,998 15.8 84.2 30.9 18.0 21.2 14.1 

Women, 16 and over ............................................. 67,779 18.2 81.8 34.5 17.8 18.8 10.8 

Girls, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 14,219 4.4 95.6 13.8 19.2 32.6 30.0 

Children under 2 ...................................................... 11,018 6.9 93.1 18.0 25.4 27.6 22.1 

Footwear .................................................................. 39,056 15.7 84.3 29.0 16.1 20.1 19.0 

Other apparel products and services ....................... 30,146 19.4 80.6 33.0 14.5 18.0 15.1 

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

Survey, 2009 — 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 ........................................................... $925,492 15.7 84.3 35.5 17.0 19.1 12.7 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 321,083 15.6 84.4 37.4 14.9 20.5 11.5 

Cars and trucks, new ............................................. 156,756 17.6 82.4 41.7 13.9 17.1 9.8 

Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 157,626 13.4 86.6 33.5 16.0 24.1 13.1 

Other vehicles ........................................................ 6,701 22.5 77.5 30.3 13.8 18.3 215.1 

Gasoline and motor oil ............................................. 240,050 14.8 85.2 32.8 18.5 18.9 14.9 

Other vehicle expenses ........................................... 306,434 16.1 83.9 35.1 17.9 18.4 12.5 

Vehicle finance charges ........................................ 33,960 11.1 88.9 35.2 18.9 21.4 13.5 

Maintenance and repairs ....................................... 88,559 18.4 81.6 36.3 17.3 16.3 11.7 

Vehicle insurance .................................................. 129,957 15.7 84.3 33.4 18.1 19.8 13.0 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ................................................................ 53,958 16.0 84.0 37.2 18.0 16.6 12.3 

Public transportation ................................................ 57,924 18.2 81.8 38.2 17.4 16.2 10.1 

Healthcare ................................................................. 377,780 18.5 81.5 42.1 15.6 14.4 9.5 

Health insurance ...................................................... 215,686 18.8 81.2 42.7 15.8 13.5 9.1 

Medical services ...................................................... 88,981 17.4 82.6 38.0 15.8 18.2 10.6 

Drugs ....................................................................... 58,766 19.3 80.7 45.3 14.2 12.5 8.7 

Medical supplies ...................................................... 14,346 16.2 83.8 44.4 16.6 12.2 10.5 

Entertainment ............................................................ 325,412 16.1 83.9 35.4 15.7 19.3 13.4 

Fees and admissions ............................................... 75,894 14.1 85.9 33.5 14.2 23.1 15.2 

Audio and visual equipment and services ............... 117,820 19.5 80.5 35.0 16.1 17.4 12.1 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ...... 83,362 16.9 83.1 37.4 15.4 17.3 12.9 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ................................................................. 48,335 9.6 90.4 36.3 17.9 21.3 14.9 

Personal care products and services ........................ 71,978 16.6 83.4 35.6 17.8 18.1 11.9 

Reading ..................................................................... 13,244 22.9 77.1 40.6 15.3 12.5 8.7 

Education ................................................................... 129,067 13.3 86.7 24.3 21.8 24.4 16.3 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies .................. 45,884 19.2 80.8 34.7 18.2 15.9 12.1 

Miscellaneous ............................................................ 98,656 19.9 80.1 33.6 17.1 18.7 10.7 

Cash contributions ..................................................... 208,228 21.2 78.8 38.5 15.3 13.6 11.4 

Personal insurance and pensions ............................. 661,160 13.2 86.8 35.9 18.7 19.1 13.0 

Life and other personal insurance ........................... 37,346 11.0 89.0 41.6 19.7 16.4 11.3 

Pensions and Social Security .................................. 623,815 13.4 86.6 35.6 18.6 19.3 13.1 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ...................................... 7,596,016 15.0 85.0 35.6 18.1 18.5 12.7 

Wages and salaries ................................................. 6,083,327 12.7 87.3 32.9 19.6 20.6 14.1 

Self-employment income ......................................... 323,080 13.8 86.2 36.7 18.3 17.1 14.1 

Social Security, private and government retirement 826,171 28.3 71.7 54.2 9.5 4.5 3.5 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................... 176,378 23.8 76.2 47.4 8.3 18.4 2.2 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits .................................................. 52,175 16.1 83.9 34.7 19.7 16.5 13.0 

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ........................................................... 52,526 19.4 80.6 25.3 16.3 17.5 21.5 

Regular contributions for support ............................ 50,243 29.6 70.4 22.9 20.2 15.6 11.8 

Other income ........................................................... 32,116 32.1 67.9 29.9 12.3 7.0 18.6 

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

Survey, 2009 — 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 ........................................................... $254,235 19.1 80.9 46.0 14.3 15.8 4.8 

Federal income taxes .............................................. 169,724 19.8 80.2 49.1 13.4 14.9 2.7 

2008 Tax stimulus (new UCC Q20082) (thru

Q20091) ................................................................. 2-157 224.7 275.3 217.5 225.3 26.6 225.9 

State and local income taxes ................................... 63,331 17.1 82.9 39.5 15.4 18.7 9.3 

Other taxes .............................................................. 21,336 19.2 80.8 40.6 18.4 14.4 7.3 

Income after taxes ..................................................... 7,341,782 14.9 85.1 35.2 18.3 18.6 13.0 

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, October, 2010