Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 126,338 22,910 28,155 47,059 28,213

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ................................................ $65,339 $73,756 $64,268 $60,011 $68,459

Income after taxes ................................................... 57,364 63,257 55,980 53,566 60,297

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.2 52.2 49.6 50.3 49.0

Average number in consumer unit:

People ................................................................... 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6

Children under 18 .................................................. .6 .5 .6 .6 .7

Adults 65 and older ................................................ .4 .4 .3 .4 .3

Earners .................................................................. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3

Vehicles ................................................................. 1.9 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.9

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ........................................................................ 47 46 48 47 49

Women .................................................................. 53 54 52 53 51

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 63 62 66 66 57

With mortgage ..................................................... 37 36 38 37 37

Without mortgage ................................................ 26 27 28 29 20

Renter .................................................................... 37 38 34 34 43

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 12 9 20 4

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 88 91 80 96

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 10 5 14 21

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 90 95 86 79

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ................................................. 32 35 30 35 26

College .................................................................. 63 61 65 59 69

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 87 81 88 89 89

Average annual expenditures .................................... $52,284 $58,122 $51,238 $47,667 $56,298

Food ........................................................................ 6,681 6,944 6,749 6,217 7,178

Food at home ........................................................ 3,974 4,156 4,121 3,658 4,215

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 531 586 565 489 525

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 180 198 191 164 183

Bakery products ................................................. 351 388 374 325 342

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 874 931 853 858 875

Beef ................................................................... 225 218 228 225 228

Pork ................................................................... 173 159 183 181 161

Other meats ....................................................... 121 141 133 110 112

Poultry ............................................................... 171 196 158 168 169

Fish and seafood ............................................... 126 159 97 116 143

Eggs .................................................................. 57 58 53 57 61

Dairy products ..................................................... 419 463 455 360 447

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 149 162 154 138 155

Other dairy products .......................................... 269 301 301 222 292

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 753 810 767 658 854

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 272 286 274 226 335

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 238 267 228 205 282

Processed fruits ................................................. 112 122 119 96 122

Processed vegetables ....................................... 131 136 146 130 116

Other food at home .............................................. 1,397 1,367 1,481 1,293 1,514

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 141 145 155 124 153

Fats and oils ...................................................... 116 117 123 107 124

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 715 672 779 650 796

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 379 381 377 378 382

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ............................................... 46 52 48 35 60

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Food away from home ........................................... 2,707 2,789 2,628 2,559 2,963

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 454 525 474 362 530

Housing ................................................................... 17,478 20,707 16,066 15,525 19,525

Shelter ................................................................... 10,289 12,873 9,109 8,594 12,196

Owned dwellings ................................................. 6,128 7,798 5,918 5,205 6,520

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 3,015 3,025 2,684 2,723 3,827

Property taxes ................................................... 1,876 3,205 1,993 1,324 1,599

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 1,237 1,568 1,240 1,158 1,095

Rented dwellings ................................................. 3,478 4,198 2,493 2,834 4,951

Other lodging ....................................................... 683 877 699 555 724

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 3,830 4,232 3,640 3,906 3,567

Natural gas .......................................................... 416 597 613 237 371

Electricity ............................................................. 1,453 1,360 1,273 1,760 1,195

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 147 463 119 65 57

Telephone services ............................................. 1,293 1,386 1,205 1,310 1,279

Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

cards ................................................................ 355 472 325 347 304

Cellular phone service ....................................... 938 914 880 963 975

Water and other public services .......................... 521 426 430 534 665

Household operations ............................................ 1,159 1,371 1,037 1,043 1,303

Personal services ................................................ 367 484 360 318 361

Other household expenses .................................. 792 886 677 724 942

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 638 621 686 592 684

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 151 141 158 149 155

Other household products ................................... 352 324 386 335 370

Postage and stationery ........................................ 136 156 142 108 159

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 1,561 1,610 1,594 1,390 1,776

Household textiles ............................................... 97 97 105 77 121

Furniture .............................................................. 385 404 364 359 431

Floor coverings .................................................... 19 26 22 12 23

Major appliances ................................................. 224 214 212 205 276

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 103 104 105 92 119

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 734 765 786 644 807

Apparel and services ............................................... 1,699 1,876 1,690 1,530 1,850

Men and boys ........................................................ 406 453 388 359 467

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 315 361 298 273 367

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 91 92 90 86 100

Women and girls .................................................... 646 697 632 604 690

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 539 586 522 496 590

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 107 111 110 108 100

Children under 2 .................................................... 75 71 89 68 78

Footwear ................................................................ 337 389 315 308 367

Other apparel products and services ..................... 234 266 266 191 249

Transportation ......................................................... 9,039 9,337 8,954 8,858 9,180

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 3,286 3,162 3,404 3,393 3,091

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 1,562 1,691 1,405 1,699 1,388

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 1,679 1,420 1,953 1,663 1,644

Other vehicles ...................................................... 45 52 47 31 59

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 2,539 2,322 2,516 2,639 2,572

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... 2,654 2,989 2,535 2,454 2,831

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 206 177 189 226 212

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 835 868 845 768 912

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 1,063 1,112 979 1,075 1,084

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 550 832 522 385 623

Public and other transportation .............................. 559 864 499 371 686

Healthcare ............................................................... 3,935 4,125 4,223 3,645 3,977

Health insurance .................................................... 2,523 2,793 2,660 2,399 2,374

Medical services .................................................... 793 735 934 627 978

Drugs ..................................................................... 478 448 475 501 465

Medical supplies .................................................... 141 148 154 118 160

Entertainment .......................................................... 2,605 2,679 2,612 2,341 2,981

Fees and admissions ............................................. 603 762 607 439 743

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 1,007 1,064 967 984 1,041

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 615 569 627 587 687

Pets ..................................................................... 484 429 495 474 531

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

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consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 132 140 132 113 156

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 380 284 412 331 509

Personal care products and services ...................... 627 665 613 566 710

Reading ................................................................... 103 119 112 80 118

Education ................................................................. 1,210 2,033 1,206 814 1,204

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 324 328 364 344 249

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 691 725 689 616 791

Cash contributions ................................................... 1,811 1,653 1,941 1,690 2,011

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 5,628 6,407 5,544 5,078 5,994

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 323 397 325 297 304

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 5,305 6,009 5,220 4,781 5,690

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes .................................... $65,339 $73,756 $64,268 $60,011 $68,459

Wages and salaries ............................................... 51,029 58,113 49,497 47,310 53,007

Self-employment income ....................................... 3,785 4,121 3,896 3,219 4,346

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 7,604 8,319 7,862 7,194 7,453

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 1,505 1,585 1,630 1,060 2,056

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ......................................................... 532 640 466 492 575

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions for

support ................................................................. 586 654 548 518 683

Other income ......................................................... 298 325 369 218 339

Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ..... 7,975 10,499 8,289 6,445 8,162

Federal income taxes ............................................ 6,215 8,037 6,234 5,317 6,217

State and local income taxes ................................. 1,704 2,367 1,984 1,078 1,930

Other taxes ............................................................ 56 96 71 51 16

Income after taxes ................................................... 57,364 63,257 55,980 53,566 60,297

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities .................. $9,420 $20,790 $13,187 $2,701 $7,636

Net change in total assets ..................................... 18,156 25,616 20,465 11,647 20,652

Net change in total liabilities .................................. 8,736 4,826 7,278 8,946 13,016

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ............................................ 698 1,088 1,083 355 569

Mortgage principal paid on owned property .......... -1,837 -2,057 -1,752 -1,622 -2,101

Estimated market value of owned home ............... 157,876 184,448 123,900 130,344 216,128

Estimated monthly rental value of owned home .... 895 1,060 783 816 1,004

Gifts of goods and services, total ............................ 1,071 1,393 1,106 889 1,080

Food ...................................................................... 77 80 101 61 77

Alcoholic beverages .............................................. 13 20 17 7 13

Housing ................................................................. 212 251 237 199 178

Housekeeping supplies ....................................... 24 28 33 18 24

Household textiles ............................................... 7 9 10 6 4

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........ 20 29 21 17 19

Major appliances ............................................... 7 9 6 5 8

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ..................................................... 14 19 15 12 10

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 41 50 48 31 43

Other housing ...................................................... 119 135 125 127 88

Apparel and services ............................................. 201 227 178 184 229

Males, 2 and over ................................................ 51 54 50 48 56

Females, 2 and over ............................................ 72 81 64 68 81

Children under 2 .................................................. 30 32 29 30 30

Other apparel products and services ................... 47 59 36 38 62

Jewelry and watches ......................................... 15 22 13 12 16

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2013-2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

All other apparel products and services ............ 32 37 23 26 46

Transportation ....................................................... 104 61 104 113 124

Healthcare ............................................................. 35 43 25 10 81

Entertainment ........................................................ 89 93 105 71 100

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles ......... 28 29 35 26 22

Other entertainment ............................................. 61 64 70 44 78

Personal care products and services .................... 13 16 15 13 12

Reading ................................................................. 4 4 6 4 4

Education ............................................................... 255 535 238 169 188

All other gifts .......................................................... 69 63 81 59 76

1 Value is too small to display.

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