Table 3133. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2015-2016

Item Total

west

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 28,326 993 814 1,387 1,454 3,012 2,804 2,337 3,791 11,733

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $82,775 $1,235 $8,226 $12,860 $17,512 $25,086 $34,671 $44,597 $59,749 $152,554

Income after taxes .......................................... 70,236 1,296 8,554 13,463 18,426 26,031 34,533 42,849 55,881 123,458

Age of reference person ................................. 49.4 43.7 47.0 56.5 55.2 52.3 51.9 48.5 48.0 47.8

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.1

Children under 18 ......................................... .7 .4 .4 .4 .5 .6 .6 .7 .8 .8

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .3 .2 .3 .5 .5 .5 .6 .4 .3 .2

Earners ......................................................... 1.4 .5 .6 .5 .6 .8 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.9

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.0 .9 .9 .9 1.1 1.4 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.7

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 48 40 36 33 38 41 50 43 50 53

Women ......................................................... 52 60 64 67 62 59 50 57 50 47

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 57 19 30 30 35 43 52 48 60 74

With mortgage ............................................ 37 8 10 11 10 17 23 26 38 57

Without mortgage ....................................... 21 10 20 19 25 26 29 21 22 18

Renter ........................................................... 43 81 70 70 65 57 48 52 40 26

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 5 10 6 8 6 5 4 4 5 4

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 95 90 94 92 94 95 96 96 95 96

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 23 21 21 24 26 30 30 33 27 16

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 77 79 79 76 74 70 70 67 73 84

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 4 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 4 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 25 31 35 36 37 35 34 33 26 15

College ......................................................... 71 65 61 56 55 58 60 61 70 84

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 90 58 59 66 75 85 92 93 97 97

Average annual expenditures ........................... $63,045 $28,976 $28,311 $23,715 $28,313 $35,242 $42,713 $45,749 $54,917 $96,146

Food ............................................................... 7,978 5,116 3,606 4,227 4,293 5,116 5,785 5,998 7,144 11,701

Food at home ............................................... 4,447 2,748 2,000 3,029 2,817 3,258 3,571 3,664 4,205 6,035

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 556 350 253 417 333 429 432 502 578 718

Cereals and cereal products .................... 188 137 100 145 116 152 134 167 211 234

Bakery products ....................................... 368 213 152 272 216 277 298 335 367 484

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 940 649 418 657 653 627 826 796 925 1,241

Beef .......................................................... 249 188 120 165 192 164 228 216 228 328

Pork .......................................................... 163 90 74 110 88 110 144 139 176 214

Other meats .............................................. 121 75 27 96 68 82 144 99 111 159

Poultry ...................................................... 183 152 88 125 128 125 150 172 175 239

Fish and seafood ...................................... 154 99 69 107 134 82 97 104 164 216

Eggs ......................................................... 70 46 39 54 44 63 63 65 72 85

Dairy products ............................................ 458 225 201 294 315 344 369 376 431 625

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 152 82 84 114 104 126 128 139 150 193

Other dairy products ................................. 306 143 117 180 211 218 241 237 281 433

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 890 618 370 612 553 654 703 732 830 1,212

Fresh fruits ............................................... 340 221 119 214 205 262 253 271 315 473

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 304 246 160 215 178 204 245 261 282 411

Processed fruits ........................................ 120 68 52 76 83 96 93 102 114 161

Processed vegetables .............................. 126 84 39 107 87 91 112 98 119 167

Other food at home .................................... 1,603 906 759 1,049 963 1,204 1,241 1,259 1,440 2,238

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 181 102 80 87 96 110 103 130 131 293

Fats and oils ............................................. 117 85 60 80 60 91 91 105 117 153

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 836 445 373 605 532 629 668 672 744 1,155

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 389 257 219 260 247 341 326 310 368 508

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 80 217 226 217 29 33 53 43 80 129

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3133. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2015-2016 — Continued

Item Total

west

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Food away from home .................................. 3,531 2,368 1,607 1,198 1,476 1,858 2,215 2,334 2,940 5,666

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 602 358 256 172 294 277 373 441 456 991

Housing .......................................................... 21,334 11,532 11,343 10,962 12,488 14,118 15,334 16,900 18,870 30,249

Shelter .......................................................... 13,321 7,731 7,569 7,473 8,670 9,050 9,386 10,571 11,558 18,615

Owned dwellings ........................................ 6,893 1,195 2,185 1,593 1,650 2,887 3,699 3,748 5,467 11,858

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 3,706 505 701 523 521 1,046 1,423 1,862 2,810 6,842

Property taxes .......................................... 1,802 399 679 549 573 825 1,127 1,041 1,489 2,963

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,386 292 806 521 556 1,016 1,148 845 1,168 2,053

Rented dwellings ........................................ 5,622 6,404 5,085 5,751 6,802 5,844 5,277 6,527 5,585 5,290

Other lodging .............................................. 805 2132 299 130 218 318 410 296 506 1,467

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,714 1,890 1,923 1,939 2,162 2,683 3,218 3,274 3,836 4,827

Natural gas ................................................. 326 163 213 174 181 241 293 262 309 432

Electricity .................................................... 1,219 788 700 735 872 963 1,100 1,158 1,247 1,488

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 39 211 23

227 232 19 52 42 48 44

Telephone services .................................... 1,407 620 671 657 724 1,004 1,217 1,242 1,491 1,852

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 256 141 138 196 202 239 266 213 246 303

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,150 479 533 462 522 765 951 1,029 1,245 1,549

Water and other public services ................. 725 309 336 345 353 457 557 571 741 1,012

Household operations .................................. 1,523 499 622 526 517 765 934 999 1,160 2,473

Personal services ....................................... 442 239 2165 2147 235 128 183 257 238 826

Other household expenses ........................ 1,081 459 457 379 482 637 752 742 922 1,648

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 663 435 458 320 433 448 568 486 597 931

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 159 144 124 73 109 140 132 116 173 199

Other household products .......................... 360 204 255 187 226 219 289 273 319 518

Postage and stationery ............................... 144 87 80 60 98 89 148 98 105 214

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 2,113 977 770 704 706 1,172 1,228 1,570 1,719 3,402

Household textiles ...................................... 128 37 246 89 32 92 66 110 108 199

Furniture ..................................................... 524 237 170 172 211 324 244 411 387 837

Floor coverings ........................................... 19 26

272326 26 12 14 17 27

Major appliances ........................................ 262 235 120 147 102 134 218 227 225 386

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 146 42 38 44 52 85 135 111 133 221

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 1,034 619 389 251 303 511 552 697 849 1,732

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,161 1,218 1,040 688 782 1,101 1,469 1,238 1,752 3,564

Men and boys ............................................... 468 220 169 134 154 279 287 275 384 775

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 373 187 2116 78 130 207 235 186 292 637

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 95 232 53 56 23 72 52 88 91 138

Women and girls .......................................... 821 623 488 306 283 380 632 459 652 1,335

Women, 16 and over .................................. 700 588 380 231 244 327 566 323 577 1,143

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 121 235 108 75 39 53 66 136 75 192

Children under 2 ........................................... 75 216 250 216 223 70 251 253 47 120

Footwear ...................................................... 431 2205 2160 106 208 200 259 294 370 711

Other apparel products and services ........... 367 153 172 126 114 171 240 158 299 624

Transportation ................................................ 9,747 4,203 4,009 2,588 3,822 5,601 7,027 8,130 9,744 14,257

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,574 21,414 21,291 2451 2785 2,226 2,926 3,073 3,313 5,316

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,760 2922 2851 3 ( ) 2412 2823 1,417 1,123 1,102 2,932

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,745 493 2439 451 373 1,373 1,431 1,885 2,117 2,287

Other vehicles ............................................ 69 3 ( ) 1 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 230 278 265 294 96

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,205 954 1,052 939 1,083 1,461 1,783 2,019 2,414 2,941

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,113 1,623 1,211 948 1,663 1,532 1,930 2,521 3,427 4,536

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 209 53 268 39 52 88 132 148 218 329

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 980 491 411 413 377 549 737 883 1,132 1,343

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,188 2713 2496 2261 2960 581 674 977 1,532 1,648

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 736 366 236 236 274 315 387 514 544 1,216

Public and other transportation .................... 855 212 454 251 290 382 388 516 591 1,464

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,523 1,697 2,223 1,653 2,261 2,805 3,805 3,396 4,463 6,409

Health insurance .......................................... 3,026 1,062 1,575 1,163 1,446 1,932 2,548 2,275 3,028 4,254

Medical services ........................................... 913 368 412 252 369 473 747 642 844 1,368

Drugs ............................................................ 418 184 145 176 235 303 378 360 418 567

Medical supplies ........................................... 166 84 91 62 210 97 132 118 173 220

Entertainment ................................................. 3,260 1,225 1,409 992 1,126 1,658 2,078 2,075 2,848 5,220

Fees and admissions ................................... 908 214 271 208 185 344 450 410 615 1,646

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,073 485 486 530 590 683 954 1,040 1,013 1,449

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3133. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2015-2016 — Continued

Item Total

west

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 734 309 591 220 231 489 493 364 814 1,100

Pets ............................................................ 580 278 418 157 201 408 387 267 713 840

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 154 231 2173 264 230 82 107 97 101 260

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 545 2217 62 34 120 142 181 261 406 1,025

Personal care products and services ............. 811 359 403 357 404 489 692 543 647 1,227

Reading .......................................................... 156 151 123 54 70 70 146 132 157 215

Education ....................................................... 1,376 1,274 1,072 617 382 568 485 809 819 2,336

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 242 186 206 137 194 186 252 307 302 248

Miscellaneous ................................................. 1,179 443 750 320 632 681 1,168 1,022 1,029 1,656

Cash contributions .......................................... 2,173 501 595 437 870 918 1,206 1,295 1,410 3,765

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 7,504 713 1,277 512 695 1,655 2,893 3,462 5,275 14,310

Life and other personal insurance ................ 323 278 262 79 38 73 165 184 232 584

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 7,181 635 1,215 432 656 1,582 2,728 3,278 5,043 13,726

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $82,775 $1,235 $8,226 $12,860 $17,512 $25,086 $34,671 $44,597 $59,749 $152,554

Wages and salaries ...................................... 62,029 890 2,715 3,607 6,949 13,225 20,344 31,315 45,676 118,947

Self-employment income .............................. 9,263 2-1,654 282 2211 396 805 1,683 2,256 3,279 20,306

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,457 502 2,422 6,366 8,096 8,937 10,508 8,789 7,822 6,953

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 2,526 71 163 80 100 299 801 643 1,661 5,127

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 582 684 1,372 1,595 1,170 972 753 758 370 217

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 502 274 2339 412 358 346 316 630 522 630

Other income ................................................ 415 669 1,133 588 444 502 266 207 419 374

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 12,539 -61 -328 -603 -914 -945 138 1,748 3,868 29,095

Federal income taxes ................................... 9,977 -57 -319 -602 -1,003 -1,098 -389 1,096 2,927 23,521

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,507 -5 -9 -2 87 143 245 651 934 5,516

Other taxes ................................................... 54 21

3 ( ) 2122210 2282 2128 58

Income after taxes .......................................... 70,236 1,296 8,554 13,463 18,426 26,031 34,533 42,849 55,881 123,458

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $9,955 - $42 - $3,630 $1,959 - $1,531 $756 $3,000 $7,974 $2,553 $20,923

Net change in total assets ............................ 21,654 3,467 -3,096 2,825 554 4,182 7,721 12,414 9,749 43,254

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 11,699 3,509 534 866 2,085 3,426 4,720 4,440 7,195 22,331

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 1,179 2577 2769 2123 21,039 703 1,184 1,643 476 1,656

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,273 -307 -468 -413 -357 -643 -838 -3,519 -1,693 -3,723

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 249,922 53,609 94,415 83,661 86,493 115,155 165,541 144,684 210,002 405,862

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,137 304 486 461 485 630 831 767 1,039 1,721

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,441 368 820 457 550 581 747 829 1,022 2,489

Food ............................................................. 115 236 37 35 148 38 54 77 79 189

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 18 219 22

211 218 24 21 19 5 28

Housing ........................................................ 257 67 244 127 85 127 208 167 185 403

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 31 29

212 210 226 16 29 14 20 51

Household textiles ...................................... 10 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 25

2522221 29210 13

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 30 22

23214 28215 224 234 23 46

Major appliances ...................................... 11 1 ( ) 22

213 22210 26212 22 18

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 19 22

211 ( ) 2525219 222 221 28

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 39 213 28

215 212 27 16 17 21 71

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3133. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2015-2016 — Continued

Item Total

west

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Other housing ............................................. 147 44 221 84 34 67 117 93 111 222

Apparel and services .................................... 303 2159 175 143 113 124 126 138 182 553

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 68 232 228 238 231 29 27 31 47 121

Females, 2 and over ................................... 66 288 270 259 39 30 56 39 63 88

Children under 2 ......................................... 24 213 213 216 216 231 217 220 212 34

Other apparel products and services ......... 146 226 263 230 227 235 227 249 60 310

Jewelry and watches ................................ 108 26

250 2922222 28215 214 256

All other apparel products and services ... 38 220 213 221 226 212 219 234 247 54

Transportation .............................................. 203 14 20 19 29 95 81 157 115 370

Healthcare .................................................... 28 29

28210 260 23212 219 240 36

Entertainment ............................................... 122 211 2203 236 228 73 75 107 98 185

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 43 3 ( ) 2108 3 ( ) 211 227 236 234 218 72

Other entertainment ................................... 79 211 95 36 17 46 39 73 80 114

Personal care products and services ........... 16 3 ( ) 210 223 25 221 24 21 6 20

Reading ........................................................ 6 21

21231 ( ) 7 21 2 5 10

Education ..................................................... 276 21

282 2625228 285 253 210 555

All other gifts ................................................. 98 51 38 44 38 61 80 69 97 140

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

3 No data reported.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2017