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

Survey, 2011

(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) ................... 122,287 36,110 86,177 38,445 18,886 16,245 12,601 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........................ 100.0 29.5 70.5 31.4 15.4 13.3 10.3 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................. $63,685 $34,540 $75,897 $69,877 $76,582 $88,037 $77,586 

Income after taxes .................................................... 61,673 33,162 73,620 67,287 73,832 85,776 76,954 

Age of reference person ............................................ 49.7 53.8 48.0 54.2 44.9 41.7 42.0 

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 1.6 2.7 

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

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

Vehicles ................................................................... 1.9 1.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.4 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ......................................................................... 47 46 47 49 43 46 46 

Female ..................................................................... 53 54 53 51 57 54 54 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ............................................................. 65 50 71 75 68 70 66 

With mortgage ....................................................... 40 23 47 40 48 58 54 

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

Renter ...................................................................... 35 50 29 25 32 30 34 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ....................................... 12 13 12 11 14 11 15 

White, Asian, and all other races ............................. 88 87 88 89 86 89 85 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................... 12 7 15 8 15 20 29 

Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................. 88 93 85 92 85 80 71 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ...................................................... 5 4 5 3 4 4 10 

High school (9-12) ................................................... 34 34 34 32 34 34 37 

College .................................................................... 62 62 62 64 62 62 52 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ........................ 88 76 93 93 91 94 92 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................... $6,073,536 18.1 81.9 33.6 17.9 17.4 13.0 

Food .......................................................................... 787,257 16.1 83.9 33.2 16.9 18.0 15.8 

Food at home .......................................................... 467,770 15.4 84.6 32.2 16.7 18.2 17.4 

Cereals and bakery products ................................. 64,679 15.3 84.7 31.7 16.3 19.1 17.6 

Cereals and cereal products ................................ 21,313 14.9 85.1 31.2 16.1 19.2 18.6 

Bakery products ................................................... 43,367 15.6 84.4 32.0 16.4 19.0 17.1 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 101,455 13.6 86.4 31.2 17.1 19.0 18.9 

Beef ..................................................................... 27,130 11.9 88.1 31.9 16.6 19.1 20.6 

Pork ..................................................................... 19,738 14.0 86.0 31.6 17.4 18.2 18.8 

Other meats ......................................................... 14,936 13.5 86.5 29.4 17.6 21.6 17.9 

Poultry ................................................................. 18,829 13.4 86.6 29.7 17.0 20.0 19.9 

Fish and seafood ................................................. 14,718 15.5 84.5 33.5 17.5 17.3 16.2 

Eggs .................................................................... 6,103 17.0 83.0 31.1 17.1 16.3 18.4 

Dairy products ....................................................... 49,586 15.5 84.5 32.4 16.5 18.0 17.5 

Fresh milk and cream .......................................... 18,250 15.0 85.0 30.2 16.7 18.6 19.5 

Other dairy products ............................................ 31,336 15.8 84.2 33.7 16.4 17.7 16.4 

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

Survey, 2011 — 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 ............................................ $87,131 16.1 83.9 33.0 16.3 17.7 16.9 

Fresh fruits ........................................................... 30,139 16.8 83.2 33.4 15.6 18.1 16.1 

Fresh vegetables ................................................. 27,327 15.7 84.3 34.8 16.5 17.4 15.6 

Processed fruits ................................................... 14,106 16.6 83.4 30.8 16.1 17.9 18.6 

Processed vegetables ......................................... 15,560 14.8 85.2 30.8 17.6 17.4 19.5 

Other food at home ................................................ 164,919 16.2 83.8 32.6 16.8 17.8 16.6 

Sugar and other sweets ....................................... 17,598 16.2 83.8 32.1 15.6 17.6 18.5 

Fats and oils ........................................................ 13,360 16.3 83.7 33.3 16.2 16.9 17.3 

Miscellaneous foods ............................................ 84,156 16.5 83.5 31.9 16.8 18.2 16.7 

Nonalcoholic beverages ...................................... 43,996 16.0 84.0 32.6 17.5 17.6 16.3 

Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town

trips .................................................................... 5,809 14.3 85.7 41.5 17.3 16.1 10.8 

Food away from home ............................................. 319,487 17.2 82.8 34.7 17.1 17.7 13.3 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................. 55,649 23.2 76.8 41.5 14.3 12.8 8.2 

Housing ..................................................................... 2,054,287 20.1 79.9 32.2 17.7 17.3 12.7 

Shelter ..................................................................... 1,201,512 21.6 78.4 31.5 17.3 17.2 12.3 

Owned dwellings ................................................... 751,805 16.5 83.5 33.2 18.1 19.3 12.9 

Mortgage interest and charges ............................ 389,328 13.7 86.3 29.2 20.0 22.0 15.0 

Property taxes ..................................................... 225,560 18.1 81.9 35.9 17.1 17.5 11.5 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 136,917 21.9 78.1 39.7 14.2 14.7 9.4 

Rented dwellings ................................................... 370,466 33.6 66.4 24.6 16.1 13.7 12.1 

Other lodging ......................................................... 79,240 13.4 86.6 48.5 16.2 14.0 7.9 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................... 455,734 18.9 81.1 32.4 17.9 17.0 13.9 

Natural gas ............................................................ 51,316 20.0 80.0 31.8 17.2 16.9 14.2 

Electricity ............................................................... 174,008 19.2 80.8 32.4 17.8 16.6 13.9 

Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................... 19,178 21.2 78.8 37.9 14.9 17.0 9.1 

Telephone services ............................................... 149,977 17.9 82.1 31.7 18.8 17.4 14.1 

Water and other public services ............................ 61,254 18.4 81.6 33.1 17.1 17.0 14.5 

Household operations .............................................. 137,221 18.2 81.8 27.5 21.4 21.1 11.8 

Personal services .................................................. 48,703 12.3 87.7 11.2 29.3 31.7 15.4 

Other household expenses .................................... 88,519 21.4 78.6 36.4 17.1 15.2 9.9 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................... 74,925 16.2 83.8 38.3 15.9 15.8 13.8 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .............................. 17,680 15.0 85.0 36.1 16.5 16.8 15.7 

Other household products ..................................... 41,389 15.9 84.1 38.2 15.9 16.1 13.9 

Postage and stationery .......................................... 15,856 18.3 81.7 40.9 15.5 13.8 11.5 

Household furnishings and equipment .................... 184,895 16.5 83.5 37.2 17.9 16.0 12.4 

Household textiles ................................................. 13,312 18.6 81.4 36.2 18.0 15.0 12.1 

Furniture ................................................................ 43,772 17.6 82.4 33.9 16.2 18.4 14.0 

Floor coverings ...................................................... 2,444 17.7 82.3 43.8 14.5 16.8 7.2 

Major appliances ................................................... 23,713 13.9 86.1 38.8 19.5 16.8 11.0 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ...... 10,902 17.7 82.3 42.4 16.2 14.2 9.4 

Miscellaneous household equipment .................... 90,753 16.2 83.8 37.7 18.5 14.9 12.6 

Apparel and services ................................................. 212,172 16.9 83.1 31.1 17.0 18.0 17.0 

Men and boys .......................................................... 49,239 17.7 82.3 28.5 16.6 17.1 20.0 

Men, 16 and over ................................................... 39,518 20.8 79.2 32.8 16.0 13.5 16.9 

Boys, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 9,721 5.3 94.7 11.2 19.0 31.9 32.6 

Women and girls ...................................................... 87,921 18.2 81.8 32.2 16.5 17.4 15.7 

Women, 16 and over ............................................. 73,594 20.2 79.8 35.5 16.6 14.5 13.1 

Girls, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 14,327 7.7 92.3 15.4 15.5 32.1 29.3 

Children under 2 ...................................................... 8,309 6.2 93.8 15.2 26.7 24.3 27.6 

Footwear .................................................................. 39,141 14.3 85.7 31.4 16.3 20.3 17.7 

Other apparel products and services ....................... 27,561 17.9 82.1 36.8 17.5 16.2 11.7 

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

Survey, 2011 — 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 ........................................................... $1,013,652 15.5 84.5 33.0 19.1 18.7 13.7 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 326,330 13.7 86.3 31.1 20.1 21.2 14.0 

Cars and trucks, new ............................................. 154,747 13.6 86.4 34.9 19.8 18.9 12.7 

Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 163,737 13.9 86.1 27.4 20.5 23.0 15.2 

Other vehicles ........................................................ 7,846 10.7 89.3 32.7 18.8 25.9 11.8 

Gasoline and motor oil ............................................. 324,618 15.6 84.4 32.1 18.9 18.4 15.0 

Other vehicle expenses ........................................... 299,599 16.8 83.2 35.3 18.5 16.4 13.0 

Vehicle finance charges ........................................ 28,444 12.5 87.5 30.3 21.7 20.5 14.9 

Maintenance and repairs ....................................... 98,390 18.3 81.7 35.0 17.9 16.4 12.4 

Vehicle insurance .................................................. 119,847 16.7 83.3 36.5 18.0 14.7 14.1 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ................................................................ 52,917 16.7 83.3 36.0 18.8 18.1 10.3 

Public and other transportation ................................ 63,106 18.1 81.9 37.4 17.0 17.9 9.6 

Health care ................................................................ 405,048 18.8 81.2 40.0 17.4 13.8 10.0 

Health insurance ...................................................... 235,058 18.9 81.1 40.1 17.1 13.9 10.0 

Medical services ...................................................... 93,870 18.0 82.0 37.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 

Drugs ....................................................................... 59,747 18.8 81.2 44.0 15.1 12.2 9.9 

Medical supplies ...................................................... 16,373 21.6 78.4 41.1 15.1 11.9 10.3 

Entertainment ............................................................ 314,210 17.3 82.7 36.3 16.9 17.5 11.9 

Fees and admissions ............................................... 72,630 14.4 85.6 32.5 17.2 22.4 13.5 

Audio and visual equipment and services ............... 119,383 20.3 79.7 32.9 18.1 16.9 11.8 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ...... 76,944 18.7 81.3 40.1 16.0 14.1 11.0 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ................................................................. 45,253 11.9 88.1 44.9 15.1 17.0 11.1 

Personal care products and services ........................ 77,421 17.7 82.3 35.8 17.3 16.6 12.5 

Reading ..................................................................... 14,113 23.0 77.0 40.1 15.7 12.9 8.2 

Education ................................................................... 128,467 21.9 78.1 22.4 20.5 22.3 12.9 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies .................. 42,869 21.5 78.5 31.6 18.6 15.1 13.1 

Miscellaneous ............................................................ 94,719 21.9 78.1 36.4 17.8 12.8 11.1 

Cash contributions ..................................................... 210,440 24.8 75.2 40.6 13.9 11.3 9.3 

Personal insurance and pensions ............................. 663,231 14.1 85.9 33.8 20.0 19.6 12.5 

Life and other personal insurance ........................... 38,780 16.7 83.3 36.3 21.0 16.2 9.8 

Pensions and Social Security .................................. 624,451 13.9 86.1 33.6 19.9 19.9 12.7 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ...................................... 7,787,814 16.0 84.0 34.5 18.6 18.4 12.6 

Wages and salaries ................................................. 6,090,520 12.9 87.1 31.4 20.3 21.2 14.2 

Self-employment income ......................................... 399,724 21.9 78.1 38.9 13.8 15.2 10.1 

Social Security, private and government retirement 935,295 29.7 70.3 52.6 10.2 4.0 3.4 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................... 156,669 28.2 71.8 50.5 12.8 3.8 4.6 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits .................................................. 70,822 17.7 82.3 31.5 17.3 20.1 13.3 

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ........................................................... 63,631 20.8 79.2 20.6 19.6 17.4 21.5 

Regular contributions for support ............................ 44,545 32.9 67.1 18.9 17.1 18.9 12.3 

Other income ........................................................... 26,609 38.6 61.4 22.9 15.7 12.8 10.0 

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

Survey, 2011 — 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 (missing values not imputed) ............ $245,993 20.2 79.8 40.5 21.1 14.9 3.2 

Federal income taxes .............................................. 167,583 21.5 78.5 43.0 21.2 13.8 .5 

State and local income taxes ................................... 61,783 17.1 82.9 34.1 21.5 18.6 8.6 

Other taxes .............................................................. 16,627 18.9 81.1 39.2 18.9 12.2 10.8 

Income after taxes ..................................................... 7,541,821 15.9 84.1 34.3 18.5 18.5 12.9 

1 Value less than or equal to 0.5.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2012