Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2010

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ............. 121,107 59,739 25,723 5,185 14,242 8,745 5,844 7,141 54,227 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................... 100.0 49.3 21.2 4.3 11.8 7.2 4.8 5.9 44.8 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ........................................... $62,481 $85,296 $76,543 $87,439 $94,807 $95,374 $83,666 $34,652 $41,012 

Income after taxes .............................................. 60,712 82,670 73,835 85,151 92,147 92,678 81,288 35,214 39,880

Age of reference person ...................................... 49.4 50.0 58.0 32.2 40.9 52.0 49.4 37.5 50.4 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .............................................................. 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.5 4.2 4.0 5.0 2.9 1.7 

Children under 18 .............................................. .6 .9 n.a. 1.5 2.2 .7 1.4 1.8 .2 

Persons 65 and older ......................................... .3 .4 .7 1 ( ) 2 ( ) .2 .6 2 ( ) .3 

Earners .............................................................. 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.7 2.4 2.1 .9 .9 

Vehicles ............................................................. 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.0 2.5 3.1 2.7 1.2 1.3 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ................................................................... 47 53 55 50 53 54 47 16 43 

Female ............................................................... 53 47 45 50 47 46 53 84 57 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................ 66 81 85 66 78 86 76 40 52 

With mortgage .................................................. 41 54 44 59 67 62 54 31 27 

Without mortgage ............................................. 25 27 42 7 11 24 22 9 25 

Renter ................................................................ 34 19 15 34 22 14 24 60 48 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ................................. 12 7 5 5 8 9 14 32 15 

White, Asian, and all other races ....................... 88 93 95 95 92 91 86 68 85 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .............................................. 12 13 6 15 17 17 26 17 11 

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 88 87 94 85 83 83 74 83 89 

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) .............................................. 35 33 34 20 28 35 48 39 37 

College ............................................................... 60 62 62 77 69 57 43 58 58 

Never attended and other .................................. 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1 3 ( ) 3 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased .................. 88 96 96 95 97 97 95 80 80 

Annual aggregate expenditures ............................. $5,823,988 63.5 24.9 5.4 17.0 10.3 5.9 4.5 32.0 

Food ..................................................................... 741,020 63.6 23.2 4.7 18.0 11.6 6.2 4.8 31.6 

Food at home ..................................................... 438,143 64.3 23.1 4.8 17.8 12.1 6.5 5.1 30.6 

Cereals and bakery products ........................... 60,656 64.5 22.1 4.5 19.0 12.3 6.6 5.0 30.4 

Cereals and cereal products .......................... 19,901 65.0 20.5 5.1 19.8 12.2 7.4 5.0 30.0 

Bakery products ............................................. 40,754 64.3 23.0 4.3 18.6 12.3 6.2 5.0 30.6 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................... 94,828 63.9 23.4 4.1 17.1 12.5 6.8 5.2 30.9 

Beef ................................................................ 26,198 66.8 26.5 3.5 16.5 13.5 6.7 4.8 28.4 

Pork ................................................................ 18,013 63.7 24.2 3.4 16.9 12.1 7.0 4.8 31.5 

Other meats ................................................... 14,168 63.5 21.6 5.4 17.5 12.4 6.6 5.3 31.3 

Poultry ............................................................ 16,698 61.8 19.2 4.8 18.4 12.0 7.3 6.4 31.8 

Fish and seafood ........................................... 14,155 63.2 24.1 4.0 16.5 12.4 6.2 4.8 32.0 

Eggs ............................................................... 5,597 61.2 20.7 4.2 17.4 11.2 7.7 5.2 33.6 

Dairy products .................................................. 45,994 65.6 23.2 5.1 18.6 12.2 6.4 4.7 29.7 

Fresh milk and cream .................................... 17,036 65.6 21.5 5.7 19.2 12.3 6.9 4.7 29.7 

Other dairy products ...................................... 28,957 65.6 24.2 4.8 18.3 12.2 6.1 4.7 29.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2010 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Fruits and vegetables ....................................... $82,147 64.7 23.8 5.0 17.2 11.9 6.9 4.7 30.6 

Fresh fruits ..................................................... 28,077 65.4 23.8 5.4 18.1 11.6 6.6 4.7 29.9 

Fresh vegetables ........................................... 25,445 65.2 25.0 4.8 16.4 11.7 7.3 3.7 31.1 

Processed fruits ............................................. 13,632 63.1 22.5 5.2 17.0 12.0 6.3 5.7 31.3 

Processed vegetables .................................... 14,993 64.1 22.6 4.3 17.1 12.7 7.4 5.3 30.6 

Other food at home .......................................... 154,519 63.9 23.0 5.1 17.7 11.9 6.1 5.4 30.7 

Sugar and other sweets ................................. 15,957 65.5 24.3 3.8 19.3 12.2 5.8 4.8 29.7 

Fats and oils ................................................... 12,404 63.7 24.2 3.8 16.7 12.6 6.4 5.0 31.3 

Miscellaneous foods ...................................... 80,600 64.1 22.0 6.1 18.2 11.9 5.9 5.7 30.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages ................................. 40,307 61.8 22.9 4.1 16.3 12.0 6.5 5.4 32.7 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ........................................... 5,251 71.7 33.6 4.2 18.8 9.8 5.3 3.0 25.3 

Food away from home ....................................... 302,877 62.6 23.4 4.5 18.3 10.7 5.7 4.4 33.0 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 49,814 57.1 29.8 4.3 12.0 8.0 3.0 2.3 40.6 

Housing ................................................................ 2,004,933 60.5 23.2 6.2 16.4 9.0 5.7 5.1 34.4 

Shelter ................................................................ 1,188,279 58.9 22.4 6.2 16.3 8.5 5.5 5.0 36.1 

Owned dwellings .............................................. 760,213 68.8 26.6 6.8 19.1 10.3 5.9 3.4 27.8 

Mortgage interest and charges ...................... 405,856 70.6 23.2 8.3 22.0 10.2 6.9 4.1 25.3 

Property taxes ................................................ 219,670 68.6 29.1 5.2 17.7 11.1 5.4 3.1 28.3 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ...................................................... 134,688 63.7 32.7 5.0 12.7 9.4 4.0 2.0 34.3 

Rented dwellings .............................................. 351,154 34.7 10.4 5.1 10.1 4.0 4.9 9.0 56.4 

Other lodging ................................................... 76,913 72.1 36.3 4.5 16.9 10.7 3.7 1.9 26.0 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ..................... 443,236 59.8 23.1 4.4 15.4 10.1 6.7 5.4 34.8 

Natural gas ....................................................... 53,283 59.0 22.2 5.0 15.3 10.1 6.4 5.1 35.9 

Electricity .......................................................... 171,068 59.5 23.4 4.2 15.1 9.8 6.9 5.7 34.8 

Fuel oil and other fuels ..................................... 16,993 61.8 29.4 3.6 13.0 10.1 5.6 2.5 35.7 

Telephone services .......................................... 142,635 59.5 22.1 4.6 15.7 10.6 6.5 5.7 34.8 

Water and other public services ....................... 59,257 61.4 23.9 4.5 16.0 9.8 7.2 4.8 33.8 

Household operations ........................................ 121,986 66.5 19.7 15.9 19.2 6.5 5.2 6.9 26.6 

Personal services ............................................. 41,156 73.8 3.0 37.3 25.2 2.6 5.6 12.1 14.2 

Other household expenses .............................. 80,830 62.8 28.2 5.0 16.1 8.5 5.0 4.3 32.9 

Housekeeping supplies ...................................... 73,938 65.1 27.8 4.3 17.0 10.8 5.2 4.1 30.8 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ........................ 18,166 63.4 22.5 4.3 19.0 11.2 6.4 5.9 30.8 

Other household products ................................ 39,777 66.0 29.4 4.8 16.5 10.4 4.9 3.6 30.3 

Postage and stationery .................................... 15,995 64.7 30.0 3.3 15.7 11.3 4.4 3.1 32.2 

Household furnishings and equipment ............... 177,494 67.3 28.9 5.3 17.5 10.6 5.1 3.9 28.8 

Household textiles ............................................ 12,390 68.1 29.5 4.3 17.5 11.6 5.3 6.1 25.8 

Furniture ........................................................... 43,024 65.1 28.7 6.4 17.8 8.6 3.6 4.6 30.3 

Floor coverings ................................................ 4,370 68.4 30.4 6.4 21.4 5.9 4.3 1.0 30.7 

Major appliances .............................................. 25,333 66.1 27.5 6.2 15.4 11.0 5.9 4.0 30.0 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 12,882 69.1 32.1 5.4 13.5 13.8 4.3 3.1 27.7 

Miscellaneous household equipment ............... 79,494 68.4 28.7 4.5 18.4 11.1 5.7 3.5 28.2 

Apparel and services ........................................... 205,572 60.8 21.2 5.2 18.5 10.1 5.8 6.7 32.5 

Men and boys .................................................... 46,175 63.9 21.3 3.8 20.7 12.5 5.5 6.1 30.0 

Men, 16 and over ............................................. 36,765 62.4 25.0 3.4 16.0 13.5 4.5 4.0 33.6 

Boys, 2 to 15 .................................................... 9,410 69.7 6.9 5.7 39.0 8.7 9.5 14.4 15.8 

Women and girls ................................................ 80,116 62.0 22.8 4.1 19.7 10.2 5.3 7.8 30.2 

Women, 16 and over ........................................ 67,887 60.0 25.3 3.6 15.5 10.7 4.9 7.1 32.9 

Girls, 2 to 15 ..................................................... 12,229 73.3 8.8 7.0 42.7 7.4 7.4 12.0 14.6 

Children under 2 ................................................ 10,956 72.3 13.0 27.6 15.0 5.7 11.0 7.0 20.8 

Footwear ............................................................ 36,679 60.3 19.6 3.1 19.4 10.8 7.4 7.2 32.5 

Other apparel products and services ................. 31,645 49.7 21.6 4.8 12.3 7.2 3.7 4.1 46.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2010 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Transportation ...................................................... $929,544 65.2 25.7 5.2 17.1 11.0 6.1 4.9 30.0 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ........................... 313,474 68.1 26.5 6.2 19.2 10.2 5.9 5.2 26.7 

Cars and trucks, new ....................................... 147,662 70.9 30.4 6.2 20.7 7.9 5.7 4.5 24.6 

Cars and trucks, used ...................................... 159,617 65.7 22.7 6.4 18.3 12.1 6.1 5.8 28.5 

Other vehicles .................................................. 6,195 63.0 30.7 41.5 49.2 414.4 47.3 45.0 32.0 

Gasoline and motor oil ....................................... 258,238 63.7 23.4 4.9 17.0 11.5 6.9 4.7 31.6 

Other vehicle expenses ..................................... 298,180 63.4 26.0 4.5 15.0 11.9 6.0 5.0 31.6 

Vehicle finance charges ................................... 29,432 67.5 24.8 7.0 17.1 11.2 7.3 5.4 27.1 

Maintenance and repairs ................................. 95,326 63.9 25.6 4.8 16.2 11.4 5.9 4.4 31.7 

Vehicle insurance ............................................. 122,156 60.9 25.9 3.0 13.4 12.6 5.9 5.8 33.3 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .......................................................... 51,266 65.9 27.4 6.0 15.1 11.6 5.7 4.1 30.0 

Public transportation .......................................... 59,653 65.0 29.5 4.4 17.4 9.2 4.5 3.3 31.7 

Healthcare ............................................................ 382,285 66.9 33.9 4.2 13.5 9.9 5.4 2.8 30.3 

Health insurance ................................................ 221,690 66.8 34.5 4.2 12.8 9.5 5.7 2.5 30.7 

Medical services ................................................ 87,461 68.8 31.9 5.6 16.6 10.2 4.5 3.7 27.5 

Drugs ................................................................. 58,729 64.9 35.3 2.6 10.8 10.4 5.8 2.6 32.5 

Medical supplies ................................................ 14,404 66.2 29.9 3.8 16.2 11.3 4.9 2.8 31.0 

Entertainment ....................................................... 303,164 65.6 25.7 4.8 19.6 9.4 6.1 4.0 30.4 

Fees and admissions ......................................... 70,363 72.6 24.1 4.0 29.5 10.3 4.8 4.1 23.3 

Audio and visual equipment and services .......... 115,516 59.0 24.6 4.7 15.3 8.8 5.6 5.0 36.0 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 73,252 63.7 26.5 5.4 15.9 10.2 5.7 3.1 33.2 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................ 44,033 75.2 29.4 5.5 21.3 8.5 10.4 2.4 22.4 

Personal care products and services ................... 70,426 62.2 24.7 4.5 16.5 11.0 5.5 5.2 32.6 

Reading ................................................................ 12,066 62.2 32.5 3.4 13.8 8.9 3.5 2.5 35.3 

Education ............................................................. 130,111 67.4 15.9 2.6 22.2 20.7 6.1 2.0 30.5 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............. 43,846 48.5 18.3 2.9 10.0 8.6 8.7 4.9 46.6 

Miscellaneous ...................................................... 102,756 57.4 24.4 5.7 12.9 8.8 5.6 4.2 38.4 

Cash contributions ............................................... 197,797 63.3 33.0 3.2 13.3 8.7 5.3 3.2 33.4 

Personal insurance and pensions ........................ 650,653 69.9 26.1 6.8 19.5 11.3 6.1 3.2 26.9 

Life and other personal insurance ...................... 38,527 76.7 33.0 6.3 19.3 13.1 5.0 2.4 20.9 

Pensions and Social Security ............................ 612,126 69.5 25.7 6.9 19.6 11.2 6.1 3.2 27.3 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ................................. 7,566,944 67.3 26.0 6.0 17.8 11.0 6.5 3.3 29.4 

Wages and salaries ........................................... 6,003,053 69.1 23.5 7.1 20.2 11.6 6.7 3.3 27.6 

Self-employment income ................................... 341,548 75.1 21.8 4.9 24.1 18.5 5.7 2.5 22.4 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ......................................................... 868,674 59.5 46.0 .1 2.0 5.4 6.0 .9 39.5 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ............................................... 143,118 65.3 43.7 1.5 11.5 6.4 2.1 .1 34.6 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ............................................. 76,742 57.3 16.3 4.4 16.0 12.5 8.1 3.1 39.6 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ........................................ 61,214 33.8 8.3 2.7 8.3 5.5 9.1 19.9 46.2 

Regular contributions for support ....................... 49,302 16.8 3.7 3.2 6.1 1.3 2.6 28.7 54.5 

Other income ..................................................... 23,294 32.3 9.1 3.7 7.2 8.5 3.7 13.1 54.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2010 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Personal taxes ..................................................... $214,262 73.2 32.5 5.5 17.7 11.0 6.5 -1.9 28.7 

Federal income taxes ......................................... 137,538 74.6 35.3 5.4 16.7 10.3 6.8 -4.0 29.4 

State and local income taxes ............................. 58,428 70.7 25.4 6.1 21.7 11.1 6.4 1.7 27.6 

Other taxes ........................................................ 18,295 71.1 34.2 4.5 11.8 16.3 4.4 2.3 26.5 

Income after taxes ............................................... 7,352,682 67.2 25.8 6.0 17.8 11.0 6.5 3.4 29.4 

1 No data reported. 2 Value less than 0.05. 3 Value less than or equal to 0.5. 4 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2011