Table 1800. Region of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of

income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 128,437 23,426 27,674 49,104 28,233

Percent distribution of consumer units ............... 100.0 18.2 21.5 38.2 22.0

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ......................................... $69,627 $79,482 $67,760 $61,792 $76,905

Income after taxes ............................................ 60,448 67,179 59,178 54,700 66,105

Age of reference person ................................... 50.5 51.8 50.7 50.7 49.1

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7

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 1.4

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

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

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

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

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 61 65 65 56

With mortgage .............................................. 35 32 38 35 37

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 28 27 31 20

Renter ............................................................ 38 39 35 35 44

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 13 11 19 5

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 87 89 81 95

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 12 5 12 23

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 88 95 88 77

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 3 2 3 3 3

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 34 33 34 27

College ........................................................... 64 63 63 62 70

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 79 90 89 89

Annual aggregate expenditures ......................... $7,186,766 19.3 21.1 35.5 24.1

Food ................................................................. 900,446 18.0 21.6 35.8 24.6

Food at home ................................................. 514,702 18.1 22.1 35.6 24.3

Cereals and bakery products ....................... 66,391 19.3 21.9 35.3 23.5

Cereals and cereal products ...................... 22,068 20.7 21.7 34.1 23.5

Bakery products ......................................... 44,322 18.5 22.1 35.9 23.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................... 114,849 18.1 22.5 36.9 22.5

Beef ............................................................ 31,423 15.5 26.3 37.0 21.1

Pork ............................................................ 21,158 17.1 22.4 39.3 21.3

Other meats ............................................... 15,926 20.4 23.0 34.7 21.9

Poultry ........................................................ 22,111 19.7 20.5 36.9 22.9

Fish and seafood ........................................ 16,114 19.8 19.2 35.1 25.9

Eggs ........................................................... 8,117 17.8 19.5 37.8 24.8

Dairy products .............................................. 52,911 19.0 22.7 33.6 24.7

Fresh milk and cream ................................. 17,918 19.0 21.8 35.1 24.1

Other dairy products ................................... 34,993 19.0 23.1 32.9 25.0

Fruits and vegetables ................................... 98,557 19.7 21.0 34.1 25.2

Fresh fruits ................................................. 36,381 19.9 21.5 32.3 26.3

Fresh vegetables ........................................ 31,675 20.3 20.5 32.6 26.5

Processed fruits ......................................... 13,806 20.6 20.3 34.7 24.4

Processed vegetables ................................ 16,695 17.4 21.5 40.3 20.7

Other food at home ...................................... 181,993 16.4 22.2 36.2 25.2

Sugar and other sweets ............................. 19,899 14.7 21.3 34.7 29.3

Fats and oils ............................................... 14,272 18.9 20.8 37.4 23.0

Miscellaneous foods ................................... 93,116 16.0 23.4 35.3 25.3

Nonalcoholic beverages ............................. 47,969 17.0 20.9 39.2 23.0

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ....................................... 6,736 18.0 20.9 29.0 32.1

Food away from home ................................... 385,744 18.0 20.9 36.1 25.0

Alcoholic beverages ......................................... 66,053 20.1 21.7 31.1 27.2

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of

income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West

Housing ............................................................ 2,364,054 20.6 20.3 34.3 24.8

Shelter ............................................................ 1,379,703 21.8 19.8 31.8 26.6

Owned dwellings .......................................... 797,604 22.6 21.2 32.2 24.1

Mortgage interest and charges .................. 367,185 17.7 20.2 33.6 28.5

Property taxes ............................................ 245,762 32.4 21.7 25.7 20.2

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .................................................. 184,657 19.2 22.5 38.0 20.4

Rented dwellings .......................................... 488,331 20.5 17.4 30.5 31.6

Other lodging ................................................ 93,768 21.3 20.5 35.8 22.4

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................. 498,993 19.8 20.9 38.9 20.4

Natural gas ................................................... 54,109 29.7 30.6 22.7 16.9

Electricity ...................................................... 187,517 16.8 18.9 46.1 18.2

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................. 14,944 55.1 19.2 17.9 7.8

Telephone services ...................................... 173,020 19.4 20.7 38.2 21.7

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................. 41,648 25.1 20.1 37.3 17.5

Cellular phone service ................................ 131,372 17.5 20.9 38.5 23.1

Water and other public services ................... 69,403 13.4 19.8 38.4 28.4

Household operations .................................... 168,069 22.0 18.5 34.3 25.2

Personal services ......................................... 54,815 27.8 18.6 31.6 22.0

Other household expenses .......................... 113,254 19.1 18.4 35.7 26.8

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 83,920 16.7 22.9 38.4 22.0

Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................... 19,977 16.5 22.2 39.7 21.6

Other household products ............................ 47,123 16.4 23.6 38.1 21.8

Postage and stationery ................................ 16,820 17.6 21.5 37.8 23.0

Household furnishings and equipment ........... 233,369 16.3 22.3 37.5 23.8

Household textiles ........................................ 14,721 17.1 22.2 32.1 28.6

Furniture ....................................................... 64,508 16.3 23.8 38.3 21.7

Floor coverings ............................................. 2,277 21.9 25.4 26.5 26.2

Major appliances .......................................... 34,442 13.2 25.7 41.3 19.8

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ................................................ 15,075 18.7 22.6 32.4 26.2

Miscellaneous household equipment ........... 102,348 16.9 20.0 37.5 25.5

Apparel and services ........................................ 236,770 17.8 19.9 34.1 28.2

Men and boys ................................................. 54,101 18.2 23.6 33.7 24.6

Men, 16 and over ......................................... 42,437 18.9 23.8 32.4 25.0

Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................ 11,665 15.7 23.0 38.3 22.9

Women and girls ............................................ 89,390 18.3 19.2 33.5 29.0

Women, 16 and over .................................... 76,371 18.6 18.6 33.7 29.1

Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................. 13,019 16.3 22.9 32.4 28.4

Children under 2 ............................................. 10,617 13.0 27.8 39.4 19.8

Footwear ........................................................ 45,358 17.4 19.0 37.7 25.9

Other apparel products and services ............. 37,302 18.2 14.7 30.5 36.6

Transportation .................................................. 1,220,227 17.3 21.7 38.6 22.3

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ....................... 513,354 16.3 21.5 43.3 18.9

Cars and trucks, new ................................... 251,280 15.9 20.9 43.8 19.4

Cars and trucks, used .................................. 254,526 17.0 21.8 43.3 17.8

Other vehicles .............................................. 7,548 24.4 32.7 26.4 36.5

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 268,378 15.9 21.2 38.8 24.0

Other vehicle expenses .................................. 353,650 17.6 23.1 34.5 24.8

Vehicle finance charges ............................... 27,761 14.4 22.0 44.1 19.5

Maintenance and repairs .............................. 107,445 16.9 21.3 36.8 25.0

Vehicle insurance ......................................... 138,278 15.3 24.8 34.2 25.7

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ...................................................... 80,166 23.8 22.9 28.8 24.5

Public and other transportation ...................... 84,845 26.8 18.8 26.2 28.1

Healthcare ........................................................ 557,632 18.2 22.9 37.5 21.4

Health insurance ............................................ 382,399 19.1 21.9 38.1 20.9

Medical services ............................................. 101,639 15.7 26.7 34.5 23.0

Drugs .............................................................. 54,502 17.2 23.1 39.2 20.6

Medical supplies ............................................. 19,093 16.7 22.4 36.9 24.1

Entertainment ................................................... 364,844 17.7 21.6 36.0 24.7

Fees and admissions ..................................... 83,746 20.8 20.4 30.0 28.8

Audio and visual equipment and services ...... 139,150 18.9 21.4 38.2 21.5

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................... 83,773 16.9 22.7 35.7 24.8

Pets .............................................................. 67,752 17.4 21.9 35.8 24.8

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .. 16,021 14.6 25.9 35.0 24.4

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ................................................. 58,175 11.6 22.4 39.9 26.1

Personal care products and services ............... 87,580 18.8 21.1 34.3 25.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of

income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West

Reading ............................................................ 14,635 20.8 22.0 29.7 27.5

Education ......................................................... 168,837 28.0 22.0 28.3 21.7

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......... 44,865 16.6 25.8 42.5 15.1

Miscellaneous .................................................. 111,848 18.4 22.9 30.6 28.1

Cash contributions ........................................... 233,568 16.7 18.5 39.9 24.9

Personal insurance and pensions .................... 815,408 20.4 21.2 33.8 24.6

Life and other personal insurance .................. 42,750 22.4 20.9 33.4 23.3

Pensions and Social Security ......................... 772,658 20.3 21.3 33.8 24.6

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ............................. $8,942,648 20.8 21.0 33.9 24.3

Wages and salaries ........................................ 6,987,593 21.0 21.3 33.7 24.1

Self-employment income ................................ 560,432 20.4 17.1 31.2 31.2

Social Security, private and government

retirement ..................................................... 1,001,966 20.2 21.2 38.5 20.1

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................... 223,138 18.8 19.0 30.1 32.2

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ........................ 72,912 23.2 21.6 32.7 22.6

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular

contributions for support ............................... 55,500 21.2 20.4 33.7 24.7

Other income .................................................. 41,106 24.4 20.0 26.9 28.8

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) ............................................................ 1,178,841 24.4 20.1 29.5 25.9

Federal income taxes ..................................... 913,322 24.3 19.6 30.3 25.9

State and local income taxes ......................... 256,536 25.2 22.3 26.0 26.6

Other taxes ..................................................... 8,984 17.1 17.6 59.9 5.4

Income after taxes ............................................ 7,763,806 20.3 21.1 34.6 24.0

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2016