Table 2100. Race of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer 

Expenditure Surveys, 2020 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item Aggregate Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)2............................................ 131,234 113,870 107,717 6,154 17,364 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................................... 100.0 86.8 82.1 4.7 13.2 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

 Income before taxes ............................................................................ $84,352 $88,023 $86,770 $109,945 $60,276 

 Income after taxes ............................................................................... 74,949 77,762 76,769 95,152 56,503 

 Age of reference person ...................................................................... 52.2 52.5 52.9 46.0 50.2 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People .............................................................................................. 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.4 

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

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

 Earners ............................................................................................. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.2 

 Vehicles ............................................................................................ 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men................................................................................................... 47 48 48 55 37 

 Women ............................................................................................. 53 52 52 45 63 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ...................................................................................... 66 69 69 58 47 

 With mortgage ............................................................................... 39 40 40 38 29 

 Without mortgage .......................................................................... 27 29 29 20 17 

 Renter ............................................................................................... 34 31 31 42 53 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American................................................................ 13 n.a. n.a. n.a. 100 

 White, Asian, and all other races ..................................................... 87 100 100 100 n.a. 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................ 14 16 17 1 4 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ...................................................................... 86 84 83 99 96 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ............................................................................ 28 27 28 16 33 

 College ............................................................................................. 69 70 69 82 65 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................. 90 92 92 87 80 

Annual aggregate expenditures ............................................................. $8,051,248 89.8 84.6 5.3 10.2 

 Food ..................................................................................................... 961,333 89.6 83.4 6.2 10.4 

 Food at home ................................................................................... 649,324 89.1 83.0 6.1 10.9 

 Cereals and bakery products ........................................................ 84,058 88.7 82.5 6.2 11.3 

 Cereals and cereal products ...................................................... 27,832 88.9 81.2 7.7 11.1 

 Bakery products ......................................................................... 56,226 88.6 83.1 5.5 11.4 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....................................................... 141,308 87.5 81.0 6.5 12.5 

 Beef ............................................................................................ 38,889 88.7 83.3 5.4 11.3 

 Pork ............................................................................................ 28,174 89.2 83.6 5.6 10.8 

 Other meats ............................................................................... 18,648 88.1 82.9 5.2 11.9 

 Poultry ........................................................................................ 24,864 85.9 80.0 6.0 14.1 

 Fish and seafood ....................................................................... 22,344 84.1 73.7 10.4 15.9 

 Eggs ........................................................................................... 8,388 88.2 79.9 8.4 11.8 

 Dairy products ............................................................................... 62,244 90.9 85.8 5.1 9.1 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................................................ 19,286 90.9 83.3 7.6 9.1 

 Other dairy products .................................................................. 42,958 90.8 86.9 3.9 9.2 

 Fruits and vegetables .................................................................... 128,370 89.1 81.8 7.3 10.9 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................................. 45,806 89.6 81.8 7.9 10.4 

 Fresh vegetables ....................................................................... 40,856 90.6 82.2 8.4 9.4 

 Processed fruits ......................................................................... 16,461 86.3 81.7 4.5 13.7 

 Processed vegetables ............................................................... 25,247 87.6 81.1 6.5 12.4 

 Other food at home ....................................................................... 233,344 89.8 84.3 5.5 10.2 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer 

Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item Aggregate Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Sugar and other sweets ............................................................. 21,794 89.1 84.4 4.7 10.9 

 Fats and oils............................................................................... 17,419 87.2 81.6 5.6 12.8 

 Miscellaneous foods .................................................................. 127,852 89.8 83.7 6.1 10.2 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ............................................................ 59,771 90.2 85.5 4.7 9.8 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips .............. 6,509 95.4 92.6 2.8 4.6 

 Food away from home ..................................................................... 312,009 90.5 84.3 6.2 9.5 

 Alcoholic beverages ............................................................................ 62,801 93.9 90.3 3.6 6.1 

 Housing ............................................................................................... 2,809,933 88.8 83.2 5.6 11.2 

 Shelter .............................................................................................. 1,654,047 88.6 82.3 6.3 11.4 

 Owned dwellings ........................................................................... 980,723 91.9 85.9 6.0 8.1 

 Mortgage interest and charges .................................................. 388,670 91.1 84.5 6.6 8.9 

 Property taxes ............................................................................ 308,849 93.3 86.5 6.8 6.7 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses .................... 283,203 91.5 87.2 4.3 8.5 

 Rented dwellings ........................................................................... 578,518 82.2 75.0 7.2 17.8 

 Other lodging................................................................................. 94,807 93.8 90.0 3.7 6.2 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................................... 545,665 87.2 82.8 4.4 12.8 

 Natural gas .................................................................................... 54,387 86.0 80.5 5.6 14.0 

 Electricity ....................................................................................... 198,942 86.8 82.9 3.9 13.2 

 Fuel oil and other fuels.................................................................. 13,799 93.2 91.4 41.8 6.8 

 Telephone services ....................................................................... 189,045 86.4 82.0 4.4 13.6 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards.................. 24,611 86.5 83.6 2.9 13.5 

 Cellular phone service ............................................................... 164,434 86.4 81.8 4.6 13.6 

 Water and other public services ................................................... 89,492 89.8 84.4 5.4 10.2 

 Household operations ...................................................................... 192,203 90.9 85.3 5.5 9.1 

 Personal services .......................................................................... 45,489 95.9 87.2 8.7 4.1 

 Other household expenses ........................................................... 146,714 89.3 84.7 4.6 10.7 

 Housekeeping supplies .................................................................... 109,917 90.6 86.4 4.2 9.4 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................................................... 22,375 84.9 80.8 4.2 15.1 

 Other household products ............................................................ 70,453 91.7 87.8 4.0 8.3 

 Postage and stationery ................................................................. 17,089 93.3 88.4 5.0 6.7 

 Household furnishings and equipment ............................................ 308,101 90.5 85.7 4.8 9.5 

 Household textiles ......................................................................... 15,249 91.3 89.0 2.2 8.7 

 Furniture ........................................................................................ 70,101 87.1 83.1 4.0 12.9 

 Floor coverings.............................................................................. 3,925 93.7 89.7 4.0 6.3 

 Major appliances ........................................................................... 46,458 88.8 84.3 4.4 11.2 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ............................. 17,695 90.3 84.1 6.2 9.7 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ........................................... 154,673 92.4 87.1 5.3 7.6 

 Apparel and services ........................................................................... 188,417 87.5 82.5 5.0 12.5 

 Men and boys ................................................................................... 42,869 90.5 85.2 5.4 9.5 

 Men, 16 and over .......................................................................... 31,537 92.6 86.6 5.9 7.4 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................................. 11,332 84.9 81.2 3.7 15.1 

 Women and girls .............................................................................. 71,603 87.4 82.9 4.5 12.6 

 Women, 16 and over ..................................................................... 59,915 87.8 83.2 4.7 12.2 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .................................................................................. 11,687 85.4 81.6 3.8 14.6 

 Children under 2 ............................................................................... 8,918 82.0 76.3 45.8 18.0 

 Footwear .......................................................................................... 41,252 85.7 80.3 5.3 14.3 

 Other apparel products and services ............................................... 23,775 87.6 82.4 5.2 12.4 

 Transportation ..................................................................................... 1,289,479 89.2 85.2 4.0 10.8 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ......................................................... 593,602 90.7 87.3 3.4 9.3 

 Cars and trucks, new .................................................................... 274,152 91.0 87.4 3.6 9.0 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................................... 309,659 90.2 86.9 3.4 9.8 

 Other vehicles ............................................................................... 9,791 96.7 96.7 ( 5 ) 43.3 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................................. 205,806 88.2 83.8 4.4 11.8 

 Other vehicle expenses.................................................................... 455,490 87.8 83.4 4.5 12.2 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................................................ 33,876 90.5 86.5 4.1 9.5 

 Maintenance and repairs .............................................................. 115,430 87.9 84.1 3.9 12.1 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ..................... 99,519 89.8 84.4 5.4 10.2 

 Vehicle insurance .......................................................................... 206,665 86.4 82.0 4.4 13.6 

 Public and other transportation ........................................................ 34,580 89.6 82.0 7.6 10.4 

 Healthcare ........................................................................................... 679,445 91.0 86.5 4.5 9.0 

 Health insurance .............................................................................. 481,223 90.2 85.5 4.7 9.8 

 Medical services ............................................................................... 113,387 93.8 89.7 4.1 6.2 

 Drugs ................................................................................................ 62,556 91.5 87.9 3.6 8.5 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer 

Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item Aggregate Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Medical supplies ............................................................................... 22,279 92.9 89.4 3.5 7.1 

 Entertainment ...................................................................................... 382,340 93.3 89.9 3.3 6.7 

 Fees and admissions ....................................................................... 55,723 95.4 90.1 5.3 4.6 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ....................................... 137,719 87.6 83.9 3.8 12.4 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .............................. 112,904 96.3 94.3 2.0 3.7 

 Pets ............................................................................................... 90,601 97.0 95.7 1.3 3.0 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment................................... 22,303 93.3 88.6 4.7 6.7 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ................. 75,994 97.4 94.3 3.1 2.6 

 Personal care products and services .................................................. 84,885 88.7 83.1 5.6 11.3 

 Reading ............................................................................................... 14,953 92.0 87.6 4.4 8.0 

 Education ............................................................................................. 166,865 91.9 81.0 10.8 8.1 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............................................ 41,311 90.1 87.4 2.7 9.9 

 Miscellaneous ...................................................................................... 119,029 90.5 85.9 4.6 9.5 

 Cash contributions ............................................................................... 299,564 93.1 90.4 2.7 6.9 

 Personal insurance and pensions ....................................................... 950,893 90.5 84.0 6.5 9.5 

 Life and other personal insurance.................................................... 63,746 87.9 82.8 5.0 12.1 

 Pensions and Social Security .......................................................... 887,147 90.7 84.1 6.6 9.3 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ............................................................................ $11,069,815 90.5 84.4 6.1 9.5 

 Wages and salaries .......................................................................... 8,589,128 90.3 83.5 6.8 9.7 

 Self-employment income.................................................................. 762,150 92.4 86.6 5.8 7.6 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ........................ 1,245,861 91.6 89.2 2.4 8.4 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income ............... 257,572 96.6 92.3 4.3 3.4 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................ 60,161 75.4 71.7 3.7 24.6 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular contributions for support ............................. 118,405 83.5 80.3 3.3 16.5 

 Other income .................................................................................... 36,539 85.4 77.9 7.6 14.6 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ................................ 1,233,909 94.7 87.3 7.4 5.3 

 Federal income taxes ....................................................................... 1,156,407 93.9 87.1 6.8 6.1 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# .......................................... -250,790 86.9 82.5 4.4 13.1 

 State and local income taxes ........................................................... 318,861 91.7 84.4 7.4 8.3 

 Other taxes ....................................................................................... 9,432 88.7 85.8 42.8 11.3 

 Income after taxes ............................................................................... 9,835,905 90.0 84.1 6.0 10.0 

1

 All other races includes Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, and approximately 2 percent reporting more than one race. 

2

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

3

 Value is too small to display. 

4

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

5

 No data reported. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2021