Table 24. Selected western metropolitan statistical areas: Average annual expenditures and

characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2007-2008

Item

All

consumer

units in the

West

Los

Angeles

San

Francisco San Diego Seattle Phoenix

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 27,059 4,778 2,969 994 2,006 1,610 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ...................................... $68,479 $74,851 $89,770 $69,432 $74,510 $71,065 

Age of reference person ................................. 47.8 48.9 48.3 46.2 48.0 45.7 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 2.6 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.8 

Children under 18 ......................................... .7 .8 .5 .6 .5 .9 

Persons 65 and older ................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 

Earners ......................................................... 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.5 2.5 2.0 

Percent homeowner ....................................... 63 55 57 53 65 67 

Average annual expenditures ........................... $55,873 $59,131 $68,966 $51,159 $63,565 $56,847 

Food ............................................................... 6,925 7,641 8,393 5,556 7,296 6,401 

Food at home ............................................... 3,982 4,298 4,323 3,087 4,313 3,715 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 504 502 562 339 543 496 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 860 1,023 919 626 879 741 

Dairy products ............................................ 448 437 478 315 498 406 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 743 881 916 660 750 607 

Other food at home .................................... 1,428 1,455 1,448 1,147 1,641 1,465 

Food away from home .................................. 2,942 3,343 4,070 2,468 2,983 2,685 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 503 515 774 482 600 472 

Housing .......................................................... 19,784 22,645 26,111 22,562 21,515 19,492 

Shelter .......................................................... 12,725 15,521 18,800 15,761 13,890 11,711 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 8,114 9,077 11,238 8,903 8,883 7,806 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,845 5,857 6,208 6,432 3,950 3,201 

Other lodging .............................................. 766 587 1,355 426 1,057 705 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,299 3,364 3,204 2,861 3,485 3,874 

Household operations .................................. 1,151 1,343 1,567 1,581 1,103 1,362 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 709 623 600 573 641 655 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,900 1,794 1,939 1,787 2,396 1,889 

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,965 2,026 2,456 1,941 2,548 2,046 

Transportation ................................................ 9,314 9,227 10,591 6,556 9,643 11,630 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,236 2,883 2,973 11,429 3,113 5,074 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,533 2,913 2,589 2,593 2,608 2,957 

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,832 2,826 3,550 2,020 2,816 2,998 

Public transportation ..................................... 713 604 1,479 514 1,107 602 

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,958 2,512 3,321 1,840 3,373 3,195 

Entertainment ................................................. 3,327 2,782 3,409 2,346 3,748 3,560 

Personal care products and services ............. 686 752 932 603 752 707 

Reading .......................................................... 140 123 174 85 245 115 

Education ....................................................... 930 1,117 1,450 596 1,125 555 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 246 178 176 108 282 308 

Miscellaneous ................................................. 1,045 1,110 1,101 707 1,321 972 

Cash contributions .......................................... 2,121 2,356 1,822 1,338 3,365 2,059 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 5,928 6,148 8,256 6,439 7,750 5,337 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 263 247 270 199 406 239 

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 5,665 5,902 7,986 6,240 7,345 5,097 

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.