Table 3103. Northeastern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2011-2012

Item Total

northeast

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 22,498 920 895 1,337 1,284 2,373 2,211 1,893 3,147 8,438

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $71,884 - $5,474 $8,106 $12,878 $17,794 $24,930 $34,788 $44,891 $59,349 $138,323

Income after taxes .......................................... 69,312 -3,974 8,416 12,907 17,998 25,012 34,524 44,039 58,206 131,897

Age of reference person ................................. 50.8 42.7 49.6 59.4 59.6 56.1 50.0 49.8 49.2 48.7

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 2.4 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.5 3.0

Children under 18 ......................................... .6 .3 .5 .2 .4 .4 .5 .5 .6 .8

Persons 65 and older ................................... .4 .2 .4 .5 .6 .6 .4 .4 .4 .2

Earners ......................................................... 1.3 .4 .5 .3 .5 .7 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.9

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.6 .5 .6 .7 .8 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.4

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .............................................................. 45 35 36 32 37 39 41 50 51 51

Female ......................................................... 55 65 64 68 63 61 59 50 49 49

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 63 25 26 36 42 51 51 59 65 85

With mortgage ............................................ 39 8 10 9 12 17 27 30 41 65

Without mortgage ....................................... 24 17 16 27 30 34 24 29 24 21

Renter ........................................................... 37 75 74 64 58 49 49 41 35 15

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 11 20 17 15 13 12 12 10 12 7

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 89 80 83 85 87 88 88 90 88 93

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 10 12 19 13 13 11 13 15 9 6

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 90 88 81 87 87 89 87 85 91 94

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 3 5 11 12 8 5 3 3 2 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 35 34 45 54 54 48 41 41 35 20

College ......................................................... 62 62 43 34 37 47 55 56 63 79

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

1 ( ) 11 ( ) 12 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 80 37 42 50 64 74 82 84 88 94

Average annual expenditures ........................... $55,215 $26,446 $23,531 $21,135 $26,318 $33,015 $37,702 $40,999 $50,211 $87,981

Food ............................................................... 6,881 3,990 3,525 3,408 3,800 4,282 4,976 5,492 6,426 10,573

Food at home ............................................... 4,077 2,644 2,533 2,520 2,605 2,876 3,140 3,626 4,079 5,700

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 598 432 382 387 416 432 450 540 608 815

Cereals and cereal products .................... 200 111 145 133 142 141 173 180 205 266

Bakery products ....................................... 398 322 236 254 274 291 277 360 403 549

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 890 650 622 550 548 644 784 781 889 1,205

Beef .......................................................... 217 145 162 125 127 150 175 207 208 302

Pork .......................................................... 156 130 125 109 89 131 139 135 165 196

Other meats .............................................. 147 98 99 87 89 108 126 144 147 198

Poultry ...................................................... 173 113 112 100 111 117 160 147 161 243

Fish and seafood ...................................... 145 128 84 88 89 96 135 101 156 199

Eggs ......................................................... 54 35 39 40 42 43 51 47 53 68

Dairy products ............................................ 446 269 237 248 299 316 311 409 420 649

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 151 99 93 93 114 122 117 154 154 197

Other dairy products ................................. 295 169 144 154 185 194 194 255 266 452

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 805 509 497 491 474 576 609 699 821 1,134

Fresh fruits ............................................... 282 156 159 173 144 216 200 234 290 405

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 255 176 138 145 148 166 195 217 253 372

Processed fruits ........................................ 129 91 103 70 86 92 98 124 141 173

Processed vegetables .............................. 138 86 98 103 96 101 116 124 136 185

Other food at home .................................... 1,339 784 795 844 868 908 987 1,198 1,341 1,897

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 143 78 84 94 95 97 102 139 150 197

Fats and oils ............................................. 113 80 78 74 94 79 90 117 120 146

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 661 386 417 434 448 455 462 579 655 941

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 372 228 213 234 219 246 303 340 376 523

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 50 312 33

38312 32 30 22 41 91

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3103. Northeastern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2011-2012 — Continued

Item Total

northeast

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Food away from home .................................. 2,804 1,346 992 888 1,195 1,407 1,836 1,865 2,347 4,873

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 513 178 171 141 173 254 341 306 404 934

Housing .......................................................... 19,650 9,244 8,998 9,214 11,688 13,780 15,141 15,479 18,381 29,090

Shelter .......................................................... 12,153 6,271 6,030 6,196 7,564 8,644 9,723 9,419 11,214 17,674

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,561 1,755 1,401 1,800 2,959 3,791 4,316 4,883 6,293 13,446

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 3,183 3624 477 379 620 866 1,527 1,744 2,660 6,186

Property taxes .......................................... 3,016 720 591 1,003 1,567 1,725 1,724 2,142 2,420 5,184

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,362 412 333 418 772 1,201 1,065 997 1,212 2,076

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,752 4,038 4,536 4,157 4,477 4,559 5,170 4,235 4,450 2,496

Other lodging .............................................. 840 477 393 239 129 293 237 301 472 1,731

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 4,038 1,739 1,943 2,071 2,676 3,144 3,369 3,784 4,073 5,500

Natural gas ................................................. 550 264 242 267 377 418 439 569 543 749

Electricity .................................................... 1,309 593 651 693 869 1,030 1,146 1,265 1,329 1,744

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 475 3189 3233 270 338 421 295 371 450 681

Telephone services .................................... 1,300 550 655 657 847 999 1,144 1,218 1,360 1,742

Water and other public services ................. 404 144 161 183 245 276 346 361 390 583

Household operations .................................. 1,351 451 305 279 538 813 755 798 1,036 2,407

Personal services ....................................... 542 38

335 317 3161 281 228 217 370 1,089

Other household expenses ........................ 809 443 270 261 377 532 528 581 666 1,318

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 619 313 262 277 376 384 401 491 554 988

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 143 81 102 87 125 98 107 125 141 197

Other household products .......................... 347 154 138 151 174 201 198 291 307 575

Postage and stationery ............................... 129 77 321 39 77 84 97 76 107 216

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,490 470 458 392 535 796 892 987 1,504 2,522

Household textiles ...................................... 107 311 26 36 60 51 58 143 69 184

Furniture ..................................................... 369 89 126 133 106 221 232 200 313 640

Floor coverings ........................................... 29 311 34

3632 12 8 9 15 61

Major appliances ........................................ 201 76 60 48 85 107 146 104 206 333

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 88 45 32 38 25 50 71 55 98 137

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 696 237 210 131 256 354 376 475 804 1,168

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,869 838 1,122 800 915 946 1,528 1,528 1,607 2,981

Men and boys ............................................... 450 131 123 96 164 165 364 323 451 773

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 354 3121 391 85 123 107 294 249 357 612

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 96 310 33 11 41 57 71 74 94 161

Women and girls .......................................... 724 303 564 306 274 393 558 512 608 1,191

Women, 16 and over .................................. 596 267 509 245 228 307 503 381 503 980

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 127 336 56 61 46 86 55 131 105 211

Children under 2 ........................................... 73 338 374 338 358 36 28 106 65 105

Footwear ...................................................... 351 3124 3209 243 239 195 329 419 285 492

Other apparel products and services ........... 272 243 151 116 180 157 249 169 197 420

Transportation ................................................ 8,645 3,250 3,726 2,388 3,724 4,510 5,787 6,245 8,816 13,916

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 2,790 31,308 31,523 3514 31,466 1,133 1,457 1,285 2,726 4,826

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,507 3595 31,042 3171 3850 3527 3342 3534 1,046 2,939

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,223 3688 3481 3343 617 605 1,040 751 1,649 1,761

Other vehicles ............................................ 60 325 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 375 2 ( ) 331 125

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,506 780 878 815 1,049 1,531 1,964 2,360 2,592 3,775

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,566 748 986 840 937 1,505 1,923 2,076 2,898 3,937

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 202 336 328 44 38 55 152 198 220 337

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 819 384 329 294 378 475 652 659 880 1,227

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 906 3164 3471 3355 3381 3655 696 3777 1,267 1,247

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 639 165 159 147 140 320 423 441 531 1,126

Public and other transportation .................... 783 413 338 220 271 342 443 524 599 1,379

Health care ..................................................... 3,470 1,280 1,769 1,846 2,297 2,921 2,848 3,090 3,603 4,685

Health insurance .......................................... 2,092 664 768 1,073 1,368 1,804 1,816 1,930 2,333 2,761

Medical services ........................................... 795 314 782 429 409 558 525 605 671 1,191

Drugs ............................................................ 439 240 185 259 378 444 388 463 454 531

Medical supplies ........................................... 144 362 335 85 142 115 119 91 145 202

Entertainment ................................................. 2,678 854 914 1,138 1,065 1,437 1,796 1,891 2,564 4,394

Fees and admissions ................................... 717 248 150 123 172 161 336 466 485 1,413

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,064 431 510 599 707 837 869 865 1,104 1,470

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 585 109 231 283 144 297 474 346 612 966

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 311 67 323 132 41 142 117 215 362 545

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3103. Northeastern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2011-2012 — Continued

Item Total

northeast

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Personal care products and services ............. 631 304 389 271 379 415 443 480 586 962

Reading .......................................................... 132 43 40 51 60 91 83 83 138 209

Education ....................................................... 1,704 2,836 1,204 369 126 871 562 625 780 3,209

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 355 371 358 293 333 358 388 434 415 317

Miscellaneous ................................................. 898 945 558 401 373 650 688 730 707 1,332

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,803 2,124 464 492 811 1,032 994 1,281 1,207 3,038

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 5,985 190 293 324 574 1,466 2,128 3,335 4,577 12,341

Life and other personal insurance ................ 369 395 360 68 95 459 134 205 260 636

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 5,615 94 233 256 479 1,007 1,994 3,130 4,318 11,705

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $71,884 - $5,474 $8,106 $12,878 $17,794 $24,930 $34,788 $44,891 $59,349 $138,323

Wages and salaries ...................................... 58,180 2,277 2,202 2,733 5,491 10,956 21,907 32,032 45,781 120,294

Self-employment income .............................. 2,095 3-10,096 3126 390 1 ( ) 316 827 1,141 1,175 5,659

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 8,269 877 2,835 6,843 9,478 10,517 9,056 9,110 9,463 8,220

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,433 188 3-63 161 157 431 673 693 1,126 2,885

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............... 695 3172 3199 3316 3422 1,050 740 957 920 652

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 583 414 1,709 1,817 1,517 978 882 513 248 96

Regular contributions for support ................. 366 152 538 3296 3377 378 345 332 468 352

Other income ................................................ 263 543 560 622 3353 305 358 3112 168 164

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 2,572 -1,500 -310 -29 -204 -82 264 851 1,143 6,427

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,653 -1,653 -350 -76 -307 -277 -50 395 536 4,486

State and local income taxes ....................... 692 -49 -34 5 -14 28 164 312 449 1,567

Other taxes ................................................... 227 3202 374 41 117 168 149 144 157 374

Income after taxes .......................................... 69,312 -3,974 8,416 12,907 17,998 25,012 34,524 44,039 58,206 131,897

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $5,700 $2,176 $1,134 - $2,351 - $668 - $335 - $5,324 - $2,281 - $6,737 - $10,569

Net change in total assets ............................ 2,629 797 842 -305 -183 900 -2,557 -722 4,757 5,715

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 8,330 -1,379 -292 2,046 485 1,234 2,767 1,559 11,494 16,284

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 1,048 311,260 39

3572 3208 203 210 364 904 911

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,301 3-444 3-270 -282 -311 -632 -1,206 -1,197 -1,600 -4,606

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 179,949 53,843 37,521 69,107 95,355 109,760 103,558 124,345 140,815 306,076

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,006 328 258 416 550 643 624 733 873 1,635

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,252 1,525 811 382 279 391 639 628 884 2,270

Food ............................................................. 108 237 323 326 38 31 68 55 55 198

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 22 34

331 ( ) 3732 12 12 9 49

Housing ........................................................ 212 147 68 84 96 108 124 143 157 366

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 32 36

36313 324 311 15 26 26 59

Household textiles ...................................... 8 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 32

3531393737 14

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 18 32

35325 3932313 38310 32

Major appliances ...................................... 6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 37

341 ( ) 323533 11

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 12 32

35318 3532311 3436 21

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 59 348 313 20 340 26 31 34 39 107

Other housing ............................................. 95 391 344 324 318 67 57 69 76 154

Apparel and services .................................... 224 3108 113 127 102 102 160 268 208 341

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 61 339 342 38 33 30 54 54 80 87

Females, 2 and over ................................... 87 318 333 379 335 43 42 113 88 131

Children under 2 ......................................... 30 335 319 318 39

315 315 357 317 44

Other apparel products and services ......... 46 316 319 323 324 315 349 344 23 78

Jewelry and watches ................................ 21 36

3437313 33319 311 8 42

All other apparel products and services ... 25 311 316 316 312 312 330 333 315 37

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3103. Northeastern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2011-2012 — Continued

Item Total

northeast

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Transportation .............................................. 73 34 32 10 3 7 22 53 81 138

Health care ................................................... 39 327 3543 33

38321 38313 314 26

Entertainment ............................................... 106 376 39

352 312 327 328 34 95 210

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 32 34

37310 31316 3438319 70

Other entertainment ................................... 74 372 32

342 311 11 23 26 75 140

Personal care products and services ........... 18 2 ( ) 312 36

35 8 7 3636 38

Reading ........................................................ 2 31

1 ( ) 32311 ( ) 1 ( ) 5 3 4

Education ..................................................... 383 3852 32

356 35337 3131 315 119 826

All other gifts ................................................. 66 340 337 318 33 48 77 23 137 75

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

2 No data reported.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2013