Table 3453. Consumer units of five or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Less

than

$10,000

$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) ....... 12,352 312 272 346 954 1,133 1,053 2,117 6,166

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $91,539 $1,207 $12,707 $17,873 $25,148 $35,049 $44,959 $59,881 $143,193

Income after taxes .......................................... 83,493 1,877 15,681 22,421 32,164 41,206 49,100 60,344 123,571

Age of reference person ................................. 42.4 41.4 38.0 42.6 38.8 38.9 41.1 41.9 44.2

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.7

Children under 18 ......................................... 2.7 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.5

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 .1 .2 .2

Earners ......................................................... 2.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.7

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.5 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.7 2.2 2.4 3.0

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 42 29 28 35 31 37 36 39 49

Women ......................................................... 58 71 72 65 69 63 64 61 51

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 65 30 33 35 35 45 50 59 83

With mortgage ............................................ 49 18 22 15 17 28 31 43 67

Without mortgage ....................................... 16 12 12 20 18 17 19 15 16

Renter ........................................................... 35 70 67 65 65 55 50 41 17

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 14 34 29 20 20 16 11 16 11

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 86 66 71 80 80 84 89 84 89

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 28 33 32 40 46 41 38 34 18

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 72 67 68 60 54 59 62 66 82

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 8 12 14 20 14 10 10 9 4

High school (9-12) ........................................ 36 60 55 47 53 49 48 40 24

College ......................................................... 56 28 31 30 33 40 39 50 71

Never attended and other ............................. 1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 3 ( ) 1 3 1 3 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 94 67 68 74 85 93 94 96 98

Average annual expenditures ........................... $70,247 $31,517 $33,886 $30,227 $38,737 $42,790 $45,272 $54,699 $96,492

Food ............................................................... 9,957 6,067 6,601 7,346 6,321 8,385 7,069 8,320 12,802

Food at home ............................................... 6,266 4,308 5,811 5,165 4,747 5,947 4,800 5,605 7,435

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 866 650 760 626 600 798 680 780 1,044

Cereals and cereal products .................... 313 287 316 290 264 304 219 263 367

Bakery products ....................................... 553 362 444 337 336 493 461 517 677

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,494 1,129 1,495 1,162 1,419 1,535 1,177 1,377 1,661

Beef .......................................................... 423 295 433 241 535 377 312 366 472

Pork .......................................................... 283 137 226 243 287 366 251 274 291

Other meats .............................................. 208 196 180 136 140 207 152 249 229

Poultry ...................................................... 289 226 399 277 242 294 242 220 332

Fish and seafood ...................................... 187 198 1149 154 125 183 123 169 225

Eggs ......................................................... 104 77 106 111 89 109 97 99 111

Dairy products ............................................ 641 389 515 574 460 575 516 602 761

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 250 158 186 257 211 240 217 253 275

Other dairy products ................................. 391 230 330 317 250 334 299 349 486

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 1,161 808 1,056 848 770 1,182 909 994 1,405

Fresh fruits ............................................... 425 269 305 278 287 415 342 323 539

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 355 258 361 262 217 408 288 327 412

Processed fruits ........................................ 170 99 135 117 114 131 117 148 218

Processed vegetables .............................. 210 182 255 191 152 227 162 196 236

Other food at home .................................... 2,105 1,333 1,986 1,955 1,497 1,858 1,518 1,852 2,563

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 214 172 188 211 126 191 193 164 263

Fats and oils ............................................. 181 108 211 177 106 175 123 173 218

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 1,094 653 1,215 920 835 922 778 901 1,354

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 561 385 372 635 420 541 409 587 638

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3453. Consumer units of five or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Less

than

$10,000

$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 prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 55 115 2 ( ) 112 110 128 115 27 91

Food away from home .................................. 3,691 1,759 790 2,181 1,574 2,437 2,269 2,715 5,367

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 332 124 1158 153 107 137 144 222 542

Housing .......................................................... 22,458 13,827 13,769 11,849 14,277 15,183 16,149 18,577 29,004

Shelter .......................................................... 12,525 7,860 7,621 6,575 7,851 8,157 9,191 9,905 16,305

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,840 2,542 3,000 1,090 2,268 2,635 3,622 4,663 12,330

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 4,367 11,150 11,466 1562 904 1,464 1,985 2,934 6,839

Property taxes .......................................... 2,155 528 1,202 390 681 667 958 1,199 3,412

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,318 1865 1332 1138 682 504 679 530 2,079

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,031 5,226 4,593 5,457 5,526 5,374 5,472 4,979 2,816

Other lodging .............................................. 653 192 128 128 157 147 97 263 1,159

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 5,418 4,025 3,958 3,800 4,024 4,213 4,568 5,072 6,346

Natural gas ................................................. 607 409 439 387 473 437 453 526 743

Electricity .................................................... 2,009 1,798 1,688 1,778 1,671 1,804 1,757 1,931 2,206

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 122 16

120 156 160 185 1101 64 176

Telephone services .................................... 1,894 1,106 1,165 1,114 1,285 1,296 1,649 1,765 2,300

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 373 249 230 327 278 251 347 323 447

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,521 857 935 787 1,007 1,044 1,302 1,443 1,854

Water and other public services ................. 787 707 646 464 534 590 607 785 921

Household operations .................................. 1,652 701 521 528 647 830 701 1,021 2,501

Personal services ....................................... 760 1321 197 1127 234 349 218 416 1,215

Other household expenses ........................ 892 380 424 400 414 481 483 605 1,286

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 855 440 576 424 585 573 663 757 1,115

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 249 200 194 162 239 206 189 223 294

Other household products .......................... 474 222 264 224 311 300 404 387 632

Postage and stationery ............................... 132 119 1117 138 35 67 70 147 188

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 2,009 799 1,093 523 1,169 1,411 1,026 1,821 2,738

Household textiles ...................................... 116 156 121 112 33 30 84 130 168

Furniture ..................................................... 568 1130 419 1134 417 447 363 606 689

Floor coverings ........................................... 20 13

2 ( ) 118 1415122 9 30

Major appliances ........................................ 348 1190 439 169 290 283 157 253 454

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 140 195 137 147 66 246 53 76 188

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 817 326 177 242 360 401 347 748 1,209

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,804 1,571 1,175 1,589 2,421 2,019 2,250 2,195 3,605

Men and boys ............................................... 768 402 506 467 665 473 502 630 1,006

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 443 183 1353 1118 296 214 239 346 645

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 325 319 153 349 368 260 263 284 361

Women and girls .......................................... 969 411 238 530 681 693 767 843 1,274

Women, 16 and over .................................. 646 303 1100 407 495 412 335 631 869

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 322 108 138 123 185 280 432 213 405

Children under 2 ........................................... 187 1132 1156 185 419 191 1140 135 177

Footwear ...................................................... 648 1481 1214 1411 477 476 694 433 833

Other apparel products and services ........... 232 145 162 196 180 186 147 154 315

Transportation ................................................ 12,664 5,468 6,035 4,086 9,222 8,219 8,686 10,579 16,625

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 5,218 11,969 12,972 11,144 4,706 3,136 2,927 4,417 6,839

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,945 11,129 11,493 2 ( ) 11,047 1478 1416 11,104 3,074

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 3,211 1840 1,479 11,144 3,659 2,657 2,442 3,258 3,672

Other vehicles ............................................ 61 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 170 154 193

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 3,424 1,792 1,729 1,914 2,109 2,589 2,899 3,163 4,202

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,383 1,480 1,096 893 2,167 2,224 2,653 2,628 4,581

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 328 1129 178 1103 166 225 199 261 450

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 1,083 424 269 289 633 698 956 904 1,431

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,359 1728 1307 1395 11,093 11,042 11,139 1986 1,821

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 614 199 442 106 276 259 360 477 879

Public and other transportation .................... 639 1227 1238 1136 239 270 206 372 1,004

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,534 1,122 833 1,023 1,568 2,004 2,502 3,870 6,580

Health insurance .......................................... 3,009 600 1568 664 998 1,347 1,727 2,475 4,390

Medical services ........................................... 974 1358 170 1100 379 422 443 844 1,422

Drugs ............................................................ 397 1139 1156 1176 133 157 267 438 537

Medical supplies ........................................... 154 125 140 182 59 78 65 111 232

Entertainment ................................................. 3,383 1,279 971 1,446 1,365 1,897 1,762 2,125 5,100

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3453. Consumer units of five or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Less

than

$10,000

$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

Fees and admissions ................................... 877 1143 190 165 145 232 239 363 1,528

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,234 781 601 945 753 884 864 1,059 1,579

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 736 248 273 396 354 646 325 428 1,099

Pets ............................................................ 509 1150 1136 1175 297 509 243 322 731

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 228 198 1137 1221 157 1137 182 106 369

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 535 1108 17

139 114 135 334 275 894

Personal care products and services ............. 756 308 558 322 455 416 459 589 1,051

Reading .......................................................... 100 152 19

133 143 54 131 71 153

Education ....................................................... 1,854 1227 12,246 1270 207 376 706 939 3,051

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 394 1325 1419 481 475 408 463 355 379

Miscellaneous ................................................. 892 1326 1259 1221 175 495 670 569 1,321

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,971 622 1201 1639 365 671 742 1,243 3,139

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 8,147 299 653 868 1,736 2,526 3,639 5,046 13,141

Life and other personal insurance ................ 395 1124 167 124 59 67 135 175 677

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 7,751 174 586 844 1,678 2,460 3,505 4,871 12,464

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $91,539 $1,207 $12,707 $17,873 $25,148 $35,049 $44,959 $59,881 $143,193

Wages and salaries ...................................... 79,104 2,141 5,587 9,425 18,214 28,120 37,949 51,900 125,305

Self-employment income .............................. 6,786 1-4,866 1578 1689 1,327 1,433 2,383 3,732 11,620

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 2,596 1387 11,839 12,482 2,136 1,929 2,125 2,381 3,096

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,069 149 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 19

156 1147 172 2,042

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 1,216 2,679 3,847 3,894 2,923 2,604 1,634 992 362

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 502 168 1480 1865 1369 692 1435 354 552

Other income ................................................ 267 1750 1375 1518 1169 1215 1285 349 216

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 8,046 -670 -2,974 -4,549 -7,016 -6,157 -4,141 -463 19,622

Federal income taxes ................................... 5,634 -486 -2,801 -4,397 -6,669 -6,067 -4,469 -1,329 15,048

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,368 -184 1-207 -164 -374 -99 324 844 4,502

Other taxes ................................................... 44 2 ( ) 134 112 128 19

14122 72

Income after taxes .......................................... 83,493 1,877 15,681 22,421 32,164 41,206 49,100 60,344 123,571

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $4,439 $656 - $2,002 - $307 - $269 $247 - $3,707 - $2,199 $10,350

Net change in total assets ............................ 15,197 1801 1-16 1-73 2,579 4,546 3,053 2,453 27,812

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 10,758 145 1,987 234 2,849 4,298 6,760 4,652 17,462

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 209 119 181 1145 1166 1215 148 1204 263

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,420 1-683 1-633 1-352 -481 -861 -942 -1,515 -3,852

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 188,454 46,065 156,128 39,444 48,330 60,842 90,645 109,317 298,850

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,040 292 1367 324 337 427 534 709 1,568

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 581 251 1167 144 441 363 303 299 869

Food ............................................................. 44 15

19120 14111 116 22 78

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 7 11

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 15

Housing ........................................................ 143 1162 1102 143 176 177 140 125 165

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 28 2 ( ) 115 15

1313122 167 31

Household textiles ...................................... 14

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 18

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 13 11

2 ( ) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 112 ( ) 11 26

Major appliances ...................................... 8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 17

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3453. Consumer units of five or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Less

than

$10,000

$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

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 15

112 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 112 ( ) 1119

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 14 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 112 12

14116 12 25

Other housing ............................................. 83 1160 187 125 171 1169 102 54 75

Apparel and services .................................... 175 183 139 164 1219 1155 94 104 234

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 47 12

13115 13123 122 161 69

Females, 2 and over ................................... 38 112 114 2 ( ) 113 133 18

116 64

Children under 2 ......................................... 56 164 121 2 ( ) 1195 166 142 121 46

Other apparel products and services ......... 34 15

2 ( ) 149 18133 123 16 55

Jewelry and watches ................................ 14

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 125 133 ( ) 121215

All other apparel products and services ... 30 15

2 ( ) 124 16133 121 14150

Transportation .............................................. 68 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 115 135 8 7 8 111

Healthcare .................................................... 19

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 1211117

Entertainment ............................................... 55 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 14

18129 116 100

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 19 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 123 15

133

Other entertainment ................................... 36 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 14

1817110 67

Personal care products and services ........... 8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 18

2 ( ) 16

Reading ........................................................ 1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 11

3 ( ) 1411 1

Education ..................................................... 52 2 ( ) 118 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 113 98

All other gifts ................................................. 19 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 12

111311 9 34

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

2 No data reported.

3 Value is too small to display.

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