Table 3434. Consumer units of three people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018-2019

Item 

Total 

three 

people 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...................... 19,055 990 1,745 1,547 1,534 2,699 3,336 3,651 3,553 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ..................................................... $104,059 $7,792 $23,100 $34,840 $44,838 $59,489 $83,672 $122,440 $260,482 

 Income after taxes ........................................................ 88,950 8,729 26,093 36,434 42,288 56,712 76,687 107,352 202,292 

 Age of reference person ............................................... 46.7 41.4 45.8 45.3 46.8 46.0 46.5 47.9 48.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ....................................................................... 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 

 Children under 18 ...................................................... .7 1.1 .9 .8 .7 .7 .6 .5 .6 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................... .3 1

.1 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 

 Earners ...................................................................... 1.8 .8 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.2 

 Vehicles ..................................................................... 2.3 1.1 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.8 2.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ............................................................................ 45 25 33 34 39 39 49 50 58 

 Women ...................................................................... 55 75 67 66 61 61 51 50 42 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................... 67 31 41 51 50 59 72 82 90 

 With mortgage ........................................................ 47 17 17 23 27 40 55 64 67 

 Without mortgage ................................................... 20 14 25 28 23 20 17 18 23 

 Renter ........................................................................ 33 69 59 49 50 41 28 18 10 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ......................................... 14 26 20 19 16 15 11 11 7 

 White, Asian, and all other races .............................. 86 74 80 81 84 85 89 89 93 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ...................................................... 17 24 30 24 25 22 17 12 4 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................... 83 76 70 76 75 78 83 88 96 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)........................................................ 3 6 7 6 5 5 2 1 ( 2 ) 

 High school (9-12) ..................................................... 29 52 50 46 41 36 27 19 7 

 College ...................................................................... 68 41 43 48 54 59 70 80 92 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ........................... 93 70 84 89 93 95 96 98 97 

Average annual expenditures .......................................... $73,793 $31,820 $37,619 $42,513 $47,268 $54,589 $69,740 $86,521 $133,498 

 Food .............................................................................. 9,362 5,825 5,497 7,110 6,236 7,670 9,252 10,868 14,301 

 Food at home ............................................................ 5,269 3,989 3,633 4,449 4,030 4,288 5,459 5,790 7,284 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................. 662 474 478 575 521 591 665 732 880 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................... 218 169 164 175 159 220 214 242 275 

 Bakery products .................................................. 445 305 314 400 362 371 452 489 605 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 1,122 1,004 772 1,017 915 945 1,172 1,173 1,491 

 Beef ..................................................................... 311 388 173 279 273 230 329 317 424 

 Pork ..................................................................... 217 206 163 191 191 213 242 219 239 

 Other meats ........................................................ 146 102 100 115 120 132 159 140 212 

 Poultry ................................................................. 215 142 169 199 134 202 219 241 272 

 Fish and seafood ................................................ 164 109 111 164 126 113 155 181 253 

 Eggs .................................................................... 70 57 57 70 72 55 68 74 90 

 Dairy products ........................................................ 526 420 327 412 414 414 564 575 739 

 Fresh milk and cream ......................................... 169 178 137 147 132 151 177 172 210 

 Other dairy products ........................................... 356 243 191 264 283 264 386 403 529 

 Fruits and vegetables ............................................. 999 657 668 899 776 805 1,034 1,095 1,409 

 Fresh fruits .......................................................... 360 243 207 301 281 277 352 407 553 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................ 339 196 215 330 270 297 380 354 446 

 Processed fruits .................................................. 126 74 88 109 85 100 129 144 178 

 Processed vegetables ........................................ 175 145 158 159 140 131 173 190 232 

 Other food at home ................................................ 1,959 1,433 1,387 1,546 1,403 1,533 2,025 2,215 2,765 

 Sugar and other sweets ...................................... 178 86 121 151 134 124 187 217 248 

 Fats and oils ........................................................ 135 117 93 104 106 122 129 145 192 

 Miscellaneous foods ........................................... 1,064 784 698 784 762 810 1,109 1,266 1,488 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ..................................... 519 413 454 474 375 425 549 506 713 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3434. Consumer units of three people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

three 

people 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

and

more 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips ............................................... 63 133 121 133 125 53 51 81 124 

 Food away from home............................................... 4,093 1,836 1,865 2,660 2,206 3,381 3,793 5,078 7,017 

 Alcoholic beverages ..................................................... 508 251 160 239 137 248 468 767 971 

 Housing ......................................................................... 23,353 13,468 14,619 15,082 16,379 17,436 21,979 25,850 40,192 

 Shelter ....................................................................... 13,387 8,289 8,618 8,481 9,085 9,811 12,316 14,838 23,375 

 Owned dwellings .................................................... 8,028 2,627 2,511 2,456 3,222 4,227 7,351 10,553 17,671 

 Mortgage interest and charges ........................... 3,641 859 705 1,011 1,421 2,211 3,676 5,134 7,485 

 Property taxes ..................................................... 2,453 587 736 773 1,036 1,301 2,082 3,229 5,585 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses.......................................................... 1,933 1,180 1,070 672 765 715 1,594 2,191 4,600 

 Rented dwellings .................................................... 4,420 5,479 5,945 5,670 5,568 5,192 4,296 3,219 3,098 

 Other lodging .......................................................... 940 1183 162 355 295 392 669 1,066 2,606 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ............................ 4,730 3,159 3,513 3,856 4,181 4,325 4,900 5,309 5,935 

 Natural gas ............................................................. 480 337 318 393 415 389 449 540 702 

 Electricity ................................................................ 1,690 1,362 1,483 1,543 1,607 1,590 1,725 1,746 1,970 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................... 117 152 153 117 186 109 112 144 163 

 Telephone services ................................................ 1,729 945 1,190 1,320 1,476 1,620 1,849 2,048 2,141 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards ................................................................ 201 161 151 203 155 187 201 232 233 

 Cellular phone service ........................................ 1,528 784 1,039 1,117 1,320 1,433 1,648 1,816 1,908 

 Water and other public services ............................ 714 464 470 484 597 617 764 832 960 

 Household operations ............................................... 2,128 849 906 834 1,213 1,286 1,713 2,122 5,079 

 Personal services ................................................... 999 1317 280 1201 477 516 672 921 2,871 

 Other household expenses .................................... 1,129 531 626 634 736 770 1,041 1,201 2,208 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................................. 819 472 501 632 555 645 831 952 1,240 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .............................. 217 68 202 187 179 211 202 245 285 

 Other household products ...................................... 485 310 257 395 306 363 490 600 726 

 Postage and stationery .......................................... 117 94 42 50 71 71 140 107 229 

 Household furnishings and equipment ...................... 2,289 700 1,081 1,278 1,345 1,369 2,219 2,629 4,563 

 Household textiles .................................................. 116 122 54 72 106 82 108 136 209 

 Furniture ................................................................. 645 202 248 334 369 385 574 642 1,488 

 Floor coverings ....................................................... 31 16 17 15 112 12 32 28 89 

 Major appliances .................................................... 361 120 192 256 129 252 377 425 662 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ...... 139 128 78 90 84 102 134 147 268 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ..................... 996 323 503 521 646 535 995 1,252 1,847 

 Apparel and services .................................................... 2,236 1,188 1,383 1,895 1,215 1,565 2,124 2,301 4,097 

 Men and boys ............................................................ 548 218 254 383 266 425 550 504 1,115 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................... 422 1106 156 238 155 263 422 388 989 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 126 111 98 144 111 162 129 117 126 

 Women and girls ....................................................... 773 413 461 714 517 438 650 868 1,460 

 Women, 16 and over .............................................. 641 356 332 575 459 366 542 762 1,177 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................... 132 57 129 139 57 73 107 106 283 

 Children under 2 ........................................................ 124 1201 184 164 190 1103 159 160 95 

 Footwear .................................................................... 525 1231 429 585 260 447 488 567 799 

 Other apparel products and services ........................ 265 125 155 150 82 152 276 201 627 

 Transportation .............................................................. 13,459 5,655 7,551 7,946 9,206 11,797 13,294 15,786 21,805 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .................................. 5,761 12,188 3,507 2,978 3,297 5,336 5,372 6,733 9,827 

 Cars and trucks, new ............................................. 2,520 1575 11,202 11,134 1432 2,038 2,655 2,763 5,203 

 Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 3,185 1,613 2,305 1,826 2,841 3,179 2,659 3,945 4,514 

 Other vehicles ........................................................ 56 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 118 124 1120 157 125 1110 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .......................... 2,561 1,380 1,615 1,880 2,240 2,295 2,776 3,067 3,270 

 Other vehicle expenses ............................................. 4,229 1,860 2,189 2,666 3,312 3,721 4,479 5,046 6,281 

 Vehicle finance charges ......................................... 312 116 133 219 214 293 341 418 416 

 Maintenance and repairs ....................................... 1,024 486 613 563 821 852 1,043 1,181 1,621 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ............................................................... 997 443 267 417 475 681 1,066 1,214 1,938 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................... 1,896 815 1,177 1,467 1,802 1,895 2,029 2,233 2,306 

 Public and other transportation ................................. 909 228 239 422 357 445 667 940 2,427 

 Healthcare .................................................................... 5,555 1,691 2,417 3,190 4,177 4,676 5,921 7,473 8,147 

 Health insurance ....................................................... 3,878 1,255 1,700 2,315 3,003 3,356 4,152 5,282 5,433 

 Medical services ........................................................ 1,002 144 405 357 705 765 1,048 1,331 1,743 

 Drugs ......................................................................... 509 235 255 420 387 460 525 644 683 

 Medical supplies ........................................................ 166 157 57 97 82 95 196 215 289 

 Entertainment ............................................................... 3,460 1,114 1,592 1,577 2,873 2,333 3,298 3,800 6,771 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3434. Consumer units of three people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

three 

people 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

and

more 

 Fees and admissions ................................................ 811 248 175 239 356 503 601 921 2,052 

 Audio and visual equipment and services................. 1,155 544 893 836 822 909 1,256 1,252 1,709 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ....... 964 255 464 403 1,078 732 886 1,155 1,691 

 Pets ........................................................................ 785 139 354 307 951 633 626 970 1,435 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ............ 179 1115 1110 196 1128 98 260 185 256 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services .................................................................. 530 168 60 99 617 189 555 472 1,319 

 Personal care products and services ........................... 845 328 381 520 589 622 838 1,005 1,479 

 Reading ........................................................................ 82 125 146 132 124 49 93 124 130 

 Education ...................................................................... 2,252 387 628 489 486 652 1,318 2,639 6,791 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ..................... 399 422 425 596 400 413 428 447 206 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................... 958 688 796 781 1,063 591 815 1,100 1,425 

 Cash contributions ........................................................ 1,706 343 493 563 937 951 1,331 2,137 3,996 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................ 9,619 436 1,628 2,495 3,545 5,586 8,581 12,223 23,188 

 Life and other personal insurance ............................. 610 131 191 206 273 310 490 712 1,507 

 Pensions and Social Security.................................... 9,009 305 1,437 2,289 3,273 5,277 8,091 11,511 21,681 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ......................................... $104,059 $7,792 $23,100 $34,840 $44,838 $59,489 $83,672 $122,440 $260,482 

 Wages and salaries ................................................... 89,628 3,130 14,250 26,311 35,103 49,586 71,659 108,925 229,334 

 Self-employment income ........................................... 5,727 1339 886 1951 1,373 2,026 4,134 6,549 17,030 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ............................................................... 5,726 1,249 5,501 5,856 6,950 6,068 6,366 5,434 5,938 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income ..................................................... 1,389 1

-124 1177 1121 285 294 321 745 5,931 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance 

 Program (SNAP) .................................................... 471 2,447 1,477 914 492 349 129 180 141 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions 

 for support .............................................................. 828 214 523 535 395 866 805 509 1,786 

 Other income ............................................................. 290 1536 287 1151 1241 299 257 197 421 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ......... 15,110 -937 -2,993 -1,594 2,551 2,777 6,985 15,087 58,190 

 Federal income taxes ................................................ 11,933 -775 -2,899 -1,798 1,523 1,772 5,063 11,451 47,901 

 State and local income taxes .................................... 3,096 -175 -148 182 982 980 1,871 3,549 10,075 

 Other taxes ................................................................ 80 113 154 121 146 125 51 87 213 

 Income after taxes ........................................................ 88,950 8,729 26,093 36,434 42,288 56,712 76,687 107,352 202,292 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities ...................... $7,867 -$5,877 $69 $4,084 -$13,189 $6,754 $3,438 -$6,325 $45,856 

 Net change in total assets ......................................... 22,101 288 1,462 9,725 -686 17,367 25,127 11,794 64,894 

 Net change in total liabilities ...................................... 14,234 6,166 1,392 5,641 12,503 10,613 21,690 18,119 19,038 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................ 928 1831 1167 1105 15,167 1377 1304 1544 1,254 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property .............. -2,805 -732 -551 -720 -1,055 -1,523 -2,434 -4,002 -6,243 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................... 219,144 70,032 78,132 76,437 109,169 129,709 190,875 277,311 474,300 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ....... 1,164 398 461 569 619 772 1,103 1,468 2,260 

 Gifts of goods and services, total ................................. 1,676 288 247 457 439 629 1,079 1,898 4,940 

 Food .......................................................................... 124 140 14 33 141 26 66 152 381 

 Alcoholic beverages .................................................. 8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 11 12 ( 2 ) 12 19 7 

 Housing ..................................................................... 293 154 86 157 93 135 177 349 789 

 Housekeeping supplies .......................................... 31 19 11 15 15 20 41 39 63 

 Household textiles .................................................. 14 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 14 18 119 18 18 142 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares .......... 36 ( 3 ) 17 18 11 112 128 137 117 

 Major appliances ................................................. 12 ( 3 ) 15 18 ( 3 ) 12 110 31 115 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ..................................................... 24 ( 3 ) 11 ( 3 ) 11 110 118 16 1103 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ..................... 74 161 119 13 13 16 55 182 108 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3434. Consumer units of three people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

Total 

three 

people 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

and

more 

 Other housing ......................................................... 138 84 159 137 76 68 45 83 459 

 Apparel and services ................................................. 256 117 99 244 169 243 291 250 431 

 Males, 2 and over ................................................... 60 17 128 18 143 71 87 24 122 

 Females, 2 and over .............................................. 89 12 129 1104 173 44 61 86 218 

 Children under 2 ..................................................... 36 18 15 17 134 141 47 158 133 

 Other apparel products and services ..................... 71 ( 3 ) 137 1125 120 187 196 183 158 

 Jewelry and watches .......................................... 9 ( 3 ) ( 2 ) 11 12 17 122 112 17 

 All other apparel products and services ............. 63 ( 3 ) 137 1125 119 180 175 171 151 

 Transportation ........................................................... 174 34 8 17 14 32 44 251 585 

 Healthcare ................................................................. 30 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 125 11 19 16 112 125 

 Entertainment ............................................................ 131 112 128 111 127 58 241 170 215 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles ........... 35 14 119 12 13 138 157 139 148 

 Other entertainment ............................................... 96 18 19 19 125 20 184 131 167 

 Personal care products and services ........................ 14 110 13 12 ( 3 ) 13 18 11 38 

 Reading ..................................................................... 3 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 11 16 12 18 11 

 Education ................................................................... 560 19 112 129 170 182 143 587 2,152 

 All other gifts .............................................................. 82 112 17 38 21 36 79 87 215 

1

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 No data reported. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2020