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Number of consumer units (in thousands) .... 109,367 81,454 16,268 16,292 16,290 16,283 16,321 27,912 

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Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ................................. $44,649 $44,649 $7,683 $19,071 $32,910 $53,295 $110,118 1 ( )

 Age of reference person .............................. 48.2 48.1 51.9 51.7 47.0 44.4 45.3 48.4 

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Persons ..................................................... 2.5 2.5 1.8 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.2 2.6 

 Children under 18 ...................................... .7 .7 .4 .6 .7 .8 .9 .7 

 Persons 65 and over ................................. .3 .3 .4 .5 .3 .2 .1 .3 

 Earners ...................................................... 1.4 1.4 .7 1.0 1.4 1.7 2.1 1.4 

 Vehicles ..................................................... 1.9 1.9 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.9 1.9 

Percent homeowner .................................... 66 65 43 57 62 75 88 68 

Average annual expenditures ........................ $38,045 $40,238 $17,940 $26,550 $34,716 $46,794 $75,102 $32,063 

 Food ............................................................ 5,158 5,435 2,673 4,178 5,183 6,452 8,679 4,517 

 Food at home ............................................ 3,021 3,154 1,826 2,765 3,081 3,590 4,507 2,711 

 Cereals and bakery products .................. 453 474 270 417 470 530 683 405 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................. 795 817 492 755 832 905 1,101 745 

 Dairy products ......................................... 325 339 197 290 344 393 474 291 

 Fruits and vegetables .............................. 521 544 326 498 514 590 790 468 

 Other food at home ................................. 927 980 541 805 921 1,172 1,459 802 

 Food away from home ............................... 2,137 2,280 848 1,413 2,102 2,862 4,173 1,805 

Alcoholic beverages .................................... 372 423 206 248 366 513 780 254 

 Housing ....................................................... 12,319 12,527 6,509 8,482 10,857 14,152 22,611 11,789 

 Shelter ....................................................... 7,114 7,134 3,735 4,721 6,263 7,933 13,004 7,056 

 Owned dwellings ..................................... 4,602 4,599 1,466 2,150 3,451 5,454 10,459 4,613 

 Rented dwellings ..................................... 2,034 2,062 2,035 2,354 2,525 2,034 1,364 1,952 

 Other lodging ........................................... 478 473 234 217 288 445 1,181 491 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ............. 2,489 2,487 1,632 2,113 2,400 2,766 3,522 2,494 

 Household operations ............................... 684 708 270 402 425 757 1,685 617 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................. 482 546 249 388 476 664 951 336 

 Household furnishings and equipment ...... 1,549 1,652 622 858 1,293 2,032 3,450 1,285 

 Apparel and services ................................... 1,856 2,004 844 1,301 1,615 2,265 3,989 1,505 

Transportation ............................................. 7,417 7,568 3,212 5,043 7,028 9,223 13,315 6,985 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .................. 3,418 3,466 1,443 2,302 3,241 4,317 6,018 3,280 

 Gasoline and motor oil .............................. 1,291 1,316 631 965 1,297 1,631 2,053 1,219 

 Other vehicle expenses ............................. 2,281 2,345 925 1,523 2,147 2,837 4,286 2,101 

 Public transportation .................................. 427 441 212 253 344 438 959 385 

Health care .................................................. 2,066 2,120 1,470 1,988 1,964 2,312 2,864 1,919 

 Entertainment .............................................. 1,863 1,958 837 1,147 1,609 2,324 3,866 1,603 

 Personal care products and services .......... 564 595 318 442 534 699 983 491 

 Reading ....................................................... 146 156 73 105 136 175 291 118 

 Education .................................................... 632 636 430 290 393 600 1,462 626 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies .... 319 333 257 317 366 390 336 276 

 Miscellaneous .............................................. 776 832 365 595 833 1,047 1,318 619 

 Cash contributions ....................................... 1,192 1,344 332 1,163 953 1,217 3,050 750 

Personal insurance and pensions ............... 3,365 4,308 413 1,251 2,878 5,425 11,557 612 

 Life and other personal insurance ............. 399 415 144 246 351 452 880 351 

 Pensions and Social Security .................... 2,966 3,893 269 1,005 2,527 4,973 10,677 261 

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Income before taxes 1 ............................ $44,649 $1,980 $7,638 $12,316 $17,319 $24,527 $34,422 $44,201 $58,561 $112,586 

 Age of reference person ......................... 48.1 42.0 54.6 55.0 53.3 49.2 46.3 44.7 44.3 45.2 

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Persons ................................................ 2.5 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.9 3.2 

 Children under 18 ................................. .7 .4 .4 .5 .5 .6 .7 .7 .8 .9 

 Persons 65 and over ............................ .3 .2 .5 .5 .6 .4 .3 .2 .1 .1 

 Earners ................................................. 1.4 .9 .5 .7 .9 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.8 2.1 

 Vehicles ................................................ 1.9 1.0 .9 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.9 

Percent homeowner ............................... 65 33 42 51 58 58 63 67 79 88 

Average annual expenditures ................... $40,238 $17,946 $15,703 $21,199 $24,331 $29,852 $35,609 $42,323 $49,245 $75,964 

 Food ....................................................... 5,435 2,627 2,462 2,984 3,743 4,507 5,118 6,228 6,557 8,665 

 Food at home ....................................... 3,154 1,603 1,723 2,108 2,556 2,921 2,995 3,552 3,605 4,483 

 Cereals and bakery products .............. 474 214 260 312 383 449 460 510 542 679 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............. 817 437 451 581 695 800 803 938 898 1,095 

 Dairy products .................................... 339 152 189 234 273 305 338 376 401 472 

 Fruits and vegetables ......................... 544 268 324 372 455 519 508 595 580 785 

 Other food at home ............................. 980 532 499 609 750 848 886 1,133 1,185 1,451 

 Food away from home .......................... 2,280 1,024 738 876 1,187 1,586 2,122 2,676 2,952 4,182 

Alcoholic beverages ............................... 423 231 168 227 187 301 373 393 549 788 

 Housing .................................................. 12,527 6,670 5,559 7,576 7,995 9,372 11,115 12,872 14,914 22,932 

 Shelter .................................................. 7,134 4,035 3,150 4,219 4,492 5,209 6,562 7,371 8,379 13,202 

 Owned dwellings ................................ 4,599 1,561 1,060 1,849 2,096 2,466 3,735 4,466 6,121 10,619 

 Rented dwellings ................................ 2,062 1,931 1,952 2,225 2,187 2,475 2,530 2,567 1,742 1,381 

 Other lodging ...................................... 473 543 137 145 209 268 297 337 516 1,203 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........ 2,487 1,468 1,559 1,881 2,084 2,224 2,444 2,596 2,873 3,543 

 Household operations ........................... 708 319 189 349 390 433 412 569 844 1,729 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................ 546 198 213 318 351 416 469 564 685 953 

 Household furnishings and equipment 1,652 650 448 809 677 1,089 1,228 1,772 2,132 3,504 

 Apparel and services .............................. 2,004 899 852 816 1,174 1,391 1,686 1,986 2,359 4,004 

Transportation ........................................ 7,568 2,993 2,594 4,365 4,639 5,745 7,303 8,715 9,656 13,366 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ............. 3,466 953 1,175 2,265 2,120 2,545 3,380 4,261 4,408 6,015 

 Gasoline and motor oil .......................... 1,316 738 526 742 934 1,088 1,340 1,484 1,729 2,059 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................ 2,345 1,046 730 1,136 1,348 1,812 2,223 2,605 3,029 4,313 

 Public transportation ............................. 441 256 163 222 237 300 360 366 489 978 

Health care ............................................. 2,120 982 1,382 1,912 1,981 2,018 1,977 2,173 2,320 2,882 

 Entertainment ......................................... 1,958 989 649 995 911 1,399 1,658 1,982 2,507 3,912 

 Personal care products and services ..... 595 321 298 346 413 479 522 652 718 993 

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 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 333 239 270 278 277 358 357 411 384 329 

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 Cash contributions .................................. 1,344 423 274 375 985 1,251 1,125 1,003 1,269 3,151 

Personal insurance and pensions .......... 4,308 330 334 602 1,063 1,908 3,000 4,303 6,051 11,830 

 Life and other personal insurance ........ 415 156 107 199 241 311 354 338 500 901 

 Pensions and Social Security ............... 3,893 174 227 403 822 1,597 2,645 3,965 5,551 10,929 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.
Table 3. Age of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000

Item

All

consumer

units

Under

25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 andover 65-74 75 andover

Number of consumer units (in thousands) .... 109,367 8,306 18,887 23,983 21,874 14,161 22,155 11,538 10,617 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ................................. $44,649 $19,744 $45,498 $56,500 $58,889 $48,108 $25,220 $29,349 $20,563 

 Age of reference person .............................. 48.2 21.3 29.8 39.5 49.4 59.1 75.0 69.4 81.2 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ..................................................... 2.5 1.9 2.9 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.7 1.9 1.5 

 Children under 18 ...................................... .7 .4 1.1 1.3 .6 .2 .1 .1 2 ( )

 Persons 65 and over ................................. .3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) .1 1.3 1.4 1.3 

 Earners ...................................................... 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.4 .4 .6 .2 

 Vehicles ..................................................... 1.9 1.1 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.2 1.5 1.8 1.1 

Percent homeowner .................................... 66 12 46 69 75 81 80 82 77 

Average annual expenditures ........................ $38,045 $22,543 $38,945 $45,149 $46,160 $39,340 $26,533 $30,782 $21,908 

 Food ............................................................ 5,158 3,213 5,260 6,092 6,295 5,168 3,652 4,178 3,077 

 Food at home ............................................ 3,021 1,643 2,951 3,484 3,657 3,071 2,448 2,760 2,106 

 Cereals and bakery products .................. 453 238 429 531 560 441 376 414 334 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................. 795 437 770 918 970 832 626 727 515 

 Dairy products ......................................... 325 175 317 383 377 321 275 310 236 

 Fruits and vegetables .............................. 521 253 488 552 626 558 495 529 457 

 Other food at home ................................. 927 541 946 1,101 1,124 918 676 779 563 

 Food away from home ............................... 2,137 1,569 2,309 2,607 2,638 2,097 1,205 1,418 971 

Alcoholic beverages .................................... 372 392 431 420 417 371 211 261 155 

 Housing ....................................................... 12,319 7,109 13,050 15,111 14,179 12,362 8,759 9,671 7,766 

 Shelter ....................................................... 7,114 4,574 7,905 8,930 8,297 6,587 4,597 5,114 4,034 

 Owned dwellings ..................................... 4,602 634 4,142 6,433 5,964 4,780 3,043 3,619 2,418 

 Rented dwellings ..................................... 2,034 3,618 3,514 2,067 1,614 1,123 1,140 952 1,344 

 Other lodging ........................................... 478 322 248 430 719 685 413 543 272 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ............. 2,489 1,248 2,341 2,810 2,857 2,756 2,198 2,438 1,937 

 Household operations ............................... 684 226 871 896 583 542 661 498 839 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................. 482 194 437 570 532 585 421 511 322 

 Household furnishings and equipment ...... 1,549 867 1,495 1,906 1,911 1,891 882 1,110 634 

 Apparel and services ................................... 1,856 1,420 2,059 2,323 2,371 1,694 925 1,130 701 

Transportation ............................................. 7,417 5,189 8,357 8,702 8,827 7,842 4,397 5,797 2,875 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .................. 3,418 2,628 4,139 3,996 3,863 3,623 1,904 2,631 1,114 

 Gasoline and motor oil .............................. 1,291 947 1,341 1,577 1,592 1,349 735 958 491 

 Other vehicle expenses ............................. 2,281 1,397 2,482 2,677 2,868 2,375 1,374 1,766 947 

 Public transportation .................................. 427 216 395 451 505 495 385 442 322 

Health care .................................................. 2,066 504 1,256 1,774 2,200 2,508 3,247 3,163 3,338 

 Entertainment .............................................. 1,863 1,091 1,876 2,464 2,231 1,955 1,069 1,403 707 

 Personal care products and services .......... 564 345 576 644 682 569 426 479 368 

 Reading ....................................................... 146 57 118 151 178 179 148 166 128 

 Education .................................................... 632 1,257 585 615 1,146 380 108 149 63 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies .... 319 237 310 427 376 349 163 223 99 

 Miscellaneous .............................................. 776 322 804 852 927 824 661 761 553 

 Cash contributions ....................................... 1,192 189 648 1,003 1,537 1,301 1,828 2,022 1,618 

Personal insurance and pensions ............... 3,365 1,216 3,614 4,570 4,795 3,838 939 1,379 460 

 Life and other personal insurance ............. 399 54 242 412 549 587 378 514 230 

 Pensions and Social Security .................... 2,966 1,162 3,373 4,158 4,246 3,252 561 865 231 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2 Value less than 0.05.
Table 4. Size of consumer unit: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2000

Item

All

consumer

units

One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...... 109,367 32,323 77,044 33,312 16,840 15,836 11,056 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ................................... $44,649 $24,977 $53,314 $47,121 $54,600 $63,959 $54,746 

 Age of reference person ............................... 48.2 51.9 46.6 53.0 43.4 40.8 40.7 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ....................................................... 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.6 

 Children under 18 ....................................... .7 2 ( ) .9 .1 .8 1.6 2.8 

 Persons 65 and over ................................... .3 .3 .3 .5 .2 .1 .1 

 Earners ....................................................... 1.4 .6 1.7 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.3 

 Vehicles ...................................................... 1.9 1.0 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 

Percent homeowner ...................................... 66 50 72 74 68 74 70 

Average annual expenditures ......................... $38,045 $23,059 $44,251 $38,627 $45,156 $52,032 $49,100 

 Food .............................................................. 5,158 2,825 6,088 5,104 6,093 7,122 7,833 

 Food at home .............................................. 3,021 1,477 3,634 2,894 3,687 4,247 5,111 

 Cereals and bakery products .................... 453 221 546 421 550 647 805 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................... 795 352 971 774 1,007 1,109 1,366 

 Dairy products ........................................... 325 162 389 306 395 449 566 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................ 521 279 617 522 611 695 826 

 Other food at home ................................... 927 462 1,111 872 1,124 1,346 1,549 

 Food away from home ................................ 2,137 1,348 2,454 2,210 2,407 2,875 2,722 

Alcoholic beverages ...................................... 372 325 390 429 411 329 318 

 Housing ......................................................... 12,319 8,189 14,040 12,096 14,193 16,921 15,585 

 Shelter ......................................................... 7,114 5,054 7,979 6,936 8,023 9,510 8,862 

 Owned dwellings ....................................... 4,602 2,332 5,555 4,535 5,338 7,351 6,385 

 Rented dwellings ....................................... 2,034 2,435 1,866 1,765 2,160 1,665 2,009 

 Other lodging ............................................ 478 287 558 636 525 494 467 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services .............. 2,489 1,628 2,850 2,545 2,839 3,156 3,348 

 Household operations ................................. 684 387 809 501 921 1,308 846 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................... 482 224 585 515 553 663 755 

 Household furnishings and equipment ........ 1,549 895 1,818 1,600 1,857 2,283 1,775 

 Apparel and services .................................... 1,856 1,028 2,191 1,679 2,259 2,729 2,946 

Transportation ............................................... 7,417 3,732 8,963 7,529 9,721 10,711 9,629 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .................... 3,418 1,456 4,241 3,397 4,805 5,282 4,435 

 Gasoline and motor oil ................................ 1,291 682 1,547 1,307 1,572 1,813 1,850 

 Other vehicle expenses .............................. 2,281 1,272 2,704 2,324 2,879 3,146 2,955 

 Public transportation ................................... 427 322 471 501 465 469 389 

Health care .................................................... 2,066 1,488 2,307 2,596 2,080 2,143 2,018 

 Entertainment ................................................ 1,863 1,026 2,212 1,821 2,192 2,797 2,598 

 Personal care products and services ............ 564 338 656 575 693 736 738 

 Reading ......................................................... 146 113 160 173 145 168 134 

 Education ...................................................... 632 407 726 476 841 952 986 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ...... 319 203 367 318 399 389 436 

 Miscellaneous ............................................... 776 561 866 855 794 990 831 

 Cash contributions ........................................ 1,192 1,047 1,254 1,497 1,144 1,116 887 

Personal insurance and pensions ................. 3,365 1,778 4,031 3,480 4,191 4,930 4,160 

 Life and other personal insurance ............... 399 155 501 484 480 560 499 

 Pensions and Social Security ..................... 2,966 1,623 3,530 2,996 3,711 4,370 3,661 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2 Value less than 0.05.
Table 5. Composition of consumer unit: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000

Item

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children

Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Total

husband

and wife

with

children

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ... 56,287 22,805 28,777 5,291 15,396 8,090 4,705 6,132 46,948 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ................................ $60,588 $53,232 $66,913 $62,928 $69,472 $64,725 $56,796 $25,095 $28,969 

 Age of reference person ............................ 48.2 56.7 41.5 32.2 39.6 51.2 47.9 36.6 49.6 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .................................................... 3.2 2.0 3.9 3.5 4.1 3.8 4.9 2.9 1.6 

 Children under 18 .................................... .9 n.a. 1.6 1.5 2.1 .6 1.5 1.8 .2 

 Persons 65 and over ................................ .3 .6 .1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) .2 .5 2 ( ) .3 

 Earners .................................................... 1.7 1.2 2.0 1.7 1.9 2.6 2.4 1.0 1.0 

 Vehicles ................................................... 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.2 2.6 3.2 2.8 1.1 1.3 

Percent homeowner ................................... 81 85 79 68 79 87 78 37 51 

Average annual expenditures ...................... $48,619 $42,196 $53,586 $50,756 $54,170 $54,550 $49,646 $28,923 $26,524 

 Food ........................................................... 6,575 5,575 7,251 5,817 7,508 7,858 7,506 4,255 3,557 

 Food at home ........................................... 3,892 3,155 4,357 3,659 4,458 4,724 4,815 2,647 2,010 

 Cereals and bakery products ................. 590 456 680 542 702 749 723 388 295 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................ 1,018 846 1,113 819 1,155 1,271 1,333 754 529 

 Dairy products ........................................ 420 335 481 415 497 505 474 279 214 

 Fruits and vegetables ............................ 665 578 710 619 717 771 839 408 361 

 Other food at home ................................ 1,199 940 1,373 1,265 1,388 1,428 1,446 818 610 

 Food away from home ............................. 2,683 2,420 2,894 2,158 3,050 3,134 2,692 1,608 1,547 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 420 461 396 375 365 477 362 187 338 

 Housing ...................................................... 15,204 12,832 17,132 18,702 17,433 15,537 14,891 10,732 9,062 

 Shelter ..................................................... 8,536 7,153 9,693 10,398 10,035 8,581 8,155 6,331 5,512 

 Owned dwellings .................................... 6,505 5,234 7,587 7,864 7,937 6,743 6,050 2,797 2,556 

 Rented dwellings ................................... 1,355 1,121 1,502 2,162 1,543 993 1,590 3,315 2,681 

 Other lodging ......................................... 675 798 604 372 556 845 516 219 275 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........... 3,006 2,689 3,180 2,804 3,193 3,401 3,485 2,335 1,889 

 Household operations .............................. 911 533 1,221 2,380 1,183 534 850 786 399 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................ 647 573 703 618 724 730 669 368 297 

 Household furnishings and equipment .... 2,103 1,884 2,336 2,502 2,297 2,291 1,732 912 965 

 Apparel and services ................................. 2,312 1,725 2,749 2,590 2,838 2,698 2,552 1,921 1,294 

Transportation ............................................ 9,910 8,309 11,088 10,745 10,644 12,158 10,470 5,017 4,742 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................ 4,709 3,824 5,365 5,594 5,102 5,716 4,989 2,338 2,011 

 Gasoline and motor oil ............................. 1,697 1,411 1,879 1,594 1,866 2,092 1,966 894 857 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................... 2,984 2,493 3,352 3,150 3,192 3,793 3,112 1,518 1,539 

 Public transportation ................................ 520 581 491 407 485 558 403 267 335 

Health care ................................................ 2,640 3,044 2,306 1,897 2,251 2,681 2,727 1,014 1,514 

 Entertainment ............................................ 2,454 1,968 2,864 2,191 3,250 2,586 2,304 1,433 1,211 

 Personal care products and services ......... 700 611 769 649 774 845 723 569 397 

 Reading ..................................................... 182 197 176 174 174 181 141 76 114 

 Education ................................................... 811 447 1,126 420 1,032 1,769 651 395 448 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ... 343 286 358 275 336 455 533 299 292 

 Miscellaneous ............................................ 908 878 893 687 960 909 1,140 784 616 

 Cash contributions ..................................... 1,512 1,915 1,220 848 1,270 1,370 1,339 407 912 

Personal insurance and pensions .............. 4,648 3,949 5,257 5,388 5,334 5,027 4,308 1,834 2,027 

 Life and other personal insurance ........... 608 613 601 482 590 702 629 150 179 

 Pensions and Social Security .................. 4,039 3,335 4,656 4,906 4,744 4,325 3,679 1,683 1,848 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2 Value less than 0.05.

n.a. Not applicable.
Table 6. Number of earners in consumer unit: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2000

Item

All

consumer

units

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more persons

No earner One

earner No earner Oneearner

Two

earners

Three or

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) .... 109,367 12,527 19,796 9,430 20,782 36,285 10,546 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ................................. $44,649 $13,847 $31,246 $22,208 $42,133 $62,951 $68,931 

 Age of reference person .............................. 48.2 68.8 41.2 65.4 46.4 42.1 45.7 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ..................................................... 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 3.1 4.4 

 Children under 18 ...................................... .7 n.a. n.a. .3 1.1 1.0 1.2 

 Persons 65 and over ................................. .3 .7 .1 1.3 .3 .1 .1 

 Earners ...................................................... 1.4 n.a. 1.0 n.a. 1.0 2.0 3.3 

 Vehicles ..................................................... 1.9 .8 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.4 3.2 

Percent homeowner .................................... 66 62 43 77 65 73 79 

Average annual expenditures ........................ $38,045 $17,273 $26,657 $27,644 $37,924 $48,923 $55,810 

 Food ............................................................ 5,158 2,184 3,201 4,340 5,328 6,430 8,151 

 Food at home ............................................ 3,021 1,507 1,460 2,956 3,379 3,640 4,825 

 Cereals and bakery products .................. 453 237 211 444 514 541 731 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................. 795 366 344 790 907 965 1,311 

 Dairy products ......................................... 325 170 158 328 365 392 490 

 Fruits and vegetables .............................. 521 305 265 571 579 601 801 

 Other food at home ................................. 927 429 482 823 1,015 1,141 1,493 

 Food away from home ............................... 2,137 678 1,741 1,385 1,949 2,790 3,326 

Alcoholic beverages .................................... 372 173 415 242 274 458 535 

 Housing ....................................................... 12,319 6,835 9,041 8,981 12,840 15,570 15,691 

 Shelter ....................................................... 7,114 3,793 5,851 4,495 7,344 9,007 8,808 

 Owned dwellings ..................................... 4,602 1,895 2,609 2,876 4,732 6,436 6,540 

 Rented dwellings ..................................... 2,034 1,705 2,897 1,140 2,121 1,981 1,617 

 Other lodging ........................................... 478 194 345 478 491 590 651 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ............. 2,489 1,621 1,633 2,369 2,702 2,899 3,402 

 Household operations ............................... 684 607 249 438 702 1,030 588 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................. 482 220 227 495 534 609 691 

 Household furnishings and equipment ...... 1,549 593 1,082 1,184 1,558 2,025 2,201 

 Apparel and services ................................... 1,856 612 1,275 952 1,922 2,456 2,981 

Transportation ............................................. 7,417 2,178 4,715 4,980 7,148 9,948 12,716 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .................. 3,418 806 1,868 2,240 3,291 4,727 6,234 

 Gasoline and motor oil .............................. 1,291 403 859 880 1,292 1,680 2,187 

 Other vehicle expenses ............................. 2,281 731 1,614 1,488 2,178 3,015 3,764 

 Public transportation .................................. 427 238 374 372 388 526 531 

Health care .................................................. 2,066 2,172 1,056 3,413 2,136 2,129 2,273 

 Entertainment .............................................. 1,863 663 1,253 1,145 1,958 2,498 2,697 

 Personal care products and services .......... 564 277 375 478 572 700 837 

 Reading ....................................................... 146 96 124 141 139 176 168 

 Education .................................................... 632 163 561 121 640 755 1,337 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies .... 319 166 226 228 335 383 503 

 Miscellaneous .............................................. 776 409 656 611 741 963 1,005 

 Cash contributions ....................................... 1,192 1,189 956 1,606 1,096 1,225 1,347 

Personal insurance and pensions ............... 3,365 156 2,803 406 2,795 5,233 5,571 

 Life and other personal insurance ............. 399 135 167 380 488 502 632 

 Pensions and Social Security .................... 2,966 221 2,636 226 2,307 4,732 4,939 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. 2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.
Table 7. Housing tenure, type of area, race of reference person, and Hispanic origin of reference person: Average annual

expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000

Item

All

consumer

units

Housing tenure Type of area Race of reference

person

Hispanic origin of

reference person

Homeowner Renter Urban Rural

White

and

other

Black Hispanic NonHispanic

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ... 109,367 71,834 37,532 95,627 13,740 96,137 13,230 9,473 99,894 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ................................ $44,649 $53,447 $28,448 $45,877 $35,941 $46,260 $32,657 $34,891 $45,669 

 Age of reference person ............................ 48.2 52.3 40.3 47.8 51.0 48.5 45.4 42.8 48.7 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .................................................... 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.4 2.4 

 Children under 18 .................................... .7 .7 .7 .7 .6 .6 .9 1.2 .6 

 Persons 65 and over ................................ .3 .4 .2 .3 .4 .3 .2 .2 .3 

 Earners .................................................... 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.3 

 Vehicles ................................................... 1.9 2.3 1.2 1.9 2.4 2.0 1.3 1.6 2.0 

Percent homeowner ................................... 66 100 n.a. 63 83 68 46 47 68 

Average annual expenditures ...................... $38,045 $43,603 $27,406 $38,942 $31,831 $39,406 $28,152 $32,735 $38,549 

 Food ........................................................... 5,158 5,698 4,124 5,254 4,500 5,304 4,095 5,362 5,139 

 Food at home ........................................... 3,021 3,326 2,436 3,054 2,797 3,066 2,691 3,496 2,977 

 Cereals and bakery products ................. 453 503 358 459 418 462 393 491 450 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................ 795 856 679 804 734 780 909 1,036 773 

 Dairy products ........................................ 325 364 250 326 316 336 245 359 321 

 Fruits and vegetables ............................ 521 569 428 534 431 530 454 670 507 

 Other food at home ................................ 927 1,034 722 931 898 959 691 940 926 

 Food away from home ............................. 2,137 2,371 1,688 2,200 1,703 2,238 1,404 1,865 2,162 

Alcoholic beverages ................................... 372 393 331 390 247 394 211 285 380 

 Housing ...................................................... 12,319 13,874 9,341 12,828 8,775 12,651 9,906 10,850 12,458 

 Shelter ..................................................... 7,114 7,627 6,133 7,521 4,282 7,312 5,678 6,437 7,178 

 Owned dwellings .................................... 4,602 6,976 59 4,790 3,294 4,877 2,607 2,949 4,759 

 Rented dwellings ................................... 2,034 47 5,836 2,226 701 1,923 2,843 3,307 1,913 

 Other lodging ......................................... 478 603 238 505 287 512 227 181 506 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........... 2,489 2,917 1,669 2,494 2,453 2,478 2,571 2,170 2,519 

 Household operations .............................. 684 852 364 722 424 714 468 465 705 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................ 482 579 297 488 443 507 303 474 483 

 Household furnishings and equipment .... 1,549 1,899 878 1,603 1,173 1,640 887 1,303 1,572 

 Apparel and services ................................. 1,856 2,052 1,482 1,931 1,343 1,878 1,695 2,076 1,836 

Transportation ............................................ 7,417 8,530 5,289 7,410 7,467 7,721 5,214 6,719 7,484 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................ 3,418 3,916 2,465 3,370 3,751 3,574 2,285 3,146 3,444 

 Gasoline and motor oil ............................. 1,291 1,475 939 1,260 1,507 1,337 956 1,244 1,296 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................... 2,281 2,653 1,570 2,323 1,992 2,361 1,705 1,945 2,313 

 Public transportation ................................ 427 485 314 457 216 448 268 385 431 

Health care ................................................ 2,066 2,561 1,117 2,028 2,328 2,198 1,107 1,243 2,144 

 Entertainment ............................................ 1,863 2,229 1,163 1,872 1,802 1,980 1,014 1,186 1,928 

 Personal care products and services ......... 564 628 441 584 426 555 627 564 564 

 Reading ..................................................... 146 173 95 153 101 157 72 59 155 

 Education ................................................... 632 645 607 679 302 666 383 363 657 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ... 319 311 334 310 378 329 243 173 332 

 Miscellaneous ............................................ 776 917 505 786 704 804 572 602 792 

 Cash contributions ..................................... 1,192 1,505 593 1,249 802 1,260 700 645 1,244 

Personal insurance and pensions .............. 3,365 4,087 1,983 3,467 2,655 3,510 2,313 2,608 3,437 

 Life and other personal insurance ........... 399 527 153 403 371 404 358 189 419 

 Pensions and Social Security .................. 2,966 3,560 1,830 3,064 2,284 3,105 1,955 2,420 3,018 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.

n.a. Not applicable.
Table 8. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ............. 109,367 20,994 25,717 38,245 24,410 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ......................................... $44,649 $47,439 $44,377 $41,984 $46,670 

 Age of reference person ...................................... 48.2 49.5 48.4 48.3 46.6 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ............................................................. 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 

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

 Persons 65 and over ......................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

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

 Vehicles ............................................................. 1.9 1.6 2.2 1.9 2.0 

Percent homeowner ............................................ 66 62 70 68 60 

Average annual expenditures ................................ $38,045 $38,902 $39,213 $34,707 $41,328 

 Food .................................................................... 5,158 5,377 5,255 4,724 5,554 

 Food at home .................................................... 3,021 3,202 2,933 2,823 3,269 

 Cereals and bakery products ........................... 453 491 444 422 480 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................... 795 883 721 779 821 

 Dairy products ................................................. 325 354 330 286 356 

 Fruits and vegetables ...................................... 521 579 482 470 592 

 Other food at home .......................................... 927 895 957 867 1,021 

 Food away from home ....................................... 2,137 2,175 2,322 1,901 2,285 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................ 372 390 388 304 449 

 Housing ............................................................... 12,319 13,505 11,961 10,855 13,972 

 Shelter ............................................................... 7,114 8,222 6,633 5,839 8,667 

 Owned dwellings ............................................. 4,602 5,229 4,599 3,803 5,320 

 Rented dwellings ............................................. 2,034 2,434 1,531 1,643 2,832 

 Other lodging ................................................... 478 559 503 393 515 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ..................... 2,489 2,570 2,513 2,596 2,226 

 Household operations ........................................ 684 643 670 645 796 

 Housekeeping supplies ..................................... 482 530 514 440 472 

 Household furnishings and equipment .............. 1,549 1,540 1,631 1,334 1,811 

 Apparel and services ........................................... 1,856 2,115 1,917 1,617 1,945 

Transportation ..................................................... 7,417 6,664 7,841 7,211 7,943 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .......................... 3,418 2,719 3,759 3,566 3,430 

 Gasoline and motor oil ....................................... 1,291 1,094 1,352 1,290 1,400 

 Other vehicle expenses ..................................... 2,281 2,251 2,327 2,073 2,586 

 Public transportation .......................................... 427 600 403 283 527 

Health care .......................................................... 2,066 1,862 2,172 2,147 2,001 

 Entertainment ...................................................... 1,863 1,915 2,040 1,617 2,021 

 Personal care products and services .................. 564 578 544 550 594 

 Reading ............................................................... 146 172 164 114 158 

 Education ............................................................. 632 823 667 477 674 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............ 319 326 360 334 245 

 Miscellaneous ...................................................... 776 738 798 729 859 

 Cash contributions ............................................... 1,192 1,064 1,615 953 1,233 

Personal insurance and pensions ....................... 3,365 3,371 3,490 3,077 3,679 

 Life and other personal insurance ..................... 399 423 429 407 333 

 Pensions and Social Security ............................ 2,966 2,948 3,061 2,670 3,346 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.
Table 9. Occupation of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000

Item

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

All other,

including

not

reporting

Total

wage and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Number of consumer units (in

thousands) .................................. 5,736 72,083 25,361 20,832 9,925 5,089 10,876 19,499 12,048 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 .................... $58,847 $51,905 $73,811 $43,489 $31,940 $45,903 $37,547 $22,306 $27,663 

 Age of reference person ................. 50.5 41.5 43.1 39.8 41.0 41.2 41.7 72.9 46.7 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................ 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.0 2.9 1.7 2.7 

 Children under 18 ......................... .6 .8 .8 .8 .8 .9 .9 .1 .8 

 Persons 65 and over .................... .3 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 1.2 .2 

 Earners ......................................... 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 .2 .7 

 Vehicles ........................................ 2.3 2.1 2.2 1.9 1.7 2.5 2.2 1.5 1.5 

Percent homeowner ....................... 80 63 73 57 49 69 59 81 53 

Average annual expenditures ........... $48,986 $41,875 $54,185 $37,354 $30,279 $40,598 $32,948 $25,938 $29,329 

 Food ............................................... 6,131 5,562 6,487 5,102 4,789 5,402 5,028 3,686 4,567 

 Food at home ............................... 3,424 3,127 3,397 2,866 2,908 3,157 3,148 2,453 3,078 

 Cereals and bakery products ..... 512 465 511 428 430 449 463 374 479 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .... 862 824 826 757 801 939 906 636 839 

 Dairy products ............................ 369 332 364 310 303 337 321 277 333 

 Fruits and vegetables ................. 642 519 592 465 472 471 511 487 527 

 Other food at home .................... 1,039 986 1,103 906 902 961 948 680 900 

 Food away from home .................. 2,707 2,434 3,090 2,235 1,881 2,245 1,881 1,233 1,489 

Alcoholic beverages ....................... 430 428 572 377 292 468 300 226 229 

 Housing .......................................... 15,223 13,418 17,877 12,026 9,791 11,597 9,818 8,663 10,266 

 Shelter .......................................... 8,551 7,936 10,603 7,126 5,843 6,988 5,621 4,413 5,886 

 Owned dwellings ........................ 6,233 5,138 7,627 4,147 3,035 4,772 3,320 2,937 3,319 

 Rented dwellings ........................ 1,510 2,293 2,139 2,587 2,577 1,843 2,041 1,098 2,250 

 Other lodging .............................. 808 505 837 392 230 373 260 379 318 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 3,000 2,564 2,934 2,445 2,176 2,580 2,278 2,179 2,297 

 Household operations .................. 950 727 1,172 618 355 477 350 574 482 

 Housekeeping supplies ................ 584 499 642 443 370 355 447 436 403 

 Household furnishings and

equipment ................................... 2,138 1,692 2,525 1,394 1,049 1,196 1,123 1,060 1,197 

 Apparel and services ...................... 1,999 2,137 2,742 1,919 1,618 2,122 1,626 926 1,566 

Transportation ................................ 8,729 8,497 10,073 7,782 6,245 10,330 7,387 4,399 5,215 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..... 3,901 3,985 4,497 3,686 2,864 5,769 3,552 1,866 2,310 

 Gasoline and motor oil ................. 1,569 1,457 1,586 1,355 1,170 1,747 1,478 761 1,026 

 Other vehicle expenses ................ 2,711 2,600 3,259 2,369 1,924 2,541 2,147 1,404 1,588 

 Public transportation ..................... 548 455 731 372 287 273 210 368 290 

Health care ..................................... 3,020 1,737 2,199 1,562 1,321 1,598 1,442 3,172 1,788 

 Entertainment ................................. 2,424 2,105 2,826 1,835 1,356 2,010 1,664 1,105 1,372 

 Personal care products and

services ...................................... 626 616 751 585 547 499 481 427 433 

 Reading .......................................... 193 152 234 134 84 100 83 142 97 

 Education ....................................... 598 773 1,152 755 416 473 387 123 628 

 Tobacco products and smoking

supplies ...................................... 325 344 231 341 396 515 489 179 387 

 Miscellaneous ................................. 1,343 806 959 742 644 916 668 609 597 

 Cash contributions .......................... 2,079 1,074 1,775 796 484 674 697 1,681 688 

Personal insurance and pensions .. 5,867 4,226 6,307 3,399 2,295 3,895 2,876 600 1,497 

 Life and other personal insurance 683 408 606 324 258 336 275 338 308 

 Pensions and Social Security ....... 5,184 3,819 5,701 3,075 2,037 3,560 2,601 262 1,189 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.
Table 10. Education of reference person: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000

Item

All

consumer

units

Less than college graduate College graduate

Total

Less than

high

school

graduate

High

school

graduate

High

school

graduate

with

some

college

Associate

degree Total Bachelor’sdegree

Master’s,

professional,

doctorate

Number of consumer units (in thousands) 109,367 81,307 17,991 31,900 22,504 8,912 28,059 18,330 9,729 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes 1 ............................ $44,649 $35,545 $23,329 $36,134 $38,837 $50,060 $71,140 $64,201 $84,438 

 Age of reference person ......................... 48.2 48.7 56.0 49.4 43.1 46.0 46.6 45.4 48.8 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 

 Children under 18 ................................. .7 .7 .7 .7 .6 .8 .6 .6 .6 

 Persons 65 and over ............................ .3 .3 .5 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 Earners ................................................. 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 

 Vehicles ................................................ 1.9 1.9 1.4 2.0 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 

Percent homeowner ............................... 66 63 58 68 58 72 73 71 75 

Average annual expenditures ................... $38,045 $32,452 $23,386 $32,447 $35,999 $41,585 $54,176 $50,785 $60,527 

 Food ....................................................... 5,158 4,710 4,048 4,713 4,891 5,459 6,428 6,250 6,752 

 Food at home ....................................... 3,021 2,901 2,901 2,902 2,774 3,177 3,359 3,283 3,497 

 Cereals and bakery products .............. 453 437 436 436 423 474 500 491 515 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............. 795 798 871 813 713 809 789 790 788 

 Dairy products .................................... 325 309 293 318 296 335 369 365 374 

 Fruits and vegetables ......................... 521 481 499 475 456 521 634 605 686 

 Other food at home ............................. 927 877 802 861 886 1,038 1,067 1,031 1,133 

 Food away from home .......................... 2,137 1,809 1,146 1,811 2,117 2,282 3,069 2,967 3,256 

Alcoholic beverages ............................... 372 293 145 283 404 339 595 546 681 

 Housing .................................................. 12,319 10,343 7,670 10,317 11,375 13,180 18,029 16,955 20,041 

 Shelter .................................................. 7,114 5,871 4,236 5,793 6,586 7,647 10,716 10,112 11,856 

 Owned dwellings ................................ 4,602 3,595 2,090 3,693 3,963 5,353 7,521 7,004 8,497 

 Rented dwellings ................................ 2,034 1,970 2,028 1,797 2,217 1,841 2,221 2,250 2,167 

 Other lodging ...................................... 478 307 118 303 405 454 974 858 1,191 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........ 2,489 2,349 2,087 2,414 2,337 2,677 2,894 2,845 2,987 

 Household operations ........................... 684 484 262 435 633 733 1,266 1,132 1,519 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................ 482 417 360 417 429 493 665 605 771 

 Household furnishings and equipment 1,549 1,222 726 1,258 1,390 1,631 2,487 2,261 2,909 

 Apparel and services .............................. 1,856 1,566 1,177 1,501 1,816 1,915 2,683 2,518 2,987 

Transportation ........................................ 7,417 6,792 4,512 7,000 7,618 8,567 9,227 9,106 9,455 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ............. 3,418 3,274 2,166 3,419 3,647 4,051 3,836 3,836 3,837 

 Gasoline and motor oil .......................... 1,291 1,231 898 1,278 1,318 1,515 1,466 1,446 1,503 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................ 2,281 2,007 1,284 2,056 2,267 2,629 3,076 3,055 3,112 

 Public transportation ............................. 427 280 164 247 386 372 850 768 1,004 

Health care ............................................. 2,066 1,860 1,672 1,896 1,860 2,104 2,660 2,489 2,981 

 Entertainment ......................................... 1,863 1,519 896 1,519 1,775 2,118 2,860 2,780 3,011 

 Personal care products and services ..... 564 497 365 496 566 586 755 714 830 

 Reading .................................................. 146 107 59 105 132 146 261 230 321 

 Education ................................................ 632 427 128 310 721 700 1,226 1,133 1,399 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 319 370 373 408 329 335 168 179 148 

 Miscellaneous ......................................... 776 677 515 652 748 909 1,063 988 1,202 

 Cash contributions .................................. 1,192 763 507 697 821 1,367 2,438 1,726 3,780 

Personal insurance and pensions .......... 3,365 2,530 1,318 2,551 2,942 3,860 5,785 5,172 6,938 

 Life and other personal insurance ........ 399 320 225 355 293 457 625 539 788 

 Pensions and Social Security ............... 2,966 2,209 1,093 2,196 2,649 3,403 5,159 4,634 6,149 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.