Table 3133. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2011-2012

Item Total

west

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) ....... 27,888 944 982 1,602 1,724 3,281 2,906 2,454 3,999 9,996

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $68,760 $835 $7,859 $12,683 $17,547 $24,916 $34,871 $44,668 $59,473 $132,850

Income after taxes .......................................... 66,163 1,017 8,041 12,830 17,877 25,152 34,676 43,790 58,225 126,184

Age of reference person ................................. 49.0 45.2 48.0 54.6 53.1 51.9 47.6 48.9 47.0 48.2

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 2.6 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.0

Children under 18 ......................................... .6 .5 .3 .4 .5 .5 .7 .7 .8 .7

Persons 65 and older ................................... .3 .3 .3 .4 .5 .5 .3 .4 .3 .2

Earners ......................................................... 1.3 .6 .6 .5 .7 .9 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.9

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.0 1.1 .9 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.7

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .............................................................. 50 49 43 41 44 48 46 51 49 54

Female ......................................................... 50 51 57 59 56 52 54 49 51 46

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 59 33 29 31 42 45 50 52 61 80

With mortgage ............................................ 39 18 9 8 13 18 31 32 43 63

Without mortgage ....................................... 20 15 21 23 29 27 19 20 18 17

Renter ........................................................... 41 67 71 69 58 55 50 48 39 20

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 4 12 7 7 4 4 3 5 5 3

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 96 88 93 93 96 96 97 95 95 97

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 20 22 18 19 24 26 28 26 23 12

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 80 78 82 81 76 74 72 74 77 88

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 5 10 8 9 9 9 8 5 3 2

High school (9-12) ........................................ 26 36 33 34 34 36 32 32 28 14

College ......................................................... 69 54 57 55 56 55 59 63 68 84

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 89 63 58 69 82 85 90 92 95 97

Average annual expenditures ........................... $55,769 $28,378 $22,875 $22,495 $27,390 $32,011 $39,895 $42,752 $53,791 $88,053

Food ............................................................... 7,217 4,742 3,905 3,512 4,481 4,415 5,829 5,732 7,068 10,516

Food at home ............................................... 4,221 3,139 2,773 2,290 3,066 2,817 3,747 3,522 4,194 5,716

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 551 367 361 307 385 359 492 479 568 738

Cereals and cereal products .................... 194 119 124 105 129 126 173 170 202 263

Bakery products ....................................... 356 248 237 202 257 233 319 309 367 475

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 881 629 616 517 623 593 836 720 833 1,193

Beef .......................................................... 235 170 134 132 132 176 238 208 233 307

Pork .......................................................... 156 108 174 76 109 113 145 129 155 203

Other meats .............................................. 113 52 84 69 85 70 105 97 107 155

Poultry ...................................................... 171 142 97 109 131 116 171 135 169 225

Fish and seafood ...................................... 148 105 95 86 117 74 119 102 115 229

Eggs ......................................................... 58 51 32 45 49 45 58 49 54 73

Dairy products ............................................ 455 303 290 235 323 305 405 371 456 624

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 167 130 103 102 133 130 155 133 160 218

Other dairy products ................................. 288 173 187 132 189 175 250 238 296 405

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 830 600 568 453 604 522 746 666 814 1,144

Fresh fruits ............................................... 308 207 233 151 208 184 270 240 289 440

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 274 176 177 154 197 180 237 217 275 379

Processed fruits ........................................ 126 104 75 69 78 90 135 100 125 166

Processed vegetables .............................. 122 113 83 79 121 68 104 109 126 159

Other food at home .................................... 1,504 1,240 938 779 1,131 1,039 1,268 1,285 1,523 2,018

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 166 125 95 71 120 109 132 126 163 237

Fats and oils ............................................. 121 96 100 70 113 85 119 118 125 144

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 776 682 440 411 588 520 644 686 763 1,049

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 376 320 251 210 291 286 335 313 402 477

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 66 217 253 216 18 40 38 40 70 110

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3133. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2011-2012 — Continued

Item Total

west

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 .................................. 2,996 1,604 1,132 1,222 1,415 1,598 2,082 2,211 2,874 4,799

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 569 152 301 178 232 233 379 417 480 985

Housing .......................................................... 19,237 10,647 9,901 9,961 11,008 12,665 14,960 16,710 18,912 28,002

Shelter .......................................................... 12,072 6,727 6,756 6,666 6,938 7,884 9,392 10,678 11,937 17,402

Owned dwellings ........................................ 6,941 2,415 1,707 1,528 2,189 2,838 4,029 4,764 6,542 12,457

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 4,153 1,219 774 578 882 1,192 2,177 2,739 4,149 7,796

Property taxes .......................................... 1,641 754 438 430 668 877 1,007 1,255 1,416 2,824

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,147 442 495 519 640 770 844 770 976 1,837

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,357 3,837 4,747 4,940 4,532 4,688 4,966 5,443 4,897 3,475

Other lodging .............................................. 775 475 302 198 217 358 398 471 498 1,470

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,433 2,032 1,641 1,874 2,351 2,549 2,990 3,250 3,608 4,573

Natural gas ................................................. 367 206 136 182 226 253 304 318 386 519

Electricity .................................................... 1,170 814 671 738 865 945 1,036 1,107 1,187 1,497

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 57 220 28

215 230 42 29 64 67 84

Telephone services .................................... 1,203 699 579 634 812 886 1,107 1,217 1,326 1,550

Water and other public services ................. 636 293 248 305 417 423 514 545 642 924

Household operations .................................. 1,386 769 643 490 602 920 944 1,079 1,020 2,298

Personal services ....................................... 456 2376 2146 271 2179 376 276 291 255 802

Other household expenses ........................ 930 393 496 419 423 545 668 788 765 1,497

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 643 379 358 284 429 431 454 506 655 935

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 159 104 71 72 139 133 159 128 143 210

Other household products .......................... 326 175 165 126 204 197 227 253 312 500

Postage and stationery ............................... 158 100 122 85 87 102 68 125 200 226

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,702 741 503 648 688 881 1,179 1,197 1,693 2,794

Household textiles ...................................... 156 130 34 45 88 82 149 88 135 250

Furniture ..................................................... 365 162 99 101 99 190 262 261 320 630

Floor coverings ........................................... 16 21

212423 4 9 7 13 32

Major appliances ........................................ 198 251 42 76 74 62 104 171 231 335

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 116 120 36 44 45 87 74 73 111 181

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 851 277 291 379 379 457 583 598 883 1,365

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,938 1,343 954 832 1,015 1,098 1,336 1,224 1,898 3,060

Men and boys ............................................... 463 282 190 167 302 228 313 290 486 734

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 366 240 148 84 264 177 226 198 379 599

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 97 42 43 83 38 51 87 92 106 135

Women and girls .......................................... 772 353 443 365 329 419 525 424 759 1,262

Women, 16 and over .................................. 649 286 399 314 294 333 417 351 638 1,068

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 124 66 243 51 35 86 108 72 121 194

Children under 2 ........................................... 61 230 231 211 212 44 38 72 88 79

Footwear ...................................................... 365 2429 150 165 241 251 261 240 313 552

Other apparel products and services ........... 277 250 139 123 131 156 199 197 252 434

Transportation ................................................ 8,886 4,417 2,740 2,775 4,717 4,891 6,712 7,028 9,181 13,866

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 2,769 21,620 2308 2264 1,386 1,298 1,912 1,718 2,768 4,751

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,390 21,061 2151 3 ( ) 2544 2475 2748 2468 1,105 2,739

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,296 2559 2126 264 841 809 1,114 1,250 1,616 1,820

Other vehicles ............................................ 84 3 ( ) 231 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 214 250 21

248 191

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,697 1,327 1,144 1,253 1,565 1,848 2,299 2,514 3,040 3,707

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,722 1,186 1,026 1,041 1,503 1,465 2,101 2,306 2,788 4,157

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 221 275 218 43 69 94 154 179 195 390

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 978 347 419 476 486 612 798 706 1,088 1,455

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,045 2575 2401 2374 2753 509 812 1,069 1,010 1,536

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 478 189 188 148 195 251 337 353 495 776

Public and other transportation .................... 698 284 262 217 264 279 400 489 585 1,252

Health care ..................................................... 3,507 1,754 998 1,632 1,910 2,702 2,686 3,111 3,556 5,073

Health insurance .......................................... 1,969 987 751 857 1,195 1,537 1,388 1,832 2,053 2,804

Medical services ........................................... 876 389 -33 393 343 656 763 740 811 1,345

Drugs ............................................................ 518 338 232 304 317 441 434 439 570 680

Medical supplies ........................................... 143 240 48 78 55 69 101 101 122 244

Entertainment ................................................. 2,922 1,213 881 1,222 1,100 1,443 1,775 1,857 3,091 4,870

Fees and admissions ................................... 766 198 163 120 161 239 338 398 619 1,532

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 960 448 454 504 610 596 721 840 1,004 1,389

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 689 461 179 165 254 429 568 431 627 1,122

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 507 104 84 433 76 178 148 188 842 827

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3133. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2011-2012 — Continued

Item Total

west

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 ............. 709 323 340 305 314 442 549 492 670 1,114

Reading .......................................................... 139 66 73 67 92 78 92 116 132 213

Education ....................................................... 1,252 2,173 1,431 459 506 524 718 494 637 2,227

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 259 309 234 243 214 289 267 316 265 237

Miscellaneous ................................................. 968 405 374 306 323 805 725 791 746 1,548

Cash contributions .......................................... 2,144 607 441 617 742 978 1,257 1,203 2,211 3,789

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 6,023 226 302 385 736 1,448 2,610 3,262 4,943 12,552

Life and other personal insurance ................ 301 261 240 61 75 161 111 179 250 578

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 5,722 164 263 324 661 1,287 2,499 3,083 4,693 11,974

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $68,760 $835 $7,859 $12,683 $17,547 $24,916 $34,871 $44,668 $59,473 $132,850

Wages and salaries ...................................... 53,028 1,718 3,265 3,611 6,956 12,861 23,462 31,219 46,132 108,520

Self-employment income .............................. 3,793 -2,988 2-353 174 417 738 1,296 1,550 2,436 8,826

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 8,053 1,042 2,094 5,921 7,259 8,746 7,332 9,138 7,926 9,546

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,934 -104 137 139 292 455 408 881 965 4,450

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............... 646 2146 347 332 269 527 668 793 937 718

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 566 541 1,274 1,345 1,083 705 810 471 512 212

Regular contributions for support ................. 498 221 718 814 748 613 675 421 262 434

Other income ................................................ 242 259 377 348 523 273 221 195 304 144

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 2,597 -182 -183 -147 -330 -236 195 878 1,248 6,666

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,851 -184 -179 -166 -353 -319 5 610 786 4,925

State and local income taxes ....................... 667 -3 -10 11 18 51 153 212 394 1,588

Other taxes ................................................... 79 26

272925 32 37 56 67 154

Income after taxes .......................................... 66,163 1,017 8,041 12,830 17,877 25,152 34,676 43,790 58,225 126,184

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $2,074 - $6,700 - $4,598 $4,125 - $703 - $504 - $5,502 - $11,347 - $7,925 $2,480

Net change in total assets ............................ 12,459 -429 2,646 5,332 876 733 5,407 1,566 3,000 30,137

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 14,532 6,271 7,245 1,207 1,579 1,237 10,909 12,913 10,925 27,657

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 1,100 1,715 2144 463 533 273 547 393 854 2,040

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,273 -1,014 -328 -307 -581 -634 -1,053 -1,494 -1,802 -4,463

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 199,045 90,914 67,967 76,421 87,907 108,773 117,643 136,919 166,865 342,377

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 966 497 380 388 511 576 647 728 884 1,552

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,174 445 332 449 366 665 785 485 1,013 2,094

Food ............................................................. 92 234 211 15 52 77 79 54 40 161

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 13 1 ( ) 218 1 ( ) 212 24 5 217 7 23

Housing ........................................................ 227 54 152 79 102 163 154 92 196 383

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 27 216 213 25

218 18 219 17 29 40

Household textiles ...................................... 11 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 23

3 ( ) 2128210 220 18

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 19 25

211 2622211 2922 19 37

Major appliances ...................................... 7 25

211 1 ( ) 3 ( ) 1 ( ) 231 ( ) 5 13

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 13 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 25

22211 2721213 24

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 50 210 9 235 16 71 35 19 42 73

Other housing ............................................. 120 222 119 30 66 62 83 44 86 214

Apparel and services .................................... 226 280 285 142 96 144 207 83 259 327

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 51 293 231 54 16 22 19 13 69 79

Females, 2 and over ................................... 98 240 215 250 51 88 86 45 103 146

Children under 2 ......................................... 17 223 213 23

2628224 26 24 22

Other apparel products and services ......... 59 2124 227 236 223 226 278 218 62 81

Jewelry and watches ................................ 15 26

22218 211 212 217 24213 22

All other apparel products and services ... 44 2118 225 219 212 213 261 215 49 59

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3133. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2011-2012 — Continued

Item Total

west

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 .............................................. 117 39 16 80 26 108 51 21 209 165

Health care ................................................... 52 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 258 27

238 21215 226 110

Entertainment ............................................... 90 217 23

215 221 51 65 54 81 159

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 26 212 1 ( ) 21

210 226 210 223 233 38

Other entertainment ................................... 64 25

22 14 211 25 55 30 48 121

Personal care products and services ........... 16 27

292225211 2729 11 31

Reading ........................................................ 2 3 ( ) 21

1 ( ) 211 ( ) 2321 3 3

Education ..................................................... 241 22

218 246 25213 99 289 77 575

All other gifts ................................................. 98 211 18 12 36 57 115 49 105 157

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

3 No data reported.

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