Table 3310. Northeast region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016

Item

All

consumer

units in

the Northeast

Homeowner

Renter

Total

Homeowner

with

mortgage

Homeowner

without

mortgage

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 23,492 14,079 7,563 6,516 9,414

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $79,079 $100,997 $119,983 $78,959 $46,301

Income after taxes .......................................... 67,086 84,253 99,381 66,692 41,413

Age of reference person ................................. 52.1 56.6 50.1 64.2 45.3

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.1 2.2

Children under 18 ......................................... .5 .5 .7 .2 .5

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .4 .5 .3 .8 .2

Earners ......................................................... 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.0 1.1

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.6 2.1 2.3 1.9 .9

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 48 51 50 51 44

Women ......................................................... 52 49 50 49 56

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 60 100 100 100 n.a.

With mortgage ............................................ 32 54 100 n.a. n.a.

Without mortgage ....................................... 28 46 n.a. 100 n.a.

Renter ........................................................... 40 n.a. n.a. n.a. 100

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 13 8 9 7 22

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 87 92 91 93 78

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 11 5 6 3 21

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 89 95 94 97 79

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 3 1 1 2 4

High school (9-12) ........................................ 33 30 23 38 38

College ......................................................... 64 69 76 60 57

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 79 94 97 89 58

Average annual expenditures ........................... $59,876 $73,078 $81,866 $62,361 $40,167

Food ............................................................... 7,018 8,199 8,576 7,535 5,266

Food at home ............................................... 4,031 4,709 4,748 4,638 3,027

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 550 651 651 650 400

Cereals and cereal products .................... 191 208 212 199 165

Bakery products ....................................... 359 443 439 451 235

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 902 1,012 985 1,067 741

Beef .......................................................... 220 256 249 270 169

Pork .......................................................... 164 185 173 209 135

Other meats .............................................. 141 165 159 177 105

Poultry ...................................................... 184 194 198 184 169

Fish and seafood ...................................... 137 155 146 172 110

Eggs ......................................................... 57 58 60 55 54

Dairy products ............................................ 433 516 520 509 310

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 144 161 165 153 120

Other dairy products ................................. 289 355 355 356 191

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 826 950 967 915 643

Fresh fruits ............................................... 306 361 369 344 225

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 275 316 319 311 213

Processed fruits ........................................ 118 129 130 126 103

Processed vegetables .............................. 127 144 149 135 102

Other food at home .................................... 1,320 1,581 1,625 1,497 933

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 130 157 153 164 91

Fats and oils ............................................. 118 133 136 125 97

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 646 790 816 736 433

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3310. Northeast region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units in

the Northeast

Homeowner

Renter

Total

Homeowner

with

mortgage

Homeowner

without

mortgage

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 369 426 434 409 286

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 56 75 85 64 26

Food away from home .................................. 2,986 3,490 3,828 2,897 2,239

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 564 683 758 540 387

Housing .......................................................... 21,140 24,341 29,263 18,605 16,358

Shelter .......................................................... 13,165 14,242 18,178 9,674 11,554

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,722 12,792 16,768 8,176 140

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 2,784 4,605 8,321 292 260

Property taxes .......................................... 3,346 5,553 5,885 5,167 45

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,592 2,633 2,562 2,717 36

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,502 115 60 179 11,063

Other lodging .............................................. 941 1,336 1,350 1,320 351

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 4,102 5,146 5,527 4,704 2,541

Natural gas ................................................. 607 791 809 772 332

Electricity .................................................... 1,339 1,636 1,756 1,498 895

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 303 459 460 458 71

Telephone services .................................... 1,457 1,660 1,868 1,418 1,153

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 442 553 532 578 276

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,015 1,107 1,337 840 877

Water and other public services ................. 395 599 635 558 90

Household operations .................................. 1,569 2,014 2,433 1,524 904

Personal services ....................................... 648 826 1,202 390 382

Other household expenses ........................ 921 1,188 1,231 1,134 522

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 612 766 743 816 383

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 136 159 166 143 102

Other household products .......................... 342 449 434 482 184

Postage and stationery ............................... 134 158 142 192 98

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,691 2,172 2,383 1,887 976

Household textiles ...................................... 105 137 144 127 58

Furniture ..................................................... 452 543 601 476 315

Floor coverings ........................................... 31 42 42 41 14

Major appliances ........................................ 245 340 403 258 103

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 122 155 163 141 73

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 737 956 1,029 844 413

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,870 2,059 2,290 1,611 1,591

Men and boys ............................................... 453 488 563 360 400

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 360 392 440 309 312

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 93 96 123 52 87

Women and girls .......................................... 705 851 936 689 488

Women, 16 and over .................................. 615 755 811 638 407

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 90 96 125 51 81

Children under 2 ........................................... 55 55 70 225 55

Footwear ...................................................... 373 387 449 257 353

Other apparel products and services ........... 284 278 273 279 295

Transportation ................................................ 8,574 10,734 12,199 9,034 5,347

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,132 4,074 4,908 3,107 1,722

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,416 1,907 2,156 1,618 682

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,690 2,126 2,716 1,441 1,038

Other vehicles ............................................ 25 241 236 248 22

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,709 2,138 2,428 1,801 1,067

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,803 3,523 3,820 3,182 1,731

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 172 213 305 106 112

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 783 990 1,020 960 473

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 999 1,227 1,227 1,227 661

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 850 1,093 1,268 889 486

Public and other transportation .................... 930 999 1,043 944 826

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,492 5,924 5,774 6,113 2,350

Health insurance .......................................... 3,198 4,220 4,106 4,354 1,670

Medical services ........................................... 759 1,013 1,057 962 380

Drugs ............................................................ 397 509 461 575 230

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3310. Northeast region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units in

the Northeast

Homeowner

Renter

Total

Homeowner

with

mortgage

Homeowner

without

mortgage

Medical supplies ........................................... 137 182 151 222 71

Entertainment ................................................. 2,768 3,604 3,889 3,214 1,521

Fees and admissions ................................... 747 1,020 1,162 850 340

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,094 1,278 1,378 1,138 820

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 652 914 951 863 262

Pets ............................................................ 532 764 777 765 188

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 119 150 174 98 74

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 275 392 398 363 99

Personal care products and services ............. 707 840 903 759 510

Reading .......................................................... 112 130 126 149 86

Education ....................................................... 1,985 2,404 2,822 1,920 1,358

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 343 317 347 280 381

Miscellaneous ................................................. 939 1,202 1,449 924 546

Cash contributions .......................................... 2,258 3,288 1,960 4,829 718

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 7,107 9,352 11,510 6,847 3,748

Life and other personal insurance ................ 389 577 741 386 109

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 6,717 8,775 10,770 6,461 3,639

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $79,079 $100,997 $119,983 $78,959 $46,301

Wages and salaries ...................................... 62,002 78,253 101,660 51,083 37,698

Self-employment income .............................. 4,678 6,649 7,643 5,496 1,730

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 8,880 12,199 7,312 17,872 3,916

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,901 2,960 2,333 3,688 316

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 680 253 240 268 1,319

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 529 481 561 387 601

Other income ................................................ 410 202 235 165 721

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 11,993 16,744 20,601 12,267 4,889

Federal income taxes ................................... 9,190 12,928 15,861 9,523 3,599

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,732 3,719 4,633 2,657 1,257

Other taxes ................................................... 71 98 107 87 33

Income after taxes .......................................... 67,086 84,253 99,381 66,692 41,413

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $10,521 $16,042 $6,963 $26,582 $2,264

Net change in total assets ............................ 17,389 26,829 27,156 26,448 3,272

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 6,868 10,786 20,194 -133 1,008

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 995 1,472 514 2,583 281

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,885 -3,116 -5,172 -729 -45

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 194,371 324,312 337,960 308,471 238

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,104 1,838 1,947 1,712 25

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,258 1,779 1,743 1,819 480

Food ............................................................. 68 98 110 86 24

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 23 23 25 19 24

Housing ........................................................ 261 318 299 351 176

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3310. Northeast region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units in

the Northeast

Homeowner

Renter

Total

Homeowner

with

mortgage

Homeowner

without

mortgage

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 30 45 41 53 7

Household textiles ...................................... 9 13 210 220 22

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 23 35 42 22 27

Major appliances ...................................... 7 10 212 8 23

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 16 24 30 214 24

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 64 83 68 108 35

Other housing ............................................. 135 142 137 148 125

Apparel and services .................................... 188 256 240 273 87

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 58 74 79 64 35

Females, 2 and over ................................... 59 89 77 117 14

Children under 2 ......................................... 21 23 25 220 16

Other apparel products and services ......... 50 69 59 72 21

Jewelry and watches ................................ 22 30 211 252 211

All other apparel products and services ... 28 39 48 21 211

Transportation .............................................. 61 84 104 59 27

Healthcare .................................................... 16 24 18 232 23

Entertainment ............................................... 81 110 113 99 38

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 31 40 41 239 217

Other entertainment ................................... 50 69 72 60 21

Personal care products and services ........... 16 25 29 17 3

Reading ........................................................ 4 3 4 2 5

Education ..................................................... 465 743 691 806 49

All other gifts ................................................. 75 95 111 76 45

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2017