Table 3413. Consumer units of two or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016

Item

Total

two or

more

people

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) ....... 91,026 1,845 1,719 2,390 3,376 8,489 9,298 8,056 13,674 42,179

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $87,299 $2,082 $8,006 $12,832 $17,638 $25,272 $34,895 $44,719 $59,583 $145,208

Income after taxes .......................................... 75,475 2,108 8,772 14,511 20,089 27,636 35,852 44,309 56,195 119,856

Age of reference person ................................. 49.2 47.6 45.2 49.0 49.5 52.2 53.2 50.0 48.4 48.0

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2

Children under 18 ......................................... .8 .7 1.0 .9 .9 .8 .8 .8 .8 .9

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .4 .3 .3 .4 .4 .6 .7 .5 .4 .2

Earners ......................................................... 1.6 .6 .7 .8 .8 .9 1.1 1.5 1.7 2.0

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.7

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 47 37 34 30 35 39 43 45 48 53

Women ......................................................... 53 63 66 70 65 61 57 55 52 47

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 69 38 39 43 45 52 61 59 66 82

With mortgage ............................................ 42 17 15 15 16 15 24 29 40 61

Without mortgage ....................................... 26 21 24 28 29 37 37 31 26 21

Renter ........................................................... 31 62 61 57 55 48 39 41 34 18

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 12 22 22 20 20 19 15 13 12 8

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 88 78 78 80 80 81 85 87 88 92

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 15 18 19 22 25 21 20 21 18 10

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 85 82 81 78 75 79 80 79 82 90

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 3 6 6 8 8 7 4 5 3 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 31 46 49 45 46 48 44 41 36 19

College ......................................................... 65 47 45 45 44 44 51 53 61 80

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 93 73 71 75 76 87 92 94 96 98

Average annual expenditures ........................... $65,879 $32,725 $33,356 $30,224 $31,176 $35,215 $41,680 $45,075 $53,397 $93,186

Food ............................................................... 8,416 5,474 5,384 5,065 4,846 5,655 6,137 6,171 7,161 11,129

Food at home ............................................... 4,809 3,659 3,705 3,711 3,223 3,841 3,885 3,910 4,291 5,869

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 627 469 494 480 407 509 519 555 572 749

Cereals and cereal products .................... 208 164 176 185 140 174 173 186 188 245

Bakery products ....................................... 418 305 318 295 267 335 345 369 383 504

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,074 950 848 959 772 922 925 874 947 1,270

Beef .......................................................... 298 278 238 264 209 280 256 259 251 348

Pork .......................................................... 201 170 186 202 158 196 185 166 188 222

Other meats .............................................. 147 115 110 118 89 115 131 109 136 178

Poultry ...................................................... 207 199 150 195 153 162 180 172 174 249

Fish and seafood ...................................... 151 122 99 121 105 97 110 106 135 194

Eggs ......................................................... 70 67 65 59 58 71 63 62 63 78

Dairy products ............................................ 491 351 355 341 315 375 392 412 451 603

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 167 145 147 129 123 148 140 151 160 191

Other dairy products ................................. 324 206 207 212 192 227 253 260 291 412

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 924 676 662 632 578 733 746 717 801 1,156

Fresh fruits ............................................... 339 215 217 190 195 268 272 275 285 432

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 299 218 229 217 181 227 241 222 256 378

Processed fruits ........................................ 128 77 84 91 88 106 100 104 117 158

Processed vegetables .............................. 158 166 132 134 114 132 133 116 143 189

Other food at home .................................... 1,693 1,212 1,347 1,298 1,152 1,302 1,304 1,352 1,520 2,092

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 173 117 135 132 103 135 123 146 152 218

Fats and oils ............................................. 132 117 113 101 85 110 110 108 124 157

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 869 584 635 705 543 649 654 698 780 1,088

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 452 377 447 345 400 382 377 368 411 529

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3413. Consumer units of two or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

Total

two or

more

people

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 prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 66 217 218 215 21 26 40 31 54 101

Food away from home .................................. 3,607 1,816 1,678 1,355 1,623 1,814 2,252 2,261 2,870 5,260

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 550 201 245 159 170 204 268 274 373 884

Housing .......................................................... 21,095 12,484 12,623 11,744 12,031 12,817 14,587 15,593 17,630 28,375

Shelter .......................................................... 12,045 7,159 7,274 6,731 6,880 7,011 7,940 8,547 9,744 16,500

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,479 2,118 2,851 2,034 2,276 2,573 3,748 4,051 5,403 11,765

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 3,581 931 892 767 730 797 1,355 1,645 2,526 5,958

Property taxes .......................................... 2,281 692 787 744 929 961 1,323 1,320 1,663 3,467

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,617 495 1,172 523 617 815 1,070 1,086 1,214 2,341

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,643 4,889 4,204 4,443 4,362 4,156 3,835 4,206 3,924 3,119

Other lodging .............................................. 923 152 219 253 242 281 357 290 417 1,616

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 4,513 3,256 3,170 3,114 3,205 3,490 3,846 3,934 4,345 5,325

Natural gas ................................................. 439 292 313 278 322 332 348 357 389 543

Electricity .................................................... 1,667 1,475 1,393 1,350 1,416 1,455 1,548 1,540 1,605 1,838

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 114 72 222 75 75 81 98 102 113 138

Telephone services .................................... 1,641 985 1,013 984 960 1,134 1,313 1,400 1,621 2,014

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 345 250 227 235 256 299 350 304 323 390

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,296 736 786 749 703 835 964 1,096 1,298 1,624

Water and other public services ................. 651 431 428 427 432 488 538 535 617 791

Household operations .................................. 1,598 666 665 611 618 696 836 950 1,199 2,414

Personal services ....................................... 573 2166 2189 158 139 164 181 238 406 952

Other household expenses ........................ 1,025 500 476 453 479 532 655 713 793 1,462

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 768 447 625 411 432 538 652 617 649 983

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 185 133 167 112 130 161 170 151 164 219

Other household products .......................... 432 216 294 236 229 289 355 342 360 566

Postage and stationery ............................... 151 99 165 62 73 88 128 124 126 198

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 2,171 957 889 877 896 1,083 1,313 1,545 1,693 3,153

Household textiles ...................................... 128 33 71 68 49 75 107 119 104 171

Furniture ..................................................... 568 268 217 245 227 289 380 338 419 832

Floor coverings ........................................... 21 26

210 23 14 14 13 14 15 30

Major appliances ........................................ 332 159 136 224 226 187 229 231 298 445

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 140 92 87 41 58 82 97 80 113 201

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 981 399 369 295 323 435 487 764 744 1,475

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,165 995 1,182 985 1,177 1,178 1,393 1,475 1,627 3,107

Men and boys ............................................... 513 286 349 252 255 299 343 324 410 723

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 381 230 188 141 170 203 246 217 301 555

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 132 56 161 111 86 97 97 108 109 168

Women and girls .......................................... 793 372 443 433 446 413 490 552 594 1,140

Women, 16 and over .................................. 661 307 300 334 373 339 409 420 502 962

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 132 65 142 99 74 74 81 132 92 178

Children under 2 ........................................... 99 246 248 229 68 95 84 68 75 129

Footwear ...................................................... 444 175 236 166 283 244 317 334 327 628

Other apparel products and services ........... 315 116 107 106 125 127 160 197 221 487

Transportation ................................................ 11,115 5,779 5,628 5,097 5,320 6,473 7,204 8,698 10,008 15,009

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 4,682 2,522 1,848 1,602 1,988 2,722 2,977 3,811 4,170 6,384

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 2,181 2910 2676 2451 2671 1,172 1,185 1,723 1,336 3,300

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,433 1,612 1,144 1,099 1,317 1,531 1,762 2,056 2,776 2,977

Other vehicles ............................................ 68 3 ( ) 228 252 3 ( ) 218 230 232 57 107

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,396 1,358 1,364 1,421 1,433 1,593 1,852 2,100 2,393 2,956

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,290 1,675 2,106 1,893 1,571 1,901 2,098 2,462 2,980 4,441

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 275 91 139 86 94 126 171 189 267 386

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 974 328 543 468 514 582 659 772 926 1,290

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,290 2860 21,037 21,111 708 915 803 1,068 1,237 1,631

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 751 396 387 229 255 279 465 433 550 1,134

Public and other transportation .................... 747 224 309 181 327 257 277 325 466 1,227

Healthcare ...................................................... 5,199 2,657 2,346 2,325 2,097 3,336 4,196 4,147 4,797 6,767

Health insurance .......................................... 3,581 1,933 1,747 1,538 1,477 2,345 2,935 2,947 3,389 4,586

Medical services ........................................... 947 290 315 470 330 491 666 615 775 1,350

Drugs ............................................................ 504 367 194 218 235 411 449 476 499 600

Medical supplies ........................................... 168 67 90 99 55 89 146 109 134 231

Entertainment ................................................. 3,363 1,533 1,658 1,397 1,637 1,691 2,097 2,035 2,695 4,866

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3413. Consumer units of two or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

Total

two or

more

people

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

Fees and admissions ................................... 808 223 244 216 195 210 351 302 449 1,376

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,212 774 790 743 827 937 988 1,016 1,114 1,482

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 815 345 502 353 393 423 491 519 723 1,155

Pets ............................................................ 637 270 436 236 330 316 364 391 583 907

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 177 275 266 117 263 107 127 127 140 248

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 528 191 122 86 221 122 268 199 409 853

Personal care products and services ............. 805 351 487 395 360 452 572 510 633 1,138

Reading .......................................................... 126 96 44 34 48 70 102 102 93 174

Education ....................................................... 1,561 708 444 442 783 496 467 504 798 2,676

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 383 435 386 407 409 399 388 425 409 356

Miscellaneous ................................................. 1,006 751 544 299 488 346 729 701 841 1,425

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,998 654 998 1,167 724 728 1,199 1,164 1,316 3,059

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 8,096 605 1,388 707 1,088 1,369 2,341 3,276 5,014 14,219

Life and other personal insurance ................ 408 93 109 107 89 139 227 217 264 654

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 7,688 513 1,279 601 999 1,231 2,114 3,059 4,750 13,565

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $87,299 $2,082 $8,006 $12,832 $17,638 $25,272 $34,895 $44,719 $59,583 $145,208

Wages and salaries ...................................... 69,294 886 2,669 5,237 8,329 12,899 19,518 31,304 46,422 120,506

Self-employment income .............................. 6,809 -1,540 98 209 396 691 1,152 1,550 2,595 13,185

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,919 620 1,751 4,358 6,155 9,637 12,280 10,067 8,437 6,948

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,939 387 122 73 161 129 407 583 999 3,596

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 600 1,266 2,423 2,275 1,868 1,398 859 610 358 160

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 465 94 302 304 434 274 467 461 510 523

Other income ................................................ 272 368 641 376 296 245 212 144 262 292

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 11,824 -27 -766 -1,679 -2,451 -2,364 -957 410 3,387 25,352

Federal income taxes ................................... 9,278 5 -673 -1,592 -2,320 -2,331 -1,210 -129 2,289 20,345

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,470 -36 -107 -144 -160 -62 130 470 1,048 4,912

Other taxes ................................................... 76 24

214 257 229 29 123 69 51 95

Income after taxes .......................................... 75,475 2,108 8,772 14,511 20,089 27,636 35,852 44,309 56,195 119,856

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $8,838 $1,772 - $1,206 - $1,023 - $2,056 $1,130 $5,255 $3,600 $2,723 $16,310

Net change in total assets ............................ 18,363 2,973 5,063 2,948 531 4,248 9,065 7,287 8,600 32,050

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 9,526 1,201 6,269 3,971 2,587 3,118 3,810 3,687 5,878 15,740

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 601 2752 392 2208 208 262 829 370 490 754

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,269 -568 -807 -474 -608 -508 -840 -1,726 -1,470 -3,670

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 197,838 68,466 96,527 73,453 76,031 87,710 119,904 119,889 142,549 296,581

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,098 437 471 468 503 564 729 739 884 1,563

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,328 366 359 311 336 544 569 790 747 2,173

Food ............................................................. 89 226 46 20 25 31 47 65 62 138

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 12 3 ( ) 1 ( ) 21

22 2 4 3 6 23

Housing ........................................................ 261 198 155 74 117 116 162 198 145 393

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 32 210 26

2727 15 25 23 28 47

Household textiles ...................................... 11 21

3 ( ) 1 ( ) 241 ( ) 28212 11 16

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 24 29

1 ( ) 23210 211 11 20 13 38

Major appliances ...................................... 9 29

3 ( ) 212726 6 14 4 12

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3413. Consumer units of two or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

Total

two or

more

people

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

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 15 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 22

23252426 10 26

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 49 22

24211 211 17 33 56 27 75

Other housing ............................................. 144 175 145 53 85 72 86 86 66 217

Apparel and services .................................... 251 83 255 85 80 151 136 221 164 372

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 61 241 217 27 214 31 38 56 55 84

Females, 2 and over ................................... 69 27

220 45 214 34 33 68 48 103

Children under 2 ......................................... 42 229 29

210 230 47 27 32 26 56

Other apparel products and services ......... 79 26

210 23222 39 38 65 34 130

Jewelry and watches ................................ 39 3 ( ) 22

1 ( ) 1 ( ) 2421228 5 77

All other apparel products and services ... 40 26

2823222 35 37 36 29 52

Transportation .............................................. 128 2 7 7 23 89 38 116 99 193

Healthcare .................................................... 21 1 ( ) 22

224 232423210 13 35

Entertainment ............................................... 107 221 232 231 256 47 85 69 76 158

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 42 215 3 ( ) 1 ( ) 219 230 42 223 35 58

Other entertainment ................................... 65 27 32 31 37 17 43 46 42 100

Personal care products and services ........... 15 3 ( ) 27

214 24 3 8 12 4 26

Reading ........................................................ 5 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 23

1 ( ) 2 4 4 3 8

Education ..................................................... 352 23

239 24221 77 32 55 95 691

All other gifts ................................................. 87 33 216 48 6 22 51 37 78 136

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

3 No data reported.

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