Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 128,993 23,492 27,708 49,467 28,326

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ................................................ $72,156 $79,079 $68,594 $64,783 $82,775

Income after taxes ................................................... 62,320 67,086 60,008 56,818 70,236

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.7 52.1 51.0 50.7 49.4

Average number in consumer unit:

People ................................................................... 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7

Children under 18 .................................................. .6 .5 .6 .6 .7

Adults 65 and older ................................................ .4 .4 .4 .4 .3

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

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

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ........................................................................ 47 48 48 46 48

Women .................................................................. 53 52 52 54 52

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 62 60 66 65 57

With mortgage ..................................................... 36 32 39 35 37

Without mortgage ................................................ 27 28 27 30 21

Renter .................................................................... 38 40 34 35 43

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 13 11 19 5

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 87 89 81 95

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 11 6 13 23

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 89 94 87 77

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ................................................. 32 33 33 34 25

College .................................................................. 65 64 64 62 71

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 87 79 90 88 90

Average annual expenditures .................................... $56,648 $59,876 $54,989 $52,350 $63,045

Food ........................................................................ 7,113 7,018 7,076 6,671 7,978

Food at home ........................................................ 4,032 4,031 4,052 3,776 4,447

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 521 550 529 483 556

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 172 191 170 155 188

Bakery products ................................................. 349 359 359 328 368

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 893 902 883 866 940

Beef ................................................................... 244 220 274 237 249

Pork ................................................................... 167 164 167 171 163

Other meats ....................................................... 122 141 130 109 121

Poultry ............................................................... 172 184 153 170 183

Fish and seafood ............................................... 128 137 106 120 154

Eggs .................................................................. 60 57 52 59 70

Dairy products ..................................................... 411 433 429 363 458

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 139 144 139 130 152

Other dairy products .......................................... 272 289 290 234 306

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 776 826 747 700 890

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 286 306 281 247 340

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 250 275 233 217 304

Processed fruits ................................................. 108 118 100 101 120

Processed vegetables ....................................... 131 127 133 136 126

Other food at home .............................................. 1,431 1,320 1,465 1,363 1,603

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 152 130 162 138 181

Fats and oils ...................................................... 111 118 106 108 117

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 730 646 778 681 836

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 384 369 372 394 389

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ............................................... 54 56 47 41 80

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Food away from home ........................................... 3,081 2,986 3,024 2,894 3,531

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 499 564 507 404 602

Housing ................................................................... 18,648 21,140 17,188 16,741 21,334

Shelter ................................................................... 10,936 13,165 9,724 9,191 13,321

Owned dwellings ................................................. 6,253 7,722 6,028 5,314 6,893

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 2,874 2,784 2,624 2,581 3,706

Property taxes ................................................... 1,942 3,346 1,994 1,325 1,802

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 1,437 1,592 1,411 1,408 1,386

Rented dwellings ................................................. 3,919 4,502 3,010 3,176 5,622

Other lodging ....................................................... 764 941 686 701 805

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 3,885 4,102 3,778 3,938 3,714

Natural gas .......................................................... 388 607 556 224 326

Electricity ............................................................. 1,452 1,339 1,294 1,727 1,219

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 101 303 87 48 39

Telephone services ............................................. 1,389 1,457 1,330 1,380 1,407

Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

cards ................................................................ 316 442 300 299 256

Cellular phone service ....................................... 1,073 1,015 1,031 1,081 1,150

Water and other public services .......................... 555 395 511 558 725

Household operations ............................................ 1,346 1,569 1,149 1,250 1,523

Personal services ................................................ 442 648 373 382 442

Other household expenses .................................. 905 921 776 868 1,081

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 658 612 697 654 663

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 158 136 171 160 159

Other household products ................................... 365 342 391 366 360

Postage and stationery ........................................ 134 134 135 128 144

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 1,824 1,691 1,840 1,709 2,113

Household textiles ............................................... 107 105 107 94 128

Furniture .............................................................. 481 452 500 460 524

Floor coverings .................................................... 19 31 21 12 19

Major appliances ................................................. 276 245 297 286 262

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 120 122 127 101 146

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 821 737 789 755 1,034

Apparel and services ............................................... 1,824 1,870 1,680 1,684 2,161

Men and boys ........................................................ 424 453 428 383 468

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 327 360 321 287 373

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 97 93 106 96 95

Women and girls .................................................... 681 705 621 621 821

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 583 615 523 533 700

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 98 90 98 87 121

Children under 2 .................................................... 75 55 85 78 75

Footwear ................................................................ 371 373 330 357 431

Other apparel products and services ..................... 274 284 216 246 367

Transportation ......................................................... 9,275 8,574 9,077 9,447 9,747

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 3,815 3,132 3,692 4,346 3,574

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 1,802 1,416 1,559 2,146 1,760

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 1,950 1,690 2,063 2,128 1,745

Other vehicles ...................................................... 62 25 69 72 69

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 1,999 1,709 1,971 2,034 2,205

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... 2,820 2,803 2,881 2,624 3,113

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 221 172 218 253 209

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 843 783 847 790 980

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 1,114 999 1,108 1,128 1,188

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 642 850 709 453 736

Public and other transportation .............................. 642 930 533 444 855

Healthcare ............................................................... 4,477 4,492 4,788 4,271 4,523

Health insurance .................................................... 3,069 3,198 3,178 2,971 3,026

Medical services .................................................... 815 759 956 706 913

Drugs ..................................................................... 444 397 495 452 418

Medical supplies .................................................... 150 137 158 141 166

Entertainment .......................................................... 2,878 2,768 2,946 2,672 3,260

Fees and admissions ............................................. 667 747 643 503 908

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 1,084 1,094 1,061 1,099 1,073

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 697 652 806 637 734

Pets ..................................................................... 556 532 647 503 580

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 141 119 160 134 154

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 430 275 435 434 545

Personal care products and services ...................... 695 707 680 629 811

Reading ................................................................... 116 112 119 93 156

Education ................................................................. 1,322 1,985 1,284 997 1,376

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 343 343 415 362 242

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 915 939 1,002 705 1,179

Cash contributions ................................................... 1,950 2,258 1,718 1,807 2,173

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 6,591 7,107 6,509 5,869 7,504

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 327 389 344 291 323

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 6,263 6,717 6,165 5,577 7,181

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes .................................... $72,156 $79,079 $68,594 $64,783 $82,775

Wages and salaries ............................................... 55,868 62,002 53,942 50,506 62,029

Self-employment income ....................................... 5,321 4,678 3,831 4,204 9,263

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 7,901 8,880 7,937 7,671 7,457

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 1,744 1,901 1,625 1,289 2,526

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance

Program (SNAP) .................................................. 543 680 512 473 582

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions for

support ................................................................. 438 529 429 364 502

Other income ......................................................... 340 410 317 277 415

Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ..... 9,836 11,993 8,585 7,966 12,539

Federal income taxes ............................................ 7,742 9,190 6,500 6,470 9,977

State and local income taxes ................................. 2,022 2,732 2,018 1,409 2,507

Other taxes ............................................................ 73 71 67 86 54

Income after taxes ................................................... 62,320 67,086 60,008 56,818 70,236

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities .................. $7,837 $10,521 $7,481 $5,550 $9,955

Net change in total assets ..................................... 15,510 17,389 14,415 11,713 21,654

Net change in total liabilities .................................. 7,673 6,868 6,934 6,164 11,699

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ............................................ 742 995 407 559 1,179

Mortgage principal paid on owned property .......... -1,833 -1,885 -1,738 -1,609 -2,273

Estimated market value of owned home ............... 167,526 194,371 125,401 131,191 249,922

Estimated monthly rental value of owned home .... 951 1,104 810 850 1,137

Gifts of goods and services, total ............................ 1,187 1,258 1,139 1,032 1,441

Food ...................................................................... 83 68 86 69 115

Alcoholic beverages .............................................. 14 23 11 8 18

Housing ................................................................. 241 261 240 224 257

Housekeeping supplies ....................................... 28 30 30 25 31

Household textiles ............................................... 9 9 11 8 10

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........ 21 23 20 16 30

Major appliances ............................................... 8 7 7 8 11

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ..................................................... 13 16 13 9 19

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 45 64 49 38 39

Other housing ...................................................... 137 135 131 136 147

Apparel and services ............................................. 222 188 196 204 303

Males, 2 and over ................................................ 55 58 42 52 68

Females, 2 and over ............................................ 63 59 54 70 66

Children under 2 .................................................. 34 21 47 38 24

Other apparel products and services ................... 70 50 52 44 146

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Jewelry and watches ......................................... 37 22 26 8 108

All other apparel products and services ............ 33 28 27 36 38

Transportation ....................................................... 120 61 93 116 203

Healthcare ............................................................. 31 16 41 35 28

Entertainment ........................................................ 95 81 99 83 122

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles ......... 36 31 34 36 43

Other entertainment ............................................. 59 50 65 47 79

Personal care products and services .................... 15 16 17 12 16

Reading ................................................................. 5 4 6 4 6

Education ............................................................... 277 465 247 205 276

All other gifts .......................................................... 85 75 103 72 98

1 Value is too small to display.

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