Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2010

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...... 121,107 82,994 7,250 10,098 20,766 6,749 5,865 8,151 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........... 100.0 68.5 6.0 8.3 17.1 5.6 4.8 6.7 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes .................................... $62,481 $31,865 $74,602 $89,140 $167,651 $108,503 $132,750 $241,739 

Income after taxes ....................................... 60,712 31,718 72,800 86,772 159,697 104,459 127,524 228,585 

Age of reference person ............................... 49.4 50.4 47.1 46.4 47.9 47.0 47.9 48.8 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ...................................................... 2.5 2.3 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 

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

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

Earners ....................................................... 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 

Vehicles ...................................................... 1.9 1.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.9 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................ 47 43 52 53 54 54 51 57 

Female ........................................................ 53 57 48 47 46 46 49 43 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ................................................ 66 56 79 84 90 88 89 91 

With mortgage .......................................... 41 29 56 64 72 69 73 75 

Without mortgage ..................................... 25 28 22 19 17 19 17 17 

Renter ......................................................... 34 44 21 16 10 12 11 9 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .......................... 12 15 11 8 5 6 6 4 

White, Asian, and all other races ................ 88 85 89 92 95 94 94 96 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference

person:

Hispanic or Latino ....................................... 12 14 12 9 8 9 8 6 

Not Hispanic or Latino ................................ 88 86 88 91 92 91 92 94 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ......................................... 5 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 

High school (9-12) ...................................... 35 42 29 25 14 19 14 9 

College ....................................................... 60 52 69 73 85 80 85 90 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ........... 88 84 97 97 98 97 98 97 

Annual aggregate expenditures ...................... $5,823,988 47.6 7.0 10.9 34.5 8.7 8.9 16.9 

Food ............................................................. 741,020 52.8 6.6 10.7 29.8 8.8 7.7 13.4 

Food at home ............................................. 438,143 56.9 6.2 10.5 26.4 8.2 7.0 11.2 

Cereals and bakery products .................... 60,656 56.8 6.6 10.7 26.0 8.2 6.8 11.0 

Cereals and cereal products ................... 19,901 57.6 6.1 10.7 25.7 8.6 6.4 10.6 

Bakery products ...................................... 40,754 56.4 6.8 10.7 26.1 8.0 7.0 11.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................... 94,828 58.5 6.1 9.8 25.6 8.0 6.9 10.8 

Beef ........................................................ 26,198 57.9 6.3 9.6 26.1 8.8 7.4 9.9 

Pork ........................................................ 18,013 61.0 6.7 9.6 22.7 7.3 6.3 9.1 

Other meats ............................................ 14,168 57.8 7.0 9.8 25.4 7.3 6.6 11.5 

Poultry .................................................... 16,698 59.9 5.6 10.3 24.2 7.3 6.2 10.7 

Fish and seafood .................................... 14,155 54.2 4.8 10.0 31.1 8.8 8.2 14.1 

Eggs ....................................................... 5,597 61.7 5.6 9.7 23.0 7.7 5.6 9.7 

Dairy products .......................................... 45,994 56.0 6.3 10.6 27.1 8.4 6.9 11.8 

Fresh milk and cream ............................. 17,036 59.0 6.1 10.6 24.3 7.8 6.4 10.1 

Other dairy products ............................... 28,957 54.2 6.4 10.7 28.7 8.8 7.2 12.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2010 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Fruits and vegetables ............................... $82,147 55.5 6.0 10.3 28.1 8.7 7.2 12.2 

Fresh fruits .............................................. 28,077 52.8 6.4 10.6 30.2 9.1 7.4 13.7 

Fresh vegetables .................................... 25,445 55.8 5.8 10.5 27.9 8.2 7.4 12.4 

Processed fruits ...................................... 13,632 56.1 6.1 9.8 28.0 9.6 7.1 11.3 

Processed vegetables ............................ 14,993 59.6 5.8 10.1 24.5 8.1 6.5 9.8 

Other food at home ................................... 154,519 57.0 6.2 10.9 26.0 8.0 7.1 10.9 

Sugar and other sweets .......................... 15,957 57.3 6.3 11.2 25.2 7.9 6.9 10.4 

Fats and oils ........................................... 12,404 59.1 5.7 10.4 24.8 7.8 6.6 10.4 

Miscellaneous foods ............................... 80,600 56.4 6.2 11.0 26.4 8.1 7.3 11.1 

Nonalcoholic beverages ......................... 40,307 59.9 5.9 10.4 23.9 7.6 6.7 9.6 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips .................................... 5,251 38.8 7.6 13.4 40.2 10.2 9.7 20.3 

Food away from home ................................ 302,877 47.0 7.2 11.0 34.8 9.6 8.8 16.5 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 49,814 46.0 6.3 10.8 37.0 9.0 8.8 19.2 

Housing ........................................................ 2,004,933 50.8 6.7 10.6 32.0 7.9 8.1 16.0 

Shelter ........................................................ 1,188,279 50.2 6.5 10.6 32.7 7.8 8.1 16.8 

Owned dwellings ...................................... 760,213 40.1 7.0 12.5 40.4 9.7 10.1 20.6 

Mortgage interest and charges ............... 405,856 35.9 7.4 13.7 43.0 10.4 11.0 21.6 

Property taxes ........................................ 219,670 42.3 6.9 12.0 38.8 9.1 9.9 19.8 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .............................................. 134,688 49.0 6.2 9.5 35.3 8.4 7.7 19.2 

Rented dwellings ...................................... 351,154 76.3 5.6 6.6 11.5 3.6 3.0 4.9 

Other lodging ............................................ 76,913 31.1 4.9 10.5 53.5 8.9 11.0 33.6 

Utilities, fuels, and public services .............. 443,236 57.8 6.8 10.4 25.0 7.3 6.8 10.9 

Natural gas ............................................... 53,283 54.9 6.8 10.1 28.2 7.9 7.1 13.2 

Electricity .................................................. 171,068 60.3 6.7 9.9 23.1 6.7 6.4 10.1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................. 16,993 56.4 4.8 11.2 27.7 6.7 7.2 13.7 

Telephone services .................................. 142,635 57.2 7.0 10.8 25.0 7.7 6.8 10.5 

Water and other public services ............... 59,257 55.5 7.2 10.6 26.7 7.7 7.4 11.7 

Household operations ................................. 121,986 40.6 6.8 11.3 41.2 8.6 10.4 22.3 

Personal services ..................................... 41,156 31.7 6.9 13.3 48.1 10.3 12.6 25.2 

Other household expenses ....................... 80,830 45.2 6.8 10.3 37.7 7.7 9.2 20.8 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 73,938 51.9 7.7 10.7 29.7 8.0 8.5 13.2 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................. 18,166 57.7 7.1 10.5 24.6 7.6 7.3 9.7 

Other household products ........................ 39,777 50.5 8.4 10.1 31.0 8.2 8.9 13.9 

Postage and stationery ............................. 15,995 48.8 6.9 12.3 32.0 7.9 8.6 15.4 

Household furnishings and equipment ....... 177,494 43.5 7.5 10.2 38.8 9.1 9.5 20.3 

Household textiles .................................... 12,390 43.0 8.7 13.0 35.4 9.1 8.5 17.8 

Furniture ................................................... 43,024 43.0 7.4 9.3 40.3 6.9 9.8 23.6 

Floor coverings ......................................... 4,370 32.5 5.4 6.8 55.3 10.0 14.7 30.7 

Major appliances ...................................... 25,333 46.3 8.5 12.1 33.2 7.7 8.1 17.3 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 12,882 50.2 6.1 8.5 35.2 7.4 9.8 18.1 

Miscellaneous household equipment ....... 79,494 42.4 7.4 10.2 40.1 10.9 9.6 19.6 

Apparel and services .................................... 205,572 47.9 6.3 9.4 36.4 8.2 11.6 16.6 

Men and boys ............................................. 46,175 43.2 7.0 11.2 38.7 8.7 11.7 18.3 

Men, 16 and over ...................................... 36,765 40.9 6.8 11.6 40.7 9.2 12.8 18.7 

Boys, 2 to 15 ............................................. 9,410 52.1 7.5 9.4 30.9 6.8 7.3 16.8 

Women and girls ......................................... 80,116 50.0 6.2 9.2 34.6 8.3 9.3 17.0 

Women, 16 and over ................................ 67,887 50.1 6.2 8.6 35.1 7.8 9.6 17.7 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................. 12,229 49.9 6.0 12.7 31.3 10.8 7.8 12.8 

Children under 2 ......................................... 10,956 57.0 6.8 9.9 26.3 7.6 7.2 11.5 

Footwear ..................................................... 36,679 56.5 5.6 8.8 29.1 8.8 7.8 12.4 

Other apparel products and services .......... 31,645 36.2 6.2 7.9 49.6 6.7 23.1 19.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2010 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Transportation .............................................. $929,544 48.2 8.3 11.3 32.2 9.1 9.3 13.7 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................... 313,474 43.2 9.8 12.0 35.0 10.3 10.9 13.8 

Cars and trucks, new ................................ 147,662 35.8 10.3 11.5 42.4 11.9 13.1 17.4 

Cars and trucks, used ............................... 159,617 49.9 9.3 11.8 29.1 9.2 9.0 10.8 

Other vehicles ........................................... 6,195 49.9 38.4 29.7 12.1 3.1 35.2 36.8 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................ 258,238 54.9 7.5 11.3 26.2 8.5 7.3 10.4 

Other vehicle expenses .............................. 298,180 50.2 7.9 10.9 30.9 8.0 9.3 13.6 

Vehicle finance charges ........................... 29,432 45.3 9.4 13.8 31.5 9.1 9.4 13.0 

Maintenance and repairs .......................... 95,326 50.0 7.6 11.1 31.3 9.1 7.8 14.3 

Vehicle insurance ..................................... 122,156 56.3 7.8 10.1 25.8 6.1 10.0 9.7 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ................................................... 51,266 38.8 7.9 11.2 42.1 9.9 10.1 22.1 

Public transportation ................................... 59,653 35.6 5.9 9.3 49.2 11.4 10.1 27.7 

Healthcare .................................................... 382,285 55.5 7.2 10.6 26.8 8.0 6.9 11.9 

Health insurance ......................................... 221,690 57.4 7.1 10.5 25.0 7.3 6.5 11.2 

Medical services ......................................... 87,461 48.4 7.3 11.6 32.7 9.9 8.0 14.8 

Drugs .......................................................... 58,729 60.5 6.8 9.4 23.2 7.9 6.0 9.3 

Medical supplies ......................................... 14,404 49.4 8.1 10.7 31.9 8.6 8.2 15.0 

Entertainment ............................................... 303,164 44.7 7.0 10.4 37.9 9.7 9.6 18.5 

Fees and admissions .................................. 70,363 31.9 6.2 10.9 50.9 10.7 10.8 29.4 

Audio and visual equipment and services .. 115,516 54.9 7.1 10.8 27.2 7.5 7.9 11.9 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................. 73,252 48.6 8.5 10.3 32.7 10.8 8.8 13.1 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................. 44,033 32.1 5.8 8.7 53.4 12.2 13.8 27.4 

Personal care products and services ........... 70,426 48.7 6.3 11.2 33.8 9.3 9.1 15.4 

Reading ........................................................ 12,066 47.3 6.4 10.1 36.2 8.6 8.7 18.9 

Education ...................................................... 130,111 34.3 4.1 8.0 53.6 7.5 11.8 34.2 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ..... 43,846 71.9 6.7 9.1 12.3 4.5 3.3 4.4 

Miscellaneous ............................................... 102,756 51.0 7.5 10.7 30.8 6.1 6.3 18.4 

Cash contributions ........................................ 197,797 44.5 7.0 11.3 37.1 8.2 7.8 21.2 

Personal insurance and pensions ................ 650,653 28.7 7.6 13.3 50.4 11.8 12.4 26.1 

Life and other personal insurance .............. 38,527 37.1 7.1 11.1 44.7 9.4 9.3 26.0 

Pensions and Social Security ..................... 612,126 28.1 7.7 13.5 50.7 12.0 12.6 26.1 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ......................... 7,566,944 34.9 7.1 11.9 46.0 9.7 10.3 26.0 

Wages and salaries .................................... 6,003,053 29.7 7.6 12.8 49.9 10.5 11.5 27.9 

Self-employment income ............................ 341,548 14.8 5.7 11.7 67.8 8.6 9.1 50.1 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................. 868,674 69.9 5.9 7.3 16.9 5.6 4.3 7.0 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................ 143,118 31.6 3.7 8.1 56.5 9.8 8.1 38.6 

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............. 76,742 70.0 7.8 9.7 12.6 4.6 4.4 3.5 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ................................ 61,214 92.4 2.0 3.1 2.5 3.8 31.6 3.1 

Regular contributions for support ............... 49,302 66.1 4.0 10.2 19.8 4.8 3.3 11.7 

Other income .............................................. 23,294 78.3 3.1 4.6 14.1 3.2 32.5 8.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2010 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Personal taxes .............................................. $214,262 5.7 6.1 11.2 77.1 12.7 14.3 50.0 

Federal income taxes ................................. 137,538 -3.7 5.6 10.6 87.4 12.9 15.1 59.4 

State and local income taxes ...................... 58,428 18.3 7.1 11.4 63.2 12.3 13.2 37.7 

Other taxes ................................................. 18,295 35.4 6.3 14.5 43.8 12.9 11.8 19.1 

Income after taxes ........................................ 7,352,682 35.8 7.2 11.9 45.1 9.6 10.2 25.3 

1 Value less than or equal to 0.5. 2 No data reported. 3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2011