Table 3124. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021

Item Total 

South 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 51,191 6,239 8,580 5,406 4,341 6,417 7,166 6,610 2,925 3,507 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ........................................................ $78,620 $7,020 $22,355 $34,715 $44,761 $59,338 $83,567 $120,312 $171,743 $322,143 

 Income after taxes............................................................ 70,918 9,345 25,090 37,384 46,418 59,012 79,010 109,863 147,677 242,408 

 Age of reference person .................................................. 51.7 53.9 60.5 54.2 51.1 48.8 46.7 47.1 49.1 49.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ........................................................................... 2.4 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.2 

 Children under 18 ......................................................... .6 .4 .4 .4 .6 .6 .6 .8 .8 .9 

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

 Earners.......................................................................... 1.2 .4 .6 .8 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 

 Vehicles ........................................................................ 1.9 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ............................................................................... 46 36 36 44 46 50 51 51 54 58 

 Women .......................................................................... 54 64 64 56 54 50 49 49 46 42 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 67 46 60 60 61 63 70 84 87 94 

 With mortgage ........................................................... 37 15 18 22 28 35 46 63 67 73 

 Without mortgage ...................................................... 30 31 42 38 33 27 24 20 20 21 

 Renter ........................................................................... 33 54 40 40 39 37 30 16 13 6 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................ 19 28 18 21 20 19 21 15 11 7 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including 

 Black or African-American ......................................... 81 72 82 79 80 81 79 85 89 93 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ......................................................... 15 15 16 16 21 17 15 13 11 7 

 Not Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 85 85 84 84 79 83 85 87 89 93 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ........................................................... 3 6 5 2 3 2 1 1 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 High school (9-12) ........................................................ 30 49 44 38 34 29 24 14 8 6 

 College .......................................................................... 67 44 50 60 63 69 75 85 92 93 

 Never attended and other ............................................. ( 2 ) 1 1 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .............................. 91 69 86 92 93 95 97 98 98 99 

Average annual expenditures ............................................. $58,682 $28,080 $31,773 $40,453 $45,903 $51,387 $62,216 $81,636 $101,123 $148,795 

 Food ................................................................................. 7,053 4,792 4,145 5,754 5,799 6,348 7,437 9,204 11,776 13,561 

 Food at home ................................................................ 4,549 3,697 3,014 3,775 3,970 4,115 4,832 5,641 6,667 7,813 

 Cereals and bakery products .................................... 579 499 392 501 476 506 578 738 770 1,073 

 Cereals and cereal products .................................. 183 166 120 147 162 168 174 228 241 353 

 Bakery products ..................................................... 396 333 272 355 314 338 404 510 529 720 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................... 1,012 880 717 846 986 911 1,046 1,239 1,405 1,557 

 Beef ........................................................................ 282 254 237 226 265 242 277 348 381 406 

 Pork ........................................................................ 213 217 155 185 229 218 205 216 300 281 

 Other meats ............................................................ 123 105 81 95 116 97 154 152 185 178 

 Poultry .................................................................... 182 142 120 157 196 183 183 212 256 283 

 Fish and seafood .................................................... 155 115 82 124 138 122 164 244 196 314 

 Eggs........................................................................ 58 47 41 58 43 50 63 67 87 95 

 Dairy products............................................................ 415 316 281 336 358 374 433 520 630 734 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 132 114 92 106 120 123 140 164 173 222 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 282 202 189 230 238 252 293 356 457 512 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................ 867 720 546 740 724 800 914 1,094 1,263 1,499 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 300 235 182 256 261 280 309 390 453 517 

 Fresh vegetables .................................................... 265 206 163 224 218 250 280 331 409 475 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 117 107 76 108 96 105 123 134 169 200 

 Processed vegetables ............................................ 185 172 126 152 149 165 201 239 233 307 

 Other food at home .................................................... 1,676 1,282 1,077 1,352 1,426 1,523 1,862 2,050 2,598 2,949 

 Sugar and other sweets ......................................... 153 123 103 130 125 157 170 182 205 246 

 Fats and oils ........................................................... 123 118 85 106 120 111 124 147 177 184 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 902 638 557 698 727 815 1,040 1,110 1,492 1,648 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3124. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 —

Continued 

Item Total 

South 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ......................................... 451 381 319 398 417 402 484 542 628 705 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town 

 trips ...................................................................... 47 21 14 20 37 37 44 70 97 166 

 Food away from home .................................................. 2,504 1,094 1,131 1,979 1,829 2,234 2,605 3,563 5,109 5,748 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................... 419 154 176 258 281 329 392 553 1,054 1,247 

 Housing ............................................................................ 19,682 11,742 12,670 14,588 16,378 17,903 20,486 25,478 31,246 43,667 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 11,097 6,579 7,100 8,016 9,148 9,995 11,589 14,773 17,158 25,101 

 Owned dwellings ....................................................... 6,648 2,480 3,243 3,622 4,383 4,923 6,660 10,935 13,029 19,598 

 Mortgage interest and charges .............................. 2,628 745 747 1,150 1,329 1,979 2,848 4,525 5,809 8,969 

 Property taxes ........................................................ 1,757 752 939 1,150 1,254 1,262 1,690 2,479 3,482 5,341 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other 

 expenses ............................................................. 2,264 983 1,556 1,322 1,801 1,683 2,122 3,931 3,737 5,288 

 Rented dwellings ....................................................... 3,751 3,870 3,702 4,152 4,452 4,732 4,313 2,907 2,565 1,812 

 Other lodging ............................................................. 697 230 155 242 313 340 617 931 1,563 3,691 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 4,160 2,902 3,218 3,604 3,849 4,134 4,509 5,061 5,328 6,604 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 257 162 203 183 179 219 237 322 452 594 

 Electricity ................................................................... 1,744 1,399 1,491 1,611 1,672 1,761 1,829 1,986 1,941 2,440 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................. 53 36 53 59 66 41 43 50 42 115 

 Telephone services ................................................... 1,424 847 936 1,163 1,344 1,458 1,690 1,849 1,952 2,303 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards .................................................................... 157 131 187 161 179 132 139 148 153 202 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 1,267 716 749 1,003 1,164 1,325 1,551 1,701 1,799 2,101 

 Water and other public services ................................ 682 458 535 587 588 655 710 854 942 1,153 

 Household operations ................................................... 1,477 618 780 1,046 1,116 1,177 1,426 1,901 3,095 4,280 

 Personal services ...................................................... 309 491 453 4148 4161 174 272 519 821 1,253 

 Other household expenses ....................................... 1,168 528 726 898 955 1,003 1,154 1,381 2,274 3,027 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 750 418 529 486 632 712 771 908 1,132 1,764 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 165 132 133 151 142 173 203 178 214 180 

 Other household products ......................................... 481 234 319 249 386 457 473 613 763 1,303 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 105 52 77 86 104 81 94 117 155 281 

 Household furnishings and equipment ......................... 2,198 1,226 1,044 1,436 1,634 1,885 2,191 2,835 4,533 5,918 

 Household textiles ..................................................... 102 35 62 79 68 56 97 130 290 251 

 Furniture .................................................................... 589 329 316 346 394 568 609 677 1,128 1,715 

 Floor coverings .......................................................... 25 11 19 10 30 17 15 29 24 109 

 Major appliances ....................................................... 404 225 227 315 311 376 363 573 667 1,012 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ............................................................ 120 70 68 68 94 111 132 154 256 251 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ........................ 958 555 351 616 736 757 975 1,272 2,167 2,580 

 Apparel and services ....................................................... 1,326 693 712 836 1,146 1,345 1,265 1,874 2,420 2,881 

 Men and boys ............................................................... 305 142 166 176 245 258 290 588 589 511 

 Men, 16 and over ....................................................... 224 92 124 119 155 180 217 411 508 428 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 80 50 42 57 90 78 73 177 82 83 

 Women and girls ........................................................... 519 267 272 312 400 621 569 675 1,027 937 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................. 420 202 254 257 303 449 495 534 807 794 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 99 65 418 55 98 172 74 141 221 143 

 Children under 2 ........................................................... 71 423 440 475 458 78 74 125 474 4114 

 Footwear ....................................................................... 269 178 148 196 324 281 208 296 493 577 

 Other apparel products and services............................ 162 83 85 78 119 106 125 191 236 742 

 Transportation .................................................................. 10,483 4,360 5,790 7,722 9,630 9,984 12,635 14,993 14,427 22,885 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................................... 5,087 1,733 2,545 3,308 5,073 4,676 6,289 7,682 6,401 12,344 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................. 2,450 4528 1,287 936 1,847 2,540 3,077 3,305 3,296 8,028 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 2,589 1,121 1,246 2,372 3,113 2,130 3,138 4,304 3,101 4,229 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 48 484 412 ( 3 ) 4113 45 474 473 44 487 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 1,869 1,087 1,133 1,630 1,746 2,002 2,226 2,464 2,437 3,009 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................ 3,280 1,482 2,041 2,693 2,728 3,115 3,902 4,505 4,860 6,500 

 Vehicle finance charges ............................................ 285 111 117 189 174 248 354 498 571 572 

 Maintenance and repairs ........................................... 846 377 516 707 660 744 1,045 1,212 1,383 1,570 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ................................................................... 528 198 288 358 427 419 514 727 735 1,764 

 Vehicle insurance ...................................................... 1,622 797 1,120 1,439 1,467 1,704 1,989 2,068 2,170 2,594 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 247 59 71 90 82 190 217 342 729 1,032 

 Healthcare ........................................................................ 5,103 2,318 3,635 4,209 4,227 4,825 5,594 6,685 8,661 9,618 

 Health insurance ........................................................... 3,654 1,699 2,621 3,046 3,125 3,500 3,968 4,776 6,039 6,790 

 Medical services ........................................................... 811 273 476 490 543 748 966 1,229 1,591 1,766 

 Drugs............................................................................. 494 274 436 522 428 476 466 507 833 799 

 Medical supplies ........................................................... 144 72 103 150 131 100 194 171 198 263 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3124. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 —

Continued 

Item Total 

South 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 2,763 1,179 1,249 1,776 1,932 1,905 2,495 3,791 6,273 8,926 

 Fees and admissions .................................................... 427 92 119 193 165 234 309 536 1,336 2,085 

 Audio and visual equipment and services .................... 968 554 696 765 903 901 1,045 1,312 1,370 1,755 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 753 328 337 597 588 592 764 1,005 2,060 1,523 

 Pets ............................................................................ 601 245 300 538 487 445 582 728 1,675 1,270 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ............... 151 83 37 58 101 146 182 277 385 253 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services ...................................................................... 615 205 98 221 276 179 378 938 1,506 3,563 

 Personal care products and services............................... 623 284 356 515 541 520 684 847 1,109 1,352 

 Reading ............................................................................ 97 36 71 108 61 54 95 114 196 253 

 Education ......................................................................... 1,051 794 265 301 320 723 736 1,343 1,647 5,670 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ........................ 341 363 290 433 386 353 378 330 254 223 

 Miscellaneous .................................................................. 833 324 487 491 604 604 885 1,714 1,461 1,519 

 Cash contributions ........................................................... 2,174 634 856 1,393 1,451 1,711 1,689 3,060 3,927 8,942 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 6,735 407 1,071 2,069 3,147 4,784 7,444 11,650 16,673 28,052 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 463 163 246 301 310 361 452 684 853 1,433 

 Pensions and Social Security ....................................... 6,272 244 825 1,768 2,836 4,424 6,993 10,966 15,820 26,619 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ........................................................ $78,620 $7,020 $22,355 $34,715 $44,761 $59,338 $83,567 $120,312 $171,743 $322,143 

 Wages and salaries ...................................................... 61,062 2,337 8,250 19,318 29,622 44,662 69,831 102,479 146,140 261,062 

 Self-employment income .............................................. 5,414 -576 508 921 2,313 2,645 3,664 7,249 10,440 39,832 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ................................................................... 9,155 3,339 12,097 12,716 10,909 10,113 7,469 7,085 8,722 10,595 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other 

 property income ......................................................... 1,432 113 194 336 512 621 1,093 2,307 3,664 8,306 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) ....................................................................... 457 1,200 683 456 515 347 242 150 465 459 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support ....................................................................... 831 251 468 717 708 754 1,133 883 1,711 1,769 

 Other income ................................................................ 268 356 154 4251 4182 196 135 4159 41,002 4520 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ............. 7,702 -2,324 -2,735 -2,669 -1,657 326 4,557 10,450 24,065 79,734 

 Federal income taxes ................................................... 8,010 -582 -970 -552 121 1,819 5,159 10,320 21,698 69,607 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# ...................... -2,226 -1,746 -1,882 -2,425 -2,337 -2,541 -2,463 -2,737 -2,468 -1,251 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 1,789 -14 83 278 521 981 1,778 2,757 4,710 10,317 

 Other taxes ................................................................... 128 418 34 30 37 67 82 111 126 1,061 

 Income after taxes............................................................ 70,918 9,345 25,090 37,384 46,418 59,012 79,010 109,863 147,677 242,408 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .......................... $13,920 $5,746 $236 $4,100 $6,524 -$7 $4,403 $9,809 $15,485 $137,583 

 Net change in total assets ............................................ 30,837 9,600 4,682 8,171 11,161 11,539 24,297 41,881 55,892 198,842 

 Net change in total liabilities ......................................... 16,917 3,854 4,446 4,071 4,637 11,545 19,893 32,073 40,407 61,259 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................... 2,454 266 360 486 4231 269 338 552 43,109 429,224 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ................. -2,174 -594 -681 -847 -1,116 -1,492 -2,499 -3,592 -4,831 -7,692 

 Estimated market value of owned home ...................... 192,098 83,177 115,530 129,687 135,556 154,553 183,389 260,751 360,812 555,729 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home .......... 1,127 560 776 805 866 949 1,122 1,536 1,971 2,680 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 No data reported. 

4

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2022