Table 2300. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2003

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item

Complete reporting of income

Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

over

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...... 97,391 73,824 5,121 6,909 11,537 4,384 3,151 4,002 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........... 100.0 75.8 5.3 7.1 11.8 4.5 3.2 4.1 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes 1 .................................. $51,128 $29,793 $74,560 $88,832 $154,665 $108,087 $131,885 $223,634 

Income after taxes 1 ..................................... 48,596 28,752 71,388 84,176 144,146 101,871 121,640 208,186 

 Age of reference person ............................... 48.4 49.1 45.1 45.9 46.7 45.8 46.4 47.8 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ...................................................... 2.5 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 

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

 Persons 65 and over .................................. .3 .4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 Earners ....................................................... 1.3 1.1 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.9 

 Vehicles ...................................................... 2.0 1.7 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.8 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .......................................................... 51 48 60 60 59 57 63 59 

 Female ...................................................... 49 52 40 40 41 43 37 41 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .............................................. 66 59 83 88 92 91 91 94 

 With mortgage ........................................ 41 31 66 69 74 76 74 73 

 Without mortgage ................................... 25 28 17 19 18 15 17 21 

 Renter ....................................................... 34 41 17 12 8 9 9 6 

Race of reference person:

Black or African American ........................ 12 13 7 6 5 6 5 4 

 White, Asian, and All Other Races ........... 88 87 93 94 95 94 95 96 

Education of reference person:

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

 High school (9-12) .................................... 36 42 25 24 12 16 13 8 

 College ..................................................... 57 50 75 75 87 83 86 91 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ......... 88 85 97 98 97 97 98 96 

Annual aggregate expenditures ...................... $4,039,935 56.3 7.0 10.9 25.9 7.9 6.5 11.4 

Food ............................................................. 474,544 63.2 6.9 9.6 20.4 6.8 5.4 8.2 

 Food at home ............................................. 271,570 67.9 6.9 8.7 16.5 5.7 4.7 6.1 

 Cereals and bakery products .................... 38,211 68.7 6.9 8.8 15.7 5.7 4.2 5.8 

 Cereals and cereal products ................... 12,956 69.9 6.9 8.6 14.6 5.1 4.0 5.6 

 Bakery products ...................................... 25,254 68.1 6.9 8.9 16.2 6.0 4.2 5.9 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................... 70,096 69.5 6.7 7.8 16.0 5.3 4.6 6.0 

 Beef ........................................................ 21,151 69.5 7.0 8.4 15.1 5.1 4.3 5.7 

 Pork ........................................................ 14,359 72.4 5.9 7.5 14.2 4.5 4.5 5.2 

 Other meats ............................................ 8,698 70.4 6.7 8.0 14.8 5.7 3.9 5.2 

 Poultry .................................................... 12,181 68.7 7.3 8.0 16.1 5.3 5.1 5.7 

 Fish and seafood .................................... 10,492 64.8 6.5 7.1 21.6 7.1 5.5 9.0 

 Eggs ....................................................... 3,214 73.5 5.5 7.0 13.9 4.5 4.4 5.0 

Dairy products .......................................... 28,757 68.0 6.8 9.0 16.3 5.5 4.7 6.1 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................. 11,029 70.5 6.9 8.3 14.3 5.2 4.0 5.2 

 Other dairy products ............................... 17,728 66.4 6.7 9.5 17.5 5.6 5.2 6.6 

 Fruits and vegetables ............................... 46,572 67.4 7.2 8.6 16.9 5.7 5.0 6.1 

 Fresh fruits .............................................. 14,853 65.3 7.6 9.0 18.1 5.8 5.6 6.7 

 Fresh vegetables .................................... 15,029 66.5 7.6 8.9 17.0 5.5 5.2 6.3 

 Processed fruits ...................................... 9,385 68.8 6.9 8.1 16.3 5.8 4.6 5.8 

 Processed vegetables ............................ 7,306 71.6 5.8 7.7 14.9 5.8 4.1 5.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2300. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2003 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item

Complete reporting of income

Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

over

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

over

 Other food at home ................................... $87,933 66.6 6.9 9.3 17.3 6.1 4.7 6.4 

 Sugar and other sweets .......................... 10,342 67.3 6.6 8.8 17.4 6.7 4.3 6.5 

 Fats and oils ........................................... 7,288 69.8 6.8 8.1 15.3 5.6 4.4 5.4 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................... 43,004 65.9 7.0 9.6 17.4 6.1 4.8 6.5 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ......................... 23,579 69.2 6.7 8.4 15.7 5.7 4.4 5.6 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips .................................... 3,720 49.4 7.8 13.6 29.2 8.4 7.8 12.9 

 Food away from home ................................ 202,974 56.9 6.9 10.7 25.5 8.2 6.3 11.0 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 37,544 54.8 7.2 9.1 29.0 7.6 6.1 15.3 

Housing ........................................................ 1,314,092 58.2 6.6 10.2 25.0 7.6 6.3 11.1 

 Shelter ........................................................ 771,460 57.9 6.6 9.8 25.8 7.7 6.6 11.5 

 Owned dwellings ...................................... 510,962 48.2 7.7 12.0 32.2 9.7 8.1 14.3 

 Mortgage interest and charges ............... 286,979 45.1 8.5 12.9 33.5 10.4 8.5 14.6 

 Property taxes ........................................ 127,619 51.3 6.8 11.0 30.8 8.6 7.0 15.2 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .............................................. 96,364 53.4 6.3 10.5 29.8 8.8 8.5 12.4 

 Rented dwellings ...................................... 216,191 84.7 4.1 4.3 6.9 2.6 2.3 2.0 

 Other lodging ............................................ 44,307 38.0 6.4 10.7 44.9 10.7 9.6 24.5 

Utilities, fuels, and public services .............. 274,604 65.9 6.4 9.5 18.2 6.2 4.8 7.2 

 Natural gas ............................................... 37,697 64.8 6.4 8.7 20.2 6.6 5.1 8.5 

 Electricity .................................................. 99,461 67.9 6.1 9.3 16.7 5.7 4.3 6.7 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ............................. 10,892 63.8 7.2 10.0 19.0 6.4 5.5 7.1 

 Telephone services .................................. 94,431 65.2 6.5 9.9 18.5 6.4 5.0 7.0 

 Water and other public services ............... 32,123 63.6 6.9 10.0 19.5 6.5 5.0 8.0 

 Household operations ................................. 71,058 47.1 6.6 11.4 35.0 8.9 8.2 18.0 

 Personal services ..................................... 29,522 45.7 7.4 13.3 33.6 10.1 8.8 14.7 

 Other household expenses ....................... 41,536 48.0 5.9 10.0 36.1 8.0 7.8 20.3 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 48,749 59.8 6.7 10.5 23.0 7.9 5.7 9.4 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................. 12,180 67.2 7.9 9.9 14.9 5.0 3.5 6.5 

 Other household products ........................ 24,065 55.7 6.2 11.1 27.0 9.7 6.3 11.0 

 Postage and stationery ............................. 12,504 60.4 6.6 9.8 23.2 7.3 6.7 9.2 

 Household furnishings and equipment ....... 148,221 50.4 6.8 13.5 29.3 8.7 7.1 13.6 

 Household textiles .................................... 10,982 54.7 7.4 11.4 26.6 9.1 7.0 10.4 

 Furniture ................................................... 40,799 46.7 7.3 14.7 31.3 8.6 7.5 15.2 

 Floor coverings ......................................... 5,288 36.3 5.6 12.8 45.2 11.6 11.5 22.1 

 Major appliances ...................................... 19,504 57.5 6.0 12.1 24.4 6.2 5.7 12.5 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 8,350 55.6 7.5 12.3 24.7 7.0 5.0 12.7 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ....... 63,298 50.4 6.6 13.7 29.4 9.5 7.1 12.7 

Apparel and services .................................... 152,676 57.4 7.4 10.1 25.1 6.8 6.4 11.9 

 Men and boys ............................................. 33,765 55.9 7.7 11.7 24.6 6.5 6.2 12.0 

 Men, 16 and over ...................................... 25,429 54.7 7.8 12.4 25.1 6.4 6.5 12.2 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ............................................. 8,336 59.6 7.5 9.9 23.0 6.6 5.0 11.5 

 Women and girls ......................................... 59,847 57.0 8.5 9.5 25.0 7.0 6.0 12.0 

 Women, 16 and over ................................ 49,868 57.5 8.1 9.2 25.2 7.0 6.2 12.1 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................. 9,979 54.5 10.3 11.1 24.0 7.4 5.2 11.4 

 Children under 2 ......................................... 7,564 60.5 8.2 10.4 20.9 6.4 7.2 7.3 

 Footwear ..................................................... 26,061 67.7 6.7 8.7 16.9 5.8 5.3 5.8 

 Other apparel products and services .......... 25,439 48.8 5.1 10.4 35.7 7.7 8.7 19.3 

Transportation .............................................. 781,789 57.9 7.5 11.7 22.9 7.9 6.3 8.6 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................... 377,043 56.5 7.7 12.5 23.3 8.5 6.6 8.2 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................ 209,782 45.7 8.6 14.7 30.9 11.8 7.6 11.5 

 Cars and trucks, used ............................... 160,644 70.7 6.7 9.2 13.4 4.1 5.2 4.1 

 Other vehicles ........................................... 6,616 52.7 44.3 22.6 20.5 48.2 49.7 42.6 

 Gasoline and motor oil ................................ 131,804 63.5 7.2 10.7 18.6 6.9 5.2 6.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2300. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2003 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item

Complete reporting of income

Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

over

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

over

 Other vehicle expenses .............................. $234,233 58.4 7.7 11.3 22.7 7.8 6.2 8.7 

 Vehicle finance charges ........................... 37,297 56.7 8.6 14.0 20.7 8.5 5.7 6.5 

 Maintenance and repairs .......................... 63,116 60.0 7.3 11.4 21.3 7.2 5.9 8.2 

 Vehicle insurance ..................................... 90,524 61.4 7.3 10.8 20.5 7.7 5.6 7.3 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other

charges ................................................... 43,296 51.4 8.3 9.6 30.7 8.4 8.1 14.3 

 Public transportation ................................... 38,710 49.2 5.9 10.3 34.6 7.1 8.4 19.1 

Health care ................................................... 240,660 66.8 5.7 9.5 18.0 6.2 4.5 7.3 

 Health insurance ......................................... 123,411 68.2 5.8 8.8 17.2 5.9 4.4 6.9 

 Medical services ......................................... 59,535 60.1 6.2 12.0 21.7 7.1 4.7 9.9 

 Drugs .......................................................... 46,953 72.9 4.6 7.7 14.8 5.4 4.3 5.1 

 Medical supplies ......................................... 10,760 62.2 6.3 10.4 21.2 7.8 5.4 8.0 

Entertainment ............................................... 205,426 52.1 7.9 11.8 28.3 8.0 6.6 13.7 

 Fees and admissions .................................. 49,779 41.7 7.4 11.8 39.1 9.9 8.3 20.9 

 Television, radios, sound equipment .......... 72,374 60.9 6.9 10.3 21.9 7.0 5.6 9.3 

 Pets, toys, and playground equipment ....... 37,295 59.3 6.8 11.1 22.9 7.7 5.8 9.3 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................. 45,978 43.6 10.9 14.6 30.9 7.6 7.0 16.4 

Personal care products and services ........... 50,385 59.0 6.7 10.8 23.6 6.9 6.4 10.2 

Reading ........................................................ 12,982 55.8 7.1 10.8 26.3 7.7 7.1 11.5 

Education ...................................................... 76,328 41.9 5.6 9.6 42.8 11.9 8.9 22.1 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ..... 29,894 77.2 5.6 8.3 9.0 3.6 2.7 2.7 

Miscellaneous ............................................... 62,979 63.0 6.0 9.1 22.0 8.7 4.7 8.5 

Cash contributions ........................................ 141,962 46.6 5.9 10.6 37.0 6.9 6.0 24.1 

Personal insurance and pensions ................ 458,673 39.9 8.3 14.1 37.8 11.3 9.9 16.5 

 Life and other personal insurance .............. 40,325 47.7 6.2 11.3 34.7 7.9 7.4 19.4 

 Pensions and Social Security ..................... 418,348 39.1 8.4 14.4 38.1 11.6 10.2 16.3 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1

Money income before taxes ........................... 4,979,403 44.2 7.7 12.3 35.8 9.5 8.3 18.0 

 Wages and salaries .................................... 4,012,508 40.3 8.4 13.4 37.9 10.6 9.1 18.1 

 Self-employment income ............................ 208,249 21.4 5.4 9.8 63.4 9.0 9.0 45.3 

 Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................. 545,459 76.4 4.3 7.3 12.1 3.1 3.6 5.3 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................ 106,877 34.4 5.5 7.9 52.1 7.4 6.3 38.4 

 Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............. 26,217 73.6 5.9 9.5 11.0 4.3 4.4 42.3 

 Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ................................ 30,609 96.5 .7 4.8 2.0 41.2 4.7 4.1 

 Regular contributions for support ............... 33,396 75.8 4.1 7.6 12.5 4.7 4.3 3.4 

 Other income .............................................. 16,088 72.9 4.8 5.8 16.5 1.5 3.0 12.0 

Personal taxes .............................................. 246,569 31.1 6.6 13.0 49.2 11.1 13.1 25.1 

 Federal income taxes ................................. 179,498 28.5 6.6 12.7 52.2 11.1 13.6 27.5 

 State and local income taxes ...................... 48,845 33.4 6.9 14.6 45.1 11.1 14.1 19.9 

 Other taxes ................................................. 18,226 51.4 6.1 12.1 30.5 10.2 5.4 14.9 

Income after taxes ........................................ 4,732,834 44.8 7.7 12.3 35.1 9.4 8.1 17.6 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income

reporters" only; see glossary. 2 Value less than 0.5.

3 No data reported. 4 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.