Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

All other,

including

not

reporting

Total

wage and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 128,437 7,953 77,591 31,036 20,214 15,256 3,455 7,630 24,986 17,908

Percent distribution of consumer units ............... 100.0 6.2 60.4 24.2 15.7 11.9 2.7 5.9 19.5 13.9

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ......................................... $69,627 $110,918 $82,008 $111,909 $67,902 $53,779 $63,869 $62,406 $38,947 $40,449

Income after taxes ............................................ 60,448 89,622 70,312 92,371 59,765 49,413 57,436 56,149 37,048 37,401

Age of reference person ................................... 50.5 50.5 43.9 44.4 42.9 43.7 44.5 44.7 73.5 47.3

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 1.7 2.7

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .1 .8

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 1.2 .2

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 .2 .6

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.7 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.5

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 47 60 50 48 43 44 90 74 46 29

Women ........................................................... 53 40 50 52 57 56 10 26 54 71

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 72 59 69 55 47 60 57 79 48

With mortgage .............................................. 35 44 42 53 39 29 39 37 19 24

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 29 17 16 16 19 21 20 59 24

Renter ............................................................ 38 28 41 31 45 53 40 43 21 52

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 6 14 11 15 20 8 12 9 17

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 94 86 89 85 80 92 88 91 83

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 14 15 8 13 23 29 23 6 15

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 86 85 92 87 77 71 77 94 85

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 26 26 10 29 40 53 49 41 47

College ........................................................... 64 69 71 90 71 57 40 45 54 47

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 92 91 95 90 84 89 90 86 73

Annual aggregate expenditures ......................... $7,186,766 8.6 66.2 33.6 15.1 9.9 2.5 5.1 14.8 10.4

Food ................................................................. 900,446 7.3 64.5 30.9 15.0 10.6 2.9 5.1 14.8 13.4

Food at home ................................................. 514,702 7.1 61.2 27.6 14.9 10.7 3.0 5.0 16.4 15.3

Cereals and bakery products ....................... 66,391 7.2 60.1 26.7 14.8 11.4 2.8 4.4 17.2 15.5

Cereals and cereal products ...................... 22,068 7.6 61.9 27.9 15.0 12.3 2.6 4.2 14.6 15.9

Bakery products ......................................... 44,322 7.0 59.2 26.1 14.8 11.0 2.8 4.5 18.6 15.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................... 114,849 7.2 60.6 24.9 15.6 11.0 3.5 5.6 15.7 16.6

Beef ............................................................ 31,423 6.5 59.8 24.2 15.7 9.7 4.0 6.3 14.8 18.9

Pork ............................................................ 21,158 6.9 58.2 21.9 15.2 11.1 3.9 6.1 17.4 17.5

Other meats ............................................... 15,926 7.7 62.3 25.6 14.8 12.2 3.3 6.4 14.8 15.1

Poultry ........................................................ 22,111 7.1 62.1 26.5 16.5 11.2 2.9 5.1 14.2 16.5

Fish and seafood ........................................ 16,114 8.3 61.4 27.2 16.1 10.8 3.1 4.2 17.4 12.8

Eggs ........................................................... 8,117 6.9 60.7 24.5 14.8 13.0 3.4 5.0 16.7 15.6

Dairy products .............................................. 52,911 7.4 60.2 28.3 14.1 10.2 2.8 4.9 17.1 15.2

Fresh milk and cream ................................. 17,918 7.7 60.1 26.5 14.7 11.0 2.9 5.1 16.4 15.9

Other dairy products ................................... 34,993 7.3 60.3 29.3 13.7 9.8 2.8 4.7 17.5 14.9

Fruits and vegetables ................................... 98,557 7.1 61.6 28.6 14.8 10.8 3.1 4.4 16.8 14.5

Fresh fruits ................................................. 36,381 7.2 61.6 29.7 14.5 10.6 2.8 4.0 17.2 13.9

Fresh vegetables ........................................ 31,675 7.1 62.6 28.9 15.6 11.2 2.9 4.0 16.2 14.1

Processed fruits ......................................... 13,806 6.7 61.2 28.4 13.7 11.1 3.1 4.8 17.3 14.8

Processed vegetables ................................ 16,695 7.1 60.0 26.0 14.6 10.0 4.1 5.4 16.8 16.1

Other food at home ...................................... 181,993 6.9 62.2 28.9 14.9 10.4 2.9 5.2 16.1 14.9

Sugar and other sweets ............................. 19,899 6.1 62.0 34.2 12.1 8.8 2.1 4.8 17.1 14.8

Fats and oils ............................................... 14,272 7.3 59.2 26.6 14.4 10.2 3.4 4.7 18.0 15.5

Miscellaneous foods ................................... 93,116 6.9 62.9 29.0 15.6 10.3 3.0 5.0 15.4 14.8

Nonalcoholic beverages ............................. 47,969 6.6 61.4 26.2 14.9 11.3 3.1 5.9 16.1 15.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015

— Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

All other,

including

not

reporting

Total

wage and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ....................................... 6,736 9.8 63.5 34.2 14.2 9.6 1.8 3.7 18.6 8.1

Food away from home ................................... 385,744 7.6 68.8 35.3 15.1 10.5 2.8 5.2 12.6 10.9

Alcoholic beverages ......................................... 66,053 8.6 69.4 37.3 13.9 9.8 3.5 4.9 14.0 7.9

Housing ............................................................ 2,364,054 7.9 65.4 32.6 15.4 10.3 2.3 4.9 15.8 10.9

Shelter ............................................................ 1,379,703 8.2 66.4 33.2 15.7 10.5 2.2 4.7 14.8 10.6

Owned dwellings .......................................... 797,604 9.4 65.8 37.1 14.4 7.9 2.1 4.3 16.1 8.7

Mortgage interest and charges .................. 367,185 9.4 73.1 41.8 15.8 8.3 2.3 5.0 8.3 9.1

Property taxes ............................................ 245,762 9.8 61.4 35.0 12.5 7.7 2.2 4.1 20.5 8.3

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .................................................. 184,657 8.7 57.0 30.5 14.2 7.3 1.7 3.3 25.8 8.5

Rented dwellings .......................................... 488,331 5.8 68.1 25.4 18.6 15.8 2.6 5.7 11.6 14.5

Other lodging ................................................ 93,768 10.8 62.1 40.8 11.5 6.0 1.4 2.4 20.2 6.9

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................. 498,993 7.0 62.7 27.8 15.5 10.9 2.7 5.8 17.8 12.5

Natural gas ................................................... 54,109 7.5 61.7 29.3 14.9 9.9 2.4 5.2 19.7 11.1

Electricity ...................................................... 187,517 6.9 61.0 25.9 15.5 11.1 2.7 5.8 18.5 13.6

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................. 14,944 10.1 52.7 25.2 11.6 7.6 2.2 6.2 26.3 10.8

Telephone services ...................................... 173,020 6.5 66.5 29.5 16.6 11.6 2.8 6.1 15.1 11.9

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................. 41,648 6.7 52.0 23.9 12.6 9.0 2.1 4.4 29.2 12.0

Cellular phone service ................................ 131,372 6.4 71.1 31.2 17.8 12.4 3.1 6.6 10.6 11.8

Water and other public services ................... 69,403 7.4 61.0 28.1 14.6 10.3 2.5 5.5 19.1 12.4

Household operations .................................... 168,069 7.5 69.6 40.7 14.5 8.6 1.8 4.0 15.6 7.2

Personal services ......................................... 54,815 5.1 83.8 52.4 17.1 8.5 2.2 3.5 7.7 3.5

Other household expenses .......................... 113,254 8.7 62.8 35.1 13.2 8.7 1.6 4.2 19.5 9.0

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 83,920 7.3 57.9 27.3 12.7 9.1 2.3 6.5 22.1 12.8

Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................... 19,977 8.5 58.9 25.8 13.4 10.5 2.4 6.8 18.1 14.5

Other household products ............................ 47,123 6.9 58.3 26.6 13.4 8.9 2.2 7.1 22.6 12.3

Postage and stationery ................................ 16,820 6.9 55.7 31.2 9.6 8.1 2.4 4.4 25.4 12.0

Household furnishings and equipment ........... 233,369 8.2 65.1 34.8 14.8 9.3 2.1 4.2 15.5 11.1

Household textiles ........................................ 14,721 6.1 60.7 32.2 12.8 8.7 3.1 3.8 19.7 13.5

Furniture ....................................................... 64,508 9.0 69.7 37.8 15.4 9.5 2.1 4.9 11.7 9.6

Floor coverings ............................................. 2,277 11.5 64.0 36.0 13.7 8.2 21.9 4.1 14.3 10.2

Major appliances .......................................... 34,442 8.6 60.1 26.5 15.0 11.5 2.4 4.8 18.6 12.7

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ................................................ 15,075 8.7 65.2 33.0 14.8 10.2 1.9 5.3 15.6 10.5

Miscellaneous household equipment ........... 102,348 7.8 64.6 36.4 14.6 8.3 1.9 3.4 16.3 11.3

Apparel and services ........................................ 236,770 13.1 63.7 32.0 13.9 11.2 2.0 4.5 11.0 12.2

Men and boys ................................................. 54,101 9.3 66.8 33.0 14.2 12.1 2.0 5.5 10.8 13.2

Men, 16 and over ......................................... 42,437 9.4 65.3 32.6 13.3 11.3 2.2 5.9 12.4 12.8

Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................ 11,665 8.8 72.0 34.1 17.5 14.9 1.7 3.8 4.8 14.4

Women and girls ............................................ 89,390 11.4 64.8 33.1 14.5 11.7 1.4 4.1 12.2 11.6

Women, 16 and over .................................... 76,371 11.7 64.1 33.6 13.9 11.7 1.1 3.9 13.6 10.5

Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................. 13,019 9.5 68.7 30.5 18.0 11.2 3.7 5.3 4.1 17.7

Children under 2 ............................................. 10,617 6.5 69.6 25.7 22.9 12.9 22.0 6.1 4.4 19.5

Footwear ........................................................ 45,358 10.3 65.7 32.2 12.9 12.1 3.6 4.8 10.7 13.3

Other apparel products and services ............. 37,302 28.4 52.2 29.3 10.8 7.3 1.3 3.5 10.6 8.8

Transportation .................................................. 1,220,227 7.6 68.9 32.5 16.7 10.7 3.1 5.9 14.0 9.5

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ....................... 513,354 6.7 71.7 34.3 17.5 10.6 3.4 5.9 12.7 9.0

Cars and trucks, new ................................... 251,280 9.1 68.6 36.2 15.4 9.5 23.3 4.1 16.8 5.5

Cars and trucks, used .................................. 254,526 4.2 74.5 32.8 18.9 11.8 3.5 7.6 8.8 12.4

Other vehicles .............................................. 7,548 27.5 78.2 20.8 40.3 27.8 21.4 27.8 28.5 25.9

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 268,378 7.4 68.3 28.9 17.1 11.9 3.5 7.0 13.2 11.0

Other vehicle expenses .................................. 353,650 8.5 65.8 30.5 16.1 10.5 2.9 5.8 16.2 9.5

Vehicle finance charges ............................... 27,761 6.3 75.2 34.5 19.0 11.5 3.3 6.9 9.0 9.5

Maintenance and repairs .............................. 107,445 9.2 66.6 31.6 15.8 10.5 2.7 6.1 15.5 8.7

Vehicle insurance ......................................... 138,278 8.4 60.8 24.5 15.5 10.6 23.9 6.3 19.5 11.4

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ...................................................... 80,166 8.4 70.3 37.9 16.5 10.0 1.6 4.3 14.0 7.3

Public and other transportation ...................... 84,845 9.9 66.8 41.4 12.5 8.7 1.4 2.7 15.5 7.8

Healthcare ........................................................ 557,632 8.4 55.6 28.1 13.0 8.1 2.0 4.4 26.1 10.0

Health insurance ............................................ 382,399 8.2 56.6 28.4 13.5 8.3 2.0 4.5 25.7 9.4

Medical services ............................................. 101,639 9.0 56.3 29.5 12.8 7.9 2.0 4.1 24.0 10.6

Drugs .............................................................. 54,502 8.1 48.1 24.0 10.8 7.3 2.1 4.0 31.1 12.7

Medical supplies ............................................. 19,093 8.2 52.3 27.5 10.9 7.3 2.0 4.7 28.7 10.8

Entertainment ................................................... 364,844 8.6 63.4 34.1 13.1 9.2 1.9 5.0 17.4 10.7

Fees and admissions ..................................... 83,746 8.2 69.7 43.6 13.7 7.3 1.3 3.7 13.5 8.7

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015

— Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

All other,

including

not

reporting

Total

wage and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Audio and visual equipment and services ...... 139,150 7.2 62.1 28.5 14.7 10.9 2.4 5.7 17.8 12.8

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................... 83,773 10.6 59.6 31.3 13.2 8.5 2.5 4.0 18.2 11.6

Pets .............................................................. 67,752 11.0 58.9 30.6 13.4 8.3 2.6 4.1 19.4 10.7

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .. 16,021 8.9 62.4 34.6 12.6 9.7 21.8 3.7 13.2 15.4

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ................................................. 58,175 9.6 62.8 38.0 8.4 8.8 1.2 6.3 20.6 7.1

Personal care products and services ............... 87,580 7.7 65.2 34.6 14.4 9.7 2.0 4.5 16.3 10.8

Reading ............................................................ 14,635 6.1 55.7 34.3 9.0 7.4 1.3 3.6 29.5 8.7

Education ......................................................... 168,837 9.0 75.2 43.5 14.4 8.9 3.2 5.2 3.2 12.6

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......... 44,865 6.2 59.9 17.4 17.7 12.5 4.0 8.4 12.5 21.4

Miscellaneous .................................................. 111,848 10.9 63.2 31.1 13.8 11.3 2.3 4.8 17.6 8.3

Cash contributions ........................................... 233,568 10.0 59.7 35.1 11.8 7.4 1.7 3.7 22.9 7.4

Personal insurance and pensions .................... 815,408 12.1 76.5 43.4 16.1 8.9 2.4 5.6 4.9 6.5

Life and other personal insurance .................. 42,750 16.0 56.8 33.7 11.1 6.3 1.6 4.1 20.6 6.6

Pensions and Social Security ......................... 772,658 11.9 77.5 44.0 16.4 9.0 2.5 5.7 4.0 6.5

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ............................. $8,942,648 9.9 71.2 38.8 15.3 9.2 2.5 5.3 10.9 8.1

Wages and salaries ........................................ 6,987,593 6.8 83.4 46.5 17.8 10.2 2.9 6.0 2.7 7.1

Self-employment income ................................ 560,432 59.0 31.3 15.0 7.9 4.4 .8 3.1 3.0 6.7

Social Security, private and government

retirement ..................................................... 1,001,966 4.1 19.5 7.9 4.5 4.3 .8 2.2 65.3 11.1

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................... 223,138 12.6 40.4 18.3 8.5 7.9 .7 5.0 39.2 7.7

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ........................ 72,912 3.3 38.1 6.7 11.4 14.1 1.3 4.6 11.2 47.4

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular

contributions for support ............................... 55,500 8.6 44.3 17.5 11.6 9.0 1.7 4.6 20.6 26.5

Other income .................................................. 41,106 6.8 52.2 18.7 14.6 12.9 21.8 4.3 11.0 29.9

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) ............................................................ 1,178,841 14.4 77.0 51.4 14.0 5.7 1.9 4.0 4.0 4.6

Federal income taxes ..................................... 913,322 14.9 76.7 52.4 13.4 5.3 1.8 3.9 4.1 4.2

State and local income taxes ......................... 256,536 12.8 78.7 49.1 15.7 7.0 2.3 4.6 3.3 5.1

Other taxes ..................................................... 8,984 6.3 50.4 19.5 17.0 8.3 21.6 4.0 14.0 29.3

Income after taxes ............................................ 7,763,806 9.2 70.3 36.9 15.6 9.7 2.6 5.5 11.9 8.6

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2016