Table 8. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 121,697 22,382 27,052 44,675 27,588 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ............................................... $63,086 $70,083 $59,659 $58,802 $67,707 

Income after taxes .................................................. 61,195 67,762 58,159 57,266 65,206 

Age of reference person .......................................... 49.6 50.7 49.1 50.0 48.5 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................. 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 

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

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

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

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

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ....................................................................... 47 44 47 45 50 

Female ................................................................... 53 56 53 55 50 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 65 63 68 68 59 

With mortgage ..................................................... 40 39 43 40 41 

Without mortgage ................................................ 25 25 26 28 19 

Renter .................................................................... 35 37 32 32 41 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 12 11 10 19 5 

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 88 89 90 81 95 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 12 10 5 13 20 

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 88 90 95 87 80 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .................................................... 5 4 4 5 5 

High school (9-12) ................................................. 34 36 33 38 28 

College .................................................................. 61 60 62 57 67 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 88 79 89 90 89 

Average annual expenditures .................................... $48,926 $53,695 $46,247 $44,978 $54,112 

Food ........................................................................ 6,294 6,777 5,987 5,813 6,997 

Food at home ........................................................ 3,731 4,005 3,709 3,421 4,042 

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 516 584 523 466 536 

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 170 195 165 151 185 

Bakery products ................................................. 346 389 358 316 351 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 808 871 754 787 847 

Beef ................................................................... 220 216 219 206 246 

Pork ................................................................... 155 150 152 166 146 

Other meats ....................................................... 120 143 129 109 109 

Poultry ............................................................... 146 164 122 148 153 

Fish and seafood ............................................... 119 147 88 112 138 

Eggs .................................................................. 48 51 43 45 56 

Dairy products ..................................................... 394 438 398 348 428 

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 145 153 139 137 159 

Other dairy products .......................................... 248 285 259 211 269 

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 697 782 682 601 802 

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 240 267 237 197 291 

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 217 247 201 185 263 

Processed fruits ................................................. 114 131 116 98 126 

Processed vegetables ....................................... 126 137 128 121 122 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Other food at home .............................................. $1,316 $1,329 $1,352 $1,218 $1,429 

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 138 141 149 121 154 

Fats and oils ...................................................... 106 114 107 99 110 

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 679 663 716 621 749 

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 347 362 339 340 357 

Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town

trips .................................................................. 45 50 41 37 60 

Food away from home ........................................... 2,562 2,772 2,278 2,393 2,955 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 434 509 383 356 553 

Housing ................................................................... 16,687 19,293 14,847 14,940 19,208 

Shelter ................................................................... 9,819 11,903 8,461 8,116 12,215 

Owned dwellings ................................................. 6,212 7,536 5,797 5,169 7,235 

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 3,267 3,273 2,736 2,805 4,531 

Property taxes ................................................... 1,829 2,920 1,948 1,328 1,640 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 1,116 1,343 1,113 1,036 1,064 

Rented dwellings ................................................. 2,965 3,601 2,050 2,429 4,212 

Other lodging ....................................................... 642 766 614 518 768 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 3,693 4,041 3,451 3,872 3,360 

Natural gas .......................................................... 430 610 609 251 396 

Electricity ............................................................. 1,418 1,326 1,200 1,774 1,129 

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 149 456 111 70 63 

Telephone services ............................................. 1,202 1,262 1,120 1,249 1,158 

Water and other public services .......................... 495 387 411 528 613 

Household operations ............................................ 1,074 1,192 904 962 1,327 

Personal services ................................................ 369 430 320 286 502 

Other household expenses .................................. 705 762 583 676 825 

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 613 630 639 577 633 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 148 136 159 146 149 

Other household products ................................... 334 361 351 312 333 

Postage and stationery ........................................ 131 132 130 119 152 

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 1,487 1,527 1,392 1,412 1,673 

Household textiles ............................................... 106 105 96 93 137 

Furniture .............................................................. 351 353 342 348 362 

Floor coverings .................................................... 28 43 25 25 23 

Major appliances ................................................. 202 190 185 204 222 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 98 105 91 86 118 

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 703 730 652 655 811 

Apparel and services ............................................... 1,720 1,996 1,549 1,561 1,928 

Men and boys ........................................................ 393 468 342 351 452 

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 314 377 271 283 357 

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 79 91 70 68 95 

Women and girls .................................................... 693 740 672 634 771 

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 583 620 577 529 646 

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 110 120 94 106 125 

Children under 2 .................................................... 79 83 72 80 83 

Footwear ................................................................ 312 332 276 302 351 

Other apparel products and services ..................... 243 373 189 194 272 

Transportation ......................................................... 7,987 8,097 7,669 7,929 8,303 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 2,629 2,515 2,605 2,728 2,584 

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 1,242 1,371 1,115 1,309 1,155 

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 1,329 1,073 1,422 1,367 1,382 

Other vehicles ...................................................... 58 71 68 52 46 

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 2,395 2,209 2,371 2,513 2,379 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... $2,459 $2,651 $2,254 $2,358 $2,668 

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 238 200 222 272 229 

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 796 824 770 720 922 

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 997 1,001 862 1,065 1,016 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 428 626 400 301 501 

Public and other transportation .............................. 504 722 440 331 673 

Health care .............................................................. 3,235 3,247 3,443 3,101 3,240 

Health insurance .................................................... 1,877 1,977 1,959 1,822 1,803 

Medical services .................................................... 745 710 827 668 817 

Drugs ..................................................................... 487 436 510 499 488 

Medical supplies .................................................... 127 125 147 112 132 

Entertainment .......................................................... 2,547 2,677 2,534 2,353 2,771 

Fees and admissions ............................................. 588 688 578 460 723 

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 972 1,022 927 980 965 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 618 590 599 636 630 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 369 377 430 277 453 

Personal care products and services ...................... 608 615 550 586 697 

Reading ................................................................... 108 127 112 84 126 

Education ................................................................. 1,063 1,619 1,124 689 1,156 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 356 368 373 396 267 

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 812 884 769 688 996 

Cash contributions ................................................... 1,677 1,627 1,632 1,623 1,850 

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 5,398 5,859 5,275 4,858 6,020 

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 318 378 340 296 281 

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 5,081 5,481 4,934 4,562 5,739 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes .................................... 63,086 70,083 59,659 58,802 67,707 

Wages and salaries ............................................... 49,687 56,224 46,292 46,119 53,492 

Self-employment income ....................................... 3,046 2,577 3,368 2,811 3,490 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 7,412 7,861 7,211 7,505 7,092 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 1,232 1,381 1,157 965 1,615 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ................................................ 606 815 629 393 761 

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ......................................................... 513 578 493 486 523 

Regular contributions for support .......................... 386 397 323 336 518 

Other income ......................................................... 205 250 187 187 216 

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) .......... 1,891 2,320 1,501 1,535 2,501 

Federal income taxes ............................................ 1,254 1,444 934 1,057 1,730 

State and local income taxes ................................. 494 676 466 314 665 

Other taxes ............................................................ 143 200 100 164 106 

Income after taxes ................................................... 61,195 67,762 58,159 57,266 65,206 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities .................. - $2,509 - $4,167 - $1,628 - $1,767 - $3,230 

Net change in total assets ..................................... 6,172 4,203 4,963 4,107 12,301 

Net change in total liabilities .................................. 8,682 8,370 6,591 5,874 15,531 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ............................................ 643 762 722 495 708 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property .......... -2,011 -2,255 -1,980 -1,685 -2,370 

Estimated market value of owned home ............... 153,115 187,491 121,302 127,156 198,455 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned home .... 849 1,005 748 778 937 

Gifts of goods and services ..................................... 1,037 1,288 1,039 852 1,132 

Food ...................................................................... 86 106 93 69 92 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................. 16 19 13 16 15 

Housing ................................................................. 197 209 192 177 224 

Housekeeping supplies ....................................... 25 26 27 20 30 

Household textiles ............................................... 10 12 10 7 10 

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........ 20 20 23 18 21 

Major appliances ............................................... 6 6 5 6 6 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ..................................................... 14 13 18 12 15 

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 46 58 41 40 52 

Other housing ...................................................... 96 93 91 93 111 

Apparel and services ............................................. 209 261 187 190 219 

Males, 2 and over ................................................ 51 74 37 52 46 

Females, 2 and over ............................................ 76 99 73 60 85 

Children under 2 .................................................. 35 38 34 33 34 

Other apparel products and services ................... 47 50 43 44 54 

Jewelry and watches ......................................... 18 24 15 18 15 

All other apparel products and services ............ 30 26 28 27 39 

Transportation ....................................................... 88 78 87 87 98 

Health care ............................................................ 26 27 33 14 37 

Entertainment ........................................................ 97 129 97 81 96 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles ......... 32 39 37 25 31 

Other entertainment ............................................. 65 90 59 56 65 

Personal care products and services .................... 14 17 9 15 14 

Reading ................................................................. 2 2 2 1 1 

Education ............................................................... 218 365 253 129 211 

All other gifts .......................................................... 86 74 75 74 124 

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2012