Table 3114. Midwestern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020

Item Total 

midwest 

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......................... 28,024 2,818 4,213 3,004 2,342 3,687 4,443 4,136 1,792 1,589 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ........................................................ $78,572 $8,056 $21,743 $34,527 $44,947 $59,176 $82,692 $121,372 $170,608 $305,469 

 Income after taxes............................................................ 69,887 8,857 22,970 35,696 44,432 56,407 76,042 106,897 144,526 238,256 

 Age of reference person .................................................. 52.2 53.2 62.1 54.4 52.5 50.0 48.7 47.5 49.3 49.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ........................................................................... 2.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.4 3.2 

 Children under 18 ......................................................... .6 .2 .2 .5 .5 .7 .7 .8 1.0 .9 

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

 Earners.......................................................................... 1.3 .4 .5 .9 1.1 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.2 

 Vehicles ........................................................................ 2.1 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ............................................................................... 47 36 36 49 46 50 51 54 54 57 

 Women .......................................................................... 53 64 64 51 54 50 49 46 46 43 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 70 34 59 62 59 71 79 85 94 93 

 With mortgage ........................................................... 40 8 18 27 27 39 54 65 72 67 

 Without mortgage ...................................................... 29 25 42 34 32 32 25 20 23 26 

 Renter ........................................................................... 30 66 41 38 41 29 21 15 6 7 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................ 11 23 14 13 13 9 9 6 7 2 

 White, Asian, and all other races .................................. 89 77 86 87 87 91 91 94 93 98 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ......................................................... 6 5 5 9 7 7 7 5 3 3 

 Not Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 94 95 95 91 93 93 93 95 97 97 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ........................................................ 29 48 45 38 33 28 23 15 8 6 

 College .......................................................................... 69 49 53 60 65 70 75 83 89 94 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .............................. 92 63 86 93 96 98 97 98 99 99 

Average annual expenditures ............................................. $59,789 $27,420 $30,794 $41,244 $42,885 $51,886 $63,134 $83,970 $107,238 $143,722 

 Food ................................................................................. 7,302 4,083 4,212 5,625 5,571 5,947 7,701 9,737 11,582 16,283 

 Food at home ................................................................ 4,571 2,648 2,849 3,896 3,640 3,848 4,886 5,922 7,241 8,649 

 Cereals and bakery products .................................... 587 360 400 475 477 480 641 758 884 1,080 

 Cereals and cereal products .................................. 190 105 107 151 160 156 206 260 308 357 

 Bakery products ..................................................... 397 255 293 324 317 324 435 499 576 724 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................... 951 531 575 838 787 813 1,177 1,113 1,448 1,686 

 Beef ........................................................................ 290 145 154 198 228 217 515 330 328 520 

 Pork ........................................................................ 194 114 111 175 179 194 226 229 290 294 

 Other meats ............................................................ 134 86 96 141 108 128 135 147 195 228 

 Poultry .................................................................... 159 79 103 132 141 116 151 217 314 293 

 Fish and seafood .................................................... 124 73 76 141 91 115 95 134 239 263 

 Eggs........................................................................ 50 35 33 51 40 43 54 56 81 87 

 Dairy products............................................................ 445 288 253 368 359 392 489 578 638 857 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 132 98 80 109 124 120 149 158 166 236 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 313 190 173 260 235 272 340 420 472 621 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................ 839 482 542 719 702 707 838 1,090 1,423 1,538 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 299 152 189 268 262 218 288 396 539 594 

 Fresh vegetables .................................................... 265 171 168 211 215 228 279 351 427 468 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 114 66 75 104 94 100 113 147 168 214 

 Processed vegetables ............................................ 161 93 111 136 130 161 157 195 288 262 

 Other food at home .................................................... 1,749 987 1,079 1,496 1,314 1,456 1,742 2,382 2,849 3,488 

 Sugar and other sweets ......................................... 175 85 118 140 136 175 169 230 268 337 

 Fats and oils ........................................................... 112 73 62 93 85 99 105 144 239 196 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 973 545 585 891 712 769 953 1,342 1,616 1,959 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ......................................... 432 270 294 331 340 376 454 579 622 814 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3114. Midwestern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 —

Continued 

Item Total 

midwest 

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 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips .................................................. 57 14 20 41 42 38 61 88 104 183 

 Food away from home .................................................. 2,731 1,435 1,364 1,729 1,931 2,099 2,815 3,815 4,341 7,634 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................... 538 203 201 272 330 422 539 730 1,391 1,499 

 Housing ............................................................................ 18,973 10,686 12,160 14,715 15,191 17,369 19,840 24,117 30,638 39,660 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 10,565 6,628 7,016 8,254 8,404 9,618 10,661 13,000 16,959 22,887 

 Owned dwellings ....................................................... 6,683 1,671 3,270 4,134 3,999 6,004 7,404 9,713 13,918 16,904 

 Mortgage interest and charges .............................. 2,333 351 676 1,166 1,124 1,891 2,902 3,928 5,183 6,297 

 Property taxes ........................................................ 2,315 696 1,254 1,507 1,487 1,889 2,455 3,315 4,524 6,255 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses ............................................................. 2,034 625 1,340 1,462 1,388 2,223 2,047 2,469 4,211 4,352 

 Rented dwellings ....................................................... 3,001 3,999 3,570 3,593 3,862 3,080 2,703 2,170 1,237 2,134 

 Other lodging ............................................................. 881 958 176 527 542 534 554 1,118 1,805 3,848 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 3,976 2,296 2,889 3,355 3,671 3,883 4,473 4,956 5,503 6,012 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 600 336 523 575 547 579 653 666 762 940 

 Electricity ................................................................... 1,326 891 1,072 1,181 1,273 1,286 1,434 1,515 1,703 1,993 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................. 88 437 57 73 98 105 99 110 103 133 

 Telephone services ................................................... 1,348 709 808 1,028 1,200 1,310 1,606 1,825 2,085 2,039 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards .................................................................... 183 129 232 168 181 172 179 169 204 226 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 1,166 579 576 859 1,019 1,138 1,427 1,656 1,881 1,813 

 Water and other public services ................................ 614 323 429 497 555 603 680 840 850 906 

 Household operations ................................................... 1,449 506 779 960 1,013 1,226 1,475 1,882 2,858 4,198 

 Personal services ...................................................... 509 422 4172 4236 4195 310 466 751 1,394 2,206 

 Other household expenses ....................................... 940 484 607 724 818 916 1,010 1,131 1,464 1,992 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 862 462 532 654 534 822 1,117 1,134 1,128 1,569 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 187 91 139 202 145 187 206 206 237 309 

 Other household products ......................................... 540 295 297 376 317 526 783 708 572 1,049 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 136 76 96 76 72 109 128 220 319 211 

 Household furnishings and equipment ......................... 2,120 793 943 1,493 1,568 1,820 2,114 3,145 4,191 4,994 

 Household textiles ..................................................... 120 94 41 104 87 160 102 173 163 206 

 Furniture .................................................................... 480 145 169 280 366 451 648 560 1,135 1,095 

 Floor coverings .......................................................... 25 7 8 42 10 19 23 29 34 90 

 Major appliances ....................................................... 332 123 181 272 223 318 318 473 517 840 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .......... 132 56 94 64 142 86 96 162 289 400 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ........................ 1,032 367 451 730 741 786 928 1,748 2,052 2,363 

 Apparel and services ....................................................... 1,636 1,053 911 1,120 1,025 1,472 1,349 2,083 3,131 4,483 

 Men and boys ............................................................... 353 115 227 183 222 282 264 501 891 953 

 Men, 16 and over ....................................................... 256 449 201 104 173 188 194 321 701 743 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 97 66 25 79 48 94 70 180 190 210 

 Women and girls ........................................................... 642 392 343 513 385 632 612 751 1,376 1,369 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................. 555 353 321 474 356 530 501 661 1,118 1,159 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 87 439 22 39 30 102 111 90 258 210 

 Children under 2 ........................................................... 70 413 430 441 450 474 76 121 456 4181 

 Footwear ....................................................................... 355 247 164 248 199 331 246 470 632 1,107 

 Other apparel products and services............................ 216 286 148 135 169 154 150 240 176 873 

 Transportation .................................................................. 10,346 4,776 4,583 7,076 7,332 9,627 11,732 15,895 18,551 20,170 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................................... 4,720 2,652 1,604 2,769 2,414 4,169 5,167 8,110 9,580 9,455 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................. 2,051 4864 4427 4904 4794 1,095 2,222 4,145 4,199 6,350 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 2,561 1,788 1,177 1,865 1,620 2,844 2,906 3,580 5,218 3,029 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 108 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 4229 440 4385 4163 477 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 1,764 822 983 1,384 1,684 1,851 2,082 2,386 2,715 2,563 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................ 3,390 1,150 1,836 2,676 2,907 3,260 4,068 4,681 5,386 6,302 

 Vehicle finance charges ............................................ 258 49 69 154 185 246 318 439 537 511 

 Maintenance and repairs ........................................... 935 325 580 736 775 938 1,079 1,247 1,533 1,640 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ................................................................... 826 230 314 630 660 709 993 1,231 1,441 1,912 

 Vehicle insurance ...................................................... 1,371 547 873 1,157 1,287 1,367 1,678 1,764 1,875 2,239 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 472 152 160 246 327 347 415 718 870 1,850 

 Healthcare ........................................................................ 5,691 2,584 4,024 4,576 4,780 5,371 6,581 7,211 8,409 10,288 

 Health insurance ........................................................... 3,914 1,735 2,744 3,237 3,434 3,823 4,579 4,961 5,422 6,789 

 Medical services ........................................................... 1,023 426 634 670 797 912 1,142 1,326 1,799 2,382 

 Drugs............................................................................. 551 343 519 511 390 498 561 644 905 768 

 Medical supplies ........................................................... 203 80 127 159 159 138 299 280 282 351 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 3,292 1,183 1,419 2,016 2,188 2,582 3,114 5,470 5,951 9,364 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3114. Midwestern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 —

Continued 

Item Total 

midwest 

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 

 Fees and admissions .................................................... 572 155 97 208 252 405 488 875 1,474 2,478 

 Audio and visual equipment and services .................... 1,060 595 767 781 910 1,016 1,102 1,276 1,656 2,149 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 954 270 388 859 581 649 868 2,308 1,454 1,230 

 Pets ............................................................................ 785 224 322 749 442 475 699 2,056 980 1,002 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ............... 169 446 65 111 4139 173 169 252 473 228 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services ...................................................................... 707 163 168 167 446 512 656 1,011 1,368 3,507 

 Personal care products and services............................... 695 298 388 558 498 575 678 912 1,188 1,831 

 Reading ............................................................................ 112 37 93 81 78 106 97 128 198 287 

 Education ......................................................................... 981 943 325 516 330 544 698 1,523 1,950 3,903 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ........................ 359 249 298 327 464 488 477 361 183 191 

 Miscellaneous .................................................................. 799 279 469 649 665 777 855 1,016 1,456 1,634 

 Cash contributions ........................................................... 1,985 708 802 1,461 1,268 1,656 1,919 2,336 4,290 6,875 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 7,080 339 907 2,251 3,165 4,950 7,553 12,453 18,321 27,253 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 511 115 195 323 345 373 549 696 979 1,863 

 Pensions and Social Security ....................................... 6,568 224 711 1,929 2,821 4,577 7,005 11,757 17,342 25,390 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ........................................................ $78,572 $8,056 $21,743 $34,527 $44,947 $59,176 $82,692 $121,372 $170,608 $305,469 

 Wages and salaries ...................................................... 60,295 2,059 6,923 19,094 27,924 43,690 67,093 104,766 148,889 234,571 

 Self-employment income .............................................. 4,687 -31 374 665 1,887 2,241 2,912 6,078 8,674 38,746 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ................................................................... 9,482 3,905 12,561 12,490 12,789 10,769 10,139 6,501 6,859 6,549 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income ....................................................................... 2,744 170 508 1,020 928 1,182 1,388 2,731 4,752 24,372 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) ....................................................................... 419 1,296 744 442 443 194 256 4150 410 454 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support ....................................................................... 544 94 262 427 568 914 736 723 519 4445 

 Other income ................................................................ 401 564 372 390 408 186 167 423 4905 4733 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ............. 8,686 -801 -1,227 -1,168 515 2,769 6,650 14,475 26,082 67,212 

 Federal income taxes ................................................... 7,180 7 -275 -326 884 2,372 5,313 11,330 20,610 53,580 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# ...................... -973 -623 -786 -986 -996 -895 -1,115 -1,284 -1,387 -537 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 2,382 -262 -202 88 575 1,212 2,341 4,264 6,685 14,006 

 Other taxes ................................................................... 97 478 36 55 452 81 111 165 4174 4164 

 Income after taxes............................................................ 69,887 8,857 22,970 35,696 44,432 56,407 76,042 106,897 144,526 238,256 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .......................... $6,701 $4,331 -$1,247 -$1,076 $4,199 -$5,127 $5,807 $4,519 $20,402 $70,549 

 Net change in total assets ............................................ 19,293 5,326 547 6,433 8,955 8,517 18,848 24,185 49,641 112,630 

 Net change in total liabilities ......................................... 12,592 995 1,794 7,508 4,756 13,644 13,041 19,666 29,239 42,081 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................... 1,159 1,134 929 4457 41,072 389 847 1,679 43,413 2,030 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ................. -2,232 -428 -607 -1,249 -896 -1,493 -2,554 -3,686 -5,199 -7,256 

 Estimated market value of owned home ...................... 161,231 57,013 87,568 100,959 102,058 139,592 167,303 230,406 302,145 436,836 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home .......... 972 353 595 673 692 864 1,080 1,313 1,734 2,240 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 No data reported. 

3

 Value is too small to display. 

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, 2021