Table 3453. Consumer units of five or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Less

than

$10,000

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 12,232 282 260 334 908 1,118 1,082 1,991 6,257

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $92,541 $1,083 $12,653 $17,755 $25,093 $34,991 $44,790 $59,817 $142,712

Income after taxes .......................................... 84,427 1,574 15,584 22,313 32,120 41,408 49,418 60,531 123,268

Age of reference person ................................. 42.3 40.3 39.6 42.6 38.9 39.9 40.8 41.8 43.9

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.7

Children under 18 ......................................... 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.6

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 .1 .1 .2

Earners ......................................................... 2.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.6

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.9

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 40 39 26 37 31 32 33 39 46

Women ......................................................... 60 61 74 63 69 68 67 61 54

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 63 32 38 33 35 48 45 54 80

With mortgage ............................................ 48 22 27 17 20 32 27 41 64

Without mortgage ....................................... 15 11 11 16 14 16 18 13 16

Renter ........................................................... 37 68 62 67 65 52 55 46 20

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 13 20 21 19 18 16 9 15 10

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 87 80 79 81 82 84 91 85 90

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 29 36 41 39 44 45 44 38 18

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 71 64 59 61 56 55 56 62 82

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 7 11 15 19 12 11 12 10 3

High school (9-12) ........................................ 36 56 48 52 55 54 49 40 24

College ......................................................... 56 33 36 27 33 35 37 49 73

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 94 74 71 72 83 90 93 96 98

Average annual expenditures ........................... $70,933 $34,623 $37,087 $31,012 $39,284 $42,906 $45,930 $56,418 $95,277

Food ............................................................... 10,320 7,011 7,177 7,273 7,035 8,054 7,281 8,478 13,041

Food at home ............................................... 6,308 4,638 5,576 4,606 5,254 5,531 4,850 5,793 7,334

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 875 731 656 532 666 707 713 816 1,039

Cereals and cereal products .................... 315 288 263 177 295 294 256 284 355

Bakery products ....................................... 561 443 393 355 371 413 457 531 683

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,469 1,340 1,494 1,085 1,505 1,354 1,144 1,289 1,629

Beef .......................................................... 405 470 389 279 590 340 303 310 433

Pork .......................................................... 278 259 320 199 278 342 236 258 284

Other meats .............................................. 207 227 199 148 165 190 151 219 229

Poultry ...................................................... 294 233 314 273 230 260 256 242 339

Fish and seafood ...................................... 189 185 1173 1111 133 137 118 158 244

Eggs ......................................................... 96 166 98 75 109 86 79 101 101

Dairy products ............................................ 643 417 444 491 533 599 534 635 732

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 252 204 152 223 239 256 232 259 266

Other dairy products ................................. 392 214 292 268 294 343 302 376 466

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 1,183 675 898 819 901 1,079 842 1,091 1,421

Fresh fruits ............................................... 450 198 266 275 299 412 355 405 557

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 364 230 338 220 253 365 257 355 429

Processed fruits ........................................ 168 84 155 124 171 111 99 140 208

Processed vegetables .............................. 200 163 140 200 179 191 131 191 227

Other food at home .................................... 2,137 1,474 2,084 1,679 1,649 1,791 1,617 1,964 2,514

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 222 159 262 200 162 159 212 189 260

Fats and oils ............................................. 173 83 190 123 116 122 118 163 214

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 1,098 646 1,148 779 840 918 814 1,035 1,297

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 582 578 477 565 514 544 448 530 652

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3453. Consumer units of five or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Less

than

$10,000

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 62 110 16

112 117 147 124 46 91

Food away from home .................................. 4,012 2,373 1,600 2,667 1,780 2,523 2,432 2,684 5,707

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 361 1298 1252 125 110 247 88 209 557

Housing .......................................................... 22,853 15,151 14,323 12,846 15,410 15,515 16,604 19,270 28,783

Shelter .......................................................... 12,717 8,299 8,134 7,140 8,618 8,435 9,187 10,302 16,143

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,706 2,493 2,564 1,353 2,293 3,024 3,295 4,569 11,876

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 4,302 11,640 11,595 1733 1,050 1,637 1,796 2,728 6,608

Property taxes .......................................... 2,102 538 588 448 631 787 785 1,123 3,312

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,301 1315 1380 1172 612 600 714 718 1,956

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,384 5,683 5,530 5,749 6,236 5,250 5,751 5,484 3,196

Other lodging .............................................. 627 1123 140 138 190 160 141 248 1,072

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 5,316 4,043 3,642 3,853 4,015 4,249 4,385 5,005 6,160

Natural gas ................................................. 520 399 366 355 386 454 337 424 633

Electricity .................................................... 1,932 1,602 1,372 1,771 1,612 1,764 1,730 1,831 2,123

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 94 11

155 142 160 160 177 55 129

Telephone services .................................... 1,978 1,315 1,222 1,097 1,430 1,360 1,633 1,928 2,352

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 321 1189 1202 245 198 224 272 270 396

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,657 1,125 1,020 851 1,232 1,136 1,361 1,659 1,956

Water and other public services ................. 792 725 627 588 526 612 608 766 923

Household operations .................................. 1,796 901 734 654 839 722 961 1,035 2,659

Personal services ....................................... 864 1241 1222 1234 346 1205 381 405 1,376

Other household expenses ........................ 931 660 512 420 493 517 580 630 1,283

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 854 555 615 547 630 543 598 808 1,068

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 241 183 179 190 244 200 194 242 267

Other household products .......................... 477 218 350 320 344 285 329 399 622

Postage and stationery ............................... 136 1154 186 137 41 57 74 167 179

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 2,171 1,353 1,198 652 1,308 1,567 1,473 2,121 2,753

Household textiles ...................................... 130 157 133 116 84 102 120 105 171

Furniture ..................................................... 600 373 505 254 427 489 379 569 727

Floor coverings ........................................... 13 14

112 151417 24 12 15

Major appliances ........................................ 365 1118 382 1134 365 343 254 296 433

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 141 190 149 130 83 277 80 142 154

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 920 710 217 213 346 349 615 997 1,254

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,833 1,742 1,315 2,050 2,058 2,432 2,157 2,329 3,536

Men and boys ............................................... 807 721 255 566 564 481 705 696 1,015

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 477 1265 157 1224 204 294 424 386 653

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 330 457 198 342 360 187 280 311 362

Women and girls .......................................... 933 498 359 533 520 799 553 706 1,264

Women, 16 and over .................................. 616 1254 1111 379 313 533 255 501 861

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 317 244 248 154 207 266 298 205 403

Children under 2 ........................................... 174 135 183 1226 402 1188 1115 138 160

Footwear ...................................................... 655 1312 1461 1663 351 732 662 522 772

Other apparel products and services ........... 265 176 157 162 220 232 122 267 325

Transportation ................................................ 12,453 5,432 6,697 3,319 8,432 8,299 9,376 10,674 15,987

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 5,332 12,084 12,907 1736 4,404 3,610 3,580 4,845 6,724

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,979 11,251 11,830 2 ( ) 1988 1663 1895 11,154 2,952

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 3,278 1833 1619 1736 3,346 2,947 2,685 3,633 3,674

Other vehicles ............................................ 75 2 ( ) 1457 2 ( ) 170 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 157 198

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 3,043 1,716 2,095 1,661 1,965 2,268 2,510 2,902 3,648

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,427 1,423 1,500 800 1,796 2,097 3,065 2,503 4,634

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 341 1150 171 171 171 199 223 281 465

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 1,064 419 682 300 590 782 903 829 1,380

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,333 1685 1415 1368 1754 1812 11,456 1941 1,790

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 688 169 332 161 282 304 484 452 998

Public and other transportation .................... 651 1209 1195 1123 266 324 220 424 981

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,356 1,020 1,408 996 1,339 1,845 1,980 3,577 6,360

Health insurance .......................................... 2,999 1480 11,052 580 828 1,195 1,468 2,563 4,363

Medical services ........................................... 850 1378 1137 1200 188 436 222 559 1,307

Drugs ............................................................ 359 1125 1125 1146 249 139 229 356 474

Medical supplies ........................................... 148 137 195 169 73 75 62 100 216

Entertainment ................................................. 3,369 1,630 1,488 1,631 1,322 1,727 1,892 2,742 4,722

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3453. Consumer units of five or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Less

than

$10,000

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Fees and admissions ................................... 919 376 1140 194 188 285 319 438 1,508

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,226 780 657 979 771 902 902 1,097 1,512

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 700 351 683 1427 255 459 521 523 946

Pets ............................................................ 461 1163 1171 1338 192 217 378 350 641

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 239 1188 1512 189 163 1241 1144 173 305

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 524 1124 18

1131 109 82 149 683 756

Personal care products and services ............. 848 320 712 431 512 404 482 725 1,146

Reading .......................................................... 111 1132 130 119 131 47 132 87 165

Education ....................................................... 1,706 1283 11,873 1281 220 521 613 958 2,696

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 420 1247 1539 425 441 357 457 358 444

Miscellaneous ................................................. 965 1443 1408 1319 226 388 810 717 1,364

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,945 1643 1198 1559 376 595 634 1,205 3,081

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 8,392 271 667 838 1,773 2,477 3,525 5,090 13,392

Life and other personal insurance ................ 451 198 184 138 175 51 121 245 738

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 7,942 174 583 800 1,598 2,426 3,404 4,846 12,654

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $92,541 $1,083 $12,653 $17,755 $25,093 $34,991 $44,790 $59,817 $142,712

Wages and salaries ...................................... 80,268 1,937 6,072 9,553 17,926 27,545 37,727 52,920 125,177

Self-employment income .............................. 6,580 1-5,343 1386 1160 1,158 1,604 2,084 2,903 11,341

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 2,839 1515 12,075 12,901 2,132 2,395 2,235 2,145 3,480

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 674 11

181155 187 15189 179 1,224

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 1,267 3,286 3,539 3,613 3,026 2,666 1,935 937 440

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 552 169 1359 11,076 1396 496 389 324 687

Other income ................................................ 361 1617 1214 1296 1367 1280 1331 410 363

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 8,115 -491 -2,931 -4,558 -7,027 -6,417 -4,628 -714 19,444

Federal income taxes ................................... 5,674 1-361 -2,810 -4,374 -6,678 -6,252 -4,864 -1,511 14,867

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,387 1-134 1-147 -186 -393 -176 218 773 4,493

Other taxes ................................................... 53 14

126 11144 110 118 123 84

Income after taxes .......................................... 84,427 1,574 15,584 22,313 32,120 41,408 49,418 60,531 123,268

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $2,488 $3,655 - $6,583 $1,010 - $2,209 - $743 - $1,259 $2,841 $4,685

Net change in total assets ............................ 14,607 13,100 1-101 183 4,537 7,737 6,251 4,123 23,982

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 12,120 -555 6,483 -927 6,746 8,481 7,510 1,282 19,297

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 252 160 125 124 1433 1146 1155 1217 303

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,372 1-855 1-756 1-537 -499 -837 -843 -1,408 -3,724

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 191,377 164,195 160,250 61,932 47,307 70,768 81,149 106,247 298,069

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,032 1343 1399 337 342 491 490 686 1,528

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 571 294 1111 235 556 632 415 430 695

Food ............................................................. 50 205 118 124 16 29 118 9 74

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 11

3 ( ) 9

Housing ........................................................ 119 161 112 177 1119 157 117 125 124

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 29 2 ( ) 112 18

12117 115 174 29

Household textiles ...................................... 12

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 182 ( ) 3 ( ) 13

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 8 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 111 2 ( ) 115 13

14 11

Major appliances ...................................... 2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 11

2 ( ) 112 ( ) 1313

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3453. Consumer units of five or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Less

than

$10,000

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 111 2 ( ) 114 13

1118

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 16 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 112 11

116 126 14 22

Other housing ............................................. 64 161 2 ( ) 146 1116 1101 74 42 59

Apparel and services .................................... 179 123 159 197 1248 1183 170 194 184

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 46 11

113 116 117 135 150 116 38

Females, 2 and over ................................... 39 16

114 2 ( ) 118 110 130 19 64

Children under 2 ......................................... 55 116 130 177 1198 137 148 127 41

Other apparel products and services ......... 40 2 ( ) 11

14114 1100 142 143 139

Jewelry and watches ................................ 12

2 ( ) 112 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 111712

All other apparel products and services ... 37 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 14

114 1100 141 136 137

Transportation .............................................. 54 15

16116 168 35 26 14 66

Healthcare .................................................... 17

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 131211114

Entertainment ............................................... 70 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 115 11

128 160 158 105

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 28 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 115 139 127 139

Other entertainment ................................... 42 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 115 11

113 121 130 66

Personal care products and services ........... 9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 113 2 ( ) 112 2 ( ) 14

Reading ........................................................ 11

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 122 ( ) 12

Education ..................................................... 42 2 ( ) 116 17

3 ( ) 2 ( ) 16120 74

All other gifts ................................................. 35 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 11 198 12

111 29

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

2 No data reported.

3 Value is too small to display.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2017