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

Expenditure Survey, 2008-2009

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 120,808 22,379 27,661 43,758 27,011 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ............................................... $63,209 $71,085 $60,488 $58,761 $66,678 

Income after taxes .................................................. 61,263 68,583 58,834 57,143 64,360 

Age of reference person .......................................... 49.2 51.1 48.8 49.4 47.9 

Average number in consumer unit:

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

Children under 18 .................................................. .6 .5 .6 .6 .7 

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

Earners .................................................................. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 

Vehicles ................................................................. 2.0 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.0 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ....................................................................... 47 45 48 45 50 

Female ................................................................... 53 55 52 55 50 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 66 65 68 68 63 

With mortgage ..................................................... 42 40 43 41 44 

Without mortgage ................................................ 24 24 26 28 19 

Renter .................................................................... 34 35 32 32 37 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 12 11 9 20 4 

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 88 89 91 80 96 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 12 10 5 13 19 

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 88 90 95 87 81 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .................................................... 5 4 4 6 4 

High school (9-12) ................................................. 35 38 34 37 29 

College .................................................................. 60 58 62 57 66 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 89 81 90 90 91 

Average annual expenditures .................................... $49,778 $54,399 $47,201 $46,287 $54,226 

Food ........................................................................ 6,407 6,967 5,998 6,026 6,970 

Food at home ........................................................ 3,749 4,032 3,605 3,488 4,081 

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 507 571 496 471 522 

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 171 192 170 155 182 

Bakery products ................................................. 336 380 327 316 340 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 844 919 756 836 882 

Beef ................................................................... 233 232 215 236 244 

Pork ................................................................... 166 160 161 173 164 

Other meats ....................................................... 110 131 112 101 105 

Poultry ............................................................... 157 176 128 157 167 

Fish and seafood ............................................... 131 171 99 122 146 

Eggs .................................................................. 47 48 41 46 56 

Dairy products ..................................................... 418 448 420 380 452 

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 156 163 150 150 165 

Other dairy products .......................................... 262 285 270 229 288 

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 657 738 604 580 766 

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 221 245 204 187 272 

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 211 243 180 181 262 

Processed fruits ................................................. 117 137 113 104 126 

Processed vegetables ....................................... 108 114 106 108 105 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2008-2009 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Other food at home .............................................. $1,324 $1,355 $1,329 $1,221 $1,460 

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 135 137 148 119 147 

Fats and oils ...................................................... 103 111 102 98 107 

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 697 707 714 636 772 

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 340 343 319 330 372 

Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town

trips .................................................................. 49 57 46 38 62 

Food away from home ........................................... 2,658 2,935 2,393 2,539 2,889 

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 439 462 434 379 524 

Housing ................................................................... 17,002 19,434 15,331 15,332 19,404 

Shelter ................................................................... 10,129 11,984 8,840 8,502 12,549 

Owned dwellings ................................................. 6,651 7,700 6,205 5,628 7,898 

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 3,710 3,634 3,094 3,218 5,200 

Property taxes ................................................... 1,785 2,830 1,943 1,287 1,562 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 1,157 1,236 1,167 1,123 1,136 

Rented dwellings ................................................. 2,792 3,288 1,993 2,329 3,951 

Other lodging ....................................................... 685 995 642 544 700 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 3,647 4,106 3,474 3,701 3,356 

Natural gas .......................................................... 507 723 751 282 444 

Electricity ............................................................. 1,365 1,304 1,122 1,684 1,148 

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 167 516 130 72 67 

Telephone services ............................................. 1,144 1,187 1,073 1,178 1,127 

Water and other public services .......................... 464 375 398 485 570 

Household operations ............................................ 1,004 1,186 822 940 1,146 

Personal services ................................................ 386 529 307 337 428 

Other household expenses .................................. 618 657 514 602 718 

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 657 652 680 656 637 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 152 142 149 157 153 

Other household products ................................... 355 360 370 370 312 

Postage and stationery ........................................ 150 150 161 129 172 

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 1,565 1,505 1,515 1,533 1,717 

Household textiles ............................................... 125 114 109 127 148 

Furniture .............................................................. 365 383 335 380 358 

Floor coverings .................................................... 37 40 49 33 32 

Major appliances ................................................. 199 191 196 193 219 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 103 98 108 90 124 

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 735 679 718 711 837 

Apparel and services ............................................... 1,763 1,878 1,540 1,779 1,866 

Men and boys ........................................................ 405 418 344 399 465 

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 324 332 266 316 389 

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 81 85 77 83 76 

Women and girls .................................................... 698 731 634 721 700 

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 579 612 516 597 585 

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 119 119 117 124 116 

Children under 2 .................................................... 92 84 98 84 105 

Footwear ................................................................ 319 344 258 342 321 

Other apparel products and services ..................... 249 301 207 233 274 

Transportation ......................................................... 8,133 8,510 8,035 7,941 8,227 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 2,706 2,721 2,897 2,669 2,558 

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 1,301 1,511 1,330 1,338 1,038 

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 1,310 1,146 1,457 1,237 1,414 

Other vehicles ...................................................... 95 64 109 94 107 

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 2,351 2,086 2,300 2,519 2,347 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2008-2009 — Continued

Item

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consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... $2,580 $2,979 $2,423 $2,431 $2,649 

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 297 225 270 350 296 

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 730 778 697 647 860 

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 1,094 1,317 968 1,138 965 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 459 659 488 296 527 

Public transportation .............................................. 496 723 415 322 673 

Healthcare ............................................................... 3,051 3,083 3,160 2,940 3,093 

Health insurance .................................................... 1,719 1,837 1,787 1,661 1,646 

Medical services .................................................... 731 659 748 663 885 

Drugs ..................................................................... 484 469 491 509 450 

Medical supplies .................................................... 116 119 134 107 112 

Entertainment .......................................................... 2,764 2,863 2,693 2,489 3,197 

Fees and admissions ............................................. 622 752 583 507 739 

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 1,006 1,047 957 1,010 1,013 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 697 696 624 641 861 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 440 369 529 331 584 

Personal care products and services ...................... 606 620 544 586 687 

Reading ................................................................... 113 141 115 86 131 

Education ................................................................. 1,057 1,648 1,066 808 960 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 348 382 382 359 268 

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 828 886 761 755 965 

Cash contributions ................................................... 1,730 1,527 1,694 1,718 1,954 

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 5,538 6,000 5,446 5,087 5,981 

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 313 367 323 310 263 

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 5,225 5,632 5,124 4,777 5,717 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes .................................... 63,209 71,085 60,488 58,761 66,678 

Wages and salaries ............................................... 50,673 57,731 47,983 46,890 53,709 

Self-employment income ....................................... 2,946 2,906 3,287 2,345 3,605 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 6,707 7,204 6,482 6,876 6,250 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 1,484 1,583 1,427 1,456 1,508 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ................................................ 329 454 386 208 362 

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ......................................................... 403 414 330 397 477 

Regular contributions for support .......................... 431 454 408 373 529 

Other income ......................................................... 237 339 185 217 237 

Personal taxes ......................................................... 1,946 2,502 1,654 1,618 2,318 

Federal income taxes ............................................ 1,611 1,843 1,324 1,484 1,916 

2008 Tax stimulus (new UCC Q20082) (thru

Q20091) ............................................................... -392 -380 -422 -391 -375 

State and local income taxes ................................. 533 744 545 359 627 

Other taxes ............................................................ 195 294 207 165 149 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2008-2009 — Continued

Item

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consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Income after taxes ................................................... 61,263 68,583 58,834 57,143 64,360 

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities .................. - $4,744 - $2,118 - $4,448 - $2,242 - $11,275 

Net change in total assets ..................................... 6,899 6,993 5,093 5,640 10,707 

Net change in total liabilities .................................. 11,642 9,112 9,541 7,882 21,982 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ............................................ 517 545 506 394 703 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property .......... -2,253 -2,541 -2,171 -1,872 -2,715 

Estimated market value of owned home ............... 163,710 196,782 130,196 132,294 221,524 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned home .... 867 994 760 795 986 

Gifts of goods and services ..................................... 1,138 1,385 1,090 982 1,236 

Food ...................................................................... 97 118 109 76 101 

Alcoholic beverages .............................................. 12 12 11 8 16 

Housing ................................................................. 216 241 212 188 242 

Housekeeping supplies ....................................... 31 25 37 23 43 

Household textiles ............................................... 11 6 11 11 15 

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........ 18 17 17 19 19 

Major appliances ............................................... 5 4 5 6 7 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ..................................................... 13 13 12 13 12 

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 49 58 50 38 60 

Other housing ...................................................... 106 134 97 98 105 

Apparel and services ............................................. 230 236 224 233 226 

Males, 2 and over ................................................ 50 53 46 48 54 

Females, 2 and over ............................................ 82 86 71 91 77 

Children under 2 .................................................. 49 52 51 43 54 

Other apparel products and services ................... 48 45 55 50 40 

Jewelry and watches ......................................... 16 16 23 14 13 

All other apparel products and services ............ 32 29 32 36 28 

Transportation ....................................................... 93 54 72 83 161 

Healthcare ............................................................. 25 10 23 22 45 

Entertainment ........................................................ 90 93 88 86 95 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles ......... 32 36 33 31 28 

Other entertainment ............................................. 58 58 55 55 67 

Personal care products and services .................... 12 10 10 14 14 

Reading ................................................................. 1 2 1 1 1 ( )

Education ............................................................... 276 514 246 214 211 

All other gifts .......................................................... 88 96 94 57 124 

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, October, 2010