Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 127,734 23,232 28,079 48,115 28,308

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ................................................ $68,316 $77,771 $66,754 $61,614 $73,496

Income after taxes ................................................... 59,453 65,940 58,038 54,606 63,772

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.4 52.1 50.0 50.5 49.3

Average number in consumer unit:

People ................................................................... 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6

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

Adults 65 and older ................................................ .4 .4 .3 .4 .3

Earners .................................................................. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4

Vehicles ................................................................. 1.9 1.6 2.0 1.8 2.0

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ........................................................................ 47 48 48 47 47

Women .................................................................. 53 52 52 53 53

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 63 61 65 65 56

With mortgage ..................................................... 36 34 38 36 36

Without mortgage ................................................ 27 27 27 30 20

Renter .................................................................... 37 39 35 35 44

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 13 10 20 5

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 87 90 80 95

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 11 5 13 22

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 89 95 87 78

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ................................................. 33 35 32 35 27

College .................................................................. 64 62 65 61 69

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 87 81 88 89 89

Average annual expenditures .................................... $54,715 $59,115 $53,425 $50,690 $59,217

Food ........................................................................ 6,891 6,867 6,993 6,497 7,473

Food at home ........................................................ 3,993 4,014 4,137 3,733 4,275

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 518 554 540 484 526

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 174 193 179 159 180

Bakery products ................................................. 344 362 361 325 346

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 894 899 914 875 901

Beef ................................................................... 238 211 273 232 238

Pork ................................................................... 171 154 184 179 159

Other meats ....................................................... 124 141 134 113 117

Poultry ............................................................... 172 186 164 170 173

Fish and seafood ............................................... 127 147 105 120 147

Eggs .................................................................. 61 61 55 61 67

Dairy products ..................................................... 418 444 456 366 446

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 143 152 147 133 151

Other dairy products .......................................... 274 292 308 234 296

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 762 812 755 686 858

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 279 296 275 240 334

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 244 269 233 212 288

Processed fruits ................................................. 108 118 108 97 118

Processed vegetables ....................................... 132 129 138 137 119

Other food at home .............................................. 1,401 1,304 1,472 1,322 1,543

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 147 134 155 131 177

Fats and oils ...................................................... 113 114 113 109 119

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 714 646 782 661 793

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 374 355 369 381 384

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ............................................... 52 54 53 40 69

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Food away from home ........................................... 2,898 2,853 2,856 2,764 3,199

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 489 543 516 392 580

Housing ................................................................... 18,097 20,915 16,728 16,283 20,227

Shelter ................................................................... 10,613 13,008 9,471 8,903 12,685

Owned dwellings ................................................. 6,188 7,759 6,028 5,252 6,650

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 2,912 2,831 2,683 2,632 3,679

Property taxes ................................................... 1,913 3,332 1,985 1,297 1,725

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 1,363 1,596 1,360 1,322 1,246

Rented dwellings ................................................. 3,702 4,327 2,742 3,022 5,298

Other lodging ....................................................... 722 922 702 629 738

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 3,901 4,266 3,737 4,000 3,597

Natural gas .......................................................... 429 658 633 249 348

Electricity ............................................................. 1,472 1,366 1,269 1,802 1,200

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 134 407 118 63 47

Telephone services ............................................. 1,332 1,420 1,254 1,343 1,319

Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

cards ................................................................ 339 458 311 334 278

Cellular phone service ....................................... 993 961 942 1,009 1,041

Water and other public services .......................... 534 417 463 543 684

Household operations ............................................ 1,242 1,465 1,064 1,128 1,430

Personal services ................................................ 397 533 350 349 415

Other household expenses .................................. 845 932 715 779 1,015

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 643 594 703 630 647

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 152 139 162 156 145

Other household products ................................... 361 320 402 358 358

Postage and stationery ........................................ 131 135 140 116 144

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 1,698 1,582 1,753 1,621 1,868

Household textiles ............................................... 105 104 117 90 122

Furniture .............................................................. 441 414 442 435 471

Floor coverings .................................................... 18 27 20 11 21

Major appliances ................................................. 251 208 265 253 268

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 112 107 122 99 127

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 771 721 786 734 859

Apparel and services ............................................... 1,817 1,859 1,804 1,624 2,119

Men and boys ........................................................ 426 445 461 364 481

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 329 355 353 274 377

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 97 90 108 91 104

Women and girls .................................................... 676 718 628 615 795

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 573 622 521 516 681

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 103 96 106 98 113

Children under 2 .................................................... 80 62 101 76 78

Footwear ................................................................ 360 350 345 350 401

Other apparel products and services ..................... 274 285 270 218 364

Transportation ......................................................... 9,277 9,177 9,184 9,309 9,397

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 3,641 3,318 3,630 4,047 3,227

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 1,758 1,611 1,667 2,024 1,518

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 1,828 1,679 1,896 1,979 1,626

Other vehicles ...................................................... 55 227 66 44 83

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 2,277 2,037 2,244 2,332 2,415

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... 2,734 2,872 2,776 2,498 2,981

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 212 173 204 240 206

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 833 855 821 788 903

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 1,095 1,012 1,162 1,035 1,201

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 594 832 590 436 671

Public and other transportation .............................. 624 950 534 432 773

Healthcare ............................................................... 4,320 4,453 4,508 4,144 4,321

Health insurance .................................................... 2,924 3,173 2,965 2,840 2,821

Medical services .................................................... 792 701 927 690 907

Drugs ..................................................................... 457 436 462 480 429

Medical supplies .................................................... 147 144 153 135 164

Entertainment .......................................................... 2,783 2,748 2,812 2,599 3,098

Fees and admissions ............................................. 646 757 647 497 806

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 1,067 1,119 1,030 1,053 1,083

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 644 600 692 600 707

Pets ..................................................................... 518 483 547 487 571

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 126 117 145 113 136

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 427 272 443 448 502

Personal care products and services ...................... 664 701 662 597 751

Reading ................................................................... 117 132 128 94 136

Education ................................................................. 1,275 2,082 1,237 930 1,237

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 335 316 394 366 238

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 824 868 837 678 1,023

Cash contributions ................................................... 1,793 1,705 1,682 1,787 1,985

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 6,034 6,748 5,940 5,391 6,633

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 331 413 331 291 333

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 5,702 6,334 5,609 5,100 6,300

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes .................................... $68,316 $77,771 $66,754 $61,614 $73,496

Wages and salaries ............................................... 53,202 60,629 52,082 48,132 56,838

Self-employment income ....................................... 4,320 4,981 3,950 3,592 5,383

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 7,763 8,822 7,833 7,462 7,335

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 1,660 1,721 1,546 1,267 2,390

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance

Program (SNAP) .................................................. 548 700 491 480 596

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions for

support ................................................................. 500 511 507 445 578

Other income ......................................................... 322 407 344 236 376

Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ..... 8,863 11,831 8,716 7,008 9,725

Federal income taxes ............................................ 6,912 9,124 6,599 5,692 7,479

State and local income taxes ................................. 1,892 2,645 2,048 1,236 2,233

Other taxes ............................................................ 59 61 69 79 12

Income after taxes ................................................... 59,453 65,940 58,038 54,606 63,772

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities .................. $6,945 $16,622 $7,864 $363 $9,277

Net change in total assets ..................................... 15,430 23,183 15,655 8,543 20,552

Net change in total liabilities .................................. 8,486 6,561 7,790 8,180 11,275

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ............................................ 714 945 662 514 916

Mortgage principal paid on owned property .......... -1,795 -1,976 -1,721 -1,627 -2,002

Estimated market value of owned home ............... 162,054 190,753 127,516 128,671 229,498

Estimated monthly rental value of owned home .... 920 1,083 799 828 1,061

Gifts of goods and services, total ............................ 1,149 1,386 1,159 974 1,244

Food ...................................................................... 84 75 94 69 106

Alcoholic beverages .............................................. 14 26 12 8 16

Housing ................................................................. 233 256 263 217 215

Housekeeping supplies ....................................... 27 27 32 22 29

Household textiles ............................................... 8 9 13 7 6

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........ 22 19 24 20 24

Major appliances ............................................... 8 6 9 7 10

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ..................................................... 14 14 15 13 14

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 45 61 48 37 41

Other housing ...................................................... 132 140 145 131 114

Apparel and services ............................................. 227 218 221 192 300

Males, 2 and over ................................................ 55 58 55 44 69

Females, 2 and over ............................................ 66 71 67 66 61

Children under 2 .................................................. 36 23 50 38 27

Other apparel products and services ................... 71 66 48 44 143

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Jewelry and watches ......................................... 38 32 20 10 108

All other apparel products and services ............ 33 33 29 34 35

Transportation ....................................................... 124 66 118 130 166

Healthcare ............................................................. 35 34 37 22 55

Entertainment ........................................................ 92 91 109 76 102

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles ......... 29 31 29 26 30

Other entertainment ............................................. 63 60 80 50 71

Personal care products and services .................... 15 14 18 14 13

Reading ................................................................. 6 6 7 5 7

Education ............................................................... 251 543 191 182 186

All other gifts .......................................................... 70 57 89 59 80

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