Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2009

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...... 120,847 82,665 6,640 9,951 21,589 7,260 5,882 8,447 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........... 100.0 68.4 5.5 8.2 17.9 6.0 4.9 7.0 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes .................................... $62,857 $32,063 $74,594 $89,096 $165,062 $108,564 $132,565 $236,246 

Income after taxes ....................................... 60,753 31,677 72,124 86,130 156,890 104,701 127,030 222,535 

Age of reference person ............................... 49.4 50.4 46.3 46.7 47.9 46.9 47.3 49.2 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ...................................................... 2.5 2.2 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.2 

Children under 18 ....................................... .6 .5 .7 .8 .8 .8 .8 .8 

Persons 65 and older ................................. .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Earners ....................................................... 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.1 

Vehicles ...................................................... 2.0 1.6 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.0 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................ 47 44 51 54 56 51 55 60 

Female ........................................................ 53 56 49 46 44 49 45 40 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ................................................ 66 57 81 83 90 87 89 93 

With mortgage .......................................... 41 29 60 65 72 68 73 74 

Without mortgage ..................................... 25 28 21 18 18 19 16 18 

Renter ......................................................... 34 43 19 17 10 13 11 7 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .......................... 12 15 8 8 6 6 7 4 

White, Asian, and all other races ................ 88 85 92 92 94 94 93 96 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference

person:

Hispanic or Latino ....................................... 12 13 11 10 7 9 7 5 

Not Hispanic or Latino ................................ 88 87 89 90 93 91 93 95 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ......................................... 5 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 ( )

High school (9-12) ...................................... 34 41 29 25 14 19 17 8 

College ....................................................... 61 52 68 73 85 80 82 91 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ........... 88 84 96 98 98 98 98 97 

Annual aggregate expenditures ...................... $5,929,795 47.1 6.7 10.9 35.3 9.3 8.5 17.6 

Food ............................................................. 770,118 51.4 7.5 10.8 30.3 8.9 7.5 14.0 

Food at home ............................................. 453,596 55.7 7.3 10.3 26.6 8.4 6.6 11.6 

Cereals and bakery products .................... 61,203 56.1 7.4 10.3 26.3 8.2 6.8 11.3 

Cereals and cereal products ................... 20,858 56.9 7.3 10.5 25.3 7.7 6.2 11.4 

Bakery products ...................................... 40,345 55.6 7.4 10.2 26.7 8.4 7.0 11.3 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................... 101,636 57.6 7.1 10.1 25.2 8.0 6.2 11.1 

Beef ........................................................ 27,332 57.8 7.1 10.5 24.7 8.1 5.6 11.0 

Pork ........................................................ 20,350 61.5 6.5 9.8 22.1 7.6 6.1 8.5 

Other meats ............................................ 13,722 56.0 7.8 10.2 26.0 8.3 6.3 11.4 

Poultry .................................................... 18,621 56.8 7.0 10.3 25.9 7.7 6.4 11.9 

Fish and seafood .................................... 16,310 53.2 7.1 9.9 29.8 8.5 7.0 14.3 

Eggs ....................................................... 5,300 61.8 6.7 9.9 21.7 6.9 5.6 9.1 

Dairy products .......................................... 49,081 54.9 7.5 10.6 27.0 8.6 6.7 11.7 

Fresh milk and cream ............................. 17,402 58.3 7.1 10.4 24.2 7.7 6.6 9.9 

Other dairy products ............................... 31,679 53.1 7.7 10.7 28.6 9.2 6.8 12.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2009 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Fruits and vegetables ............................... $79,341 55.1 7.2 10.1 27.5 8.4 7.0 12.2 

Fresh fruits .............................................. 26,544 53.7 7.2 10.0 29.1 8.9 7.3 12.9 

Fresh vegetables .................................... 25,278 53.9 7.2 10.4 28.5 8.6 7.3 12.7 

Processed fruits ...................................... 14,267 56.4 7.5 9.8 26.3 8.0 6.4 11.9 

Processed vegetables ............................ 13,252 59.0 7.2 9.9 23.9 7.6 6.2 10.1 

Other food at home ................................... 162,335 55.0 7.5 10.4 27.1 8.6 6.7 11.8 

Sugar and other sweets .......................... 16,996 54.3 7.3 10.4 28.0 8.8 7.1 12.2 

Fats and oils ........................................... 12,370 57.2 7.0 11.0 24.8 8.1 6.2 10.5 

Miscellaneous foods ............................... 86,424 55.0 7.8 10.5 26.7 8.6 6.6 11.6 

Nonalcoholic beverages ......................... 40,679 57.1 7.0 9.8 26.1 8.4 6.7 11.0 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips .................................... 5,868 38.3 7.4 12.4 42.0 10.8 9.1 22.1 

Food away from home ................................ 316,522 45.2 7.7 11.4 35.6 9.7 8.6 17.3 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 52,542 44.2 7.5 10.7 37.6 10.0 9.2 18.4 

Housing ........................................................ 2,041,738 50.6 6.3 10.6 32.5 8.5 8.0 16.0 

Shelter ........................................................ 1,217,506 50.1 6.2 10.5 33.2 8.5 8.2 16.6 

Owned dwellings ...................................... 790,653 40.6 7.0 12.2 40.3 10.2 10.0 20.1 

Mortgage interest and charges ............... 434,288 37.0 7.2 13.2 42.6 11.0 10.8 20.8 

Property taxes ........................................ 218,858 43.6 6.2 11.4 38.7 9.0 9.3 20.4 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .............................................. 137,507 47.1 7.3 10.1 35.5 9.4 8.9 17.1 

Rented dwellings ...................................... 345,650 76.8 4.6 6.7 11.9 4.3 3.1 4.4 

Other lodging ............................................ 81,203 28.9 5.7 10.1 55.2 9.2 11.2 34.8 

Utilities, fuels, and public services .............. 440,440 58.0 6.3 10.1 25.6 7.6 6.8 11.2 

Natural gas ............................................... 58,394 55.4 6.6 10.2 27.8 7.6 7.4 12.8 

Electricity .................................................. 166,370 60.3 6.1 9.6 24.0 7.1 6.4 10.5 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................. 17,082 55.5 6.0 10.4 28.0 8.3 5.8 13.9 

Telephone services .................................. 140,419 57.7 6.6 10.3 25.4 7.9 6.9 10.6 

Water and other public services ............... 58,174 55.3 6.3 10.7 27.8 8.2 7.4 12.2 

Household operations ................................. 122,220 41.5 5.7 10.7 42.1 9.4 9.7 23.0 

Personal services ..................................... 47,062 35.6 5.8 12.8 45.9 10.4 11.3 24.1 

Other household expenses ....................... 75,157 45.2 5.7 9.3 39.8 8.8 8.6 22.3 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 79,620 51.0 7.2 10.3 31.5 8.5 7.6 15.5 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................. 18,831 56.5 7.4 10.7 25.5 8.2 5.9 11.3 

Other household products ........................ 43,494 48.6 7.0 10.2 34.2 8.5 8.4 17.3 

Postage and stationery ............................. 17,294 50.9 7.6 10.0 31.4 8.6 7.4 15.4 

Household furnishings and equipment ....... 181,954 42.6 6.6 12.3 38.5 10.2 9.3 19.1 

Household textiles .................................... 15,009 45.3 7.0 12.6 35.1 11.2 7.7 16.1 

Furniture ................................................... 41,448 43.7 5.7 10.7 39.9 9.6 9.1 21.1 

Floor coverings ......................................... 3,663 30.4 5.4 10.6 53.5 11.6 10.9 31.0 

Major appliances ...................................... 23,410 48.7 6.2 12.6 32.5 6.9 8.3 17.3 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 11,290 48.2 6.8 11.2 33.9 8.6 6.4 18.9 

Miscellaneous household equipment ....... 87,134 39.7 7.1 13.1 40.1 11.2 10.2 18.6 

Apparel and services .................................... 208,496 47.6 6.2 11.4 34.8 8.9 8.2 17.7 

Men and boys ............................................. 46,279 46.7 5.3 14.4 33.7 10.3 7.5 15.9 

Men, 16 and over ...................................... 36,780 46.8 4.5 15.4 33.3 10.2 7.0 16.1 

Boys, 2 to 15 ............................................. 9,499 46.2 8.5 10.1 35.1 10.5 9.3 15.3 

Women and girls ......................................... 81,998 46.0 6.9 11.0 36.1 9.5 8.1 18.6 

Women, 16 and over ................................ 67,779 45.4 6.9 10.8 36.9 9.5 8.1 19.3 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................. 14,219 49.0 6.7 11.8 32.5 9.5 8.0 15.0 

Children under 2 ......................................... 11,018 55.8 7.5 11.3 25.4 7.3 5.1 13.0 

Footwear ..................................................... 39,056 54.9 6.2 10.1 28.8 7.6 7.2 14.1 

Other apparel products and services .......... 30,146 41.2 5.6 9.4 43.8 7.4 12.0 24.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2009 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Transportation .............................................. $925,492 48.0 7.2 10.7 34.1 9.7 8.3 16.2 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................... 321,083 43.2 7.1 10.5 39.2 10.9 8.6 19.7 

Cars and trucks, new ................................ 156,756 34.0 5.8 11.8 48.5 10.9 10.1 27.5 

Cars and trucks, used ............................... 157,626 52.7 7.7 9.4 30.3 10.5 7.5 12.3 

Other vehicles ........................................... 6,701 37.1 222.0 27.4 33.5 217.9 2.9 214.7 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................ 240,050 54.2 6.8 11.1 27.9 8.9 7.6 11.5 

Other vehicle expenses .............................. 306,434 50.4 7.9 10.7 31.0 9.0 8.1 13.9 

Vehicle finance charges ........................... 33,960 46.4 8.8 13.3 31.4 10.4 8.8 12.2 

Maintenance and repairs .......................... 88,559 49.9 6.7 10.4 33.0 9.8 8.7 14.4 

Vehicle insurance ..................................... 129,957 55.6 9.1 10.4 24.9 7.6 6.7 10.6 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ................................................... 53,958 41.0 6.4 10.5 42.1 9.8 10.1 22.2 

Public transportation ................................... 57,924 36.0 6.3 9.6 48.1 10.4 9.9 27.8 

Healthcare .................................................... 377,780 55.6 6.5 11.0 27.0 8.4 6.8 11.7 

Health insurance ......................................... 215,686 57.9 6.2 10.4 25.5 8.1 6.7 10.7 

Medical services ......................................... 88,981 48.0 7.3 13.1 31.7 9.4 7.6 14.7 

Drugs .......................................................... 58,766 59.6 6.5 9.7 24.2 7.8 6.3 10.1 

Medical supplies ......................................... 14,346 52.0 6.3 10.6 31.0 9.7 7.2 14.1 

Entertainment ............................................... 325,412 44.4 7.1 11.1 37.4 10.2 8.7 18.5 

Fees and admissions .................................. 75,894 31.4 6.0 10.6 52.0 12.2 10.6 29.2 

Audio and visual equipment and services .. 117,820 54.1 6.2 10.9 28.8 8.1 7.6 13.1 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................. 83,362 47.4 7.4 10.5 34.8 10.9 7.7 16.2 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................. 48,335 36.0 10.4 13.3 40.3 11.3 10.0 19.1 

Personal care products and services ........... 71,978 47.3 6.4 10.8 35.5 9.6 8.8 17.1 

Reading ........................................................ 13,244 47.4 5.9 9.8 36.9 9.5 8.8 18.6 

Education ...................................................... 129,067 33.2 4.1 9.7 53.0 10.3 11.1 31.6 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ..... 45,884 69.2 6.5 8.2 16.2 6.5 3.9 5.8 

Miscellaneous ............................................... 98,656 47.7 6.7 10.1 35.5 9.7 8.3 17.5 

Cash contributions ........................................ 208,228 41.8 5.4 11.5 41.3 8.5 8.5 24.3 

Personal insurance and pensions ................ 661,160 29.3 7.0 12.6 51.1 11.8 12.1 27.2 

Life and other personal insurance .............. 37,346 37.9 7.7 10.4 44.0 9.2 10.1 24.8 

Pensions and Social Security ..................... 623,815 28.8 7.0 12.7 51.5 12.0 12.2 27.4 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ......................... 7,596,016 34.9 6.5 11.7 46.9 10.4 10.3 26.3 

Wages and salaries .................................... 6,083,327 30.2 7.0 12.5 50.4 11.3 11.4 27.8 

Self-employment income ............................ 323,080 12.5 5.8 11.2 70.5 11.8 12.4 46.4 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................. 826,171 71.6 4.7 7.7 16.0 5.2 3.7 7.1 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................ 176,378 27.6 3.3 7.1 62.0 6.8 6.5 48.7 

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............. 52,175 70.7 6.8 10.8 11.7 5.2 3.4 3.1 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ................................ 52,526 91.0 2.1 3.1 3.7 1.6 21.6 2.6 

Regular contributions for support ............... 50,243 62.9 3.8 14.7 18.7 5.9 4.2 8.6 

Other income .............................................. 32,116 57.8 4.5 6.1 31.7 6.3 5.6 19.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2009 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Personal taxes .............................................. $254,235 12.5 6.5 11.6 69.4 11.0 12.8 45.6 

Federal income taxes ................................. 169,724 5.8 6.5 11.5 76.2 10.8 13.8 51.7 

2008 Tax stimulus (new UCC Q20082)

(thru Q20091) ........................................... 2-157 255.3 2.5 3 ( ) 244.2 219.0 218.3 26.8 

State and local income taxes ...................... 63,331 20.6 6.6 13.0 59.8 12.1 12.0 35.8 

Other taxes ................................................. 21,336 42.6 5.5 8.4 43.5 10.1 7.8 25.6 

Income after taxes ........................................ 7,341,782 35.7 6.5 11.7 46.1 10.4 10.2 25.6 

1 Value less than or equal to 0.5. 2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 3 No data reported.

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