Table 3403. Consumer units of one person by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012

Item

Total

one

person

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$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) ....... 36,526 3,199 3,297 5,427 4,146 5,798 4,424 2,955 3,743 3,538

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $34,319 - $288 $8,025 $12,640 $17,356 $24,515 $34,413 $44,326 $58,151 $125,623

Income after taxes .......................................... 32,856 142 8,028 12,527 17,290 24,214 33,589 42,855 55,396 116,047

Age of reference person ................................. 54.0 44.7 51.6 60.5 62.5 56.3 51.2 52.7 49.7 50.7

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Children under 18 ......................................... n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Persons 65 and older ................................... .3 .2 .3 .5 .6 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2

Earners ......................................................... .6 .4 .4 .3 .4 .6 .8 .8 .9 .9

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.1 .6 .6 .8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .............................................................. 47 46 43 38 40 47 48 52 54 59

Female ......................................................... 53 54 57 62 60 53 52 48 46 41

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 50 27 29 42 54 52 54 60 63 69

With mortgage ............................................ 22 7 7 9 12 18 28 32 42 51

Without mortgage ....................................... 28 20 22 33 42 34 26 28 21 17

Renter ........................................................... 50 73 71 58 46 48 46 40 37 31

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 13 18 18 15 13 12 12 12 11 9

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 87 82 82 85 87 88 88 88 89 91

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 7 8 14 8 7 6 7 5 6 5

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 93 92 86 92 93 94 93 95 94 95

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 5 5 12 9 7 3 2 1 1 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 34 35 38 48 44 41 32 29 16 8

College ......................................................... 61 60 48 43 49 55 66 70 83 91

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 76 48 51 64 75 82 88 90 91 91

Average annual expenditures ........................... $30,665 $18,924 $16,117 $17,461 $22,891 $27,228 $32,136 $34,801 $43,862 $68,774

Food ............................................................... 3,567 2,681 2,470 2,488 2,769 3,094 3,695 3,514 4,777 6,640

Food at home ............................................... 2,017 1,527 1,643 1,749 1,856 1,823 2,076 1,912 2,505 2,936

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 277 215 249 253 272 257 274 257 337 362

Cereals and cereal products .................... 88 70 80 77 81 78 84 85 107 127

Bakery products ....................................... 190 145 169 176 191 180 190 172 231 235

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 395 329 353 355 337 339 422 368 462 590

Beef .......................................................... 92 89 92 82 68 81 96 88 116 125

Pork .......................................................... 78 73 84 72 68 77 81 67 76 105

Other meats .............................................. 60 42 55 46 63 45 63 58 79 88

Poultry ...................................................... 75 67 58 70 67 55 82 69 88 118

Fish and seafood ...................................... 61 38 34 56 43 51 70 62 71 112

Eggs ......................................................... 30 22 29 29 28 29 30 23 31 43

Dairy products ............................................ 214 147 166 181 206 191 236 206 263 306

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 77 63 68 74 80 75 79 60 87 97

Other dairy products ................................. 137 84 98 106 126 116 157 146 176 209

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 393 269 310 339 353 363 386 379 504 589

Fresh fruits ............................................... 139 83 103 117 124 125 128 144 184 230

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 121 83 85 101 105 113 115 121 164 186

Processed fruits ........................................ 66 51 61 52 53 60 81 63 76 92

Processed vegetables .............................. 67 53 62 69 70 64 62 50 80 81

Other food at home .................................... 739 567 565 622 688 674 758 703 939 1,089

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 78 53 58 75 80 72 75 61 106 108

Fats and oils ............................................. 60 39 63 56 66 53 61 58 74 71

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 376 288 273 302 345 342 391 381 485 548

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 201 176 158 181 184 184 211 178 236 292

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 23 10 12 7 13 23 21 25 37 70

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3403. Consumer units of one person by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$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 away from home .................................. 1,550 1,155 827 739 913 1,270 1,619 1,602 2,272 3,704

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 357 202 230 116 163 205 440 437 510 1,005

Housing .......................................................... 11,494 7,352 6,573 7,353 9,201 10,945 12,443 13,294 15,730 22,398

Shelter .......................................................... 7,308 4,834 4,315 4,557 5,522 6,650 7,880 8,573 10,176 14,923

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,425 1,240 1,004 1,402 2,255 2,784 3,658 4,311 5,737 9,702

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,413 490 317 356 546 889 1,507 1,833 2,811 4,818

Property taxes .......................................... 1,125 440 431 582 923 1,061 1,141 1,327 1,634 2,838

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 887 310 256 464 786 834 1,010 1,151 1,292 2,046

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,581 3,224 3,156 3,053 3,117 3,681 3,960 3,997 4,014 4,207

Other lodging .............................................. 303 370 156 102 149 185 262 266 424 1,014

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,335 1,395 1,543 1,850 2,230 2,435 2,541 2,773 2,914 3,392

Natural gas ................................................. 256 153 152 182 250 258 290 279 345 406

Electricity .................................................... 915 598 683 808 900 967 987 1,055 1,037 1,175

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 105 43 67 78 123 131 68 131 123 181

Telephone services .................................... 741 438 451 542 633 764 838 943 1,008 1,100

Water and other public services ................. 319 163 190 239 323 315 357 365 400 529

Household operations .................................. 666 386 210 298 564 792 707 748 846 1,509

Personal services ....................................... 120 3128 315 327 3186 3276 3132 326 329 3184

Other household expenses ........................ 545 258 195 271 378 516 575 722 817 1,324

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 332 216 184 224 317 326 365 284 454 545

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 78 61 62 55 72 76 91 69 107 107

Other household products .......................... 174 102 90 119 168 146 197 159 236 323

Postage and stationery ............................... 79 53 32 50 77 105 77 56 112 115

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 853 520 321 424 568 741 950 916 1,340 2,030

Household textiles ...................................... 69 111 27 28 70 50 83 89 90 107

Furniture ..................................................... 221 94 71 97 117 162 252 220 270 796

Floor coverings ........................................... 10 2 3 4 10 7 5 11 13 35

Major appliances ........................................ 96 49 38 78 77 86 104 114 151 172

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 57 38 28 31 26 58 67 55 102 103

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 401 227 155 186 267 378 439 426 713 817

Apparel and services ...................................... 942 685 578 466 626 625 1,063 1,010 1,439 2,198

Men and boys ............................................... 230 169 160 82 165 93 229 270 347 668

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 217 164 154 75 154 84 212 255 312 647

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 14 5 36 7 12 9 17 14 35 20

Women and girls .......................................... 397 224 266 209 214 293 506 393 754 727

Women, 16 and over .................................. 374 217 262 200 201 279 478 337 701 703

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 23 37

34 9 13 14 28 55 53 25

Children under 2 ........................................... 11 315 36

333836311 38314 339

Footwear ...................................................... 152 183 59 87 142 114 187 186 160 284

Other apparel products and services ........... 151 93 86 84 97 119 129 154 165 480

Transportation ................................................ 4,485 2,659 1,873 2,252 3,420 4,184 4,881 5,382 6,880 9,681

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,307 972 380 401 1,039 1,079 1,379 1,100 2,184 3,700

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 618 3626 3111 3112 486 466 3487 3434 961 2,220

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 672 315 254 288 553 599 881 655 1,170 1,452

Other vehicles ............................................ 17 331 316 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 314 311 311 353 329

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,410 825 793 864 1,088 1,499 1,633 1,862 2,033 2,263

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,445 625 563 841 1,128 1,380 1,546 2,028 2,151 2,783

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 95 21 22 30 39 86 122 181 165 235

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 513 244 249 276 318 508 620 642 894 937

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 587 3226 3200 431 605 569 560 887 717 917

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 250 134 92 104 166 217 245 318 375 694

Public and other transportation .................... 323 237 136 146 164 226 322 392 512 934

Health care ..................................................... 2,227 976 1,101 1,685 2,415 2,406 2,304 2,557 2,707 3,807

Health insurance .......................................... 1,251 526 579 991 1,443 1,402 1,385 1,523 1,544 1,752

Medical services ........................................... 545 200 268 315 541 514 487 607 656 1,426

Drugs ............................................................ 337 196 207 294 333 399 354 339 369 462

Medical supplies ........................................... 95 54 46 85 97 91 79 88 138 167

Entertainment ................................................. 1,503 701 790 855 1,064 1,374 1,763 1,677 2,182 3,277

Fees and admissions ................................... 295 167 105 77 156 168 284 378 465 1,038

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 674 358 392 483 578 639 765 797 951 1,158

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 389 142 215 187 274 396 614 372 559 669

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 145 35 77 108 58 171 100 131 206 412

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3403. Consumer units of one person by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$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

Personal care products and services ............. 384 181 220 214 261 322 460 458 508 877

Reading .......................................................... 86 37 44 48 68 78 93 115 141 174

Education ....................................................... 727 1,582 1,067 445 472 500 478 374 495 1,591

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 253 222 256 263 204 290 298 302 239 181

Miscellaneous ................................................. 612 511 281 353 440 617 643 687 542 1,548

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,465 938 378 570 1,195 1,199 1,209 1,575 2,435 4,280

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,562 197 256 353 595 1,390 2,366 3,419 5,276 11,117

Life and other personal insurance ................ 166 51 57 103 94 269 138 154 199 397

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 2,395 147 199 250 500 1,121 2,227 3,265 5,077 10,721

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $34,319 - $288 $8,025 $12,640 $17,356 $24,515 $34,413 $44,326 $58,151 $125,623

Wages and salaries ...................................... 21,710 1,272 2,231 2,511 4,673 12,042 22,825 31,463 45,548 88,846

Self-employment income .............................. 2,044 -3,437 44 111 408 638 707 1,115 1,881 18,673

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,783 734 3,265 7,834 10,561 9,948 8,670 9,437 8,162 8,590

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,356 71 94 152 318 488 880 1,403 1,707 8,361

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............... 323 74 191 274 323 549 409 390 340 3197

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 386 347 1,388 914 333 201 3147 359 327 2 ( )

Regular contributions for support ................. 420 168 438 447 420 449 483 302 208 788

Other income ................................................ 296 484 374 398 320 201 292 156 277 168

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 1,463 -429 -2 112 66 301 824 1,471 2,754 9,577

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,057 -466 -19 49 -23 117 552 1,009 1,977 7,483

State and local income taxes ....................... 320 -17 1 22 25 91 193 341 661 1,877

Other taxes ................................................... 87 54 16 41 64 94 79 120 116 217

Income after taxes .......................................... 32,856 142 8,028 12,527 17,290 24,214 33,589 42,855 55,396 116,047

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $1,625 - $1,050 - $1,761 $1,884 - $323 - $804 - $4,202 - $5,718 - $2,334 - $2,879

Net change in total assets ............................ 2,435 445 212 2,241 557 540 1,163 897 6,028 10,985

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 4,060 1,495 1,973 356 879 1,344 5,365 6,615 8,362 13,865

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 932 3,925 247 502 335 166 363 232 1,147 2,543

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -909 -308 -190 -236 -379 -575 -967 -1,126 -1,592 -3,346

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 95,262 45,324 35,117 55,652 81,102 90,629 91,633 108,274 127,696 240,767

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 559 270 249 374 515 535 562 659 774 1,173

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 835 547 396 385 451 562 751 797 1,100 2,877

Food ............................................................. 58 70 13 18 44 25 69 26 109 172

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 8 33

331 ( ) 31 3 9 20 7 26

Housing ........................................................ 140 68 79 74 100 147 112 145 157 400

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 19 36

310 6 11 26 13 10 35 45

Household textiles ...................................... 5 31

371 ( ) 3335353633319

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 11 33

35311 36 6 3435 21 36

Major appliances ...................................... 4 32

34 3 33313132 8 17

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 7 31

313833 5 3433 13 19

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 32 19 6 26 25 26 35 34 51 69

Other housing ............................................. 73 39 49 31 55 83 54 89 47 231

Apparel and services .................................... 198 150 88 159 107 142 207 197 292 461

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 50 59 38 47 23 34 43 44 103 77

Females, 2 and over ................................... 72 22 318 67 36 58 87 97 117 124

Children under 2 ......................................... 11 315 36

333836311 38 14 339

Other apparel products and services ......... 64 354 325 42 40 44 66 47 59 221

Jewelry and watches ................................ 35 33

312 317 323 25 15 315 28 185

All other apparel products and services ... 29 351 313 325 317 319 351 332 331 336

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3403. Consumer units of one person by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$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

Transportation .............................................. 74 24 9 36 20 52 80 54 152 260

Health care ................................................... 69 31

3149 314 350 60 33345 133 210

Entertainment ............................................... 48 327 312 21 25 37 60 55 67 139

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 11 33

383434314 310 311 322 319

Other entertainment ................................... 37 25 5 17 21 23 50 44 45 120

Personal care products and services ........... 8 33

315 3332 3 7 15 15 21

Reading ........................................................ 2 31

1 ( ) 1 ( ) 31 1 2 4 5 6

Education ..................................................... 152 3161 36

314 310 23 99 160 106 979

All other gifts ................................................. 78 37 21 46 90 69 105 77 57 203

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

2 No data reported.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2013