Table 3433. Consumer units of three people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016

Item

Total

three

people

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) ....... 19,342 420 353 483 639 1,580 1,579 1,732 2,842 9,715

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $91,238 $3,119 $7,909 $12,963 $17,556 $24,988 $34,997 $44,784 $59,486 $144,288

Income after taxes .......................................... 78,183 3,191 8,933 15,174 21,225 28,259 36,453 43,937 55,664 118,407

Age of reference person ................................. 45.8 44.2 39.3 44.6 42.5 43.5 45.9 46.7 44.8 46.8

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Children under 18 ......................................... .7 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.1 .9 .8 .6 .7 .6

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .2 1.2 1.1 1.2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .2 .2

Earners ......................................................... 1.8 .7 .8 .9 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.1

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.2 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.7

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 46 35 21 25 22 36 40 44 46 54

Women ......................................................... 54 65 79 75 78 64 60 56 54 46

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 66 33 27 38 34 39 46 54 66 81

With mortgage ............................................ 47 13 9 13 18 16 28 31 44 65

Without mortgage ....................................... 19 20 18 25 17 23 18 23 23 16

Renter ........................................................... 34 67 73 62 66 61 54 46 34 19

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 14 32 28 20 20 26 25 20 14 8

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 86 68 72 80 80 74 75 80 86 92

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 16 24 26 26 33 25 24 20 18 9

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 84 76 74 74 67 75 76 80 82 91

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 3 8 6 8 9 6 4 9 2 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 31 45 57 45 42 52 47 42 38 18

College ......................................................... 66 46 38 46 49 42 48 49 60 81

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 92 73 68 73 75 85 88 91 95 97

Average annual expenditures ........................... $67,310 $30,137 $25,860 $29,127 $30,936 $33,038 $41,914 $44,934 $52,545 $92,969

Food ............................................................... 8,521 6,029 4,079 5,017 4,514 5,843 5,939 6,609 6,937 11,017

Food at home ............................................... 4,924 4,091 3,269 3,615 3,019 3,882 3,924 4,254 4,281 5,909

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 627 406 403 429 379 528 484 627 550 740

Cereals and cereal products .................... 211 132 174 166 155 201 174 240 164 240

Bakery products ....................................... 416 274 229 263 224 327 310 387 386 500

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,083 962 623 909 783 860 1,001 915 949 1,263

Beef .......................................................... 292 233 175 222 233 242 277 253 253 339

Pork .......................................................... 200 171 172 219 147 159 142 163 209 226

Other meats .............................................. 148 99 86 87 78 126 128 119 128 180

Poultry ...................................................... 216 229 92 217 159 163 257 176 168 250

Fish and seafood ...................................... 153 163 147 1100 105 97 126 129 133 188

Eggs ......................................................... 73 67 151 64 60 73 72 75 59 81

Dairy products ............................................ 496 457 342 361 280 365 360 440 439 602

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 166 199 125 136 113 144 135 165 159 184

Other dairy products ................................. 330 258 217 226 167 221 225 274 280 418

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 968 822 649 701 533 750 802 805 812 1,178

Fresh fruits ............................................... 350 237 188 222 182 265 299 281 283 436

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 309 248 252 212 135 226 265 256 261 378

Processed fruits ........................................ 141 121 103 100 103 118 99 131 118 169

Processed vegetables .............................. 168 215 106 166 112 141 140 137 149 195

Other food at home .................................... 1,749 1,444 1,252 1,215 1,046 1,379 1,276 1,467 1,530 2,125

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 174 105 107 80 117 135 99 176 138 220

Fats and oils ............................................. 139 143 115 94 70 131 122 102 118 164

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 908 749 660 710 496 681 639 777 783 1,113

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 469 417 354 321 355 406 384 396 445 538

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 59 130 117 19

17126 32 115 46 90

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3433. Consumer units of three people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

Total

three

people

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 .................................. 3,597 1,938 810 1,402 1,495 1,961 2,014 2,355 2,657 5,108

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 538 1231 1103 165 1137 177 229 257 324 854

Housing .......................................................... 21,422 12,358 10,399 10,876 11,745 12,848 14,987 15,294 18,267 27,866

Shelter .......................................................... 12,266 6,929 5,391 5,691 6,538 7,377 8,584 8,283 10,074 16,195

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,488 1,643 1,276 1,337 1,567 1,885 3,318 3,444 5,735 11,484

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 3,887 1809 1486 1417 673 871 1,834 1,615 2,933 6,036

Property taxes .......................................... 2,200 575 388 470 586 603 974 1,028 1,826 3,304

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,401 1259 1402 450 308 410 510 801 976 2,143

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,028 5,080 4,098 4,280 4,867 5,303 5,086 4,656 4,014 3,426

Other lodging .............................................. 750 1207 117 174 1103 190 180 183 326 1,284

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 4,585 3,357 3,185 3,351 3,109 3,382 3,822 3,936 4,471 5,315

Natural gas ................................................. 454 298 380 335 290 307 347 387 409 547

Electricity .................................................... 1,659 1,589 1,398 1,473 1,461 1,478 1,522 1,568 1,611 1,776

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 100 1101 12

143 138 139 159 157 127 126

Telephone services .................................... 1,720 965 940 1,014 926 1,086 1,371 1,372 1,699 2,095

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 320 211 1141 244 218 221 284 285 267 385

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,400 754 800 770 708 865 1,087 1,087 1,433 1,710

Water and other public services ................. 652 404 465 485 394 472 523 553 625 770

Household operations .................................. 1,837 599 531 648 824 590 951 947 1,364 2,708

Personal services ....................................... 854 1138 1192 1254 1370 152 418 389 599 1,313

Other household expenses ........................ 982 461 339 394 454 439 533 558 765 1,394

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 740 391 411 371 308 444 619 580 613 959

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 182 141 134 137 84 129 207 146 169 210

Other household products .......................... 410 184 226 204 178 241 317 344 338 534

Postage and stationery ............................... 148 166 150 130 146 74 95 89 105 216

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,994 1,082 881 817 965 1,055 1,011 1,547 1,745 2,690

Household textiles ...................................... 127 140 188 146 81 56 65 69 137 169

Furniture ..................................................... 460 444 253 163 291 305 291 290 345 610

Floor coverings ........................................... 17 16

1214110 14117 19 21 22

Major appliances ........................................ 285 219 176 311 279 161 179 158 395 319

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 147 1191 126 159 59 86 64 117 107 205

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 958 181 336 233 244 443 395 904 738 1,365

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,172 895 1,198 1,058 1,125 1,149 1,921 1,493 1,607 2,910

Men and boys ............................................... 498 175 209 266 332 320 396 278 410 661

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 376 1119 171 1180 1267 230 322 157 321 505

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 122 56 138 86 65 90 74 122 89 155

Women and girls .......................................... 835 394 505 570 402 386 673 567 647 1,123

Women, 16 and over .................................. 724 306 373 489 272 255 593 443 542 1,008

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 112 188 132 82 129 132 80 124 104 115

Children under 2 ........................................... 141 1100 194 163 195 167 1143 1138 101 178

Footwear ...................................................... 459 1141 1288 158 1158 260 487 360 286 624

Other apparel products and services ........... 239 84 102 101 138 116 222 150 164 325

Transportation ................................................ 11,495 4,853 5,155 7,282 6,328 5,766 7,741 9,050 9,371 15,157

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 4,961 12,204 12,026 11,286 3,210 2,236 3,415 4,051 3,674 6,717

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 2,290 1491 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1775 1491 11,132 2,440 1,075 3,474

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,574 11,713 11,891 11,286 2,435 1,745 2,284 1,561 2,562 3,075

Other vehicles ............................................ 97 3 ( ) 1135 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 151 137 168

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,448 1,411 1,279 1,239 1,340 1,645 1,970 2,142 2,449 2,931

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,394 966 1,582 4,599 1,467 1,576 2,135 2,629 2,868 4,419

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 291 198 1108 1110 107 139 163 210 310 381

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 951 331 471 442 385 565 619 797 804 1,246

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,363 1173 1784 13,858 1688 1636 1784 11,158 1,232 1,636

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 790 364 219 189 287 235 568 464 522 1,155

Public and other transportation .................... 692 271 268 158 311 309 221 228 381 1,090

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,965 1,909 1,255 1,499 1,519 1,935 2,965 3,896 4,594 6,751

Health insurance .......................................... 3,481 1,586 971 1,072 1,006 1,365 2,102 2,936 3,406 4,624

Medical services ........................................... 897 1159 1103 248 302 238 489 479 679 1,340

Drugs ............................................................ 441 184 1138 106 158 272 295 357 416 578

Medical supplies ........................................... 146 179 144 174 153 60 80 123 93 208

Entertainment ................................................. 3,171 1,373 951 1,234 1,417 1,683 1,850 1,812 2,104 4,577

Fees and admissions ................................... 736 276 63 65 236 199 264 188 393 1,213

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,243 834 654 787 732 1,036 984 1,015 1,053 1,515

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3433. Consumer units of three people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

Total

three

people

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

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 764 221 214 264 318 330 498 454 444 1,141

Pets ............................................................ 589 1111 1194 157 269 225 336 316 349 898

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 175 1110 120 1107 149 1105 1161 138 96 243

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 427 141 120 1118 1131 118 104 156 214 709

Personal care products and services ............. 823 310 363 407 320 374 750 531 590 1,127

Reading .......................................................... 95 168 146 133 130 44 37 93 66 133

Education ....................................................... 1,988 1322 1453 1219 902 353 620 436 1,062 3,311

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 454 615 600 395 366 503 427 570 463 425

Miscellaneous ................................................. 1,005 239 1194 1177 1,132 463 1,007 338 981 1,317

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,818 745 694 275 292 254 645 919 1,131 2,888

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 8,844 192 369 589 1,107 1,645 2,796 3,637 5,048 14,636

Life and other personal insurance ................ 412 166 1111 138 98 91 187 248 203 657

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 8,431 126 258 552 1,009 1,554 2,608 3,389 4,845 13,979

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $91,238 $3,119 $7,909 $12,963 $17,556 $24,988 $34,997 $44,784 $59,486 $144,288

Wages and salaries ...................................... 77,612 1,063 2,652 6,197 10,289 17,531 26,308 36,182 50,577 125,018

Self-employment income .............................. 6,058 1-2,005 1-103 1263 1361 686 1,287 1,447 2,464 10,815

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 4,533 1529 1928 3,254 3,562 4,251 5,616 5,838 4,739 4,540

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,667 11,528 19

145 1283 162 105 296 520 2,999

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 599 1,364 3,198 2,429 2,201 1,825 739 394 331 168

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 524 1152 1330 1460 586 466 758 478 669 483

Other income ................................................ 246 1488 1895 1315 1273 1167 1184 1148 1187 264

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 13,055 -71 -1,024 -2,212 -3,669 -3,271 -1,456 847 3,822 25,881

Federal income taxes ................................... 10,086 1-71 -909 -2,212 -3,499 -3,278 -1,752 174 2,589 20,485

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,908 1-9 -126 -198 -189 -20 242 618 1,176 5,327

Other taxes ................................................... 61 18

111 1199 119 127 153 155 57 70

Income after taxes .......................................... 78,183 3,191 8,933 15,174 21,225 28,259 36,453 43,937 55,664 118,407

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $12,760 $690 - $670 $2,209 - $3,299 $2,767 $5,821 $1,145 $7,261 $21,782

Net change in total assets ............................ 22,509 470 296 4,662 2,756 4,687 9,609 7,072 16,160 36,057

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 9,749 -221 966 2,452 6,054 1,920 3,789 5,926 8,899 14,275

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 420 1187 1147 1181 1223 1126 1137 1111 1396 620

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,570 1-504 1-192 1-217 -465 -475 -915 -1,440 -1,616 -4,092

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 189,920 61,167 35,068 64,391 52,564 53,337 87,869 88,084 133,767 289,749

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,052 351 253 339 369 377 553 600 860 1,518

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,363 222 282 162 295 278 503 602 702 2,233

Food ............................................................. 81 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 122 14

110 123 22 64 133

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

2 ( ) 3 ( ) 8 20

Housing ........................................................ 257 182 159 175 1147 89 122 230 145 378

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 28 12

3 ( ) 153 ( ) 112 111 120 22 42

Household textiles ...................................... 7 17

3 ( ) 11111 3 ( ) 112 ( ) 13 12

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 17 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 15

141111115 116 27

Major appliances ...................................... 5 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 13

17 7

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 12 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 15

141111112 18 20

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 48 16

2 ( ) 3 ( ) 15117 151108 56 57

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3433. Consumer units of three people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

Total

three

people

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

Other housing ............................................. 158 167 159 165 1127 158 105 86 49 241

Apparel and services .................................... 227 182 127 130 1124 109 146 101 220 317

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 61 133 2 ( ) 15

116 117 127 122 92 81

Females, 2 and over ................................... 58 125 11

1617111 137 118 63 84

Children under 2 ......................................... 51 124 114 118 155 130 129 159 142 65

Other apparel products and services ......... 58 3 ( ) 111 11

147 152 153 12123 87

Jewelry and watches ................................ 21 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 11 42

All other apparel products and services ... 37 3 ( ) 111 11

147 152 153 12122 46

Transportation .............................................. 104 3 ( ) 11

17 13 22 84 108 88 143

Healthcare .................................................... 16 11

3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 123 ( ) 111 12 30

Entertainment ............................................... 93 136 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 13

117 199 159 71 133

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 32 119 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 114 182 116 128 37

Other entertainment ................................... 60 116 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 13

13116 43 43 96

Personal care products and services ........... 19 3 ( ) 118 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 15

1716 33

Reading ........................................................ 3 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 12

2 ( ) 192 ( ) 4

Education ..................................................... 495 112 1176 12

121916135 138 958

All other gifts ................................................. 57 19

3 ( ) 124 11 18 19 20 60 85

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

2 Value is too small to display.

3 No data reported.

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