Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...................... 132,242 13,221 13,146 13,216 13,171 13,293 13,285 13,240 13,135 13,192 13,344 

Percent distribution of consumer units ............................ 100.0 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.1 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

 Income before taxes ..................................................... $82,852 $6,268 $17,823 $27,642 $37,910 $49,578 $63,972 $81,821 $105,052 $141,980 $294,483 

 Income after taxes ........................................................ 71,487 6,386 18,120 28,230 37,675 46,829 59,421 74,234 93,571 122,353 226,602 

 Age of reference person ............................................... 51.6 51.7 61.4 57.4 52.5 50.5 48.3 47.9 47.5 48.7 49.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ....................................................................... 2.5 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 

 Children under 18 ...................................................... .6 .3 .3 .4 .6 .5 .6 .7 .7 .8 .8 

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

 Earners ...................................................................... 1.3 .4 .5 .7 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.1 

 Vehicles ..................................................................... 1.9 .9 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.8 2.9 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men............................................................................ 48 38 36 40 45 49 48 54 55 56 58 

 Women ...................................................................... 52 62 64 60 55 51 52 46 45 44 42 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................... 64 35 51 56 54 60 64 71 74 82 89 

 With mortgage ........................................................ 37 12 14 19 23 31 38 50 54 63 68 

 Without mortgage ................................................... 27 23 37 37 32 28 26 22 20 19 22 

 Renter ........................................................................ 36 65 49 44 46 40 36 29 26 18 11 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ........................................ 13 25 16 17 14 12 14 11 9 11 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races .............................. 87 75 84 83 86 88 86 89 91 89 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ..................................................... 14 13 13 16 17 17 16 14 11 11 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................... 86 87 87 84 83 83 84 86 89 89 94 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ....................................................... 3 5 4 3 4 3 2 2 2 1 ( 1 ) 

 High school (9-12) ..................................................... 30 43 48 43 37 32 28 24 20 14 8 

 College ...................................................................... 67 51 48 53 59 65 70 74 78 85 91 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .......................... 89 60 76 87 92 92 95 95 97 98 97 

Annual aggregate expenditures ...................................... $8,333,301 4.1 5.0 5.9 6.9 7.9 9.0 10.5 12.0 15.3 23.3 

 Food.............................................................................. 1,078,750 4.8 5.9 6.3 8.0 8.7 9.7 10.7 11.5 14.8 19.5 

 Food at home ............................................................ 613,097 5.4 6.6 7.0 8.8 9.1 9.9 10.7 11.7 14.2 16.5 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................. 76,992 5.8 6.9 6.9 9.1 8.3 10.5 10.4 12.2 13.9 15.9 

 Cereals and cereal products............................... 24,233 6.0 5.5 6.3 9.1 8.6 10.5 9.9 12.6 15.2 16.3 

 Bakery products .................................................. 52,759 5.8 7.6 7.1 9.1 8.2 10.5 10.7 12.0 13.2 15.7 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 129,460 5.4 6.6 7.6 9.0 9.5 9.9 11.3 11.2 14.2 15.3 

 Beef ..................................................................... 35,694 5.0 6.6 6.4 7.9 10.1 9.1 14.3 10.9 14.1 15.8 

 Pork ..................................................................... 24,650 6.3 7.7 8.9 9.2 9.7 11.0 9.8 10.8 13.0 13.6 

 Other meats ........................................................ 17,044 5.4 5.9 7.4 9.3 9.2 11.0 10.3 11.8 14.1 15.5 

 Poultry ................................................................. 24,966 5.2 6.0 8.4 9.5 9.2 9.7 10.6 12.0 14.3 15.3 

 Fish and seafood ................................................ 19,390 5.1 6.5 7.7 9.8 8.7 9.4 9.9 10.6 16.0 16.2 

 Eggs .................................................................... 7,716 7.0 7.6 7.3 9.7 9.5 10.4 9.8 10.8 13.0 15.0 

 Dairy products ........................................................ 60,061 5.5 6.6 7.0 8.4 8.9 10.2 10.3 11.6 14.5 16.9 

 Fresh milk and cream ......................................... 18,536 6.7 7.4 7.5 8.7 9.4 9.7 10.4 11.7 12.9 15.5 

 Other dairy products ........................................... 41,526 5.0 6.2 6.8 8.3 8.7 10.4 10.3 11.6 15.3 17.4 

 Fruits and vegetables............................................. 115,700 5.2 6.5 7.1 8.9 9.5 9.7 10.3 11.9 14.1 16.9 

 Fresh fruits .......................................................... 42,493 4.9 6.1 7.0 9.1 9.1 9.9 10.4 11.7 14.1 17.9 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................ 39,015 5.3 5.9 7.4 8.8 9.9 9.2 10.2 12.4 14.5 16.6 

 Processed fruits .................................................. 14,824 5.3 8.2 6.5 8.7 9.0 9.7 10.2 11.3 14.1 17.0 

 Processed vegetables ........................................ 19,367 5.7 7.1 7.3 8.9 10.0 10.3 10.3 11.9 13.3 15.3 

 Other food at home ................................................ 230,883 5.3 6.5 6.7 8.6 9.1 9.7 10.7 11.8 14.4 17.1 

 Sugar and other sweets ...................................... 21,794 5.0 6.5 6.8 8.0 8.9 10.3 10.4 11.6 15.5 17.0 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Fats and oils ....................................................... 15,153 5.6 7.2 6.8 9.2 9.3 9.8 10.0 11.7 13.4 17.0 

 Miscellaneous foods ........................................... 125,665 5.1 6.4 6.7 8.6 8.9 9.4 10.9 11.9 14.8 17.2 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ..................................... 60,075 5.8 7.2 7.0 8.7 9.8 10.1 10.7 11.7 13.5 15.4 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips ............................................... 8,196 3.7 3.4 4.5 7.2 7.7 8.7 10.5 12.3 14.5 27.5 

 Food away from home .............................................. 465,653 4.0 5.1 5.4 7.0 8.1 9.4 10.7 11.3 15.4 23.5 

 Alcoholic beverages ..................................................... 76,493 3.3 3.9 4.5 7.0 7.2 8.0 11.1 11.6 17.5 25.9 

 Housing ........................................................................ 2,734,285 5.1 6.0 6.8 7.5 8.3 9.2 10.5 11.4 14.1 21.1 

 Shelter ....................................................................... 1,612,057 5.5 6.0 6.8 7.4 8.3 9.1 10.3 11.1 14.1 21.4 

 Owned dwellings .................................................... 898,894 3.0 4.1 4.9 5.2 6.7 7.9 10.7 12.0 17.5 27.9 

 Mortgage interest and charges ........................... 364,926 2.4 2.0 3.4 3.8 6.0 7.9 11.7 13.5 19.0 30.2 

 Property taxes ..................................................... 285,524 3.3 4.4 5.7 5.8 6.9 7.6 9.6 11.8 16.6 28.2 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses ......................................................... 248,444 3.6 7.0 6.3 6.5 7.5 8.1 10.5 9.9 16.4 24.2 

 Rented dwellings .................................................... 586,042 9.4 9.6 10.4 11.4 11.3 11.6 10.2 10.0 8.6 7.5 

 Other lodging ......................................................... 127,121 4.6 2.5 3.8 4.7 5.6 6.1 8.0 10.2 14.9 39.7 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ............................ 536,253 5.6 6.7 8.1 8.7 9.3 10.0 11.0 11.7 13.3 15.5 

 Natural gas ............................................................. 55,020 5.3 7.1 8.4 8.6 8.8 8.9 10.6 11.3 13.1 17.9 

 Electricity ................................................................ 194,628 6.6 7.7 9.0 9.3 9.6 10.2 10.7 10.8 12.1 14.2 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................... 14,954 5.4 6.6 8.5 9.2 6.5 8.7 9.9 11.4 13.7 20.0 

 Telephone services ................................................ 186,323 4.8 5.8 7.1 8.4 9.4 10.5 11.6 12.7 14.5 15.4 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards ................................................................ 25,241 7.6 11.7 11.2 9.5 8.8 9.5 9.0 9.6 10.8 12.4 

 Cellular phone service ........................................ 161,082 4.3 4.8 6.4 8.2 9.5 10.7 12.0 13.1 15.1 15.9 

 Water and other public services ............................ 85,327 5.6 6.5 8.1 8.3 9.1 9.5 10.9 12.0 13.8 16.3 

 Household operations ............................................... 207,591 3.3 4.8 5.3 6.6 7.4 7.9 10.1 11.2 15.4 28.0 

 Personal services ................................................... 64,603 21.1 22.1 2.9 4.7 5.8 5.8 9.2 13.4 18.3 36.6 

 Other household expenses .................................... 142,988 4.3 6.0 6.4 7.5 8.2 8.8 10.4 10.2 14.2 24.1 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................................. 101,081 5.3 5.9 7.4 8.0 8.7 9.6 11.1 11.1 14.3 18.7 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .............................. 24,466 6.4 7.0 7.2 9.8 8.5 10.7 10.2 10.4 14.4 15.3 

 Other household products ..................................... 60,451 4.6 5.1 7.0 7.4 9.0 9.4 11.2 11.5 14.6 20.4 

 Postage and stationery .......................................... 16,164 6.4 7.4 9.1 7.4 7.7 8.6 12.4 10.6 12.7 17.6 

 Household furnishings and equipment ..................... 277,303 3.4 5.5 4.8 6.2 7.4 9.3 10.4 12.4 14.8 25.8 

 Household textiles .................................................. 17,309 5.1 4.1 4.8 7.0 6.8 10.4 12.6 11.6 14.6 22.9 

 Furniture ................................................................. 68,897 2.8 4.7 5.4 5.8 6.7 8.2 10.9 13.4 14.7 27.3 

 Floor coverings ...................................................... 3,315 3.0 3.4 4.1 5.8 6.5 7.6 10.3 8.6 9.6 41.2 

 Major appliances .................................................... 42,534 2.7 5.7 4.9 7.2 8.0 8.6 9.5 14.5 14.2 24.9 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ...... 15,681 4.8 4.4 4.9 6.6 7.3 10.0 10.1 13.1 16.3 22.5 

 Miscellaneous household equipment .................... 129,567 3.6 6.3 4.4 6.0 7.6 10.0 10.2 11.2 14.9 25.8 

 Apparel and services .................................................... 248,692 4.5 4.2 5.8 7.4 7.2 9.1 10.5 13.3 14.6 23.4 

 Men and boys ............................................................ 59,093 3.4 4.6 6.1 7.5 5.9 11.2 10.1 11.6 15.4 24.4 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................... 45,894 3.1 4.9 6.5 7.2 5.6 10.7 10.2 11.4 14.7 25.7 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 13,199 4.1 3.5 4.5 8.4 6.7 12.9 9.9 12.4 17.8 19.9 

 Women and girls ....................................................... 92,986 4.6 4.1 4.9 7.4 7.8 8.8 10.7 14.0 16.0 21.8 

 Women, 16 and over.............................................. 79,473 4.2 4.2 4.9 7.5 7.8 8.9 10.1 14.5 16.3 21.4 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................... 13,513 6.8 3.9 4.7 6.4 7.5 8.2 14.3 10.7 13.7 23.7 

 Children under 2 ........................................................ 9,966 23.7 24.9 7.7 6.2 10.6 9.6 10.7 16.5 14.8 15.4 

 Footwear ................................................................... 55,289 6.1 3.5 6.6 8.0 6.9 9.3 10.6 14.7 13.4 21.0 

 Other apparel products and services ........................ 31,357 3.7 4.7 6.2 6.5 7.4 5.3 10.3 11.4 11.4 32.9 

 Transportation .............................................................. 1,420,566 3.9 4.6 5.7 7.6 8.7 9.7 10.9 13.0 15.7 20.1 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).................................. 581,033 3.5 4.5 5.1 7.1 9.1 9.2 11.1 13.1 16.7 20.6 

 Cars and trucks, new ............................................. 259,160 22.6 4.2 4.7 6.5 7.7 7.3 12.0 13.2 17.1 24.5 

 Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 314,094 4.3 4.7 5.6 7.7 10.4 10.6 9.9 12.9 16.4 17.6 

 Other vehicles ........................................................ 7,779 21.0 22.4 21.5 2

.7 23.6 216.6 227.5 18.4 216.2 212.2 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .......................... 276,931 4.7 4.8 6.7 8.6 9.1 10.8 11.9 12.8 14.9 15.6 

 Other vehicle expenses ............................................ 459,390 3.8 4.8 6.2 8.1 8.6 10.2 10.8 13.2 15.2 19.0 

 Vehicle finance charges ......................................... 33,277 2.6 2.9 4.5 6.4 8.5 11.0 11.8 15.2 18.5 18.6 

 Maintenance and repairs ....................................... 117,224 4.4 5.3 7.1 8.5 8.3 9.7 10.7 12.4 14.8 19.0 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ............................................................... 104,536 3.0 3.7 4.0 6.7 6.9 9.1 10.4 13.8 16.8 25.5 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................... 204,352 4.2 5.4 7.1 8.8 9.7 10.9 11.0 13.0 14.1 15.8 

 Public and other transportation ................................. 103,212 4.5 3.9 4.4 5.3 5.9 7.2 8.1 12.4 14.4 33.9 

 Healthcare .................................................................... 686,691 4.2 6.8 7.3 7.9 8.7 9.4 11.4 11.8 13.7 18.8 

 Health insurance ....................................................... 466,729 4.2 6.9 7.5 7.8 9.0 9.6 11.3 11.8 13.8 18.2 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 —

Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Medical services ........................................................ 130,142 3.5 5.7 5.3 7.1 7.8 8.9 12.1 12.9 13.8 23.0 

 Drugs ......................................................................... 64,211 5.4 7.2 9.1 10.0 9.1 10.1 10.4 10.6 13.3 14.9 

 Medical supplies ........................................................ 25,610 3.2 10.0 8.6 7.8 8.1 8.1 12.2 10.5 13.4 18.3 

 Entertainment ............................................................... 408,392 3.4 3.8 6.0 5.9 6.5 8.2 10.1 11.8 15.9 28.4 

 Fees and admissions ................................................ 116,302 2.1 1.4 2.8 3.2 4.4 5.2 8.1 9.6 15.8 47.3 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ................ 132,230 5.2 6.5 8.0 8.0 9.0 9.7 10.7 12.1 14.6 16.3 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ....... 108,457 3.5 3.8 8.3 6.5 6.8 10.3 12.8 11.1 18.7 18.1 

 Pets ........................................................................ 89,952 3.7 3.7 8.8 6.5 6.0 11.0 12.3 10.8 18.4 18.6 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ........... 18,505 2.4 4.3 5.8 6.1 10.8 6.9 15.2 12.6 20.4 15.4 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services .................................................................. 51,404 1.4 2.1 3.2 5.7 4.2 6.7 7.6 17.2 13.5 38.4 

 Personal care products and services ........................... 103,912 4.2 5.0 6.6 7.5 8.3 9.7 11.3 11.4 15.1 20.9 

 Reading ........................................................................ 12,167 5.9 7.3 8.2 5.3 9.9 9.8 11.5 8.8 15.4 18.0 

 Education ...................................................................... 190,849 5.7 4.9 4.0 2.8 4.4 5.2 7.1 9.3 17.9 38.8 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ..................... 42,314 9.1 9.6 9.8 10.6 10.9 12.2 12.3 12.4 8.3 4.8 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................... 118,856 3.8 5.3 6.9 8.2 7.9 11.6 9.4 9.3 15.1 22.5 

 Cash contributions ........................................................ 263,854 2.7 3.8 5.4 6.1 5.8 7.5 9.9 11.8 15.0 31.8 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................ 947,479 .7 1.0 2.2 3.4 5.5 7.5 10.4 13.7 19.9 35.8 

 Life and other personal insurance ............................ 68,706 2.1 3.6 5.1 5.6 6.6 7.5 10.7 10.3 16.9 31.6 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................... 878,774 .6 .8 2.0 3.2 5.4 7.5 10.4 13.9 20.1 36.1 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ......................................... $10,956,495 .8 2.1 3.3 4.6 6.0 7.8 9.9 12.6 17.1 35.9 

 Wages and salaries ................................................... 8,557,137 .3 .8 2.0 3.6 5.3 7.8 10.4 13.7 18.9 37.2 

 Self-employment income .......................................... 786,437 ( 1 ) .8 1.3 1.7 3.5 3.5 6.4 8.8 13.3 60.7 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ............................................................... 1,177,207 2.9 11.8 13.8 13.3 12.6 10.6 9.5 8.7 8.2 8.7 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income ..................................................... 259,431 .4 1.1 2.4 3.8 5.2 4.8 6.0 9.2 15.1 51.8 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance 

 Program (SNAP) .................................................... 56,396 28.4 19.8 15.1 11.1 7.7 7.3 4.0 2.3 2.9 21.3 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions 

 for support .............................................................. 74,314 2.0 3.5 4.4 8.2 8.0 11.5 10.7 9.1 15.3 27.4 

 Other income ............................................................. 45,572 14.7 12.3 9.0 5.6 9.4 5.8 5.6 6.9 13.5 17.1 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ......... 1,502,850 -.1 -.3 -.5 .2 2.4 4.0 6.7 10.0 17.2 60.3 

 Federal income taxes ................................................ 1,167,872 -.1 -.3 -.8 -.2 2.1 3.6 6.2 9.5 16.8 63.1 

 State and local income taxes .................................... 326,607 -.2 -.2 .4 1.5 3.5 5.4 8.2 11.8 18.5 51.2 

 Other taxes ................................................................ 8,371 23.1 6.1 4.2 3.9 6.5 5.6 8.1 10.2 24.2 28.1 

 Income after taxes ........................................................ 9,453,645 .9 2.5 3.9 5.2 6.6 8.4 10.4 13.0 17.1 32.0 

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, September, 2020