Table 1501. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 124,416 60,428 25,936 5,676 14,797 8,778 5,241 6,524 57,463

Percent distribution of consumer units ...................... 100.0 48.6 20.8 4.6 11.9 7.1 4.2 5.2 46.2

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................ $65,596 $90,393 $81,717 $85,200 $100,698 $102,074 $90,293 $34,194 $43,086

Income after taxes ................................................... 63,370 87,507 78,420 82,637 98,029 99,179 88,494 34,475 41,268

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.0 50.1 58.4 32.7 40.9 52.7 49.9 38.0 51.3

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................. 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.5 4.2 3.9 4.9 2.9 1.7

Children under 18 .................................................. .6 .9 n.a. 1.5 2.2 .6 1.4 1.7 .2

Persons 65 and older ............................................ .3 .4 .7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .2 .6 1 ( ) .3

Earners .................................................................. 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.8 2.4 2.3 1.0 .9

Vehicles ................................................................. 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.0 2.5 3.1 2.9 1.2 1.3

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ....................................................................... 47 52 55 54 51 49 46 16 44

Female ................................................................... 53 48 45 46 49 51 54 84 56

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 64 80 85 64 76 86 74 36 51

With mortgage ..................................................... 39 52 42 57 64 61 54 28 25

Without mortgage ................................................ 26 27 43 7 12 25 20 8 26

Renter .................................................................... 36 20 15 36 24 14 26 64 49

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 8 7 8 9 8 11 34 15

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 92 93 92 91 92 89 66 85

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 13 7 15 18 15 25 17 12

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 87 93 85 82 85 75 83 88

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ................................................. 33 30 30 20 27 34 41 39 36

College .................................................................. 62 66 66 78 69 61 51 57 58

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 88 96 95 94 96 97 96 82 80

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................. $6,397,517 63.6 25.2 5.6 17.1 10.3 5.4 4.1 32.3

Food ........................................................................ 819,604 63.6 25.0 4.8 18.3 10.1 5.4 5.2 31.2

Food at home ........................................................ 486,910 63.2 24.2 4.9 17.9 10.5 5.8 5.5 31.2

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 66,794 63.2 23.1 5.0 18.8 10.1 6.2 5.7 31.1

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 22,600 62.6 21.4 4.9 19.7 10.2 6.4 5.9 31.5

Bakery products ................................................. 44,195 63.5 24.0 5.0 18.4 10.1 6.0 5.5 30.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 105,859 62.6 24.1 4.2 17.6 10.6 6.2 5.6 31.8

Beef ................................................................... 28,106 62.9 23.6 3.6 17.2 11.6 6.9 5.1 32.0

Pork ................................................................... 20,587 61.9 24.0 4.4 17.5 10.2 5.8 6.1 32.0

Other meats ....................................................... 15,167 64.0 23.7 5.0 18.4 10.9 6.0 5.8 30.2

Poultry ............................................................... 19,791 61.1 22.4 4.9 17.6 10.1 6.2 6.2 32.7

Fish and seafood ............................................... 15,616 64.5 27.9 3.4 18.1 9.6 5.4 4.7 30.8

Eggs .................................................................. 6,592 60.6 23.3 4.2 16.4 10.2 6.4 5.6 33.8

Dairy products ..................................................... 52,026 65.2 23.8 5.9 19.1 10.7 5.8 5.0 29.8

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 18,859 63.7 21.3 6.4 18.9 10.8 6.3 5.7 30.7

Other dairy products .......................................... 33,166 66.1 25.2 5.6 19.2 10.6 5.5 4.6 29.3

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 90,779 63.6 25.1 5.1 17.3 10.6 5.5 5.5 31.0

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 32,449 64.7 25.3 5.4 18.0 11.0 5.0 5.7 29.6

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 28,084 64.3 26.8 5.0 16.8 10.2 5.6 4.6 31.1

Processed fruits ................................................. 14,127 62.9 23.9 5.4 17.8 10.2 5.6 5.8 31.4

Processed vegetables ....................................... 16,119 60.6 22.9 4.3 16.5 10.9 6.0 6.2 33.2

Other food at home .............................................. 171,452 62.9 24.2 4.9 17.7 10.5 5.5 5.7 31.5

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 18,227 64.2 25.4 4.1 19.2 9.8 5.7 5.4 30.5

Fats and oils ...................................................... 14,169 62.0 23.6 4.6 16.9 10.9 6.0 5.6 32.4

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 86,841 63.2 23.4 5.7 18.3 10.7 5.1 5.9 30.9

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 45,966 60.8 23.9 3.9 16.3 10.6 6.1 5.8 33.4

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1501. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ............................................... 6,250 71.6 37.0 4.1 18.4 8.4 3.7 2.7 25.6

Food away from home ........................................... 332,694 64.1 26.3 4.7 18.9 9.5 4.8 4.8 31.1

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 56,038 59.7 32.8 4.8 12.9 6.3 2.9 2.3 38.0

Housing ................................................................... 2,100,777 59.8 22.7 6.4 16.5 9.1 5.1 4.6 35.7

Shelter ................................................................... 1,230,537 57.6 21.5 6.0 16.4 8.8 4.9 4.6 37.8

Owned dwellings ................................................. 753,428 68.1 25.1 6.7 19.7 11.1 5.6 3.0 28.8

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 381,563 70.6 21.4 8.5 23.0 11.5 6.3 3.9 25.5

Property taxes ................................................... 228,378 68.3 28.4 5.6 17.9 11.3 5.0 2.4 29.3

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 143,487 61.1 29.6 3.5 13.8 9.5 4.6 1.9 37.1

Rented dwellings ................................................. 396,419 33.8 11.2 5.4 9.8 3.8 3.7 8.0 58.1

Other lodging ....................................................... 80,690 76.8 39.1 3.5 17.6 12.9 3.6 1.7 21.5

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 453,897 59.7 22.8 4.8 15.6 10.2 6.3 4.7 35.5

Natural gas .......................................................... 44,709 59.9 22.4 4.9 16.1 10.6 5.8 4.5 35.6

Electricity ............................................................. 172,668 58.7 22.8 4.8 15.2 9.5 6.4 5.1 36.3

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 17,037 62.6 28.5 4.6 13.3 9.4 6.8 2.9 34.5

Telephone services ............................................. 154,169 59.9 21.7 5.1 16.3 10.7 6.2 4.9 35.2

Water and other public services .......................... 65,312 61.3 24.2 4.5 15.6 10.5 6.4 4.2 34.5

Household operations ............................................ 144,181 65.5 19.9 15.3 18.3 7.0 4.9 5.6 28.9

Personal services ................................................ 45,824 74.8 5.3 37.3 24.4 31.2 6.6 9.7 15.6

Other household expenses .................................. 98,357 61.1 26.8 5.1 15.5 9.7 4.1 3.8 35.1

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 75,737 65.1 28.2 5.0 17.5 9.4 5.0 4.6 30.3

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 19,298 61.6 23.7 5.0 16.8 10.1 6.1 5.7 32.7

Other household products ................................... 39,558 66.5 29.6 4.7 17.9 9.3 5.0 4.2 29.4

Postage and stationery ........................................ 16,882 65.9 30.0 5.7 17.4 9.0 3.9 4.5 29.6

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 196,425 66.8 29.5 5.8 17.2 9.7 4.6 3.4 29.8

Household textiles ............................................... 15,233 72.2 35.4 5.4 17.3 10.1 4.1 3.1 24.7

Furniture .............................................................. 48,707 64.8 22.8 6.4 20.3 9.8 5.5 4.0 31.2

Floor coverings .................................................... 2,018 73.9 26.4 13.3 16.4 12.7 5.1 2.4 23.8

Major appliances ................................................. 24,541 68.7 26.9 5.8 18.2 10.6 7.2 3.9 27.4

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 12,163 65.4 33.5 5.6 14.6 8.8 2.8 2.5 32.1

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 93,763 66.4 32.4 5.4 15.7 9.3 3.7 3.2 30.4

Apparel and services ............................................... 215,644 62.7 22.3 6.1 19.2 10.1 5.0 7.0 30.3

Men and boys ........................................................ 50,648 62.8 20.6 4.5 21.1 11.9 4.6 6.6 30.6

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 39,715 60.4 24.4 4.0 14.8 13.4 3.9 4.9 34.7

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 10,933 71.5 7.2 6.3 44.2 6.6 7.3 12.7 15.7

Women and girls .................................................... 85,509 63.2 24.7 5.4 19.1 9.4 4.7 7.1 29.7

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 71,105 62.1 27.4 5.2 14.9 10.0 4.5 5.2 32.8

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 14,404 69.0 11.2 6.2 39.8 6.2 5.6 16.4 14.6

Children under 2 .................................................... 7,865 67.9 8.3 33.5 15.0 3.4 7.8 12.3 19.8

Footwear ................................................................ 43,072 62.9 20.9 5.3 20.4 11.7 4.6 9.0 28.1

Other apparel products and services ..................... 28,550 59.0 23.9 5.0 15.4 8.4 6.4 3.5 37.5

Transportation ......................................................... 1,119,253 65.7 26.3 5.5 16.5 11.3 6.1 3.8 30.6

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 399,436 69.5 28.3 6.2 16.8 11.7 6.6 3.4 27.1

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 203,867 75.7 35.7 6.5 15.6 12.6 5.4 2.6 21.7

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 188,620 63.1 20.5 6.1 17.8 10.9 7.8 4.4 32.5

Other vehicles ...................................................... 6,949 61.5 22.7 3.7 22.5 37.3 38.3 32.0 36.5

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 342,863 63.4 22.9 5.4 17.4 11.3 6.4 4.2 32.3

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... 309,497 62.8 26.4 4.9 15.1 11.0 5.4 3.9 33.3

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 27,789 68.3 22.4 8.2 19.3 10.7 7.8 3.9 27.8

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 101,286 62.0 24.2 5.0 16.8 10.9 5.2 3.8 34.1

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 126,416 60.8 29.0 3.6 12.3 11.0 5.0 4.3 34.9

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 54,006 66.0 26.6 6.0 16.5 11.3 5.7 3.3 30.7

Public and other transportation .............................. 67,457 67.8 31.5 4.8 16.6 10.4 4.6 2.4 29.8

Health care .............................................................. 442,435 65.9 31.8 4.3 13.9 10.2 5.7 2.5 31.5

Health insurance .................................................... 256,394 67.4 32.9 4.7 14.1 10.0 5.8 2.3 30.2

Medical services .................................................... 104,331 63.4 27.8 4.8 14.5 10.7 5.6 2.7 33.9

Drugs ..................................................................... 63,997 64.4 34.8 2.3 11.7 9.7 5.9 3.0 32.6

Medical supplies .................................................... 17,714 65.0 28.6 3.7 15.7 12.5 4.6 2.7 32.2

Entertainment .......................................................... 323,950 66.3 26.4 5.2 20.5 9.6 4.7 3.9 29.8

Fees and admissions ............................................. 76,417 72.4 24.9 4.8 29.6 9.6 3.5 3.7 23.9

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 121,785 59.1 24.2 4.9 16.2 8.7 5.0 4.7 36.3

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 80,551 65.9 28.3 5.2 18.6 8.8 5.0 3.3 30.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1501. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2012 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 45,197 76.4 31.2 6.7 19.9 13.3 5.4 2.9 20.6

Personal care products and services ...................... 78,083 62.3 26.8 4.8 16.9 9.0 4.8 4.6 33.1

Reading ................................................................... 13,609 64.4 32.9 4.0 13.6 9.5 4.5 2.4 33.2

Education ................................................................. 150,202 68.6 17.1 3.0 22.0 22.0 4.6 3.7 27.7

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 41,271 46.0 17.7 3.2 10.7 8.5 5.8 3.9 50.1

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 103,102 55.9 25.0 5.1 13.7 8.1 4.0 6.1 38.0

Cash contributions ................................................... 237,950 64.8 34.0 4.1 12.2 9.3 5.2 2.0 33.3

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 695,600 70.5 25.8 6.9 20.6 11.6 5.6 2.5 27.0

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 43,871 76.4 37.1 6.0 16.9 10.8 5.6 2.1 21.5

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 651,729 70.1 25.0 6.9 20.9 11.6 5.6 2.5 27.4

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes .................................... $8,161,225 66.9 26.0 5.9 18.3 11.0 5.8 2.7 30.3

Wages and salaries ............................................... 6,436,072 69.5 22.7 7.2 21.4 12.3 6.0 2.8 27.7

Self-employment income ....................................... 362,895 68.8 32.3 3.7 19.1 9.1 4.6 1.3 29.9

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 997,987 57.6 45.3 3.1 1.4 5.2 5.5 1.1 41.4

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 168,945 55.1 38.6 1.2 7.7 6.2 1.4 1.6 43.2

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ................................................ 53,295 51.7 14.6 4.9 13.2 11.7 7.2 7.7 40.7

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ......................................................... 66,378 31.7 9.2 2.9 8.8 4.6 6.2 14.0 54.3

Regular contributions for support .......................... 47,222 24.3 9.3 31.2 7.3 3.1 3.4 24.7 51.1

Other income ......................................................... 28,432 40.1 20.1 3.1 9.8 4.8 2.4 7.0 52.8

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) .......... 276,995 63.0 30.9 5.3 14.3 9.2 3.4 -.7 37.7

Federal income taxes ............................................ 195,125 62.3 32.0 5.1 13.1 9.0 3.1 -1.7 39.4

State and local income taxes ................................. 65,453 63.8 26.5 5.8 17.6 9.8 4.2 1.5 34.7

Other taxes ............................................................ 16,418 67.3 34.2 5.0 14.9 9.1 4.1 3.2 29.5

Income after taxes ................................................... 7,884,230 67.1 25.8 5.9 18.4 11.0 5.9 2.9 30.1

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.05.

2 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

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