Table 3454. Consumer units of five or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021-2022

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 12,984 467 763 795 753 1,575 2,382 2,760 3,489 

Consumer unit characteristics:

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $122,073 $8,199 $23,348 $35,871 $45,270 $59,744 $84,416 $122,853 $248,352 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 116,484 19,121 37,479 50,908 57,822 69,589 90,264 121,423 209,560 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 42.3 39.2 40.1 40.9 40.7 39.8 40.9 43.4 45.2 

 Average number in consumer unit:

 People ........................................................................... 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 

 Children under 18.......................................................... 2.7 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.4 

 Adults 65 and older ....................................................... .2 ( 2 ) 3

.1 3.2 3.2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 Earners .......................................................................... 2.3 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.6 2.9 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 2.5 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.7 2.0 2.5 2.6 3.1 

Percent distribution:

 Reference person:

 Men................................................................................ 45 28 38 39 29 35 46 53 52 

 Women .......................................................................... 55 72 62 61 71 65 54 47 48 

 Housing tenure:

 Homeowner ................................................................... 69 39 43 41 45 53 64 81 90 

 With mortgage............................................................ 51 18 16 20 31 35 46 64 75 

 Without mortgage....................................................... 18 21 27 21 14 17 18 17 15 

 Renter............................................................................ 31 61 57 59 55 47 36 19 10 

 Race of reference person:

 Black or African-American............................................. 13 17 24 13 18 13 11 14 9 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including

 Black or African-American ......................................... 87 83 76 87 82 87 89 86 91 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

 Hispanic or Latino.......................................................... 31 40 48 44 43 42 37 25 17 

 Not Hispanic or Latino................................................... 69 60 52 56 57 58 63 75 83 

 Education of reference person:

 Elementary (1-8)............................................................ 7 16 17 15 6 8 7 4 3 

 High school (9-12)......................................................... 31 51 55 54 46 45 31 23 13 

 College .......................................................................... 61 31 27 25 47 46 60 72 84 

 Never attended and other ............................................. 1 2 ( 2 ) 5 1 1 1 1 ( 2 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased............................... 96 88 83 95 88 93 98 99 98 

Average annual expenditures.............................................. $92,919 $51,601 $45,064 $48,190 $59,129 $62,334 $75,805 $95,363 $150,558 

 Food.................................................................................. 13,285 10,851 7,949 7,753 9,247 10,666 12,377 13,159 19,147 

 Food at home ................................................................ 8,336 8,467 5,295 6,080 6,124 6,978 8,591 8,178 10,749 

 Cereals and bakery products ..................................... 1,114 1,162 819 735 783 886 1,170 1,096 1,440 

 Cereals and cereal products................................... 372 407 296 300 266 288 401 335 483 

 Bakery products ...................................................... 742 755 523 434 517 598 769 761 957 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................... 1,847 1,713 1,253 1,410 1,635 1,760 1,922 1,753 2,223 

 Beef......................................................................... 491 473 264 391 569 568 469 458 549 

 Pork......................................................................... 369 376 239 191 330 271 448 342 466 

 Other meats ............................................................ 252 204 248 287 148 189 285 237 303 

 Poultry ..................................................................... 343 331 209 250 275 349 380 347 383 

 Fish and seafood .................................................... 273 201 183 191 223 275 223 270 372 

 Eggs ........................................................................ 118 128 109 101 90 108 118 100 150 

 Dairy products ............................................................ 767 739 487 508 540 584 868 764 981 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 264 251 232 190 210 219 277 240 338 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 503 489 255 318 330 365 592 524 643 

 Fruits and vegetables................................................. 1,606 1,829 1,051 1,207 1,153 1,355 1,532 1,516 2,165 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 622 801 437 494 415 479 539 620 855 

 Fresh vegetables .................................................... 476 451 355 361 396 408 479 407 643 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 216 237 113 146 125 198 216 216 286 

 Processed vegetables............................................. 292 340 146 206 217 271 298 273 380 

 Other food at home .................................................... 3,002 3,024 1,684 2,221 2,014 2,393 3,099 3,049 3,940 

 Sugar and other sweets.......................................... 285 302 156 191 164 259 315 285 360 

 Fats and oils............................................................ 233 223 169 169 171 171 268 225 295 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3454. Consumer units of five or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021-2022 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 1,558 1,632 872 1,065 1,150 1,189 1,553 1,582 2,093 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ......................................... 816 854 425 745 483 675 917 820 1,006 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town

 trips ...................................................................... 110 314 363 350 346 398 46 137 187 

 Food away from home................................................... 4,949 2,383 2,654 1,673 3,123 3,688 3,786 4,981 8,398 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................... 471 3262 321 251 216 227 372 452 847 

 Housing............................................................................. 29,569 18,656 18,553 19,494 23,187 22,383 25,252 28,537 44,210 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 16,610 9,311 10,018 10,822 13,176 12,861 13,839 15,515 25,540 

 Owned dwellings ........................................................ 10,425 2,495 3,012 2,709 4,978 5,364 7,666 10,772 19,934 

 Mortgage interest and charges ............................... 4,793 31,109 31,215 1,281 2,324 2,281 3,295 5,049 9,355 

 Property taxes......................................................... 2,933 711 1,036 772 1,208 1,415 2,145 2,987 5,691 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other

 expenses.............................................................. 2,699 3675 761 656 1,446 1,668 2,226 2,737 4,888 

 Rented dwellings........................................................ 5,017 6,636 6,783 7,775 7,968 7,175 5,772 3,873 2,562 

 Other lodging.............................................................. 1,169 3180 3223 3337 3230 323 401 871 3,044 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 6,138 4,535 4,875 4,779 5,285 5,354 5,690 6,447 7,536 

 Natural gas ................................................................. 677 417 541 440 496 569 551 707 945 

 Electricity .................................................................... 2,189 1,951 1,975 1,933 2,028 2,038 2,005 2,250 2,506 

 Fuel oil and other fuels............................................... 187 341 374 341 328 365 126 240 355 

 Telephone services .................................................... 2,058 1,478 1,593 1,667 1,915 1,838 2,020 2,164 2,398 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

 cards .................................................................... 110 354 3110 373 360 77 102 124 147 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 1,947 1,424 1,483 1,594 1,855 1,760 1,918 2,040 2,250 

 Water and other public services................................. 1,027 648 692 697 818 845 989 1,086 1,333 

 Household operations ................................................... 2,171 1,167 1,153 1,004 1,181 1,273 1,401 2,089 4,003 

 Personal services....................................................... 839 3459 3359 3126 3338 3337 392 831 1,803 

 Other household expenses ........................................ 1,332 708 795 878 842 936 1,009 1,258 2,200 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 1,126 1,027 733 754 852 725 1,447 994 1,482 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 265 279 317 356 277 193 371 249 204 

 Other household products.......................................... 747 699 362 353 494 492 925 622 1,110 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 114 349 353 345 80 40 151 123 168 

 Household furnishings and equipment.......................... 3,524 2,616 1,773 2,137 2,693 2,171 2,875 3,491 5,649 

 Household textiles...................................................... 184 347 156 393 141 36 158 241 286 

 Furniture ..................................................................... 999 3503 598 743 551 687 680 918 1,732 

 Floor coverings........................................................... 34 34 38 315 314 40 22 17 70 

 Major appliances ........................................................ 643 982 167 318 575 456 552 673 915 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous

 housewares............................................................. 198 3509 159 116 129 116 187 157 281 

 Miscellaneous household equipment......................... 1,465 571 684 850 1,283 836 1,276 1,484 2,364 

 Apparel and services ........................................................ 3,420 2,475 2,104 1,749 3,324 2,877 3,262 3,197 4,811 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 1,021 785 351 513 591 794 1,131 1,020 1,473 

 Men, 16 and over ....................................................... 565 3248 399 3314 3392 409 503 591 910 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 456 537 252 199 198 384 628 429 562 

 Women and girls ........................................................... 1,134 879 792 577 710 977 991 1,041 1,738 

 Women, 16 and over.................................................. 792 543 560 366 313 682 636 661 1,376 

 Girls, 2 to 15............................................................... 341 3336 3233 3211 397 296 354 381 362 

 Children under 2............................................................ 216 3255 3207 377 3584 3197 3237 155 190 

 Footwear........................................................................ 763 3358 3481 3380 1,114 704 689 645 1,051 

 Other apparel products and services ............................ 286 3198 273 203 325 205 215 337 359 

 Transportation................................................................... 16,683 11,477 8,398 9,278 10,365 11,267 13,540 20,292 23,985 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)...................................... 6,789 34,829 32,784 32,339 33,669 3,311 4,849 9,449 10,405 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................. 2,480 32,982 3368 3537 3878 3125 31,022 3,150 5,190 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 4,234 31,847 2,416 1,802 2,792 3,186 3,752 6,249 5,024 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 

376 ( 4

 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 374 350 3191 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 4,244 3,451 2,925 3,285 3,327 3,826 3,907 4,662 5,144 

 Other vehicle expenses................................................. 4,859 3,023 2,370 3,043 3,033 3,804 4,398 5,381 6,840 

 Vehicle finance charges ............................................. 470 398 234 177 232 358 374 586 676 

 Maintenance and repairs ........................................... 1,393 870 631 842 729 1,214 1,323 1,556 1,905 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

 charges ................................................................... 838 193 264 380 365 435 617 768 1,646 

 Vehicle insurance....................................................... 2,157 1,562 1,241 1,643 1,708 1,798 2,084 2,471 2,614 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 791 3174 3318 612 336 326 387 800 1,595 

 Healthcare ........................................................................ 5,833 2,125 1,628 2,137 3,303 3,742 4,862 6,850 9,446 

 Health insurance ........................................................... 3,732 31,585 1,031 1,322 2,076 2,167 3,054 4,495 6,082 

 Medical services............................................................ 1,467 3322 392 444 747 1,147 1,323 1,751 2,261 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3454. Consumer units of five or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021-2022 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

people

Less

than

$15,000

$15,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

 Drugs ............................................................................. 440 3160 151 252 359 302 330 409 768 

 Medical supplies ............................................................ 195 358 353 3118 122 126 155 195 335 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 4,455 2,133 1,428 1,935 1,843 2,317 3,554 3,941 8,623 

 Fees and admissions .................................................... 1,088 3108 116 246 372 369 567 944 2,585 

 Audio and visual equipment and services..................... 1,109 663 808 729 847 890 963 1,030 1,639 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment........... 1,189 804 275 687 461 646 1,297 1,012 2,076 

 Pets ............................................................................ 901 3496 3120 3413 320 494 916 773 1,671 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment................ 288 3307 3155 3274 3141 3152 381 239 405 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

 services ...................................................................... 1,069 3558 3229 3272 163 411 727 955 2,323 

 Personal care products and services ............................... 1,087 779 758 562 818 742 923 965 1,759 

 Reading ............................................................................ 106 341 342 333 393 51 100 78 202 

 Education.......................................................................... 1,995 3582 786 642 753 479 1,143 1,826 4,430 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......................... 442 3587 3333 477 570 572 463 486 302 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................... 1,217 3466 679 625 534 635 775 1,447 2,108 

 Cash contributions............................................................ 2,885 3597 475 639 1,120 1,202 1,505 2,317 6,762 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 11,470 570 1,612 2,615 3,757 5,172 7,675 11,816 23,926 

 Life and other personal insurance................................. 622 3206 3221 181 3182 168 405 581 1,347 

 Pensions and Social Security........................................ 10,847 363 1,391 2,434 3,575 5,004 7,270 11,235 22,579 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $122,073 $8,199 $23,348 $35,871 $45,270 $59,744 $84,416 $122,853 $248,352 

 Wages and salaries....................................................... 103,492 2,516 13,877 25,833 33,908 49,582 73,126 106,511 211,999 

 Self-employment income............................................... 11,004 3791 31,704 32,322 32,748 4,036 5,635 8,607 26,873 

 Social Security, private and government

 retirement ................................................................... 3,601 3426 2,861 3,121 33,228 2,953 2,841 3,893 4,956 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other

 property income ......................................................... 1,268 3228 32 3205 3460 3289 560 1,328 2,976 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income,

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program

 (SNAP) ....................................................................... 1,508 3,507 3,840 2,726 3,337 2,134 970 1,215 374 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation,

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for

 support ....................................................................... 912 3365 3805 31,296 31,265 700 979 1,155 701 

 Other income................................................................. 289 3365 3257 3368 3323 350 3304 3145 473 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ............. 5,589 -10,922 -14,131 -15,037 -12,552 -9,845 -5,848 1,430 38,792 

 Federal income taxes .................................................... 4,691 -8,359 -11,270 -11,615 -10,331 -7,652 -4,405 1,277 31,368 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)#....................... -2,577 3

-2,407 3-2,583 -3,202 3-2,334 -2,804 -2,950 -2,831 -1,951 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 3,423 3

-168 -309 -257 54 588 1,449 2,929 9,302 

 Other taxes .................................................................... 52 311 331 336 360 322 358 354 72 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 116,484 19,121 37,479 50,908 57,822 69,589 90,264 121,423 209,560 

Addenda:

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .......................... -$8,776 -$7,619 $273 -$4,065 -$23,788 $11,183 -$26,716 -$30,106 $11,369 

 Net change in total assets............................................. 20,479 31,549 3,815 1,770 -1,715 16,115 -8,719 17,308 60,126 

 Net change in total liabilities.......................................... 29,255 9,169 3,542 5,835 22,073 4,931 17,997 47,414 48,757 

 Other financial information:

 Other money receipts .................................................... 1,430 3197 3209 3131 3277 343 3164 3600 34,552 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.................. -3,863 3

-1,047 3-1,120 -969 -1,219 -1,653 -2,354 -4,002 -7,987 

 Estimated market value of owned home....................... 311,046 129,393 99,946 104,835 108,786 158,305 217,426 332,980 587,693 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ........... 1,505 536 578 573 644 855 1,128 1,733 2,604 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands.

2

 Value is too small to display.

3

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

4

 No data reported.

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2023