Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2005

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................... 117,356 34,339 83,017 37,489 18,451 15,807 11,270 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........................ 100.0 29.3 70.7 31.9 15.7 13.5 9.6 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................. $58,712 $30,290 $70,468 $62,195 $74,069 $78,183 $81,275 

Income after taxes .................................................... 56,304 28,864 67,655 59,327 71,068 75,328 79,005 

Age of reference person ............................................ 48.6 52.8 46.9 52.8 43.6 40.9 40.9 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................... 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.7 

Children under 18 .................................................... .6 n.a. .9 .1 .8 1.6 2.8 

Persons 65 and over ............................................... .3 .3 .3 .5 .2 .1 .1 

Earners .................................................................... 1.3 .6 1.6 1.3 1.8 2.0 2.2 

Vehicles ................................................................... 2.0 1.1 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ......................................................................... 47 46 48 51 45 46 45 

Female ..................................................................... 53 54 52 49 55 54 55 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ............................................................. 67 53 73 75 70 74 73 

With mortgage ....................................................... 43 24 50 41 53 64 59 

Without mortgage .................................................. 25 28 23 34 17 11 13 

Renter ...................................................................... 33 47 27 25 30 26 27 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ....................................... 12 12 12 10 14 13 15 

White, Asian, and all other races ............................. 88 88 88 90 86 87 85 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................... 11 5 13 7 13 17 27 

Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................. 89 95 87 93 87 83 73 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ...................................................... 5 6 5 4 4 4 10 

High school (9-12) ................................................... 36 35 36 35 37 35 38 

College .................................................................... 59 59 59 60 59 60 52 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ........................ 88 76 93 92 93 95 92 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................... $5,445,109 16.8 83.2 33.5 18.5 18.3 12.8 

Food .......................................................................... 695,361 14.9 85.1 32.1 18.2 20.6 14.1 

Food at home .......................................................... 386,483 14.3 85.7 31.1 18.1 21.0 15.6 

Cereals and bakery products ................................. 52,168 14.6 85.4 30.1 17.5 21.3 16.4 

Cereals and cereal products ................................ 16,754 13.9 86.1 28.4 17.6 22.3 17.8 

Bakery products ................................................... 35,413 15.0 85.0 30.9 17.5 20.9 15.7 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 89,614 12.5 87.5 31.5 18.8 21.3 16.0 

Beef ..................................................................... 26,691 11.3 88.7 30.4 20.3 21.6 16.4 

Pork ..................................................................... 17,971 12.6 87.4 33.1 18.0 21.2 15.2 

Other meats ......................................................... 12,084 12.4 87.6 32.4 17.0 21.4 16.8 

Poultry ................................................................. 15,750 13.0 87.0 28.9 19.2 21.7 17.3 

Fish and seafood ................................................. 13,296 13.2 86.8 33.8 17.9 20.7 14.4 

Eggs .................................................................... 3,822 15.7 84.3 31.8 17.7 20.0 14.8 

Dairy products ....................................................... 44,340 14.6 85.4 30.2 18.0 21.0 16.2 

Fresh milk and cream .......................................... 17,108 14.6 85.4 28.3 19.0 21.1 17.0 

Other dairy products ............................................ 27,232 14.6 85.4 31.4 17.4 20.9 15.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2005 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Fruits and vegetables ............................................ $64,657 15.1 84.9 32.1 17.8 20.2 14.8 

Fresh fruits ........................................................... 21,282 15.8 84.2 32.0 17.6 20.0 14.7 

Fresh vegetables ................................................. 20,479 14.9 85.1 33.1 18.3 20.0 13.7 

Processed fruits ................................................... 12,437 15.6 84.4 31.3 16.9 20.9 15.3 

Processed vegetables ......................................... 10,459 13.5 86.5 31.4 18.5 20.2 16.5 

Other food at home ................................................ 135,704 14.8 85.2 31.0 18.1 21.0 15.1 

Sugar and other sweets ....................................... 13,922 14.7 85.3 33.2 16.8 20.4 14.8 

Fats and oils ........................................................ 9,961 14.9 85.1 32.2 17.9 20.0 15.1 

Miscellaneous foods ............................................ 71,424 14.7 85.3 30.1 18.3 21.3 15.6 

Nonalcoholic beverages ...................................... 35,546 15.3 84.7 30.3 18.4 21.6 14.4 

Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town

trips .................................................................... 4,851 13.6 86.4 39.8 18.5 14.8 13.3 

Food away from home ............................................. 308,878 15.7 84.3 33.4 18.4 20.3 12.3 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................. 49,981 22.1 77.9 38.7 17.3 13.7 8.2 

Housing ..................................................................... 1,779,780 18.9 81.1 32.2 18.1 17.9 12.8 

Shelter ..................................................................... 1,033,291 20.5 79.5 31.6 17.9 17.3 12.7 

Owned dwellings ................................................... 699,209 15.0 85.0 32.4 18.7 19.7 14.2 

Mortgage interest and charges ............................ 389,229 12.6 87.4 28.8 19.7 22.5 16.4 

Property taxes ..................................................... 180,801 17.2 82.8 36.1 17.3 17.5 11.8 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ........................................................... 129,180 19.1 80.9 38.2 17.7 14.2 10.7 

Rented dwellings ................................................... 275,192 36.1 63.9 26.8 15.7 11.9 9.6 

Other lodging ......................................................... 58,890 13.7 86.3 43.7 18.1 15.2 9.3 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................... 373,589 18.6 81.4 32.8 18.4 17.2 13.0 

Natural gas ............................................................ 55,562 19.3 80.7 32.5 17.1 17.9 13.3 

Electricity ............................................................... 135,543 18.2 81.8 33.1 18.5 17.2 13.0 

Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................... 16,615 20.4 79.6 36.4 17.8 14.4 11.1 

Telephone services ............................................... 122,946 18.6 81.4 32.1 19.1 17.2 12.9 

Water and other public services ............................ 42,923 18.4 81.6 32.9 17.9 17.2 13.6 

Household operations .............................................. 93,946 14.0 86.0 26.9 20.9 24.1 14.0 

Personal services .................................................. 37,750 3.8 96.2 10.6 27.0 37.7 20.8 

Other household expenses .................................... 56,196 20.8 79.2 37.9 16.8 15.0 9.5 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................... 71,636 15.1 84.9 35.9 17.0 19.7 12.4 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .............................. 15,724 14.1 85.9 31.5 19.1 20.7 14.6 

Other household products ..................................... 37,457 14.3 85.7 36.0 17.0 20.6 12.1 

Postage and stationery .......................................... 18,456 17.5 82.5 39.4 15.2 16.9 11.0 

Household furnishings and equipment .................... 207,317 15.3 84.7 35.5 17.5 18.8 12.9 

Household textiles ................................................. 15,522 14.2 85.8 35.7 19.3 20.1 10.7 

Furniture ................................................................ 54,855 13.7 86.3 35.5 19.1 17.1 14.7 

Floor coverings ...................................................... 6,595 13.1 86.9 37.0 17.5 14.6 17.9 

Major appliances ................................................... 26,206 13.5 86.5 37.3 15.6 19.2 14.3 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ...... 12,366 17.1 82.9 36.3 19.2 15.5 11.9 

Miscellaneous household equipment .................... 91,774 16.8 83.2 34.8 16.6 20.2 11.6 

Apparel and services ................................................. 221,139 15.0 85.0 28.5 19.9 21.3 15.4 

Men and boys .......................................................... 51,561 14.6 85.4 28.7 20.0 20.8 16.0 

Men, 16 and over ................................................... 40,874 17.5 82.5 33.1 20.3 16.8 12.3 

Boys, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 10,687 3.4 96.6 12.0 18.6 35.8 30.2 

Women and girls ...................................................... 88,355 14.7 85.3 28.4 20.2 22.2 14.5 

Women, 16 and over ............................................. 74,186 16.8 83.2 31.6 20.6 19.5 11.5 

Girls, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 14,169 3.9 96.1 11.3 18.4 36.4 30.0 

Children under 2 ...................................................... 9,653 5.5 94.5 16.8 29.5 25.4 22.8 

Footwear .................................................................. 37,536 15.4 84.6 24.5 19.1 24.2 16.8 

Other apparel products and services ....................... 34,033 18.5 81.5 36.2 16.9 15.2 13.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2005 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Transportation ........................................................... $979,231 14.1 85.9 34.9 19.7 18.7 12.6 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 415,904 11.5 88.5 36.4 20.6 19.2 12.3 

Cars and trucks, new ............................................. 226,642 10.2 89.8 40.6 19.3 18.8 11.1 

Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 179,616 12.8 87.2 31.6 22.2 19.4 14.0 

Other vehicles ........................................................ 9,646 19.1 80.9 29.9 20.0 22.6 8.5 

Gasoline and motor oil ............................................. 236,275 15.0 85.0 32.4 19.7 18.7 14.1 

Other vehicle expenses ........................................... 274,492 16.7 83.3 34.0 18.8 18.2 12.3 

Vehicle finance charges ........................................ 34,825 11.9 88.1 32.4 21.4 20.8 13.4 

Maintenance and repairs ....................................... 78,779 19.0 81.0 34.7 18.0 17.0 11.4 

Vehicle insurance .................................................. 107,187 16.7 83.3 33.0 19.2 18.6 12.5 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ................................................................ 53,701 16.5 83.5 36.1 17.3 17.7 12.4 

Public transportation ................................................ 52,560 17.4 82.6 39.2 16.8 16.5 10.1 

Health care ................................................................ 312,649 19.2 80.8 40.3 16.6 14.1 9.8 

Health insurance ...................................................... 159,691 19.2 80.8 40.6 16.7 14.4 9.1 

Medical services ...................................................... 79,472 18.3 81.7 36.7 16.9 15.3 12.8 

Drugs ....................................................................... 61,150 20.6 79.4 44.4 15.7 11.9 7.4 

Medical supplies ...................................................... 12,336 18.1 81.9 39.3 17.9 14.5 10.2 

Entertainment ............................................................ 280,188 16.3 83.7 35.2 17.1 18.0 13.4 

Fees and admissions ............................................... 68,999 16.7 83.3 32.9 17.0 20.1 13.4 

Audio and visual equipment and services ............... 104,186 19.5 80.5 32.3 18.6 16.9 12.8 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ...... 49,267 16.1 83.9 38.0 16.7 17.9 11.2 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ................................................................. 57,736 10.3 89.7 40.7 15.1 17.4 16.5 

Personal care products and services ........................ 63,451 17.6 82.4 34.8 17.9 18.8 10.9 

Reading ..................................................................... 14,841 23.8 76.2 37.6 15.3 14.4 8.9 

Education ................................................................... 110,325 15.5 84.5 26.1 21.1 21.4 15.9 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies .................. 37,445 20.8 79.2 33.9 19.2 15.3 10.9 

Miscellaneous ............................................................ 94,813 20.3 79.7 37.5 16.5 14.9 10.7 

Cash contributions ..................................................... 195,196 23.1 76.9 36.5 15.9 13.3 11.2 

Personal insurance and pensions ............................. 610,709 13.5 86.5 33.3 20.6 19.4 13.2 

Life and other personal insurance ........................... 44,721 12.4 87.6 34.1 18.6 18.2 16.6 

Pensions and Social Security .................................. 565,988 13.6 86.4 33.2 20.7 19.5 12.9 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ...................................... 6,890,176 15.1 84.9 33.8 19.8 17.9 13.3 

Wages and salaries ................................................. 5,432,555 12.8 87.2 30.7 21.6 20.5 14.5 

Self-employment income ......................................... 442,676 14.6 85.4 36.6 18.3 15.1 15.4 

Social Security, private and government

retirement .............................................................. 721,429 29.7 70.3 54.1 9.0 3.9 3.4 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................... 161,795 20.4 79.6 47.2 15.9 5.6 10.8 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits .................................................. 23,869 23.7 76.3 30.9 15.2 17.8 12.4 

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ........................................................... 40,279 22.7 77.3 23.0 19.4 13.9 21.0 

Regular contributions for support ............................ 44,776 24.3 75.7 27.9 21.8 14.5 11.5 

Other income ........................................................... 22,798 37.5 62.5 28.3 12.5 13.9 7.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2005 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Personal taxes ........................................................... $282,544 17.3 82.7 38.1 19.6 16.0 9.1 

Federal income taxes .............................................. 199,055 17.5 82.5 39.4 19.2 15.2 8.7 

State and local income taxes ................................... 62,706 15.6 84.4 33.3 22.4 18.5 10.2 

Other taxes .............................................................. 20,783 20.5 79.5 39.2 15.1 16.0 9.3 

Income after taxes ..................................................... 6,607,632 15.0 85.0 33.7 19.8 18.0 13.5 

1 Value less than or equal to 0.5. n.a. Not applicable.