Table 3413. Consumer units of two or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015

Item

Total

two or

more

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) ....... 90,042 2,031 1,841 2,701 3,469 8,797 9,168 8,124 14,191 39,721

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $82,478 $1,813 $7,849 $12,832 $17,580 $25,208 $34,887 $44,802 $59,401 $140,084

Income after taxes .......................................... 71,896 1,995 8,667 14,521 19,886 27,469 35,959 44,146 55,974 116,343

Age of reference person ................................. 49.1 47.0 43.7 48.6 49.2 52.0 51.8 49.7 48.7 48.2

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2

Children under 18 ......................................... .8 .8 1.1 .9 .9 .8 .8 .8 .8 .8

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

Earners ......................................................... 1.6 .7 .7 .7 .8 .9 1.1 1.4 1.6 2.0

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.7

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 47 39 26 30 35 41 43 46 47 53

Women ......................................................... 53 61 74 70 65 59 57 54 53 47

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 69 40 36 42 46 52 59 62 68 83

With mortgage ............................................ 42 18 14 16 17 17 25 31 40 62

Without mortgage ....................................... 26 21 21 26 28 35 33 30 27 22

Renter ........................................................... 31 60 64 58 54 48 41 38 32 17

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 12 26 26 21 20 18 15 12 11 8

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 88 74 74 79 80 82 85 88 89 92

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 15 18 20 21 23 21 20 19 17 9

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 85 82 80 79 77 79 80 81 83 91

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 3 6 5 8 8 6 4 4 3 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 33 49 57 47 47 50 45 42 36 19

College ......................................................... 64 45 37 43 44 44 50 53 61 80

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 93 74 70 73 78 87 93 94 96 98

Average annual expenditures ........................... $63,852 $32,927 $28,014 $30,039 $31,309 $34,822 $40,678 $45,486 $52,776 $91,644

Food ............................................................... 8,148 5,271 4,606 4,922 5,143 5,395 6,202 6,214 6,975 10,778

Food at home ............................................... 4,748 3,672 3,294 3,647 3,443 3,674 4,111 3,962 4,257 5,765

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 619 469 421 498 462 487 543 533 555 743

Cereals and cereal products .................... 209 175 155 195 178 172 184 176 178 249

Bakery products ....................................... 410 294 266 303 284 316 359 357 377 494

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,079 958 733 933 836 904 984 925 969 1,262

Beef .......................................................... 293 239 207 254 217 283 253 264 257 339

Pork .......................................................... 208 186 146 161 181 191 207 173 193 233

Other meats .............................................. 148 121 88 109 110 106 141 118 141 178

Poultry ...................................................... 207 193 148 228 164 163 193 181 175 243

Fish and seafood ...................................... 151 146 86 119 99 98 120 120 137 190

Eggs ......................................................... 72 73 59 62 66 64 71 68 67 78

Dairy products ............................................ 497 354 334 341 348 374 407 436 470 604

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 171 134 131 141 143 146 150 161 167 194

Other dairy products ................................. 326 221 203 200 206 228 257 275 303 410

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 904 683 588 651 634 675 794 730 785 1,121

Fresh fruits ............................................... 330 214 185 208 209 243 287 260 279 423

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 290 231 196 220 211 205 252 236 249 361

Processed fruits ........................................ 127 94 90 81 90 98 108 110 117 154

Processed vegetables .............................. 157 145 117 142 123 129 148 124 140 183

Other food at home .................................... 1,649 1,206 1,218 1,224 1,162 1,234 1,383 1,339 1,478 2,035

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 167 124 118 118 116 128 137 141 143 208

Fats and oils ............................................. 134 110 104 114 104 108 129 109 122 156

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 846 566 622 646 560 617 692 701 736 1,062

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 439 390 354 328 368 362 384 352 429 509

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3413. Consumer units of two or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

two or

more

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 prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 63 217 220 18 14 19 40 36 49 100

Food away from home .................................. 3,400 1,599 1,312 1,275 1,700 1,721 2,091 2,251 2,717 5,013

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 542 272 187 166 212 187 265 322 364 874

Housing .......................................................... 20,480 12,322 11,353 11,467 12,195 12,648 14,249 15,476 17,337 27,966

Shelter .......................................................... 11,673 7,008 6,647 6,428 6,937 6,908 7,748 8,558 9,501 16,289

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,322 2,298 2,230 2,094 2,481 2,698 3,643 4,185 5,362 11,808

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 3,584 1,087 882 807 831 920 1,493 1,800 2,541 6,076

Property taxes .......................................... 2,216 736 704 769 872 949 1,186 1,360 1,623 3,482

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,522 475 645 518 778 829 964 1,026 1,198 2,250

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,478 4,529 4,245 4,027 4,185 3,956 3,769 4,017 3,748 2,911

Other lodging .............................................. 872 181 171 307 271 253 336 356 391 1,570

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 4,530 3,287 2,948 3,168 3,311 3,550 3,835 4,008 4,386 5,402

Natural gas ................................................. 492 284 346 258 349 346 394 432 446 621

Electricity .................................................... 1,689 1,540 1,331 1,418 1,423 1,497 1,563 1,558 1,631 1,874

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 151 63 217 102 84 108 119 127 138 197

Telephone services .................................... 1,576 1,001 860 993 1,021 1,124 1,262 1,363 1,578 1,942

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 374 315 245 257 309 322 351 335 362 426

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,202 686 615 736 712 802 912 1,027 1,216 1,517

Water and other public services ................. 623 399 394 398 434 475 498 529 593 768

Household operations .................................. 1,492 620 622 617 593 642 774 876 1,144 2,320

Personal services ....................................... 530 2104 233 187 123 133 191 236 384 903

Other household expenses ........................ 962 517 388 430 471 510 583 640 760 1,417

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 756 424 397 433 440 544 638 599 658 977

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 179 114 107 121 145 151 168 165 157 212

Other household products .......................... 427 232 238 226 226 297 346 323 355 570

Postage and stationery ............................... 150 78 52 85 69 96 124 111 147 195

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 2,028 982 739 822 914 1,003 1,254 1,434 1,648 2,978

Household textiles ...................................... 127 34 50 58 41 72 80 111 107 180

Furniture ..................................................... 521 276 147 187 248 246 296 314 431 785

Floor coverings ........................................... 20 27

2823 14 7 11 15 10 33

Major appliances ........................................ 309 152 166 171 207 184 222 180 258 435

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 129 90 74 36 60 69 104 79 98 186

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 922 423 294 367 344 424 540 735 743 1,360

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,200 1,391 888 1,069 1,086 1,194 1,424 1,543 1,646 3,197

Men and boys ............................................... 522 415 174 242 291 288 346 320 401 756

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 389 307 111 152 198 186 244 221 295 582

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 133 108 64 91 94 103 102 100 106 174

Women and girls .......................................... 804 533 312 468 380 450 487 555 636 1,158

Women, 16 and over .................................. 663 411 212 345 311 366 397 408 531 971

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 141 122 100 123 70 85 91 147 105 186

Children under 2 ........................................... 106 259 2116 255 79 98 98 87 80 131

Footwear ...................................................... 444 264 180 201 212 224 330 360 350 625

Other apparel products and services ........... 323 119 105 103 124 132 162 221 179 527

Transportation ................................................ 11,161 6,194 4,922 4,989 5,103 6,657 6,912 9,012 10,201 15,408

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 4,480 2,418 1,716 1,707 1,687 2,571 2,300 3,732 3,997 6,398

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 2,163 2806 2852 2579 2613 914 960 1,805 1,265 3,484

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,255 1,612 838 1,126 1,074 1,648 1,333 1,888 2,653 2,813

Other vehicles ............................................ 63 3 ( ) 226 22

3 ( ) 2927239 79 102

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,731 1,682 1,413 1,540 1,593 1,880 2,188 2,404 2,740 3,405

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,217 1,840 1,572 1,552 1,459 1,959 2,089 2,494 3,015 4,383

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 265 82 81 80 86 122 173 198 257 380

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 967 415 411 364 495 584 676 811 938 1,297

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,282 2857 2821 2901 612 994 830 1,049 1,288 1,617

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 704 486 259 207 266 260 410 438 532 1,089

Public and other transportation .................... 733 253 222 191 363 246 335 381 449 1,222

Healthcare ...................................................... 5,052 2,562 1,712 2,274 2,411 3,402 3,845 4,132 4,879 6,646

Health insurance .......................................... 3,442 1,717 1,137 1,436 1,663 2,344 2,730 2,882 3,338 4,489

Medical services ........................................... 923 427 333 471 330 551 511 659 862 1,311

Drugs ............................................................ 520 322 167 301 330 421 468 465 527 621

Medical supplies ........................................... 166 96 76 66 89 86 135 127 153 225

Entertainment ................................................. 3,248 1,623 1,418 1,299 1,513 1,614 2,126 2,129 2,560 4,790

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3413. Consumer units of two or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

two or

more

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

Fees and admissions ................................... 784 244 196 234 207 186 335 334 427 1,380

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,183 801 710 699 795 902 987 990 1,145 1,453

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 745 392 420 261 423 370 502 544 631 1,058

Pets ............................................................ 587 291 364 194 336 300 407 405 520 827

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 158 2101 256 67 87 71 95 139 111 231

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 536 186 92 104 87 155 302 262 358 899

Personal care products and services ............. 770 414 341 369 384 439 554 498 606 1,104

Reading .......................................................... 132 37 29 31 64 84 107 106 96 188

Education ....................................................... 1,465 514 519 692 477 362 467 527 754 2,616

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 372 421 406 367 386 407 395 403 396 340

Miscellaneous ................................................. 899 737 559 306 562 254 606 707 730 1,303

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,957 741 620 1,131 723 813 1,147 1,223 1,426 3,025

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 7,425 428 455 955 1,049 1,367 2,378 3,196 4,807 13,410

Life and other personal insurance ................ 415 144 63 115 101 138 199 220 265 697

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 7,011 284 392 839 948 1,229 2,179 2,976 4,542 12,713

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $82,478 $1,813 $7,849 $12,832 $17,580 $25,208 $34,887 $44,802 $59,401 $140,084

Wages and salaries ...................................... 65,898 1,049 2,755 5,258 7,891 13,073 20,537 31,696 45,801 117,674

Self-employment income .............................. 5,457 -1,527 21 120 427 745 1,218 1,612 2,502 10,733

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,909 559 1,487 4,186 6,201 9,444 11,241 9,589 8,960 7,156

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,827 210 72 105 101 117 364 563 996 3,532

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 611 1,070 2,508 2,220 2,037 1,355 885 573 365 133

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 524 105 381 531 581 279 467 589 530 598

Other income ................................................ 252 348 626 412 343 194 174 180 247 259

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 10,582 -182 -818 -1,689 -2,306 -2,261 -1,072 656 3,428 23,741

Federal income taxes ................................... 8,218 -118 -714 -1,603 -2,193 -2,248 -1,292 68 2,331 18,919

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,311 -76 -110 -135 -138 -40 177 510 1,057 4,756

Other taxes ................................................... 53 212 27

248 225 27 43 77 40 67

Income after taxes .......................................... 71,896 1,995 8,667 14,521 19,886 27,469 35,959 44,146 55,974 116,343

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $8,753 $6,423 - $2,878 $1,099 $401 $2,230 - $4,288 $906 $2,651 $18,900

Net change in total assets ............................ 19,332 9,201 2,779 2,039 2,424 4,103 6,632 5,263 10,216 35,708

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 10,579 2,778 5,658 940 2,023 1,873 10,920 4,357 7,565 16,808

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 641 2148 400 340 281 364 372 386 345 1,011

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,197 -705 -655 -586 -624 -641 -1,023 -1,161 -1,500 -3,667

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 189,222 75,811 74,980 70,686 80,849 85,707 108,312 121,294 139,013 291,272

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,054 432 411 449 514 545 673 735 869 1,537

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,278 639 452 401 356 410 666 648 756 2,133

Food ............................................................. 90 12 210 17 20 29 52 57 64 146

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 15 25

1 ( ) 242122 6 6 10 27

Housing ........................................................ 251 197 168 140 115 97 163 141 147 389

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 31 211 25

2929 16 21 30 30 43

Household textiles ...................................... 10 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1 ( ) 3 ( ) 21

2424 7 18

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 24 29

2122232528 16 9 43

Major appliances ...................................... 8 28

3 ( ) 1 ( ) 2321 6 27 2 15

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3413. Consumer units of two or more people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

two or

more

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

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 15 21

2122212521 9 8 28

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 47 24

23 19 20 11 26 31 31 77

Other housing ............................................. 140 173 159 110 84 64 103 61 71 210

Apparel and services .................................... 258 204 83 91 98 114 124 192 182 396

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 60 297 227 11 29 23 33 45 44 90

Females, 2 and over ................................... 73 48 224 56 19 30 29 47 77 106

Children under 2 ......................................... 44 237 220 215 224 42 31 34 27 61

Other apparel products and services ......... 80 222 212 29

225 19 32 65 34 139

Jewelry and watches ................................ 43 3 ( ) 22

23232222229 5 88

All other apparel products and services ... 37 222 210 26

222 17 29 36 28 51

Transportation .............................................. 138 27 117 6 31 89 92 79 105 208

Healthcare .................................................... 20 24

22245 22252328 15 32

Entertainment ............................................... 103 231 220 231 257 35 67 57 78 160

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 33 221 3 ( ) 212 226 218 217 21 34 47

Other entertainment ................................... 69 10 220 19 31 17 50 36 44 113

Personal care products and services ........... 15 21

26213 2221 7 9 3 27

Reading ........................................................ 6 3 ( ) 21

2322 2 4 5 4 10

Education ..................................................... 307 2132 241 25

25 21 106 42 89 617

All other gifts ................................................. 75 26 23 47 20 16 42 53 59 119

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

3 No data reported.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2016