Table 3113. Midwestern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2015-2016

Item Total

midwest

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) ....... 27,708 960 794 1,530 1,956 3,077 2,748 2,420 4,126 10,097

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $68,594 $2,202 $8,083 $12,804 $17,534 $24,775 $34,756 $44,600 $59,349 $130,097

Income after taxes .......................................... 60,008 2,408 8,698 13,573 18,597 25,622 34,771 43,010 54,266 108,343

Age of reference person ................................. 51.0 51.5 50.7 59.2 60.0 54.8 53.2 49.0 48.0 47.8

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.5 3.0

Children under 18 ......................................... .6 .2 .4 .3 .3 .5 .6 .6 .6 .8

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

Earners ......................................................... 1.3 .5 .5 .4 .5 .7 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.9

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.0 .9 .9 .9 1.1 1.4 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.8

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 48 50 43 36 35 42 43 49 48 55

Women ......................................................... 52 50 57 64 65 58 57 51 52 45

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 66 31 30 40 51 53 58 59 67 85

With mortgage ............................................ 39 12 9 10 13 18 24 30 42 64

Without mortgage ....................................... 27 19 21 30 38 35 35 28 25 21

Renter ........................................................... 34 69 70 60 49 47 42 41 33 15

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 11 21 19 20 13 17 11 11 11 6

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 89 79 81 80 87 83 89 89 89 94

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 6 7 5 2 7 9 7 9 7 4

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 94 93 95 98 93 91 93 91 93 96

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 3 7 9 3 4 5 3 4 2 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 33 47 45 53 47 47 39 34 33 19

College ......................................................... 64 46 45 44 49 47 57 60 65 80

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 90 59 61 64 77 85 94 95 97 99

Average annual expenditures ........................... $54,989 $22,245 $21,014 $21,285 $28,754 $34,089 $37,470 $41,834 $51,139 $86,852

Food ............................................................... 7,076 2,871 3,726 2,898 3,666 4,710 5,290 5,654 7,109 10,573

Food at home ............................................... 4,052 2,033 2,420 2,073 2,428 3,079 3,301 3,439 4,301 5,540

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 529 296 309 264 328 396 491 505 557 690

Cereals and cereal products .................... 170 110 103 96 110 118 166 160 173 220

Bakery products ....................................... 359 185 205 168 218 278 325 345 384 470

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 883 598 560 530 530 712 701 682 944 1,188

Beef .......................................................... 274 163 188 173 146 264 205 190 278 372

Pork .......................................................... 167 119 94 152 97 150 133 142 202 201

Other meats .............................................. 130 75 79 63 70 89 99 103 156 181

Poultry ...................................................... 153 104 110 63 99 102 144 122 150 212

Fish and seafood ...................................... 106 98 59 52 85 62 69 77 105 156

Eggs ......................................................... 52 40 29 27 33 45 50 49 54 66

Dairy products ............................................ 429 189 279 214 257 333 355 362 470 577

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 139 76 103 90 92 116 120 112 163 174

Other dairy products ................................. 290 114 177 124 165 217 236 250 308 403

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 747 323 443 351 390 566 615 637 730 1,061

Fresh fruits ............................................... 281 89 165 115 133 218 230 237 266 408

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 233 85 138 114 114 178 202 184 224 334

Processed fruits ........................................ 100 44 56 50 65 66 80 92 109 139

Processed vegetables .............................. 133 106 84 72 78 104 103 123 131 180

Other food at home .................................... 1,465 626 829 714 923 1,072 1,139 1,254 1,600 2,024

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 162 51 96 85 84 113 119 151 182 225

Fats and oils ............................................. 106 66 47 57 80 74 93 110 123 132

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 778 309 423 370 423 556 578 655 862 1,102

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 372 187 253 191 321 311 323 310 387 480

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 47 313 310 312 316 18 27 28 47 84

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3113. Midwestern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2015-2016 — Continued

Item Total

midwest

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 away from home .................................. 3,024 838 1,306 825 1,238 1,631 1,988 2,215 2,807 5,033

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 507 122 176 71 157 188 248 418 417 928

Housing .......................................................... 17,188 8,282 8,151 8,669 10,832 12,013 13,338 13,985 15,551 25,329

Shelter .......................................................... 9,724 5,184 4,694 5,456 6,385 6,823 7,337 7,912 8,345 14,375

Owned dwellings ........................................ 6,028 1,576 1,435 1,553 2,065 2,643 3,613 4,054 4,917 10,874

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 2,624 490 3320 314 472 667 1,207 1,530 2,211 5,187

Property taxes .......................................... 1,994 600 688 679 925 1,068 1,307 1,288 1,686 3,399

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,411 486 427 560 669 908 1,099 1,235 1,020 2,288

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,010 3,382 3,070 3,690 4,038 3,854 3,402 3,569 3,053 2,152

Other lodging .............................................. 686 226 3189 213 282 326 322 290 374 1,349

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,778 1,986 2,129 2,155 2,668 2,955 3,338 3,434 3,957 4,919

Natural gas ................................................. 556 391 362 308 471 511 499 473 570 685

Electricity .................................................... 1,294 767 826 913 1,013 1,064 1,207 1,229 1,297 1,601

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 87 340 311 374 375 77 90 86 93 101

Telephone services .................................... 1,330 583 650 594 737 923 1,089 1,232 1,456 1,844

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 300 182 192 230 295 279 307 285 285 345

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,031 401 458 364 442 644 782 947 1,171 1,498

Water and other public services ................. 511 205 280 266 372 381 452 414 540 688

Household operations .................................. 1,149 304 393 389 526 739 696 873 954 1,919

Personal services ....................................... 373 34

349 337 352 216 95 220 278 747

Other household expenses ........................ 776 300 345 352 474 523 600 652 677 1,172

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 697 295 362 256 424 470 558 534 714 1,023

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 171 78 92 73 84 106 149 137 159 256

Other household products .......................... 391 168 209 148 282 286 270 277 408 575

Postage and stationery ............................... 135 349 61 35 57 78 139 121 147 192

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,840 512 573 413 829 1,026 1,410 1,232 1,580 3,093

Household textiles ...................................... 107 324 56 314 62 80 99 75 86 167

Furniture ..................................................... 500 269 138 104 173 213 476 329 454 827

Floor coverings ........................................... 21 39

333736 17 18 16 12 35

Major appliances ........................................ 297 63 112 109 187 231 254 162 299 446

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 127 43 59 35 66 72 103 114 95 203

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 789 104 206 144 335 413 460 536 633 1,416

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,680 662 757 500 1,174 892 1,143 1,163 1,626 2,680

Men and boys ............................................... 428 268 191 87 214 250 212 252 416 723

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 321 3259 3118 377 151 203 147 166 326 541

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 106 310 73 9 64 47 64 86 90 182

Women and girls .......................................... 621 159 287 148 538 302 433 487 620 969

Women, 16 and over .................................. 523 3141 256 128 514 268 354 443 504 799

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 98 318 332 321 324 34 79 43 115 169

Children under 2 ........................................... 85 37

329 315 345 390 114 339 80 116

Footwear ...................................................... 330 3150 3129 3117 293 119 226 207 287 549

Other apparel products and services ........... 216 77 121 133 84 130 159 178 224 324

Transportation ................................................ 9,077 3,645 2,595 2,903 4,871 5,446 6,073 6,794 9,373 14,208

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,692 1,642 3655 3830 2,160 2,011 2,369 2,674 4,109 5,801

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,559 3192 2 ( ) 3273 3442 3783 3913 1,206 1,295 2,829

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,063 1,416 3655 545 1,639 1,198 1,433 1,468 2,695 2,868

Other vehicles ............................................ 69 333 2 ( ) 313 380 330 323 2 ( ) 3119 105

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,971 910 812 728 1,043 1,268 1,550 1,840 2,098 2,840

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,881 900 910 1,155 1,467 1,913 1,926 2,029 2,830 4,545

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 218 325 335 31 63 93 151 162 249 367

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 847 361 367 258 431 543 624 671 916 1,268

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,108 3271 3313 3715 3706 1,023 713 767 1,020 1,642

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 709 244 195 150 266 254 438 429 645 1,269

Public and other transportation .................... 533 193 217 190 201 254 228 250 336 1,022

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,788 2,136 1,797 2,370 3,195 3,602 4,236 4,503 4,735 6,553

Health insurance .......................................... 3,178 1,613 1,152 1,446 2,143 2,271 2,982 3,040 3,249 4,284

Medical services ........................................... 956 321 464 586 518 798 637 824 837 1,413

Drugs ............................................................ 495 169 126 273 409 447 455 517 516 618

Medical supplies ........................................... 158 333 355 65 125 86 162 121 133 239

Entertainment ................................................. 2,946 779 1,172 923 1,547 1,517 1,956 2,101 2,506 4,952

Fees and admissions ................................... 643 73 142 125 118 215 257 318 454 1,306

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,061 529 664 567 688 801 885 947 1,072 1,442

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3113. Midwestern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2015-2016 — Continued

Item Total

midwest

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

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 806 148 187 199 290 377 541 662 606 1,422

Pets ............................................................ 647 139 146 184 268 326 396 552 441 1,146

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 160 39

342 315 322 52 145 109 165 277

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 435 328 3178 332 451 123 272 174 373 782

Personal care products and services ............. 680 214 271 234 318 390 462 453 625 1,121

Reading .......................................................... 119 343 348 41 52 95 127 128 76 172

Education ....................................................... 1,284 1,275 833 439 637 729 352 526 682 2,424

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 415 347 316 405 327 369 407 456 503 417

Miscellaneous ................................................. 1,002 891 497 300 537 682 730 1,007 974 1,431

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,718 581 368 825 706 2,061 1,022 1,322 1,372 2,586

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 6,509 399 307 706 734 1,394 2,086 3,325 5,589 13,478

Life and other personal insurance ................ 344 84 371 118 111 142 164 206 224 663

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 6,165 315 236 589 623 1,252 1,922 3,118 5,365 12,815

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $68,594 $2,202 $8,083 $12,804 $17,534 $24,775 $34,756 $44,600 $59,349 $130,097

Wages and salaries ...................................... 53,942 874 2,374 3,100 5,571 11,936 18,935 30,279 47,286 110,834

Self-employment income .............................. 3,831 3-1,370 3135 3171 3403 536 1,129 2,054 2,527 8,532

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,937 778 2,695 7,518 9,936 10,097 12,579 10,258 7,699 6,326

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,625 578 233 82 165 457 541 892 842 3,498

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 512 968 1,842 1,488 806 914 638 469 271 113

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 429 329 3126 3107 306 465 669 467 362 504

Other income ................................................ 317 345 678 339 347 370 264 179 362 290

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 8,585 -206 -615 -769 -1,063 -846 -16 1,590 5,083 21,754

Federal income taxes ................................... 6,500 35 -316 -452 -748 -785 -228 928 3,594 16,683

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,018 -251 -308 -332 -344 -85 169 624 1,448 4,942

Other taxes ................................................... 67 310 39

315 329 324 344 337 42 129

Income after taxes .......................................... 60,008 2,408 8,698 13,573 18,597 25,622 34,771 43,010 54,266 108,343

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $7,481 $3,008 - $7,091 $2,682 $2,313 $4,068 $4,788 $3,473 $9,058 $12,869

Net change in total assets ............................ 14,415 3,195 6,559 4,928 3,785 6,678 8,939 6,297 14,726 25,261

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 6,934 188 13,650 2,247 1,472 2,610 4,151 2,825 5,668 12,393

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 407 3296 3233 3139 3415 3292 460 3181 595 468

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,738 -391 3-636 -322 -499 -581 -728 -899 -1,330 -3,401

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 125,401 48,908 74,457 45,355 61,405 68,795 81,654 94,724 103,262 206,759

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 810 304 293 343 437 488 580 613 720 1,287

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,139 364 157 230 417 710 678 575 730 2,123

Food ............................................................. 86 34

31 25 23 21 50 55 65 168

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 11 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 31

1 ( ) 31310 32 26

Housing ........................................................ 240 178 331 66 139 178 150 145 155 408

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 30 36

313636310 35 37 30 45

Household textiles ...................................... 11 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 35

1 ( ) 383437 23

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 20 32

32343434315 323 313 36

Major appliances ...................................... 7 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 31

3131311 2 ( ) 6 14

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 13 32

3233343335323 38 23

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 49 33

34 21 314 9 24 29 35 96

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3113. Midwestern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2015-2016 — Continued

Item Total

midwest

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

Other housing ............................................. 131 166 324 335 109 155 68 52 71 208

Apparel and services .................................... 196 316 377 329 110 156 154 129 234 288

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 42 34

3233327 22 43 312 49 69

Females, 2 and over ................................... 54 36

359 31322 21 38 72 61 78

Children under 2 ......................................... 47 36

313 3439376 333 314 348 71

Other apparel products and services ......... 52 2 ( ) 33

321 351 336 340 331 375 71

Jewelry and watches ................................ 26 2 ( ) 33

317 33332 31310 347 36

All other apparel products and services ... 27 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 34

348 34339 321 329 35

Transportation .............................................. 93 41 5 8 23 100 79 77 35 159

Healthcare .................................................... 41 31

2 ( ) 36313 3131 342 3433 56

Entertainment ............................................... 99 38

39333 330 23 104 67 99 168

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 34 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( ) 33

36317 321 347 62

Other entertainment ................................... 65 38

39 33 26 17 87 46 53 106

Personal care products and services ........... 17 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 319 32

321 314 37 31

Reading ........................................................ 6 1 ( ) 320 31

31393232 3 10

Education ..................................................... 247 1 ( ) 311 321 327 362 317 320 33 626

All other gifts ................................................. 103 116 32

341 32 28 58 53 94 183

1 Value is too small to display.

2 No data reported.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2017