Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

All other,

including

not

reporting

Total

wage and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 129,549 8,217 78,980 31,667 19,426 16,631 3,830 7,426 25,085 17,268

Percent distribution of consumer units ............... 100.0 6.3 61.0 24.4 15.0 12.8 3.0 5.7 19.4 13.3

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ......................................... $74,664 $136,997 $86,207 $115,329 $69,926 $55,871 $66,548 $82,695 $39,538 $43,236

Income after taxes ............................................ 64,175 108,324 73,570 95,513 61,620 51,360 59,490 68,261 37,263 39,293

Age of reference person ................................... 50.9 50.4 44.3 44.7 43.4 43.7 44.8 45.5 73.7 48.5

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 1.7 2.7

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .8 .7 .1 .8

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 1.2 .2

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 .2 .6

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.2 1.9 1.7 2.1 2.2 1.7 1.4

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 47 61 51 48 43 46 88 75 43 30

Women ........................................................... 53 39 49 52 57 54 12 25 57 70

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 76 59 68 55 47 55 58 79 48

With mortgage .............................................. 36 50 42 51 39 30 35 36 21 24

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 26 17 17 16 17 20 22 58 24

Renter ............................................................ 38 24 41 32 45 53 45 42 21 52

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 8 14 11 14 20 10 15 10 17

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 92 86 89 86 80 90 85 90 83

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 13 15 8 13 21 27 23 5 18

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 87 85 92 87 79 73 77 95 82

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 3 3 2 1 ( ) 1 4 4 6 4 6

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 24 27 11 28 40 50 50 40 46

College ........................................................... 65 73 71 89 70 56 45 43 56 47

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 93 91 95 91 85 90 92 85 71

Annual aggregate expenditures ......................... $7,423,468 9.2 65.9 33.6 14.9 9.9 2.6 4.9 15.0 9.9

Food ................................................................. 932,575 7.7 65.6 31.5 16.5 10.0 2.8 4.8 15.9 10.8

Food at home ................................................. 524,199 7.4 62.3 28.3 15.7 10.3 2.9 5.1 17.6 12.7

Cereals and bakery products ....................... 67,893 7.1 62.1 28.4 15.5 10.6 2.6 5.0 17.9 12.9

Cereals and cereal products ...................... 22,235 7.7 63.1 28.8 15.5 10.8 2.7 5.2 16.1 13.1

Bakery products ......................................... 45,658 6.9 61.6 28.2 15.4 10.4 2.6 4.9 18.7 12.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................... 115,219 7.3 61.7 27.3 15.5 10.1 3.2 5.6 17.8 13.2

Beef ............................................................ 31,555 6.6 61.3 26.3 16.3 9.9 3.3 5.5 19.0 13.1

Pork ............................................................ 21,868 6.3 60.0 25.6 14.8 9.7 3.8 6.0 18.6 15.1

Other meats ............................................... 15,560 7.6 63.0 27.8 15.6 10.7 3.1 5.8 16.7 12.6

Poultry ........................................................ 22,205 7.5 64.3 28.9 15.3 11.5 3.2 5.4 15.0 13.2

Fish and seafood ........................................ 16,795 8.7 60.4 29.6 14.7 8.7 2.3 5.0 19.7 11.2

Eggs ........................................................... 7,235 7.8 60.9 25.6 16.3 9.8 3.1 6.1 17.1 14.1

Dairy products .............................................. 53,050 7.3 62.2 28.9 15.8 9.7 2.8 5.0 17.5 12.9

Fresh milk and cream ................................. 17,989 6.7 61.9 26.8 16.1 10.5 3.2 5.3 17.0 14.5

Other dairy products ................................... 35,060 7.7 62.4 30.0 15.7 9.2 2.6 4.9 17.8 12.0

Fruits and vegetables ................................... 101,357 7.6 62.9 29.3 15.0 10.8 3.0 4.7 17.8 11.7

Fresh fruits ................................................. 37,287 7.8 62.8 29.8 14.6 10.9 3.1 4.5 18.3 11.1

Fresh vegetables ........................................ 32,832 7.9 62.9 30.0 15.0 10.3 3.1 4.6 17.6 11.6

Processed fruits ......................................... 14,071 8.0 62.5 28.7 15.6 10.8 2.3 5.1 18.2 11.4

Processed vegetables ................................ 17,167 6.3 63.1 27.5 15.5 11.5 3.4 5.2 17.1 13.5

Other food at home ...................................... 186,681 7.4 62.6 28.3 16.3 10.3 2.7 5.1 17.3 12.7

Sugar and other sweets ............................. 19,142 6.5 61.3 28.7 16.0 9.2 2.1 5.3 19.0 13.1

Fats and oils ............................................... 14,419 7.4 62.2 28.6 15.7 10.6 2.6 4.6 16.9 13.5

Miscellaneous foods ................................... 95,075 7.3 64.1 29.2 16.7 10.2 2.7 5.2 16.3 12.2

Nonalcoholic beverages ............................. 50,908 7.6 60.4 25.3 16.2 10.9 3.1 4.9 18.8 13.3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016

— Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

All other,

including

not

reporting

Total

wage and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ....................................... 7,137 9.8 62.8 34.3 12.0 9.1 2.3 5.2 16.6 10.8

Food away from home ................................... 408,376 8.0 69.8 35.5 17.6 9.6 2.8 4.4 13.7 8.4

Alcoholic beverages ......................................... 62,654 9.7 68.9 36.0 17.1 8.1 3.2 4.5 14.6 6.8

Housing ............................................................ 2,446,505 8.6 64.7 32.0 14.7 10.8 2.7 4.5 16.1 10.6

Shelter ............................................................ 1,441,630 8.5 65.6 32.8 14.8 11.2 2.6 4.3 15.3 10.6

Owned dwellings .......................................... 815,568 10.3 64.3 35.9 13.6 8.5 2.4 3.9 16.9 8.4

Mortgage interest and charges .................. 374,324 10.9 72.3 41.0 15.1 9.1 2.8 4.3 8.6 8.3

Property taxes ............................................ 255,122 10.2 60.3 34.2 12.1 8.1 2.3 3.6 21.4 8.2

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .................................................. 186,122 9.4 53.7 28.2 12.5 7.9 1.7 3.4 27.7 9.2

Rented dwellings .......................................... 522,688 4.7 69.0 26.9 17.7 16.1 3.1 5.2 12.3 13.9

Other lodging ................................................ 103,374 13.3 58.4 37.7 9.3 6.7 1.4 3.2 18.0 10.3

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................. 503,158 7.7 62.9 27.7 14.6 11.8 3.1 5.6 17.6 11.8

Natural gas ................................................... 45,935 8.1 61.2 28.3 13.9 11.0 2.7 5.3 19.8 11.0

Electricity ...................................................... 187,044 7.7 60.8 26.0 14.3 11.8 3.1 5.7 18.5 12.9

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................. 11,043 8.0 54.1 27.3 9.9 7.3 3.4 6.2 28.6 9.3

Telephone services ...................................... 185,387 7.1 66.9 29.6 15.8 12.7 3.2 5.6 14.9 11.0

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................. 39,814 7.2 50.9 23.2 11.9 9.7 1.9 4.0 29.8 12.2

Cellular phone service ................................ 145,573 7.1 71.3 31.4 16.9 13.5 3.5 6.0 10.8 10.7

Water and other public services ................... 73,749 8.6 60.1 27.1 13.7 11.0 2.8 5.6 19.2 12.1

Household operations .................................... 179,276 9.6 65.1 37.2 13.7 8.2 2.1 4.0 16.3 9.0

Personal services ......................................... 59,152 8.2 77.4 47.3 16.1 7.7 2.2 4.1 7.9 6.5

Other household expenses .......................... 120,124 10.2 59.1 32.2 12.6 8.5 2.0 3.9 20.4 10.2

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 85,507 8.5 60.2 28.6 14.7 9.3 3.3 4.2 20.2 11.1

Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................... 20,703 7.0 61.6 29.6 14.9 9.8 2.6 4.7 19.2 12.2

Other household products ............................ 47,039 8.1 60.7 28.1 15.7 9.4 3.2 4.3 19.5 11.6

Postage and stationery ................................ 17,765 11.2 57.0 28.6 11.9 8.4 4.6 3.4 23.2 8.6

Household furnishings and equipment ........... 236,934 10.2 64.9 33.9 15.0 9.1 2.5 4.3 15.9 9.0

Household textiles ........................................ 12,749 8.3 63.3 30.8 16.2 9.0 1.6 5.7 18.0 10.5

Furniture ....................................................... 59,565 9.3 68.0 35.7 14.7 10.4 2.4 4.8 14.4 8.2

Floor coverings ............................................. 2,631 7.7 70.2 43.7 14.8 7.8 21.4 2.5 13.1 9.0

Major appliances .......................................... 36,642 7.8 63.0 28.9 16.2 9.6 2.4 5.8 18.7 10.5

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ................................................ 15,946 7.5 64.5 32.7 15.7 8.7 2.0 5.4 16.8 11.2

Miscellaneous household equipment ........... 109,400 12.3 64.0 35.0 14.5 8.4 2.8 3.3 15.4 8.4

Apparel and services ........................................ 233,410 10.0 66.7 33.3 16.7 9.6 2.4 4.7 13.0 10.2

Men and boys ................................................. 55,245 8.6 68.0 34.2 17.2 9.2 2.6 4.8 10.6 12.8

Men, 16 and over ......................................... 41,828 9.0 67.3 34.0 16.9 9.1 2.7 4.6 11.4 12.2

Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................ 13,417 7.3 70.0 34.5 18.3 9.5 2.3 5.4 8.1 14.5

Women and girls ............................................ 86,076 8.1 67.7 33.9 17.8 9.3 2.5 4.3 14.9 9.2

Women, 16 and over .................................... 73,959 8.3 67.0 34.0 18.2 8.2 2.5 4.1 16.3 8.4

Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................. 12,117 7.2 72.0 33.1 15.0 16.0 2.4 5.6 6.7 14.1

Children under 2 ............................................. 8,583 3.6 75.2 39.7 21.0 7.9 22.5 23.9 6.6 14.6

Footwear ........................................................ 50,203 10.0 67.2 31.1 17.0 11.1 2.0 6.0 13.1 9.7

Other apparel products and services ............. 33,303 18.9 59.3 32.1 11.7 9.1 2.3 4.1 13.6 8.3

Transportation .................................................. 1,172,223 7.7 67.8 31.8 16.1 11.1 2.8 6.0 14.3 10.2

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ....................... 470,770 6.2 68.8 32.8 15.6 11.0 2.5 6.9 13.6 11.4

Cars and trucks, new ................................... 213,697 5.3 66.0 32.2 16.5 10.1 21.7 5.5 18.2 10.5

Cars and trucks, used .................................. 248,561 7.2 70.7 33.3 14.8 11.8 3.1 7.7 9.8 12.4

Other vehicles .............................................. 8,512 22.3 83.3 32.2 14.0 213.8 25.9 217.4 29.5 25.0

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 247,294 8.3 68.5 29.7 15.5 12.9 3.6 6.9 12.4 10.8

Other vehicle expenses .................................. 373,486 8.3 66.6 30.0 18.2 10.5 2.9 4.9 16.5 8.6

Vehicle finance charges ............................... 29,248 7.7 73.1 34.5 17.2 12.6 2.8 6.1 10.1 9.1

Maintenance and repairs .............................. 109,983 9.1 66.3 31.1 15.7 10.2 3.2 6.0 16.1 8.5

Vehicle insurance ......................................... 148,766 7.9 63.9 23.8 21.5 11.3 23.4 3.8 19.7 8.5

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ...................................................... 85,488 8.3 69.5 38.0 16.1 8.8 1.7 4.8 13.7 8.4

Public and other transportation ...................... 80,673 11.3 65.6 41.1 11.4 8.6 1.3 3.3 14.2 8.8

Healthcare ........................................................ 597,428 8.9 56.0 28.5 13.0 8.0 2.1 4.4 25.4 9.7

Health insurance ............................................ 409,386 8.7 56.4 27.8 13.4 8.4 2.1 4.6 25.8 9.1

Medical services ............................................. 108,598 10.2 57.7 32.7 12.2 7.0 1.7 4.0 20.8 11.4

Drugs .............................................................. 59,925 8.5 49.8 24.5 11.9 7.7 2.1 3.6 30.1 11.7

Medical supplies ............................................. 19,518 6.4 58.8 31.4 12.8 7.8 2.5 4.2 26.8 8.0

Entertainment ................................................... 377,271 8.7 65.5 34.1 15.2 9.4 2.6 4.2 15.7 10.2

Fees and admissions ..................................... 88,223 11.2 69.2 42.2 14.0 7.7 2.0 3.2 11.9 7.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1904. Occupation of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016

— Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Selfemployed

workers

Wage and salary earners

Retired

All other,

including

not

reporting

Total

wage and

salary

earners

Managers

and

professionals

Technical,

sales and

clerical

workers

Service

workers

Construction

workers and

mechanics

Operators,

fabricators

and

laborers

Audio and visual equipment and services ...... 140,551 7.4 63.1 28.6 15.4 11.2 2.9 5.0 18.3 11.1

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................... 95,880 7.4 65.3 34.5 16.5 8.3 2.3 3.7 15.6 11.7

Pets .............................................................. 75,525 7.0 64.4 34.0 16.2 8.6 2.3 3.3 16.5 12.1

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .. 20,355 8.7 68.9 36.4 17.8 7.0 22.4 5.4 12.3 10.1

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ................................................. 52,617 10.3 65.9 34.4 14.1 9.2 3.3 5.0 14.9 8.8

Personal care products and services ............... 91,521 9.3 64.8 33.7 15.7 9.1 2.4 3.8 16.9 9.1

Reading ............................................................ 15,268 7.3 57.3 32.7 12.2 7.0 1.8 3.7 28.3 7.1

Education ......................................................... 172,129 13.6 69.5 42.2 13.3 8.8 .9 4.2 2.9 14.0

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......... 43,686 6.3 62.5 19.1 17.6 11.6 5.0 9.2 12.5 18.7

Miscellaneous .................................................. 124,294 10.6 63.5 32.7 16.2 8.7 1.4 4.5 14.2 11.7

Cash contributions ........................................... 269,573 9.4 61.8 40.4 9.4 5.5 2.1 4.3 21.2 7.6

Personal insurance and pensions .................... 884,933 14.1 74.6 42.9 14.2 9.4 2.6 5.6 5.1 6.2

Life and other personal insurance .................. 41,707 12.2 60.2 33.1 13.7 7.2 2.1 4.2 18.8 8.7

Pensions and Social Security ......................... 843,226 14.2 75.4 43.4 14.2 9.5 2.6 5.6 4.4 6.0

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ............................. $9,672,707 11.6 70.4 37.8 14.0 9.6 2.6 6.3 10.3 7.7

Wages and salaries ........................................ 7,425,644 8.6 81.6 45.6 16.6 10.9 3.1 5.3 2.9 6.9

Self-employment income ................................ 812,321 49.0 43.7 12.6 4.3 2.7 .9 23.1 2.1 5.2

Social Security, private and government

retirement ..................................................... 1,036,476 4.2 20.5 8.0 4.8 4.7 .9 2.2 64.0 11.3

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................... 226,859 15.0 47.2 23.9 9.2 11.5 1.3 1.2 31.1 6.8

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ........................ 67,197 4.0 36.7 6.4 9.4 14.2 1.1 5.6 11.5 47.8

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular

contributions for support ............................... 57,556 8.1 46.8 20.6 12.8 7.1 21.3 5.0 26.0 19.1

Other income .................................................. 46,655 6.0 57.3 21.1 14.3 16.2 21.0 4.6 6.0 30.7

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) ............................................................ 1,358,841 17.3 73.5 46.2 11.9 5.5 2.0 7.9 4.2 5.0

Federal income taxes ..................................... 1,083,995 18.0 73.0 45.9 11.3 5.0 1.9 8.9 4.3 4.6

State and local income taxes ......................... 265,116 14.9 76.0 47.9 14.4 7.4 2.4 3.8 3.4 5.7

Other taxes ..................................................... 9,729 9.0 53.5 29.0 10.1 9.4 22.7 2.2 12.1 25.4

Income after taxes ............................................ 8,313,867 10.7 69.9 36.4 14.4 10.3 2.7 6.1 11.2 8.2

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

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