Table 3433. Consumer units of three people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015

Item

Total

three

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) ....... 19,138 397 472 536 720 1,597 1,687 1,803 2,914 9,011

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $84,534 $2,528 $8,062 $13,006 $17,494 $24,900 $35,016 $44,827 $59,412 $137,676

Income after taxes .......................................... 73,280 2,678 9,013 15,273 20,913 28,046 36,203 43,920 55,667 113,924

Age of reference person ................................. 45.8 42.6 39.9 44.2 43.5 44.9 45.7 45.8 45.9 46.7

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Children under 18 ......................................... .7 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 .9 .8 .6 .7 .6

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .2 1.1 1.1 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .1

Earners ......................................................... 1.7 .8 .7 .8 .9 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.1

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.2 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.7

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 46 37 16 25 24 39 39 40 47 54

Women ......................................................... 54 63 84 75 76 61 61 60 53 46

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 65 35 29 36 33 39 47 57 66 83

With mortgage ............................................ 47 16 9 12 15 18 29 35 45 66

Without mortgage ....................................... 19 19 20 23 18 21 17 22 22 16

Renter ........................................................... 35 65 71 64 67 61 53 43 34 17

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 15 32 29 25 20 26 21 20 15 9

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 85 68 71 75 80 74 79 80 85 91

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 15 19 21 24 30 22 24 17 16 9

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 85 81 79 76 70 78 76 83 84 91

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 3 5 7 7 7 3 4 6 2 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 33 46 63 51 44 50 47 43 36 20

College ......................................................... 65 48 30 40 49 46 48 51 61 80

Never attended and other ............................. 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 92 77 69 67 79 85 90 92 95 98

Average annual expenditures ........................... $64,553 $32,931 $24,592 $27,370 $31,325 $33,671 $39,052 $44,751 $52,845 $90,771

Food ............................................................... 8,215 5,694 4,551 4,781 4,895 5,741 5,911 6,358 7,119 10,541

Food at home ............................................... 4,824 4,112 3,669 3,542 3,180 3,879 3,956 3,990 4,454 5,718

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 611 519 398 449 414 504 506 571 591 705

Cereals and cereal products .................... 211 168 161 191 186 189 157 218 191 238

Bakery products ....................................... 400 351 237 258 228 315 350 353 401 467

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,101 834 767 934 844 944 912 885 1,015 1,288

Beef .......................................................... 293 167 261 273 233 233 225 233 273 345

Pork .......................................................... 209 125 165 157 183 165 154 161 216 244

Other meats .............................................. 145 81 105 115 101 121 132 105 146 168

Poultry ...................................................... 217 170 109 236 160 213 220 186 175 248

Fish and seafood ...................................... 164 230 169 92 104 140 109 127 139 205

Eggs ......................................................... 73 161 58 61 64 73 73 74 65 78

Dairy products ............................................ 492 456 374 316 322 389 372 459 487 571

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 173 183 137 136 146 159 151 179 172 185

Other dairy products ................................. 318 274 237 180 176 231 221 280 315 386

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 926 785 709 677 610 679 805 697 803 1,131

Fresh fruits ............................................... 326 195 209 246 202 229 281 221 269 414

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 296 247 256 195 187 193 241 236 240 373

Processed fruits ........................................ 138 135 117 81 97 111 119 115 133 161

Processed vegetables .............................. 166 208 127 155 124 145 164 125 161 183

Other food at home .................................... 1,693 1,518 1,420 1,164 991 1,363 1,360 1,379 1,558 2,023

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 167 144 106 84 101 132 112 114 154 210

Fats and oils ............................................. 143 167 109 115 88 128 132 117 136 161

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 877 691 797 636 481 685 676 696 800 1,062

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 459 481 395 309 309 408 418 415 448 512

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 48 135 112 121 112 111 123 37 20 77

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3433. Consumer units of three people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

three

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 away from home .................................. 3,392 1,581 882 1,240 1,714 1,862 1,955 2,368 2,665 4,823

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 511 1277 199 1122 187 252 205 392 282 791

Housing .......................................................... 20,483 11,819 10,251 10,579 12,036 12,509 14,572 15,581 17,415 27,137

Shelter .......................................................... 11,574 6,539 5,438 5,634 7,004 7,054 8,313 8,593 9,563 15,495

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,216 1,638 1,202 1,221 1,672 2,001 3,261 3,830 5,546 11,460

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 3,866 1796 1608 1483 692 983 1,854 1,950 2,868 6,220

Property taxes .......................................... 2,069 599 397 422 610 624 942 1,176 1,667 3,212

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,281 1244 1197 315 370 393 465 704 1,010 2,028

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,707 4,724 4,207 4,345 5,116 4,846 4,876 4,512 3,767 2,885

Other lodging .............................................. 651 1176 130 169 1216 207 176 251 250 1,151

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 4,582 3,330 2,927 2,939 3,028 3,347 3,935 4,150 4,508 5,397

Natural gas ................................................. 494 313 336 287 315 298 419 479 454 601

Electricity .................................................... 1,687 1,539 1,394 1,329 1,325 1,477 1,602 1,641 1,663 1,829

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 135 194 116 151 133 149 77 94 117 197

Telephone services .................................... 1,661 1,028 792 927 1,003 1,070 1,350 1,431 1,691 2,030

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 362 276 181 273 258 258 288 329 346 433

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,299 752 611 653 744 813 1,062 1,101 1,345 1,597

Water and other public services ................. 605 357 390 345 352 453 486 505 582 740

Household operations .................................. 1,635 526 538 573 675 570 817 960 1,155 2,513

Personal services ....................................... 741 140 1240 1201 1279 1126 314 390 484 1,210

Other household expenses ........................ 894 487 298 372 397 444 503 570 671 1,303

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 735 484 369 438 364 496 547 534 651 953

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 178 129 124 136 103 137 166 118 167 214

Other household products .......................... 412 268 171 271 192 282 311 313 353 535

Postage and stationery ............................... 146 187 174 132 69 76 70 103 131 204

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,956 940 978 994 964 1,042 960 1,345 1,539 2,779

Household textiles ...................................... 133 116 166 143 50 71 62 75 152 181

Furniture ..................................................... 419 396 190 214 301 259 229 264 298 587

Floor coverings ........................................... 14 110 12

111 15121819 6 23

Major appliances ........................................ 265 190 219 209 282 152 159 174 242 339

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 128 180 148 144 54 74 78 100 113 174

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 996 248 452 475 272 484 423 722 728 1,475

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,255 1,836 1,035 1,201 1,412 1,410 1,652 1,683 1,607 3,048

Men and boys ............................................... 537 685 195 182 418 376 336 358 392 726

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 405 1542 190 185 1350 280 232 269 299 554

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 132 142 105 97 68 97 104 88 92 172

Women and girls .......................................... 829 692 316 589 451 537 655 556 642 1,101

Women, 16 and over .................................. 695 444 1193 399 358 408 562 439 506 960

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 134 248 122 190 93 129 94 116 136 140

Children under 2 ........................................... 142 195 1211 192 1105 1108 194 159 91 158

Footwear ...................................................... 429 1261 1204 1185 1281 261 314 425 307 567

Other apparel products and services ........... 318 104 110 152 156 127 154 186 176 496

Transportation ................................................ 11,449 6,038 4,332 5,777 5,585 6,369 6,436 8,380 10,099 15,708

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 4,567 12,768 11,441 11,093 11,830 2,257 2,068 3,329 3,906 6,575

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 2,072 1519 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1137 3 ( ) 11,011 1,863 1988 3,484

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,435 2,249 1,340 11,093 1,693 2,257 1,057 1,465 2,793 3,007

Other vehicles ............................................ 61 3 ( ) 1101 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1126 83

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,792 1,662 1,236 1,389 1,573 1,918 2,259 2,476 2,827 3,411

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,405 1,299 1,406 3,124 1,707 1,923 1,913 2,216 2,986 4,621

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 284 1112 160 149 102 152 146 200 279 398

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 945 340 278 357 415 604 539 714 815 1,305

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,431 1483 1896 12,544 1703 1955 1667 1861 1,332 1,823

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 744 364 171 174 487 210 562 441 559 1,095

Public and other transportation .................... 686 309 1250 170 475 272 196 360 380 1,101

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,708 2,271 886 1,323 1,605 2,262 2,766 3,805 4,541 6,497

Health insurance .......................................... 3,231 1,680 624 960 1,204 1,431 1,973 2,763 3,143 4,410

Medical services ........................................... 850 438 198 185 189 396 391 510 776 1,258

Drugs ............................................................ 478 104 147 135 157 373 307 400 524 609

Medical supplies ........................................... 149 149 117 143 155 62 96 132 98 220

Entertainment ................................................. 3,116 1,575 1,149 1,283 1,578 1,549 1,811 2,035 2,493 4,448

Fees and admissions ................................... 679 251 50 275 242 165 242 244 394 1,138

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,196 906 735 668 650 949 914 1,017 1,127 1,462

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3433. Consumer units of three people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

three

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

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 799 341 250 173 575 309 532 553 532 1,173

Pets ............................................................ 639 1194 229 129 496 225 455 327 414 960

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 160 1147 121 144 180 184 177 226 119 213

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 442 177 1113 1167 1110 126 123 221 440 675

Personal care products and services ............. 784 422 335 354 300 367 677 517 605 1,091

Reading .......................................................... 106 150 133 127 136 54 51 81 85 153

Education ....................................................... 1,912 1289 1345 332 458 330 455 433 1,044 3,404

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 428 605 577 313 299 454 370 525 422 420

Miscellaneous ................................................. 1,031 1,040 1383 334 1,399 310 692 724 939 1,358

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,664 793 297 275 391 452 690 755 1,237 2,676

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 7,891 223 320 668 1,145 1,614 2,762 3,481 4,957 13,499

Life and other personal insurance ................ 412 168 165 1118 93 91 192 175 305 668

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 7,479 155 255 550 1,052 1,523 2,570 3,305 4,652 12,830

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $84,534 $2,528 $8,062 $13,006 $17,494 $24,900 $35,016 $44,827 $59,412 $137,676

Wages and salaries ...................................... 71,971 1,315 2,639 5,954 9,541 17,066 26,253 35,837 49,270 120,495

Self-employment income .............................. 5,117 1-1,895 1-74 195 1435 641 1,564 1,954 2,288 9,377

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 4,876 1456 1801 2,660 4,176 5,244 5,481 5,745 6,319 4,652

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,241 1956 13

144 1140 1-35 132 270 497 2,346

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 649 1,121 3,533 3,006 2,241 1,561 764 416 477 128

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 477 1146 1257 1675 661 262 581 464 431 513

Other income ................................................ 204 1429 1904 1571 1300 1161 1239 1141 131 164

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 11,254 -151 -952 -2,267 -3,418 -3,146 -1,187 908 3,745 23,752

Federal income taxes ................................... 8,672 1-112 -886 -2,289 -3,229 -3,154 -1,488 246 2,570 18,821

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,534 1-47 -69 -148 -197 -6 288 619 1,127 4,871

Other taxes ................................................... 47 18

131170 17114 113 143 47 59

Income after taxes .......................................... 73,280 2,678 9,013 15,273 20,913 28,046 36,203 43,920 55,667 113,924

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $10,453 $132 - $253 $1,023 - $1,792 $1,937 $3,272 - $1,578 $5,976 $19,717

Net change in total assets ............................ 20,161 168 -619 1,571 1,992 3,237 4,979 3,010 14,031 35,945

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 9,708 36 -366 548 3,785 1,300 1,707 4,588 8,055 16,227

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 401 1198 174 129 1467 1390 1184 178 1128 641

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,388 1-494 1-262 1-307 -452 -693 -929 -1,643 -1,618 -3,833

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 175,768 59,379 33,771 59,982 44,809 55,691 82,589 99,794 132,047 273,756

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 985 356 245 348 348 365 536 658 849 1,443

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,304 608 416 216 309 238 605 596 705 2,181

Food ............................................................. 84 14

12123 2 ( ) 129 36 23 67 138

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 14 125 3 ( ) 111 2 ( ) 11

2 ( ) 117 12 21

Housing ........................................................ 230 162 165 160 1149 83 201 153 99 346

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 25 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 16

11110 121 129 114 37

Household textiles ...................................... 5 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 11

3 ( ) 12112 ( ) 14 9

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 19 3 ( ) 11

15171111115 17 33

Major appliances ...................................... 6 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 11

173 ( ) 2 ( ) 122 ( ) 13

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 12 3 ( ) 11

143 ( ) 1111113 17 20

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 47 16

13116 157 112 121 47 25 71

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3433. Consumer units of three people by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

Total

three

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

Other housing ............................................. 133 156 162 132 184 58 156 61 48 195

Apparel and services .................................... 254 1372 154 187 1121 156 171 200 270 337

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 67 1271 127 15

116 16132 137 67 92

Females, 2 and over ................................... 76 145 11

123 17110 49 23 124 101

Children under 2 ......................................... 44 156 112 129 154 116 150 159 136 49

Other apparel products and services ......... 66 3 ( ) 114 130 144 125 139 181 143 94

Jewelry and watches ................................ 23 3 ( ) 13

116 122 ( ) 2 ( ) 111 13 45

All other apparel products and services ... 43 3 ( ) 112 114 143 124 139 170 140 50

Transportation .............................................. 82 198 2 ( ) 14 15 19 93 27 75 117

Healthcare .................................................... 10 11

3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 115 121712 17

Entertainment ............................................... 88 136 142 112 15

122 162 168 75 129

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 26 116 3 ( ) 112 15

113 128 16126 37

Other entertainment ................................... 62 120 142 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 19

134 62 49 92

Personal care products and services ........... 23 3 ( ) 115 13

3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1916113 40

Reading ........................................................ 4 3 ( ) 13

3 ( ) 3 ( ) 122 ( ) 111 12 5

Education ..................................................... 452 3 ( ) 1131 12

1119115 138 150 924

All other gifts ................................................. 64 110 14

114 117 12 16 48 40 107

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

2 Value is too small to display.

3 No data reported.

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