Table 3330. West region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016

Item

All

consumer

units in

the West

Homeowner

Renter

Total

Homeowner

with

mortgage

Homeowner

without

mortgage

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 28,326 16,196 10,343 5,852 12,131

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $82,775 $105,005 $111,910 $92,801 $53,096

Income after taxes .......................................... 70,236 87,420 94,150 75,524 47,294

Age of reference person ................................. 49.4 54.4 50.2 61.7 42.8

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.7 2.8 3.1 2.3 2.5

Children under 18 ......................................... .7 .7 .9 .3 .7

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .3 .5 .3 .8 .2

Earners ......................................................... 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.1 1.3

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.0 2.5 2.6 2.4 1.4

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 48 49 50 46 46

Women ......................................................... 52 51 50 54 54

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 57 100 100 100 n.a.

With mortgage ............................................ 37 64 100 n.a. n.a.

Without mortgage ....................................... 21 36 n.a. 100 n.a.

Renter ........................................................... 43 n.a. n.a. n.a. 100

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 5 2 3 1 7

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 95 98 97 99 93

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 23 18 20 14 29

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 77 82 80 86 71

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ........................................ 25 22 20 26 29

College ......................................................... 71 75 77 71 65

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 90 97 98 95 80

Average annual expenditures ........................... $63,045 $74,135 $82,271 $59,084 $48,150

Food ............................................................... 7,978 8,944 9,553 7,514 6,654

Food at home ............................................... 4,447 4,964 5,272 4,222 3,736

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 556 619 653 537 469

Cereals and cereal products .................... 188 203 216 171 167

Bakery products ....................................... 368 416 437 366 301

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 940 1,019 1,103 815 831

Beef .......................................................... 249 274 310 189 213

Pork .......................................................... 163 179 187 160 140

Other meats .............................................. 121 132 147 96 107

Poultry ...................................................... 183 186 203 144 179

Fish and seafood ...................................... 154 174 180 161 126

Eggs ......................................................... 70 73 76 67 66

Dairy products ............................................ 458 524 547 466 369

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 152 167 175 147 131

Other dairy products ................................. 306 356 372 318 237

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 890 986 1,025 891 757

Fresh fruits ............................................... 340 383 395 354 280

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 304 330 347 289 268

Processed fruits ........................................ 120 131 133 124 105

Processed vegetables .............................. 126 142 150 124 104

Other food at home .................................... 1,603 1,817 1,944 1,514 1,311

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 181 229 254 169 116

Fats and oils ............................................. 117 132 138 118 95

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 836 921 984 767 719

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3330. West region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units in

the West

Homeowner

Renter

Total

Homeowner

with

mortgage

Homeowner

without

mortgage

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 389 430 454 372 332

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 80 104 113 89 48

Food away from home .................................. 3,531 3,980 4,282 3,292 2,918

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 602 693 751 557 478

Housing .......................................................... 21,334 23,357 27,615 15,734 18,617

Shelter .......................................................... 13,321 13,320 16,822 7,130 13,322

Owned dwellings ........................................ 6,893 12,017 15,539 5,793 52

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 3,706 6,472 10,037 171 213

Property taxes .......................................... 1,802 3,136 3,401 2,667 20

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,386 2,410 2,101 2,956 19

Rented dwellings ........................................ 5,622 139 100 208 12,943

Other lodging .............................................. 805 1,163 1,183 1,129 326

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,714 4,562 4,870 4,017 2,584

Natural gas ................................................. 326 419 461 346 201

Electricity .................................................... 1,219 1,473 1,542 1,352 879

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 39 59 48 79 11

Telephone services .................................... 1,407 1,589 1,740 1,322 1,164

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 256 343 326 372 141

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,150 1,246 1,414 949 1,023

Water and other public services ................. 725 1,021 1,079 919 329

Household operations .................................. 1,523 1,923 2,124 1,565 989

Personal services ....................................... 442 516 638 298 344

Other household expenses ........................ 1,081 1,408 1,486 1,267 645

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 663 821 839 775 446

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 159 184 187 176 125

Other household products .......................... 360 455 462 438 229

Postage and stationery ............................... 144 182 191 161 92

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 2,113 2,733 2,960 2,247 1,276

Household textiles ...................................... 128 166 175 143 77

Furniture ..................................................... 524 706 752 624 281

Floor coverings ........................................... 19 26 25 26 11

Major appliances ........................................ 262 383 404 347 99

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 146 181 172 206 98

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 1,034 1,271 1,432 899 711

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,161 2,485 2,843 1,646 1,716

Men and boys ............................................... 468 544 626 354 364

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 373 433 494 286 291

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 95 111 132 68 73

Women and girls .......................................... 821 988 1,087 753 592

Women, 16 and over .................................. 700 856 923 693 486

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 121 132 164 60 105

Children under 2 ........................................... 75 71 91 221 80

Footwear ...................................................... 431 472 528 336 375

Other apparel products and services ........... 367 411 511 183 306

Transportation ................................................ 9,747 11,495 12,401 9,965 7,405

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,574 4,281 4,722 3,502 2,630

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,760 2,347 2,470 2,130 978

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,745 1,876 2,173 1,352 1,569

Other vehicles ............................................ 69 58 79 220 84

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,205 2,534 2,771 2,116 1,766

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 3,113 3,609 3,806 3,324 2,443

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 209 241 305 127 166

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 980 1,214 1,307 1,061 666

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,188 1,326 1,244 1,524 999

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 736 828 950 613 612

Public and other transportation .................... 855 1,071 1,102 1,023 565

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,523 5,975 5,873 6,151 2,584

Health insurance .......................................... 3,026 3,970 3,857 4,169 1,767

Medical services ........................................... 913 1,252 1,298 1,171 461

Drugs ............................................................ 418 535 530 537 261

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3330. West region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units in

the West

Homeowner

Renter

Total

Homeowner

with

mortgage

Homeowner

without

mortgage

Medical supplies ........................................... 166 219 188 275 95

Entertainment ................................................. 3,260 4,110 4,418 3,521 2,117

Fees and admissions ................................... 908 1,182 1,351 875 542

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,073 1,245 1,315 1,110 844

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 734 957 1,000 875 429

Pets ............................................................ 580 766 791 725 327

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 154 192 209 151 102

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 545 726 751 661 302

Personal care products and services ............. 811 949 1,018 802 624

Reading .......................................................... 156 202 179 260 94

Education ....................................................... 1,376 1,566 1,901 969 1,121

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 242 224 215 241 265

Miscellaneous ................................................. 1,179 1,480 1,572 1,324 776

Cash contributions .......................................... 2,173 2,935 2,739 3,281 1,155

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 7,504 9,720 11,193 7,118 4,544

Life and other personal insurance ................ 323 468 476 454 129

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 7,181 9,253 10,717 6,664 4,415

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $82,775 $105,005 $111,910 $92,801 $53,096

Wages and salaries ...................................... 62,029 75,514 91,766 46,791 44,026

Self-employment income .............................. 9,263 13,707 9,492 21,155 3,330

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,457 10,680 7,259 16,724 3,156

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 2,526 4,058 2,414 6,964 481

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 582 289 279 307 972

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 502 519 496 560 479

Other income ................................................ 415 238 203 299 652

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 12,539 17,585 17,759 17,277 5,802

Federal income taxes ................................... 9,977 14,221 13,824 14,922 4,312

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,507 3,273 3,834 2,280 1,485

Other taxes ................................................... 54 92 101 74 25

Income after taxes .......................................... 70,236 87,420 94,150 75,524 47,294

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $9,955 $16,313 $10,444 $26,687 $1,466

Net change in total assets ............................ 21,654 35,843 40,372 27,839 2,709

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 11,699 19,530 29,928 1,152 1,243

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 1,179 1,806 1,888 1,661 342

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,273 -3,956 -6,010 -325 -27

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 249,922 437,114 447,225 419,244 3 ( )

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,137 1,986 2,068 1,843 22

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,441 1,972 2,039 1,793 726

Food ............................................................. 115 147 165 102 71

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 18 25 28 17 8

Housing ........................................................ 257 319 311 336 173

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3330. West region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units in

the West

Homeowner

Renter

Total

Homeowner

with

mortgage

Homeowner

without

mortgage

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 31 42 42 41 16

Household textiles ...................................... 10 14 15 211 24

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 30 47 38 69 7

Major appliances ...................................... 11 19 18 20 1

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 19 28 19 50 5

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 39 43 47 32 34

Other housing ............................................. 147 174 169 183 111

Apparel and services .................................... 303 403 462 254 166

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 68 85 92 70 44

Females, 2 and over ................................... 66 82 79 88 43

Children under 2 ......................................... 24 26 30 216 22

Other apparel products and services ......... 146 210 261 81 57

Jewelry and watches ................................ 108 165 217 31 29

All other apparel products and services ... 38 45 43 49 28

Transportation .............................................. 203 293 224 412 83

Healthcare .................................................... 28 38 30 53 13

Entertainment ............................................... 122 164 158 176 65

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 43 65 60 75 14

Other entertainment ................................... 79 100 98 102 51

Personal care products and services ........... 16 15 18 8 18

Reading ........................................................ 6 7 7 8 4

Education ..................................................... 276 426 503 291 76

All other gifts ................................................. 98 134 134 135 49

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

3 No data reported.

n.a. Not applicable.

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