Table 3123. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2014-2015

Item Total

south

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) ....... 48,115 2,682 1,917 3,303 3,435 6,146 5,100 4,351 6,614 14,567

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $61,614 $2,352 $8,002 $12,644 $17,421 $24,968 $34,672 $44,598 $58,951 $132,295

Income after taxes .......................................... 54,606 2,414 8,427 13,198 18,161 25,526 34,462 42,800 54,774 111,051

Age of reference person ................................. 50.5 47.2 48.2 57.0 56.8 54.1 51.3 49.4 48.9 47.7

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.5 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.7 3.0

Children under 18 ......................................... .6 .3 .5 .3 .4 .5 .6 .6 .7 .8

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

Earners ......................................................... 1.2 .5 .5 .4 .5 .8 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.9

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.8 .9 .9 .9 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.6

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 47 40 32 35 37 43 44 48 50 56

Women ......................................................... 53 60 68 65 63 57 56 52 50 44

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 65 40 38 52 55 56 59 62 69 84

With mortgage ............................................ 36 13 11 14 15 17 26 32 41 63

Without mortgage ....................................... 30 27 27 38 41 39 33 30 28 21

Renter ........................................................... 35 60 62 48 45 44 41 38 31 16

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 20 30 28 26 23 25 23 20 16 13

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 80 70 72 74 77 75 77 80 84 87

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 13 12 14 12 14 15 15 16 13 10

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 87 88 86 88 86 85 85 84 87 90

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 3 6 6 9 6 4 3 3 2 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 35 47 48 51 46 47 42 37 33 19

College ......................................................... 61 47 46 39 48 48 55 60 66 80

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 89 63 67 67 80 87 91 93 96 98

Average annual expenditures ........................... $50,690 $22,790 $20,676 $22,155 $25,499 $31,370 $37,768 $42,791 $49,662 $87,168

Food ............................................................... 6,497 3,982 3,240 3,598 3,621 4,313 5,309 5,670 6,400 10,102

Food at home ............................................... 3,733 2,654 2,257 2,536 2,408 2,845 3,351 3,409 3,661 5,228

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 484 346 297 339 332 387 426 450 471 665

Cereals and cereal products .................... 159 106 107 120 110 129 137 156 148 216

Bakery products ....................................... 325 240 190 219 222 258 289 294 322 449

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 875 655 545 679 556 692 825 817 852 1,177

Beef .......................................................... 232 140 138 185 144 184 201 232 215 325

Pork .......................................................... 179 145 126 148 131 172 167 155 170 225

Other meats .............................................. 113 87 67 76 68 84 116 104 108 157

Poultry ...................................................... 170 136 121 150 107 129 163 150 175 222

Fish and seafood ...................................... 120 97 50 76 57 71 122 115 126 171

Eggs ......................................................... 61 49 44 45 48 53 56 61 58 76

Dairy products ............................................ 366 247 221 241 248 281 324 358 375 501

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 133 94 95 95 99 115 118 133 138 168

Other dairy products ................................. 234 153 126 146 149 166 207 225 237 333

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 686 520 401 403 448 514 608 635 650 982

Fresh fruits ............................................... 240 183 129 118 143 178 209 242 230 347

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 212 140 122 130 151 150 192 186 199 308

Processed fruits ........................................ 97 78 62 60 68 75 79 96 96 135

Processed vegetables .............................. 137 119 88 95 87 111 128 110 125 192

Other food at home .................................... 1,322 885 793 874 824 972 1,168 1,150 1,314 1,902

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 131 95 77 93 79 98 113 130 121 188

Fats and oils ............................................. 109 88 72 77 71 86 108 82 103 151

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 661 427 378 423 425 459 579 597 650 964

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 381 271 260 271 242 307 340 311 403 519

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 40 24

25210 27 21 29 30 38 81

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3123. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2014-2015 — Continued

Item Total

south

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 .................................. 2,764 1,328 982 1,062 1,213 1,468 1,958 2,261 2,739 4,874

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 392 222 147 169 160 165 279 228 356 743

Housing .......................................................... 16,283 9,222 8,404 8,418 9,542 11,364 13,063 14,513 15,708 25,911

Shelter .......................................................... 8,903 5,426 4,800 4,435 4,969 6,003 6,961 7,861 8,323 14,502

Owned dwellings ........................................ 5,252 1,966 1,401 1,597 1,966 2,421 3,265 3,735 4,642 10,588

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 2,632 718 465 567 548 826 1,490 1,801 2,424 5,735

Property taxes .......................................... 1,297 522 459 565 653 769 833 927 1,151 2,430

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,322 727 477 465 765 826 942 1,006 1,067 2,422

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,022 3,376 3,316 2,701 2,862 3,370 3,466 3,800 3,286 2,376

Other lodging .............................................. 629 84 83 137 141 213 230 327 395 1,538

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 4,000 2,579 2,442 2,639 2,945 3,419 3,736 3,838 4,186 5,326

Natural gas ................................................. 249 142 115 136 170 177 202 230 235 388

Electricity .................................................... 1,802 1,351 1,286 1,371 1,498 1,656 1,747 1,724 1,851 2,204

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 63 256 239 47 78 75 55 58 48 75

Telephone services .................................... 1,343 686 668 722 809 1,033 1,230 1,307 1,502 1,929

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 334 232 230 278 309 308 357 299 339 396

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,009 454 437 444 500 725 873 1,008 1,163 1,534

Water and other public services ................. 543 343 334 364 390 477 503 518 551 729

Household operations .................................. 1,128 325 363 349 494 634 671 801 1,063 2,197

Personal services ....................................... 349 227 279 237 258 131 133 161 333 814

Other household expenses ........................ 779 297 284 312 436 503 537 640 730 1,383

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 630 311 306 398 361 459 603 574 580 939

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 156 91 63 112 113 141 166 160 144 201

Other household products .......................... 358 167 202 211 185 254 309 312 308 568

Postage and stationery ............................... 116 53 40 76 62 64 128 101 128 170

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,621 581 493 596 773 849 1,092 1,438 1,555 2,948

Household textiles ...................................... 90 39 32 58 42 63 68 95 91 139

Furniture ..................................................... 435 161 86 120 194 216 284 329 430 838

Floor coverings ........................................... 11 6 27 4 6 4 4 10 9 21

Major appliances ........................................ 253 90 85 87 156 186 215 148 226 451

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 99 44 52 39 61 56 66 98 95 167

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 734 240 230 287 314 324 456 760 704 1,332

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,624 812 640 821 743 892 1,336 1,417 1,406 2,793

Men and boys ............................................... 364 220 139 116 204 171 285 325 372 616

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 274 186 117 86 162 109 221 254 290 453

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 91 34 22 30 42 62 64 71 82 164

Women and girls .......................................... 615 342 237 411 306 410 527 501 510 1,006

Women, 16 and over .................................. 516 274 210 341 261 353 466 383 423 846

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 98 68 27 70 45 57 62 119 87 160

Children under 2 ........................................... 76 225 233 245 231 31 46 65 71 140

Footwear ...................................................... 350 155 166 189 102 197 377 344 303 563

Other apparel products and services ........... 218 70 65 60 99 82 102 182 150 467

Transportation ................................................ 9,309 3,687 3,207 3,511 4,428 5,847 6,775 8,763 10,132 15,707

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 4,047 1,336 725 873 1,689 2,079 2,443 3,929 4,307 7,568

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 2,024 2602 3 ( ) 2205 693 999 1,203 1,998 1,373 4,300

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,979 734 700 665 993 1,075 1,235 1,888 2,806 3,201

Other vehicles ............................................ 44 3 ( ) 225 23

232624243 2128 267

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,332 1,184 1,127 1,108 1,341 1,776 2,081 2,284 2,636 3,413

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,498 1,060 1,244 1,408 1,242 1,805 2,037 2,247 2,795 3,824

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 240 52 58 51 75 136 194 228 274 427

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 788 296 264 311 402 556 644 661 807 1,313

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,035 2578 2742 910 600 849 823 967 1,273 1,322

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 436 134 181 135 164 264 375 390 441 761

Public and other transportation .................... 432 107 111 122 156 186 215 302 394 903

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,144 1,473 1,625 1,879 2,505 3,273 3,570 3,608 4,458 6,447

Health insurance .......................................... 2,840 956 1,099 1,311 1,627 2,237 2,514 2,593 3,094 4,376

Medical services ........................................... 690 169 280 245 459 524 491 516 711 1,177

Drugs ............................................................ 480 310 180 262 345 434 449 403 504 668

Medical supplies ........................................... 135 38 65 61 74 79 116 97 149 227

Entertainment ................................................. 2,599 1,093 1,203 1,080 1,385 1,511 1,966 2,040 2,264 4,654

Fees and admissions ................................... 497 140 68 173 144 161 300 317 340 1,105

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,053 628 702 583 790 884 940 1,013 1,106 1,442

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3123. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2014-2015 — Continued

Item Total

south

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 ................................................... 600 261 375 265 364 333 431 537 524 1,028

Pets ............................................................ 487 210 354 226 308 292 366 434 430 808

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 113 250 221 238 256 41 65 102 93 220

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 448 264 258 59 86 133 295 173 294 1,078

Personal care products and services ............. 597 282 236 278 298 384 449 500 556 1,019

Reading .......................................................... 94 29 23 24 52 62 73 77 87 166

Education ....................................................... 930 856 611 308 231 248 356 364 537 2,124

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 366 362 326 315 338 405 423 352 399 343

Miscellaneous ................................................. 678 281 169 172 391 298 624 616 750 1,163

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,787 322 557 905 817 1,038 1,206 1,304 1,747 3,331

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 5,391 167 287 677 990 1,571 2,340 3,340 4,860 12,664

Life and other personal insurance ................ 291 59 45 99 132 142 199 200 259 584

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 5,100 108 243 578 858 1,430 2,141 3,141 4,602 12,080

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $61,614 $2,352 $8,002 $12,644 $17,421 $24,968 $34,672 $44,598 $58,951 $132,295

Wages and salaries ...................................... 48,132 725 2,420 3,420 6,288 12,906 22,286 33,511 46,334 111,977

Self-employment income .............................. 3,592 -104 168 176 203 600 1,134 1,334 1,786 9,915

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,462 412 2,851 7,228 9,080 10,018 9,890 8,305 8,635 6,325

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,267 39 51 98 192 304 387 589 1,247 3,098

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 480 823 1,533 957 906 694 489 304 287 115

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 445 82 368 317 422 298 298 396 554 637

Other income ................................................ 236 375 612 449 330 148 189 157 107 227

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 7,008 -62 -425 -554 -740 -558 211 1,798 4,176 21,244

Federal income taxes ................................... 5,692 -68 -438 -583 -819 -929 -201 1,070 3,122 17,922

State and local income taxes ....................... 1,236 -5 1 14 49 162 365 615 1,003 3,234

Other taxes ................................................... 79 211 212 214 30 208 46 112 51 88

Income after taxes .......................................... 54,606 2,414 8,427 13,198 18,161 25,526 34,462 42,800 54,774 111,051

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $363 $6,163 $2,053 - $325 $278 $1,176 - $10,001 $1,379 $2,212 $1,390

Net change in total assets ............................ 8,543 7,980 3,312 128 2,387 2,339 7,959 4,047 10,292 16,065

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 8,180 1,817 1,259 453 2,109 1,163 17,960 2,667 8,080 14,675

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 514 2120 2150 2234 2224 836 421 244 298 841

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -1,627 -356 -339 -416 -507 -602 -1,091 -1,027 -1,348 -3,497

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 128,671 44,715 42,934 62,509 71,146 78,276 89,432 94,915 119,914 233,042

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 828 357 335 454 509 534 599 676 807 1,399

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 974 412 436 274 366 505 633 667 786 1,922

Food ............................................................. 69 27 25 13 22 21 75 53 54 135

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 8 24

21221 ( ) 22 4 27 11 17

Housing ........................................................ 217 169 102 85 107 122 142 174 148 402

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 22 29

242629 12 21 22 35 31

Household textiles ...................................... 7 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 26

2821232226 14

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 20 25

2123242525251 26 41

Major appliances ...................................... 7 24

1 ( ) 3 ( ) 241 ( ) 24210 23 17

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 13 21

21231 ( ) 2521241 24 24

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 37 212 216 14 25 14 30 22 23 72

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3123. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2014-2015 — Continued

Item Total

south

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 ............................................. 131 142 81 56 61 91 82 77 77 244

Apparel and services .................................... 192 126 86 84 117 108 137 180 181 317

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 44 246 234 7 26 29 55 57 36 58

Females, 2 and over ................................... 66 239 25 51 19 46 28 59 82 109

Children under 2 ......................................... 38 219 28

222 217 210 218 234 24 79

Other apparel products and services ......... 44 221 239 24

256 223 235 230 39 71

Jewelry and watches ................................ 10 23

1 ( ) 1 ( ) 244 22242727 13

All other apparel products and services ... 34 219 239 24

212 221 231 223 32 58

Transportation .............................................. 130 18 117 18 19 117 91 78 151 229

Healthcare .................................................... 22 22

236 227 29231 216 25224 26

Entertainment ............................................... 76 238 226 219 267 22 51 31 76 147

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 26 216 22

211 234 29217 214 40 40

Other entertainment ................................... 50 222 224 8 32 13 34 17 36 107

Personal care products and services ........... 14 22

22 11 2527 10 9 6 30

Reading ........................................................ 5 3 ( ) 21

22222227 5 3 7

Education ..................................................... 182 241 230 25

23 37 32 72 73 505

All other gifts ................................................. 59 5 9 7 15 35 68 53 59 107

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