Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2005

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...... 117,356 83,934 6,725 9,448 17,248 6,065 4,719 6,464 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........... 100.0 71.5 5.7 8.1 14.7 5.2 4.0 5.5 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes .................................... $58,712 $31,616 $74,523 $88,931 $167,851 $108,670 $132,190 $249,411 

Income after taxes ....................................... 56,304 30,873 71,923 85,251 158,115 104,124 125,329 232,706 

Age of reference person ............................... 48.6 49.4 44.8 46.2 47.4 47.2 47.2 47.7 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ...................................................... 2.5 2.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 

Children under 18 ....................................... .6 .6 .8 .8 .8 .8 .8 .9 

Persons 65 and over .................................. .3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 

Earners ....................................................... 1.3 1.1 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.0 

Vehicles ...................................................... 2.0 1.6 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.0 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................ 47 44 55 57 57 53 60 58 

Female ........................................................ 53 56 45 43 43 47 40 42 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ................................................ 67 59 82 88 93 91 93 95 

With mortgage .......................................... 43 31 64 70 76 72 77 79 

Without mortgage ..................................... 25 28 18 17 17 19 15 16 

Renter ......................................................... 33 41 18 12 7 9 7 5 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .......................... 12 14 8 7 5 7 6 3 

White, Asian, and all other races ................ 88 86 92 93 95 93 94 97 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference

person:

Hispanic or Latino ....................................... 11 12 9 8 7 8 8 6 

Not Hispanic or Latino ................................ 89 88 91 92 93 92 92 94 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ......................................... 5 7 2 2 1 2 1 1 ( )

High school (9-12) ...................................... 36 42 25 22 16 21 16 10 

College ....................................................... 59 51 73 76 83 77 83 89 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ........... 88 84 97 98 98 98 98 99 

Annual aggregate expenditures ...................... $5,445,109 49.8 7.3 11.5 31.4 8.7 7.7 15.0 

Food ............................................................. 695,361 53.7 7.8 11.8 26.6 8.0 7.0 11.6 

Food at home ............................................. 386,483 57.4 7.7 11.3 23.6 7.6 6.4 9.6 

Cereals and bakery products .................... 52,168 57.6 7.8 11.4 23.2 7.8 6.5 9.0 

Cereals and cereal products ................... 16,754 57.9 8.2 11.2 22.7 7.6 6.5 8.6 

Bakery products ...................................... 35,413 57.5 7.6 11.5 23.5 7.9 6.4 9.2 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................... 89,614 58.6 7.4 11.4 22.6 7.5 6.2 8.9 

Beef ........................................................ 26,691 58.4 7.3 11.4 22.9 8.6 6.1 8.2 

Pork ........................................................ 17,971 62.0 7.1 10.9 19.9 6.6 5.8 7.5 

Other meats ............................................ 12,084 58.3 7.8 10.7 23.2 7.6 5.7 9.9 

Poultry .................................................... 15,750 58.8 7.3 12.3 21.6 6.8 6.2 8.6 

Fish and seafood .................................... 13,296 53.1 7.9 11.9 27.2 7.6 7.6 12.0 

Eggs ....................................................... 3,822 63.3 6.6 10.7 19.3 5.8 5.4 8.1 

Dairy products .......................................... 44,340 57.9 7.9 11.2 23.1 7.4 6.2 9.5 

Fresh milk and cream ............................. 17,108 60.8 7.8 10.9 20.5 6.7 5.7 8.1 

Other dairy products ............................... 27,232 56.0 7.9 11.4 24.6 7.8 6.6 10.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2005 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Fruits and vegetables ............................... $64,657 56.3 7.6 11.2 25.0 7.2 7.0 10.8 

Fresh fruits .............................................. 21,282 54.9 7.6 11.1 26.4 7.3 7.6 11.5 

Fresh vegetables .................................... 20,479 55.2 7.5 11.3 26.0 7.1 7.0 12.0 

Processed fruits ...................................... 12,437 57.2 7.6 11.3 23.9 7.5 6.7 9.7 

Processed vegetables ............................ 10,459 60.1 7.7 10.9 21.3 6.7 6.3 8.3 

Other food at home ................................... 135,704 57.0 8.0 11.2 23.9 7.8 6.3 9.7 

Sugar and other sweets .......................... 13,922 57.5 7.4 11.3 23.7 8.4 5.8 9.5 

Fats and oils ........................................... 9,961 60.4 7.0 10.8 21.8 7.1 6.4 8.4 

Miscellaneous foods ............................... 71,424 56.2 8.5 11.4 23.9 7.5 6.5 9.9 

Nonalcoholic beverages ......................... 35,546 59.2 7.6 10.7 22.5 7.8 6.0 8.8 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips .................................... 4,851 43.6 7.0 11.3 38.1 11.4 8.8 17.9 

Food away from home ................................ 308,878 49.0 8.0 12.5 30.5 8.5 7.8 14.2 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 49,981 49.0 7.5 12.4 31.0 7.9 6.9 16.2 

Housing ........................................................ 1,779,780 52.6 6.8 11.0 29.6 8.0 7.3 14.3 

Shelter ........................................................ 1,033,291 52.4 6.8 10.7 30.1 7.9 7.4 14.8 

Owned dwellings ...................................... 699,209 42.0 7.6 12.8 37.5 9.6 9.4 18.5 

Mortgage interest and charges ............... 389,229 38.9 8.3 14.1 38.7 9.9 9.7 19.1 

Property taxes ........................................ 180,801 45.9 7.3 11.7 35.0 9.1 8.8 17.1 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .............................................. 129,180 46.0 5.9 10.5 37.5 9.3 9.6 18.6 

Rented dwellings ...................................... 275,192 83.2 4.6 5.1 7.0 2.9 1.9 2.3 

Other lodging ............................................ 58,890 31.1 6.6 12.1 50.2 11.7 9.1 29.4 

Utilities, fuels, and public services .............. 373,589 60.6 6.6 10.4 22.4 7.1 5.9 9.4 

Natural gas ............................................... 55,562 59.3 6.2 9.6 24.9 7.4 6.6 10.9 

Electricity .................................................. 135,543 62.1 6.5 10.0 21.4 6.9 5.5 9.1 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................. 16,615 59.8 6.8 12.0 21.4 7.0 5.4 9.0 

Telephone services .................................. 122,946 60.4 6.9 10.6 22.1 7.2 6.0 8.9 

Water and other public services ............... 42,923 58.4 6.8 11.1 23.7 7.6 6.0 10.1 

Household operations ................................. 93,946 42.7 7.0 13.0 37.4 9.3 8.0 20.1 

Personal services ..................................... 37,750 39.1 7.8 16.2 36.9 10.2 7.6 19.1 

Other household expenses ....................... 56,196 45.0 6.5 10.8 37.7 8.6 8.3 20.8 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 71,636 53.0 7.4 11.6 28.0 9.1 7.7 11.2 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................. 15,724 60.2 7.3 10.7 21.8 7.2 6.1 8.5 

Other household products ........................ 37,457 50.8 7.7 10.7 30.7 10.4 8.2 12.1 

Postage and stationery ............................. 18,456 51.1 6.9 14.2 27.8 8.2 8.0 11.6 

Household furnishings and equipment ....... 207,317 43.7 7.0 12.0 37.3 9.4 8.8 19.1 

Household textiles .................................... 15,522 52.3 8.0 13.0 26.7 7.3 5.1 14.4 

Furniture ................................................... 54,855 40.9 7.2 11.6 40.2 8.9 11.1 20.1 

Floor coverings ......................................... 6,595 35.6 5.0 9.5 49.9 7.9 8.9 33.2 

Major appliances ...................................... 26,206 44.1 6.2 11.5 38.2 10.9 8.1 19.2 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 12,366 45.5 8.9 13.9 31.7 8.2 7.5 16.0 

Miscellaneous household equipment ....... 91,774 44.2 6.7 12.2 36.9 9.9 8.3 18.7 

Apparel and services .................................... 221,139 49.6 7.0 11.4 32.1 8.1 7.7 16.2 

Men and boys ............................................. 51,561 50.4 6.5 11.6 31.5 8.6 7.4 15.5 

Men, 16 and over ...................................... 40,874 48.9 6.4 11.7 33.0 8.6 7.9 16.5 

Boys, 2 to 15 ............................................. 10,687 56.0 6.8 11.4 25.7 8.5 5.5 11.7 

Women and girls ......................................... 88,355 48.9 6.9 12.5 31.8 8.3 8.2 15.3 

Women, 16 and over ................................ 74,186 49.2 6.7 12.1 32.0 8.1 8.5 15.4 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................. 14,169 47.1 7.9 14.2 30.7 9.3 6.4 15.0 

Children under 2 ......................................... 9,653 55.0 8.6 12.6 23.7 8.8 5.9 9.1 

Footwear ..................................................... 37,536 58.0 6.7 10.4 24.9 6.0 6.3 12.6 

Other apparel products and services .......... 34,033 39.2 7.8 9.1 43.9 8.8 9.3 25.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2005 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Transportation .............................................. $979,231 51.2 7.4 11.7 29.7 9.4 7.6 12.8 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................... 415,904 48.9 7.3 11.6 32.3 10.8 7.9 13.6 

Cars and trucks, new ................................ 226,642 40.8 5.7 12.4 41.1 13.2 10.0 17.9 

Cars and trucks, used ............................... 179,616 59.5 8.9 10.2 21.3 7.9 5.2 8.2 

Other vehicles ........................................... 9,646 39.0 314.4 17.8 28.8 36.8 38.4 13.7 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................ 236,275 57.2 7.4 11.7 23.7 8.1 6.4 9.1 

Other vehicle expenses .............................. 274,492 51.9 7.7 11.9 28.5 8.3 7.6 12.5 

Vehicle finance charges ........................... 34,825 49.8 8.2 14.5 27.5 9.3 7.4 10.9 

Maintenance and repairs .......................... 78,779 52.7 8.6 11.9 26.8 8.3 7.5 11.0 

Vehicle insurance ..................................... 107,187 56.4 7.2 11.5 24.9 7.8 6.9 10.2 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ................................................... 53,701 43.2 6.9 11.3 38.6 8.7 9.5 20.4 

Public transportation ................................... 52,560 38.6 6.6 11.8 43.0 9.2 9.8 24.1 

Health care ................................................... 312,649 59.5 7.1 10.7 22.6 7.3 5.9 9.4 

Health insurance ......................................... 159,691 61.7 6.7 10.3 21.4 7.1 5.6 8.7 

Medical services ......................................... 79,472 51.6 8.7 11.9 27.9 8.6 7.1 12.2 

Drugs .......................................................... 61,150 65.4 6.1 10.0 18.4 5.9 5.1 7.5 

Medical supplies ......................................... 12,336 53.8 7.0 12.5 26.8 9.6 6.3 10.9 

Entertainment ............................................... 280,188 45.8 8.4 11.0 34.8 8.3 9.5 17.0 

Fees and admissions .................................. 68,999 35.2 7.3 12.1 45.4 10.2 9.0 26.2 

Audio and visual equipment and services .. 104,186 55.1 7.0 11.1 26.7 7.7 6.7 12.4 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................. 49,267 49.9 7.0 12.6 30.5 9.3 8.1 13.1 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................. 57,736 38.0 13.2 8.3 40.5 6.4 16.2 17.9 

Personal care products and services ........... 63,451 51.7 7.3 11.2 29.9 8.2 8.1 13.6 

Reading ........................................................ 14,841 50.1 6.8 11.2 31.8 9.1 7.4 15.3 

Education ...................................................... 110,325 35.6 7.6 10.7 46.1 11.2 9.0 25.9 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ..... 37,445 74.5 4.9 8.6 12.0 5.2 3.0 3.7 

Miscellaneous ............................................... 94,813 51.9 7.3 11.2 29.6 8.5 6.9 14.2 

Cash contributions ........................................ 195,196 44.0 5.8 10.7 39.5 8.6 8.4 22.5 

Personal insurance and pensions ................ 610,709 34.2 8.0 13.8 44.0 11.3 10.4 22.3 

Life and other personal insurance .............. 44,721 39.0 6.3 12.3 42.4 8.5 7.8 26.1 

Pensions and Social Security ..................... 565,988 33.9 8.1 13.9 44.1 11.5 10.6 22.0 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ......................... 6,890,176 38.5 7.3 12.2 42.0 9.6 9.1 23.4 

Wages and salaries .................................... 5,432,555 35.1 8.0 13.2 43.8 10.4 9.7 23.6 

Self-employment income ............................ 442,676 17.5 5.1 9.9 67.5 9.4 10.4 47.7 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................. 721,429 72.7 4.8 8.0 14.5 4.7 4.1 5.7 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................ 161,795 27.0 4.6 8.2 60.2 7.6 8.8 43.7 

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............. 23,869 74.5 5.9 9.7 9.9 3.8 4.0 2.0 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ................................ 40,279 93.3 31.1 3.2 2.4 31.0 3.4 31.0 

Regular contributions for support ............... 44,776 71.6 4.1 9.8 14.5 4.0 3.7 6.8 

Other income .............................................. 22,798 65.0 3.7 6.2 25.1 4.3 5.2 15.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2301. Higher income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2005 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Less

than

$70,000

$70,000

to

$79,999

$80,000

to

$99,999

$100,000

and

more

$100,000

to

$119,999

$120,000

to

$149,999

$150,000

and

more

Personal taxes .............................................. $282,544 22.1 6.2 12.3 59.4 9.8 11.5 38.2 

Federal income taxes ................................. 199,055 17.7 6.0 12.0 64.3 9.7 12.2 42.3 

State and local income taxes ...................... 62,706 27.3 6.6 12.8 53.3 10.1 10.1 33.1 

Other taxes ................................................. 20,783 48.6 6.2 13.3 31.9 8.9 8.5 14.6 

Income after taxes ........................................ 6,607,632 39.2 7.3 12.2 41.3 9.6 9.0 22.8 

1 Value less than or equal to 0.5. 2 No data reported.3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.