Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2009

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ............. 120,847 61,271 26,852 5,154 14,983 9,342 4,939 6,810 52,766 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................... 100.0 50.7 22.2 4.3 12.4 7.7 4.1 5.6 43.7 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ........................................... $62,857 $84,785 $75,876 $81,821 $94,302 $95,867 $86,478 $35,845 $40,880 

Income after taxes .............................................. 60,753 81,782 72,316 80,113 91,218 92,878 85,375 35,993 39,530

Age of reference person ...................................... 49.4 49.7 57.7 32.6 40.4 51.6 48.6 38.0 50.5 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .............................................................. 2.5 3.2 2.0 3.5 4.1 3.9 4.9 2.9 1.7 

Children under 18 .............................................. .6 .9 n.a. 1.5 2.1 .6 1.4 1.7 .2 

Persons 65 and older ......................................... .3 .4 .7 1 ( ) 1 ( ) .2 .5 1 ( ) .3 

Earners .............................................................. 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.7 2.4 2.2 1.0 .9 

Vehicles ............................................................. 2.0 2.6 2.5 2.0 2.5 3.1 2.7 1.2 1.3 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ................................................................... 47 53 56 50 51 54 45 16 44 

Female ............................................................... 53 47 44 50 49 46 55 84 56 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................ 66 82 87 67 77 89 77 37 51 

With mortgage .................................................. 41 56 46 59 67 63 57 29 26 

Without mortgage ............................................. 25 27 41 8 10 26 20 8 25 

Renter ................................................................ 34 18 13 33 23 11 23 63 49 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ................................. 12 8 6 6 7 12 10 31 15 

White, Asian, and all other races ....................... 88 92 94 94 93 88 90 69 85 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .............................................. 12 13 6 18 16 16 28 19 10 

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 88 87 94 82 84 84 72 81 90 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ................................................ 5 4 4 3 4 6 9 4 5 

High school (9-12) .............................................. 34 32 33 24 28 35 43 38 36 

College ............................................................... 61 63 63 73 68 59 47 57 58 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased .................. 88 96 96 95 97 97 95 81 80 

Annual aggregate expenditures ............................. $5,929,795 65.0 25.7 5.5 17.9 10.7 5.3 4.3 30.7 

Food ..................................................................... 770,118 65.0 24.0 5.5 19.5 10.8 5.2 4.9 30.1 

Food at home ..................................................... 453,596 64.4 23.5 5.8 18.9 10.6 5.6 5.4 30.2 

Cereals and bakery products ........................... 61,203 65.0 22.3 5.5 20.7 10.8 5.7 5.6 29.4 

Cereals and cereal products .......................... 20,858 64.6 21.6 6.5 19.5 11.1 6.0 6.2 29.2 

Bakery products ............................................. 40,345 65.2 22.6 5.1 21.3 10.7 5.6 5.3 29.5 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................... 101,636 63.6 23.4 5.0 18.0 10.7 6.5 5.8 30.5 

Beef ................................................................ 27,332 64.4 24.1 4.7 17.7 11.7 6.1 6.1 29.5 

Pork ................................................................ 20,350 62.6 23.0 4.3 18.2 10.6 6.5 5.9 31.6 

Other meats ................................................... 13,722 65.2 24.3 5.5 19.8 10.3 5.2 5.9 28.9 

Poultry ............................................................ 18,621 63.1 21.5 5.9 18.7 10.9 6.2 6.5 30.4 

Fish and seafood ........................................... 16,310 63.6 24.1 4.5 16.3 9.9 8.7 4.6 31.7 

Eggs ............................................................... 5,300 61.5 23.4 5.8 17.1 9.6 5.6 5.2 33.3 

Dairy products .................................................. 49,081 65.4 23.3 6.7 19.9 10.4 5.2 5.0 29.6 

Fresh milk and cream .................................... 17,402 63.6 21.0 7.3 19.8 10.0 5.5 5.5 30.9 

Other dairy products ...................................... 31,679 66.4 24.6 6.3 19.9 10.6 5.0 4.8 28.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2009 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Fruits and vegetables ....................................... $79,341 65.1 25.3 5.9 18.3 9.9 5.7 4.8 30.1 

Fresh fruits ..................................................... 26,544 66.7 26.1 6.1 19.1 10.0 5.5 4.7 28.6 

Fresh vegetables ........................................... 25,278 65.6 26.8 5.8 17.4 9.3 6.3 4.1 30.3 

Processed fruits ............................................. 14,267 62.4 22.7 5.9 18.7 10.5 4.6 6.0 31.6 

Processed vegetables .................................... 13,252 63.7 23.6 5.6 18.3 10.2 6.0 5.2 31.1 

Other food at home .......................................... 162,335 64.1 23.2 6.1 18.8 10.9 5.1 5.5 30.4 

Sugar and other sweets ................................. 16,996 66.4 24.4 5.7 19.4 12.3 4.7 5.2 28.4 

Fats and oils ................................................... 12,370 65.5 26.6 5.8 17.4 10.3 5.3 5.0 29.5 

Miscellaneous foods ...................................... 86,424 63.6 21.8 6.6 19.5 10.5 5.1 5.8 30.6 

Nonalcoholic beverages ................................. 40,679 62.6 23.0 5.6 17.6 11.3 5.2 5.6 31.8 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ........................................... 5,868 72.2 33.7 4.4 17.9 11.6 4.7 2.5 25.3 

Food away from home ....................................... 316,522 65.9 24.8 5.1 20.3 11.0 4.6 4.1 30.0 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................. 52,542 58.9 29.7 5.2 14.1 7.0 2.9 2.4 38.7 

Housing ................................................................ 2,041,738 61.9 23.9 6.2 17.6 9.2 5.1 5.0 33.1 

Shelter ................................................................ 1,217,506 60.2 23.0 5.9 17.7 8.8 4.7 4.8 35.0 

Owned dwellings .............................................. 790,653 70.1 26.6 6.7 20.5 11.0 5.4 3.2 26.7 

Mortgage interest and charges ...................... 434,288 72.4 22.9 8.5 23.7 11.1 6.2 3.7 23.8 

Property taxes ................................................ 218,858 69.3 28.5 5.2 18.9 11.8 4.9 3.1 27.6 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ...................................................... 137,507 64.1 35.2 3.3 12.9 9.2 3.6 1.7 34.1 

Rented dwellings .............................................. 345,650 34.3 11.0 4.9 11.3 3.5 3.7 9.1 56.6 

Other lodging ................................................... 81,203 73.5 38.5 2.9 18.7 10.3 3.1 2.3 24.2 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ..................... 440,440 61.2 24.0 4.5 16.1 10.9 5.7 5.3 33.4 

Natural gas ....................................................... 58,394 61.7 24.3 5.1 15.5 11.5 5.3 4.4 33.9 

Electricity .......................................................... 166,370 60.9 24.0 4.3 16.2 10.5 5.9 5.8 33.4 

Fuel oil and other fuels ..................................... 17,082 67.7 33.9 3.2 15.4 10.6 4.5 2.3 30.0 

Telephone services .......................................... 140,419 60.2 22.5 4.6 16.1 11.3 5.6 5.8 34.1 

Water and other public services ....................... 58,174 62.7 24.5 4.5 16.7 10.6 6.3 4.7 32.6 

Household operations ........................................ 122,220 67.0 19.2 14.9 21.0 7.1 4.7 6.8 26.3 

Personal services ............................................. 47,062 72.4 3.1 32.2 28.3 3.3 5.4 11.0 16.7 

Other household expenses .............................. 75,157 63.6 29.2 4.1 16.5 9.5 4.3 4.1 32.3 

Housekeeping supplies ...................................... 79,620 67.4 30.8 5.4 16.7 9.3 5.1 5.2 27.4 

Laundry and cleaning supplies ........................ 18,831 64.8 25.8 5.9 18.4 9.0 5.8 6.5 28.7 

Other household products ................................ 43,494 68.5 32.0 5.6 16.1 9.3 5.5 4.9 26.6 

Postage and stationery .................................... 17,294 67.3 33.2 4.6 16.2 9.9 3.4 4.5 28.2 

Household furnishings and equipment ............... 181,954 69.3 29.5 6.7 18.2 9.2 5.8 3.8 27.0 

Household textiles ............................................ 15,009 70.8 31.6 8.2 16.0 7.9 7.2 5.1 24.1 

Furniture ........................................................... 41,448 68.9 28.5 9.2 17.2 7.7 6.3 4.4 26.7 

Floor coverings ................................................ 3,663 74.6 38.2 6.6 17.1 6.6 6.2 1.5 23.9 

Major appliances .............................................. 23,410 70.1 31.2 5.1 16.1 10.7 6.9 3.7 26.2 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 11,290 67.5 28.3 5.1 15.3 12.4 6.4 4.2 28.3 

Miscellaneous household equipment ............... 87,134 68.9 29.0 5.9 19.9 9.3 4.8 3.3 27.8 

Apparel and services ........................................... 208,496 63.2 21.0 5.9 20.8 10.0 5.5 5.7 31.1 

Men and boys .................................................... 46,279 63.9 21.3 5.4 20.2 11.9 5.1 5.2 31.0 

Men, 16 and over ............................................. 36,780 62.1 24.7 4.9 14.9 12.9 4.8 3.3 34.5 

Boys, 2 to 15 .................................................... 9,499 70.6 8.2 7.6 40.5 8.0 6.3 12.2 17.2 

Women and girls ................................................ 81,998 62.6 20.8 4.6 21.6 10.0 5.5 6.1 31.3 

Women, 16 and over ........................................ 67,779 60.8 23.6 4.3 16.9 10.6 5.5 4.8 34.4 

Girls, 2 to 15 ..................................................... 14,219 71.1 7.9 6.4 44.1 7.2 5.6 12.4 16.5 

Children under 2 ................................................ 11,018 69.4 13.7 29.0 14.7 4.8 7.2 7.3 23.3 

Footwear ............................................................ 39,056 61.4 20.5 3.9 19.3 10.9 6.7 6.6 32.0 

Other apparel products and services ................. 30,146 63.7 24.0 4.2 23.5 8.0 4.1 3.9 32.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2009 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Transportation ...................................................... $925,492 66.2 26.7 5.6 16.2 11.6 6.1 3.9 29.8 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ........................... 321,083 66.9 28.9 5.9 14.9 10.5 6.6 3.6 29.6 

Cars and trucks, new ....................................... 156,756 67.2 34.0 3.8 12.2 10.2 7.0 3.0 29.8 

Cars and trucks, used ...................................... 157,626 66.9 24.2 8.0 17.9 10.8 6.0 4.3 28.9 

Other vehicles .................................................. 6,701 58.5 22.9 41.7 48.2 410.5 415.2 3 ( ) 41.5 

Gasoline and motor oil ....................................... 240,050 65.6 23.9 5.2 17.7 12.3 6.5 4.5 29.9 

Other vehicle expenses ..................................... 306,434 65.9 25.9 5.5 16.2 12.4 5.8 4.1 30.0 

Vehicle finance charges ................................... 33,960 69.8 25.5 5.8 18.5 13.2 6.8 4.5 25.7 

Maintenance and repairs ................................. 88,559 63.2 26.7 4.7 15.4 10.9 5.5 4.5 32.2 

Vehicle insurance ............................................. 129,957 65.9 24.7 5.5 15.5 14.0 6.2 3.7 30.4 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .......................................................... 53,958 67.9 27.8 6.5 18.0 10.8 4.7 3.8 28.3 

Public transportation .......................................... 57,924 66.7 29.7 5.6 17.3 10.5 3.7 3.3 29.9 

Healthcare ............................................................ 377,780 67.8 34.5 3.9 13.7 10.1 5.5 2.5 29.7 

Health insurance ................................................ 215,686 67.2 34.9 4.0 13.5 9.5 5.3 2.3 30.5 

Medical services ................................................ 88,981 69.6 31.2 4.7 16.5 11.3 5.8 2.9 27.4 

Drugs ................................................................. 58,766 66.8 37.4 2.7 10.5 10.1 6.0 2.3 30.9 

Medical supplies ................................................ 14,346 69.4 36.8 3.5 13.8 9.9 5.4 3.0 27.6 

Entertainment ....................................................... 325,412 67.6 26.9 4.7 21.0 10.8 4.3 4.0 28.3 

Fees and admissions ......................................... 75,894 72.5 25.9 4.5 27.9 10.2 4.0 3.7 23.8 

Audio and visual equipment and services .......... 117,820 61.2 25.3 4.6 16.3 9.8 5.2 5.2 33.6 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 83,362 66.4 28.0 4.3 17.8 12.3 3.9 3.5 30.1 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................ 48,335 77.9 30.3 5.7 27.2 11.5 3.2 2.7 19.4 

Personal care products and services ................... 71,978 64.1 26.4 5.8 16.8 10.0 5.1 5.3 30.6 

Reading ................................................................ 13,244 62.6 32.4 3.0 13.8 9.4 4.0 3.2 34.2 

Education ............................................................. 129,067 70.1 17.5 1.5 24.4 22.2 4.6 4.6 25.2 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............. 45,884 50.1 19.6 2.9 10.6 9.4 7.6 5.1 44.7 

Miscellaneous ...................................................... 98,656 63.0 25.1 4.5 16.6 9.1 7.6 4.3 32.7 

Cash contributions ............................................... 208,228 66.1 31.7 3.6 14.2 12.4 4.2 2.6 31.4 

Personal insurance and pensions ........................ 661,160 71.3 27.6 5.9 20.1 12.3 5.4 2.9 25.8 

Life and other personal insurance ...................... 37,346 78.9 36.8 4.0 19.6 13.0 5.4 2.2 18.9 

Pensions and Social Security ............................ 623,815 70.8 27.0 6.0 20.1 12.2 5.4 3.0 26.2 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ................................. 7,596,016 68.4 26.8 5.6 18.6 11.8 5.6 3.2 28.4 

Wages and salaries ........................................... 6,083,327 70.7 24.4 6.6 20.9 13.0 5.8 3.1 26.3 

Self-employment income ................................... 323,080 68.3 24.7 4.0 22.7 12.1 4.7 4.7 27.1 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ......................................................... 826,171 58.9 45.9 4.2 1.5 5.6 5.7 .8 40.3 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ............................................... 176,378 66.5 39.4 1.5 19.7 4.5 1.3 2.1 31.4 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ............................................. 52,175 55.9 20.0 4.6 15.9 10.0 5.3 4.8 39.4 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps ........................................ 52,526 29.7 9.3 1.9 7.0 4.6 7.0 17.9 52.4 

Regular contributions for support ....................... 50,243 22.8 6.4 41.8 7.4 2.6 4.6 33.5 43.7 

Other income ..................................................... 32,116 49.1 22.3 2.7 12.8 6.2 5.0 7.5 43.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 59. Composition of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2009 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Husband and wife consumer units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Total

Husband

and wife

only

Husband and wife with children Other

husband

and wife

consumer

units

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or over

Personal taxes ..................................................... $254,235 72.4 37.6 3.5 18.2 11.0 2.1 -.4 28.0 

Federal income taxes ......................................... 169,724 73.5 40.5 2.9 17.2 11.1 1.7 -1.9 28.4 

2008 Tax stimulus (new UCC Q20082) (thru

Q20091) ........................................................... 4-157 449.9 412.5 3 ( ) 418.3 3 ( ) 419.0 47.0 443.1 

State and local income taxes ............................. 63,331 70.7 31.4 5.0 20.9 10.6 2.9 2.1 27.2 

Other taxes ........................................................ 21,336 68.3 33.1 3.3 17.6 10.9 3.4 4.0 27.7 

Income after taxes ............................................... 7,341,782 68.3 26.4 5.6 18.6 11.8 5.7 3.3 28.4 

1 Value less than 0.05. 2 Value less than or equal to 0.5. 3 No data reported. 4 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, October, 2010