Table 2100. Race of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of

income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 128,437 111,771 106,176 5,595 16,667

Percent distribution of consumer units ............... 100.0 87.0 82.7 4.4 13.0

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ......................................... $69,627 $72,781 $71,750 $92,364 $48,469

Income after taxes ............................................ 60,448 62,867 62,091 77,591 44,229

Age of reference person ................................... 50.5 51.0 51.3 44.2 47.9

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.4

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .6 .6 .7 .6

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 .4 .4 .3 .3

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.2

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.2

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 47 49 48 56 36

Women ........................................................... 53 51 52 44 64

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 65 66 54 41

With mortgage .............................................. 35 37 37 33 25

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 29 29 20 16

Renter ............................................................ 38 35 34 46 59

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 n.a. n.a. n.a. 100

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 100 100 100 n.a.

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 15 15 2 2

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 85 85 98 98

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 31 32 18 40

College ........................................................... 64 65 65 80 58

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 89 90 82 73

Annual aggregate expenditures ......................... $7,186,766 90.7 85.7 5.0 9.3

Food ................................................................. 900,446 91.7 86.1 5.6 8.3

Food at home ................................................. 514,702 91.3 86.2 5.0 8.7

Cereals and bakery products ....................... 66,391 90.9 85.8 5.1 9.1

Cereals and cereal products ...................... 22,068 89.4 82.9 6.5 10.6

Bakery products ......................................... 44,322 91.6 87.2 4.5 8.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................... 114,849 89.5 84.4 5.0 10.5

Beef ............................................................ 31,423 92.0 87.8 4.1 8.0

Pork ............................................................ 21,158 88.5 83.7 4.8 11.5

Other meats ............................................... 15,926 90.4 86.6 3.8 9.6

Poultry ........................................................ 22,111 87.6 82.9 4.7 12.4

Fish and seafood ........................................ 16,114 87.5 79.3 8.2 12.5

Eggs ........................................................... 8,117 89.2 83.1 6.1 10.8

Dairy products .............................................. 52,911 93.0 88.5 4.5 7.0

Fresh milk and cream ................................. 17,918 92.2 86.5 5.7 7.8

Other dairy products ................................... 34,993 93.4 89.5 3.9 6.6

Fruits and vegetables ................................... 98,557 91.7 85.0 6.7 8.3

Fresh fruits ................................................. 36,381 92.4 85.2 7.2 7.6

Fresh vegetables ........................................ 31,675 92.4 84.4 8.0 7.6

Processed fruits ......................................... 13,806 89.5 84.0 5.5 10.5

Processed vegetables ................................ 16,695 90.5 86.4 4.2 9.5

Other food at home ...................................... 181,993 91.8 87.6 4.2 8.2

Sugar and other sweets ............................. 19,899 92.6 89.3 3.3 7.4

Fats and oils ............................................... 14,272 90.2 86.7 3.5 9.8

Miscellaneous foods ................................... 93,116 92.0 87.4 4.6 8.0

Nonalcoholic beverages ............................. 47,969 91.4 87.4 4.0 8.6

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ....................................... 6,736 94.4 89.1 5.3 5.6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of

income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Food away from home ................................... 385,744 92.2 85.9 6.3 7.8

Alcoholic beverages ......................................... 66,053 95.3 92.1 3.2 4.7

Housing ............................................................ 2,364,054 89.3 84.0 5.3 10.7

Shelter ............................................................ 1,379,703 89.1 83.1 6.0 10.9

Owned dwellings .......................................... 797,604 92.7 86.9 5.9 7.3

Mortgage interest and charges .................. 367,185 92.1 85.3 6.8 7.9

Property taxes ............................................ 245,762 93.9 87.7 6.1 6.1

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .................................................. 184,657 92.5 88.8 3.7 7.5

Rented dwellings .......................................... 488,331 82.3 75.8 6.5 17.7

Other lodging ................................................ 93,768 93.6 89.0 4.6 6.4

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................. 498,993 87.7 83.7 4.0 12.3

Natural gas ................................................... 54,109 85.8 80.9 4.8 14.2

Electricity ...................................................... 187,517 87.3 83.7 3.6 12.7

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................. 14,944 94.0 92.8 31.2 6.0

Telephone services ...................................... 173,020 87.9 83.6 4.2 12.1

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................. 41,648 87.2 83.7 3.5 12.8

Cellular phone service ................................ 131,372 88.1 83.6 4.4 11.9

Water and other public services ................... 69,403 88.7 84.1 4.6 11.3

Household operations .................................... 168,069 92.0 86.6 5.4 8.0

Personal services ......................................... 54,815 92.6 85.4 7.3 7.4

Other household expenses .......................... 113,254 91.7 87.2 4.5 8.3

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 83,920 91.8 88.2 3.6 8.2

Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................... 19,977 88.0 84.6 3.4 12.0

Other household products ............................ 47,123 93.1 89.2 3.9 6.9

Postage and stationery ................................ 16,820 92.7 89.7 3.0 7.3

Household furnishings and equipment ........... 233,369 91.0 87.0 4.0 9.0

Household textiles ........................................ 14,721 86.8 83.1 3.7 13.2

Furniture ....................................................... 64,508 88.5 84.5 3.9 11.5

Floor coverings ............................................. 2,277 92.2 89.9 2.3 7.8

Major appliances .......................................... 34,442 91.9 88.1 3.8 8.1

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ................................................ 15,075 93.7 89.0 4.7 6.3

Miscellaneous household equipment ........... 102,348 92.6 88.5 4.1 7.4

Apparel and services ........................................ 236,770 90.1 84.7 5.3 9.9

Men and boys ................................................. 54,101 89.2 83.5 5.7 10.8

Men, 16 and over ......................................... 42,437 89.7 83.7 6.1 10.3

Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................ 11,665 87.4 82.9 4.5 12.6

Women and girls ............................................ 89,390 91.0 85.4 5.6 9.0

Women, 16 and over .................................... 76,371 91.2 85.7 5.5 8.8

Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................. 13,019 89.8 83.8 6.0 10.2

Children under 2 ............................................. 10,617 91.5 85.2 36.3 8.5

Footwear ........................................................ 45,358 88.3 83.6 4.7 11.7

Other apparel products and services ............. 37,302 90.7 86.2 4.5 9.3

Transportation .................................................. 1,220,227 89.9 85.2 4.7 10.1

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ....................... 513,354 90.0 86.0 4.1 10.0

Cars and trucks, new ................................... 251,280 92.5 87.5 5.0 7.5

Cars and trucks, used .................................. 254,526 87.4 84.2 3.2 12.6

Other vehicles .............................................. 7,548 95.6 95.6 4 ( ) 34.4

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 268,378 89.5 85.1 4.4 10.5

Other vehicle expenses .................................. 353,650 89.6 84.7 4.9 10.4

Vehicle finance charges ............................... 27,761 87.4 84.5 2.8 12.6

Maintenance and repairs .............................. 107,445 90.7 86.1 4.6 9.3

Vehicle insurance ......................................... 138,278 88.8 83.8 5.0 11.2

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ...................................................... 80,166 90.3 84.4 5.9 9.7

Public and other transportation ...................... 84,845 91.5 82.6 8.9 8.5

Healthcare ........................................................ 557,632 93.1 89.2 3.9 6.9

Health insurance ............................................ 382,399 92.2 88.1 4.1 7.8

Medical services ............................................. 101,639 96.1 92.4 3.7 3.9

Drugs .............................................................. 54,502 94.1 90.8 3.3 5.9

Medical supplies ............................................. 19,093 93.5 90.1 3.3 6.5

Entertainment ................................................... 364,844 93.2 89.5 3.7 6.8

Fees and admissions ..................................... 83,746 95.9 89.8 6.1 4.1

Audio and visual equipment and services ...... 139,150 88.0 84.6 3.4 12.0

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................... 83,773 96.4 94.0 2.4 3.6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of

income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Pets .............................................................. 67,752 96.4 94.4 2.0 3.6

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .. 16,021 96.6 92.1 4.4 3.4

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ................................................. 58,175 97.1 94.5 2.5 2.9

Personal care products and services ............... 87,580 89.2 84.6 4.6 10.8

Reading ............................................................ 14,635 94.6 90.9 3.7 5.4

Education ......................................................... 168,837 92.6 84.7 7.9 7.4

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......... 44,865 90.3 88.5 1.8 9.7

Miscellaneous .................................................. 111,848 92.1 88.5 3.6 7.9

Cash contributions ........................................... 233,568 90.5 87.5 3.0 9.5

Personal insurance and pensions .................... 815,408 91.5 85.5 6.0 8.5

Life and other personal insurance .................. 42,750 90.4 86.0 4.4 9.6

Pensions and Social Security ......................... 772,658 91.6 85.5 6.1 8.4

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ............................. $8,942,648 91.0 85.2 5.8 9.0

Wages and salaries ........................................ 6,987,593 90.6 84.2 6.4 9.4

Self-employment income ................................ 560,432 96.0 90.0 5.9 4.0

Social Security, private and government

retirement ..................................................... 1,001,966 91.0 88.9 2.1 9.0

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................... 223,138 96.9 95.1 1.8 3.1

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ........................ 72,912 73.8 70.4 3.4 26.2

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular

contributions for support ............................... 55,500 87.1 82.6 4.6 12.9

Other income .................................................. 41,106 85.7 73.6 12.1 14.3

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) ............................................................ 1,178,841 94.0 87.0 7.0 6.0

Federal income taxes ..................................... 913,322 94.5 87.3 7.2 5.5

State and local income taxes ......................... 256,536 92.6 86.0 6.6 7.4

Other taxes ..................................................... 8,984 83.1 80.8 32.3 16.9

Income after taxes ............................................ 7,763,806 90.5 84.9 5.6 9.5

1 All other races includes Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, and

approximately 1 percent reporting more than one race.

2 Value is too small to display.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

4 No data reported.

n.a. Not applicable.

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