Table 24. Selected western metropolitan statistical areas: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2004-2005

Item

All

consumer

units in the

West

Los

Angeles

San

Francisco

San

Diego Portland Seattle Honolulu Anchorage Phoenix Denver

Number of consumer units (in thousands) .... 25,872 5,112 2,724 892 1,052 1,801 278 119 1,423 1,270 

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes .................................. $60,730 $65,810 $86,935 $69,067 $56,702 $63,888 $70,104 $71,031 $60,726 $65,224 

Age of reference person ............................. 47.0 46.9 47.0 50.1 47.9 47.8 51.8 45.8 45.7 45.6 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ..................................................... 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.4 

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

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

Earners ..................................................... 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 

Vehicles .................................................... 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.4 1.8 2.5 1.8 1.9 

Percent homeowner .................................... 62 58 56 63 63 66 61 71 70 64 

Average annual expenditures ....................... $50,305 $55,760 $60,992 $59,805 $50,313 $54,027 $54,937 $59,427 $49,009 $49,996 

Food ............................................................ 6,280 7,062 7,581 6,437 6,377 6,904 8,089 6,412 6,434 6,251 

Food at home ............................................ 3,580 3,876 3,909 3,462 3,557 3,908 4,231 3,713 3,599 3,789 

Cereals and bakery products .................. 467 492 519 458 453 475 556 457 470 511 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................. 843 976 888 761 783 840 1,090 846 859 886 

Dairy products ......................................... 406 411 445 404 432 457 335 437 415 428 

Fruits and vegetables ............................. 635 749 772 606 650 666 831 605 632 619 

Other food at home ................................. 1,228 1,248 1,285 1,233 1,239 1,469 1,419 1,369 1,222 1,344 

Food away from home .............................. 2,701 3,185 3,672 2,976 2,820 2,996 3,858 2,698 2,835 2,462 

Alcoholic beverages .................................... 517 485 628 613 526 781 463 636 585 635 

Housing ....................................................... 16,828 19,911 22,885 21,484 16,039 17,483 17,400 18,764 14,719 15,772 

Shelter ...................................................... 10,480 13,030 15,947 14,511 9,862 10,741 10,887 11,391 8,414 10,078 

Owned dwellings ..................................... 6,670 8,122 10,068 9,118 6,650 7,144 6,516 7,814 5,911 6,613 

Rented dwellings .................................... 3,231 4,383 4,928 4,627 2,535 2,737 3,960 2,850 2,100 2,936 

Other lodging .......................................... 579 524 951 767 677 860 411 727 402 530 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............ 2,795 2,908 2,711 2,767 2,878 2,769 2,813 3,228 3,057 3,013 

Household operations ............................... 904 1,224 1,384 1,561 933 725 692 985 984 722 

Housekeeping supplies ............................. 618 632 634 646 553 706 817 771 605 548 

Household furnishings and equipment ..... 2,030 2,119 2,210 1,999 1,813 2,541 2,191 2,388 1,659 1,411 

Apparel and services .................................. 1,954 2,386 2,382 1,935 1,822 1,833 2,157 1,820 1,876 1,755 

Transportation ............................................. 9,498 10,972 9,518 11,301 8,845 9,491 9,921 12,596 10,549 8,646 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................. 4,268 4,996 3,347 5,681 3,964 3,897 4,768 6,082 5,490 3,529 

Gasoline and motor oil .............................. 1,966 2,312 1,922 2,094 1,742 1,914 1,658 2,157 1,769 1,755 

Other vehicle expenses ............................ 2,658 3,029 3,296 2,587 2,542 2,813 2,427 3,239 2,911 2,573 

Public transportation ................................. 606 635 953 939 596 867 1,069 1,119 380 789 

Healthcare .................................................. 2,602 2,275 2,773 3,038 2,693 2,910 2,600 3,397 2,890 2,724 

Entertainment ............................................. 2,636 2,719 2,938 2,653 3,057 3,002 3,126 3,420 2,355 3,227 

Personal care products and services .......... 621 798 664 805 578 625 772 615 666 636 

Reading ...................................................... 153 158 212 192 188 214 128 218 132 144 

Education .................................................... 1,039 960 1,107 1,245 1,200 1,217 1,320 842 739 1,573 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies .... 239 179 143 136 344 236 241 440 373 308 

Miscellaneous ............................................. 910 848 1,014 940 1,303 1,004 861 1,227 786 1,010 

Cash contributions ...................................... 1,576 1,272 1,607 2,520 1,775 2,070 1,112 1,853 1,662 1,624 

Personal insurance and pensions ............... 5,451 5,736 7,538 6,507 5,565 6,256 6,746 7,187 5,243 5,689 

Life and other personal insurance ............ 343 298 336 423 367 346 520 581 400 240 

Pensions and Social Security ................... 5,108 5,438 7,202 6,084 5,198 5,910 6,226 6,606 4,843 5,449