Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2010-2011

Item

All

consumer

units

Outside

urban

area

Urban consumer units

Total

Less

than

100,000

100,000

to

249,999

250,000

to

999,999

1,000,000

to

2,499,999

2,500,000

to

4,999,999

5,000,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 121,697 24,496 97,201 18,063 9,573 20,339 15,730 17,231 16,264 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ..................................... $63,086 $57,644 $64,457 $49,251 $57,495 $60,023 $68,571 $77,123 $73,592 

Income after taxes ........................................ 61,195 56,046 62,493 48,266 56,387 58,518 66,225 73,713 71,359 

Age of reference person ................................ 49.6 53.5 48.6 49.1 48.5 48.1 48.8 47.5 49.6 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 

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

Persons 65 and older ................................... .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

Earners ........................................................ 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 

Vehicles ....................................................... 1.9 2.5 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.4 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................. 47 46 47 44 45 48 49 49 46 

Female ......................................................... 53 54 53 56 55 52 51 51 54 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 65 83 61 61 62 63 62 61 56 

With mortgage ............................................ 40 44 40 34 41 41 44 43 36 

Without mortgage ....................................... 25 40 21 27 21 22 18 17 20 

Renter .......................................................... 35 17 39 39 38 37 38 39 44 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ........................... 12 6 14 12 10 13 15 17 16 

White, Asian, and all other races ................. 88 94 86 88 90 87 85 83 84 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 12 4 14 13 10 10 12 20 21 

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 88 96 86 87 90 90 88 80 79 

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ........................................ 34 42 32 37 37 32 31 28 30 

College ......................................................... 61 52 63 57 60 65 66 67 64 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............ 88 95 86 86 87 89 90 87 76 

Average annual expenditures .......................... $48,926 $46,306 $49,587 $39,441 $44,372 $48,560 $51,695 $57,152 $55,060 

Food ............................................................... 6,294 5,985 6,372 5,377 5,713 6,538 6,589 6,863 6,883 

Food at home ............................................... 3,731 3,762 3,724 3,307 3,511 3,906 3,765 3,879 3,870 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 516 534 512 448 471 545 521 530 536 

Cereals and cereal products .................... 170 169 170 147 145 179 175 178 185 

Bakery products ....................................... 346 365 342 301 325 366 346 352 351 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 808 803 810 704 728 849 792 845 900 

Beef .......................................................... 220 232 217 204 213 250 202 209 216 

Pork .......................................................... 155 178 150 137 137 159 154 154 151 

Other meats ............................................. 120 130 117 107 111 113 117 122 133 

Poultry ...................................................... 146 134 149 119 127 153 145 162 181 

Fish and seafood ..................................... 119 85 127 94 93 127 128 147 162 

Eggs ......................................................... 48 45 49 44 46 47 47 52 56 

Dairy products ............................................ 394 420 387 352 382 410 389 391 394 

Fresh milk and cream .............................. 145 157 142 134 132 150 142 142 149 

Other dairy products ................................ 248 262 245 218 250 260 248 249 245 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 697 628 715 600 620 733 699 781 813 

Fresh fruits ............................................... 240 202 249 199 206 252 250 287 284 

Fresh vegetables ..................................... 217 193 224 185 191 227 213 246 265 

Processed fruits ....................................... 114 105 116 98 102 122 114 121 135 

Processed vegetables .............................. 126 127 125 119 120 131 123 127 129 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Outside

urban

area

Urban consumer units

Total

Less

than

100,000

100,000

to

249,999

250,000

to

999,999

1,000,000

to

2,499,999

2,500,000

to

4,999,999

5,000,000

and

more

Other food at home .................................... $1,316 $1,377 $1,300 $1,203 $1,311 $1,369 $1,362 $1,331 $1,227 

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 138 150 135 130 133 151 144 127 124 

Fats and oils ............................................. 106 114 104 97 103 109 103 106 106 

Miscellaneous foods ................................ 679 702 673 616 705 713 714 695 607 

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 347 367 342 321 332 352 357 342 346 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ..................................... 45 46 45 38 38 43 45 61 44 

Food away from home ................................. 2,562 2,222 2,648 2,070 2,202 2,633 2,824 2,985 3,013 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 434 364 452 323 349 417 530 548 512 

Housing .......................................................... 16,687 14,148 17,327 12,687 15,182 16,087 18,021 20,285 21,488

Shelter .......................................................... 9,819 7,141 10,493 6,773 8,771 9,253 10,930 12,700 14,430 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 6,212 5,626 6,360 4,050 5,528 5,769 6,853 7,700 8,257 

Mortgage interest and charges ................ 3,267 2,897 3,360 2,153 2,970 3,080 3,868 4,258 3,840 

Property taxes .......................................... 1,829 1,618 1,882 1,090 1,623 1,585 1,761 2,210 3,058 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,116 1,111 1,117 808 935 1,104 1,225 1,231 1,359 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 2,965 999 3,460 2,234 2,721 2,888 3,373 4,135 5,343 

Other lodging ............................................. 642 516 673 489 521 595 705 865 830 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............... 3,693 3,889 3,644 3,358 3,551 3,528 3,638 3,962 3,831 

Natural gas ................................................. 430 234 479 328 396 427 518 507 694 

Electricity .................................................... 1,418 1,713 1,343 1,378 1,310 1,331 1,339 1,459 1,222 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 149 373 92 78 124 78 30 78 180 

Telephone services .................................... 1,202 1,214 1,199 1,041 1,209 1,144 1,178 1,329 1,321 

Water and other public services ................. 495 355 530 534 511 548 572 590 413 

Household operations .................................. 1,074 825 1,137 777 963 1,055 1,250 1,427 1,324 

Personal services ....................................... 369 210 409 245 316 356 493 520 515 

Other household expenses ........................ 705 615 728 533 648 699 757 907 808 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 613 740 581 513 557 589 619 616 585 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .................. 148 166 143 148 144 127 141 143 156 

Other household products .......................... 334 426 311 247 291 336 343 328 313 

Postage and stationery .............................. 131 147 127 117 122 126 135 145 115 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,487 1,552 1,471 1,265 1,340 1,663 1,584 1,579 1,319 

Household textiles ...................................... 106 112 104 86 118 109 123 103 94 

Furniture ..................................................... 351 305 362 302 301 409 384 400 344 

Floor coverings .......................................... 28 22 29 27 20 39 32 29 25 

Major appliances ........................................ 202 232 194 183 229 209 213 184 159 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 98 119 93 76 89 95 111 101 83 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 703 762 689 592 582 801 722 762 614 

Apparel and services ..................................... 1,720 1,412 1,798 1,298 1,538 1,699 1,858 1,969 2,360 

Men and boys .............................................. 393 341 406 296 379 356 436 441 531 

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 314 273 325 212 314 284 363 358 427 

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 79 68 81 84 65 72 73 83 104 

Women and girls .......................................... 693 599 716 528 591 735 770 780 845 

Women, 16 and over .................................. 583 496 605 429 505 611 670 659 720 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 110 103 112 99 87 124 100 121 125 

Children under 2 .......................................... 79 59 84 72 84 81 91 95 85 

Footwear ...................................................... 312 265 324 235 283 289 321 377 429 

Other apparel products and services ........... 243 147 268 167 200 238 239 275 469 

Transportation ................................................ 7,987 8,842 7,771 6,897 7,434 7,732 8,092 8,710 7,672 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 2,629 3,045 2,524 2,463 2,706 2,539 2,745 2,744 2,019 

Cars and trucks, new ................................. 1,242 1,333 1,220 1,144 1,133 1,173 1,375 1,236 1,245 

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,329 1,629 1,253 1,226 1,506 1,305 1,360 1,447 759 

Other vehicles ............................................ 58 83 51 93 267 61 210 61 214 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,395 2,948 2,255 2,179 2,211 2,270 2,271 2,484 2,090 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Outside

urban

area

Urban consumer units

Total

Less

than

100,000

100,000

to

249,999

250,000

to

999,999

1,000,000

to

2,499,999

2,500,000

to

4,999,999

5,000,000

and

more

Other vehicle expenses ............................... $2,459 $2,567 $2,431 $1,985 $2,152 $2,459 $2,528 $2,751 $2,619 

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 238 278 228 228 240 248 240 245 165 

Maintenance and repairs ........................... 796 860 780 662 734 809 863 862 736 

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 997 1,107 969 836 809 1,008 1,001 1,044 1,044 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .................................................... 428 322 455 259 369 394 424 600 674 

Public and other transportation .................... 504 283 560 271 365 466 548 731 943 

Health care ..................................................... 3,235 3,729 3,111 2,875 3,153 3,275 3,147 3,225 2,989 

Health insurance .......................................... 1,877 2,186 1,799 1,647 1,935 1,856 1,831 1,892 1,685 

Medical services .......................................... 745 782 736 642 679 801 693 773 794 

Drugs ........................................................... 487 624 453 448 416 503 482 435 408 

Medical supplies .......................................... 127 137 124 137 123 116 141 125 102 

Entertainment ................................................. 2,547 2,758 2,494 2,060 2,281 2,562 2,677 2,858 2,457 

Fees and admissions ................................... 588 423 629 407 489 674 664 792 697 

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 972 944 979 889 986 980 1,037 1,001 995 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................. 618 910 545 464 506 569 640 589 487 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 369 481 341 299 300 339 337 475 279 

Personal care products and services ............. 608 529 628 487 536 648 661 742 663 

Reading .......................................................... 108 101 109 94 95 121 105 125 105 

Education ....................................................... 1,063 651 1,166 733 873 1,131 1,172 1,405 1,605 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 356 501 320 376 406 329 321 306 210 

Miscellaneous ................................................ 812 875 796 642 627 805 930 943 767 

Cash contributions ......................................... 1,677 1,602 1,696 1,523 1,574 1,817 1,765 2,009 1,412 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 5,398 4,811 5,546 4,069 4,610 5,397 5,827 7,166 5,937 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 318 384 301 246 282 304 349 317 305 

Pensions and Social Security ...................... 5,081 4,427 5,245 3,823 4,329 5,093 5,478 6,849 5,632 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes ........................... 63,086 57,644 64,457 49,251 57,495 60,023 68,571 77,123 73,592 

Wages and salaries ..................................... 49,687 41,831 51,667 37,159 46,208 47,528 53,723 64,010 61,105 

Self-employment income ............................. 3,046 3,220 3,002 1,892 1,283 2,584 4,642 3,972 3,153 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,412 9,811 6,807 7,564 7,213 6,999 7,149 5,780 6,245 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ......................................... 1,232 1,254 1,226 822 998 1,197 1,345 1,604 1,330 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ....................................... 606 732 575 599 582 473 656 568 599 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 513 410 539 656 644 504 540 433 501 

Regular contributions for support ................. 386 255 419 362 282 508 331 524 424 

Other income ............................................... 205 131 224 197 286 231 185 232 237 

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 1,891 1,598 1,965 985 1,108 1,505 2,346 3,409 2,234 

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,254 940 1,333 548 692 830 1,640 2,590 1,579 

State and local income taxes ....................... 494 458 503 324 353 425 643 644 602 

Other taxes .................................................. 143 200 129 112 63 250 62 175 53 

Income after taxes ......................................... 61,195 56,046 62,493 48,266 56,387 58,518 66,225 73,713 71,359 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2010-2011 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Outside

urban

area

Urban consumer units

Total

Less

than

100,000

100,000

to

249,999

250,000

to

999,999

1,000,000

to

2,499,999

2,500,000

to

4,999,999

5,000,000

and

more

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $2,509 - $2,711 - $2,458 $3,699 - $2,686 - $2,123 - $6,364 - $4,432 - $3,712 

Net change in total assets ............................ 6,172 3,486 6,849 8,447 3,579 5,422 6,832 8,776 6,762 

Net change in total liabilities ........................ 8,682 6,197 9,308 4,749 6,265 7,545 13,195 13,208 10,474 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 643 587 657 376 802 536 678 1,066 580 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,011 -1,953 -2,026 -1,340 -1,779 -1,956 -2,219 -2,388 -2,446 

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 153,115 158,483 151,762 96,994 121,454 134,904 142,278 189,632 220,555 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 849 815 858 598 740 797 864 1,020 1,114 

Gifts of goods and services ............................ 1,037 1,051 1,034 775 940 1,069 1,113 1,162 1,117 

Food ............................................................. 86 85 87 61 49 101 106 104 83 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 16 14 16 9 12 19 22 16 15 

Housing ........................................................ 197 210 194 156 176 208 213 229 172 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 25 26 25 18 21 26 30 29 23 

Household textiles ...................................... 10 12 9 7 13 7 15 8 7 

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 20 18 21 13 15 22 30 28 13 

Major appliances ...................................... 6 5 6 7 5 6 3 10 6 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 14 13 14 6 10 16 27 18 7 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 46 47 46 35 40 53 51 50 44 

Other housing ............................................ 96 107 94 83 88 100 87 114 85 

Apparel and services ................................... 209 177 217 166 190 231 227 197 279 

Males, 2 and over ...................................... 51 45 53 39 55 67 38 54 64 

Females, 2 and over .................................. 76 68 78 56 59 77 99 60 109 

Children under 2 ........................................ 35 25 37 31 38 37 44 36 38 

Other apparel products and services ......... 47 39 49 40 39 51 46 47 68 

Jewelry and watches ................................ 18 16 18 8 17 21 13 22 26 

All other apparel products and services ... 30 23 31 32 22 30 33 25 42 

Transportation .............................................. 88 89 87 91 58 97 105 92 64 

Health care ................................................... 26 21 27 38 13 37 19 20 26 

Entertainment ............................................... 97 125 90 63 94 100 101 104 79 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 32 35 31 20 37 30 38 34 32 

Other entertainment ................................... 65 90 59 43 57 70 63 70 48 

Personal care products and services ........... 14 17 13 7 14 21 9 17 9 

Reading ........................................................ 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 

Education ..................................................... 218 211 220 132 233 184 234 259 301 

All other gifts ................................................ 86 100 82 50 98 70 76 123 87 

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5. 2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2012