Table 3024. Selected southern metropolitan statistical areas: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2015-2016

Item

All consumer

units in the 

South

Washington

D.C. Baltimore Atlanta Miami DallasFort Worth Houston Tampa

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 49,426 2,037 979 1,915 2,076 2,621 2,367 1,066

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $64,798 $113,770 $95,735 $80,999 $75,109 $82,069 $74,717 $62,529

Age of reference person ................................. 50.7 50.0 51.5 46.7 54.7 47.0 47.8 53.9

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.3

Children under 18 ......................................... .6 .5 .7 .7 .4 .6 .8 .4

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

Earners ......................................................... 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.1

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.6

Percent homeowner ....................................... 65 64 70 61 59 58 60 65

Average annual expenditures ........................... $52,312 $74,903 $69,126 $58,282 $56,701 $62,188 $64,045 $51,427

Food ............................................................... 6,670 8,118 8,344 5,927 6,938 7,372 9,188 6,472

Food at home ............................................... 3,776 4,289 4,443 3,423 4,121 3,921 4,493 3,748

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 483 530 593 406 559 486 533 536

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 866 915 926 910 1,059 827 1,155 760

Dairy products ............................................ 363 446 432 295 381 365 356 363

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 700 917 865 636 884 773 916 714

Other food at home .................................... 1,363 1,481 1,627 1,176 1,238 1,470 1,534 1,376

Food away from home .................................. 2,894 3,829 3,901 2,504 2,816 3,450 4,694 2,724

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 404 674 654 299 511 349 565 425

Housing .......................................................... 16,745 26,657 23,743 19,951 20,684 21,295 20,559 17,372

Shelter .......................................................... 9,201 17,821 15,061 11,541 13,664 12,209 11,693 9,779

Owned dwellings ........................................ 5,319 10,715 9,970 6,597 6,890 6,221 6,731 5,464

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,183 5,283 3,836 4,051 5,568 5,334 4,346 3,831

Other lodging .............................................. 699 1,823 1,255 894 1,207 654 616 484

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,943 4,138 4,239 4,453 3,722 4,430 4,342 3,860

Household operations .................................. 1,247 2,007 1,953 1,619 1,606 1,577 1,483 1,743

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 654 657 669 486 642 693 818 617

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,700 2,035 1,821 1,852 1,050 2,386 2,224 1,374

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,683 2,516 1,806 1,909 3,172 2,085 2,715 1,571

Transportation ................................................ 9,431 9,629 11,610 10,917 8,093 9,821 13,136 9,206

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 4,338 3,572 5,310 5,265 11,815 3,841 6,001 3,814

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,032 1,907 2,154 2,464 2,113 2,292 2,278 1,812

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,618 2,796 3,459 2,670 3,244 3,111 4,225 3,148

Public and other transportation .................... 442 1,354 686 518 921 577 632 433

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,269 5,435 4,770 4,001 3,732 4,826 4,054 4,458

Entertainment ................................................. 2,670 3,192 3,017 3,082 2,049 3,320 2,942 2,306

Personal care products and services ............. 629 864 877 578 637 794 981 741

Reading .......................................................... 93 222 217 87 50 134 107 53

Education ....................................................... 999 1,872 1,304 1,315 501 995 799 668

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 361 237 231 250 176 337 278 303

Miscellaneous ................................................. 702 1,290 894 588 489 1,028 712 433

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,796 3,544 1,741 1,678 1,213 1,608 1,470 832

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 5,861 10,652 9,917 7,699 8,455 8,226 6,537 6,585

Life and other personal insurance ................ 295 581 465 177 176 404 201 169

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 5,567 10,071 9,452 7,522 8,279 7,822 6,337 6,416

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2017