Table 3023. Selected southern metropolitan statistical areas: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012

Item

All consumer

units in the

South

Washington,

D.C. Baltimore Atlanta Miami DallasFort Worth Houston

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 45,620 2,168 973 2,348 1,647 2,510 2,130

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $59,511 $111,926 $96,902 $71,163 $58,889 $70,990 $73,523

Age of reference person ................................. 50.2 49.0 51.1 48.0 52.1 47.0 45.2

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.9

Children under 18 ......................................... .6 .6 .7 .7 .5 .8 .9

Persons 65 and older ................................... .3 .3 .3 .2 .4 .3 .2

Earners ......................................................... 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.8 1.9

Percent homeowner ....................................... 67 70 72 67 56 61 65

Average annual expenditures ........................... $46,743 $77,943 $62,262 $51,935 $40,595 $57,144 $58,231

Food ............................................................... 6,069 9,040 7,904 6,068 5,548 7,150 7,272

Food at home ............................................... 3,579 4,778 4,382 3,657 3,504 4,141 3,939

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 483 637 666 501 490 569 530

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 825 1,048 948 837 912 980 864

Dairy products ............................................ 370 486 412 347 369 416 371

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 625 956 789 735 727 735 744

Other food at home .................................... 1,276 1,651 1,567 1,237 1,007 1,442 1,431

Food away from home .................................. 2,489 4,262 3,522 2,411 2,044 3,009 3,333

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 380 792 557 412 293 447 474

Housing .......................................................... 15,126 27,475 21,031 18,043 15,592 18,810 18,547

Shelter .......................................................... 8,205 17,603 12,858 10,179 10,320 10,565 10,244

Owned dwellings ........................................ 5,128 11,510 8,584 6,575 5,160 6,334 6,787

Rented dwellings ........................................ 2,562 4,396 3,409 3,032 4,765 3,728 2,816

Other lodging .............................................. 515 1,697 865 571 395 504 641

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,799 4,413 4,307 4,283 3,316 4,364 4,318

Household operations .................................. 999 2,238 1,344 1,199 593 1,429 1,328

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 588 788 860 549 543 716 594

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,535 2,433 1,661 1,832 819 1,735 2,063

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,639 2,932 1,892 1,841 1,150 2,474 2,279

Transportation ................................................ 8,679 11,656 8,532 8,769 6,883 10,653 11,811

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,080 3,890 12,155 3,061 11,542 4,087 4,356

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,829 2,983 2,921 3,025 2,523 3,189 3,542

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,417 3,530 2,813 2,122 2,387 2,939 3,314

Public and other transportation .................... 353 1,253 643 561 431 439 600

Health care ..................................................... 3,198 4,584 3,706 2,957 2,149 3,690 3,187

Entertainment ................................................. 2,379 3,586 3,043 2,273 1,442 3,025 2,892

Personal care products and services ............. 617 1,027 798 640 567 799 838

Reading .......................................................... 85 195 156 86 37 104 113

Education ....................................................... 767 1,855 2,494 1,564 378 784 819

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 378 291 159 152 204 382 377

Miscellaneous ................................................. 663 1,448 588 666 539 488 989

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,657 2,512 2,100 1,968 714 1,947 2,120

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 5,107 10,548 9,303 6,498 5,100 6,390 6,514

Life and other personal insurance ................ 351 866 526 336 235 351 582

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 4,756 9,682 8,777 6,163 4,865 6,039 5,931

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2013