Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 

2022

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Two or more people

Item Aggregate One

person

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 134,090 41,574 92,516 43,906 19,141 16,116 13,353 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................ 100.0 31.0 69.0 32.7 14.3 12.0 10.0 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $94,003 $47,022 $115,116 $99,957 $120,061 $139,902 $127,954 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 83,195 41,194 102,069 87,374 105,568 123,025 120,079 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 52.1 56.4 50.2 55.5 48.4 44.0 42.6 

 Average number in consumer unit:

 People............................................................................ 2.4 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.7 

 Children under 18.......................................................... .6 n.a. .8 .1 .6 1.5 2.7 

 Adults 65 and older........................................................ .4 .4 .4 .7 .3 .1 .2 

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.3 .6 1.6 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.3 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 1.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 

Percent distribution:

 Reference person:

 Men................................................................................ 49 47 50 51 47 51 46 

 Women .......................................................................... 51 53 50 49 53 49 54 

 Housing tenure:

 Homeowner ................................................................... 65 51 71 72 70 74 70 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 38 21 46 37 49 59 52 

 Without mortgage....................................................... 27 30 26 35 21 14 18 

 Renter............................................................................ 35 49 29 28 30 26 30 

 Race of reference person:

 Black or African-American............................................. 13 15 12 10 16 13 13 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including

 Black or African-American.......................................... 87 85 88 90 84 87 87 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

 Hispanic or Latino.......................................................... 15 10 17 11 17 19 32 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 85 90 83 89 83 81 68 

 Education of reference person:

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

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 29 28 27 29 25 30 

 College........................................................................... 69 69 69 71 68 73 61 

 Never attended and other.............................................. ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased............................... 89 78 94 94 92 95 96 

Annual aggregate expenditures........................................... $9,782,862 18.8 81.2 34.3 16.9 16.9 13.1 

 Food.................................................................................. 1,251,954 17.2 82.8 32.6 17.3 17.8 15.0 

 Food at home ................................................................ 764,242 17.3 82.7 32.2 17.5 18.0 15.0 

 Cereals and bakery products ..................................... 95,405 16.9 83.1 31.2 17.7 18.5 15.8 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................... 28,807 15.6 84.4 30.0 18.0 19.3 17.1 

 Bakery products ...................................................... 66,598 17.4 82.6 31.7 17.5 18.1 15.3 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................... 162,883 16.8 83.2 32.0 18.2 17.3 15.7 

 Beef......................................................................... 42,539 15.8 84.2 33.1 18.8 16.7 15.6 

 Pork ......................................................................... 33,024 15.6 84.4 30.9 19.7 18.2 15.7 

 Other meats ............................................................ 22,444 15.9 84.1 34.1 16.9 17.4 15.7 

 Poultry ..................................................................... 28,755 17.9 82.1 30.0 18.0 18.4 15.8 

 Fish and seafood..................................................... 24,469 ( 3 ) 81.1 32.2 16.8 16.0 16.2 

 Eggs ........................................................................ 11,652 18.5 81.5 31.8 18.0 16.9 14.8 

 Dairy products ............................................................ 71,295 17.6 82.4 32.4 17.6 17.8 14.6 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 22,541 17.4 82.6 30.8 17.8 18.8 15.2 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 48,754 17.7 82.3 33.2 17.5 17.4 14.3 

 Fruits and vegetables................................................. 147,321 17.3 82.7 32.1 16.8 18.7 15.0 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 54,448 16.6 83.4 31.9 17.0 18.3 16.2 

 Fresh vegetables..................................................... 47,210 18.3 81.7 32.5 16.6 19.2 13.4 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 19,288 17.3 82.7 31.4 16.7 18.2 16.4 

 Processed vegetables............................................. 26,375 17.1 82.9 32.4 17.0 19.1 14.4 

 Other food at home .................................................... 287,338 17.7 82.3 32.5 17.3 17.9 14.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 

2022 — Continued

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Two or more people

Item Aggregate One

person

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

 Sugar and other sweets .......................................... 26,427 17.0 83.0 33.8 17.2 17.6 14.4 

 Fats and oils............................................................ 21,038 16.2 83.8 32.7 16.0 18.7 16.3 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 149,686 17.9 82.1 31.9 17.9 18.3 14.0 

 Nonalcoholic beverages.......................................... 78,246 18.2 81.8 32.3 17.0 17.0 15.5 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town

 trips ...................................................................... 11,941 16.4 83.6 38.5 15.9 16.9 12.3 

 Food away from home................................................... 487,712 17.0 83.0 33.4 17.1 17.6 15.0 

 Alcoholic beverages.......................................................... 78,159 23.6 76.4 40.1 15.0 14.1 7.2 

 Housing............................................................................. 3,258,013 22.3 77.7 33.0 16.1 15.9 12.6 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 1,945,236 24.7 75.3 32.8 15.6 14.9 12.0 

 Owned dwellings ........................................................ 1,103,524 18.4 81.6 33.9 16.9 17.5 13.3 

 Mortgage interest and charges ............................... 415,786 14.2 85.8 29.8 18.5 21.2 16.3 

 Property taxes ......................................................... 344,551 19.3 80.7 34.9 17.1 16.8 12.0 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other

 expenses.............................................................. 343,187 22.5 77.5 38.1 14.7 13.6 11.1 

 Rented dwellings ........................................................ 669,166 37.0 63.0 29.2 13.1 10.4 10.4 

 Other lodging.............................................................. 172,546 17.4 82.6 39.4 17.5 16.2 9.4 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 609,999 19.5 80.5 33.7 17.1 15.5 14.2 

 Natural gas ................................................................. 71,739 21.4 78.6 33.2 16.7 14.6 14.1 

 Electricity .................................................................... 225,710 20.8 79.2 34.1 16.7 14.9 13.5 

 Fuel oil and other fuels............................................... 21,506 16.4 83.6 38.3 18.8 11.7 ( 3 ) 

 Telephone services .................................................... 191,929 17.8 82.2 33.0 17.8 16.7 14.7 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

 cards .................................................................... 19,716 29.1 70.9 39.2 14.4 9.7 7.6 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 172,214 16.5 83.5 32.3 18.2 17.5 15.5 

 Water and other public services................................. 99,115 19.3 80.7 33.3 16.6 16.0 14.7 

 Household operations ................................................... 247,981 17.6 82.4 29.1 18.5 21.4 13.4 

 Personal services ....................................................... 65,450 ( 3 ) 94.5 8.3 24.7 39.8 21.7 

 Other household expenses ........................................ 182,531 22.0 78.0 36.6 16.3 14.7 10.4 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 105,461 19.6 80.4 35.7 17.6 15.2 12.0 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 22,757 18.4 81.6 34.1 18.7 14.2 14.6 

 Other household products.......................................... 65,552 19.5 80.5 35.6 18.2 15.0 11.7 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 17,151 21.5 78.5 38.0 13.5 17.2 9.9 

 Household furnishings and equipment.......................... 349,336 17.8 82.2 35.2 15.1 18.6 13.2 

 Household textiles ...................................................... 18,516 18.9 81.1 33.5 18.2 13.9 ( 3 ) 

 Furniture ..................................................................... 100,050 14.7 85.3 38.2 13.4 20.1 13.5 

 Floor coverings........................................................... 4,504 16.8 83.2 35.2 20.1 ( 3 ) 8.6 

 Major appliances ........................................................ 54,687 15.6 84.4 34.7 15.7 20.0 13.9 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous

 housewares............................................................. 19,045 23.1 76.9 36.2 14.1 12.8 13.8 

 Miscellaneous household equipment......................... 152,534 19.9 80.1 33.5 15.7 18.4 12.5 

 Apparel and services ........................................................ 260,599 14.9 85.1 30.1 15.7 22.3 16.9 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 60,825 11.1 88.9 27.2 15.7 24.3 21.7 

 Men, 16 and over ....................................................... 46,479 14.3 85.7 33.4 17.0 20.2 15.1 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 14,346 ( 3 ) 99.3 7.0 ( 3 ) 37.7 43.0 

 Women and girls............................................................ 98,514 16.5 83.5 33.3 15.1 20.5 14.7 

 Women, 16 and over.................................................. 86,260 18.5 81.5 37.0 15.5 16.8 12.3 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................... 12,255 ( 3 ) 97.8 ( 3 ) 12.3 46.9 31.4 

 Children under 2 ............................................................ 9,903 ( 3 ) 96.4 43.2 30.5 33.2 29.5 

 Footwear........................................................................ 53,423 18.2 81.8 27.8 14.8 20.8 18.3 

 Other apparel products and services ............................ 37,934 15.3 84.7 37.0 14.7 ( 3 ) 10.1 

 Transportation................................................................... 1,648,616 16.3 83.7 33.2 18.5 18.3 13.7 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)...................................... 602,859 14.5 85.5 31.2 20.2 21.0 13.1 

 Cars and trucks, new.................................................. 294,368 15.0 85.0 33.6 19.9 21.5 ( 3 ) 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 300,222 13.8 86.2 28.8 20.6 20.5 16.3 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 8,269 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 31.5 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 418,327 15.8 84.2 33.0 18.0 17.2 16.0 

 Other vehicle expenses................................................. 514,121 18.0 82.0 35.1 17.4 16.3 13.1 

 Vehicle finance charges ............................................. 39,501 12.8 87.2 31.9 19.9 19.0 16.4 

 Maintenance and repairs............................................ 155,554 19.0 81.0 37.0 16.8 14.0 13.3 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

 charges.................................................................... 105,564 18.3 81.7 35.2 17.5 18.6 10.5 

 Vehicle insurance....................................................... 213,503 18.2 81.8 34.4 17.4 16.3 13.6 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 113,309 20.3 79.7 35.4 15.8 17.4 11.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 

2022 — Continued

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Two or more people

Item Aggregate One

person

Total Two

people

Three

people

Four

people

Five or

more

people

 Healthcare......................................................................... 784,461 20.0 80.0 38.5 16.3 15.0 10.3 

 Health insurance............................................................ 515,341 19.6 80.4 39.9 17.0 13.3 10.1 

 Medical services ............................................................ 158,696 20.9 79.1 33.9 15.2 17.7 12.3 

 Drugs ............................................................................. 82,408 20.0 80.0 37.6 13.9 ( 3 ) 7.6 

 Medical supplies ............................................................ 28,016 20.7 79.3 40.7 15.5 14.1 9.0 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 463,625 17.1 82.9 36.3 16.9 16.8 12.9 

 Fees and admissions..................................................... 111,620 14.3 85.7 31.4 15.7 23.5 15.1 

 Audio and visual equipment and services..................... 136,793 24.5 75.5 33.8 16.1 14.6 11.1 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ........... 121,681 17.6 82.4 37.5 17.9 15.5 11.5 

 Pets ............................................................................ 99,286 18.3 81.7 39.8 17.5 13.4 10.9 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment................ 22,395 14.3 85.7 27.3 19.5 25.0 13.9 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

 services ...................................................................... 93,530 9.3 90.7 ( 3 ) 18.0 13.7 ( 3 ) 

 Personal care products and services ............................... 116,121 19.5 80.5 34.5 16.5 15.9 13.6 

 Reading............................................................................. 15,644 26.8 73.2 37.4 13.6 13.7 8.5 

 Education.......................................................................... 179,063 16.5 83.5 27.8 20.0 19.2 16.5 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......................... 49,790 22.9 77.1 35.2 18.0 11.9 11.9 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................... 135,227 21.8 78.2 37.2 16.8 12.9 11.3 

 Cash contributions ............................................................ 369,374 19.6 80.4 49.5 10.8 10.7 9.3 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 1,172,216 14.0 86.0 33.7 18.9 19.7 13.7 

 Life and other personal insurance................................. 69,620 13.2 86.8 40.9 17.5 17.1 11.3 

 Pensions and Social Security........................................ 1,102,596 14.1 85.9 33.2 19.0 19.8 13.8 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $12,604,933 15.5 84.5 34.8 18.2 17.9 13.6 

 Wages and salaries ....................................................... 9,818,116 13.1 86.9 32.0 19.7 20.2 15.0 

 Self-employment income............................................... 863,769 12.5 87.5 34.6 18.4 18.2 16.3 

 Social Security, private and government

 retirement ................................................................... 1,396,199 30.6 69.4 52.2 10.1 3.8 3.4 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other

 property income.......................................................... 307,597 23.8 76.2 53.3 8.0 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income,

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program

 (SNAP) ....................................................................... 83,294 22.5 77.5 18.8 16.9 18.1 23.8 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation,

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for

 support........................................................................ 89,571 23.6 76.4 34.2 20.7 ( 3 ) 8.1 

 Other income ................................................................. 46,387 45.2 54.8 30.2 9.5 9.6 ( 3 ) 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values).............. 1,449,337 16.7 83.3 38.1 19.1 18.8 7.3 

 Federal income taxes .................................................... 1,068,402 17.8 82.2 39.4 19.3 18.4 ( 3 ) 

 Stimulus payment (through Q20221) ............................ ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 369,717 13.7 86.3 34.4 18.8 19.7 13.4 

 Other taxes .................................................................... 11,217 17.3 82.7 38.8 16.8 ( 3 ) 7.9 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 11,155,596 15.4 84.6 34.4 18.1 17.8 14.4 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands.

2

 Value is too small to display.

3

 Data are suppressed due to the Relative Standard Error (RSE) being equal to or greater than 25 percent. See www.bls.gov/cex/tables-getting-started-guide.htm for more information.

4

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

5

 No data reported.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2023