Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2016

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Outside

urban

area

Urban consumer units

All urban

consumer

units

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) ......... 129,549 24,394 105,156 14,780 8,310 28,462 16,393 15,633 21,578

Percent distribution of consumer units ............... 100.0 18.8 81.2 11.4 6.4 22.0 12.7 12.1 16.7

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ......................................... $74,664 $73,440 $74,948 $56,280 $57,585 $70,656 $77,002 $95,813 $83,409

Income after taxes ............................................ 64,175 62,954 64,459 50,619 51,464 61,183 65,833 80,040 70,931

Age of reference person ................................... 50.9 55.0 50.0 50.5 50.1 50.0 49.4 48.7 51.0

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5

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

Adults 65 and older ........................................ .4 .5 .3 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3

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

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 2.5 1.7 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.4

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 47 47 47 45 46 47 49 48 48

Women ........................................................... 53 53 53 55 54 53 51 52 52

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 62 82 58 60 56 61 60 58 52

With mortgage .............................................. 36 38 35 33 32 37 38 38 31

Without mortgage ......................................... 27 44 23 27 23 24 21 20 21

Renter ............................................................ 38 18 42 40 44 39 40 42 48

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 5 15 8 17 16 15 17 16

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 95 85 92 83 84 85 83 84

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 4 15 12 20 9 14 15 25

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 96 85 88 80 91 86 85 75

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 3 4 3 4 3 1 2 2 5

High school (9-12) .......................................... 32 42 29 37 34 29 28 24 29

College ........................................................... 65 53 68 59 63 70 70 74 66

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 94 86 88 83 90 89 87 78

Annual aggregate expenditures ......................... $7,423,468 17.9 81.9 9.7 5.2 21.3 13.1 14.1 18.4

Food ................................................................. 932,575 17.6 81.1 11.0 5.7 20.9 13.2 13.7 16.7

Food at home ................................................. 524,199 19.0 79.8 11.6 5.6 20.8 12.5 13.3 15.9

Cereals and bakery products ....................... 67,893 18.6 80.0 11.9 5.9 20.8 12.7 12.7 16.0

Cereals and cereal products ...................... 22,235 17.2 81.6 11.0 5.9 21.4 13.3 12.3 17.7

Bakery products ......................................... 45,658 19.3 79.2 12.3 5.9 20.6 12.4 12.9 15.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................... 115,219 19.6 79.2 11.0 5.3 20.9 12.0 13.7 16.3

Beef ............................................................ 31,555 22.3 76.5 13.0 5.1 21.1 9.8 13.6 13.8

Pork ............................................................ 21,868 23.2 75.5 10.4 5.8 20.7 12.3 13.2 13.2

Other meats ............................................... 15,560 20.4 78.2 11.2 5.1 21.9 14.1 11.9 14.0

Poultry ........................................................ 22,205 17.2 81.7 10.3 5.2 20.7 13.1 12.2 20.3

Fish and seafood ........................................ 16,795 13.8 85.3 8.3 5.1 20.0 12.3 17.7 22.0

Eggs ........................................................... 7,235 15.7 82.9 12.3 6.7 20.4 12.0 14.5 16.9

Dairy products .............................................. 53,050 19.4 79.2 11.9 5.7 20.8 12.5 12.6 15.8

Fresh milk and cream ................................. 17,989 20.6 78.4 12.0 5.8 20.2 11.9 12.0 16.5

Other dairy products ................................... 35,060 18.9 79.6 11.8 5.6 21.1 12.7 12.9 15.5

Fruits and vegetables ................................... 101,357 17.5 81.3 10.3 5.6 20.5 12.9 14.4 17.6

Fresh fruits ................................................. 37,287 16.5 82.2 9.5 5.4 21.1 12.9 15.1 18.2

Fresh vegetables ........................................ 32,832 16.6 82.4 10.1 5.4 19.6 13.5 14.9 18.9

Processed fruits ......................................... 14,071 18.2 80.2 10.4 5.8 20.7 12.5 13.2 17.7

Processed vegetables ................................ 17,167 20.8 77.9 12.4 6.4 20.7 11.9 12.7 13.8

Other food at home ...................................... 186,681 19.4 79.4 12.5 5.7 21.1 12.5 13.0 14.7

Sugar and other sweets ............................. 19,142 19.8 78.9 13.9 5.6 21.0 11.6 12.8 14.0

Fats and oils ............................................... 14,419 20.6 78.2 11.4 5.5 21.0 11.9 11.6 16.8

Miscellaneous foods ................................... 95,075 18.4 80.3 12.7 5.7 21.0 13.1 13.2 14.5

Nonalcoholic beverages ............................. 50,908 21.2 77.6 11.9 5.9 21.2 11.6 12.4 14.6

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ....................................... 7,137 17.2 82.8 12.3 4.4 21.0 13.9 16.1 15.3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2016 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Outside

urban

area

Urban consumer units

All urban

consumer

units

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

Food away from home ................................... 408,376 15.9 82.8 10.2 5.8 21.0 14.1 14.2 17.6

Alcoholic beverages ......................................... 62,654 12.8 86.4 11.3 5.8 22.6 15.7 16.2 14.7

Housing ............................................................ 2,446,505 15.7 84.2 9.0 5.4 21.1 13.3 14.9 20.6

Shelter ............................................................ 1,441,630 13.5 86.5 8.2 5.0 20.7 13.5 16.1 23.1

Owned dwellings .......................................... 815,568 17.9 82.1 7.8 4.6 20.9 13.1 15.6 20.1

Mortgage interest and charges .................. 374,324 17.1 82.9 8.2 5.0 21.5 13.3 16.9 17.9

Property taxes ............................................ 255,122 17.4 82.6 6.7 3.9 19.8 12.1 14.7 25.4

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .................................................. 186,122 20.1 79.9 8.4 4.8 21.0 14.0 14.1 17.5

Rented dwellings .......................................... 522,688 6.1 93.9 8.6 5.8 20.5 14.1 16.8 28.1

Other lodging ................................................ 103,374 15.9 84.1 8.9 4.0 19.9 14.3 15.9 21.1

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................. 503,158 20.2 79.8 10.6 6.0 21.6 12.7 12.3 16.7

Natural gas ................................................... 45,935 10.7 89.3 9.4 3.2 24.2 14.0 16.2 22.3

Electricity ...................................................... 187,044 23.4 76.6 10.6 6.5 21.0 12.3 11.1 15.0

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................. 11,043 54.8 45.2 6.6 2.4 15.1 1.2 5.2 14.8

Telephone services ...................................... 185,387 18.9 81.1 10.4 5.8 21.6 12.7 12.6 18.0

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................. 39,814 23.2 76.8 10.1 4.5 19.5 11.7 12.1 18.9

Cellular phone service ................................ 145,573 17.8 82.2 10.4 6.2 22.1 13.0 12.7 17.8

Water and other public services ................... 73,749 16.1 83.9 12.5 7.1 22.4 14.4 13.1 14.5

Household operations .................................... 179,276 13.8 86.2 8.2 6.1 21.6 13.3 16.4 20.7

Personal services ......................................... 59,152 10.2 89.8 5.6 7.4 22.0 14.4 18.2 22.3

Other household expenses .......................... 120,124 15.5 84.4 9.5 5.5 21.4 12.7 15.5 19.9

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 85,507 20.5 78.4 11.2 5.8 22.2 11.9 11.8 15.6

Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................... 20,703 21.0 78.0 11.4 5.1 20.7 11.7 12.8 16.3

Other household products ............................ 47,039 21.2 77.7 10.9 6.5 23.2 11.4 11.5 14.2

Postage and stationery ................................ 17,765 18.1 81.0 11.4 5.0 21.2 13.3 11.5 18.6

Household furnishings and equipment ........... 236,934 19.9 79.8 11.0 5.5 21.6 13.3 13.0 15.3

Household textiles ........................................ 12,749 22.0 77.0 11.1 5.2 16.5 17.6 12.4 14.2

Furniture ....................................................... 59,565 14.9 85.1 11.0 5.5 24.9 13.5 12.9 17.2

Floor coverings ............................................. 2,631 12.3 87.7 9.1 4.1 18.9 12.9 12.3 30.4

Major appliances .......................................... 36,642 22.4 77.6 9.4 6.8 20.8 14.0 12.9 13.8

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ................................................ 15,946 19.6 79.7 11.3 5.9 21.5 13.9 10.8 16.2

Miscellaneous household equipment ........... 109,400 21.7 77.8 11.6 5.2 20.8 12.3 13.5 14.5

Apparel and services ........................................ 233,410 16.9 82.3 9.9 4.5 19.9 11.6 15.5 20.9

Men and boys ................................................. 55,245 19.6 79.4 9.1 5.3 20.0 11.5 13.9 19.7

Men, 16 and over ......................................... 41,828 19.7 79.5 8.5 5.5 19.5 11.8 13.9 20.3

Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................ 13,417 19.2 79.1 10.8 4.7 21.8 10.6 13.8 17.5

Women and girls ............................................ 86,076 16.6 82.7 11.9 4.3 20.6 11.9 16.1 17.8

Women, 16 and over .................................... 73,959 16.9 82.3 11.9 4.2 20.6 11.7 16.2 17.7

Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................. 12,117 14.7 85.0 12.0 5.3 20.4 13.2 15.5 18.6

Children under 2 ............................................. 8,583 15.6 82.8 12.1 8.3 22.9 12.8 15.0 11.7

Footwear ........................................................ 50,203 19.3 79.7 9.0 3.6 19.6 11.4 15.7 20.3

Other apparel products and services ............. 33,303 9.7 90.2 6.7 4.4 17.7 11.1 16.1 34.2

Transportation .................................................. 1,172,223 21.4 78.5 10.6 5.4 21.4 13.6 12.7 14.8

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ....................... 470,770 23.7 76.3 12.3 5.8 21.5 14.8 11.7 10.1

Cars and trucks, new ................................... 213,697 22.1 77.9 10.5 7.7 18.4 18.2 13.9 9.2

Cars and trucks, used .................................. 248,561 24.7 75.3 13.8 4.4 24.0 12.1 9.7 11.2

Other vehicles .............................................. 8,512 33.6 66.4 14.7 2 ( ) 28.1 37.6 14.8 31.1

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 247,294 22.8 77.2 10.9 5.6 21.2 11.7 12.0 15.7

Other vehicle expenses .................................. 373,486 20.2 79.7 9.2 5.1 21.8 13.0 13.2 17.4

Vehicle finance charges ............................... 29,248 23.6 76.4 11.4 6.7 19.9 14.7 11.4 12.4

Maintenance and repairs .............................. 109,983 21.3 78.6 10.4 5.3 22.7 12.5 13.7 14.0

Vehicle insurance ......................................... 148,766 23.0 76.7 9.2 5.7 21.2 12.2 11.7 16.8

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ...................................................... 85,488 12.6 87.4 7.0 3.3 22.4 14.4 15.7 24.6

Public and other transportation ...................... 80,673 9.5 90.5 5.6 3.3 19.8 15.4 18.6 27.8

Healthcare ........................................................ 597,428 21.1 78.9 10.2 5.2 23.2 12.4 12.1 15.8

Health insurance ............................................ 409,386 20.9 79.1 10.0 5.4 22.7 12.2 12.4 16.5

Medical services ............................................. 108,598 21.3 78.7 10.3 4.3 24.7 13.4 11.1 14.9

Drugs .............................................................. 59,925 22.9 76.8 11.5 4.9 24.5 12.1 10.7 13.1

Medical supplies ............................................. 19,518 18.4 81.4 10.5 6.5 20.9 12.2 14.7 16.6

Entertainment ................................................... 377,271 19.9 79.8 10.1 5.2 21.8 13.2 13.8 15.7

Fees and admissions ..................................... 88,223 11.5 88.4 7.9 3.9 23.2 15.0 18.5 20.0

Audio and visual equipment and services ...... 140,551 19.4 80.4 11.3 5.4 21.8 12.9 12.6 16.5

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................... 95,880 21.8 77.8 11.0 5.1 20.1 13.5 14.1 14.1

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2016 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Outside

urban

area

Urban consumer units

All urban

consumer

units

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

Pets .............................................................. 75,525 22.0 77.6 10.0 4.6 19.7 13.5 14.6 15.3

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .. 20,355 20.7 78.6 14.6 6.9 21.6 13.6 12.1 9.9

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ................................................. 52,617 31.8 67.4 9.1 7.2 22.5 10.2 8.8 9.6

Personal care products and services ............... 91,521 15.0 83.9 10.4 5.3 21.9 13.7 14.1 18.4

Reading ............................................................ 15,268 17.5 82.2 12.0 3.8 22.0 13.6 15.8 15.1

Education ......................................................... 172,129 12.1 87.9 8.5 5.8 22.1 16.1 15.0 20.5

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......... 43,686 27.6 72.4 14.7 5.3 19.9 12.1 9.5 11.0

Miscellaneous .................................................. 124,294 22.0 78.0 9.4 6.3 20.9 10.1 13.5 17.8

Cash contributions ........................................... 269,573 19.4 80.6 10.3 4.8 19.7 10.5 13.3 22.1

Personal insurance and pensions .................... 884,933 17.0 83.0 7.9 4.3 21.4 13.3 15.7 20.6

Life and other personal insurance .................. 41,707 21.9 78.1 9.2 3.4 24.7 12.1 12.9 15.9

Pensions and Social Security ......................... 843,226 16.8 83.2 7.8 4.3 21.2 13.3 15.8 20.8

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ............................. $9,672,707 18.5 81.5 8.6 4.9 20.8 13.1 15.5 18.6

Wages and salaries ........................................ 7,425,644 15.8 84.2 8.4 5.1 21.2 13.6 16.3 19.5

Self-employment income ................................ 812,321 36.7 63.3 4.7 2.4 17.1 9.2 13.5 16.3

Social Security, private and government

retirement ..................................................... 1,036,476 24.5 75.5 12.4 5.6 21.3 12.2 10.6 13.4

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................... 226,859 17.0 83.0 7.4 3.8 17.7 11.2 19.5 23.3

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ........................ 67,197 14.1 85.9 13.6 5.6 23.0 13.3 10.9 19.5

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular

contributions for support ............................... 57,556 15.4 84.6 13.5 6.5 24.6 14.6 12.8 12.5

Other income .................................................. 46,655 11.5 88.5 10.9 6.1 24.0 16.6 13.8 17.1

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) ............................................................ 1,358,841 18.8 81.2 6.2 3.7 19.8 13.5 18.1 19.8

Federal income taxes ..................................... 1,083,995 19.5 80.5 5.8 3.9 18.7 13.4 18.5 20.3

State and local income taxes ......................... 265,116 16.1 83.9 7.6 3.2 23.8 14.2 16.9 18.1

Other taxes ..................................................... 9,729 18.0 82.0 4.2 4.2 41.8 7.9 10.5 313.4

Income after taxes ............................................ 8,313,867 18.5 81.5 9.0 5.1 20.9 13.0 15.0 18.4

1 Value is too small to display.

2 No data reported.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

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