Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 123,351 22,498 27,345 45,620 27,888

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ................................................ $64,649 $71,884 $63,076 $59,511 $68,760

Income after taxes ................................................... 62,529 69,312 61,038 57,856 66,163

Age of reference person .......................................... 49.9 50.8 49.4 50.2 49.0

Average number in consumer unit:

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

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

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

Earners .................................................................. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3

Vehicles ................................................................. 1.9 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.0

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ....................................................................... 47 45 47 46 50

Female ................................................................... 53 55 53 54 50

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 65 63 68 67 59

With mortgage ..................................................... 39 39 41 39 39

Without mortgage ................................................ 25 24 26 28 20

Renter .................................................................... 35 37 32 33 41

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 12 11 10 20 4

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 88 89 90 80 96

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 12 10 5 14 20

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 88 90 95 86 80

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ................................................. 33 35 33 38 26

College .................................................................. 62 62 63 57 69

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 88 80 89 89 89

Average annual expenditures .................................... $50,581 $55,215 $47,903 $46,743 $55,769

Food ........................................................................ 6,529 6,881 6,315 6,069 7,217

Food at home ........................................................ 3,880 4,077 3,874 3,579 4,221

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 534 598 550 483 551

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 178 200 177 159 194

Bakery products ................................................. 356 398 374 324 356

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 843 890 794 825 881

Beef ................................................................... 224 217 222 224 235

Pork ................................................................... 164 156 158 176 156

Other meats ....................................................... 122 147 134 109 113

Poultry ............................................................... 157 173 135 154 171

Fish and seafood ............................................... 123 145 97 113 148

Eggs .................................................................. 52 54 48 49 58

Dairy products ..................................................... 413 446 415 370 455

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 151 151 143 145 167

Other dairy products .......................................... 262 295 272 224 288

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 723 805 712 625 830

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 254 282 253 210 308

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 225 255 204 193 274

Processed fruits ................................................. 115 129 120 98 126

Processed vegetables ....................................... 129 138 135 124 122

Other food at home .............................................. 1,367 1,339 1,403 1,276 1,504

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 146 143 153 131 166

Fats and oils ...................................................... 112 113 114 104 121

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 695 661 731 641 776

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 366 372 361 359 376

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ............................................... 49 50 43 41 66

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Food away from home ........................................... 2,649 2,804 2,441 2,489 2,996

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 454 513 412 380 569

Housing ................................................................... 16,846 19,650 14,969 15,126 19,237

Shelter ................................................................... 9,858 12,153 8,470 8,205 12,072

Owned dwellings ................................................. 6,101 7,561 5,667 5,128 6,941

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 3,125 3,183 2,624 2,767 4,153

Property taxes ................................................... 1,840 3,016 1,942 1,321 1,641

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 1,137 1,362 1,101 1,040 1,147

Rented dwellings ................................................. 3,109 3,752 2,218 2,562 4,357

Other lodging ....................................................... 648 840 585 515 775

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 3,687 4,038 3,471 3,799 3,433

Natural gas .......................................................... 389 550 551 227 367

Electricity ............................................................. 1,405 1,309 1,244 1,693 1,170

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 147 475 108 63 57

Telephone services ............................................. 1,233 1,300 1,149 1,268 1,203

Water and other public services .......................... 513 404 419 548 636

Household operations ............................................ 1,141 1,351 954 999 1,386

Personal services ................................................ 383 542 328 293 456

Other household expenses .................................. 758 809 625 706 930

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 612 619 616 588 643

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 150 143 149 149 159

Other household products ................................... 329 347 337 317 326

Postage and stationery ........................................ 133 129 130 122 158

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 1,547 1,490 1,459 1,535 1,702

Household textiles ............................................... 116 107 97 108 156

Furniture .............................................................. 375 369 381 380 365

Floor coverings .................................................... 18 29 23 11 16

Major appliances ................................................. 196 201 189 195 198

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 94 88 91 85 116

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 749 696 679 755 851

Apparel and services ............................................... 1,738 1,869 1,594 1,639 1,938

Men and boys ........................................................ 406 450 354 380 463

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 322 354 283 303 366

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 84 96 72 77 97

Women and girls .................................................... 705 724 702 656 772

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 588 596 596 543 649

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 117 127 106 114 124

Children under 2 .................................................... 66 73 60 69 61

Footwear ................................................................ 334 351 298 330 365

Other apparel products and services ..................... 228 272 180 204 277

Transportation ......................................................... 8,649 8,645 8,361 8,679 8,886

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 2,942 2,790 3,012 3,080 2,769

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 1,454 1,507 1,393 1,502 1,390

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 1,428 1,223 1,555 1,535 1,296

Other vehicles ...................................................... 60 60 65 43 84

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 2,706 2,506 2,673 2,829 2,697

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... 2,472 2,566 2,233 2,417 2,722

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 228 202 209 256 221

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 810 819 774 723 978

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 1,001 906 856 1,109 1,045

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 433 639 393 329 478

Public and other transportation .............................. 529 783 443 353 698

Health care .............................................................. 3,436 3,470 3,733 3,198 3,507

Health insurance .................................................... 1,992 2,092 2,163 1,854 1,969

Medical services .................................................... 803 795 892 710 876

Drugs ..................................................................... 502 439 529 508 518

Medical supplies .................................................... 138 144 148 126 143

Entertainment .......................................................... 2,589 2,678 2,528 2,379 2,922

Fees and admissions ............................................. 604 717 622 440 766

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 978 1,064 920 981 960

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 640 585 629 643 689

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 367 311 357 315 507

Personal care products and services ...................... 631 631 577 617 709

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Reading ................................................................... 112 132 115 85 139

Education ................................................................. 1,130 1,704 1,137 767 1,252

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 341 355 353 378 259

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 802 898 786 663 968

Cash contributions ................................................... 1,818 1,803 1,764 1,657 2,144

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 5,508 5,985 5,259 5,107 6,023

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 335 369 316 351 301

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 5,173 5,615 4,944 4,756 5,722

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes .................................... $64,649 $71,884 $63,076 $59,511 $68,760

Wages and salaries ............................................... 50,776 58,180 48,660 47,017 53,028

Self-employment income ....................................... 3,091 2,095 3,770 2,746 3,793

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 7,836 8,269 7,736 7,551 8,053

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 1,320 1,433 1,396 843 1,934

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ................................................ 503 695 482 334 646

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ......................................................... 527 583 487 500 566

Regular contributions for support .......................... 372 366 365 302 498

Other income ......................................................... 223 263 181 217 242

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) .......... 2,120 2,572 2,038 1,654 2,597

Federal income taxes ............................................ 1,470 1,653 1,413 1,182 1,851

State and local income taxes ................................. 516 692 540 321 667

Other taxes ............................................................ 134 227 85 151 79

Income after taxes ................................................... 62,529 69,312 61,038 57,856 66,163

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities .................. - $2,935 - $5,700 - $3,114 - $1,989 - $2,074

Net change in total assets ..................................... 5,947 2,629 4,576 4,424 12,459

Net change in total liabilities .................................. 8,882 8,330 7,690 6,413 14,532

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ............................................ 721 1,048 602 399 1,100

Mortgage principal paid on owned property .......... -1,971 -2,301 -1,877 -1,681 -2,273

Estimated market value of owned home ............... 150,363 179,949 117,452 125,738 199,045

Estimated monthly rental value of owned home .... 859 1,006 756 783 966

Gifts of goods and services, total ............................ 1,077 1,252 1,082 930 1,174

Food ...................................................................... 94 108 104 83 92

Alcoholic beverages .............................................. 14 22 13 12 13

Housing ................................................................. 192 212 193 161 227

Housekeeping supplies ....................................... 27 32 29 22 27

Household textiles ............................................... 10 8 11 10 11

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........ 18 18 23 14 19

Major appliances ............................................... 7 6 8 6 7

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ..................................................... 11 12 15 8 13

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 46 59 43 40 50

Other housing ...................................................... 91 95 86 75 120

Apparel and services ............................................. 210 224 195 202 226

Males, 2 and over ................................................ 53 61 44 55 51

Females, 2 and over ............................................ 82 87 78 71 98

Children under 2 .................................................. 21 30 20 20 17

Other apparel products and services ................... 54 46 53 56 59

Jewelry and watches ......................................... 21 21 17 27 15

All other apparel products and services ............ 33 25 35 29 44

Transportation ....................................................... 101 73 99 106 117

Health care ............................................................ 42 39 53 29 52

Entertainment ........................................................ 87 106 88 77 90

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles ......... 27 32 31 23 26

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Other entertainment ............................................. 60 74 57 53 64

Personal care products and services .................... 15 18 13 15 16

Reading ................................................................. 2 2 2 2 2

Education ............................................................... 238 383 254 156 241

All other gifts .......................................................... 81 66 67 86 98

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

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