Table 3453. Consumer units of five or more persons by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012

Item

Total

five or

more

persons

Less

than

$10,000

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 12,283 476 293 480 1,067 1,327 1,171 1,943 5,527

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $79,681 $5,010 $12,997 $17,902 $25,426 $34,915 $44,893 $59,599 $130,654

Income after taxes .......................................... 79,035 5,460 13,887 19,431 26,933 36,657 46,337 60,220 127,766

Age of reference person ................................. 41.7 34.6 40.4 39.3 39.9 38.9 40.8 40.8 44.2

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.7

Children under 18 ......................................... 2.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.5

Persons 65 and older ................................... .2 1.1 1.2 1.1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2

Earners ......................................................... 2.1 .8 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.6

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.4 3.0

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .............................................................. 44 26 29 35 37 40 44 44 49

Female ......................................................... 56 74 71 65 63 60 56 56 51

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 66 26 31 31 36 53 57 66 85

With mortgage ............................................ 52 13 14 14 22 36 40 51 73

Without mortgage ....................................... 14 13 17 17 14 17 18 15 12

Renter ........................................................... 34 74 69 69 64 47 43 34 15

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 15 27 34 25 17 16 11 15 12

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 85 73 66 75 83 84 89 85 88

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 29 38 41 44 48 40 39 34 17

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 71 62 59 56 52 60 61 66 83

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 9 16 27 17 19 18 13 8 3

High school (9-12) ........................................ 38 48 55 53 57 48 45 46 24

College ......................................................... 52 35 16 30 23 33 42 46 73

Never attended and other ............................. 2 ( ) 1 2 1 1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 1

2 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 92 68 73 82 83 91 94 95 98

Average annual expenditures ........................... $63,667 $31,176 $26,397 $31,287 $36,747 $42,082 $45,809 $55,684 $87,767

Food ............................................................... 9,737 5,681 6,229 6,619 7,381 7,664 7,906 8,355 12,162

Food at home ............................................... 6,376 4,449 4,916 5,231 5,512 5,757 5,442 5,593 7,414

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 917 649 638 833 675 765 806 802 1,094

Cereals and cereal products .................... 329 250 257 315 239 300 275 282 388

Bakery products ....................................... 588 399 381 518 436 464 530 520 706

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 1,479 1,186 1,449 1,183 1,431 1,565 1,210 1,264 1,643

Beef .......................................................... 434 312 437 332 417 465 381 330 492

Pork .......................................................... 276 223 281 163 292 322 214 260 293

Other meats .............................................. 210 197 140 154 154 184 177 181 252

Poultry ...................................................... 284 233 248 321 274 250 246 243 318

Fish and seafood ...................................... 187 1153 1260 121 189 256 112 173 195

Eggs ......................................................... 88 168 83 91 105 89 80 77 92

Dairy products ............................................ 684 443 463 545 529 543 586 579 835

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 281 173 200 230 229 228 261 258 328

Other dairy products ................................. 403 270 263 315 300 314 325 321 508

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 1,139 872 683 920 966 996 950 963 1,361

Fresh fruits ............................................... 392 358 220 287 297 365 304 317 480

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 326 260 163 255 304 277 265 276 391

Processed fruits ........................................ 194 112 122 147 144 162 188 168 231

Processed vegetables .............................. 227 142 178 231 221 192 193 202 258

Other food at home .................................... 2,158 1,299 1,682 1,749 1,911 1,889 1,891 1,984 2,481

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 248 124 123 208 193 199 194 224 306

Fats and oils ............................................. 184 124 140 150 154 200 186 174 198

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 1,104 683 976 914 1,015 947 937 1,042 1,254

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 569 346 435 473 531 516 545 517 637

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3453. Consumer units of five or more persons by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

persons

Less

than

$10,000

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 52 122 19

15117 127 129 27 86

Food away from home .................................. 3,360 1,232 1,313 1,388 1,869 1,906 2,464 2,762 4,748

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 337 162 170 160 171 158 209 182 539

Housing .......................................................... 20,979 12,553 11,080 12,213 13,842 14,577 15,882 18,583 27,759

Shelter .......................................................... 11,882 7,376 6,380 6,415 7,996 8,242 8,819 10,583 15,765

Owned dwellings ........................................ 7,827 1,710 1,279 1,479 2,282 3,727 4,287 6,421 12,550

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 4,712 1933 1677 1807 1,260 2,218 2,429 4,173 7,529

Property taxes .......................................... 2,091 546 384 524 618 958 1,182 1,588 3,376

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,023 1231 1218 1147 404 550 676 660 1,645

Rented dwellings ........................................ 3,559 5,546 5,064 4,910 5,643 4,386 4,390 3,973 2,269

Other lodging .............................................. 496 1121 137 127 171 129 1142 189 946

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 5,030 3,656 3,589 3,776 3,656 4,064 4,492 4,916 5,985

Natural gas ................................................. 565 383 416 422 338 485 483 523 696

Electricity .................................................... 1,904 1,646 1,462 1,643 1,516 1,625 1,820 1,836 2,155

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 132 178 1125 117 177 79 1109 136 174

Telephone services .................................... 1,697 1,053 1,027 1,118 1,199 1,291 1,468 1,713 2,075

Water and other public services ................. 732 496 558 576 527 584 612 708 885

Household operations .................................. 1,323 472 289 450 567 704 700 856 2,117

Personal services ....................................... 606 1119 174 187 205 266 249 302 1,061

Other household expenses ........................ 717 353 214 364 362 437 451 554 1,055

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 828 359 525 687 692 428 684 653 1,083

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 234 163 227 53 275 152 222 214 276

Other household products .......................... 439 143 209 323 341 228 337 326 600

Postage and stationery ............................... 155 1153 189 1311 76 48 124 113 207

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,917 690 298 883 931 1,140 1,187 1,576 2,811

Household textiles ...................................... 131 140 111 77 113 57 124 107 177

Furniture ..................................................... 535 365 167 289 217 373 290 450 779

Floor coverings ........................................... 15 11

1213151716 8 26

Major appliances ........................................ 242 77 134 89 82 205 144 243 341

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 87 114 115 55 105 64 80 56 112

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 907 193 168 370 410 435 543 712 1,376

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,775 2,300 1,621 1,774 2,313 2,499 1,801 2,374 3,446

Men and boys ............................................... 764 386 272 371 527 777 397 610 1,018

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 494 1154 172 1199 276 553 200 335 706

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 270 233 200 172 252 224 197 275 312

Women and girls .......................................... 1,019 1,107 594 506 829 805 719 838 1,291

Women, 16 and over .................................. 688 772 1328 231 549 552 416 549 904

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 331 335 266 275 280 253 303 289 386

Children under 2 ........................................... 170 1107 174 1153 153 182 205 238 148

Footwear ...................................................... 580 1274 1482 581 609 560 300 549 670

Other apparel products and services ........... 242 427 199 164 194 176 181 139 319

Transportation ................................................ 11,469 4,956 3,718 6,134 5,844 8,196 8,662 12,018 15,129

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 4,027 11,726 1372 11,656 1,547 3,004 2,463 4,806 5,407

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,624 1856 3 ( ) 1895 1236 1542 1346 2,337 2,387

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 2,311 870 1372 761 1,311 2,356 2,069 2,360 2,888

Other vehicles ............................................ 93 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 1106 148 1109 1132

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 3,992 1,853 2,297 2,363 2,481 3,181 3,623 3,957 4,984

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,971 1,221 816 1,965 1,618 1,814 2,369 2,995 3,934

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 330 1100 1143 157 113 183 263 300 484

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 988 327 270 392 524 675 804 832 1,386

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,190 1526 1309 11,343 1747 1633 11,039 1,485 1,390

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 462 268 93 172 234 322 263 378 673

Public and other transportation .................... 479 1155 1233 151 198 197 208 260 804

Health care ..................................................... 3,502 1,635 646 702 1,607 1,976 2,531 3,189 5,096

Health insurance .......................................... 1,984 973 372 374 662 1,005 1,553 1,958 2,888

Medical services ........................................... 883 340 184 135 692 576 536 726 1,275

Drugs ............................................................ 479 294 1167 168 189 316 362 400 680

Medical supplies ........................................... 156 127 124 125 64 79 80 105 253

Entertainment ................................................. 3,099 941 994 1,165 1,187 1,794 2,057 2,500 4,623

Fees and admissions ................................... 836 130 77 102 108 290 394 434 1,496

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,100 518 391 701 664 840 900 1,056 1,420

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3453. Consumer units of five or more persons by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

persons

Less

than

$10,000

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 714 202 388 284 327 393 575 564 1,020

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 448 192 1138 178 88 271 189 447 687

Personal care products and services ............. 764 273 321 348 442 478 540 592 1,085

Reading .......................................................... 94 149 113 19 16 44 37 81 153

Education ....................................................... 1,324 511 1106 162 270 405 698 721 2,322

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 443 555 348 410 467 451 435 407 449

Miscellaneous ................................................. 797 398 1229 112 898 396 620 564 1,111

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,563 688 297 479 620 794 816 1,202 2,451

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 6,786 573 724 1,100 1,689 2,650 3,614 4,914 11,443

Life and other personal insurance ................ 333 157 175 157 49 127 203 200 573

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 6,453 516 649 1,043 1,640 2,523 3,411 4,715 10,870

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $79,681 $5,010 $12,997 $17,902 $25,426 $34,915 $44,893 $59,599 $130,654

Wages and salaries ...................................... 70,850 4,953 6,545 12,010 18,956 28,534 37,785 51,751 118,932

Self-employment income .............................. 3,352 1-3,375 1596 1-5 948 1,361 2,092 2,825 5,762

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 2,616 1476 11,767 11,097 2,003 2,108 2,098 2,415 3,398

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 489 1-143 3 ( ) 140 117 20 60 218 999

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............... 621 1236 1314 1630 467 794 659 819 580

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 1,097 1,953 2,827 3,155 2,301 1,692 1,477 951 350

Regular contributions for support ................. 452 1340 1631 577 448 256 490 366 511

Other income ................................................ 203 1571 1317 1398 1287 1150 1231 1253 121

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) 646 -449 -890 -1,529 -1,507 -1,742 -1,444 -621 2,888

Federal income taxes ................................... 97 -428 -854 -1,518 -1,508 -1,832 -1,606 -853 1,799

State and local income taxes ....................... 428 1-46 1-49 -72 -26 28 97 153 889

Other taxes ................................................... 121 124 112 161 128 62 65 78 200

Income after taxes .......................................... 79,035 5,460 13,887 19,431 26,933 36,657 46,337 60,220 127,766

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $4,046 $10,554 - $6,218 $49 - $1,519 $998 $842 - $10,426 - $6,035

Net change in total assets ............................ 7,419 10,384 1-400 1-592 3,494 4,276 765 3,856 12,448

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 11,465 -170 5,818 -640 5,014 3,278 -77 14,282 18,483

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 603 121 124 128 169 1199 1633 62 1,119

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,530 1-455 1-426 1-462 -568 -1,025 -1,207 -1,878 -4,248

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 159,171 34,233 32,103 40,488 47,612 74,441 86,967 133,547 253,141

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 944 253 259 285 329 508 573 814 1,444

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 664 353 266 337 186 312 316 481 1,041

Food ............................................................. 49 141 3 ( ) 76 121 123 18 33 76

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 14 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 124 2 ( ) 11

2 ( ) 2 ( ) 28

Housing ........................................................ 125 1136 165 181 53 75 86 110 168

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 18 3 ( ) 112 113 16

18124 111 25

Household textiles ...................................... 11 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 11

1611126 13

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 9 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 12

11171315 16

Major appliances ...................................... 5 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 12

3 ( ) 131312 10

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 4 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 11

142 ( ) 13 6

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 33 14

3 ( ) 121 16118 17 29 53

Other housing ............................................. 54 1132 153 145 139 135 151 140 62

Apparel and services .................................... 183 1165 1171 1101 143 122 79 232 235

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 48 175 14

140 112 130 120 40 70

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3453. Consumer units of five or more persons by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2011-2012 — Continued

Item

Total

five or

more

persons

Less

than

$10,000

$10,000

to

$14,999

$15,000

to

$19,999

$20,000

to

$29,999

$30,000

to

$39,999

$40,000

to

$49,999

$50,000

to

$69,999

$70,000

and

more

Females, 2 and over ................................... 57 123 186 134 18

127 127 71 76

Children under 2 ......................................... 30 114 110 3 ( ) 111 132 122 143 35

Other apparel products and services ......... 47 153 171 126 113 132 110 178 54

Jewelry and watches ................................ 10 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 110 12

113 ( ) 13119

All other apparel products and services ... 38 153 171 117 110 131 110 175 35

Transportation .............................................. 37 3 ( ) 12

11 10 8 15 24 66

Health care ................................................... 51 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 12

121813171106

Entertainment ............................................... 76 111 121 144 130 151 139 157 114

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 42 111 116 136 127 139 111 130 59

Other entertainment ................................... 34 3 ( ) 15

1812112 128 127 54

Personal care products and services ........... 5 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 18

3 ( ) 12 9

Reading ........................................................ 1 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 11

3 ( ) 11 3

Education ..................................................... 87 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 11

1418110 186

All other gifts ................................................. 35 3 ( ) 17

19125 111 177 6 51

1 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

2 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

3 No data reported.

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