Table 3133. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2012-2013

Item Total

west

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$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) ....... 28,059 993 1,109 1,649 1,742 3,332 2,786 2,466 4,009 9,973

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $68,177 - $1,623 $7,958 $12,669 $17,598 $24,872 $34,841 $44,789 $59,346 $132,953

Income after taxes .......................................... 63,196 -1,336 8,335 13,060 18,072 25,286 34,782 43,335 56,630 120,049

Age of reference person ................................. 49.0 43.8 48.4 53.9 53.5 52.7 47.3 48.1 46.4 48.4

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.6 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.1

Children under 18 ......................................... .6 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 .6 .7 .7 .8

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .3 .2 .3 .4 .5 .5 .3 .4 .3 .3

Earners ......................................................... 1.4 .6 .6 .5 .7 .8 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.9

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.7

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 49 50 38 41 46 46 47 50 51 53

Women ......................................................... 51 50 62 59 54 54 53 50 49 47

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 58 31 34 33 44 46 47 52 58 79

With mortgage ............................................ 38 18 13 10 14 18 27 32 40 62

Without mortgage ....................................... 20 13 21 23 30 28 20 20 18 18

Renter ........................................................... 42 69 66 67 56 54 53 48 42 21

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 4 8 8 6 3 4 3 4 5 3

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 96 92 92 94 97 96 97 96 95 97

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 20 25 21 22 25 28 29 27 22 11

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 80 75 79 78 75 72 71 73 78 89

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 6 10 8 12 9 10 8 7 4 1

High school (9-12) ........................................ 25 34 31 34 33 34 33 30 24 14

College ......................................................... 69 56 60 53 58 56 59 63 72 85

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 89 66 60 64 81 86 91 93 95 97

Average annual expenditures ........................... $56,156 $27,467 $25,594 $23,737 $27,505 $33,135 $37,951 $45,509 $53,320 $89,105

Food ............................................................... 7,213 4,065 3,888 3,912 4,668 4,659 5,293 6,037 7,037 10,539

Food at home ............................................... 4,270 2,749 2,528 2,304 3,261 3,183 3,419 3,756 4,242 5,786

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 554 316 301 337 353 402 478 506 613 727

Cereals and cereal products .................... 194 115 109 128 111 148 184 177 218 246

Bakery products ....................................... 360 202 192 209 241 254 295 328 396 481

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 874 552 507 450 720 673 763 750 830 1,175

Beef .......................................................... 221 142 117 122 147 169 198 178 227 298

Pork .......................................................... 162 80 140 81 147 125 137 144 153 214

Other meats .............................................. 115 54 75 60 96 90 94 103 111 155

Poultry ...................................................... 172 105 88 81 143 136 167 154 166 224

Fish and seafood ...................................... 145 132 54 62 133 106 113 117 118 208

Eggs ......................................................... 60 40 33 44 54 48 54 54 55 76

Dairy products ............................................ 455 279 312 277 335 331 353 404 458 615

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 162 92 108 108 134 132 138 149 169 203

Other dairy products ................................. 294 188 203 169 201 199 216 255 289 413

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 849 530 431 497 650 630 680 749 787 1,174

Fresh fruits ............................................... 325 214 140 189 255 243 236 281 294 460

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 279 166 153 159 214 216 227 258 262 377

Processed fruits ........................................ 125 65 63 70 71 95 121 107 116 174

Processed vegetables .............................. 120 85 75 79 110 77 96 103 115 162

Other food at home .................................... 1,537 1,072 977 742 1,204 1,146 1,144 1,348 1,553 2,095

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 159 117 102 78 119 121 111 122 147 229

Fats and oils ............................................. 124 80 75 88 99 101 106 108 133 155

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 814 585 492 357 654 587 598 744 805 1,118

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 380 271 266 196 309 304 293 331 414 489

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 61 219 241 222 222 33 36 43 54 104

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3133. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2012-2013 — Continued

Item Total

west

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$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 away from home .................................. 2,944 1,316 1,360 1,608 1,408 1,476 1,874 2,280 2,795 4,753

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 526 125 152 240 249 301 318 437 491 859

Housing .......................................................... 19,254 10,966 10,312 9,911 10,954 12,661 14,243 16,728 18,748 28,475

Shelter .......................................................... 12,003 7,246 6,786 6,786 6,940 8,042 8,946 10,594 11,773 17,422

Owned dwellings ........................................ 6,706 2,678 1,954 1,714 2,285 2,885 3,355 4,549 5,723 12,375

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 3,984 1,427 975 756 881 1,334 1,804 2,617 3,545 7,659

Property taxes .......................................... 1,597 878 461 541 670 826 892 1,106 1,250 2,847

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,125 374 518 417 734 725 659 825 929 1,868

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,578 4,300 4,534 4,898 4,403 4,811 5,275 5,649 5,536 3,665

Other lodging .............................................. 719 268 298 175 252 346 316 396 515 1,382

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,508 1,869 1,787 1,950 2,224 2,537 2,939 3,267 3,614 4,846

Natural gas ................................................. 361 192 171 183 196 248 286 316 375 520

Electricity .................................................... 1,202 715 750 760 849 932 1,076 1,139 1,180 1,586

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 54 28

229 226 221 54 26 51 40 84

Telephone services .................................... 1,237 682 579 664 773 885 1,060 1,205 1,388 1,654

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 321 191 184 233 257 290 247 299 289 424

Cellular phone service .............................. 916 492 396 432 516 595 813 906 1,099 1,230

Water and other public services ................. 656 271 258 317 384 418 492 555 632 1,001

Household operations .................................. 1,301 544 623 415 564 690 783 1,024 1,092 2,227

Personal services ....................................... 334 241 286 255 2144 138 203 203 267 632

Other household expenses ........................ 967 503 538 360 421 552 580 820 825 1,595

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 683 379 402 228 417 476 500 514 673 1,023

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 169 71 97 65 118 157 161 156 166 220

Other household products .......................... 357 219 153 114 196 223 225 279 340 563

Postage and stationery ............................... 157 89 152 49 104 96 114 78 167 241

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,759 929 713 532 809 916 1,075 1,330 1,595 2,957

Household textiles ...................................... 154 69 97 49 32 139 109 84 120 254

Furniture ..................................................... 401 267 81 82 99 224 238 314 346 704

Floor coverings ........................................... 22 23

2426222 9 19 11 19 37

Major appliances ........................................ 226 271 51 52 56 70 122 171 218 396

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 120 43 46 66 47 60 79 112 140 181

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 836 276 434 277 554 414 509 637 750 1,384

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,887 1,166 706 656 1,001 1,172 1,043 1,579 1,790 3,001

Men and boys ............................................... 465 259 206 114 155 276 224 327 417 804

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 372 235 2129 262 133 186 147 244 325 675

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 93 23 77 52 21 90 77 84 92 129

Women and girls .......................................... 732 236 267 309 412 433 387 668 792 1,131

Women, 16 and over .................................. 627 184 225 289 370 363 280 584 694 969

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 106 52 242 20 42 70 106 84 98 162

Children under 2 ........................................... 73 228 225 216 216 101 251 104 59 91

Footwear ...................................................... 354 2176 2125 113 287 222 195 270 314 565

Other apparel products and services ........... 264 467 83 104 132 141 187 210 207 410

Transportation ................................................ 9,267 4,709 4,310 3,060 3,887 5,635 6,605 8,993 9,487 14,154

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,120 21,721 21,532 2513 2630 1,699 2,064 3,474 2,952 5,050

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,555 2842 2764 3 ( ) 2369 2406 1,056 1,025 1,241 2,959

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,482 2864 763 513 261 1,243 949 2,442 1,669 1,912

Other vehicles ............................................ 83 215 25

3 ( ) 3 ( ) 251 258 27243 180

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,709 1,420 1,193 1,203 1,565 1,832 2,215 2,572 3,072 3,773

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,749 1,362 1,348 1,142 1,316 1,805 1,998 2,443 2,867 4,091

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 214 85 89 48 46 78 141 177 196 379

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 970 544 378 414 475 691 803 782 974 1,440

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,039 2429 2711 2487 2629 772 712 1,053 1,203 1,391

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 526 304 170 192 166 264 343 431 494 880

Public and other transportation .................... 690 206 236 202 375 299 327 504 596 1,239

Healthcare ...................................................... 3,701 1,804 1,566 2,281 2,211 2,804 2,799 3,062 3,790 5,294

Health insurance .......................................... 2,039 1,021 852 972 1,357 1,575 1,479 1,757 2,180 2,892

Medical services ........................................... 997 372 402 901 469 717 819 749 934 1,463

Drugs ............................................................ 506 371 234 353 321 437 406 450 512 669

Medical supplies ........................................... 159 40 78 56 63 74 95 106 164 271

Entertainment ................................................. 2,920 1,202 1,398 1,196 1,372 1,404 1,745 2,009 2,655 4,974

Fees and admissions ................................... 750 191 103 124 156 246 295 397 647 1,508

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 980 469 515 485 610 673 749 890 950 1,424

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3133. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2012-2013 — Continued

Item Total

west

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$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 ................................................... 698 451 705 233 487 320 555 525 615 1,079

Pets ............................................................ 530 412 331 168 455 239 430 350 412 850

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 168 238 2374 266 232 81 125 175 203 229

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 493 92 75 353 119 165 146 197 442 963

Personal care products and services ............. 698 357 401 281 300 471 494 512 623 1,109

Reading .......................................................... 128 42 65 61 79 79 81 110 110 204

Education ....................................................... 1,258 1,608 1,179 820 688 490 508 493 671 2,293

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 259 236 326 219 200 229 262 313 246 271

Miscellaneous ................................................. 876 241 370 234 459 683 600 661 670 1,444

Cash contributions .......................................... 2,253 659 462 476 706 1,174 1,366 1,327 2,064 4,088

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 5,915 287 461 390 730 1,371 2,594 3,247 4,938 12,400

Life and other personal insurance ................ 307 2113 89 31 47 111 94 155 241 631

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 5,608 174 372 359 683 1,260 2,500 3,092 4,697 11,769

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $68,177 - $1,623 $7,958 $12,669 $17,598 $24,872 $34,841 $44,789 $59,346 $132,953

Wages and salaries ...................................... 52,633 1,655 2,850 3,625 6,730 12,903 24,169 31,946 46,825 108,044

Self-employment income .............................. 3,942 -5,707 -24 132 646 604 1,265 2,057 2,164 9,594

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,960 1,246 2,415 5,686 7,830 9,138 7,027 8,608 7,806 9,412

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,924 68 133 270 277 475 551 925 1,025 4,346

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 567 510 1,393 1,638 966 707 726 338 442 250

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 864 275 652 778 709 741 882 719 734 1,112

Other income ................................................ 286 330 539 540 440 303 221 196 349 195

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 4,981 -287 -378 -391 -474 -415 59 1,454 2,716 12,904

Federal income taxes ................................... 3,729 -261 -363 -414 -532 -550 -184 940 1,938 9,943

State and local income taxes ....................... 1,206 -26 -16 20 57 105 226 429 759 2,874

Other taxes ................................................... 47 3 ( ) 21

231 ( ) 30 217 284 20 87

Income after taxes .......................................... 63,196 -1,336 8,335 13,060 18,072 25,286 34,782 43,335 56,630 120,049

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $1,000 - $2,161 $1,620 - $13,597 $6 - $5,700 - $1,041 - $3,472 - $2,617 $3,575

Net change in total assets ............................ 14,690 8,678 7,515 -6,889 1,005 3,430 8,358 2,740 6,421 33,857

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 15,690 10,839 5,895 6,708 999 9,130 9,399 6,212 9,038 30,282

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 1,016 2650 2303 587 2430 655 601 509 539 1,859

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,260 -922 -452 -324 -525 -683 -937 -1,369 -1,816 -4,514

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 205,788 96,213 84,215 78,398 97,278 117,481 116,524 141,673 158,791 359,423

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 992 546 456 411 548 641 627 753 847 1,606

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,177 325 233 821 404 810 519 726 857 2,093

Food ............................................................. 85 228 27 23 50 69 33 63 45 155

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 13 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 211 23

24 10 214 3 24

Housing ........................................................ 194 74 121 42 67 70 147 104 188 340

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 24 221 23

22218 9 213 10 28 41

Household textiles ...................................... 8 3 ( ) 21

212227272727 11

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 19 213 26

2426213 219 210 20 29

Major appliances ...................................... 6 210 24

1 ( ) 23212327 5 8

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 13 23

222323212 215 23215 21

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 45 220 224 24 18 14 28 22 47 81

Other housing ............................................. 99 219 288 32 23 27 80 54 86 177

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3133. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey,

2012-2013 — Continued

Item Total

west

Less

than

$5,000

$5,000

to

$9,999

$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

Apparel and services .................................... 250 2132 111 88 78 222 113 165 177 427

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 58 223 261 241 27 20 26 28 42 110

Females, 2 and over ................................... 101 227 29

223 230 108 20 98 80 169

Children under 2 ......................................... 33 220 212 29

214 260 224 213 219 46

Other apparel products and services ......... 58 261 230 216 226 233 243 225 36 103

Jewelry and watches ................................ 17 23

23216 210 217 220 28211 26

All other apparel products and services ... 41 258 226 1 ( ) 216 216 223 218 225 77

Transportation .............................................. 135 26 21 70 44 207 45 126 179 171

Healthcare .................................................... 74 22

2-44 2509 272523240 221 106

Entertainment ............................................... 96 222 25

27297 97 36 55 78 159

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 19 210 1 ( ) 21

212 29212 222 236 25

Other entertainment ................................... 77 212 25 6 85 88 24 33 42 135

Personal care products and services ........... 16 225 1 ( ) 3 ( ) 210 27

211 218 26 27

Reading ........................................................ 3 3 ( ) 21

2221212222 2 6

Education ..................................................... 228 22

2426212 279 273 82 79 537

All other gifts ................................................. 84 214 25 62 35 50 48 58 79 142

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

3 No data reported.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2014