Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2006-2007

Item

All

consumer

units

Outside

urban

area

Urban consumer units

Total

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) ....... 119,507 24,005 95,502 18,010 9,648 19,913 15,672 16,854 15,405 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

Income before taxes ..................................... $61,820 $58,356 $62,690 $46,935 $59,052 $60,233 $63,470 $73,919 $73,484 

Income after taxes ........................................ 59,487 56,299 60,289 45,495 56,637 57,748 60,970 70,405 71,393 

Age of reference person ................................ 48.8 51.9 48.0 47.8 48.0 47.8 48.4 46.7 49.4 

Average number in consumer unit:

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

Children under 18 ........................................ .6 .6 .6 .6 .7 .6 .6 .7 .6 

Persons 65 and over .................................... .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .3 

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

Vehicles ....................................................... 1.9 2.6 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.4 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................. 46 46 47 44 47 48 46 47 47 

Female ......................................................... 54 54 53 56 53 52 54 53 53 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 67 84 63 61 65 65 65 63 58 

With mortgage ............................................ 43 46 43 37 45 43 47 47 39 

Without mortgage ....................................... 24 38 20 24 20 22 18 16 19 

Renter .......................................................... 33 16 37 39 35 35 35 37 42 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ........................... 12 6 14 11 9 12 15 18 16 

White, Asian, and all other races ................. 88 94 86 89 91 88 85 82 84 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ........................................ 12 3 14 13 8 10 11 19 20 

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 88 97 86 87 92 90 89 81 80 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .......................................... 5 7 5 6 4 4 3 5 6 

High school (9-12) ........................................ 35 43 33 38 36 34 33 28 32 

College ......................................................... 59 51 61 55 61 62 63 67 61 

Never attended and other ............................ 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 0 1 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............ 88 95 86 88 90 88 89 87 77 

Average annual expenditures .......................... $49,279 $47,084 $49,833 $40,625 $47,876 $48,455 $51,226 $56,061 $55,276 

Food ............................................................... 6,122 5,845 6,193 5,319 6,052 6,077 6,241 6,603 6,913 

Food at home ............................................... 3,441 3,441 3,441 3,079 3,376 3,347 3,449 3,636 3,782 

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 453 464 450 412 432 451 447 466 488 

Cereals and cereal products .................... 143 138 144 131 145 140 137 150 163 

Bakery products ....................................... 310 326 306 281 287 311 311 316 325 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 787 771 791 690 752 739 794 839 936 

Beef .......................................................... 226 248 221 206 205 222 222 226 237 

Pork .......................................................... 153 171 149 148 165 137 154 150 150 

Other meats ............................................. 105 106 104 95 97 98 108 106 121 

Poultry ...................................................... 141 125 145 118 135 126 140 160 196 

Fish and seafood ..................................... 122 84 131 86 113 119 129 154 186 

Eggs ......................................................... 40 38 40 37 36 37 41 43 46 

Dairy products ............................................ 378 405 371 341 378 370 377 381 384 

Fresh milk and cream .............................. 147 161 143 136 146 147 140 145 148 

Other dairy products ................................ 231 245 227 205 232 223 237 236 236 

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 596 535 612 498 591 569 598 676 750 

Fresh fruits ............................................... 199 166 207 158 190 190 201 237 267 

Fresh vegetables ..................................... 192 164 199 157 189 183 196 225 246 

Processed fruits ....................................... 111 102 113 94 112 107 106 123 139 

Processed vegetables .............................. 95 103 93 88 100 90 95 91 98 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2006-2007 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Outside

urban

area

Urban consumer units

Total

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

Other food at home .................................... $1,227 $1,265 $1,217 $1,137 $1,223 $1,218 $1,233 $1,274 $1,224 

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 125 135 122 119 122 123 128 124 114 

Fats and oils ............................................. 89 96 87 79 91 84 86 88 94 

Miscellaneous foods ................................ 638 646 636 599 656 647 637 669 618 

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 333 342 330 308 310 320 339 348 353 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ..................................... 43 46 42 32 43 44 44 46 45 

Food away from home ................................. 2,681 2,404 2,752 2,240 2,676 2,731 2,792 2,967 3,131 

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 477 384 500 385 486 493 580 528 539 

Housing .......................................................... 16,684 14,139 17,322 12,877 15,532 16,110 17,867 20,706 20,953

Shelter .......................................................... 9,849 7,190 10,517 6,927 9,053 9,322 10,843 13,223 13,884 

Owned dwellings ........................................ 6,624 5,658 6,867 4,417 6,163 6,201 7,326 8,767 8,485 

Mortgage interest and charges ................ 3,822 3,185 3,982 2,408 3,584 3,553 4,411 5,462 4,569 

Property taxes .......................................... 1,679 1,422 1,744 1,029 1,543 1,523 1,621 2,143 2,679 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,123 1,051 1,141 980 1,036 1,125 1,294 1,162 1,238 

Rented dwellings ........................................ 2,596 993 2,999 2,050 2,302 2,513 2,860 3,693 4,553 

Other lodging ............................................. 629 539 652 460 589 609 657 763 846 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ............... 3,437 3,551 3,409 3,118 3,276 3,324 3,425 3,767 3,533 

Natural gas ................................................. 494 280 548 406 484 498 624 535 757 

Electricity .................................................... 1,284 1,499 1,231 1,228 1,160 1,222 1,220 1,415 1,098 

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 144 364 89 75 131 81 34 75 160 

Telephone services .................................... 1,098 1,113 1,095 965 1,056 1,069 1,069 1,232 1,179 

Water and other public services ................. 416 295 446 443 444 453 476 510 339 

Household operations .................................. 966 828 1,001 752 899 933 1,035 1,247 1,139 

Personal services ....................................... 404 307 429 342 404 371 477 523 467 

Other household expenses ........................ 562 521 572 410 496 563 558 724 672 

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 639 694 625 569 582 701 687 612 573 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .................. 146 158 142 148 133 136 152 140 141 

Other household products .......................... 338 380 327 276 276 405 362 330 282 

Postage and stationery .............................. 155 156 155 144 173 159 173 142 150 

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,793 1,876 1,771 1,510 1,721 1,829 1,878 1,858 1,824 

Household textiles ...................................... 143 137 144 146 129 149 134 145 152 

Furniture ..................................................... 463 368 487 361 477 473 528 584 508 

Floor coverings .......................................... 47 29 51 29 52 63 46 62 55 

Major appliances ........................................ 229 265 220 193 260 218 218 223 229 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 109 119 106 85 96 144 106 102 97 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 802 958 762 697 707 781 846 741 783 

Apparel and services ..................................... 1,893 1,465 2,002 1,560 1,774 1,864 1,997 2,171 2,632 

Men and boys .............................................. 441 339 467 358 428 449 467 524 574 

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 354 261 378 281 340 365 389 424 467 

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 87 78 89 77 89 84 77 99 107 

Women and girls .......................................... 754 613 790 667 684 732 822 834 980 

Women, 16 and over .................................. 628 504 660 571 535 605 682 697 837 

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 126 109 130 96 149 127 140 137 142 

Children under 2 .......................................... 95 79 99 86 89 108 103 98 104 

Footwear ...................................................... 316 245 334 240 279 314 322 335 506 

Other apparel products and services ........... 288 189 313 209 295 261 283 381 468 

Transportation ................................................ 8,737 9,524 8,539 7,700 8,818 8,325 8,965 9,367 8,267 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,332 3,761 3,224 3,152 3,647 3,202 3,503 3,475 2,514 

Cars and trucks, new ................................. 1,684 1,837 1,646 1,359 1,760 1,555 1,867 1,922 1,500 

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,568 1,825 1,503 1,697 1,796 1,560 1,559 1,513 950 

Other vehicles ............................................ 80 99 75 97 91 86 77 40 64 

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,306 2,895 2,158 2,082 2,158 2,157 2,132 2,372 2,041 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2006-2007 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Outside

urban

area

Urban consumer units

Total

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

Other vehicle expenses ............................... $2,577 $2,552 $2,584 $2,129 $2,561 $2,474 $2,817 $2,807 $2,779 

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 302 365 285 297 330 294 294 303 206 

Maintenance and repairs ........................... 713 757 702 619 742 718 736 779 636 

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,083 1,075 1,085 929 980 1,054 1,260 1,039 1,231 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .................................................... 480 355 512 284 510 408 526 687 706 

Public transportation .................................... 521 317 573 337 452 493 514 714 932 

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,810 3,383 2,666 2,534 2,802 2,851 2,702 2,731 2,386 

Health insurance .......................................... 1,505 1,803 1,430 1,378 1,497 1,515 1,467 1,415 1,321 

Medical services .......................................... 690 815 659 581 677 695 654 748 598 

Drugs ........................................................... 497 636 462 476 486 514 467 456 367 

Medical supplies .......................................... 117 130 114 100 142 128 114 113 99 

Entertainment ................................................. 2,637 2,856 2,581 2,277 2,595 2,591 2,844 2,772 2,435 

Fees and admissions ................................... 641 473 683 431 572 692 769 844 769 

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 948 888 963 813 1,060 1,015 976 986 974 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................. 570 748 525 524 522 540 513 564 478 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 478 748 410 508 441 343 586 378 214 

Personal care products and services ............. 586 488 611 499 562 614 604 684 694 

Reading .......................................................... 117 111 119 98 137 127 121 125 113 

Education ....................................................... 917 583 1,001 765 752 1,012 974 1,003 1,442 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 325 448 294 351 399 287 303 240 221 

Miscellaneous ................................................ 827 929 801 707 917 736 773 845 901 

Cash contributions ......................................... 1,845 1,888 1,834 1,554 1,825 2,214 1,679 1,900 1,763 

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 5,303 5,040 5,369 3,999 5,225 5,153 5,576 6,386 6,017 

Life and other personal insurance ................ 316 332 312 279 337 322 318 322 302 

Pensions and Social Security ...................... 4,987 4,708 5,058 3,720 4,888 4,832 5,259 6,063 5,715 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

Money income before taxes ........................... 61,820 58,356 62,690 46,935 59,052 60,233 63,470 73,919 73,484 

Wages and salaries ..................................... 49,227 43,007 50,790 35,723 47,379 47,661 51,065 62,283 61,734 

Self-employment income ............................. 3,526 4,310 3,328 2,348 2,536 3,248 3,355 3,876 4,448 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 6,260 7,990 5,825 6,614 6,261 6,065 6,300 4,983 4,756 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ......................................... 1,617 1,958 1,531 968 1,402 2,033 1,635 1,680 1,352 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ....................................... 212 345 178 220 262 175 149 137 154 

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 336 264 354 412 378 341 313 282 410 

Regular contributions for support ................. 436 308 468 445 651 469 448 483 386 

Other income ............................................... 206 174 215 204 183 241 205 195 244 

Personal taxes ............................................... 2,332 2,057 2,401 1,440 2,416 2,485 2,500 3,515 2,090 

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,640 1,367 1,708 949 1,706 1,628 1,745 2,745 1,530 

State and local income taxes ....................... 493 445 506 350 428 563 612 548 507 

Other taxes .................................................. 199 245 188 140 282 294 143 222 54 

Income after taxes ......................................... 59,487 56,299 60,289 45,495 56,637 57,748 60,970 70,405 71,393 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2006-2007 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Outside

urban

area

Urban consumer units

Total

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

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $4,774 - $2,205 - $5,420 - $3,184 - $7,809 - $6,534 - $7,531 - $4,256 - $4,223 

Net change in total assets ............................ 10,882 8,341 11,521 8,030 6,644 10,556 10,717 18,232 13,377 

Net change in total liabilities ........................ 15,656 10,546 16,941 11,214 14,454 17,091 18,248 22,487 17,600 

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 620 675 606 834 502 752 484 680 256 

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,180 -2,264 -2,159 -1,613 -1,953 -1,837 -2,527 -2,676 -2,398 

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 182,772 181,021 183,211 110,427 143,926 163,566 178,983 228,931 272,582 

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 886 832 899 605 807 862 930 1,055 1,146 

Gifts of goods and services ............................ 1,190 1,141 1,203 1,042 1,118 1,230 1,277 1,216 1,315 

Food ............................................................. 105 87 109 73 124 129 92 127 117 

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 14 12 15 10 10 9 16 14 31 

Housing ........................................................ 246 351 220 200 223 201 250 237 217 

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 29 30 29 30 37 28 28 29 23 

Household textiles ...................................... 12 11 13 15 13 12 7 10 19 

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 23 20 24 19 25 22 26 22 30 

Major appliances ...................................... 8 8 9 6 14 7 6 10 12 

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 14 12 15 13 11 15 20 12 18 

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 54 49 56 49 51 54 97 44 39 

Other housing ............................................ 128 241 100 86 99 86 92 131 107 

Apparel and services ................................... 247 206 257 203 229 268 316 239 280 

Males, 2 and over ...................................... 59 55 60 56 60 62 75 46 61 

Females, 2 and over .................................. 87 67 92 56 86 92 118 96 105 

Children under 2 ........................................ 49 44 50 40 42 54 56 49 54 

Other apparel products and services ......... 53 40 56 52 40 60 66 49 61 

Jewelry and watches ................................ 24 18 26 28 15 33 19 27 26 

All other apparel products and services ... 28 22 30 24 25 27 47 21 35 

Transportation .............................................. 90 72 94 103 71 93 67 127 92 

Health care ................................................... 32 25 33 41 25 25 32 47 27 

Entertainment ............................................... 98 88 101 102 115 103 116 97 77 

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 37 32 38 33 43 44 49 27 35 

Other entertainment ................................... 61 56 63 69 72 60 68 69 41 

Personal care products and services ........... 17 13 18 18 21 13 21 20 17 

Reading ........................................................ 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 

Education ..................................................... 247 197 259 204 199 287 248 226 372 

All other gifts ................................................ 94 88 95 88 98 101 117 82 84 

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.