Table 2100. Race of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item Aggregate Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ............................................. 132,242 114,554 108,246 6,308 17,688 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................................... 100.0 86.6 81.9 4.8 13.4 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

 Income before taxes ............................................................................ $82,852 $86,743 $85,417 $109,492 $57,649 

 Income after taxes ............................................................................... 71,487 74,436 73,341 93,221 52,389 

 Age of reference person ...................................................................... 51.6 52.1 52.4 45.8 48.3 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People .............................................................................................. 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.4 

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

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

 Earners ............................................................................................. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.2 

 Vehicles ............................................................................................ 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................... 48 50 49 57 39 

 Women ............................................................................................. 52 50 51 43 61 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ...................................................................................... 64 67 68 54 43 

 With mortgage ............................................................................... 37 39 39 35 29 

 Without mortgage .......................................................................... 27 28 29 19 14 

 Renter ............................................................................................... 36 33 32 46 57 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American................................................................ 13 n.a. n.a. n.a. 100 

 White, Asian, and all other races ..................................................... 87 100 100 100 n.a. 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................ 14 15 16 ( 2 ) 2 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ...................................................................... 86 85 84 100 98 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ............................................................................ 30 29 30 16 35 

 College ............................................................................................. 67 68 67 82 63 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................. 89 91 91 84 80 

Annual aggregate expenditures ............................................................. $8,333,301 90.1 84.5 5.6 9.9 

 Food ..................................................................................................... 1,078,750 90.6 84.9 5.7 9.4 

 Food at home ................................................................................... 613,097 90.2 84.9 5.3 9.8 

 Cereals and bakery products ........................................................ 76,992 90.5 85.0 5.4 9.5 

 Cereals and cereal products ...................................................... 24,233 89.3 81.7 7.6 10.7 

 Bakery products ......................................................................... 52,759 91.0 86.6 4.4 9.0 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....................................................... 129,460 87.8 82.3 5.5 12.2 

 Beef ............................................................................................ 35,694 90.4 85.4 5.0 9.6 

 Pork ............................................................................................ 24,650 88.8 83.9 4.8 11.2 

 Other meats ............................................................................... 17,044 87.4 83.7 3.7 12.6 

 Poultry ........................................................................................ 24,966 85.7 80.9 4.8 14.3 

 Fish and seafood ....................................................................... 19,390 83.8 74.2 9.6 16.2 

 Eggs ........................................................................................... 7,716 90.5 84.3 6.2 9.5 

 Dairy products ............................................................................... 60,061 92.3 87.8 4.4 7.7 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................................................ 18,536 91.5 85.5 6.0 8.5 

 Other dairy products .................................................................. 41,526 92.6 88.9 3.7 7.4 

 Fruits and vegetables .................................................................... 115,700 90.1 83.2 6.9 9.9 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................................. 42,493 90.4 83.1 7.4 9.6 

 Fresh vegetables ....................................................................... 39,015 90.8 82.6 8.2 9.2 

 Processed fruits ......................................................................... 14,824 88.3 83.1 5.2 11.7 

 Processed vegetables ............................................................... 19,367 89.4 84.8 4.6 10.6 

 Other food at home ....................................................................... 230,883 91.0 86.5 4.5 9.0 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item Aggregate Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Sugar and other sweets ............................................................. 21,794 90.8 85.7 5.1 9.2 

 Fats and oils............................................................................... 15,153 89.1 84.7 4.4 10.9 

 Miscellaneous foods .................................................................. 125,665 91.4 86.5 4.9 8.6 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ............................................................ 60,075 90.3 86.7 3.6 9.7 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips .............. 8,196 94.4 89.3 5.2 5.6 

 Food away from home ..................................................................... 465,653 91.2 84.8 6.3 8.8 

 Alcoholic beverages ............................................................................ 76,493 95.3 91.9 3.4 4.7 

 Housing ............................................................................................... 2,734,285 88.9 83.2 5.7 11.1 

 Shelter .............................................................................................. 1,612,057 88.6 82.1 6.5 11.4 

 Owned dwellings ........................................................................... 898,894 92.0 85.9 6.1 8.0 

 Mortgage interest and charges .................................................. 364,926 90.9 84.1 6.8 9.1 

 Property taxes ............................................................................ 285,524 93.6 86.6 7.0 6.4 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses .................... 248,444 91.7 87.7 4.0 8.3 

 Rented dwellings ........................................................................... 586,042 82.2 74.9 7.4 17.8 

 Other lodging................................................................................. 127,121 94.1 88.6 5.5 5.9 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................................... 536,253 87.6 83.3 4.3 12.4 

 Natural gas .................................................................................... 55,020 86.8 81.3 5.5 13.2 

 Electricity ....................................................................................... 194,628 87.1 83.2 3.9 12.9 

 Fuel oil and other fuels.................................................................. 14,954 93.9 92.1 1.8 6.1 

 Telephone services ....................................................................... 186,323 87.3 82.9 4.4 12.7 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards.................. 25,241 86.5 83.7 2.7 13.5 

 Cellular phone service ............................................................... 161,082 87.5 82.8 4.7 12.5 

 Water and other public services ................................................... 85,327 88.8 84.0 4.7 11.2 

 Household operations ...................................................................... 207,591 90.4 84.3 6.1 9.6 

 Personal services .......................................................................... 64,603 91.3 82.0 9.3 8.7 

 Other household expenses ........................................................... 142,988 90.0 85.3 4.7 10.0 

 Housekeeping supplies .................................................................... 101,081 90.8 86.9 3.8 9.2 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................................................... 24,466 87.4 83.5 3.9 12.6 

 Other household products ............................................................ 60,451 91.6 87.9 3.7 8.4 

 Postage and stationery ................................................................. 16,164 92.6 88.5 4.1 7.4 

 Household furnishings and equipment ............................................ 277,303 91.6 87.5 4.1 8.4 

 Household textiles ......................................................................... 17,309 89.8 86.5 3.3 10.2 

 Furniture ........................................................................................ 68,897 89.1 85.0 4.1 10.9 

 Floor coverings.............................................................................. 3,315 94.4 92.6 1.9 5.6 

 Major appliances ........................................................................... 42,534 90.9 87.5 3.5 9.1 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ............................. 15,681 90.4 84.3 6.1 9.6 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ........................................... 129,567 93.4 89.2 4.2 6.6 

 Apparel and services ........................................................................... 248,692 86.5 81.4 5.1 13.5 

 Men and boys ................................................................................... 59,093 89.9 84.2 5.7 10.1 

 Men, 16 and over .......................................................................... 45,894 91.7 86.5 5.2 8.3 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................................. 13,199 83.8 76.2 7.5 16.2 

 Women and girls .............................................................................. 92,986 86.1 80.9 5.3 13.9 

 Women, 16 and over ..................................................................... 79,473 87.2 82.0 5.2 12.8 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .................................................................................. 13,513 79.9 74.3 5.6 20.1 

 Children under 2 ............................................................................... 9,966 92.8 84.3 8.5 7.2 

 Footwear .......................................................................................... 55,289 80.9 76.8 4.1 19.1 

 Other apparel products and services ............................................... 31,357 89.1 85.1 4.0 10.9 

 Transportation ..................................................................................... 1,420,566 89.4 84.4 5.1 10.6 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ......................................................... 581,033 90.6 86.2 4.4 9.4 

 Cars and trucks, new .................................................................... 259,160 94.2 88.4 5.9 5.8 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................................... 314,094 87.4 84.1 3.3 12.6 

 Other vehicles ............................................................................... 7,779 97.5 95.8 31.6 32.5 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................................. 276,931 88.5 83.9 4.7 11.5 

 Other vehicle expenses.................................................................... 459,390 88.2 83.5 4.7 11.8 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................................................ 33,277 86.8 82.8 4.0 13.2 

 Maintenance and repairs .............................................................. 117,224 88.8 84.5 4.3 11.2 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ..................... 104,536 90.7 84.8 5.9 9.3 

 Vehicle insurance .......................................................................... 204,352 86.8 82.4 4.4 13.2 

 Public and other transportation ........................................................ 103,212 90.7 79.2 11.5 9.3 

 Healthcare ........................................................................................... 686,691 91.4 87.1 4.3 8.6 

 Health insurance .............................................................................. 466,729 89.9 85.2 4.7 10.1 

 Medical services ............................................................................... 130,142 95.2 91.5 3.7 4.8 

 Drugs ................................................................................................ 64,211 93.3 90.1 3.2 6.7 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item Aggregate Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Medical supplies ............................................................................... 25,610 94.4 90.7 3.7 5.6 

 Entertainment ...................................................................................... 408,392 93.4 88.5 4.8 6.6 

 Fees and admissions ....................................................................... 116,302 95.8 89.5 6.3 4.2 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ....................................... 132,230 87.9 83.9 4.0 12.1 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .............................. 108,457 96.5 91.5 4.9 3.5 

 Pets ............................................................................................... 89,952 96.9 91.8 5.1 3.1 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment................................... 18,505 94.1 90.1 4.0 5.9 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ................. 51,404 95.4 92.1 3.3 4.6 

 Personal care products and services .................................................. 103,912 87.9 83.3 4.5 12.1 

 Reading ............................................................................................... 12,167 92.5 88.5 4.0 7.5 

 Education ............................................................................................. 190,849 92.0 81.8 10.2 8.0 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............................................ 42,314 90.3 88.3 2.0 9.7 

 Miscellaneous ...................................................................................... 118,856 91.6 86.7 4.9 8.4 

 Cash contributions ............................................................................... 263,854 92.4 87.1 5.3 7.6 

 Personal insurance and pensions ....................................................... 947,479 90.9 83.9 6.9 9.1 

 Life and other personal insurance.................................................... 68,706 88.1 82.0 6.1 11.9 

 Pensions and Social Security .......................................................... 878,774 91.1 84.1 7.0 8.9 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................................................ $10,956,495 90.7 84.4 6.3 9.3 

 Wages and salaries .......................................................................... 8,557,137 90.4 83.2 7.2 9.6 

 Self-employment income.................................................................. 786,437 92.4 87.7 4.7 7.6 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ........................ 1,177,207 91.3 89.1 2.2 8.7 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income ............... 259,431 97.6 95.1 2.5 2.4 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................ 56,396 75.0 69.3 5.7 25.0 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular contributions for support ............................. 74,314 85.8 84.3 31.5 14.2 

 Other income .................................................................................... 45,572 88.8 79.7 9.0 11.2 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ................................ 1,502,850 93.8 87.0 6.8 6.2 

 Federal income taxes ....................................................................... 1,167,872 94.1 87.4 6.7 5.9 

 State and local income taxes ........................................................... 326,607 92.8 85.4 7.4 7.2 

 Other taxes ....................................................................................... 8,371 94.0 89.3 34.7 6.0 

 Income after taxes ............................................................................... 9,453,645 90.2 84.0 6.2 9.8 

1

 All other races includes Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, and approximately 2 percent reporting more than one race. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2020