Table 3330. West region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015

Item

All

consumer

units in

the West

Homeowner

Renter

Total

Homeowner

with

mortgage

Homeowner

without

mortgage

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 28,308 15,968 10,322 5,646 12,340

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $73,496 $92,176 $103,552 $71,377 $49,325

Income after taxes .......................................... 63,772 78,677 87,933 61,755 44,484

Age of reference person ................................. 49.3 54.6 50.4 62.3 42.4

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 2.6 2.7 3.0 2.3 2.5

Children under 18 ......................................... .7 .6 .8 .3 .7

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .3 .5 .3 .8 .2

Earners ......................................................... 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.1 1.3

Vehicles ........................................................ 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.3 1.4

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 47 48 50 46 46

Women ......................................................... 53 52 50 54 54

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 56 100 100 100 n.a.

With mortgage ............................................ 36 65 100 n.a. n.a.

Without mortgage ....................................... 20 35 n.a. 100 n.a.

Renter ........................................................... 44 n.a. n.a. n.a. 100

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 5 2 3 1 8

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 95 98 97 99 92

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 22 17 18 15 29

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 78 83 82 85 71

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 3 2 2 3 4

High school (9-12) ........................................ 27 23 21 28 31

College ......................................................... 69 74 76 69 63

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 89 97 97 96 79

Average annual expenditures ........................... $59,217 $69,664 $77,101 $55,441 $45,617

Food ............................................................... 7,473 8,405 8,964 7,012 6,237

Food at home ............................................... 4,275 4,798 5,078 4,080 3,578

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 526 591 615 528 440

Cereals and cereal products .................... 180 191 201 165 166

Bakery products ....................................... 346 400 415 363 274

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 901 984 1,074 751 790

Beef .......................................................... 238 273 312 172 191

Pork .......................................................... 159 174 187 141 139

Other meats .............................................. 117 129 144 92 100

Poultry ...................................................... 173 172 186 137 175

Fish and seafood ...................................... 147 166 175 144 120

Eggs ......................................................... 67 69 71 65 64

Dairy products ............................................ 446 505 530 439 369

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 151 161 169 143 137

Other dairy products ................................. 296 343 362 297 232

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 858 964 1,005 858 718

Fresh fruits ............................................... 334 382 390 362 270

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 288 316 335 270 249

Processed fruits ........................................ 118 132 139 116 99

Processed vegetables .............................. 119 133 142 111 99

Other food at home .................................... 1,543 1,755 1,853 1,504 1,262

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 177 223 241 177 117

Fats and oils ............................................. 119 133 136 125 101

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 793 889 952 730 664

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3330. West region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units in

the West

Homeowner

Renter

Total

Homeowner

with

mortgage

Homeowner

without

mortgage

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 384 418 430 386 340

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 69 91 94 86 41

Food away from home .................................. 3,199 3,608 3,886 2,932 2,659

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 580 685 731 572 441

Housing .......................................................... 20,227 22,475 26,384 15,288 17,304

Shelter .......................................................... 12,685 12,956 16,204 7,018 12,334

Owned dwellings ........................................ 6,650 11,751 15,003 5,806 49

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 3,679 6,516 9,972 199 27

Property taxes .......................................... 1,725 3,038 3,161 2,815 26

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,246 2,196 1,870 2,792 16

Rented dwellings ........................................ 5,298 129 93 194 11,986

Other lodging .............................................. 738 1,076 1,108 1,018 300

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,597 4,424 4,680 3,956 2,526

Natural gas ................................................. 348 446 484 378 220

Electricity .................................................... 1,200 1,450 1,502 1,355 875

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 47 70 56 97 17

Telephone services .................................... 1,319 1,478 1,596 1,262 1,113

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 278 364 336 415 167

Cellular phone service .............................. 1,041 1,114 1,260 848 946

Water and other public services ................. 684 979 1,042 864 302

Household operations .................................. 1,430 1,854 2,052 1,488 881

Personal services ....................................... 415 511 659 241 291

Other household expenses ........................ 1,015 1,342 1,393 1,247 590

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 647 783 820 688 467

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 145 161 171 137 124

Other household products .......................... 358 453 470 408 232

Postage and stationery ............................... 144 169 179 143 111

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,868 2,459 2,627 2,139 1,096

Household textiles ...................................... 122 152 159 135 81

Furniture ..................................................... 471 615 712 437 285

Floor coverings ........................................... 21 31 30 33 8

Major appliances ........................................ 268 413 410 443 80

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 127 152 156 144 94

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 859 1,096 1,161 947 548

Apparel and services ...................................... 2,119 2,444 2,837 1,489 1,686

Men and boys ............................................... 481 532 615 337 413

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 377 425 481 291 313

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 104 107 134 47 100

Women and girls .......................................... 795 958 1,095 617 578

Women, 16 and over .................................. 681 834 940 567 478

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 113 124 155 51 100

Children under 2 ........................................... 78 61 72 233 102

Footwear ...................................................... 401 465 530 295 316

Other apparel products and services ........... 364 429 526 207 277

Transportation ................................................ 9,397 10,883 11,659 9,555 7,465

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,227 3,610 4,028 2,845 2,733

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,518 1,928 2,143 1,536 987

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,626 1,578 1,758 1,247 1,689

Other vehicles ............................................ 83 104 127 262 56

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,415 2,771 3,039 2,280 1,955

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,981 3,528 3,655 3,386 2,265

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 206 237 298 126 166

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 903 1,122 1,168 1,059 618

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 1,201 1,375 1,284 1,609 969

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 671 794 904 593 511

Public and other transportation .................... 773 974 937 1,044 512

Healthcare ...................................................... 4,321 5,772 5,705 5,899 2,441

Health insurance .......................................... 2,821 3,783 3,730 3,881 1,576

Medical services ........................................... 907 1,232 1,263 1,175 487

Drugs ............................................................ 429 538 510 588 285

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3330. West region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units in

the West

Homeowner

Renter

Total

Homeowner

with

mortgage

Homeowner

without

mortgage

Medical supplies ........................................... 164 219 201 256 92

Entertainment ................................................. 3,098 3,918 4,179 3,402 2,028

Fees and admissions ................................... 806 1,043 1,170 803 499

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 1,083 1,277 1,327 1,209 832

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 707 940 1,024 758 397

Pets ............................................................ 571 791 854 659 280

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 136 150 170 99 117

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 502 657 659 632 300

Personal care products and services ............. 751 895 945 788 562

Reading .......................................................... 136 176 161 219 83

Education ....................................................... 1,237 1,241 1,502 757 1,230

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 238 212 204 225 272

Miscellaneous ................................................. 1,023 1,157 1,193 1,096 851

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,985 2,776 2,621 3,060 961

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 6,633 8,623 10,015 6,078 4,058

Life and other personal insurance ................ 333 489 499 473 131

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 6,300 8,133 9,516 5,605 3,927

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $73,496 $92,176 $103,552 $71,377 $49,325

Wages and salaries ...................................... 56,838 69,880 85,238 41,802 39,961

Self-employment income .............................. 5,383 7,040 8,112 5,080 3,239

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,335 10,492 7,074 16,741 3,251

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 2,390 3,701 1,968 6,868 694

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 596 276 260 305 1,011

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 578 623 728 432 519

Other income ................................................ 376 165 174 150 649

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 9,725 13,499 15,620 9,622 4,841

Federal income taxes ................................... 7,479 10,476 12,121 7,469 3,601

State and local income taxes ....................... 2,233 3,003 3,489 2,116 1,236

Other taxes ................................................... 12 19 10 37 23

Income after taxes .......................................... 63,772 78,677 87,933 61,755 44,484

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $9,277 $14,988 $4,600 $33,979 $1,887

Net change in total assets ............................ 20,552 33,906 33,973 33,785 3,271

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 11,275 18,919 29,373 -194 1,384

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 916 1,469 1,262 1,847 200

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,002 -3,527 -5,297 -292 -30

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 229,498 406,855 413,031 395,564 3 ( )

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 1,061 1,875 1,922 1,787 28

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,244 1,681 1,679 1,618 671

Food ............................................................. 106 146 165 98 51

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 16 24 27 14 6

Housing ........................................................ 215 262 234 318 153

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3330. West region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014-2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units in

the West

Homeowner

Renter

Total

Homeowner

with

mortgage

Homeowner

without

mortgage

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 29 40 37 50 15

Household textiles ...................................... 6 10 11 28

21

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 24 38 27 62 5

Major appliances ...................................... 10 16 12 24 1

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 14 22 15 38 4

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 41 43 44 40 38

Other housing ............................................. 114 130 115 158 94

Apparel and services .................................... 300 401 470 221 165

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 69 89 104 51 43

Females, 2 and over ................................... 61 70 67 77 49

Children under 2 ......................................... 27 28 31 219 26

Other apparel products and services ......... 143 215 268 75 47

Jewelry and watches ................................ 108 172 225 232 23

All other apparel products and services ... 35 43 43 43 24

Transportation .............................................. 166 226 192 288 88

Healthcare .................................................... 55 92 32 202 7

Entertainment ............................................... 102 137 136 138 56

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 30 42 41 45 15

Other entertainment ................................... 71 95 95 93 41

Personal care products and services ........... 13 13 15 7 12

Reading ........................................................ 7 9 6 16 4

Education ..................................................... 186 257 297 185 95

All other gifts ................................................. 80 114 106 131 35

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

3 No data reported.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2016