Table 3403. Consumer units of one person by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016

Item

Total

one

person

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) ....... 37,967 3,714 2,712 5,277 5,028 6,155 3,636 2,959 3,805 4,682

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes ....................................... $35,851 $2,382 $8,051 $12,727 $17,403 $24,441 $34,284 $44,196 $58,422 $116,979

Income after taxes .......................................... 30,780 2,463 8,250 12,750 17,006 23,002 31,201 38,896 49,843 90,689

Age of reference person ................................. 54.5 45.2 50.1 61.5 64.8 58.1 51.7 49.6 49.1 50.3

Average number in consumer unit:

People .......................................................... 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Children under 18 ......................................... n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Adults 65 and older ...................................... .4 .2 .3 .5 .6 .5 .3 .2 .2 .2

Earners ......................................................... .6 .4 .4 .3 .3 .5 .8 .8 .9 .9

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.1 .6 .7 .7 .9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.6

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men .............................................................. 47 46 43 37 39 45 48 53 53 62

Women ......................................................... 53 54 57 63 61 55 52 47 47 38

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 47 25 29 38 51 52 47 50 58 64

With mortgage ............................................ 19 7 6 10 9 16 19 26 36 43

Without mortgage ....................................... 28 18 23 28 42 36 27 24 22 21

Renter ........................................................... 53 75 71 62 49 48 53 50 42 36

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 15 22 18 20 15 12 16 16 13 10

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 85 78 82 80 85 88 84 84 87 90

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 8 12 10 9 6 8 9 8 6 6

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 92 88 90 91 94 92 91 92 94 94

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 3 4 8 5 5 2 1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

High school (9-12) ........................................ 33 39 38 50 46 37 31 21 16 9

College ......................................................... 64 56 53 44 49 61 67 79 83 91

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 74 47 52 56 71 79 87 89 91 92

Average annual expenditures ........................... $34,365 $19,216 $19,341 $18,977 $24,491 $31,798 $34,008 $38,794 $45,824 $73,940

Food ............................................................... 3,909 3,209 2,750 2,699 2,982 3,461 3,727 4,235 4,909 6,989

Food at home ............................................... 2,117 1,869 1,543 1,834 1,896 2,005 2,084 2,112 2,409 3,069

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 261 235 201 237 252 262 261 267 285 318

Cereals and cereal products .................... 82 82 72 77 79 77 74 86 93 101

Bakery products ....................................... 178 153 129 161 173 186 186 181 192 217

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 445 454 367 431 413 398 485 394 467 572

Beef .......................................................... 112 84 91 113 119 113 124 92 124 123

Pork .......................................................... 83 95 57 97 78 80 87 68 80 90

Other meats .............................................. 61 57 36 52 56 56 82 68 59 75

Poultry ...................................................... 86 107 84 81 70 75 82 72 91 113

Fish and seafood ...................................... 71 75 68 57 61 45 76 65 82 122

Eggs ......................................................... 33 36 31 32 28 29 33 29 31 49

Dairy products ............................................ 215 170 161 194 214 219 202 222 227 290

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 71 58 65 72 77 72 67 70 57 87

Other dairy products ................................. 144 112 96 122 137 147 135 153 170 203

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 410 370 294 345 352 379 389 460 483 593

Fresh fruits ............................................... 154 131 103 128 127 142 143 173 187 242

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 131 110 95 107 112 119 131 149 154 191

Processed fruits ........................................ 59 52 51 51 56 52 53 63 74 79

Processed vegetables .............................. 66 76 45 58 58 66 61 74 68 81

Other food at home .................................... 786 641 520 627 664 746 748 769 947 1,295

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 98 68 59 65 79 74 80 82 90 260

Fats and oils ............................................. 59 65 46 56 53 55 59 60 61 77

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 389 315 246 282 346 369 374 413 502 600

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 216 184 163 215 173 221 210 183 259 297

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 25 9 6 9 13 27 25 30 35 62

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3403. Consumer units of one person by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

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 .................................. 1,792 1,340 1,207 865 1,086 1,456 1,642 2,123 2,500 3,920

Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 375 217 155 112 187 270 306 526 567 1,023

Housing .......................................................... 12,763 7,641 8,118 8,749 10,449 12,266 13,023 14,641 15,994 23,080

Shelter .......................................................... 8,277 5,053 5,187 5,708 6,539 7,766 8,358 9,564 10,393 15,459

Owned dwellings ........................................ 3,313 1,178 1,192 1,681 2,106 3,014 2,926 3,675 4,985 8,476

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 1,179 339 301 442 377 758 934 1,388 2,287 3,758

Property taxes .......................................... 1,128 481 500 615 877 1,108 1,023 1,197 1,583 2,549

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,006 359 390 625 852 1,147 969 1,090 1,115 2,169

Rented dwellings ........................................ 4,580 3,684 3,859 3,933 4,255 4,371 5,156 5,547 4,843 5,786

Other lodging .............................................. 384 190 136 94 178 381 277 342 565 1,196

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 2,378 1,479 1,590 1,870 2,277 2,467 2,572 2,779 2,888 3,291

Natural gas ................................................. 264 183 155 198 267 272 265 286 337 379

Electricity .................................................... 936 645 690 811 959 991 977 1,075 1,010 1,171

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 68 28 339 62 79 83 60 61 80 97

Telephone services .................................... 785 440 495 559 660 793 932 980 1,059 1,149

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................ 246 137 184 248 317 283 236 214 251 270

Cellular phone service .............................. 539 302 311 311 343 510 696 766 808 879

Water and other public services ................. 324 183 210 241 313 329 339 377 402 494

Household operations .................................. 743 283 559 430 593 792 690 817 875 1,555

Personal services ....................................... 127 324 3270 371 391 3155 351 3128 389 3284

Other household expenses ........................ 616 258 289 359 502 637 639 689 786 1,271

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 385 289 282 291 371 395 397 402 414 562

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 92 98 52 79 82 96 103 90 92 116

Other household products .......................... 201 144 158 149 213 217 190 178 196 320

Postage and stationery ............................... 92 47 72 63 77 82 104 134 126 126

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 980 537 500 451 668 847 1,005 1,079 1,426 2,214

Household textiles ...................................... 53 21 29 46 49 56 60 37 53 104

Furniture ..................................................... 271 145 124 109 111 261 199 302 430 730

Floor coverings ........................................... 15 5 3 5 5 17 7 9 22 50

Major appliances ........................................ 139 46 62 79 108 168 183 177 141 262

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 71 44 29 36 72 60 71 115 83 127

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 430 276 254 177 324 285 485 440 695 939

Apparel and services ...................................... 988 777 784 478 651 847 1,078 802 1,211 2,184

Men and boys ............................................... 206 253 147 70 145 201 163 148 266 445

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 194 250 134 64 137 189 155 135 248 420

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 12 33

313 6 8 13 7 312 18 25

Women and girls .......................................... 406 296 391 190 309 324 510 303 551 774

Women, 16 and over .................................. 392 289 384 187 300 307 499 288 533 744

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 14 37

373339 18 311 314 318 30

Children under 2 ........................................... 13 2 ( ) 37

3633311 310 33326 348

Footwear ...................................................... 190 135 133 111 129 160 253 180 212 377

Other apparel products and services ........... 173 93 105 100 65 151 143 169 156 539

Transportation ................................................ 4,852 2,613 2,252 2,335 3,215 4,271 5,351 6,044 7,690 9,970

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 1,736 990 655 606 1,020 1,338 2,121 2,184 3,117 3,817

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 895 3301 380 3290 3339 758 1,313 1,128 1,671 2,197

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 791 680 575 311 643 543 757 1,045 1,311 1,476

Other vehicles ............................................ 50 39

1 ( ) 36337 338 350 311 3135 3144

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 1,046 611 615 610 751 1,027 1,203 1,399 1,492 1,763

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 1,680 816 786 952 1,230 1,600 1,717 2,034 2,532 3,276

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 91 31 29 26 36 86 125 146 171 185

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 528 291 275 322 338 500 637 645 781 954

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 680 3346 3397 458 657 739 570 3797 975 1,027

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 381 148 85 146 199 275 386 446 606 1,111

Public and other transportation .................... 390 196 197 166 215 306 310 428 549 1,114

Healthcare ...................................................... 2,746 1,123 1,384 1,727 2,956 3,193 3,025 3,032 3,299 4,306

Health insurance .......................................... 1,842 741 854 1,209 1,928 2,102 2,103 2,029 2,253 2,917

Medical services ........................................... 499 213 307 221 483 611 528 634 617 817

Drugs ............................................................ 298 140 183 239 390 382 300 259 301 363

Medical supplies ........................................... 107 29 39 57 156 98 93 111 127 208

Entertainment ................................................. 1,703 789 993 876 1,288 1,537 1,628 2,028 2,215 3,794

Fees and admissions ................................... 326 99 108 99 110 251 256 383 414 1,157

Audio and visual equipment and services .... 776 438 575 547 680 754 840 962 969 1,216

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3403. Consumer units of one person by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

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 ................................................... 409 198 252 201 274 370 429 516 538 865

Pets ............................................................ 356 168 197 179 244 322 349 446 480 780

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 52 330 355 322 330 48 79 70 58 85

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 192 55 57 28 224 163 104 167 294 556

Personal care products and services ............. 426 240 264 255 340 396 463 435 518 864

Reading .......................................................... 93 40 62 35 62 82 89 135 128 204

Education ....................................................... 747 1,516 1,168 334 381 976 488 617 453 967

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 248 261 195 262 244 232 322 248 256 211

Miscellaneous ................................................. 697 318 304 244 374 755 747 1,194 894 1,479

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,836 327 360 420 810 2,061 1,301 1,405 1,838 6,975

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 2,982 144 553 451 552 1,451 2,460 3,451 5,852 11,894

Life and other personal insurance ................ 134 44 47 94 114 109 123 160 155 329

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 2,848 100 506 357 439 1,341 2,337 3,291 5,697 11,565

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ........................... $35,851 $2,382 $8,051 $12,727 $17,403 $24,441 $34,284 $44,196 $58,422 $116,979

Wages and salaries ...................................... 23,679 775 2,372 2,411 4,078 10,610 22,617 31,902 47,001 93,067

Self-employment income .............................. 1,753 -80 164 187 188 497 1,077 1,914 1,922 9,509

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 7,859 429 3,197 8,277 11,919 11,548 8,481 7,773 6,964 7,072

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,277 23 150 97 216 611 909 1,303 1,605 6,269

Public assistance, Supplemental Security

Income, Supplementary Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) ...................... 406 745 1,081 1,068 281 229 170 3128 348 314

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits, and

regular contributions for support ................. 375 57 246 181 212 418 443 862 427 635

Other income ................................................ 503 433 842 507 508 528 588 313 455 413

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) .......................................................... 5,070 -81 -199 -24 397 1,439 3,084 5,300 8,579 26,290

Federal income taxes ................................... 4,059 -34 -144 13 328 1,019 2,379 4,152 6,766 21,347

State and local income taxes ....................... 948 -55 -59 -47 -10 222 669 1,125 1,776 4,864

Other taxes ................................................... 64 38

34311 79 198 36 23 37 78

Income after taxes .......................................... 30,780 2,463 8,250 12,750 17,006 23,002 31,201 38,896 49,843 90,689

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ $5,439 - $1,168 - $1,655 $1,472 $798 $2,235 $3,695 $2,696 $14,511 $24,172

Net change in total assets ............................ 8,670 873 -360 2,155 1,805 3,565 5,892 7,636 23,560 32,220

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 3,231 2,041 1,295 683 1,006 1,330 2,197 4,940 9,049 8,049

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 1,080 325 295 129 750 1,097 519 1,471 1,025 3,768

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -786 -217 -218 -361 -329 -597 -623 -871 -1,283 -2,456

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 94,853 35,986 45,071 55,085 76,156 91,742 85,901 95,393 124,321 222,045

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 598 282 314 394 518 589 569 633 789 1,183

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 843 274 357 298 468 868 853 722 1,102 2,376

Food ............................................................. 69 37 19 18 92 36 55 59 52 245

Alcoholic beverages ..................................... 17 35

3334 13 21 20 27 16 35

Housing ........................................................ 193 75 63 130 110 170 185 179 254 506

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 17 34

323 35 16 17 25 38 30 28

Household textiles ...................................... 4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 32

3331311 3231311

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 15 32

31363735311 340 315 48

Major appliances ...................................... 6 1 ( ) 31

3331333235 7 31

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 9 32

3132373239335 38 17

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 36 7 14 10 23 20 42 33 49 119

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3403. Consumer units of one person by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2015-2016 — Continued

Item

Total

one

person

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

Other housing ............................................. 121 63 25 107 62 127 97 96 158 300

Apparel and services .................................... 149 63 120 65 98 171 136 105 227 324

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 40 314 344 9 32 39 51 22 63 80

Females, 2 and over ................................... 49 335 338 25 36 65 43 43 65 84

Children under 2 ......................................... 13 2 ( ) 37

3633311 310 33326 348

Other apparel products and services ......... 47 314 331 325 327 56 332 337 373 112

Jewelry and watches ................................ 30 35

316 3935340 314 322 355 97

All other apparel products and services ... 16 39

315 316 322 316 318 314 318 315

Transportation .............................................. 101 17 12 15 28 118 154 61 164 308

Healthcare .................................................... 56 33

328 314 326 3130 380 314 359 100

Entertainment ............................................... 64 317 360 22 29 55 90 79 85 147

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 22 32

337 313 316 318 336 332 317 336

Other entertainment ................................... 42 15 22 10 13 36 55 46 67 112

Personal care products and services ........... 14 31

33 8 23 20 16 16 10 16

Reading ........................................................ 5 1 ( ) 38 1 31 11 3 12 2 8

Education ..................................................... 98 340 324 310 37 49 77 55 111 476

All other gifts ................................................. 78 45 17 11 40 87 38 115 121 212

1 Value is too small to display.

2 No data reported.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2017