Table 1800. Region of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of

income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 127,006 23,052 28,406 47,205 28,343

Percent distribution of consumer units ............... 100.0 18.2 22.4 37.2 22.3

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ......................................... $66,877 $75,881 $65,340 $61,405 $70,208

Income after taxes ............................................ 58,364 64,569 56,626 54,471 61,544

Age of reference person ................................... 50.3 52.5 49.4 50.3 49.3

Average number in consumer unit:

People ............................................................ 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .5 .6 .6 .7

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

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

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.9

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

Men ................................................................ 48 47 48 47 48

Women ........................................................... 52 53 52 53 52

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 63 62 66 65 56

With mortgage .............................................. 37 35 38 37 36

Without mortgage ......................................... 26 27 28 28 20

Renter ............................................................ 37 38 34 35 44

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 12 9 20 5

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 88 91 80 95

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 10 5 14 22

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 90 95 86 78

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) .......................................... 33 36 31 37 28

College ........................................................... 63 60 66 60 68

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 87 82 87 89 89

Annual aggregate expenditures ......................... $6,790,803 20.1 21.7 34.3 23.9

Food ................................................................. 856,684 18.3 22.6 35.2 24.0

Food at home ................................................. 503,339 18.5 22.9 34.9 23.7

Cereals and bakery products ....................... 65,771 19.7 23.3 35.0 22.0

Cereals and cereal products ...................... 22,304 19.6 22.9 34.5 22.9

Bakery products ......................................... 43,467 19.7 23.5 35.2 21.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................... 112,990 18.6 21.9 36.9 22.7

Beef ............................................................ 29,365 16.7 23.2 36.4 23.7

Pork ............................................................ 22,403 15.7 24.3 39.6 20.4

Other meats ............................................... 15,593 21.0 24.1 34.5 20.5

Poultry ........................................................ 21,856 19.6 20.8 37.4 22.2

Fish and seafood ........................................ 16,383 22.1 16.6 35.6 25.6

Eggs ........................................................... 7,390 18.5 19.6 37.2 24.7

Dairy products .............................................. 53,636 19.7 24.7 32.4 23.2

Fresh milk and cream ................................. 18,650 19.6 22.8 34.5 23.1

Other dairy products ................................... 34,986 19.8 25.7 31.3 23.3

Fruits and vegetables ................................... 95,793 19.1 22.0 33.6 25.3

Fresh fruits ................................................. 34,690 18.7 21.4 32.4 27.4

Fresh vegetables ........................................ 30,468 19.9 21.0 32.8 26.4

Processed fruits ......................................... 13,766 19.2 23.2 33.1 24.5

Processed vegetables ................................ 16,869 18.2 24.1 38.0 19.6

Other food at home ...................................... 175,148 17.5 23.5 34.9 24.2

Sugar and other sweets ............................. 17,650 18.7 24.6 32.3 24.4

Fats and oils ............................................... 14,559 17.9 22.6 35.2 24.3

Miscellaneous foods ................................... 88,968 16.9 24.2 34.4 24.5

Nonalcoholic beverages ............................. 47,471 17.6 21.9 37.4 23.1

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ....................................... 6,500 19.5 23.8 29.2 27.6

Food away from home ................................... 353,344 17.9 22.0 35.7 24.4

Alcoholic beverages ......................................... 58,640 20.4 24.4 29.3 25.9

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of

income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West

Housing ............................................................ 2,260,034 21.5 20.3 33.5 24.7

Shelter ............................................................ 1,332,356 22.9 19.5 31.3 26.2

Owned dwellings .......................................... 780,963 23.2 21.5 31.9 23.4

Mortgage interest and charges .................. 375,068 17.8 20.2 34.4 27.6

Property taxes ............................................ 241,699 31.3 23.7 25.6 19.3

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses .................................................. 164,196 23.6 21.3 35.3 19.8

Rented dwellings .......................................... 461,186 21.9 15.7 30.7 31.7

Other lodging ................................................ 90,207 25.2 21.9 30.1 22.8

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................. 497,937 20.1 21.2 38.3 20.5

Natural gas ................................................... 55,766 26.1 34.1 21.0 18.8

Electricity ...................................................... 188,496 17.0 19.0 46.1 17.9

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................. 19,345 55.4 19.5 17.0 8.2

Telephone services ...................................... 167,046 19.5 20.6 37.7 22.2

Residential phone service, VOIP, and

phone cards ............................................. 44,774 24.1 20.4 36.7 18.8

Cellular phone service ................................ 122,272 17.8 20.7 38.1 23.4

Water and other public services ................... 67,284 15.0 18.5 38.2 28.3

Household operations .................................... 149,087 20.9 19.2 34.4 25.5

Personal services ......................................... 46,514 20.6 20.1 35.2 24.2

Other household expenses .......................... 102,573 21.1 18.8 34.0 26.1

Housekeeping supplies .................................. 80,097 16.9 24.7 35.3 23.1

Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................... 18,700 16.8 24.2 37.7 21.3

Other household products ............................ 44,827 15.9 24.8 36.6 22.7

Postage and stationery ................................ 16,569 20.0 24.7 29.1 26.3

Household furnishings and equipment ........... 200,557 17.8 22.8 34.5 24.8

Household textiles ........................................ 12,165 19.1 26.3 32.1 22.5

Furniture ....................................................... 49,118 18.5 19.7 36.2 25.6

Floor coverings ............................................. 2,308 32.4 24.8 17.5 25.3

Major appliances .......................................... 29,645 17.2 20.4 34.4 28.0

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ................................................ 13,415 16.0 25.1 34.6 24.4

Miscellaneous household equipment ........... 93,905 17.4 24.4 34.4 23.8

Apparel and services ........................................ 226,385 19.5 23.3 33.3 23.9

Men and boys ................................................. 54,527 19.8 23.4 30.9 25.9

Men, 16 and over ......................................... 41,340 20.5 22.8 30.4 26.4

Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................ 13,187 17.8 25.2 32.4 24.6

Women and girls ............................................ 83,154 20.4 21.2 35.0 23.4

Women, 16 and over .................................... 69,860 21.0 21.0 34.1 23.9

Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................. 13,294 17.6 22.2 39.7 20.6

Children under 2 ............................................. 9,661 15.4 27.5 32.5 24.5

Footwear ........................................................ 46,494 17.9 22.5 35.5 24.0

Other apparel products and services ............. 32,549 20.0 28.7 29.7 21.7

Transportation .................................................. 1,152,035 18.6 21.7 37.1 22.6

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ....................... 419,258 16.7 22.5 40.1 20.7

Cars and trucks, new ................................... 198,333 17.6 20.6 42.7 19.0

Cars and trucks, used .................................. 214,524 16.0 24.2 37.9 21.9

Other vehicles .............................................. 6,400 214.8 19.8 35.6 29.9

Gasoline and motor oil ................................... 313,481 16.6 21.9 38.4 23.1

Other vehicle expenses .................................. 345,454 20.5 21.3 34.4 23.8

Vehicle finance charges ............................... 26,440 15.3 20.3 40.6 23.7

Maintenance and repairs .............................. 106,090 20.3 22.0 34.5 23.2

Vehicle insurance ......................................... 140,966 18.3 21.3 37.0 23.4

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ...................................................... 71,958 27.2 20.4 26.7 25.7

Public and other transportation ...................... 73,842 29.0 18.0 26.4 26.5

Healthcare ........................................................ 544,809 19.3 22.9 34.9 22.9

Health insurance ............................................ 364,258 20.4 22.6 35.2 21.8

Medical services ............................................. 100,360 16.6 24.8 31.2 27.4

Drugs .............................................................. 61,620 17.7 21.4 39.7 21.2

Medical supplies ............................................. 18,571 18.8 24.6 31.0 25.6

Entertainment ................................................... 346,200 18.2 22.5 34.3 24.9

Fees and admissions ..................................... 80,741 22.0 23.3 27.9 26.8

Audio and visual equipment and services ...... 133,406 19.3 21.1 36.2 23.4

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment .................................................... 80,393 17.0 24.1 34.6 24.3

Pets .............................................................. 64,321 16.4 24.1 35.0 24.5

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .. 16,071 19.3 24.1 32.8 23.8

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ................................................. 51,661 11.5 22.7 39.1 26.7

Personal care products and services ............... 81,837 19.7 22.4 33.3 24.6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of

income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West

Reading ............................................................ 13,086 21.4 24.0 29.4 25.1

Education ......................................................... 156,946 31.3 20.9 26.5 21.3

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......... 40,529 17.8 26.0 40.0 16.2

Miscellaneous .................................................. 99,290 19.9 21.9 31.6 26.6

Cash contributions ........................................... 227,095 18.0 22.6 35.3 24.1

Personal insurance and pensions .................... 727,233 20.3 22.0 33.6 24.1

Life and other personal insurance .................. 41,560 23.2 23.2 32.3 21.4

Pensions and Social Security ......................... 685,673 20.1 21.9 33.7 24.3

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ............................. $8,493,781 20.6 21.9 34.1 23.4

Wages and salaries ........................................ 6,590,225 20.5 21.6 34.6 23.3

Self-employment income ................................ 544,125 21.5 22.7 31.6 24.3

Social Security, private and government

retirement ..................................................... 977,974 21.1 23.1 34.2 21.7

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income ........................................... 202,405 18.9 21.9 26.8 32.3

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................... 67,346 23.1 18.2 33.4 25.3

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular

contributions for support ............................... 70,673 16.9 23.2 34.0 25.9

Other income .................................................. 41,033 21.6 26.2 28.6 23.5

Personal taxes (contains some imputed

values) ............................................................ 1,081,185 24.1 22.9 30.3 22.7

Federal income taxes ..................................... 848,365 23.7 22.2 32.1 22.1

State and local income taxes ......................... 226,269 25.7 25.2 23.5 25.6

Other taxes ..................................................... 6,552 21.5 39.8 34.5 24.2

Income after taxes ............................................ 7,412,595 20.1 21.7 34.7 23.5

1 Value is too small to display.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2015