Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2012

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 124,416 36,942 87,474 39,676 18,980 16,852 11,966

Percent distribution of consumer units ...................... 100.0 29.7 70.3 31.9 15.3 13.5 9.6

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................ $65,596 $34,102 $78,897 $72,885 $79,557 $90,184 $81,887

Income after taxes ................................................... 63,370 32,556 76,383 69,616 77,346 87,793 81,226

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.0 54.3 48.2 54.3 45.6 41.7 41.5

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................. 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.7

Children under 18 .................................................. .6 n.a. .9 .1 .7 1.6 2.8

Persons 65 and older ............................................ .3 .3 .3 .6 .2 .1 .1

Earners .................................................................. 1.3 .6 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.1

Vehicles ................................................................. 1.9 1.0 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.4

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ....................................................................... 47 47 47 49 44 47 42

Female ................................................................... 53 53 53 51 56 53 58

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 64 50 70 73 67 70 66

With mortgage ..................................................... 39 21 46 38 50 57 50

Without mortgage ................................................ 26 29 24 35 17 13 16

Renter .................................................................... 36 50 30 27 33 30 34

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 13 12 11 14 12 16

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 87 88 89 86 88 84

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 8 15 9 14 19 29

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 92 85 91 86 81 71

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .................................................... 4 5 4 3 3 4 9

High school (9-12) ................................................. 33 34 33 32 34 31 38

College .................................................................. 62 61 62 64 63 65 53

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 88 76 93 93 92 93 93

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................. $6,397,517 17.6 82.4 34.4 18.0 17.8 12.1

Food ........................................................................ 819,604 15.3 84.7 34.0 17.6 19.1 14.0

Food at home ........................................................ 486,910 14.4 85.6 33.0 17.8 19.4 15.4

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 66,794 14.5 85.5 31.4 17.7 19.8 16.6

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 22,600 13.4 86.6 30.1 18.2 20.3 18.1

Bakery products ................................................. 44,195 15.0 85.0 32.0 17.5 19.6 15.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 105,859 13.2 86.8 33.3 18.3 19.0 16.1

Beef ................................................................... 28,106 11.7 88.3 32.7 20.1 17.5 18.0

Pork ................................................................... 20,587 13.3 86.7 33.6 18.4 19.8 14.9

Other meats ....................................................... 15,167 14.4 85.6 32.4 17.1 19.9 16.3

Poultry ............................................................... 19,791 13.9 86.1 32.0 18.4 19.5 16.2

Fish and seafood ............................................... 15,616 12.9 87.1 36.8 16.3 19.9 14.1

Eggs .................................................................. 6,592 15.9 84.1 32.7 17.7 18.0 15.8

Dairy products ..................................................... 52,026 14.2 85.8 32.6 17.6 20.1 15.5

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 18,859 14.3 85.7 29.6 17.6 20.8 17.7

Other dairy products .......................................... 33,166 14.2 85.8 34.2 17.6 19.7 14.3

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 90,779 15.1 84.9 33.4 17.5 19.5 14.5

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 32,449 14.7 85.3 33.1 17.3 20.1 14.7

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 28,084 15.0 85.0 35.4 17.0 19.2 13.4

Processed fruits ................................................. 14,127 16.2 83.8 31.5 17.8 19.5 15.0

Processed vegetables ....................................... 16,119 14.9 85.1 32.3 18.3 18.8 15.7

Other food at home .............................................. 171,452 14.8 85.2 33.3 17.8 19.1 14.9

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 18,227 14.6 85.4 33.8 17.2 18.9 15.5

Fats and oils ...................................................... 14,169 14.8 85.2 33.4 17.7 18.6 15.6

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 86,841 14.6 85.4 32.2 18.0 20.2 15.0

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 45,966 15.6 84.4 33.6 18.1 17.9 14.7

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ............................................... 6,250 14.1 85.9 45.4 14.6 15.7 10.2

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Food away from home ........................................... 332,694 16.5 83.5 35.5 17.3 18.6 12.0

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 56,038 22.0 78.0 44.1 14.4 12.9 6.6

Housing ................................................................... 2,100,777 20.2 79.8 32.5 17.9 17.3 12.1

Shelter ................................................................... 1,230,537 22.3 77.7 31.6 17.7 16.8 11.7

Owned dwellings ................................................. 753,428 16.7 83.3 33.0 18.4 19.3 12.6

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 381,563 13.1 86.9 29.2 20.7 22.0 15.1

Property taxes ................................................... 228,378 18.2 81.8 35.8 17.0 17.8 11.2

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 143,487 24.2 75.8 38.6 14.5 14.2 8.5

Rented dwellings ................................................. 396,419 34.6 65.4 26.2 16.1 12.4 10.7

Other lodging ....................................................... 80,690 14.2 85.8 44.2 19.1 15.2 7.4

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 453,897 18.6 81.4 32.7 18.0 17.4 13.3

Natural gas .......................................................... 44,709 18.9 81.1 31.9 17.2 17.2 14.8

Electricity ............................................................. 172,668 19.3 80.7 33.0 17.8 16.8 13.1

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 17,037 21.1 78.9 36.7 15.9 17.4 8.8

Telephone services ............................................. 154,169 17.6 82.4 31.8 18.8 18.4 13.3

Water and other public services .......................... 65,312 18.4 81.6 33.3 17.7 16.6 13.9

Household operations ............................................ 144,181 16.4 83.6 29.0 20.7 22.7 11.3

Personal services ................................................ 45,824 6.1 93.9 12.2 28.8 36.9 16.1

Other household expenses .................................. 98,357 21.2 78.8 36.8 16.9 16.1 9.0

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 75,737 14.9 85.1 37.2 17.5 17.3 13.2

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 19,298 15.0 85.0 33.8 19.2 16.7 15.4

Other household products ................................... 39,558 14.5 85.5 38.1 17.0 17.8 12.7

Postage and stationery ........................................ 16,882 15.9 84.1 38.8 16.6 17.0 11.7

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 196,425 15.8 84.2 38.8 16.7 16.4 12.3

Household textiles ............................................... 15,233 15.9 84.1 42.2 14.7 16.7 10.6

Furniture .............................................................. 48,707 17.4 82.6 31.9 17.9 18.3 14.5

Floor coverings .................................................... 2,018 13.7 86.3 32.6 32.3 11.9 9.5

Major appliances ................................................. 24,541 15.0 85.0 34.5 17.6 19.2 13.6

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 12,163 17.5 82.5 44.7 14.8 14.1 9.0

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 93,763 14.9 85.1 42.4 16.1 15.0 11.5

Apparel and services ............................................... 215,644 14.4 85.6 31.9 18.2 20.7 14.8

Men and boys ........................................................ 50,648 15.0 85.0 29.6 16.9 21.0 17.5

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 39,715 17.9 82.1 34.6 17.3 16.5 13.6

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 10,933 4.3 95.7 11.3 15.3 37.4 31.7

Women and girls .................................................... 85,509 14.1 85.9 34.4 18.0 20.4 13.1

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 71,105 16.2 83.8 37.7 17.8 18.0 10.2

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 14,404 3.5 96.5 18.2 18.8 32.2 27.3

Children under 2 .................................................... 7,865 3.8 96.2 14.3 28.5 29.4 23.9

Footwear ................................................................ 43,072 12.0 88.0 30.9 19.1 21.1 16.9

Other apparel products and services ..................... 28,550 21.2 78.8 34.5 17.0 17.8 9.6

Transportation ......................................................... 1,119,253 15.1 84.9 35.8 18.3 18.1 12.7

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 399,436 12.7 87.3 37.6 17.9 18.4 13.4

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 203,867 11.8 88.2 43.9 17.6 16.8 9.9

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 188,620 14.0 86.0 30.5 18.5 20.1 16.9

Other vehicles ...................................................... 6,949 25.5 94.5 46.7 10.4 17.9 19.5

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 342,863 15.3 84.7 32.5 19.0 18.8 14.4

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... 309,497 17.3 82.7 36.5 18.4 16.8 11.0

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 27,789 12.2 87.8 31.5 21.2 21.2 13.9

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 101,286 19.1 80.9 33.6 19.3 16.1 11.9

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 126,416 17.0 83.0 40.4 17.2 15.8 9.7

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 54,006 17.4 82.6 35.2 18.3 18.2 10.9

Public and other transportation .............................. 67,457 18.1 81.9 38.6 16.5 18.4 8.4

Health care .............................................................. 442,435 19.5 80.5 39.5 16.5 14.2 10.3

Health insurance .................................................... 256,394 18.3 81.7 40.5 16.5 14.8 9.9

Medical services .................................................... 104,331 22.0 78.0 35.1 17.2 14.0 11.7

Drugs ..................................................................... 63,997 20.5 79.5 43.1 14.9 12.3 9.1

Medical supplies .................................................... 17,714 18.6 81.4 37.5 17.6 14.2 12.1

Entertainment .......................................................... 323,950 16.8 83.2 35.0 17.2 19.1 11.9

Fees and admissions ............................................. 76,417 14.5 85.5 31.6 17.0 22.9 14.0

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 121,785 20.4 79.6 34.7 17.2 17.0 10.6

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 80,551 16.6 83.4 36.4 17.9 17.9 11.2

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 45,197 11.4 88.6 38.7 16.1 20.6 13.2

Personal care products and services ...................... 78,083 17.7 82.3 36.7 16.5 17.5 11.6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Reading ................................................................... 13,609 22.4 77.6 40.5 15.2 13.4 8.4

Education ................................................................. 150,202 16.6 83.4 24.3 24.7 23.8 10.7

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 41,271 22.5 77.5 32.6 18.4 13.8 12.7

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 103,102 23.0 77.0 35.4 17.3 15.5 8.8

Cash contributions ................................................... 237,950 23.0 77.0 41.0 16.5 11.6 7.9

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 695,600 13.5 86.5 34.3 19.7 20.4 12.1

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 43,871 12.9 87.1 42.4 18.0 16.7 10.0

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 651,729 13.5 86.5 33.8 19.9 20.7 12.2

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes .................................... $8,161,225 15.4 84.6 35.4 18.5 18.6 12.0

Wages and salaries ............................................... 6,436,072 12.4 87.6 32.4 20.4 21.2 13.6

Self-employment income ....................................... 362,895 17.0 83.0 39.5 13.4 18.6 11.6

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 997,987 29.1 70.9 53.6 10.1 4.0 3.2

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 168,945 32.4 67.6 48.6 7.8 8.3 2.8

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ................................................ 53,295 20.7 79.3 26.1 18.5 23.8 10.9

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ......................................................... 66,378 22.5 77.5 23.6 17.0 16.9 20.0

Regular contributions for support .......................... 47,222 34.0 66.0 23.7 17.2 13.2 11.9

Other income ......................................................... 28,432 40.0 60.0 28.1 14.6 9.1 8.1

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) .......... 276,995 20.6 79.4 46.8 15.1 14.5 2.9

Federal income taxes ............................................ 195,125 21.1 78.9 49.8 14.7 13.6 .8

State and local income taxes ................................. 65,453 19.5 80.5 39.1 15.8 17.6 8.0

Other taxes ............................................................ 16,418 19.4 80.6 42.3 17.8 13.2 7.2

Income after taxes ................................................... 7,884,230 15.3 84.7 35.0 18.6 18.8 12.3

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2013