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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 124,416 22,459 27,584 46,338 28,035

Percent distribution of consumer units ...................... 100.0 18.1 22.2 37.2 22.5

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................ $65,596 $72,036 $65,217 $60,219 $69,700

Income after taxes ................................................... 63,370 69,289 62,652 58,488 67,404

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.0 50.9 49.6 50.3 49.3

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................. 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6

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

Persons 65 and older ............................................ .3 .4 .3 .3 .3

Earners .................................................................. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4

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

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ....................................................................... 47 45 47 46 49

Female ................................................................... 53 55 53 54 51

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 64 62 68 66 59

With mortgage ..................................................... 39 38 40 38 38

Without mortgage ................................................ 26 24 27 28 21

Renter .................................................................... 36 38 32 34 41

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 11 10 20 4

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 89 90 80 96

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 10 6 14 20

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 90 94 86 80

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ................................................. 33 34 33 38 25

College .................................................................. 62 62 64 57 69

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 88 80 89 89 90

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................. $6,397,517 19.6 21.0 34.6 24.8

Food ........................................................................ 819,604 19.1 21.7 34.6 24.5

Food at home ........................................................ 486,910 18.8 22.3 34.6 24.3

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 66,794 19.8 23.1 33.7 23.4

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 22,600 19.4 22.5 33.6 24.5

Bakery products ................................................. 44,195 19.9 23.4 33.8 22.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 105,859 19.1 20.9 36.5 23.4

Beef ................................................................... 28,106 17.5 22.3 37.6 22.6

Pork ................................................................... 20,587 17.5 20.9 40.0 21.7

Other meats ....................................................... 15,167 21.4 23.1 33.9 21.6

Poultry ............................................................... 19,791 20.2 19.4 35.9 24.5

Fish and seafood ............................................... 15,616 20.7 18.5 34.1 26.6

Eggs .................................................................. 6,592 18.9 21.0 34.7 25.4

Dairy products ..................................................... 52,026 19.4 22.5 34.0 24.1

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 18,859 18.2 21.2 36.3 24.2

Other dairy products .......................................... 33,166 20.0 23.2 32.6 24.1

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 90,779 19.8 22.3 32.4 25.5

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 32,449 19.8 22.4 31.0 26.8

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 28,084 20.0 20.4 32.4 27.2

Processed fruits ................................................. 14,127 20.3 23.6 31.7 24.3

Processed vegetables ....................................... 16,119 19.0 24.2 35.6 21.2

Other food at home .............................................. 171,452 17.4 22.8 35.1 24.7

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 18,227 16.8 23.3 34.9 25.0

Fats and oils ...................................................... 14,169 18.2 23.0 34.6 24.2

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 86,841 17.0 23.3 34.3 25.4

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 45,966 18.1 21.9 37.2 22.8

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ............................................... 6,250 18.0 19.8 32.6 29.5

Food away from home ........................................... 332,694 19.7 20.7 34.7 24.8

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 56,038 21.5 21.7 30.8 26.0

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West

Housing ................................................................... 2,100,777 21.1 19.7 33.7 25.5

Shelter ................................................................... 1,230,537 22.4 19.1 31.2 27.2

Owned dwellings ................................................. 753,428 22.3 20.7 31.7 25.4

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 381,563 18.0 18.9 33.9 29.2

Property taxes ................................................... 228,378 29.8 23.5 26.4 20.2

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 143,487 21.7 20.8 33.9 23.6

Rented dwellings ................................................. 396,419 22.3 15.9 30.6 31.2

Other lodging ....................................................... 80,690 23.8 20.7 30.7 24.8

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 453,897 19.7 21.0 37.8 21.5

Natural gas .......................................................... 44,709 25.3 31.0 21.9 21.8

Electricity ............................................................. 172,668 16.6 20.2 43.6 19.6

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 17,037 61.1 15.4 15.5 8.1

Telephone services ............................................. 154,169 19.1 20.8 37.9 22.3

Water and other public services .......................... 65,312 14.6 18.3 39.0 28.1

Household operations ............................................ 144,181 22.4 18.6 33.1 25.9

Personal services ................................................ 45,824 28.7 19.5 30.8 21.0

Other household expenses .................................. 98,357 19.4 18.2 34.2 28.2

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 75,737 17.8 21.6 37.1 23.6

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 19,298 17.7 20.7 37.4 24.2

Other household products ................................... 39,558 17.6 21.8 37.5 23.0

Postage and stationery ........................................ 16,882 18.1 22.2 35.5 24.2

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 196,425 16.7 20.6 38.6 24.0

Household textiles ............................................... 15,233 16.7 17.3 36.5 29.5

Furniture .............................................................. 48,707 17.6 22.2 38.0 22.2

Floor coverings .................................................... 2,018 19.0 29.7 24.3 27.0

Major appliances ................................................. 24,541 20.0 21.8 36.2 22.0

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 12,163 15.2 21.4 37.6 25.7

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 93,763 15.5 19.8 40.3 24.4

Apparel and services ............................................... 215,644 19.1 20.1 35.6 25.1

Men and boys ........................................................ 50,648 20.2 19.4 33.6 26.8

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 39,715 20.0 19.7 32.9 27.4

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 10,933 21.1 18.4 36.0 24.5

Women and girls .................................................... 85,509 17.7 21.6 35.8 24.8

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 71,105 17.6 21.5 35.3 25.6

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 14,404 18.4 22.3 38.5 20.8

Children under 2 .................................................... 7,865 20.5 21.1 39.2 19.2

Footwear ................................................................ 43,072 19.3 19.5 37.6 23.6

Other apparel products and services ..................... 28,550 20.9 17.6 34.4 27.2

Transportation ......................................................... 1,119,253 17.8 21.2 37.6 23.4

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 399,436 16.3 22.2 39.6 21.9

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 203,867 17.6 20.7 38.8 22.9

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 188,620 15.3 24.0 40.8 19.8

Other vehicles ...................................................... 6,949 27.2 17.4 28.2 47.2

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 342,863 16.4 21.8 38.7 23.1

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... 309,497 19.0 20.1 36.3 24.6

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 27,789 16.6 19.7 41.0 22.7

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 101,286 18.1 21.5 33.3 27.1

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 126,416 16.8 19.0 40.8 23.4

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 54,006 27.0 20.0 29.3 23.8

Public and other transportation .............................. 67,457 27.8 17.7 25.5 29.0

Health care .............................................................. 442,435 18.1 24.0 33.9 24.0

Health insurance .................................................... 256,394 18.9 24.7 33.6 22.7

Medical services .................................................... 104,331 17.3 22.7 33.0 27.1

Drugs ..................................................................... 63,997 15.9 23.7 36.8 23.6

Medical supplies .................................................... 17,714 19.8 22.1 31.9 26.2

Entertainment .......................................................... 323,950 18.9 21.8 34.4 25.0

Fees and admissions ............................................. 76,417 21.3 23.9 26.4 28.4

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 121,785 20.2 20.5 37.2 22.1

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 80,551 17.6 22.2 35.8 24.4

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 45,197 13.6 20.8 37.7 27.9

Personal care products and services ...................... 78,083 18.3 20.3 37.1 24.3

Reading ................................................................... 13,609 22.1 21.7 28.0 28.2

Education ................................................................. 150,202 26.8 21.7 26.3 25.3

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 41,271 19.3 22.8 40.9 17.0

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 103,102 20.4 21.6 29.9 28.0

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West

Cash contributions ................................................... 237,950 17.0 21.5 33.1 28.5

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 695,600 19.4 21.2 35.1 24.3

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 43,871 17.0 21.0 41.5 20.4

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 651,729 19.6 21.2 34.7 24.6

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes .................................... $8,161,225 19.8 22.0 34.2 23.9

Wages and salaries ............................................... 6,436,072 20.5 21.8 34.3 23.3

Self-employment income ....................................... 362,895 10.7 23.5 35.9 29.9

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 997,987 18.6 22.2 35.4 23.9

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 168,945 18.3 25.7 21.8 34.2

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ................................................ 53,295 26.1 21.8 23.9 28.1

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ......................................................... 66,378 19.8 20.4 35.0 24.8

Regular contributions for support .......................... 47,222 16.3 25.6 29.4 28.7

Other income ......................................................... 28,432 18.7 18.3 39.4 23.6

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) .......... 276,995 22.3 25.5 29.0 23.2

Federal income taxes ............................................ 195,125 20.3 26.5 29.7 23.5

State and local income taxes ................................. 65,453 25.1 25.4 24.3 25.2

Other taxes ............................................................ 16,418 33.9 15.0 38.9 12.2

Income after taxes ................................................... 7,884,230 19.7 21.9 34.4 24.0

1 Value is less than or equal to 0.5.

2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

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