Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2003

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................... 115,356 33,929 81,427 36,830 17,701 15,464 11,432 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........................ 100.0 29.4 70.6 31.9 15.3 13.4 9.9 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

Income before taxes 1 ............................................... $51,128 $27,131 $61,165 $55,980 $62,780 $70,136 $63,106 

Income after taxes 1 .................................................. 48,596 25,539 58,240 52,279 60,448 67,298 61,662 

 Age of reference person ............................................ 48.4 51.4 47.1 53.2 43.9 40.9 40.9 

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................... 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.6 

 Children under 18 .................................................... .6 n.a. .9 .1 .8 1.6 2.7 

 Persons 65 and over ............................................... .3 .3 .3 .5 .2 .1 .1 

 Earners .................................................................... 1.3 .6 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.9 2.2 

 Vehicles ................................................................... 1.9 1.0 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.5 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ....................................................................... 50 45 52 56 47 51 51 

 Female ................................................................... 50 55 48 44 53 49 49 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 67 49 74 76 70 76 73 

 With mortgage ..................................................... 41 21 49 40 51 64 58 

 Without mortgage ................................................ 26 29 25 36 19 12 15 

 Renter .................................................................... 33 51 26 24 30 24 27 

Race of reference person:

Black or African American ..................................... 12 12 12 9 15 12 15 

 White, Asian, and All Other Races ........................ 88 88 88 91 85 88 85 

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .................................................... 6 8 5 5 4 4 9 

 High school (9-12) ................................................. 36 34 37 36 39 35 42 

 College .................................................................. 57 58 57 58 57 60 49 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 88 74 93 93 92 94 93 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................... $4,706,196 17.0 83.0 34.4 17.7 18.2 12.7 

Food .......................................................................... 614,570 15.3 84.7 33.2 17.4 19.2 14.9 

 Food at home .......................................................... 360,060 14.0 86.0 32.7 17.6 19.6 16.1 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................. 50,831 14.2 85.8 31.5 17.2 20.0 17.0 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................ 17,277 13.7 86.3 30.4 17.4 20.7 17.8 

 Bakery products ................................................... 33,554 14.5 85.5 32.1 17.2 19.7 16.7 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 94,890 12.5 87.5 32.7 17.7 20.2 16.8 

 Beef ..................................................................... 28,257 11.0 89.0 33.8 17.8 20.5 16.9 

 Pork ..................................................................... 19,634 12.4 87.6 33.2 17.8 20.2 16.3 

 Other meats ......................................................... 11,739 13.3 86.7 32.0 17.0 20.6 17.1 

 Poultry ................................................................. 16,642 13.1 86.9 30.6 17.3 21.0 17.9 

 Fish and seafood ................................................. 14,322 13.6 86.4 33.1 18.7 18.6 16.0 

 Eggs .................................................................... 4,296 15.3 84.7 33.0 17.1 18.5 16.1 

Dairy products ....................................................... 37,746 14.1 85.9 32.3 17.5 19.6 16.5 

 Fresh milk and cream .......................................... 14,561 14.1 85.9 30.1 17.2 20.1 18.5 

 Other dairy products ............................................ 23,185 14.1 85.9 33.7 17.7 19.2 15.2 

 Fruits and vegetables ............................................ 61,614 15.1 84.9 33.8 17.0 19.0 15.1 

 Fresh fruits ........................................................... 19,664 14.8 85.2 33.9 16.7 18.8 15.7 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................. 19,789 14.8 85.2 35.0 16.7 18.9 14.6 

 Processed fruits ................................................... 12,473 15.9 84.1 31.7 17.1 19.4 15.9 

 Processed vegetables ......................................... 9,688 15.2 84.8 33.6 18.3 18.8 14.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2003 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

 Other food at home ................................................ $114,979 14.6 85.4 32.8 17.8 19.3 15.4 

 Sugar and other sweets ....................................... 13,703 14.5 85.5 33.7 17.3 19.2 15.2 

 Fats and oils ........................................................ 9,865 14.6 85.4 34.2 16.9 18.4 15.9 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................ 56,342 15.0 85.0 31.9 18.1 19.6 15.4 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ...................................... 30,883 14.0 86.0 32.4 18.2 19.5 15.8 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ................................................. 4,185 14.1 85.9 42.2 15.3 17.1 11.3 

 Food away from home ............................................. 254,510 17.1 82.9 34.0 17.1 18.5 13.4 

Alcoholic beverages .................................................. 45,028 20.6 79.4 39.1 16.1 15.3 8.9 

Housing ..................................................................... 1,549,166 19.2 80.8 32.2 17.8 18.3 12.5 

 Shelter ..................................................................... 909,862 20.9 79.1 31.3 17.4 18.1 12.3 

 Owned dwellings ................................................... 607,115 15.0 85.0 31.9 18.1 21.1 13.8 

 Mortgage interest and charges ............................ 340,765 12.2 87.8 28.4 19.4 24.0 15.9 

 Property taxes ..................................................... 155,019 17.6 82.4 35.3 17.2 17.9 12.1 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ........................................................... 111,332 20.1 79.9 38.1 15.6 16.8 9.4 

 Rented dwellings ................................................... 251,419 36.2 63.8 27.4 15.7 11.2 9.6 

 Other lodging ......................................................... 51,328 16.0 84.0 42.9 17.3 15.2 8.6 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................... 324,316 18.4 81.6 33.0 18.1 17.2 13.3 

 Natural gas ............................................................ 45,221 19.0 81.0 32.2 17.6 17.3 13.9 

 Electricity ............................................................... 118,577 17.8 82.2 33.6 18.1 17.0 13.4 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .......................................... 12,634 18.9 81.1 35.0 17.6 17.7 10.8 

 Telephone services ............................................... 110,246 19.2 80.8 32.2 18.6 17.2 12.7 

 Water and other public services ............................ 37,639 17.1 82.9 33.4 17.3 17.7 14.3 

 Household operations .............................................. 81,573 14.3 85.7 25.5 22.3 25.3 12.6 

 Personal services .................................................. 33,861 9.3 90.7 11.3 26.8 36.6 16.1 

 Other household expenses .................................... 47,713 17.8 82.2 35.6 19.0 17.4 10.1 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................... 60,858 15.5 84.5 36.0 18.0 17.8 12.7 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .............................. 15,223 14.8 85.2 33.2 18.4 18.5 15.1 

 Other household products ..................................... 30,308 13.4 86.6 36.4 18.7 18.5 13.0 

 Postage and stationery .......................................... 15,327 20.2 79.8 38.0 16.4 15.6 9.8 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................... 172,556 15.0 85.0 37.7 17.0 18.6 11.7 

 Household textiles ................................................. 13,067 13.3 86.7 42.9 14.2 17.6 12.0 

 Furniture ................................................................ 46,237 14.2 85.8 36.4 18.2 20.3 10.8 

 Floor coverings ...................................................... 5,971 14.9 85.1 40.0 15.9 18.2 11.0 

 Major appliances ................................................... 22,566 13.7 86.3 35.9 19.5 16.7 14.2 

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares ......................................................... 10,107 15.8 84.2 41.5 16.5 13.5 12.8 

 Miscellaneous household equipment .................... 74,607 16.1 83.9 37.5 16.0 19.1 11.3 

Apparel and services ................................................. 188,856 14.8 85.2 30.6 17.6 20.8 16.1 

 Men and boys .......................................................... 42,800 13.8 86.2 28.4 17.9 22.8 17.1 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................... 32,488 16.8 83.2 33.5 17.8 19.4 12.5 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 10,312 4.3 95.7 12.4 18.4 33.5 31.4 

 Women and girls ...................................................... 73,034 15.0 85.0 31.8 17.7 21.1 14.4 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................. 60,844 17.2 82.8 35.4 17.7 17.8 11.9 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 12,190 4.1 95.9 13.9 17.6 37.6 26.7 

 Children under 2 ...................................................... 9,384 6.0 94.0 16.7 28.4 26.5 22.3 

 Footwear .................................................................. 33,823 15.3 84.7 28.8 14.5 21.9 19.4 

 Other apparel products and services ....................... 29,816 17.8 82.2 37.5 17.2 14.3 13.3 

Transportation ........................................................... 897,513 14.5 85.5 35.6 18.9 18.0 13.0 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 430,483 13.3 86.7 37.3 19.1 17.7 12.5 

 Cars and trucks, new ............................................. 236,765 14.7 85.3 42.0 16.4 17.4 9.5 

 Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 185,892 11.3 88.7 31.6 22.6 18.2 16.3 

 Other vehicles ........................................................ 7,827 19.3 80.7 31.6 19.4 14.5 15.1 

 Gasoline and motor oil ............................................. 153,742 14.9 85.1 33.3 18.6 18.7 14.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 58. Size of consumer unit: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 2003 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate One

person

Two or more persons

Total

two or

more

persons

Two

persons

Three

persons

Four

persons

Five or

more

persons

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................... $268,875 15.4 84.6 33.7 19.1 18.5 13.3 

 Vehicle finance charges ........................................ 42,750 11.4 88.6 32.1 21.5 19.3 15.6 

 Maintenance and repairs ....................................... 71,381 17.2 82.8 35.4 18.0 17.4 12.0 

 Vehicle insurance .................................................. 104,428 16.0 84.0 32.7 19.1 18.6 13.5 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other

charges ................................................................ 50,316 14.7 85.3 34.7 18.7 19.2 12.7 

 Public transportation ................................................ 44,413 19.5 80.5 39.3 15.5 15.7 9.9 

Health care ................................................................ 278,705 18.9 81.1 40.9 16.1 14.3 9.7 

 Health insurance ...................................................... 144,383 18.3 81.7 40.7 16.3 15.0 9.7 

 Medical services ...................................................... 68,155 17.9 82.1 37.8 16.7 15.8 11.8 

 Drugs ....................................................................... 53,821 22.3 77.7 44.9 14.7 10.6 7.5 

 Medical supplies ...................................................... 12,346 17.1 82.9 42.7 16.3 15.1 8.8 

Entertainment ............................................................ 237,501 14.8 85.2 37.7 16.8 18.4 12.3 

 Fees and admissions ............................................... 57,039 15.0 85.0 32.8 18.5 21.0 12.8 

 Television, radios, sound equipment ....................... 84,210 19.1 80.9 32.4 18.0 17.6 12.9 

 Pets, toys, and playground equipment .................... 43,580 13.6 86.4 39.2 17.0 18.8 11.3 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services .......................................................... 52,672 8.8 91.2 50.1 12.9 16.7 11.5 

Personal care products and services ........................ 60,708 17.4 82.6 34.5 17.3 17.9 12.8 

Reading ..................................................................... 14,681 21.5 78.5 40.0 15.7 14.3 8.6 

Education ................................................................... 90,347 18.7 81.3 24.4 18.3 24.4 14.1 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies .................. 33,418 19.6 80.4 34.2 18.6 15.2 12.4 

Miscellaneous ............................................................ 69,879 20.5 79.5 34.4 16.6 17.8 10.8 

Cash contributions ..................................................... 158,025 22.1 77.9 42.2 13.2 12.4 10.0 

Personal insurance and pensions ............................. 467,798 14.1 85.9 34.8 19.2 19.7 12.1 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................... 45,831 11.7 88.3 39.9 18.9 16.8 12.7 

 Pensions and Social Security .................................. 421,968 14.4 85.6 34.3 19.3 20.0 12.0 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 1

Money income before taxes ........................................ 4,979,403 15.6 84.4 34.8 19.1 18.5 11.9 

 Wages and salaries ................................................. 4,012,508 13.5 86.5 31.9 20.6 20.7 13.3 

 Self-employment income ......................................... 208,249 17.4 82.6 34.0 17.8 21.1 9.8 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 545,459 28.2 71.8 55.2 9.7 3.9 3.1 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................... 106,877 22.1 77.9 49.4 16.1 8.6 3.8 

 Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits .................................................. 26,217 16.7 83.3 34.6 18.7 17.2 12.9 

 Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ........................................................... 30,609 16.2 83.8 27.7 18.0 14.3 23.8 

 Regular contributions for support ............................ 33,396 24.1 75.9 23.7 24.6 17.2 10.4 

 Other income ........................................................... 16,088 43.0 57.0 20.1 15.7 10.2 11.0 

Personal taxes ........................................................... 246,569 18.5 81.5 46.5 14.4 15.1 5.5 

 Federal income taxes .............................................. 179,498 18.9 81.1 49.4 13.5 14.1 4.0 

 State and local income taxes ................................... 48,845 17.9 82.1 37.0 16.7 19.9 8.5 

 Other taxes .............................................................. 18,226 16.9 83.1 42.9 16.0 12.3 11.9 

Income after taxes ..................................................... 4,732,834 15.5 84.5 34.2 19.4 18.7 12.2 

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete

income reporters" only; see glossary.

2 Value less than 0.5.

n.a. Not applicable.