Table 62. Region of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2007

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ............... 120,171 22,382 27,462 43,152 27,176 

Percent distribution of consumer units ..................... 100.0 18.6 22.9 35.9 22.6 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ............................................. $63,091 $69,937 $59,389 $58,224 $68,923 

Income after taxes ................................................ 60,858 67,440 57,514 56,177 66,250 

Age of reference person ........................................ 48.8 50.5 48.4 48.8 47.9 

Average number in consumer unit:

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

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

Persons 65 and over ............................................ .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

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

Vehicles ............................................................... 1.9 1.6 2.1 1.9 2.0 

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ..................................................................... 47 44 50 45 49 

Female ................................................................. 53 56 50 55 51 

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ......................................................... 67 64 69 69 63 

With mortgage ................................................... 43 41 44 44 44 

Without mortgage .............................................. 23 23 24 26 18 

Renter .................................................................. 33 36 31 31 37 

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ................................... 12 11 8 20 5 

White, Asian, and all other races ......................... 88 89 92 80 95 

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ................................................ 12 9 4 13 19 

Not Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 88 91 96 87 81 

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ............................................... 35 37 34 38 29 

College ................................................................. 60 58 62 55 65 

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased .................... 88 80 91 90 90 

Annual aggregate expenditures ............................... $5,964,504 19.4 22.1 32.9 25.6 

Food ....................................................................... 736,786 19.7 21.7 33.8 24.8 

Food at home ....................................................... 416,229 19.6 21.6 34.3 24.6 

Cereals and bakery products ............................. 55,203 20.3 22.2 34.2 23.3 

Cereals and cereal products ............................ 17,139 20.7 21.1 33.7 24.5 

Bakery products ............................................... 38,064 20.2 22.7 34.5 22.7 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................ 93,320 20.2 20.4 35.5 23.8 

Beef ................................................................. 25,977 18.1 21.3 36.4 24.2 

Pork ................................................................. 17,976 18.8 21.5 38.4 21.4 

Other meats ..................................................... 12,551 21.8 24.0 33.3 20.8 

Poultry .............................................................. 17,039 20.1 18.1 37.5 24.2 

Fish and seafood ............................................. 14,646 24.5 18.1 30.3 27.1 

Eggs ................................................................. 5,131 20.0 18.0 35.4 26.7 

Dairy products .................................................... 46,534 19.5 22.3 33.9 24.3 

Fresh milk and cream ...................................... 18,460 18.5 21.7 36.4 23.4 

Other dairy products ........................................ 28,074 20.1 22.7 32.3 24.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 62. Region of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2007 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West

Fruits and vegetables ........................................ $72,058 20.3 20.9 33.0 25.7 

Fresh fruits ....................................................... 24,234 20.2 21.8 31.5 26.6 

Fresh vegetables ............................................. 22,858 20.3 19.4 33.0 27.2 

Processed fruits ............................................... 13,492 22.4 21.5 32.5 23.7 

Processed vegetables ..................................... 11,475 18.3 21.4 36.9 23.4 

Other food at home ............................................ 149,114 18.5 22.1 34.2 25.1 

Sugar and other sweets ................................... 14,954 18.9 23.1 33.7 24.3 

Fats and oils .................................................... 10,962 19.3 21.9 35.2 23.6 

Miscellaneous foods ........................................ 78,020 18.2 22.3 34.4 25.2 

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................. 40,012 18.9 21.6 35.0 24.5 

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ............................................. 5,167 19.0 22.3 25.5 33.1 

Food away from home ......................................... 320,556 19.9 21.9 33.2 25.0 

Alcoholic beverages ............................................... 54,849 20.9 25.2 30.0 23.9 

Housing .................................................................. 2,033,228 21.0 20.8 31.6 26.5 

Shelter ................................................................. 1,204,440 21.6 20.2 29.5 28.7 

Owned dwellings ................................................ 808,774 21.1 21.2 30.5 27.2 

Mortgage interest and charges ........................ 467,470 17.8 19.4 31.6 31.2 

Property taxes .................................................. 205,356 28.9 24.1 26.5 20.6 

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ....................................................... 135,949 20.6 22.7 33.1 23.5 

Rented dwellings ............................................... 312,669 21.7 16.5 28.6 33.1 

Other lodging ..................................................... 82,997 26.6 23.7 22.7 26.9 

Utilities, fuels, and public services ....................... 417,861 20.5 21.8 36.6 21.0 

Natural gas ........................................................ 57,729 25.3 32.8 21.3 20.6 

Electricity ........................................................... 156,566 18.2 19.6 43.2 19.0 

Fuel oil and other fuels ...................................... 18,100 56.2 17.6 16.8 9.4 

Telephone services ............................................ 133,353 18.8 21.1 37.8 22.3 

Water and other public services ........................ 52,113 14.2 19.9 37.8 28.2 

Household operations .......................................... 118,269 19.1 19.9 34.0 27.0 

Personal services .............................................. 49,926 19.4 21.7 34.6 24.3 

Other household expenses ................................ 68,343 18.9 18.5 33.6 28.9 

Housekeeping supplies ........................................ 76,732 17.0 22.3 33.4 27.3 

Laundry and cleaning supplies .......................... 16,816 16.3 23.8 38.9 21.0 

Other household products ................................. 41,635 16.5 21.2 32.0 30.3 

Postage and stationery ...................................... 18,281 18.8 23.5 31.6 26.2 

Household furnishings and equipment ................ 215,927 21.1 22.2 32.0 24.6 

Household textiles ............................................. 15,990 20.9 18.4 34.7 26.0 

Furniture ............................................................ 53,557 24.6 20.6 30.8 23.9 

Floor coverings .................................................. 5,585 27.8 21.6 27.9 22.7 

Major appliances ................................................ 27,798 19.3 23.0 34.5 23.1 

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .. 12,142 19.3 20.7 32.8 27.3 

Miscellaneous household equipment ................. 100,855 19.6 23.7 31.7 25.0 

Apparel and services ............................................. 225,938 20.7 22.8 32.3 24.3 

Men and boys ...................................................... 52,303 19.5 20.0 35.0 25.5 

Men, 16 and over ............................................... 42,171 19.0 19.1 35.4 26.5 

Boys, 2 to 15 ...................................................... 10,131 21.4 23.6 33.5 21.5 

Women and girls .................................................. 89,967 20.4 25.2 30.6 23.8 

Women, 16 and over ......................................... 75,356 20.7 25.8 29.4 24.1 

Girls, 2 to 15 ...................................................... 14,611 18.8 22.1 36.5 22.6 

Children under 2 .................................................. 11,216 16.6 21.8 33.2 28.4 

Footwear .............................................................. 39,288 20.2 23.5 32.5 23.8 

Other apparel products and services ................... 33,164 25.3 20.2 32.0 22.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 62. Region of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2007 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West

Transportation ........................................................ $1,052,362 17.1 22.7 34.8 25.5 

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ............................ 389,835 14.4 24.0 35.6 26.0 

Cars and trucks, new ......................................... 188,886 16.3 22.3 34.8 26.6 

Cars and trucks, used ........................................ 188,293 13.0 24.8 36.6 25.6 

Other vehicles .................................................... 12,657 27.1 38.6 32.6 21.8 

Gasoline and motor oil ......................................... 286,448 16.3 23.1 38.0 22.7 

Other vehicle expenses ....................................... 311,449 19.4 21.4 32.9 26.4 

Vehicle finance charges ..................................... 36,678 15.2 21.0 40.2 23.6 

Maintenance and repairs ................................... 88,637 18.1 21.5 33.6 26.8 

Vehicle insurance .............................................. 128,697 18.8 19.5 34.9 26.8 

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ............................................................ 57,438 25.1 25.6 23.0 26.4 

Public transportation ............................................ 64,629 25.9 19.2 24.6 30.3 

Health care ............................................................ 342,814 17.3 24.8 35.2 22.7 

Health insurance .................................................. 185,645 18.5 24.1 35.8 21.6 

Medical services .................................................. 85,236 15.1 26.1 32.3 26.4 

Drugs ................................................................... 57,785 16.3 24.5 39.3 19.9 

Medical supplies .................................................. 14,149 18.2 27.4 29.4 25.1 

Entertainment ........................................................ 324,185 19.5 21.9 30.9 27.7 

Fees and admissions ........................................... 79,076 22.8 21.9 26.0 29.4 

Audio and visual equipment and services ........... 118,583 19.1 21.2 35.3 24.4 

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .. 67,295 19.5 21.4 33.1 26.0 

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services .............................................................. 59,232 15.9 24.1 26.0 34.1 

Personal care products and services ..................... 70,608 19.4 21.2 34.5 24.8 

Reading ................................................................. 14,143 21.4 24.5 27.2 26.9 

Education ............................................................... 113,594 22.9 28.7 28.3 20.1 

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............... 38,813 20.8 25.8 37.0 16.4 

Miscellaneous ........................................................ 97,040 19.1 22.0 29.0 29.9 

Cash contributions ................................................. 218,891 14.5 22.5 34.7 28.2 

Personal insurance and pensions .......................... 641,253 19.4 22.8 33.3 24.5 

Life and other personal insurance ....................... 37,189 20.6 25.6 34.6 19.1 

Pensions and Social Security .............................. 604,064 19.3 22.6 33.2 24.9 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes ................................... 7,581,789 20.6 21.5 33.1 24.7 

Wages and salaries ............................................. 6,047,285 21.3 21.3 33.3 24.2 

Self-employment income ..................................... 413,947 17.4 21.8 27.5 33.3 

Social Security, private and government

retirement ........................................................... 766,586 18.2 23.0 36.2 22.6 

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ............................................................... 209,782 18.5 21.9 29.5 30.1 

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ............................................... 25,985 21.6 23.4 36.6 18.4 

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ....................................................... 39,923 22.6 20.2 32.8 24.4 

Regular contributions for support ......................... 55,626 16.2 17.8 34.4 31.6 

Other income ....................................................... 22,656 22.3 22.5 28.9 26.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 62. Region of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer

Expenditure Survey, 2007 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West

Personal taxes ....................................................... $268,400 20.8 19.2 32.9 27.1 

Federal income taxes .......................................... 188,565 18.9 16.9 36.2 27.9 

State and local income taxes ............................... 56,248 23.9 22.8 24.9 28.4 

Other taxes .......................................................... 23,587 28.6 28.5 25.7 17.2 

Income after taxes ................................................. 7,313,389 20.6 21.6 33.1 24.6 

1 Value less than or equal to 0.5. 2 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.