Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 124,416 24,927 24,863 24,848 24,836 24,942

Percent distribution of consumer units ...................... 100.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

Income before taxes ................................................ $65,596 $9,988 $27,585 $47,265 $75,952 $167,010

Income after taxes ................................................... 63,370 10,171 27,743 46,777 73,970 158,024

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.0 52.5 51.7 49.3 47.8 48.9

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ................................................................. 2.5 1.7 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.1

Children under 18 .................................................. .6 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8

Persons 65 and older ............................................ .3 .4 .5 .4 .3 .2

Earners .................................................................. 1.3 .5 .9 1.3 1.7 2.0

Vehicles ................................................................. 1.9 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.8

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ....................................................................... 47 39 43 48 48 55

Female ................................................................... 53 61 57 52 52 45

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 64 39 54 64 75 89

With mortgage ..................................................... 39 11 23 37 54 68

Without mortgage ................................................ 26 28 31 27 21 21

Renter .................................................................... 36 61 46 36 25 11

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 19 14 12 10 6

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 81 86 88 90 94

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 15 16 15 11 6

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 85 84 85 89 94

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) .................................................... 4 9 6 4 2 1

High school (9-12) ................................................. 33 46 44 37 26 14

College .................................................................. 62 44 49 60 72 85

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 88 65 87 93 96 97

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................. $6,397,517 8.6 12.7 16.7 23.3 38.7

Food ........................................................................ 819,604 10.6 13.7 17.6 23.7 34.4

Food at home ........................................................ 486,910 12.3 15.3 18.5 23.4 30.5

Cereals and bakery products ............................... 66,794 12.7 15.1 18.7 23.7 29.8

Cereals and cereal products .............................. 22,600 13.0 15.0 18.6 23.6 29.9

Bakery products ................................................. 44,195 12.5 15.2 18.8 23.8 29.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................. 105,859 13.0 15.8 18.9 22.9 29.5

Beef ................................................................... 28,106 11.7 15.6 19.9 22.4 30.4

Pork ................................................................... 20,587 14.3 16.2 18.9 23.0 27.5

Other meats ....................................................... 15,167 12.1 16.7 19.1 22.1 30.0

Poultry ............................................................... 19,791 13.4 15.4 19.0 23.8 28.4

Fish and seafood ............................................... 15,616 12.9 14.4 17.0 23.2 32.5

Eggs .................................................................. 6,592 14.9 17.5 18.5 22.1 26.9

Dairy products ..................................................... 52,026 11.6 14.9 18.0 23.8 31.7

Fresh milk and cream ........................................ 18,859 13.4 16.4 18.8 23.2 28.1

Other dairy products .......................................... 33,166 10.6 14.0 17.5 24.1 33.8

Fruits and vegetables .......................................... 90,779 12.0 15.3 18.3 22.7 31.6

Fresh fruits ......................................................... 32,449 10.9 14.0 18.3 22.8 33.9

Fresh vegetables ............................................... 28,084 12.1 15.2 18.5 22.1 32.0

Processed fruits ................................................. 14,127 12.0 16.6 18.2 23.2 30.0

Processed vegetables ....................................... 16,119 14.1 16.6 18.2 23.3 27.7

Other food at home .............................................. 171,452 12.2 15.1 18.5 23.9 30.3

Sugar and other sweets ..................................... 18,227 12.3 15.0 19.3 23.4 30.0

Fats and oils ...................................................... 14,169 13.7 16.1 19.5 22.8 27.9

Miscellaneous foods .......................................... 86,841 12.2 14.7 18.5 23.9 30.8

Nonalcoholic beverages .................................... 45,966 12.5 16.0 18.9 24.2 28.5

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ............................................... 6,250 5.4 11.8 12.4 26.7 43.7

Food away from home ........................................... 332,694 8.1 11.4 16.2 24.2 40.1

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Alcoholic beverages ................................................ 56,038 6.7 11.5 16.1 24.8 40.9

Housing ................................................................... 2,100,777 10.5 14.5 17.5 22.3 35.3

Shelter ................................................................... 1,230,537 11.0 14.3 17.3 22.1 35.4

Owned dwellings ................................................. 753,428 5.7 10.1 15.0 24.1 45.2

Mortgage interest and charges .......................... 381,563 3.9 7.9 14.6 26.3 47.4

Property taxes ................................................... 228,378 7.0 11.3 14.6 22.5 44.6

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ......................................................... 143,487 8.5 14.0 16.6 20.7 40.2

Rented dwellings ................................................. 396,419 22.2 23.7 23.0 19.1 12.0

Other lodging ....................................................... 80,690 6.2 6.9 10.2 18.2 58.5

Utilities, fuels, and public services ......................... 453,897 12.0 16.3 19.5 22.9 29.3

Natural gas .......................................................... 44,709 11.3 15.3 18.4 22.9 32.1

Electricity ............................................................. 172,668 13.8 17.5 19.7 21.9 27.1

Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................ 17,037 10.2 15.5 16.8 21.6 35.9

Telephone services ............................................. 154,169 10.6 15.7 19.9 24.3 29.5

Water and other public services .......................... 65,312 11.3 15.6 19.2 23.0 30.9

Household operations ............................................ 144,181 6.6 12.3 14.7 21.4 45.0

Personal services ................................................ 45,824 3.8 10.8 10.9 22.9 51.6

Other household expenses .................................. 98,357 7.9 12.9 16.5 20.7 41.9

Housekeeping supplies ......................................... 75,737 10.0 15.8 17.2 24.2 32.9

Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................ 19,298 11.2 17.3 18.7 25.2 27.7

Other household products ................................... 39,558 9.7 15.4 16.0 24.0 34.9

Postage and stationery ........................................ 16,882 9.4 14.9 18.3 23.4 34.0

Household furnishings and equipment .................. 196,425 6.6 13.0 16.1 22.0 42.2

Household textiles ............................................... 15,233 7.9 13.1 15.8 25.4 37.8

Furniture .............................................................. 48,707 6.0 12.0 16.2 19.2 46.5

Floor coverings .................................................... 2,018 5.3 9.1 10.1 16.9 58.6

Major appliances ................................................. 24,541 7.4 12.4 16.4 24.5 39.4

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .... 12,163 7.4 12.3 16.5 28.1 35.8

Miscellaneous household equipment .................. 93,763 6.4 13.9 16.0 21.6 41.9

Apparel and services ............................................... 215,644 8.7 13.0 15.1 24.4 38.7

Men and boys ........................................................ 50,648 8.0 11.5 13.8 25.7 41.0

Men, 16 and over ................................................. 39,715 8.0 10.6 13.0 26.5 41.9

Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 10,933 8.4 15.0 16.5 22.5 37.7

Women and girls .................................................... 85,509 7.8 13.7 15.5 25.5 37.5

Women, 16 and over ........................................... 71,105 7.4 13.3 15.6 26.0 37.8

Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................ 14,404 9.5 15.9 15.1 23.0 36.5

Children under 2 .................................................... 7,865 12.6 16.1 19.3 22.3 29.7

Footwear ................................................................ 43,072 10.3 13.8 16.4 24.3 35.1

Other apparel products and services ..................... 28,550 9.5 11.6 13.4 19.8 45.7

Transportation ......................................................... 1,119,253 7.7 12.1 18.2 25.6 36.4

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .............................. 399,436 6.2 10.0 17.3 27.9 38.7

Cars and trucks, new ........................................... 203,867 6.8 6.7 17.2 26.7 42.6

Cars and trucks, used .......................................... 188,620 5.7 13.7 17.7 29.0 33.9

Other vehicles ...................................................... 6,949 2.8 26.1 8.0 32.0 53.1

Gasoline and motor oil ........................................... 342,863 8.9 14.6 19.9 25.3 31.3

Other vehicle expenses ......................................... 309,497 8.4 13.0 18.4 24.3 35.9

Vehicle finance charges ...................................... 27,789 4.1 10.5 18.4 29.1 37.8

Maintenance and repairs ..................................... 101,286 8.7 13.8 18.4 23.1 36.0

Vehicle insurance ................................................ 126,416 10.0 13.6 20.0 24.7 31.7

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges .............................................................. 54,006 6.5 11.3 14.7 23.3 44.3

Public and other transportation .............................. 67,457 6.7 8.5 13.4 20.0 51.3

Health care .............................................................. 442,435 9.4 15.7 18.9 23.4 32.6

Health insurance .................................................... 256,394 9.7 15.7 19.1 24.6 30.9

Medical services .................................................... 104,331 7.9 14.3 17.8 21.6 38.3

Drugs ..................................................................... 63,997 11.2 18.5 20.6 21.2 28.5

Medical supplies .................................................... 17,714 9.0 12.7 16.2 24.2 37.8

Entertainment .......................................................... 323,950 7.6 12.3 15.8 22.5 41.9

Fees and admissions ............................................. 76,417 3.6 7.2 12.0 21.0 56.2

Audio and visual equipment and services ............. 121,785 10.9 15.7 18.6 22.8 32.1

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .... 80,551 7.5 15.4 16.4 23.4 37.3

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services ............................................................... 45,197 5.8 6.3 13.6 22.1 52.3

Personal care products and services ...................... 78,083 8.1 13.0 16.2 24.6 38.1

Reading ................................................................... 13,609 8.1 12.6 15.8 24.6 38.8

Education ................................................................. 150,202 10.4 7.1 8.7 17.3 56.4

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income,

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

(Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Item Aggregate

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................ 41,271 18.2 20.6 23.2 21.4 16.5

Miscellaneous .......................................................... 103,102 9.1 15.3 17.7 18.8 39.1

Cash contributions ................................................... 237,950 7.3 11.6 13.7 22.8 44.6

Personal insurance and pensions ........................... 695,600 1.8 5.8 12.9 23.8 55.7

Life and other personal insurance ......................... 43,871 5.5 7.9 13.1 22.1 51.3

Pensions and Social Security ................................ 651,729 1.5 5.6 12.9 24.0 56.0

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes .................................... $8,161,225 3.1 8.4 14.4 23.1 51.0

Wages and salaries ............................................... 6,436,072 1.5 6.2 13.4 24.0 54.9

Self-employment income ....................................... 362,895 -8.2 3.7 10.1 19.0 75.5

Social Security, private and government

retirement ............................................................ 997,987 12.6 22.3 22.2 20.9 22.1

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income ................................................................. 168,945 2.2 5.3 9.6 16.5 66.4

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits ................................................ 53,295 10.9 19.1 23.0 29.9 17.1

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps ......................................................... 66,378 42.6 27.6 15.3 10.4 4.1

Regular contributions for support .......................... 47,222 20.8 20.3 18.8 19.3 20.8

Other income ......................................................... 28,432 33.5 16.7 16.8 11.1 22.0

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed) .......... 276,995 -1.6 -1.4 4.4 17.8 80.9

Federal income taxes ............................................ 195,125 -3.0 -3.8 2.3 16.8 87.8

State and local income taxes ................................. 65,453 .2 2.3 7.9 20.0 69.6

Other taxes ............................................................ 16,418 7.2 12.4 14.6 21.2 44.7

Income after taxes ................................................... 7,884,230 3.2 8.7 14.7 23.3 50.0

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