Table 3114. Midwestern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021

Item Total 

Midwest 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 28,068 2,643 4,314 2,728 2,278 3,716 4,446 4,274 1,838 1,832 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ........................................................ $81,523 $7,784 $21,865 $34,582 $44,712 $59,322 $83,167 $121,113 $170,643 $303,301 

 Income after taxes............................................................ 73,881 9,920 24,534 37,058 45,503 58,623 78,186 108,258 147,025 239,381 

 Age of reference person .................................................. 52.3 54.5 61.8 53.4 52.3 50.5 49.3 48.1 50.3 48.2 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ........................................................................... 2.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.4 3.3 

 Children under 18 ......................................................... .6 .3 .3 .5 .5 .7 .7 .7 .9 .9 

 Adults 65 and older ....................................................... .4 .4 .6 .6 .5 .4 .3 .2 .2 .2 

 Earners.......................................................................... 1.3 .4 .5 .9 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.3 

 Vehicles ........................................................................ 2.1 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.2 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ............................................................................... 47 41 38 47 44 49 49 54 52 54 

 Women .......................................................................... 53 59 62 53 56 51 51 46 48 46 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 70 36 58 60 59 71 79 86 92 93 

 With mortgage ........................................................... 42 11 19 28 31 41 52 63 70 69 

 Without mortgage ...................................................... 28 25 39 32 29 30 26 23 22 24 

 Renter ........................................................................... 30 64 42 40 41 29 21 14 8 7 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................ 12 24 14 14 15 11 11 7 6 2 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including 

 Black or African-American ......................................... 88 76 86 86 85 89 89 93 94 98 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ......................................................... 6 7 5 9 7 8 8 5 4 5 

 Not Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 94 93 95 91 93 92 92 95 96 95 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ........................................................... 2 5 3 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 

 High school (9-12) ........................................................ 28 49 42 40 32 28 22 16 10 6 

 College .......................................................................... 69 46 55 57 66 69 76 83 87 93 

 Never attended and other ............................................. ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) 1 ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .............................. 92 64 84 92 95 97 97 98 98 99 

Average annual expenditures ............................................. $62,118 $29,461 $32,041 $41,063 $44,969 $51,425 $65,239 $83,020 $105,229 $154,044 

 Food ................................................................................. 7,407 4,389 4,175 5,669 5,248 6,108 8,034 9,969 11,209 15,545 

 Food at home ................................................................ 4,783 3,030 2,931 4,056 3,610 3,945 5,329 6,124 7,039 8,963 

 Cereals and bakery products .................................... 627 367 400 489 490 525 733 804 863 1,172 

 Cereals and cereal products .................................. 199 95 111 165 162 156 231 257 324 385 

 Bakery products ..................................................... 428 272 288 323 328 369 502 547 539 788 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................... 962 724 604 868 749 751 1,140 1,124 1,424 1,695 

 Beef ........................................................................ 254 211 144 218 201 211 332 312 273 443 

 Pork ........................................................................ 197 157 120 162 158 177 265 221 236 315 

 Other meats ............................................................ 143 86 90 143 113 98 177 173 219 250 

 Poultry .................................................................... 171 145 120 140 139 120 179 205 320 266 

 Fish and seafood .................................................... 140 90 89 155 89 99 123 148 290 321 

 Eggs........................................................................ 56 35 40 50 48 45 64 65 86 100 

 Dairy products............................................................ 453 290 277 395 364 378 506 579 569 880 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 139 99 92 117 119 130 144 170 180 245 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 314 191 185 278 245 248 362 409 389 635 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................ 906 593 554 737 674 817 975 1,146 1,434 1,593 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 332 223 197 274 257 270 339 429 549 639 

 Fresh vegetables .................................................... 275 196 155 212 185 272 315 326 457 468 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 118 62 77 98 109 105 130 153 143 211 

 Processed vegetables ............................................ 181 112 124 153 123 169 191 238 285 275 

 Other food at home .................................................... 1,836 1,056 1,096 1,568 1,334 1,474 1,975 2,471 2,748 3,623 

 Sugar and other sweets ......................................... 180 116 122 147 135 144 191 228 250 373 

 Fats and oils ........................................................... 122 81 73 103 83 108 132 158 206 200 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 999 531 563 910 745 785 1,059 1,352 1,593 1,952 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3114. Midwestern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 —

Continued 

Item Total 

Midwest 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ......................................... 470 302 306 373 332 395 536 622 594 899 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town 

 trips ...................................................................... 65 25 33 35 40 42 58 110 105 198 

 Food away from home .................................................. 2,624 1,359 1,244 1,613 1,638 2,164 2,706 3,845 4,170 6,582 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................... 527 175 237 286 296 358 473 650 1,409 1,599 

 Housing ............................................................................ 20,055 11,693 12,878 15,260 16,245 17,471 21,760 23,714 30,628 42,781 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 11,065 7,004 7,525 8,169 8,952 9,763 11,048 12,789 16,342 25,555 

 Owned dwellings ....................................................... 7,052 2,081 3,229 4,091 4,422 6,300 7,594 9,664 13,346 18,705 

 Mortgage interest and charges .............................. 2,344 480 702 1,090 1,375 1,953 2,625 3,669 4,970 6,360 

 Property taxes ........................................................ 2,481 918 1,371 1,484 1,648 2,152 2,536 3,289 4,435 6,559 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other 

 expenses ............................................................. 2,227 683 1,157 1,518 1,399 2,195 2,434 2,706 3,941 5,786 

 Rented dwellings ....................................................... 3,120 4,157 4,018 3,793 4,025 2,980 2,897 2,077 1,540 2,220 

 Other lodging ............................................................. 893 766 277 285 505 482 557 1,048 1,456 4,630 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 4,120 2,464 2,947 3,441 3,683 4,080 4,706 5,046 5,411 6,028 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 632 381 505 565 576 666 657 713 801 967 

 Electricity ................................................................... 1,356 945 1,077 1,169 1,250 1,317 1,495 1,559 1,671 1,967 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................. 94 460 82 89 476 75 119 122 78 132 

 Telephone services ................................................... 1,400 741 828 1,106 1,227 1,383 1,721 1,826 2,014 1,998 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards .................................................................... 171 126 211 149 189 156 169 171 186 165 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 1,230 615 617 957 1,038 1,227 1,552 1,654 1,828 1,834 

 Water and other public services ................................ 638 337 454 513 554 639 714 825 847 964 

 Household operations ................................................... 1,421 559 806 994 1,018 1,214 1,475 1,717 2,762 3,507 

 Personal services ...................................................... 395 419 4158 4200 4116 181 422 525 1,216 1,372 

 Other household expenses ....................................... 1,027 540 648 794 903 1,033 1,053 1,192 1,547 2,135 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 829 410 561 686 566 630 1,099 1,036 1,196 1,461 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 181 100 169 269 173 151 200 166 205 207 

 Other household products ......................................... 522 249 313 333 319 392 800 662 686 1,018 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 126 60 78 84 73 87 99 208 305 236 

 Household furnishings and equipment ......................... 2,620 1,256 1,039 1,969 2,026 1,783 3,433 3,126 4,917 6,229 

 Household textiles ..................................................... 134 60 45 122 130 168 146 178 190 184 

 Furniture .................................................................... 631 366 264 314 502 334 627 762 1,294 2,156 

 Floor coverings .......................................................... 27 9 12 47 17 24 23 31 49 46 

 Major appliances ....................................................... 377 176 183 255 323 343 448 532 487 799 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ............................................................ 133 59 97 98 161 96 120 126 229 353 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ........................ 1,319 586 438 1,133 892 818 2,068 1,497 2,667 2,691 

 Apparel and services ....................................................... 1,643 1,437 857 1,205 1,074 1,329 1,394 2,053 2,866 4,179 

 Men and boys ............................................................... 388 288 194 280 151 326 319 508 966 859 

 Men, 16 and over ....................................................... 282 4100 181 176 127 234 220 355 792 671 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 105 189 413 105 424 92 99 153 174 187 

 Women and girls ........................................................... 635 591 353 511 372 470 674 709 1,096 1,482 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................. 523 518 304 476 334 387 510 637 793 1,138 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 112 473 449 435 438 83 164 72 303 344 

 Children under 2 ........................................................... 75 475 426 485 489 492 450 99 449 4145 

 Footwear ....................................................................... 339 221 187 236 275 282 214 437 553 1,035 

 Other apparel products and services............................ 207 262 97 93 188 159 138 301 201 658 

 Transportation .................................................................. 10,223 4,422 4,626 6,326 7,872 9,240 11,298 14,455 17,377 22,812 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................................... 4,578 1,994 1,601 2,065 3,000 3,876 4,803 6,937 8,957 11,991 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................. 1,925 4506 4340 4621 4406 1,534 2,085 2,993 4,086 7,272 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 2,515 1,336 1,135 1,444 2,583 2,121 2,671 3,573 4,712 4,719 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 138 4153 4126 ( 3 ) 411 4221 447 4371 4159 ( 3 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 1,829 855 1,027 1,385 1,682 1,917 2,124 2,431 2,712 2,785 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................ 3,464 1,395 1,858 2,672 2,966 3,204 4,142 4,597 5,157 6,555 

 Vehicle finance charges ............................................ 283 81 97 162 233 228 341 453 573 546 

 Maintenance and repairs ........................................... 988 436 579 820 806 941 1,179 1,167 1,596 1,818 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ................................................................... 806 258 326 501 635 678 912 1,214 1,217 2,039 

 Vehicle insurance ...................................................... 1,386 620 856 1,189 1,293 1,358 1,710 1,764 1,771 2,152 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 352 178 140 204 223 243 228 489 551 1,481 

 Healthcare ........................................................................ 5,787 2,620 4,083 4,421 5,072 5,272 6,468 7,430 8,607 9,998 

 Health insurance ........................................................... 3,966 1,881 2,902 3,186 3,557 3,824 4,406 5,119 5,315 6,328 

 Medical services ........................................................... 1,090 406 623 609 809 888 1,275 1,426 2,133 2,374 

 Drugs............................................................................. 530 254 442 446 450 430 534 631 865 961 

 Medical supplies ........................................................... 201 79 115 180 256 130 253 255 294 335 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3114. Midwestern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020-2021 —

Continued 

Item Total 

Midwest 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 3,523 1,400 1,595 2,089 2,437 2,632 3,293 5,847 5,799 9,210 

 Fees and admissions .................................................... 569 250 144 180 409 325 461 701 1,219 2,600 

 Audio and visual equipment and services .................... 1,080 613 802 945 922 1,049 1,048 1,241 1,544 2,085 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......... 1,038 325 406 812 656 756 1,009 2,134 1,411 2,061 

 Pets ............................................................................ 800 217 342 597 478 463 804 1,831 846 1,679 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ............... 238 4109 64 215 4177 293 205 303 565 382 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services ...................................................................... 835 211 243 153 450 502 776 1,772 1,625 2,465 

 Personal care products and services............................... 729 310 364 581 507 564 694 1,018 1,133 1,960 

 Reading ............................................................................ 113 48 99 81 71 103 85 118 189 329 

 Education ......................................................................... 1,049 384 364 423 442 489 657 1,436 1,984 5,548 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ........................ 376 387 340 343 408 466 469 378 259 167 

 Miscellaneous .................................................................. 937 310 508 537 567 923 1,103 1,002 1,632 2,645 

 Cash contributions ........................................................... 2,294 1,540 1,048 1,538 1,479 1,767 1,814 2,465 4,177 8,406 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 7,456 345 867 2,304 3,251 4,703 7,695 12,484 17,958 28,867 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 500 126 178 323 311 338 552 678 838 1,742 

 Pensions and Social Security ....................................... 6,956 219 690 1,981 2,940 4,366 7,142 11,807 17,120 27,125 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ........................................................ $81,523 $7,784 $21,865 $34,582 $44,712 $59,322 $83,167 $121,113 $170,643 $303,301 

 Wages and salaries ...................................................... 62,517 2,060 6,907 19,759 28,377 43,224 66,959 101,148 144,384 242,882 

 Self-employment income .............................................. 4,837 -21 474 715 1,544 1,892 3,073 7,188 10,437 31,496 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ................................................................... 9,753 3,657 12,337 11,897 11,766 11,122 10,266 8,165 9,132 7,066 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other 

 property income ......................................................... 2,655 177 506 742 1,213 1,148 1,477 2,705 4,606 19,764 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) ....................................................................... 543 1,304 996 532 619 506 286 272 4121 449 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support ....................................................................... 852 192 366 666 950 1,120 959 1,430 822 981 

 Other income ................................................................ 368 416 280 271 4244 310 147 205 41,141 41,063 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ............. 7,641 -2,136 -2,669 -2,476 -791 699 4,981 12,855 23,618 63,920 

 Federal income taxes ................................................... 7,313 -382 -632 -468 748 2,011 5,100 11,343 19,485 51,382 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# ...................... -2,271 -1,533 -1,784 -2,220 -2,207 -2,591 -2,565 -2,944 -2,749 -1,223 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 2,503 -289 -281 156 599 1,211 2,325 4,255 6,751 13,648 

 Other taxes ................................................................... 96 468 427 56 468 68 121 200 4131 4113 

 Income after taxes............................................................ 73,881 9,920 24,534 37,058 45,503 58,623 78,186 108,258 147,025 239,381 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .......................... $11,192 $2,312 $376 -$2,692 $6,082 $4,160 -$2,248 $34,309 $23,331 $57,268 

 Net change in total assets ............................................ 31,784 4,426 3,291 4,374 11,127 22,504 15,481 63,989 70,402 149,358 

 Net change in total liabilities ......................................... 20,592 2,114 2,915 7,066 5,045 18,344 17,729 29,680 47,071 92,090 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................... 1,239 666 4471 41,156 41,495 1,094 590 2,848 42,280 4746 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ................. -2,431 -492 -771 -1,158 -1,177 -1,726 -2,525 -3,563 -5,127 -8,448 

 Estimated market value of owned home ...................... 178,839 93,916 107,587 101,512 114,836 163,007 174,311 228,599 308,751 460,530 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home .......... 1,066 445 688 696 736 963 1,118 1,409 1,751 2,401 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 No data reported. 

4

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2022