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

Expenditure Surveys, 2020 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1............................................ 131,234 22,965 27,907 50,574 29,788 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................................... 100.0 17.5 21.3 38.5 22.7 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

 Income before taxes ............................................................................ $84,352 $95,329 $78,558 $78,080 $91,964 

 Income after taxes ............................................................................... 74,949 83,005 71,238 69,556 81,371 

 Age of reference person ...................................................................... 52.2 53.6 52.4 51.9 51.5 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People .............................................................................................. 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 

 Children under 18 ............................................................................. .6 .5 .6 .6 .6 

 Adults 65 and older .......................................................................... .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 

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

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

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men................................................................................................... 47 47 47 46 49 

 Women ............................................................................................. 53 53 53 54 51 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ...................................................................................... 66 62 70 68 61 

 With mortgage ............................................................................... 39 37 42 38 39 

 Without mortgage .......................................................................... 27 25 29 30 22 

 Renter ............................................................................................... 34 38 30 32 39 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American................................................................ 13 15 11 19 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races ..................................................... 87 85 89 81 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................ 14 13 6 14 22 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ...................................................................... 86 87 94 86 78 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ............................................................................ 28 31 28 30 22 

 College ............................................................................................. 69 66 70 67 73 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................. 90 82 92 91 92 

Annual aggregate expenditures ............................................................. $8,051,248 19.5 20.7 35.1 24.6 

 Food ..................................................................................................... 961,333 19.7 20.2 34.5 25.6 

 Food at home ................................................................................... 649,324 20.4 20.2 34.0 25.4 

 Cereals and bakery products ........................................................ 84,058 21.6 20.7 33.8 24.0 

 Cereals and cereal products ...................................................... 27,832 21.2 20.2 32.0 26.6 

 Bakery products ......................................................................... 56,226 21.7 20.9 34.7 22.7 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....................................................... 141,308 20.8 18.7 35.3 25.2 

 Beef ............................................................................................ 38,889 19.5 18.9 35.7 26.0 

 Pork ............................................................................................ 28,174 17.5 19.4 39.3 23.9 

 Other meats ............................................................................... 18,648 23.3 20.6 33.6 22.5 

 Poultry ........................................................................................ 24,864 22.4 17.8 34.6 25.1 

 Fish and seafood ....................................................................... 22,344 23.5 17.5 32.9 26.2 

 Eggs ........................................................................................... 8,388 20.0 17.0 33.4 29.6 

 Dairy products ............................................................................... 62,244 21.5 20.5 32.5 25.5 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................................................ 19,286 21.5 19.8 32.8 26.0 

 Other dairy products .................................................................. 42,958 21.6 20.8 32.4 25.3 

 Fruits and vegetables .................................................................... 128,370 21.8 19.1 32.9 26.2 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................................. 45,806 21.2 19.4 31.8 27.5 

 Fresh vegetables ....................................................................... 40,856 22.3 18.7 31.2 27.8 

 Processed fruits ......................................................................... 16,461 23.6 19.0 33.1 24.2 

 Processed vegetables ............................................................... 25,247 20.7 19.4 37.3 22.7 

 Other food at home ....................................................................... 233,344 18.7 21.3 34.2 25.7 

 Sugar and other sweets ............................................................. 21,794 21.7 21.8 33.2 23.3 

 Fats and oils............................................................................... 17,419 21.2 19.5 35.6 23.8 

 Miscellaneous foods .................................................................. 127,852 17.8 21.8 34.0 26.4 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ............................................................ 59,771 18.7 20.7 35.3 25.4 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips .............. 6,509 20.6 23.0 28.5 27.9 

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

Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West 

 Food away from home ..................................................................... 312,009 18.2 20.3 35.5 25.9 

 Alcoholic beverages ............................................................................ 62,801 21.4 22.3 31.1 25.2 

 Housing ............................................................................................... 2,809,933 20.6 19.1 34.3 26.0 

 Shelter .............................................................................................. 1,654,047 21.3 18.0 32.9 27.8 

 Owned dwellings ........................................................................... 980,723 20.6 19.8 33.6 26.1 

 Mortgage interest and charges .................................................. 388,670 17.5 17.3 34.9 30.2 

 Property taxes ............................................................................ 308,849 28.0 21.7 27.7 22.7 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses .................... 283,203 16.7 21.1 38.3 24.0 

 Rented dwellings ........................................................................... 578,518 21.9 14.5 31.8 31.7 

 Other lodging................................................................................. 94,807 25.0 21.0 32.0 22.0 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................................... 545,665 18.4 20.5 38.7 22.5 

 Natural gas .................................................................................... 54,387 25.7 30.8 22.8 20.7 

 Electricity ....................................................................................... 198,942 16.9 18.4 44.3 20.4 

 Fuel oil and other fuels.................................................................. 13,799 54.5 16.9 17.9 10.6 

 Telephone services ....................................................................... 189,045 18.1 20.4 38.7 22.8 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards.................. 24,611 26.3 20.4 35.3 18.0 

 Cellular phone service ............................................................... 164,434 16.9 20.4 39.2 23.6 

 Water and other public services ................................................... 89,492 12.2 19.5 39.1 29.2 

 Household operations ...................................................................... 192,203 18.2 20.0 36.9 24.9 

 Personal services .......................................................................... 45,489 21.3 26.6 31.0 21.1 

 Other household expenses ........................................................... 146,714 17.2 18.0 38.7 26.0 

 Housekeeping supplies .................................................................... 109,917 18.7 23.5 34.2 23.5 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ..................................................... 22,375 17.1 23.2 36.0 23.7 

 Other household products ............................................................ 70,453 18.9 23.5 34.0 23.6 

 Postage and stationery ................................................................. 17,089 20.2 24.0 33.0 22.8 

 Household furnishings and equipment ............................................ 308,101 22.8 20.8 32.3 24.1 

 Household textiles ......................................................................... 15,249 13.9 25.2 34.3 26.6 

 Furniture ........................................................................................ 70,101 16.6 18.8 38.8 25.8 

 Floor coverings.............................................................................. 3,925 27.3 20.8 28.3 23.7 

 Major appliances ........................................................................... 46,458 17.7 20.4 38.6 23.4 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ............................. 17,695 16.9 22.8 33.0 27.2 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ........................................... 154,673 28.5 21.1 27.4 22.9 

 Apparel and services ........................................................................... 188,417 21.8 22.5 32.3 23.3 

 Men and boys ................................................................................... 42,869 19.1 21.7 33.0 26.2 

 Men, 16 and over .......................................................................... 31,537 18.7 21.3 32.9 27.2 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................................. 11,332 20.1 23.1 33.2 23.6 

 Women and girls .............................................................................. 71,603 21.5 22.9 32.1 23.5 

 Women, 16 and over ..................................................................... 59,915 21.5 23.4 31.6 23.5 

 Girls, 2 to 15 .................................................................................. 11,687 21.5 20.3 34.4 23.8 

 Children under 2 ............................................................................... 8,918 16.5 20.6 44.5 18.3 

 Footwear .......................................................................................... 41,252 25.3 22.2 31.0 21.4 

 Other apparel products and services ............................................... 23,775 23.7 24.3 29.3 22.7 

 Transportation ..................................................................................... 1,289,479 16.1 22.3 38.2 23.4 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ......................................................... 593,602 14.3 23.5 40.0 22.2 

 Cars and trucks, new .................................................................... 274,152 14.9 23.9 39.2 22.0 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................................... 309,659 13.9 22.3 41.3 22.5 

 Other vehicles ............................................................................... 9,791 38.0 349.8 24.0 18.2 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................................. 205,806 14.9 21.0 39.0 25.1 

 Other vehicle expenses.................................................................... 455,490 18.4 21.0 36.7 23.9 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................................................ 33,876 13.6 23.0 42.8 20.6 

 Maintenance and repairs .............................................................. 115,430 15.5 22.9 35.8 25.9 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ..................... 99,519 27.5 22.2 26.8 23.5 

 Vehicle insurance .......................................................................... 206,665 16.4 19.0 40.9 23.6 

 Public and other transportation ........................................................ 34,580 24.2 25.0 22.9 27.9 

 Healthcare ........................................................................................... 679,445 16.9 23.6 38.0 21.5 

 Health insurance .............................................................................. 481,223 17.2 23.2 39.0 20.6 

 Medical services ............................................................................... 113,387 15.9 25.0 34.5 24.6 

 Drugs ................................................................................................ 62,556 15.2 23.8 38.8 22.2 

 Medical supplies ............................................................................... 22,279 20.1 24.7 31.6 23.6 

 Entertainment ...................................................................................... 382,340 18.7 24.6 31.6 25.1 

 Fees and admissions ....................................................................... 55,723 17.3 19.6 34.3 28.7 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ....................................... 137,719 18.0 22.8 37.0 22.2 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .............................. 112,904 14.6 27.4 32.1 25.8 

 Pets ............................................................................................... 90,601 14.1 28.2 31.9 25.8 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment................................... 22,303 16.8 24.5 32.8 25.9 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ................. 75,994 26.9 27.4 19.1 26.5 

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

Expenditure Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Item Aggregate Northeast Midwest South West 

 Personal care products and services .................................................. 84,885 17.8 22.2 34.1 25.9 

 Reading ............................................................................................... 14,953 19.6 21.2 36.3 22.9 

 Education ............................................................................................. 166,865 32.6 15.7 32.4 19.3 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ............................................ 41,311 17.4 23.4 41.5 17.7 

 Miscellaneous ...................................................................................... 119,029 21.2 19.0 34.7 25.2 

 Cash contributions ............................................................................... 299,564 20.2 20.5 33.9 25.5 

 Personal insurance and pensions ....................................................... 950,893 20.2 20.5 35.1 24.2 

 Life and other personal insurance.................................................... 63,746 20.3 21.8 39.0 18.9 

 Pensions and Social Security .......................................................... 887,147 20.2 20.5 34.8 24.6 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ............................................................................ $11,069,815 19.8 19.8 35.7 24.7 

 Wages and salaries .......................................................................... 8,589,128 19.8 19.9 35.8 24.5 

 Self-employment income.................................................................. 762,150 22.6 13.7 35.8 28.0 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ........................ 1,245,861 17.9 21.6 37.6 22.8 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income ............... 257,572 19.1 26.2 24.7 30.0 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................ 60,161 17.2 21.8 33.8 27.2 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular contributions for support ............................. 118,405 19.4 16.4 36.7 27.4 

 Other income .................................................................................... 36,539 24.5 25.5 23.7 26.3 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ................................ 1,233,909 22.9 16.6 34.9 25.6 

 Federal income taxes ....................................................................... 1,156,407 21.2 16.3 37.9 24.6 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# .......................................... -250,790 16.5 21.7 40.1 21.7 

 State and local income taxes ........................................................... 318,861 24.4 20.8 28.0 26.7 

 Other taxes ....................................................................................... 9,432 16.7 35.9 40.9 6.5 

 Income after taxes ............................................................................... 9,835,905 19.4 20.2 35.8 24.6 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 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, 2021