Table 1. Consumer units of one person by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1990-91 Complete reporting of income Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 Item reporting than to to to to to and of income $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 over ________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 23779 3472 6305 3674 2474 3696 2107 2050 Income before taxes 1/.................... 18369 2709 7430 12326 17250 24434 33872 63839 Income after taxes 1/..................... 16514 2542 7172 11827 15813 21815 29651 55090 Age of reference person................... 50 42.5 61.3 54.1 46.4 44.2 42.2 43.5 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 Vehicles................................. 1 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 44 39 34 37 48 48 59 68 Female................................... 56 61 66 63 52 52 41 32 Percent homeowner........................ 42 24 45 46 37 40 45 66 With mortgage........................... 17 6 8 12 14 21 31 55 Without mortgage........................ 25 18 38 34 23 19 14 11 Renter................................... 58 76 55 54 63 60 55 34 Black.................................... 11 17 13 8 9 9 8 6 White and other.......................... 89 83 87 92 91 91 92 94 Elementary (1-8)......................... 12 19 25 11 6 2 2 2 High school (9-12)....................... 37 34 44 46 46 33 27 13 College.................................. 50 46 29 43 48 65 72 85 Never attended and other................. 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 73 51 59 75 86 90 90 89 Average annual expenditures............... 17839 9551 11400 14614 17001 21342 27433 42299 Food..................................... 2348 1509 1839 2100 2450 2619 3061 4384 Food at home............................ 1240 882 1265 1256 1255 1257 1422 1472 Cereals and bakery products............ 190 133 203 195 205 177 209 217 Cereals and cereal products........... 63 45 72 64 63 57 64 76 Bakery products....................... 127 89 131 131 142 120 145 142 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 302 241 313 306 279 305 358 326 Beef.................................. 92 67 101 85 93 90 109 104 Pork.................................. 56 50 59 58 55 62 55 46 Other meats........................... 44 35 46 44 35 47 50 57 Poultry............................... 59 46 62 70 53 51 68 58 Fish and seafood...................... 36 31 28 31 31 42 59 50 Eggs.................................. 15 12 17 17 13 13 16 11 Dairy products......................... 144 103 155 148 151 141 145 167 Fresh milk and cream.................. 67 57 77 67 71 63 58 66 Other dairy products.................. 77 46 78 80 80 78 87 101 Fruits and vegetables.................. 217 150 228 221 210 214 249 269 Fresh fruits.......................... 68 40 68 77 65 68 74 94 Fresh vegetables...................... 64 43 71 62 67 61 62 79 Processed fruits...................... 52 33 54 49 50 55 73 57 Processed vegetables.................. 34 35 35 33 28 29 39 40 Other food at home..................... 386 255 367 387 409 419 462 493 Sugar and other sweets................ 50 26 59 53 59 48 42 54 Fats and oils......................... 33 22 40 36 31 30 28 39 Miscellaneous foods................... 171 111 155 166 181 195 219 229 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 115 84 107 116 122 123 137 139 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 17 11 6 16 17 23 36 32 Food away from home..................... 1108 627 573 844 1195 1363 1639 2912 Alcoholic beverages...................... 278 138 104 174 311 399 552 702 Housing.................................. 6024 3156 4233 5425 5736 6768 8469 13933 Shelter................................. 3752 1927 2397 3283 3632 4328 5653 9001 Owned dwellings........................ 1556 514 825 1119 1129 1479 2410 6124 Mortgage interest and charges......... 780 248 137 286 460 704 1457 4365 Property taxes........................ 403 146 353 343 369 378 587 1001 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 373 121 335 489 301 397 367 758 Rented dwellings....................... 2009 1221 1504 2043 2345 2654 2980 2275 Other lodging.......................... 187 191 68 120 158 195 263 602 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1213 738 1115 1249 1215 1333 1410 1829 Natural gas............................ 152 76 164 160 142 172 160 194 Electricity............................ 450 262 415 463 454 485 513 717 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 61 34 73 74 60 51 62 69 Telephone.............................. 444 311 358 435 458 510 553 705 Water and other public services........ 106 55 105 118 101 116 122 144 Household operations.................... 207 81 174 222 128 191 154 671 Personal services...................... 39 18 46 26 7 34 24 138 Other household expenses............... 168 63 128 196 121 158 130 533 Housekeeping supplies................... 229 155 201 220 230 278 258 332 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 53 33 52 54 52 59 69 66 Other household products............... 84 46 80 86 65 105 92 132 Postage and stationery................. 91 76 69 79 113 114 96 134 Household furnishings and equipment..... 624 255 346 452 531 638 995 2101 Household textiles..................... 48 15 35 45 57 29 114 104 Furniture.............................. 151 50 74 112 156 146 313 467 Floor coverings........................ 74 2 22 7 27 26 41 639 Major appliances....................... 67 31 57 50 76 66 94 153 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 43 17 24 41 49 54 80 83 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 241 141 134 197 167 316 353 654 Apparel and services..................... 981 495 542 725 944 1138 2117 2256 Men and boys............................ 235 83 100 139 210 212 542 838 Men, 16 and over....................... 223 76 92 129 207 200 494 822 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 12 7 7 10 4 12 48 16 Women and girls......................... 412 223 271 296 372 536 960 670 Women, 16 and over..................... 402 222 265 289 360 528 937 644 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 10 1 7 6 12 9 23 26 Children under 2........................ 14 7 11 10 12 21 25 25 Footwear................................ 135 76 83 142 151 129 297 216 Other apparel products and services..... 185 107 77 138 198 240 292 507 Transportation........................... 2695 1352 1393 2038 2885 3750 3968 6718 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 941 504 397 601 985 1441 1097 2847 Cars and trucks, new................... 451 225 108 208 634 708 575 1514 Cars and trucks, used.................. 476 273 279 380 346 726 516 1260 Other vehicles......................... 14 7 10 13 5 7 7 74 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 538 351 347 476 635 712 806 845 Other vehicle expenses.................. 965 349 533 806 1094 1318 1722 2065 Vehicle finance charges................ 127 23 32 87 205 207 269 279 Maintenance and repairs................ 374 170 249 306 354 486 654 762 Vehicle insurance...................... 336 111 200 324 388 472 540 644 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 128 45 51 89 146 153 259 379 Public transportation................... 251 148 115 155 171 279 342 961 Health care.............................. 999 714 1185 1073 933 923 927 1069 Health insurance........................ 424 234 542 486 442 397 329 390 Medical services........................ 339 329 328 324 270 331 374 482 Drugs................................... 177 108 265 210 153 131 142 113 Medical supplies........................ 59 42 51 52 67 63 83 84 Entertainment............................ 900 423 489 529 787 1137 1791 2424 Fees and admissions..................... 238 142 85 135 190 328 424 755 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 313 175 178 238 293 390 423 869 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 163 50 108 89 191 277 167 409 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 186 56 117 68 113 142 778 392 Personal care products and services...... 233 143 169 190 230 294 391 402 Reading.................................. 114 52 67 106 107 147 182 264 Education................................ 327 705 348 162 205 262 209 308 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 154 108 126 172 185 186 157 187 Miscellaneous............................ 621 414 316 437 490 731 1015 1803 Cash contributions....................... 750 174 353 894 562 908 1150 2219 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1415 169 238 590 1175 2081 3443 5629 Life and other personal insurance....... 115 52 80 82 108 144 167 291 Pensions and Social Security............ 1300 117 158 508 1066 1937 3276 5338 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 18369 2709 7430 12326 17250 24434 33872 63839 Wages and salaries....................... 12235 1202 1604 5556 11115 18200 28318 49655 Self-employment income................... 896 -220 121 300 415 882 1107 6620 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3420 1071 4652 4978 4006 3026 2091 2184 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1088 71 196 741 1031 1632 1725 4605 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 121 58 131 117 195 123 183 46 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 152 245 358 45 42 46 28 8 Regular contributions for support........ 318 208 190 404 322 370 358 602 Other income............................. 139 74 178 184 124 155 63 119 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1855 167 258 499 1437 2619 4221 8749 Federal income taxes..................... 1468 126 177 368 1120 2014 3304 7231 State and local income taxes............. 329 29 41 91 256 522 794 1413 Other taxes.............................. 58 12 41 40 62 84 123 105 Income after taxes 1/..................... 16514 2542 7172 11827 15813 21815 29651 55090 Net change in total assets and liabilities -289 -738 -212 -210 152 -1204 2586 -1744 Net change in total assets............... 1021 -66 -117 -112 512 513 6045 4759 Net change in total liabilities.......... 1310 672 95 98 361 1717 3459 6503 Other money receipts...................... 284 187 152 186 319 319 621 582 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -226 -102 -78 -135 -133 -221 -348 -1054 Estimated market value of owned home...... 35749 13690 29852 31695 29623 34575 48613 94795 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 233 96 202 225 199 231 297 550 Gifts of goods and services............... 760 523 456 518 615 843 1315 2007 Food.................................... 47 15 17 21 60 44 112 156 Housing................................. 182 115 111 160 167 212 239 461 Housekeeping supplies................. 30 35 13 25 32 42 35 55 Household textiles.................... 11 3 8 5 17 8 33 20 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 19 5 11 22 21 29 32 33 Major appliances.................... 7 1 2 11 4 11 12 17 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 12 4 9 10 17 18 20 16 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 45 12 19 42 28 63 69 149 Other housing......................... 77 60 59 66 70 70 71 204 Apparel and services.................... 201 92 96 159 212 266 484 373 Males 2 and over...................... 55 23 25 57 54 69 158 78 Females 2 and over.................... 72 37 44 36 79 109 187 96 Children under 2...................... 14 7 11 10 12 21 25 25 Other apparel products and services... 59 25 17 56 67 68 114 173 Jewelry and watches................. 39 19 11 18 43 49 46 162 All other apparel products and serv. 21 7 6 38 24 20 68 11 Transportation.......................... 54 8 18 13 28 27 59 388 Health care............................. 63 157 79 36 17 14 34 72 Entertainment........................... 53 17 25 33 42 76 75 189 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 19 5 10 12 18 36 26 41 Other entertainment................... 35 13 14 21 24 40 49 148 Education............................... 65 40 40 20 12 102 101 219 All other gifts......................... 96 77 70 76 76 101 211 150 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary