Table 3. Southern region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1995 - 1996 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | Complete reporting of income |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Item | | | | | | | | | | |Total complete| Less than | $5,000 to | $10,000 to | $15,000 to | $20,000 to | $30,000 to | $40,000 to | $50,000 to | $70,000 and | reporting | $5,000 | $9,999 | $14,999 | $19,999 | $29,999 | $39,999 | $49,999 | $69,999 | over ____________________________________________________________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________ | | | | | | | | | | Number of consumer units (in thousands).....................| 28,797| 1,932| 3,558| 3,281| 2,895| 4,308| 3,563| 2,752| 3,384| 3,124 Income before taxes 1/......................................| $34,717| $2,329| $7,473| $12,492| $17,226| $24,473| $34,545| $44,594| $58,220| $105,489 Income after taxes 1/.......................................| 32,144| 2,026| 7,420| 12,389| 16,722| 23,313| 32,303| 41,303| 53,358| 94,915 Age of reference person.....................................| 48.2| 45.6| 57.0| 54.0| 50.1| 47.0| 44.3| 43.9| 44.5| 45.6 Average number in consumer unit: | | | | | | | | | | Persons....................................................| 2.5| 1.8| 1.9| 2.2| 2.4| 2.6| 2.7| 2.9| 3.0| 3.1 Children under 18..........................................| 0.7| 0.4| 0.4| 0.6| 0.7| 0.7| 0.8| 0.8| 0.8| 0.9 Persons 65 and over........................................| 0.3| 0.3| 0.6| 0.6| 0.5| 0.3| 0.2| 0.2| 0.1| 0.1 Earners....................................................| 1.3| 0.7| 0.5| 0.7| 1.0| 1.3| 1.6| 1.8| 2.0| 2.1 Vehicles...................................................| 1.9| 1.1| 1.0| 1.3| 1.6| 1.9| 2.2| 2.4| 2.7| 2.9 Percent distribution: | | | | | | | | | | Male.......................................................| 60| 50| 38| 42| 54| 61| 67| 73| 77| 79 Female.....................................................| 40| 50| 62| 58| 46| 39| 33| 27| 23| 21 Percent homeowner..........................................| 66| 40| 51| 59| 60| 64| 68| 77| 80| 91 With mortgage.............................................| 38| 12| 12| 17| 27| 34| 45| 53| 63| 73 Without mortgage..........................................| 28| 28| 39| 42| 33| 30| 23| 24| 17| 18 Renter.....................................................| 34| 60| 49| 41| 40| 36| 32| 23| 20| 9 Black......................................................| 17| 27| 26| 20| 19| 18| 13| 14| 11| 9 White and other............................................| 83| 73| 74| 80| 81| 82| 87| 86| 89| 91 Elementary (1-8)...........................................| 10| 13| 30| 16| 11| 9| 6| 4| 2| 1 High school (9-12).........................................| 43| 46| 45| 52| 54| 49| 43| 42| 35| 18 College....................................................| 46| 40| 23| 30| 35| 41| 51| 54| 63| 81 Never attended and other...................................| 1| 1| 2| 2| 1| 1| 0| 0| 0| 0 At least one vehicle owned.................................| 88| 63| 64| 82| 90| 94| 97| 97| 97| 97 Average annual expenditures.................................| $33,015| $15,831| $14,482| $18,556| $23,063| $27,647| $33,228| $39,181| $49,202| $72,007 Food.......................................................| 4,550| 2,401| 2,359| 3,141| 3,723| 3,950| 4,707| 5,334| 6,218| 8,176 Food at home..............................................| 2,791| 1,602| 1,885| 2,352| 2,569| 2,510| 2,872| 3,104| 3,467| 4,224 Cereals and bakery products..............................| 430| 258| 283| 356| 380| 366| 467| 471| 538| 674 Cereals and cereal products.............................| 159| 97| 108| 143| 149| 143| 161| 178| 193| 233 Bakery products.........................................| 271| 161| 175| 213| 231| 223| 306| 293| 345| 440 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........................| 767| 509| 516| 681| 782| 717| 783| 837| 935| 1,027 Beef....................................................| 238| 161| 162| 193| 224| 224| 268| 252| 320| 291 Pork....................................................| 176| 101| 135| 159| 189| 171| 172| 208| 206| 215 Other meats.............................................| 96| 69| 63| 94| 91| 82| 93| 103| 129| 130 Poultry.................................................| 140| 105| 77| 116| 144| 128| 150| 162| 154| 212 Fish and seafood........................................| 85| 48| 51| 82| 99| 78| 67| 83| 96| 144 Eggs....................................................| 33| 26| 28| 38| 35| 34| 34| 30| 31| 34 Dairy products...........................................| 286| 148| 197| 230| 267| 259| 304| 304| 366| 431 Fresh milk and cream....................................| 127| 76| 102| 109| 121| 121| 133| 138| 152| 160 Other dairy products....................................| 160| 72| 95| 120| 146| 138| 171| 166| 214| 271 Fruits and vegetables....................................| 443| 225| 299| 393| 415| 406| 451| 464| 533| 697 Fresh fruits............................................| 132| 57| 89| 112| 114| 129| 138| 124| 165| 213 Fresh vegetables........................................| 131| 64| 91| 121| 125| 118| 130| 128| 150| 221 Processed fruits........................................| 94| 49| 56| 81| 88| 85| 96| 117| 111| 148 Processed vegetables....................................| 86| 55| 64| 79| 88| 74| 87| 96| 108| 116 Other food at home.......................................| 864| 463| 590| 692| 725| 762| 866| 1,028| 1,095| 1,395 Sugar and other sweets..................................| 110| 55| 80| 92| 92| 101| 113| 129| 125| 182 Fats and oils...........................................| 83| 51| 71| 86| 78| 82| 79| 88| 91| 104 Miscellaneous foods.....................................| 386| 212| 235| 316| 322| 333| 381| 460| 510| 635 Nonalcoholic beverages..................................| 243| 122| 185| 179| 211| 220| 261| 299| 299| 355 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips.....| 43| 23| 18| 19| 23| 26| 32| 53| 70| 120 Food away from home.......................................| 1,760| 799| 475| 789| 1,154| 1,440| 1,835| 2,230| 2,752| 3,952 Alcoholic beverages........................................| 274| 159| 99| 157| 179| 224| 282| 288| 357| 665 Housing....................................................| 9,668| 5,215| 5,088| 6,262| 7,142| 8,279| 9,760| 10,857| 13,336| 20,167 Shelter...................................................| 4,961| 2,767| 2,516| 3,100| 3,536| 4,095| 4,877| 5,609| 6,996| 10,889 Owned dwellings..........................................| 3,117| 1,009| 966| 1,423| 1,759| 2,125| 2,850| 3,791| 5,097| 8,843 Mortgage interest and charges...........................| 1,749| 324| 249| 485| 761| 1,046| 1,655| 2,157| 3,338| 5,579 Property taxes..........................................| 639| 307| 323| 393| 457| 434| 491| 631| 864| 1,845 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses.........| 729| 377| 395| 545| 541| 646| 704| 1,003| 896| 1,419 Rented dwellings.........................................| 1,521| 1,493| 1,493| 1,573| 1,633| 1,780| 1,775| 1,493| 1,453| 862 Other lodging............................................| 323| 265| 57| 105| 144| 190| 252| 325| 446| 1,184 Utilities, fuels, and public services.....................| 2,365| 1,539| 1,648| 1,921| 2,092| 2,260| 2,427| 2,637| 2,961| 3,601 Natural gas..............................................| 174| 138| 135| 157| 144| 165| 136| 195| 202| 297 Electricity..............................................| 1,080| 672| 763| 930| 972| 1,037| 1,135| 1,164| 1,342| 1,591 Fuel oil and other fuels.................................| 58| 45| 65| 45| 65| 50| 66| 67| 59| 57 Telephone services.......................................| 767| 509| 497| 572| 642| 739| 794| 865| 1,003| 1,221 Water and other public services..........................| 286| 175| 188| 217| 269| 269| 296| 346| 356| 435 Household operations......................................| 559| 169| 213| 305| 339| 374| 647| 651| 762| 1,511 Personal services........................................| 261| 27| 72| 103| 120| 179| 415| 411| 397| 572 Other household expenses.................................| 298| 142| 141| 203| 218| 195| 232| 240| 366| 939 Housekeeping supplies.....................................| 432| 239| 260| 307| 366| 374| 476| 476| 515| 782 Laundry and cleaning supplies............................| 115| 67| 72| 97| 115| 115| 120| 139| 131| 153 Other household products.................................| 202| 134| 119| 137| 174| 175| 211| 229| 232| 382 Postage and stationery...................................| 115| 38| 69| 73| 76| 84| 145| 108| 152| 247 Household furnishings and equipment.......................| 1,351| 501| 452| 628| 809| 1,175| 1,333| 1,483| 2,101| 3,384 Household textiles.......................................| 74| 39| 25| 36| 61| 51| 67| 70| 122| 192 Furniture................................................| 327| 136| 121| 138| 203| 292| 334| 360| 423| 899 Floor coverings..........................................| 72| 6| 6| 32| 39| 162| 41| 81| 55| 159 Major appliances.........................................| 159| 69| 104| 101| 159| 176| 197| 146| 208| 227 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares...............| 91| 22| 31| 47| 53| 53| 98| 64| 159| 264 Miscellaneous household equipment........................| 628| 229| 165| 274| 295| 441| 596| 761| 1,135| 1,643 Apparel and services.......................................| 1,677| 617| 611| 843| 1,287| 1,387| 1,613| 1,895| 2,409| 3,958 Men and boys..............................................| 415| 130| 134| 193| 319| 319| 404| 448| 693| 967 Men, 16 and over.........................................| 323| 78| 78| 146| 272| 241| 324| 338| 531| 790 Boys, 2 to 15............................................| 92| 52| 56| 46| 47| 78| 80| 110| 162| 177 Women and girls...........................................| 658| 253| 239| 312| 509| 521| 667| 892| 928| 1,456 Women, 16 and over.......................................| 556| 223| 202| 248| 432| 408| 546| 793| 800| 1,257 Girls, 2 to 15...........................................| 101| 30| 37| 64| 77| 113| 121| 99| 128| 199 Children under 2..........................................| 81| 30| 43| 43| 64| 79| 85| 88| 141| 119 Footwear..................................................| 292| 110| 136| 194| 265| 324| 226| 304| 406| 547 Other apparel products and services.......................| 233| 93| 59| 102| 130| 144| 231| 162| 240| 869 Transportation.............................................| 6,616| 3,544| 2,700| 3,252| 4,863| 6,391| 6,783| 8,204| 10,234| 12,916 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)............................| 3,223| 1,966| 1,414| 1,305| 2,379| 3,296| 3,138| 4,013| 5,030| 6,206 Cars and trucks, new.....................................| 1,507| 772| 608| 145| 1,104| 1,281| 1,271| 1,859| 2,715| 3,753 Cars and trucks, used....................................| 1,669| 1,192| 787| 1,160| 1,273| 1,997| 1,859| 2,145| 2,286| 2,115 Other vehicles...........................................| 47| 2| 19| 0| 2| 17| 8| 9| 29| 338 Gasoline and motor oil....................................| 1,105| 606| 506| 697| 852| 1,032| 1,244| 1,427| 1,655| 1,818 Other vehicle expenses....................................| 1,995| 787| 697| 1,062| 1,447| 1,875| 2,203| 2,529| 3,038| 4,019 Vehicle finance charges..................................| 328| 117| 70| 124| 191| 316| 414| 470| 508| 696 Maintenance and repairs..................................| 647| 276| 266| 415| 449| 663| 691| 717| 970| 1,233 Vehicle insurance........................................| 710| 249| 263| 422| 638| 659| 816| 922| 1,053| 1,262 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges..........| 310| 144| 98| 101| 169| 237| 282| 419| 507| 829 Public transportation.....................................| 293| 185| 82| 188| 186| 188| 198| 236| 511| 873 Health care................................................| 1,883| 828| 1,339| 1,593| 1,701| 1,725| 1,958| 2,158| 2,366| 2,971 Health insurance..........................................| 915| 432| 607| 781| 841| 836| 992| 1,149| 1,142| 1,344 Medical services..........................................| 508| 219| 289| 325| 374| 389| 548| 556| 736| 1,085 Drugs.....................................................| 366| 149| 393| 404| 411| 421| 321| 341| 364| 370 Medical supplies..........................................| 93| 29| 50| 82| 75| 79| 97| 111| 124| 172 Entertainment..............................................| 1,766| 642| 556| 696| 885| 1,216| 1,810| 2,372| 2,823| 4,701 Fees and admissions.......................................| 397| 166| 79| 147| 165| 222| 360| 396| 706| 1,327 Television, radios, sound equipment.......................| 554| 272| 289| 325| 396| 438| 670| 689| 837| 1,008 Pets, toys, and playground equipment......................| 351| 101| 131| 145| 194| 218| 421| 350| 563| 930 Other entertainment supplies, equipment and services......| 465| 103| 55| 78| 130| 338| 360| 936| 717| 1,436 Personal care products and services........................| 509| 231| 223| 340| 363| 449| 542| 711| 674| 978 Reading....................................................| 140| 63| 54| 76| 94| 112| 150| 161| 221| 317 Education..................................................| 464| 579| 149| 201| 148| 221| 483| 429| 763| 1,324 Tobacco products and smoking supplies......................| 280| 220| 211| 259| 289| 293| 328| 307| 363| 224 Miscellaneous..............................................| 779| 540| 420| 490| 573| 666| 856| 942| 1,132| 1,363 Cash contributions.........................................| 1,098| 490| 362| 532| 494| 789| 821| 1,151| 2,035| 3,145 Personal insurance and pensions............................| 3,311| 303| 311| 716| 1,323| 1,946| 3,135| 4,373| 6,271| 11,101 Life and other personal insurance.........................| 393| 123| 152| 222| 235| 295| 370| 430| 651| 1,007 Pensions and Social Security..............................| 2,919| 180| 159| 494| 1,088| 1,651| 2,764| 3,944| 5,620| 10,094 Money income before taxes 1/...............................| 34,717| 2,329| 7,473| 12,492| 17,226| 24,473| 34,545| 44,594| 58,220| 105,489 Wages and salaries........................................| 27,057| 1,168| 1,698| 5,112| 10,287| 17,346| 27,445| 37,314| 51,041| 88,475 Self-employment income....................................| 1,726| -534| 31| 214| 389| 677| 1,134| 1,670| 2,386| 9,338 Social Security, private and government retirement........| 4,270| 892| 4,317| 5,580| 5,378| 5,036| 4,485| 3,754| 3,308| 4,098 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income.| 698| -3| 45| 197| 311| 501| 642| 1,010| 727| 2,789 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits| 205| 53| 91| 157| 202| 212| 294| 221| 340| 213 Public assistance, supplemental security income, food | | | | | | | | | | stamps.................................................| 396| 496| 952| 773| 450| 335| 164| 182| 49| 170 Regular contributions for support.........................| 217| 127| 195| 253| 146| 210| 242| 231| 267| 238 Other income..............................................| 147| 129| 144| 206| 64| 155| 138| 212| 102| 168 Personal taxes 1/..........................................| 2,573| 303| 54| 102| 504| 1,159| 2,242| 3,291| 4,862| 10,574 Federal income taxes......................................| 2,046| 221| 11| 23| 336| 854| 1,749| 2,604| 3,909| 8,677 State and local income taxes..............................| 418| 51| 0| 34| 98| 201| 391| 533| 813| 1,619 Other taxes...............................................| 109| 31| 42| 46| 70| 104| 102| 154| 139| 279 Income after taxes 1/......................................| 32,144| 2,026| 7,420| 12,389| 16,722| 23,313| 32,303| 41,303| 53,358| 94,915 Net change in total assets and liabilities.................| -1,210| -358| -3,106| -1,301| -3,153| -1,253| 596| -2,355| -6,442| 6,993 Net change in total assets................................| 3,479| 475| -1,815| 1,107| 1,027| 624| 5,721| 3,917| 3,774| 16,803 Net change in total liabilities...........................| 4,689| 833| 1,291| 2,407| 4,181| 1,877| 5,126| 6,272| 10,215| 9,811 Other money receipts.......................................| 421| 149| 157| 112| 85| 582| 189| 321| 408| 1,671 Mortgage principal paid on owned property..................| -836| -197| -154| -233| -370| -477| -740| -1,094| -1,343| -2,903 Estimated market value of owned home.......................| 56,539| 27,056| 27,284| 34,302| 38,548| 41,466| 52,878| 63,720| 81,029| 140,229 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home...............| 437| 197| 228| 293| 316| 369| 425| 496| 604| 961 Gifts of goods and services................................| 1,011| 703| 355| 540| 683| 754| 1,034| 973| 1,361| 2,596 Food......................................................| 60| 59| 6| 22| 37| 39| 62| 40| 77| 203 Housing...................................................| 256| 245| 130| 159| 152| 177| 261| 212| 361| 618 Housekeeping supplies....................................| 31| 14| 12| 12| 19| 23| 30| 34| 36| 90 Household textiles.......................................| 6| 4| 3| 4| 4| 7| 7| 6| 8| 10 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares..................| 29| 2| 6| 7| 17| 22| 28| 14| 52| 98 Major appliances........................................| 4| 0| 1| 2| 3| 5| 5| 5| 10| 4 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares...........| 25| 2| 6| 5| 14| 17| 23| 9| 42| 94 Miscellaneous household equipment........................| 71| 36| 31| 54| 34| 54| 58| 85| 135| 145 Other housing............................................| 119| 189| 78| 84| 77| 71| 138| 72| 130| 275 Apparel and services......................................| 279| 143| 85| 148| 298| 254| 273| 241| 341| 643 Males, 2 and over........................................| 71| 70| 26| 27| 94| 86| 56| 48| 95| 121 Females, 2 and over......................................| 91| 40| 29| 71| 110| 82| 122| 49| 117| 162 Children under 2.........................................| 36| 19| 9| 14| 26| 28| 49| 49| 55| 64 Other apparel products and services......................| 81| 13| 21| 37| 69| 58| 46| 94| 74| 296 Jewelry and watches.....................................| 43| 7| 19| 10| 41| 16| 31| 29| 31| 189 All other apparel products and services.................| 39| 7| 2| 26| 29| 42| 16| 65| 44| 107 Transportation............................................| 53| 56| 12| 35| 21| 36| 34| 73| 91| 128 Health care...............................................| 29| 6| 52| 16| 13| 19| 62| 19| 19| 39 Entertainment.............................................| 112| 58| 33| 21| 55| 80| 130| 97| 211| 292 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles......................| 36| 28| 9| 5| 16| 36| 47| 19| 73| 79 Other entertainment......................................| 76| 30| 24| 16| 38| 43| 83| 78| 138| 212 Education.................................................| 112| 68| 10| 17| 43| 46| 109| 171| 156| 416 All other gifts...........................................| 109| 69| 28| 121| 63| 103| 103| 121| 105| 258 ____________________________________________________________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. Note that all values have been rounded, and therefore some rounded values equal zero. When data are not reported or are not applicable (i.e., missing values), values are set to zero. Note also that some data are likely to have large sampling errors.