Table 4. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1992-93 Complete reporting of income Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $70,000 Item reporting than to to to to to to to and of income $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 $69,999 over ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 18916 892 1863 2060 2054 2973 2449 1896 2341 2388 Income before taxes 1/.................... 37404 735 7613 12539 17495 24700 34582 44362 58527 105397 Income after taxes 1/..................... 33564 330 7488 12205 16691 22670 31507 40340 51749 91725 Age of reference person................... 46.4 40.4 51 49.5 47.4 46.4 45.5 44.1 44.6 46 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.7 1.9 2 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.7 3.2 3.1 3.2 Children under 18........................ 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.9 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Earners.................................. 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.9 1 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.1 Vehicles................................. 2.2 0.9 1 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.7 3.2 3.4 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 66 55 41 53 62 66 69 73 80 81 Female................................... 34 45 59 47 38 34 31 27 20 19 Percent homeowner........................ 58 24 37 41 42 51 63 69 76 88 With mortgage........................... 39 13 9 16 18 30 44 58 67 76 Without mortgage........................ 18 12 28 25 24 21 20 11 9 12 Renter................................... 42 76 63 59 58 49 37 31 24 12 Black.................................... 5 8 6 5 7 6 4 3 2 4 White and other.......................... 95 92 94 95 93 94 96 97 98 96 Elementary (1-8)......................... 8 11 22 16 10 10 5 3 1 1 High school (9-12)....................... 35 32 43 43 43 37 36 37 28 16 College.................................. 57 54 35 39 47 53 59 60 71 83 Never attended and other................. 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 90 65 64 84 91 94 97 99 98 98 Average annual expenditures............... 34558 16779 14242 18703 21375 26366 33084 42373 50122 72761 Food..................................... 4759 2763 2550 2882 3908 4229 4648 5770 6430 8151 Food at home............................ 2971 1702 1993 2027 2798 2885 2896 3389 3889 4245 Cereals and bakery products............ 459 289 280 308 395 436 446 551 600 699 Cereals and cereal products........... 168 116 89 125 157 163 163 192 230 236 Bakery products....................... 291 173 191 183 239 274 283 359 370 462 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 689 367 477 485 714 684 634 768 897 956 Beef.................................. 213 105 138 152 236 219 193 245 259 300 Pork.................................. 140 55 112 95 180 146 126 152 173 167 Other meats........................... 97 44 62 67 92 99 99 120 117 136 Poultry............................... 119 80 83 76 105 105 102 130 179 182 Fish and seafood...................... 86 59 55 63 68 77 80 87 131 136 Eggs.................................. 33 23 27 32 34 36 34 34 38 35 Dairy products......................... 335 174 217 261 334 312 332 415 436 438 Fresh milk and cream.................. 145 75 97 128 140 142 143 192 177 175 Other dairy products.................. 189 99 120 132 193 171 189 223 258 263 Fruits and vegetables.................. 503 317 329 348 487 508 446 555 632 762 Fresh fruits.......................... 162 96 105 116 155 164 154 170 205 242 Fresh vegetables...................... 156 102 100 109 143 156 126 165 203 256 Processed fruits...................... 109 60 72 71 111 108 98 137 129 160 Processed vegetables.................. 76 59 51 52 79 79 68 82 95 104 Other food at home..................... 986 556 691 626 868 945 1039 1101 1325 1390 Sugar and other sweets................ 138 54 232 84 137 123 119 138 163 151 Fats and oils......................... 81 39 49 55 88 85 84 94 113 90 Miscellaneous foods................... 467 305 261 304 402 445 536 536 632 649 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 236 132 134 157 207 232 239 263 322 358 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 63 27 14 25 34 61 61 68 95 141 Food away from home..................... 1788 1060 557 855 1110 1343 1752 2381 2541 3907 Alcoholic beverages...................... 364 213 128 191 203 368 314 379 535 773 Housing.................................. 11064 5979 5582 7210 7253 8670 10344 13374 15276 21655 Shelter................................. 6878 3997 3390 4484 4455 5118 6458 8355 9638 13570 Owned dwellings........................ 4045 1317 985 1606 1364 2173 3729 5238 6837 10830 Mortgage interest and charges......... 2730 841 378 770 672 1230 2498 3790 4948 7824 Property taxes........................ 705 258 282 341 366 463 665 855 1041 1705 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 609 219 325 496 325 480 566 594 848 1301 Rented dwellings....................... 2413 2574 2368 2755 2945 2736 2442 2693 2144 1242 Other lodging.......................... 421 105 38 123 146 209 287 424 656 1498 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1854 1008 1234 1499 1447 1704 1919 2148 2277 2781 Natural gas............................ 208 109 151 153 155 181 199 245 251 357 Electricity............................ 679 344 451 590 514 630 732 811 795 986 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 40 25 48 37 24 34 39 43 53 49 Telephone.............................. 657 435 430 544 562 638 681 731 803 891 Water and other public services........ 270 96 154 175 192 222 269 318 375 498 Household operations.................... 551 182 214 274 260 354 394 735 689 1566 Personal services...................... 251 63 53 152 79 145 204 411 355 659 Other household expenses............... 300 119 161 123 181 209 190 324 334 907 Housekeeping supplies................... 461 254 287 227 340 401 425 555 711 795 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 114 50 57 75 87 101 125 146 161 180 Other household products............... 207 142 149 83 145 174 173 246 336 363 Postage and stationery................. 140 63 81 69 108 126 127 163 214 253 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1320 538 457 727 751 1093 1148 1581 1961 2944 Household textiles..................... 115 48 43 29 76 59 98 129 186 320 Furniture.............................. 324 92 116 231 234 202 285 341 428 807 Floor coverings........................ 65 116 10 36 15 134 51 66 53 92 Major appliances....................... 160 65 70 208 73 141 182 156 215 259 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 105 18 33 45 118 78 89 112 128 266 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 550 198 184 177 235 479 443 777 951 1200 Apparel and services..................... 1792 960 711 924 1051 1534 1763 2207 2166 4052 Men and boys............................ 434 292 124 135 287 387 385 678 539 946 Men, 16 and over....................... 355 280 110 107 238 319 289 495 444 814 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 80 13 14 28 49 68 96 184 95 131 Women and girls......................... 711 325 356 342 271 540 753 910 819 1762 Women, 16 and over..................... 614 307 323 300 217 448 682 746 662 1573 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 97 18 33 42 54 92 70 164 157 189 Children under 2........................ 95 23 37 117 87 77 107 88 124 154 Footwear................................ 242 119 97 156 228 312 223 233 239 436 Other apparel products and services..... 310 200 97 174 178 218 295 298 445 755 Transportation........................... 6092 2957 2109 3256 3551 4501 6456 7373 8898 12856 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2466 1273 889 1259 1154 1439 2990 2820 3673 5588 Cars and trucks, new................... 1214 433 224 261 271 402 1570 1347 1691 3985 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1201 837 664 998 861 989 1397 1441 1916 1397 Other vehicles......................... 51 3 0 0 22 49 23 33 65 206 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 1057 622 442 662 758 1038 1075 1358 1450 1683 Other vehicle expenses.................. 2160 870 658 1137 1364 1715 2125 2786 3239 4428 Vehicle finance charges................ 257 50 44 72 133 182 290 351 516 496 Maintenance and repairs................ 765 375 269 479 591 586 765 1062 1074 1392 Vehicle insurance...................... 741 293 229 443 449 651 706 931 1067 1495 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 397 151 116 142 192 296 363 442 582 1045 Public transportation................... 409 191 120 198 275 308 267 409 536 1157 Health care.............................. 1653 670 924 1237 1426 1515 1698 1965 2002 2688 Health insurance........................ 708 274 378 549 681 704 737 881 779 1055 Medical services........................ 580 206 318 319 407 442 626 730 792 1096 Drugs................................... 254 121 181 228 238 278 241 230 303 352 Medical supplies........................ 111 69 47 140 100 91 94 125 128 186 Entertainment............................ 2003 991 557 1033 1134 1265 1718 2999 3438 4126 Fees and admissions..................... 485 245 104 183 237 290 397 622 748 1308 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 574 233 252 317 418 481 633 648 800 1084 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 314 122 142 130 187 204 345 446 509 610 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 630 391 59 402 291 289 343 1283 1381 1125 Personal care products and services...... 456 220 205 262 347 355 480 566 609 897 Reading.................................. 179 104 79 102 109 147 180 218 249 349 Education................................ 441 772 200 204 219 227 200 290 600 1379 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 222 180 216 212 190 208 267 250 243 206 Miscellaneous............................ 952 403 359 301 547 833 946 1229 1568 1850 Cash contributions....................... 1021 333 354 267 367 676 839 1217 1832 2674 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 3562 235 268 623 1069 1839 3230 4536 6277 11105 Life and other personal insurance....... 354 74 68 62 76 149 247 409 547 1304 Pensions and Social Security............ 3208 161 201 561 992 1690 2984 4127 5730 9802 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 37404 735 7613 12539 17495 24700 34582 44362 58527 105397 Wages and salaries....................... 27321 1691 1971 5277 9736 16354 25551 35116 48405 79430 Self-employment income................... 3253 -2515 298 592 540 1165 2501 2606 4306 15200 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3988 371 3315 4140 5286 4634 4091 4036 3094 4542 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1384 101 181 363 456 941 1123 1494 1682 4924 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 380 212 160 276 243 670 532 518 248 324 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 544 446 1371 1490 651 494 217 206 185 44 Regular contributions for support........ 325 212 206 239 380 253 338 304 363 546 Other income............................. 208 218 111 163 202 190 229 83 243 387 Personal taxes 1/......................... 3840 405 124 334 804 2030 3075 4023 6778 13672 Federal income taxes..................... 2923 322 61 229 606 1592 2298 3029 5109 10519 State and local income taxes............. 792 39 10 54 158 394 625 879 1463 2807 Other taxes.............................. 124 44 53 51 40 43 151 115 205 347 Income after taxes 1/..................... 33564 330 7488 12205 16691 22670 31507 40340 51749 91725 Net change in total assets and liabilities -4751 -7088 -15 -428 -736 -2061 -6412 -11759 -4948 -10647 Net change in total assets............... 4187 -6225 689 2357 1628 259 199 3230 13910 14790 Net change in total liabilities.......... 8938 862 704 2785 2364 2320 6611 14989 18858 25437 Other money receipts...................... 946 173 159 104 335 843 537 555 839 4064 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -1276 -251 -118 -269 -196 -417 -665 -1201 -2157 -5254 Estimated market value of owned home...... 90339 34884 36771 54895 41469 57808 85664 96402 127605 229418 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 524 185 270 326 330 368 496 607 755 1115 Gifts of goods and services............... 1074 387 408 597 606 787 755 1105 1369 3067 Food.................................... 75 20 20 28 58 39 62 95 71 245 Housing................................. 276 82 93 127 191 212 200 288 355 777 Housekeeping supplies................. 46 17 28 22 50 34 38 68 61 82 Household textiles.................... 12 16 2 3 5 14 5 5 20 37 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 31 0 8 8 59 16 35 39 43 57 Major appliances.................... 5 0 2 2 3 4 7 4 9 10 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 26 0 6 6 55 13 28 35 34 47 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 82 11 16 25 42 95 51 109 136 187 Other housing......................... 106 39 39 70 34 53 72 66 96 414 Apparel and services.................... 296 93 136 325 173 250 223 336 349 645 Males 2 and over...................... 76 18 44 26 40 56 54 128 108 175 Females 2 and over.................... 108 8 52 140 63 98 67 134 95 252 Children under 2...................... 51 18 23 85 34 38 56 41 64 82 Other apparel products and services... 61 49 17 74 36 58 45 33 81 136 Jewelry and watches................. 35 45 4 38 14 25 31 17 46 90 All other apparel products and serv. 26 4 12 36 22 33 14 16 35 46 Transportation.......................... 68 22 9 25 21 55 58 91 106 177 Health care............................. 33 33 2 4 17 17 28 42 70 75 Entertainment........................... 82 38 31 19 43 68 86 88 115 202 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 26 8 12 9 12 22 41 33 40 39 Other entertainment................... 56 30 19 10 31 46 45 55 74 163 Education............................... 114 12 10 13 24 28 21 29 114 668 All other gifts......................... 131 87 106 54 80 117 78 136 190 277 __________________________________________ 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. This is particularly evident in the characteristics section. 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.