Table 8. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2000 All Item consumer Northeast Midwest South West units Number of consumer units (in thousands)...... 109,367 20,994 25,717 38,245 24,410 Income before taxes a/ ...................... $44,649 $47,439 $44,377 $41,984 $46,670 Income after taxes a/ ....................... 41,532 44,456 40,711 39,468 43,088 Age of the reference person.................. 48.2 49.5 48.4 48.3 46.6 Average number in consumer unit: Persons..................................... 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 Children under 18........................... .7 .6 .7 .7 .7 Persons 65 and over......................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 Earners..................................... 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 Vehicles.................................... 1.9 1.6 2.2 1.9 2.0 Percent distribution: Male........................................ 53 53 53 51 55 Female...................................... 47 47 47 49 45 Homeowner................................... 66 62 70 68 60 With mortgage.............................. 39 35 41 38 40 Without mortgage........................... 27 27 29 30 20 Renter...................................... 34 38 30 32 40 Black....................................... 12 12 9 19 5 White and other............................. 88 88 91 81 95 Elementary (1-8)............................ 6 5 4 8 6 High school (9-12).......................... 39 43 41 41 31 College..................................... 54 51 55 51 62 Never attended and other.................... b/ b/ b/ b/ 1 At least one vehicle owned or leased........ 88 80 90 89 89 Average annual expenditures.................. $38,045 $38,902 $39,213 $34,707 $41,328 Food........................................ 5,158 5,377 5,255 4,724 5,554 Food at home............................. 3,021 3,202 2,933 2,823 3,269 Cereals and bakery products............ 453 491 444 422 480 Cereals and cereal products.......... 156 164 152 148 167 Bakery products...................... 297 326 292 274 313 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 795 883 721 779 821 Beef................................. 238 248 226 230 255 Pork................................. 167 162 160 176 164 Other meats.......................... 101 116 103 94 94 Poultry.............................. 145 174 125 142 146 Fish and seafood..................... 110 149 78 100 124 Eggs................................. 34 35 28 36 38 Dairy products......................... 325 354 330 286 356 Fresh milk and cream................. 131 132 132 122 145 Other dairy products................. 193 222 197 164 211 Fruits and vegetables.................. 521 579 482 470 592 Fresh fruits......................... 163 181 151 141 196 Fresh vegetables..................... 159 184 137 139 190 Processed fruits..................... 115 131 113 103 123 Processed vegetables................. 84 83 81 86 84 Other food at home..................... 927 895 957 867 1,021 Sugar and other sweets............... 117 126 124 107 117 Fats and oils........................ 83 89 75 82 87 Miscellaneous foods.................. 437 398 468 410 484 Nonalcoholic beverages............... 250 240 249 238 277 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips................... 40 41 41 29 55 Food away from home.................... 2,137 2,175 2,322 1,901 2,285 Alcoholic beverages......................... 372 390 388 304 449 Housing..................................... 12,319 13,505 11,961 10,855 13,972 Shelter.................................. 7,114 8,222 6,633 5,839 8,667 Owned dwellings........................ 4,602 5,229 4,599 3,803 5,320 Mortgage interest and charges........ 2,639 2,574 2,471 2,238 3,498 Property taxes....................... 1,139 1,780 1,224 825 987 Maintenance, repairs, insurance,other expenses............................ 825 874 903 739 834 Rented dwellings....................... 2,034 2,434 1,531 1,643 2,832 Other lodging.......................... 478 559 503 393 515 Utilities, fuels, and public services.... 2,489 2,570 2,513 2,596 2,226 Natural gas............................ 307 413 430 190 272 Electricity............................ 911 816 834 1,148 704 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 97 271 73 57 35 Telephone services..................... 877 856 884 891 864 Water and other public services........ 296 214 291 311 351 Household operations..................... 684 643 670 645 796 Personal services...................... 326 312 369 284 360 Other household expenses............... 358 331 301 361 436 Housekeeping supplies.................... 482 530 514 440 472 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 131 146 133 126 122 Other household products............... 226 245 238 213 216 Postage and stationery................. 126 139 143 101 135 Household furnishings and equipment...... 1,549 1,540 1,631 1,334 1,811 Household textiles..................... 106 134 117 85 106 Furniture.............................. 391 388 378 338 489 Floor coverings........................ 44 47 54 41 37 Major appliances....................... 189 179 198 168 221 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares............................ 87 91 103 72 93 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 731 702 782 630 865 Apparel and services........................ 1,856 2,115 1,917 1,617 1,945 Men and boys............................. 440 484 489 382 445 Men, 16 and over....................... 344 374 386 295 354 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 96 110 103 87 91 Women and girls.......................... 725 849 771 612 746 Women, 16 and over..................... 607 705 646 499 652 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 118 144 125 113 95 Children under 2......................... 82 82 88 82 75 Footwear................................. 343 382 324 303 391 Other apparel products and services...... 266 318 245 238 288 Transportation.............................. 7,417 6,664 7,841 7,211 7,943 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)........... 3,418 2,719 3,759 3,566 3,430 Cars and trucks, new................... 1,605 1,456 1,540 1,632 1,759 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1,770 1,246 2,132 1,909 1,620 Other vehicles......................... 43 c/ 17 86 c/ 24 51 Gasoline and motor oil................... 1,291 1,094 1,352 1,290 1,400 Other vehicle expenses................... 2,281 2,251 2,327 2,073 2,586 Vehicle finance charges................ 328 228 353 366 329 Maintenance and repairs................ 624 570 610 584 749 Vehicle insurance...................... 778 808 750 747 831 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, other charges.............................. 551 646 615 376 677 Public transportation.................... 427 600 403 283 527 Health care................................. 2,066 1,862 2,172 2,147 2,001 Health insurance......................... 983 908 1,047 1,063 853 Medical services......................... 568 504 575 533 669 Drugs.................................... 416 349 439 470 368 Medical supplies......................... 99 101 111 82 111 Entertainment............................... 1,863 1,915 2,040 1,617 2,021 Fees and admissions...................... 515 577 566 395 595 Television, radios, sound equipment...... 622 627 665 574 648 Pets, toys, and playground equipment..... 334 316 360 313 355 Other entertainment supplies, equipment,and services.................. 393 395 449 335 423 Personal care products and services......... 564 578 544 550 594 Reading..................................... 146 172 164 114 158 Education................................... 632 823 667 477 674 Tobacco products and smoking supplies....... 319 326 360 334 245 Miscellaneous............................... 776 738 798 729 859 Cash contributions.......................... 1,192 1,064 1,615 953 1,233 Personal insurance and pensions............. 3,365 3,371 3,490 3,077 3,679 Life and other personal insurance........ 399 423 429 407 333 Pensions and Social Security............. 2,966 2,948 3,061 2,670 3,346 Sources of income and personal taxes: a/ Money income before taxes.................. 44,649 47,439 44,377 41,984 46,670 Wages and salaries....................... 35,579 39,053 36,385 32,807 36,145 Self-employment income................... 2,344 1,614 1,574 2,243 3,843 Social Security, private and government retirement................... 4,856 5,071 4,717 5,166 4,356 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income................... 927 733 871 893 1,190 Unemployment and workers'' compensation, veterans'' benefits..................... 192 201 178 177 220 Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps..................... 310 334 276 259 400 Regular contributions for support........ 309 231 273 356 335 Other income............................. 133 201 104 84 182 Personal taxes............................. 3,117 2,983 3,667 2,516 3,582 Federal income taxes..................... 2,409 2,196 2,699 2,053 2,827 State and local income taxes............. 562 633 815 321 614 Other taxes.............................. 146 154 153 142 140 Income after taxes......................... 41,532 44,456 40,711 39,468 43,088 Net change in total assets and liabilities... 457 3,948 1,558 -651 -1,971 Net change in total assets............... 6,016 7,383 7,958 3,857 6,178 Net change in total liabilities.......... 5,560 3,436 6,401 4,508 8,150 Other financial information: Other money receipts..................... 594 680 533 546 661 Mortgage principal paid on owned property................................ -1,172 -1,239 -1,210 -1,004 -1,338 Estimated market value of owned home..... 92,665 99,034 87,132 75,145 120,468 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home.................................... 629 699 614 551 706 Gifts of goods and services................. 1,083 1,096 1,291 908 1,131 Food..................................... 70 66 103 49 72 Alcoholic beverages...................... 14 13 19 13 13 Housing.................................. 291 277 349 270 276 Housekeeping supplies.................. 39 49 44 28 42 Household textiles..................... 13 19 14 9 13 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares........................... 28 25 41 26 21 Major appliances..................... 8 5 10 10 5 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares......................... 21 20 31 17 16 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 70 63 95 56 73 Other housing.......................... 140 121 154 150 127 Apparel and services..................... 244 269 258 206 269 Males, 2 and over...................... 68 69 77 49 86 Females, 2 and over.................... 85 103 86 72 90 Children under 2....................... 41 49 42 37 37 Other apparel products and services.... 51 47 52 48 57 Jewelry and watches.................. 20 25 19 17 23 All other apparel products and services............................ 30 23 34 31 34 Transportation........................... 70 60 74 49 109 Health care.............................. 38 17 69 40 20 Entertainment............................ 94 88 109 85 97 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles.... 30 32 39 23 27 Other entertainment.................... 64 56 70 61 69 Personal care products and services...... 19 14 24 15 25 Reading.................................. 2 2 2 1 2 Education................................ 151 193 183 117 135 All other gifts.......................... 89 96 100 63 112 a Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary. b Value less than 0.5. c Data are likely to have large sampling errors.