CE Tables

This page provides links to CE tables that contain expenditure and income data for selected demographic and geographic characteristics by reference person or consumer unit (CU). The tables provide population means (as opposed to means of those reporting), percent shares across all items, and variance measures (standard error and coefficient of variation), and aggregate expenditure shares across selected groups.

To aid in the interpretation of CE Tables, we suggest reviewing the Tables Getting Started Guide.

Publication tables

• Calendar year and midyear means tables by demographic characteristics provide 12 month means, shares across all items, and variances for two time periods. The calendar year tables provide data for one calendar year, and the midyear tables provide data for a time period stretching from the 3rd quarter of the previous year through the 2nd quarter of the next year. For the discontinued tables, see the discontinued calendar year tables and the discontinued midyear tables pages. For historical calendar year tables between 1961 and 2011, see the calendar year tables page.


• Calendar year aggregate shares tables by demographic characteristics provide annual aggregate expenditures and shares across demographic groups. These tables provide an aggregate value for selected expenditures and how that aggregate is distributed across the demographics. For the discontinued tables, see the discontinued calendar year aggregate tables page.


• Multiyear tables provide annual means for a selection of years.


• Cross-tabulated tables provide annual means averaged over two years of data categorized by two socio-economic characteristics (e.g. age and income).


• Metropolitan statistical area tables provide annual means averaged over two years of data for selected metropolitan statistical areas organized by region (e.g. New York City or Los Angeles).


• Region, Census Division, and area tables provide annual means averaged over two years of data by region (e.g. Northeast, Midwest, South, West), by the nine Census Divisions, and by population size of area of residence. For more information, see the CE geography page.


• High income tables provide annual means averaged over two years from 1997-98 to 2001-02.  These are similar to the annual Higher income before taxes table from 2003-2014 in the historical tables available through the discontinued calendar year tables, the discontinued midyear tables, and the discontinued calendar year aggregate tables pages.

Research tables provide annual means for new classifications of expenditures or socio-economic characteristics. Currently, CE provides these research tables.

• Detailed calendar year tables provide expenditure means, standard errors, coefficients of variation, and weekly or quarterly percent reporting.


• State level expenditure tables by income provide expenditure means over two years of data by selected states.

Publication tables

Calendar year and midyear means, shares across all items, and coefficients of variation tables by demographic characteristics, 2012 and July 2011 to June 2012 respectively, forward

Table	Most recent period (PDF)		All periods (PDF and Excel)		Note (CY = Calendar year and MY = Midyear)
	Calendar year	Midyear	Calendar year	Midyear
Consumer unit demographics
Income
Income before taxes	2019	2018-2019	2012 forward	2011-2012 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Quintiles of income before taxes	2019	2018-2019	2012 forward	2011-2012 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Deciles of income before taxes	2019	2018-2019	2014 forward	2013-2014 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Geography
Region of residence	2019	2018-2019	2012 forward	2011-2012 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Population size of area	2019	2018-2019	2012 forward	2011-2012 forward	CY: Errata for 2016 MY: Errata for 2019
Type of area of CU	2019	2018-2019	2019 forward	2018-2019 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Additional demographics
Composition of CU	2019	2018-2019	2012 forward	2011-2012 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Highest education level of any CU member	2019	2018-2019	2012 forward	2012-2013 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Housing tenure of CU	2019	2018-2019	2019 forward	2018-2019 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Number of earners in CU	2019	2018-2019	2012 forward	2011-2012 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Size of CU	2019	2018-2019	2012 forward	2011-2012 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Reference person
Age
Age of reference person	2019	2018-2019	2012 forward	2011-2012 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Generation of reference person	2019	2018-2019	2016 forward	2016-2017 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Selected age ranges of reference person	2019	2018-2019	2012 forward	2011-2012 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Additional demographics
Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person	2019	2018-2019	2012 forward	2011-2012 forward	MY: Errata for 2019
Occupation of reference person	2019	2018-2019	2012 forward	2011-2012 forward	MY: Table for 2012-2013 was not published due to processing issues. MY: Errata for 2019
Race of reference person	2019	2018-2019	2012 forward	2011-2012 forward	MY: Errata for 2019

Calendar year aggregate expenditure shares across selected groups tables by demographic characteristics, 1989 forward

Table	Most recent year (PDF)	All years (PDF and Excel)	Notes
Consumer unit demographics
Income
Income before taxes	2019	1989 forward
Quintiles of income before taxes	2019	1989 forward
Deciles of income before taxes	2019	2014 forward
Geography
Region of residence	2019	1989 forward
Population size of area	2019	2016 forward	Errata for 2016
Type of area of CU	2019	2019 forward
Additional demographics
Composition of CU	2019	1989 forward
Highest education level of any CU member	2019	2012 forward
Housing tenure of CU	2019	2019 forward
Number of earners in CU	2019	1989 forward
Size of CU	2019	1989 forward
Reference person
Age
Age of reference person	2019	1989 forward
Generation of reference person	2019	2016 forward
Additional demographics
Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person	2019	2003 forward
Occupation of reference person	2019	1989 forward
Race of reference person	2019	2003 forward

Multiyear Tables

Below are the tables for the current period (2013 - 2019); for tables covering 1984 forward, see historical tables.

• 2013-2019 Multiyear table — (PDF) (XLSX)

Cross-Tabulated Tables

Below are the tables for the current period (2018 - 2019); for tables covering 1986-1987 forward, see historical tables. These tables cover two years to increase the reliability of the data.

All 2018-2019 cross-tabulated tables in one zip file.

Age of reference person by income before taxes

• Under 25 — (PDF) (XLSX)
• 25 to 34 — (PDF) (XLSX)
• 35 to 44 — (PDF) (XLSX)
• 45 to 54 — (PDF) (XLSX)
• 55 to 64 — (PDF) (XLSX)
• 65 or older — (PDF) (XLSX)

Age of reference person by region of residence

• Under 25 — (PDF) (XLSX)
• 25 to 34 — (PDF) (XLSX)
• 35 to 44 — (PDF) (XLSX)
• 45 to 54 — (PDF) (XLSX)
• 55 to 64 — (PDF) (XLSX)
• 65 or older — (PDF) (XLSX)
• 65 to 74 — (PDF) (XLSX)
• 75 or older — (PDF) (XLSX)

Region of residence by income before taxes

• Midwest — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Northeast — (PDF) (XLSX)
• South — (PDF) (XLSX)
• West — (PDF) (XLSX)

Region of residence by housing tenure

• Midwest — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Northeast — (PDF) (XLSX)
• South — (PDF) (XLSX)
• West — (PDF) (XLSX)

Size of consumer unit by income before taxes

• One person — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Two people — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Two or more people — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Three people — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Four people — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Five or more people — (PDF) (XLSX)

Size of consumer unit by age of reference person

• One person — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Two people — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Two or more people — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Three people — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Four people — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Five or more people — (PDF) (XLSX)

Singles by income before taxes

• Single females — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Single males — (PDF) (XLSX)

Singles by age of reference person

• Single females — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Single males — (PDF) (XLSX)

Metropolitan Statistical Areas Tables

Below are the tables for the current period (2018 - 2019); for tables covering 1972-1973 and 1986-1987 forward, see historical tables. These tables cover two years to increase the reliability of the data.

The CE underwent a sample change in 2015. The Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has been dropped from the sample and the geographical boundaries of the Boston MSA have changed significantly such that estimates for 2015 are not comparable to estimates for 2014. Thus, both Cleveland and Boston are not represented in the 2014-2015 tables. Boston returned in the 2015-2016 tables when two years of data based on the new boundaries become available.

Changes in the CE sample occur about every ten years and the number of MSAs for which survey estimates are available will change. CE estimates are available for 26 selected MSAs from 1986 to 1995, for 28 MSAs from 1996 to 2004, for 24 MSAs in 2005, for 18 MSAs from 2006 to 2014, for 16 MSAs in 2015, and for 22 MSAs starting in 2016.

• Selected Midwestern MSAs — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Selected Northeastern MSAs — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Selected Southern MSAs — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Selected Western MSAs — (PDF) (XLSX)

Region, Census Division, and Area Tables

The tables below are for the current period (2018 - 2019); for tables covering 1987-1988 forward, see historical tables. These tables cover two years to increase the reliability of the data.

• Region of residence — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Census Division of residence — (PDF) (XLSX)
• Population size of area of residence — (PDF) (XLSX)

High Income Tables

The high income before taxes table was replaced by the higher income before taxes table in 2003-14. This higher income before taxes table included additional high income ranges.

The discontinued high income tables below contain expenditure data classified by income ranges. Two year tables from 1997-98 through 2001-02 are available below in either ASCII text format (TXT) or portable document format (PDF).

• 2001-02 High Income Table — (PDF) (TXT)
• 2000-01 High Income Table — (PDF) (TXT)
• 1999-2000 High Income Table — (PDF) (TXT)
• 1998-99 High Income Table — (PDF) (TXT)
• 1997-98 High Income Table — (PDF) (TXT)

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Last Modified Date: March 29, 2021