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Texas: Quintiles of income before taxes, 2020-2021 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Annual expenditure means and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Item	All Consumer Units	Lowest 20 Percent	Second 20 Percent	Third 20 Percent	Fourth 20 Percent	Highest 20 Percent
Number of Consumer Units	10,902,926	2,130,885	2,039,124	2,189,276	2,205,286	2,338,355
Consumer Unit Characteristics:
Income before taxes	$81,219.81	$10,087.05	$29,326.25	$52,527.62	$93,241.81	$206,819.34
Age of reference person	50.1	56.0	55.3	48.7	44.2	46.8
Average Number in Consumer Unit:
People	2.7	2.0	2.2	2.6	3.1	3.3
Children under 18	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.9	1.0
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.2
Earners	1.3	0.5	0.8	1.3	1.8	2.1
Vehicles	1.8	1.0	1.5	1.7	2.3	2.5
Percent Distribution:
Reference Person:
Men	50.5	36.9	44.4	61.3	53.6	55.0
Women	49.5	63.1	55.6	38.7	46.4	45.0
Housing tenure:
Homeowner	64.9	46.5	53.4	60.2	73.7	87.6
With mortgage	34.0	11.1	17.5	28.6	47.2	62.0
Without mortgage	30.8	35.4	35.9	31.6	26.4	25.7
Renter	35.1	53.5	46.6	39.8	26.3	12.4
Race of Reference Person:
Black or African-American	11.1	16.8	10.6	16.0	7.7	5.1
White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or African-American	88.9	83.2	89.4	84.0	92.3	94.9
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person:
Hispanic or Latino	33.2	35.5	37.3	36.3	33.9	23.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	66.8	64.5	62.7	63.7	66.1	76.3
Education of Reference Person:
Elementary (1-8)	4.3	9.6	7.1	3.3	1.6	0.7
High school (9-12)	26.4	47.4	30.7	32.8	16.1	7.0
College	69.0	42.3	61.8	63.7	82.2	92.3
Never attended and other	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0
At least one vehicle owned or leased	92.7	77.8	94.0	94.5	97.9	98.8

Average annual expenditures	$60,078.66	$29,263.57	$36,759.71	$50,339.22	$68,315.97	$109,940.14
Food	6,932.47	4,383.24	4,338.13	6,868.06	7,844.81	10,778.18
Food at home	3,695.12	3,158.43	2,647.99	3,713.38	4,155.44	4,695.34
Cereals and bakery products	415.41	392.85	294.97	395.56	486.92	497.47
Cereals and cereal products	131.28	129.56	68.79	141.93	156.99	158.19
Bakery products	284.13	263.30	226.18	253.63	329.93	339.28
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	832.20	807.70	636.89	1,018.64	848.45	861.61
Beef	280.07	322.17	230.32	387.90	247.92	229.14
Pork	154.36	172.33	116.60	190.96	166.05	131.47
Other meats	91.55	77.72	74.41	88.63	106.93	107.21
Poultry	137.22	117.46	101.66	171.52	130.42	165.25
Fish and seafood	119.32	68.33	73.37	135.07	150.33	162.65
Eggs	49.66	49.69	40.53	44.56	46.81	65.88
Dairy products	303.42	267.61	262.03	324.74	321.34	337.51
Fresh milk and cream	107.86	110.38	92.40	110.60	109.12	117.03
Other dairy products	195.56	157.24	169.63	214.13	212.22	220.49
Fruits and vegetables	651.56	604.08	450.45	600.75	803.01	780.41
Fresh fruits	233.17	209.79	176.26	202.40	282.18	286.50
Fresh vegetables	198.07	201.61	131.13	185.46	231.02	238.12
Processed fruits	89.13	76.51	48.56	77.01	109.69	129.46
Processed vegetables	131.19	116.17	94.51	135.87	180.12	126.34
Other food at home	1,492.53	1,086.19	1,003.65	1,373.70	1,695.72	2,218.34
Sugar and other sweets	116.14	90.72	67.82	137.66	132.25	149.66
Fats and oils	98.86	71.28	75.63	89.37	129.57	122.63
Miscellaneous foods	843.09	603.51	494.28	689.61	969.54	1,396.65
Nonalcoholic beverages	398.66	308.84	349.31	436.99	417.92	470.46
Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips	35.77	11.84	16.60	20.06	46.44	78.95
Food away from home	3,237.35	1,224.81	1,690.14	3,154.68	3,689.37	6,082.84

Alcoholic beverages	380.16	67.52	116.55	253.60	411.52	985.58

Housing	20,179.47	13,618.37	14,494.93	18,188.38	21,559.83	31,746.67
Shelter	11,534.43	8,359.38	8,176.27	9,919.43	12,229.40	18,212.84
Owned dwellings	6,803.23	2,843.16	3,301.08	4,829.45	7,809.32	14,365.04
Mortgage interest and charges	2,206.15	590.46	885.16	1,521.01	2,678.67	5,026.28
Property taxes	2,697.55	1,122.67	1,250.94	1,833.81	3,026.75	5,892.38
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses	1,899.53	1,130.02	1,164.98	1,474.63	2,103.90	3,446.38
Rented dwellings	4,191.96	5,298.53	4,708.80	4,841.08	3,877.44	2,421.76
Other lodging	539.25	217.70	166.40	248.90	542.63	1,426.04
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,373.81	3,174.02	3,618.95	4,062.78	4,934.85	5,887.51
Natural gas	302.88	237.45	196.66	253.64	332.42	473.37
Electricity	1,724.79	1,426.59	1,555.57	1,588.58	1,854.62	2,149.17
Fuel oil and other fuels	29.18	14.77	14.51	45.57	12.13	55.82
Telephone services	1,485.42	889.42	1,207.79	1,397.62	1,864.41	1,995.42
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	126.34	156.87	98.20	138.76	120.53	116.89
Cellular phone service	1,359.08	732.55	1,109.58	1,258.85	1,743.88	1,878.53
Water and other public services	831.55	605.79	644.42	777.38	871.27	1,213.73
Household operations	1,335.45	658.01	977.13	1,073.31	1,462.08	2,391.74
Personal services	193.18	95.19	74.22	64.51	221.70	479.79
Other household expenses	1,142.27	562.82	902.91	1,008.80	1,240.38	1,911.96
Housekeeping supplies	695.84	538.59	484.18	751.21	708.48	974.92
Laundry and cleaning supplies	195.65	142.30	194.24	211.08	213.14	211.59
Other household products	382.00	235.81	252.24	447.22	402.38	555.45
Postage and stationery	118.19	160.48	37.70	92.91	92.96	207.89
Household furnishings and equipment	2,239.93	888.36	1,238.40	2,381.65	2,225.03	4,279.65
Household textiles	98.62	26.94	28.11	114.02	95.08	218.63
Furniture	515.09	283.29	344.96	392.40	583.20	925.32
Floor coverings	17.60	7.26	12.86	28.82	9.65	28.14
Major appliances	429.26	167.18	332.06	461.71	496.54	659.16
Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares	109.46	66.09	72.30	158.92	62.49	187.91
Miscellaneous household equipment	1,069.90	337.61	448.10	1,225.78	978.06	2,260.48

Apparel and services	1,556.47	430.67	1,077.22	1,553.53	1,515.79	3,025.89
Men and boys	356.30	78.31	242.72	434.09	243.03	750.55
Men, 16 and over	273.45	28.50	183.53	358.24	138.53	632.55
Boys, 2 to 15	82.85	49.81	59.19	75.85	104.50	118.00
Women and girls	650.18	133.07	428.86	638.44	785.66	1,183.62
Women, 16 and over	496.27	104.04	332.46	502.10	699.80	782.53
Girls, 2 to 15	153.92	29.04	96.39	136.33	85.86	401.09
Children under 2	54.57	7.57	85.79	47.44	58.63	66.85
Footwear	352.28	115.13	238.64	290.26	319.87	754.03
Other apparel products and services	143.13	96.59	81.21	143.29	108.60	270.85

Transportation	11,257.33	4,247.37	7,421.70	9,779.04	14,380.27	19,421.69
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	5,575.26	1,262.06	3,266.27	4,784.88	7,392.55	10,545.43
Cars and trucks, new	2,402.10	606.72	1,460.49	1,966.02	3,630.23	4,109.31
Cars and trucks, used	3,158.66	655.33	1,805.78	2,818.85	3,762.32	6,368.50
Other vehicles	14.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	67.61
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	1,971.83	1,166.25	1,547.51	1,883.91	2,365.25	2,787.22
Other vehicle expenses	3,423.14	1,755.93	2,533.45	3,004.57	4,385.00	5,195.87
Vehicle finance charges	324.73	98.26	205.63	295.29	430.13	563.14
Maintenance and repairs	979.37	436.90	727.59	638.13	1,507.18	1,507.80
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	361.03	212.77	351.56	322.73	262.49	633.20
Vehicle insurance	1,758.01	1,008.00	1,248.67	1,748.43	2,185.19	2,491.72
Public and other transportation	287.11	63.13	74.47	105.68	237.47	893.18

Healthcare	5,014.88	2,244.33	3,837.54	4,582.41	5,619.64	8,397.19
Health insurance	3,492.77	1,568.40	2,651.16	3,317.50	3,924.67	5,737.10
Medical services	872.63	313.87	502.27	724.07	1,095.13	1,634.04
Drugs	525.96	316.14	576.72	429.72	427.62	855.24
Medical supplies	123.51	45.92	107.38	111.12	172.22	170.80

Entertainment	3,100.81	1,119.14	1,260.18	1,837.94	3,273.38	7,533.70
Fees and admissions	499.57	94.38	160.97	126.21	289.40	1,706.02
Audio and visual equipment and services	893.55	506.55	696.59	764.08	1,018.44	1,411.69
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	1,191.64	468.78	335.63	816.60	1,500.04	2,670.95
Pets	1,081.33	450.46	298.55	676.88	1,358.53	2,467.62
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	110.31	18.32	37.08	139.72	141.51	203.33
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	516.06	49.43	67.00	131.05	465.50	1,745.04

Personal care products and services	668.23	223.12	420.66	636.08	867.06	1,126.00

Reading	60.04	27.13	25.65	24.74	128.55	84.18

Education	1,109.10	888.17	424.11	469.58	1,144.86	2,471.21

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	306.61	336.58	357.70	285.21	244.74	312.93

Miscellaneous	630.53	444.08	381.76	328.70	538.63	1,387.78

Cash contributions	1,780.31	574.84	920.19	1,170.72	1,847.03	4,136.70

Personal insurance and pensions	7,102.25	659.03	1,683.40	4,361.24	8,939.85	18,532.44
Life and other personal insurance	410.26	195.60	228.31	216.83	370.54	983.10
Pensions and Social Security	6,691.98	463.42	1,455.08	4,144.42	8,569.31	17,549.33

Sources of Income:
Income before taxes	81,219.81	10,087.05	29,326.25	52,527.62	93,241.81	206,819.34
Wages and salaries	67,021.69	3,449.23	15,948.49	41,208.43	83,345.38	178,264.02
Self-employment income	5,171.79	-107.28	529.19	1,738.04	3,090.82	19,208.34
Social Security, private and government retirement	6,869.27	5,091.16	11,121.90	8,418.60	5,086.87	5,011.58
Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property	1,028.09	83.62	121.72	358.34	1,049.09	3,286.37
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income,	429.16	1,029.66	718.80	344.88	76.55	40.80
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans'	581.83	447.53	735.13	368.36	435.78	908.13
Other income	118.00	93.14	151.02	90.97	157.31	100.11
Personal taxes	9,294.67	388.23	675.81	3,579.24	8,142.44	31,364.55
Federal income taxes	6,821.72	-1,351.91	-1,749.33	581.73	5,366.11	28,959.34
Stimulus payment	2,471.33	1,739.73	2,422.07	2,997.51	2,774.80	2,402.15
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Other taxes	1.62	0.41	3.07	0.00	1.52	3.06

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Last Modified Date: June 20, 2023