Table 3. Southern 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)... 28452 1735 4193 3444 3007 4861 3462 2516 2784 2451 Income before taxes 1/.................... 31690 2671 7481 12380 17208 24393 34213 44345 58041 106544 Income after taxes 1/..................... 29141 2548 7431 12127 16591 23081 31718 41176 52089 94383 Age of reference person................... 47.8 47.7 55.7 52.6 49.8 45 43.4 43.3 44.3 45.7 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.5 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 3 3 Children under 18........................ 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 Earners.................................. 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.1 Vehicles................................. 1.9 0.9 1 1.4 1.7 2 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.7 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 64 44 41 51 65 70 72 76 82 81 Female................................... 36 56 59 49 35 30 28 24 18 19 Percent homeowner........................ 63 40 48 55 57 59 69 78 80 91 With mortgage........................... 36 12 9 16 24 33 44 59 61 79 Without mortgage........................ 28 28 39 39 33 26 25 19 20 12 Renter................................... 37 60 52 45 43 41 31 22 20 9 Black.................................... 17 33 30 20 16 16 15 9 9 6 White and other.......................... 83 67 70 80 84 84 85 91 91 94 Elementary (1-8)......................... 13 29 32 23 17 8 4 2 4 1 High school (9-12)....................... 42 43 45 47 49 51 48 42 23 15 College.................................. 44 28 21 29 34 41 48 56 73 84 Never attended and other................. 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 87 56 64 85 92 95 97 98 98 97 Average annual expenditures............... 29190 12107 12759 17425 20574 26233 31851 39045 44625 69274 Food..................................... 4185 2216 2447 2894 3296 3922 4538 5593 5839 7342 Food at home............................ 2541 1555 1920 2111 2281 2498 2596 3075 3216 3569 Cereals and bakery products............ 388 225 285 313 335 372 402 475 500 582 Cereals and cereal products........... 143 86 113 130 127 141 148 173 167 201 Bakery products....................... 244 139 172 184 208 231 254 302 333 381 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 694 525 545 639 649 719 708 815 769 848 Beef.................................. 221 130 150 205 216 245 255 273 242 230 Pork.................................. 161 124 144 150 163 172 152 187 170 174 Other meats........................... 86 59 68 73 89 84 87 109 102 105 Poultry............................... 116 73 106 106 100 113 111 130 143 161 Fish and seafood...................... 78 116 50 68 52 77 70 84 84 132 Eggs.................................. 31 22 26 37 29 28 33 32 29 45 Dairy products......................... 271 170 197 216 252 275 278 335 340 364 Fresh milk and cream.................. 124 79 90 105 139 134 121 137 146 154 Other dairy products.................. 147 91 107 111 113 141 157 198 194 210 Fruits and vegetables.................. 408 249 346 327 346 392 398 476 510 629 Fresh fruits.......................... 119 65 93 90 100 119 118 131 149 202 Fresh vegetables...................... 120 75 101 106 106 107 115 144 150 179 Processed fruits...................... 89 56 67 68 75 89 89 99 116 143 Processed vegetables.................. 80 52 85 62 65 76 75 102 94 105 Other food at home..................... 781 386 547 616 699 740 811 974 1097 1146 Sugar and other sweets................ 102 54 80 71 101 98 103 126 138 136 Fats and oils......................... 76 42 64 69 80 74 82 85 90 90 Miscellaneous foods................... 349 156 242 283 291 323 337 441 520 535 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 215 125 152 169 201 216 242 273 264 278 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 40 9 10 24 26 28 47 49 84 108 Food away from home..................... 1644 661 527 783 1016 1424 1941 2518 2623 3773 Alcoholic beverages...................... 255 96 102 138 207 238 288 359 374 531 Housing.................................. 8685 4029 4516 5760 6531 7696 9087 11003 12710 20049 Shelter................................. 4550 2053 2152 2929 3280 4004 4763 5836 6780 11182 Owned dwellings........................ 2769 859 661 1143 1380 1895 2921 4182 4973 9282 Mortgage interest and charges......... 1670 389 199 466 614 1033 1752 2737 3394 6172 Property taxes........................ 521 245 207 285 316 395 526 656 817 1600 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 579 225 256 391 449 468 643 789 762 1510 Rented dwellings....................... 1481 1094 1404 1577 1758 1910 1627 1287 1341 715 Other lodging.......................... 300 101 87 210 143 199 215 367 466 1185 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 2100 1410 1536 1749 1772 2029 2216 2457 2670 3411 Natural gas............................ 164 124 141 154 121 146 149 162 197 313 Electricity............................ 976 656 695 803 834 929 1019 1171 1299 1563 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 55 53 77 52 61 53 64 56 35 35 Telephone.............................. 649 433 444 536 541 674 707 746 784 1055 Water and other public services........ 257 144 179 204 214 227 278 322 355 445 Household operations.................... 486 154 264 268 305 338 411 622 746 1587 Personal services...................... 243 75 158 109 153 171 249 334 426 645 Other household expenses............... 243 79 106 159 152 167 162 288 320 942 Housekeeping supplies................... 439 144 197 273 426 401 447 569 639 901 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 117 54 68 94 102 115 135 144 165 169 Other household products............... 216 64 84 110 263 170 190 298 311 509 Postage and stationery................. 106 26 44 68 61 116 121 127 163 223 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1110 268 367 541 748 925 1249 1518 1875 2968 Household textiles..................... 89 26 36 37 57 80 79 155 112 252 Furniture.............................. 301 59 83 173 183 247 305 396 543 902 Floor coverings........................ 62 13 10 32 45 17 157 45 121 144 Major appliances....................... 137 37 83 96 121 127 172 159 205 242 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 83 20 43 43 39 56 87 105 127 278 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 438 113 113 161 302 398 448 658 767 1150 Apparel and services..................... 1588 683 643 926 1124 1459 1515 2273 2427 3726 Men and boys............................ 387 91 138 225 286 365 396 645 553 852 Men, 16 and over....................... 310 80 117 189 221 257 294 545 455 720 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 77 11 21 37 65 108 102 100 97 132 Women and girls......................... 621 351 300 316 415 542 570 813 1013 1477 Women, 16 and over..................... 532 331 266 255 345 470 492 655 890 1254 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 89 20 34 61 70 72 78 159 123 223 Children under 2........................ 78 30 41 46 62 100 68 98 108 139 Footwear................................ 233 117 82 205 204 225 222 346 288 445 Other apparel products and services..... 269 94 82 134 157 227 258 371 467 812 Transportation........................... 5285 2228 1912 3010 3695 5211 6676 6948 8049 11666 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2303 969 755 1243 1431 2156 3142 2771 3617 5585 Cars and trucks, new................... 1201 343 264 283 619 847 1500 1765 2042 4166 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1079 626 489 957 812 1245 1606 953 1571 1404 Other vehicles......................... 22 0 1 3 0 64 36 53 4 16 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 1019 512 516 707 884 1102 1173 1370 1408 1659 Other vehicle expenses.................. 1755 659 571 971 1260 1803 2176 2486 2669 3753 Vehicle finance charges................ 278 38 46 123 185 271 403 447 503 584 Maintenance and repairs................ 615 317 243 361 463 676 737 878 852 1137 Vehicle insurance...................... 637 239 227 387 494 649 794 870 983 1268 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 226 65 54 100 118 208 243 292 330 765 Public transportation................... 208 87 71 88 120 150 184 321 356 669 Health care.............................. 1844 917 1262 1546 1746 1857 1889 2317 2251 2989 Health insurance........................ 820 420 522 723 759 865 927 1017 1002 1178 Medical services........................ 589 247 358 308 555 582 578 822 781 1226 Drugs................................... 340 222 321 408 366 325 286 349 331 429 Medical supplies........................ 95 27 60 107 66 86 97 128 137 156 Entertainment............................ 1395 496 393 672 855 1203 1533 2012 2356 3826 Fees and admissions..................... 349 98 58 121 143 229 330 469 645 1407 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 491 267 180 287 305 487 600 758 738 984 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 300 82 108 149 184 295 327 491 469 680 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 255 48 46 115 223 192 276 294 504 754 Personal care products and services...... 396 155 199 283 332 365 448 552 559 710 Reading.................................. 144 54 44 73 96 131 155 200 256 367 Education................................ 386 332 128 245 247 220 384 393 651 1256 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 296 217 208 280 301 360 338 330 347 244 Miscellaneous............................ 755 264 381 501 571 693 813 987 1123 1690 Cash contributions....................... 976 112 164 369 363 776 886 1578 1502 3895 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 2998 310 359 730 1212 2103 3302 4500 6179 10984 Life and other personal insurance....... 416 176 158 202 198 345 449 455 651 1384 Pensions and Social Security............ 2582 134 201 528 1014 1758 2853 4045 5529 9601 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 31690 2671 7481 12380 17208 24393 34213 44345 58041 106544 Wages and salaries....................... 23983 1069 1919 5686 10209 17587 27877 36834 50032 84973 Self-employment income................... 1956 -341 118 300 552 1179 1219 2109 3011 12000 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3770 1049 3720 4687 5042 4137 3128 3529 2610 4682 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 897 20 98 281 469 578 1060 1230 1647 3485 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 210 109 162 283 181 281 176 224 139 276 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 395 563 1162 714 295 196 172 57 42 98 Regular contributions for support........ 376 133 207 295 351 350 432 313 422 961 Other income............................. 102 69 95 134 109 84 149 49 139 70 Personal taxes 1/......................... 2548 123 49 253 617 1312 2494 3168 5953 12161 Federal income taxes..................... 2061 60 -20 155 442 1022 1969 2525 4918 10173 State and local income taxes............. 368 10 16 50 114 193 405 502 798 1652 Other taxes.............................. 119 53 53 48 60 97 120 142 236 337 Income after taxes 1/..................... 29141 2548 7431 12127 16591 23081 31718 41176 52089 94383 Net change in total assets and liabilities -1196 3055 568 74 -1182 -1919 -2219 -3173 -4928 119 Net change in total assets............... 3468 3004 853 805 547 1643 4667 2405 7067 14525 Net change in total liabilities.......... 4664 -50 285 731 1729 3562 6886 5578 11995 14406 Other money receipts...................... 304 346 519 109 120 265 99 110 741 481 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -679 -173 -99 -225 -264 -363 -658 -807 -1282 -3024 Estimated market value of owned home...... 49747 19541 22971 31209 32803 35207 50425 64557 78021 144347 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 359 161 175 234 261 280 364 479 562 912 Gifts of goods and services............... 875 526 363 431 530 777 840 1100 1356 2411 Food.................................... 62 15 17 24 29 29 71 76 150 191 Housing................................. 235 174 124 116 143 190 215 305 402 575 Housekeeping supplies................. 33 9 10 17 17 37 30 31 67 75 Household textiles.................... 10 1 6 1 2 10 9 16 11 37 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 22 11 5 13 8 20 23 33 45 56 Major appliances.................... 7 4 1 2 2 9 9 9 14 14 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 16 7 4 11 6 11 14 25 32 42 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 61 31 26 16 46 53 44 85 105 175 Other housing......................... 109 121 77 69 69 70 109 139 174 231 Apparel and services.................... 226 101 83 125 168 294 237 268 307 450 Males 2 and over...................... 68 24 28 44 43 87 88 84 87 119 Females 2 and over.................... 87 45 30 41 82 112 71 94 123 188 Children under 2...................... 31 9 14 14 20 34 32 43 45 70 Other apparel products and services... 41 23 11 26 22 62 46 48 53 73 Jewelry and watches................. 20 5 5 14 16 31 18 25 28 34 All other apparel products and serv. 21 18 6 12 7 31 28 22 24 39 Transportation.......................... 59 19 40 22 24 52 78 52 37 230 Health care............................. 24 74 20 2 8 20 13 21 41 53 Entertainment........................... 72 25 20 42 46 81 69 92 136 156 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 28 13 10 18 21 28 25 42 57 45 Other entertainment................... 44 13 10 24 26 52 44 50 79 110 Education............................... 94 24 21 22 5 35 64 125 161 525 All other gifts......................... 104 94 38 78 106 77 93 163 122 231 __________________________________________ 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.