Table 4. Western region by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1993-94 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)... 19,275 766 1,834 2,190 1,989 2,821 2,612 2,003 2,457 2,602 Income before taxes 1/.................... $38,786 ($5,323) $7,580 $12,462 $17,325 $24,819 $34,540 $44,285 $58,540 $108,841 Income after taxes 1/..................... 34,859 (6,267) 7,499 12,061 16,606 22,999 31,396 40,113 52,139 95,358 Age of reference person................... 46.6 42.2 50.8 50.3 46.4 46.5 45.2 43.6 45.1 47.1 Average number in consumer unit:.......... Persons.................................. 2.7 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.7 3.2 3.1 3.1 Children under 18........................ 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Earners.................................. 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.0 Vehicles................................. 2.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.8 3.0 3.2 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 67 56 38 51 64 65 71 73 80 84 Female................................... 33 44 62 49 36 35 29 27 20 16 Percent homeowner........................ 58 30 37 45 39 52 62 69 75 88 With mortgage........................... 39 13 12 14 17 29 44 57 64 76 Without mortgage........................ 19 17 25 31 22 23 18 12 12 13 Renter................................... 42 70 63 55 61 48 38 31 25 12 Black.................................... 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 4 3 5 White and other.......................... 95 95 95 95 95 94 96 96 97 95 Elementary (1-8)......................... 7 6 21 12 10 11 5 3 1 0 High school (9-12)....................... 35 35 44 44 44 37 36 31 30 15 College.................................. 58 56 34 43 46 52 59 66 68 84 Never attended and other................. 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 91 66 63 85 90 95 97 98 99 98 Average annual expenditures............... $35,481 $19,271 $14,921 $18,962 $21,543 $27,448 $33,636 $42,732 $49,785 $71,683 Food..................................... 4,760 2,885 2,634 3,022 3,546 4,376 4,776 5,728 6,440 7,684 Food at home............................ 2,959 1,874 2,009 2,065 2,616 2,919 2,933 3,477 3,755 4,087 Cereals and bakery products............ 465 244 287 322 392 438 459 591 605 676 Cereals and cereal products........... 183 129 99 144 159 172 193 227 226 251 Bakery products....................... 281 115 188 178 233 266 265 364 379 425 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 700 442 510 488 676 730 675 803 846 924 Beef.................................. 218 125 154 157 214 231 218 273 255 268 Pork.................................. 136 71 108 79 153 151 140 157 161 160 Other meats........................... 92 50 56 69 89 91 89 115 108 132 Poultry............................... 126 103 86 84 102 124 113 154 160 184 Fish and seafood...................... 91 66 70 67 84 93 80 67 124 143 Eggs.................................. 36 27 36 32 34 40 35 38 38 36 Dairy products......................... 326 197 202 267 291 313 322 395 424 422 Fresh milk and cream.................. 143 87 98 134 111 148 135 178 184 165 Other dairy products.................. 183 110 104 133 180 165 187 217 240 257 Fruits and vegetables.................. 492 377 310 373 407 497 480 530 602 728 Fresh fruits.......................... 160 128 104 120 122 161 161 170 199 236 Fresh vegetables...................... 156 118 96 136 128 159 139 156 194 237 Processed fruits...................... 102 63 64 66 83 105 102 115 124 160 Processed vegetables.................. 74 67 46 51 74 73 79 89 85 94 Other food at home..................... 977 614 699 616 850 941 998 1,158 1,279 1,337 Sugar and other sweets................ 138 71 243 67 120 118 136 145 162 150 Fats and oils......................... 83 56 51 58 85 86 92 101 111 87 Miscellaneous foods................... 443 319 245 293 395 403 476 534 588 626 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 249 138 144 168 223 269 245 297 334 324 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 64 30 16 31 28 65 48 81 84 149 Food away from home..................... 1,801 1,011 625 957 930 1,457 1,842 2,251 2,685 3,596 Alcoholic beverages...................... 342 280 150 172 185 286 300 456 466 697 Housing.................................. 11,445 6,612 5,475 7,249 7,228 8,951 10,564 13,111 15,539 22,451 Shelter................................. 7,009 4,240 3,414 4,595 4,491 5,276 6,559 8,154 9,294 13,603 Owned dwellings........................ 4,118 1,366 1,152 1,622 1,262 2,202 3,646 5,162 6,417 10,875 Mortgage interest and charges......... 2,652 629 510 591 625 1,277 2,365 3,592 4,368 7,478 Property taxes........................ 748 367 280 403 317 498 667 894 1,057 1,759 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 717 370 362 628 320 427 614 676 992 1,638 Rented dwellings....................... 2,455 2,644 2,203 2,751 3,057 2,813 2,653 2,543 2,317 1,345 Other lodging.......................... 436 230 60 222 173 261 260 449 560 1,383 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1,949 1,205 1,230 1,509 1,461 1,771 1,959 2,191 2,440 2,950 Natural gas............................ 219 127 145 162 163 180 210 226 284 373 Electricity............................ 708 416 471 561 531 660 746 825 834 1,027 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 35 29 35 23 28 31 31 38 54 41 Telephone.............................. 692 483 433 549 567 659 693 770 863 966 Water and other public services........ 294 151 145 213 172 240 279 332 405 543 Household operations.................... 558 278 194 213 256 429 392 601 730 1,532 Personal services...................... 241 76 35 103 92 190 203 331 388 552 Other household expenses............... 317 202 159 110 165 239 189 269 343 980 Housekeeping supplies................... 458 311 280 258 298 425 444 555 680 728 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 120 57 72 76 80 139 123 134 175 164 Other household products............... 201 170 130 99 126 164 164 284 294 348 Postage and stationery................. 137 84 77 83 92 122 157 137 211 215 Household furnishings and equipment..... 1,471 577 357 674 721 1,049 1,210 1,610 2,394 3,638 Household textiles..................... 109 57 36 25 95 95 78 128 226 189 Furniture.............................. 336 199 82 206 224 171 365 269 467 830 Floor coverings........................ 129 0 5 20 6 154 13 75 99 630 Major appliances....................... 161 82 83 105 104 144 165 190 184 297 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 111 30 40 50 63 76 101 144 160 261 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 626 209 111 267 229 409 488 804 1,257 1,431 Apparel and services..................... 1,744 942 728 950 1,067 1,621 1,879 1,987 2,328 3,278 Men and boys............................ 450 268 160 257 273 405 470 586 564 861 Men, 16 and over....................... 350 262 110 178 197 344 357 392 399 757 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 100 6 50 79 76 61 112 193 164 104 Women and girls......................... 647 284 254 310 371 569 762 760 918 1,231 Women, 16 and over..................... 555 251 212 271 302 488 702 599 774 1,082 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 92 33 42 39 69 81 60 161 144 149 Children under 2........................ 96 24 43 94 51 75 90 96 153 172 Footwear................................ 255 187 142 164 187 350 317 203 315 317 Other apparel products and services..... 296 179 128 126 184 222 240 342 379 697 Transportation........................... 6,381 3,121 2,617 2,824 4,277 4,986 6,444 9,183 9,015 11,429 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 2,611 1,060 1,359 796 1,940 1,915 2,970 4,474 3,639 3,978 Cars and trucks, new................... 1,222 448 525 173 625 568 1,577 1,625 1,544 3,016 Cars and trucks, used.................. 1,334 608 834 623 1,255 1,297 1,332 2,633 2,054 925 Other vehicles......................... 55 4 0 0 60 50 61 216 41 36 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 1,068 591 435 661 749 1,021 1,113 1,350 1,425 1,692 Other vehicle expenses.................. 2,260 989 675 1,193 1,317 1,728 2,053 2,985 3,432 4,520 Vehicle finance charges................ 242 73 46 77 123 179 236 379 466 419 Maintenance and repairs................ 835 377 292 495 560 664 740 1,184 1,231 1,511 Vehicle insurance...................... 756 358 215 456 456 605 713 964 1,090 1,470 Veh. rent., leas., licen., oth. chges.. 427 181 122 165 179 279 364 458 645 1,120 Public transportation................... 442 481 147 174 271 322 307 375 521 1,239 Health care.............................. 1,723 719 911 1,348 1,416 1,511 1,685 1,862 2,299 2,775 Health insurance........................ 745 279 414 628 717 732 694 874 824 1,128 Medical services........................ 616 275 257 415 409 451 638 634 1,005 1,078 Drugs................................... 259 90 197 237 224 246 257 235 322 382 Medical supplies........................ 103 75 44 68 66 82 96 119 148 188 Entertainment............................ 1,949 1,020 636 1,093 1,017 1,451 1,750 2,105 2,868 4,356 Fees and admissions..................... 531 394 135 232 226 330 387 624 734 1,431 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 590 332 309 346 420 468 640 667 834 993 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 333 153 122 166 212 274 357 394 526 593 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 495 141 69 349 159 379 367 421 773 1,340 Personal care products and services...... 460 197 232 298 351 363 539 525 646 767 Reading.................................. 189 124 76 126 117 152 172 227 261 359 Education................................ 501 891 236 348 229 269 251 515 614 1,304 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 213 200 159 183 180 199 280 201 272 210 Miscellaneous............................ 928 1,223 316 380 516 636 853 1,250 1,355 1,805 Cash contributions....................... 1,061 713 459 350 364 753 898 949 1,466 2,921 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 3,783 344 292 618 1,049 1,894 3,244 4,632 6,215 11,646 Life and other personal insurance....... 375 68 41 70 83 208 238 423 524 1,325 Pensions and Social Security............ 3,408 276 251 549 967 1,686 3,006 4,209 5,691 10,322 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 38,786 (5,323) 7,580 12,462 17,325 24,819 34,540 44,285 58,540 108,841 Wages and salaries....................... 29,105 2,537 2,130 5,108 9,993 16,304 25,943 35,790 48,477 84,360 Self-employment income................... 2,780 (9,591) 125 592 478 983 2,317 2,833 4,235 12,892 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 4,079 654 3,031 4,276 4,843 5,136 3,871 3,516 3,356 5,257 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1,323 93 133 422 458 773 830 1,067 1,500 5,063 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 363 146 162 235 245 544 570 499 341 280 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 578 427 1,722 1,421 792 514 265 164 124 77 Regular contributions for support........ 362 231 175 267 340 310 553 304 323 573 Other income............................. 195 181 102 141 175 254 193 113 184 337 Personal taxes 1/......................... 3,927 945 81 401 719 1,820 3,144 4,172 6,401 13,483 Federal income taxes..................... 3,011 738 7 287 521 1,377 2,363 3,189 4,908 10,488 State and local income taxes............. 790 162 12 67 156 368 632 840 1,347 2,671 Other taxes.............................. 126 44 62 48 42 74 150 143 147 324 Income after taxes 1/..................... 34,859 (6,267) 7,499 12,061 16,606 22,999 31,396 40,113 52,139 95,358 Net change in total assets and liabilities (3,077) 3,312 (966) 1,977 (5,734) (363) (6,824) (4,689) (4,910) (4,877) Net change in total assets............... 5,679 2,301 69 2,322 (2,046) 3,884 901 12,686 11,835 14,897 Net change in total liabilities.......... 8,756 (1,011) 1,035 345 3,689 4,247 7,725 17,376 16,745 19,775 Other money receipts...................... 1,126 324 549 194 323 1,576 612 816 456 4,070 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... (1,222) (335) (201) (257) (222) (516) (734) (1,159) (2,183) (4,174) Estimated market value of owned home...... 90,861 43,666 37,517 55,862 38,524 58,984 77,133 91,458 121,330 230,913 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 547 257 260 360 314 394 498 614 748 1,148 Gifts of goods and services............... 1,050 476 460 590 541 721 875 1,182 1,405 2,574 Food.................................... 77 20 19 18 65 40 100 80 92 201 Housing................................. 253 160 132 130 107 183 251 265 400 533 Housekeeping supplies................. 48 18 33 27 42 35 62 57 69 67 Household textiles.................... 15 21 2 6 5 14 2 6 50 29 Appliances and misc. housewares....... 29 1 11 7 10 22 29 42 61 49 Major appliances.................... 7 0 1 2 3 10 5 15 9 11 Small appl. and misc. housewares.... 22 1 10 5 7 12 24 28 53 37 Miscellaneous household equipment..... 67 44 14 22 14 54 65 65 122 165 Other housing......................... 95 76 70 68 35 57 94 96 98 223 Apparel and services.................... 286 89 108 277 192 226 224 346 390 556 Males 2 and over...................... 74 45 51 53 57 57 75 113 86 112 Females 2 and over.................... 109 9 13 104 89 80 72 148 119 276 Children under 2...................... 49 16 27 74 14 39 31 49 76 82 Other apparel products and services... 53 19 17 47 32 50 46 36 109 85 Jewelry and watches................. 25 19 5 8 17 16 17 20 70 45 All other apparel products and serv. 28 0 12 39 15 34 29 16 39 41 Transportation.......................... 65 20 18 40 26 49 56 85 120 122 Health care............................. 35 32 2 6 23 23 14 27 83 84 Entertainment........................... 91 30 46 30 38 79 74 118 97 239 Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles... 29 7 11 11 10 32 23 38 41 59 Other entertainment................... 62 23 34 19 28 47 50 80 56 180 Education............................... 114 30 55 29 38 31 35 57 92 541 All other gifts......................... 131 95 80 61 53 89 121 205 130 298 __________________________________________ 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.