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New Jersey: Quintiles of income before taxes, 2017-2018

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	3,380,726	609,791	620,024	731,603	638,287	781,021

Consumer Unit Characteristics
Income before taxes	$109,314.13	$15,954.95	$42,138.60	$76,144.72	$124,214.89	$254,426.74

Age of reference person	52.3	57.8	57.1	49.2	50.9	48.3
Average Number in Consumer Unit
People	2.6	1.7	2.4	2.8	2.8	3.2
Children under 18	0.6	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.9
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.2
Earners	1.4	0.5	0.9	1.5	1.7	2.1
Vehicles	1.8	0.9	1.5	1.7	2.5	2.4

Percent Distribution
Reference Person
Men	51.7	41.6	48.3	48.0	48.3	68.6
Women	48.3	58.4	51.7	52.0	51.8	31.4
Homeowner	64.4	39.8	52.6	53.2	84.4	87.1
With mortgage	38.9	8.4	23.5	31.7	57.7	66.2
Without mortgage	25.5	31.4	29.1	21.5	26.6	20.9
Renter	35.6	60.2	47.4	46.8	15.6	12.9
Race of Reference Person
Black or African-American	11.1	17.2	17.7	9.7	9.4	4.0
White, Asian, and all other races	88.9	82.8	82.3	90.3	90.6	96.1
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person
Hispanic or Latino	12.3	14.9	18.9	16.8	11.5	1.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	87.7	85.1	81.1	83.2	88.6	98.4
Education of Reference Person
Elementary (1-8)	2.4	4.4	1.3	3.9	2.7	0.0
High school (9-12)	23.6	39.3	39.7	15.1	20.8	8.7
College	73.6	55.8	59.1	79.4	76.5	91.3
Never attended and other	0.4	0.5	a/	1.7	a/	a/
At least one vehicle owned or leased	86.6	62.9	84.3	90.0	96.7	95.5

Average annual expenditures	$76,414.10	$33,727.34	$50,099.05	$63,176.58	$81,790.28	$138,787.23
Food	8,818.03	3,829.36	7,904.10	8,739.64	8,995.76	13,046.99
Food at home	5,321.15	2,773.05	4,731.45	5,685.23	5,432.72	7,283.94
Cereals and bakery products	750.44	346.89	646.23	906.05	901.30	832.60
Cereals and cereal products	227.00	93.13	152.31	273.73	281.30	298.84
Bakery products	523.44	253.76	493.93	632.32	620.00	533.76
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,201.15	667.28	1,294.88	1,213.58	973.65	1,712.45
Beef	317.25	163.95	364.42	307.83	206.87	504.85
Pork	150.06	157.86	167.67	177.04	126.04	129.47
Other meats	146.04	106.14	113.64	170.85	102.61	238.77
Poultry	262.29	86.66	295.92	251.07	291.63	319.47
Fish and seafood	259.28	104.83	287.27	240.67	184.88	435.42
Eggs	66.22	47.84	65.96	66.12	61.61	84.46
Dairy products	553.23	259.68	423.17	588.55	631.78	777.86
Fresh milk and cream	187.71	109.68	173.02	173.24	199.01	256.78
Other dairy products	365.52	150.00	250.16	415.32	432.77	521.07
Fruits and vegetables	1,085.70	652.04	966.12	1,081.30	1,031.59	1,582.52
Fresh fruits	394.97	247.84	321.52	374.10	397.81	592.77
Fresh vegetables	392.11	256.49	279.88	355.69	353.10	687.96
Processed fruits	135.91	62.73	143.48	151.69	154.95	141.35
Processed vegetables	162.71	84.98	221.24	199.81	125.72	160.44
Other food at home	1,730.63	847.17	1,401.03	1,895.75	1,894.41	2,378.51
Sugar and other sweets	190.98	147.53	170.14	218.66	221.47	184.65
Fats and oils	131.72	46.73	107.82	117.58	159.70	196.23
Miscellaneous foods	867.64	404.87	678.86	937.81	926.17	1,266.84
Nonalcoholic beverages	467.39	238.61	402.14	559.96	481.86	599.77
Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips	72.91	9.43	42.06	61.74	105.21	131.02
Food away from home	3,496.88	1,056.31	3,172.65	3,054.41	3,563.03	5,763.04

Alcoholic beverages	1,061.02	241.89	342.51	520.58	741.97	3,277.29

Housing	29,055.74	15,322.27	21,172.58	26,116.10	30,496.91	47,704.33
Shelter	19,868.37	11,531.06	14,329.34	17,593.87	20,346.70	32,514.73
Owned dwellings	12,392.10	4,417.75	7,179.90	8,439.03	15,091.22	24,253.03
Mortgage interest and charges	4,242.89	890.65	1,365.11	3,288.17	5,383.88	9,106.60
Property taxes	6,189.58	2,593.60	3,832.10	3,944.39	7,603.08	11,816.64
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses	1,959.63	933.50	1,982.69	1,206.47	2,104.26	3,329.79
Rented dwellings	5,996.95	6,999.36	6,629.71	8,506.18	3,276.47	4,584.84
Other lodging	1,479.32	113.96	519.72	648.66	1,979.01	3,676.87
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,453.97	2,415.72	3,632.46	4,111.53	5,173.83	6,430.00
Natural gas	749.65	477.06	649.20	655.13	900.21	1,007.70
Electricity	1,440.68	896.55	1,226.70	1,301.09	1,561.87	2,067.09
Fuel oil and other fuels	141.19	19.31	74.31	47.00	225.14	309.06
Telephone services	1,616.70	758.35	1,227.88	1,656.07	1,900.01	2,327.13
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	352.42	233.30	310.45	338.19	396.54	456.00
Cellular phone service	1,264.28	525.05	917.43	1,317.88	1,503.47	1,871.13
Water and other public services	505.76	264.45	454.37	452.25	586.59	719.02
Household operations	1,920.64	508.06	1,515.83	1,435.62	1,879.59	3,825.91
Personal Services	547.22	11.92	400.27	252.03	434.85	1,450.18
Other household expenses	1,373.42	496.14	1,115.55	1,183.59	1,444.75	2,375.73
Housekeeping supplies	733.17	397.39	518.69	882.40	852.81	935.48
Laundry and cleaning supplies	166.48	59.09	92.24	143.53	232.68	266.25
Other household products	412.81	219.98	263.42	575.92	440.44	539.37
Postage and stationery	153.88	118.32	163.04	162.96	179.70	129.86
Household furnishings and equipment	2,079.59	470.05	1,176.26	2,092.68	2,243.98	3,998.21
Household textiles	48.48	5.11	46.55	112.44	32.17	46.72
Furniture	692.59	52.85	372.18	382.98	728.77	1,706.90
Floor coverings	60.64	1.57	16.36	15.64	29.24	209.73
Major appliances	346.37	173.24	216.04	260.80	347.87	665.38
Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares	63.13	25.30	75.87	75.88	36.42	93.42
Miscellaneous household equipment	868.37	211.98	449.26	1,244.95	1,069.52	1,276.07

Apparel and services	2,330.23	1,347.36	1,088.68	1,681.37	2,650.54	4,560.91
Men and boys	823.18	424.86	300.65	724.05	830.74	1,728.82
Men, 16 and over	650.21	348.76	222.59	566.26	611.03	1,429.80
Boys, 2 to 15	172.97	76.10	78.06	157.79	219.70	299.02
Women and girls	698.54	347.65	398.43	478.82	828.52	1,321.38
Women, 16 and over	600.21	338.81	363.25	441.74	644.87	1,127.33
Girls, 2 to 15	98.34	8.83	35.18	37.08	183.64	194.05
Children under 2	60.68	65.75	34.99	98.92	81.17	31.90
Footwear	394.37	225.03	192.24	136.41	454.76	890.79
Other apparel products and services	353.45	284.07	162.38	243.17	455.36	588.01

Transportation	9,743.04	4,048.67	6,979.94	6,135.76	11,986.02	18,029.44
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	2,410.35	1,734.97	2,592.15	979.07	3,377.24	3,343.87
Cars and trucks, new	1,014.78	a/	1,489.62	233.22	910.17	2,247.74
Cars and trucks, used	1,395.57	1,734.97	1,102.53	745.85	2,467.07	1,096.13
Other vehicles	a/	a/	a/	a/	a/	a/
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	2,075.85	866.36	1,511.01	2,051.34	2,642.15	3,028.73
Other vehicle expenses	4,051.34	1,085.50	2,226.65	2,248.03	4,554.21	9,204.82
Vehicle finance charges	155.64	9.15	57.57	105.48	181.93	373.39
Maintenance and repairs	917.95	518.87	601.67	785.58	1,449.60	1,176.28
Vehicle insurance	1,586.08	172.26	644.95	355.19	1,530.19	4,740.71
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	1,391.66	385.24	922.46	1,001.78	1,392.47	2,914.45
Public and other transportation	1,205.50	361.84	650.13	857.32	1,412.42	2,452.03

Healthcare	5,942.42	3,115.07	4,693.43	5,304.27	7,173.31	8,726.25
Health insurance	4,170.83	2,398.09	3,120.01	3,572.42	5,163.22	6,138.62
Medical services	1,052.74	339.83	840.98	1,037.21	1,381.16	1,523.59
Drugs	518.43	263.15	625.69	470.30	393.93	787.20
Medical supplies	200.42	114.00	106.75	224.32	235.00	276.83

Entertainment	3,120.16	1,183.21	1,947.86	2,795.12	3,225.91	5,694.77
Fees and admissions	1,056.23	162.17	485.19	560.31	1,021.14	2,667.58
Audio and visual equipment and services	1,142.20	565.10	932.78	1,200.79	1,090.74	1,782.53
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	666.48	242.81	511.32	644.92	843.00	914.24
Pets	477.06	220.93	359.91	454.12	538.68	707.72
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	189.42	21.88	151.41	190.80	304.32	206.52
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	255.24	213.14	18.57	389.10	271.02	330.42

Personal care products and services	865.26	354.01	617.50	609.35	1,150.33	1,407.73

Reading	163.53	136.17	170.89	167.09	134.03	175.29

Education	3,433.56	1,980.94	602.37	1,971.28	1,329.82	9,924.47

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	325.72	273.02	299.69	297.18	421.07	336.44

Miscellaneous	869.01	338.66	593.79	933.41	997.06	1,398.30

Cash contributions	1,520.25	679.18	988.94	671.29	1,234.76	3,627.29

Personal insurance and pensions	9,166.12	877.53	2,696.76	7,234.14	11,252.78	20,877.73
Life and other personal insurance	715.46	251.37	358.80	435.07	702.67	1,634.02
Pensions and Social Security	8,450.66	626.15	2,337.96	6,799.07	10,550.11	19,243.72

Sources of Income and Personal Taxes
Money income before taxes	109,314.13	15,954.95	42,138.60	76,144.72	124,214.89	254,426.74
Wages and salaries	89,337.86	5,579.61	20,657.71	60,280.98	99,963.42	227,790.50
Self-employment income	5,134.39	22.92	1,093.18	2,847.08	3,694.84	15,652.44
Social Security, private and government retirement	11,199.76	8,229.66	18,122.44	10,548.78	15,977.01	4,728.61
Interest, dividends, rental income, other property incom	2,411.88	63.85	1,620.97	1,368.84	3,075.50	5,307.71
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	316.76	835.46	349.06	437.88	38.61	0.00
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for support	566.19	405.58	221.56	436.76	1,213.59	557.35
Other income	347.28	817.86	73.67	224.40	251.91	390.13

*a/: Value is too small to display.

Last Modified Date: July 13, 2020