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New York: Quintiles of income before taxes, 2019-2020

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	7,721,382	1,465,433	1,567,445	1,508,357	1,674,414	1,505,734

Consumer Unit Characteristics
Income before taxes	$92,001.19	$12,858.34	$32,966.55	$59,952.8	$104,470.6	$248,717.83

Age of reference person	53.06	58.61	58.39	51.36	48.41	48.98
Average Number in Consumer Unit
People	2.49	1.56	2.16	2.5	2.94	3.2
Children under 18	0.53	0.3	0.45	0.52	0.63	0.75
Adults 65 and older	0.44	0.53	0.7	0.48	0.27	0.24
Earners	1.31	0.37	0.83	1.36	1.83	2.11
Vehicles	1.27	0.47	0.86	1.24	1.68	2.05

Percent Distribution
Reference Person
Men	45.67	33.19	40.75	47.36	50.81	55.53
Women	54.33	66.81	59.25	52.64	49.19	44.47
Homeowner	52.85	30.98	47.44	48.01	61.38	75.11
With mortgage	29.96	8.51	19.97	21.83	43.08	54.76
Without mortgage	22.89	22.48	27.46	26.18	18.29	20.35
Renter	47.15	69.02	52.56	51.99	38.62	24.89
Race of Reference Person
Black or African-American	16.59	27.17	20.02	14.79	12.92	8.61
White, Asian, and all other races	83.41	72.83	79.98	85.21	87.08	91.39
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person
Hispanic or Latino	15.97	21.6	17.37	19.22	14.74	7.17
Not Hispanic or Latino	84.03	78.4	82.63	80.78	85.26	92.83
Education of Reference Person
Elementary (1-8)	3.47	7.91	4.26	2.51	2.09	0.84
High school (9-12)	29.34	44.98	41.53	36.6	15.4	9.67
College	66.6	45.38	53.75	60.45	82.51	89.11
Never attended and other	0.58	1.73	0.47	0.44	/a	0.38
At least one vehicle owned or leased	69.01	38.75	59.48	74.45	85.12	85

Average annual expenditures	$66,721.96	$28,061.52	$38,358.63	$53,365.72	$80,634.64	$131,481.77
Food	9084.38	3744.59	6079.57	8650.09	10741.26	15607.74
Food at home	5,761.59	2,911.2	4,077.76	5,718.84	6,449.41	9,281.76
Cereals and bakery products	752.32	426.89	499.9	712.35	822.06	1,243.23
Cereals and cereal products	250.28	118.81	149.44	267.94	258.64	432.41
Bakery products	502.04	308.08	350.47	444.41	563.42	810.83
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,393.1	517.92	978.67	1,559.86	1,500.33	2,301.23
Beef	336.88	69.39	280.86	424.69	373.25	517.96
Pork	214.07	96.97	134.77	212.82	271.6	344.87
Other meats	206.82	75.96	128.29	252.45	237.53	327.58
Poultry	279.13	125.07	223.36	278.48	298.73	450.23
Fish and seafood	273.91	100.95	161.35	324.23	230.89	512.43
Eggs	82.29	49.57	50.03	67.19	88.33	148.16
Dairy products	544.9	339.97	396.21	548.78	568.58	834.48
Fresh milk and cream	165.09	96.56	138.98	157.44	169.01	252.46
Other dairy products	379.81	243.41	257.23	391.35	399.58	582.02
Fruits and vegetables	1,226.97	683.23	890.08	1,177.67	1,361.75	1,944.72
Fresh fruits	441.4	223.58	295.96	453.56	516.94	693.54
Fresh vegetables	406.31	249.26	313.92	403.44	445.98	598.72
Processed fruits	152.5	93.83	127.46	121.36	181.34	232.39
Processed vegetables	226.77	116.56	152.73	199.31	217.49	420.07
Other food at home	1,844.3	943.19	1,312.91	1,720.17	2,196.69	2,958.1
Sugar and other sweets	183.96	102.1	177.1	159.94	195.89	275.1
Fats and oils	155.89	91.04	117.23	174.63	167.35	221.77
Miscellaneous foods	946.44	487.15	634.97	876.75	1,211.93	1,487.56
Nonalcoholic beverages	502.95	235.01	350.84	476.7	559.69	853.58
Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips	55.05	27.89	32.76	32.15	61.83	120.08
Food away from home	3,322.79	833.38	2,001.81	2,931.25	4,291.84	6,325.97

Alcoholic beverages	650.81	142.24	250.26	441.83	1,039.45	1,350.35

Housing	25,413.81	13,473.12	16,847.1	21,775.77	28,662	45,794.39
Shelter	16,573.54	9627.16	11,482.12	14,853.95	18,177.26	28,573.32
Owned dwellings	8,073.09	2,616.31	4,490.15	5,716.38	9,345.36	18,059.63
Mortgage interest and charges	2,398.26	475.05	883.84	1,463.56	2,741.39	6,401.25
Property taxes	3,931.58	1,335.02	2,360.89	2,852.39	4,721.5	8,296.37
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses	1,743.25	806.24	1,245.42	1,400.44	1,882.47	3,362.01
Rented dwellings	7,572.29	6,814.21	6,790.02	8,646.87	8,094.21	7,467.56
Other lodging	928.16	196.64	201.95	490.69	737.69	3,046.12
Utilities, fuels, and public services	3,924.87	2,097.45	2,956.79	3,623.28	4,685.3	6,167.66
Natural gas	645.89	417.67	520.26	632.46	734.82	913.34
Electricity	1,287.79	754.44	1,005.99	1,215.92	1,486.39	1,951.38
Fuel oil and other fuels	248.42	68.2	149.52	223.47	300.3	494.05
Telephone services	1,432.8	732.51	1,052.61	1,293.39	1,780.2	2,263.46
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	266.43	221.95	257.51	232.5	306.79	308.13
Cellular phone service	1,166.37	510.56	795.1	1,060.9	1,473.41	1,955.33
Water and other public services	309.97	124.62	228.43	258.03	383.59	545.43
Household operations	1,612.7	576.61	753.11	959.05	1,713.65	4,051.99
Personal Services	556.96	44.68	70.02	84.62	570.78	2,020.23
Other household expenses	1,055.74	531.93	683.08	874.43	1,142.87	2,031.76
Housekeeping supplies	785.74	396.51	639.23	753.93	1,006.91	1,121.44
Laundry and cleaning supplies	183.59	96.85	192.14	181.04	261.12	197.66
Other household products	509.45	252.61	363.78	430.38	690.15	798.94
Postage and stationery	92.69	47.06	83.31	142.51	55.64	124.83
Household furnishings and equipment	2,516.95	775.38	1,015.84	1,585.56	3,078.87	5,879.99
Household textiles	113.06	34.83	37.58	214.07	116.33	155.74
Furniture	430.02	169.89	229.63	288.46	495.68	960.57
Floor coverings	70.9	6.69	11.62	6.31	27.99	307.52
Major appliances	280.38	99.71	152.07	222.46	385.16	536.84
Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares	128.62	38.64	51.48	88.59	162.45	286.79
Miscellaneous household equipment	1,493.96	425.62	533.46	765.66	1,891.27	3,632.52

Apparel and services	2,134.81	1,323.63	1,171.17	1,852.92	2,533.78	3,715.82
Men and boys	418.67	144.11	156.33	563.4	582.82	656.12
Men, 16 and over	302.07	105.48	88	457.56	450.48	425.7
Boys, 2 to 15	116.6	38.64	68.33	105.84	132.33	230.42
Women and girls	807.94	577.06	557.61	507.91	1,103.79	1,274.1
Women, 16 and over	669.89	391.72	513.46	421.71	904.18	1,099.14
Girls, 2 to 15	138.05	185.35	44.15	86.2	199.61	174.95
Children under 2	78.85	6.77	15.61	123.36	147.17	108.05
Footwear	506.43	445.71	268.49	381.7	346.47	996.43
Other apparel products and services	322.91	149.97	173.12	276.54	353.53	681.12

Transportation	8,736.29	3,177.65	4,489.38	6,504.15	11,029.83	18,227.03
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	2,970.88	1,067.79	1,123.56	1,562.88	3,405.79	7,672.88
Cars and trucks, new	1,717.21	949.71	633.83	741.67	1,107.18	5,247.54
Cars and trucks, used	1,228.3	118.08	489.73	821.21	2,181.59	2,425.34
Other vehicles	25.38	/a	/a	/a	117.02	/a
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	1,293.68	406.37	789.74	1,253.96	1,791.64	2,167.9
Other vehicle expenses	3,442.59	1,173.59	2,023.62	2,913.27	4,597.84	6,377.31
Vehicle finance charges	133.62	28.1	75.63	64.26	165.63	330.55
Maintenance and repairs	649.94	213.88	482.76	623.83	847.71	1,058.34
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	1,323.54	425.96	665.94	970.04	1,823.7	2,679.56
Vehicle insurance	1,335.49	505.64	799.29	1,255.14	1,760.8	2,308.86
Public and other transportation	1,029.13	529.9	552.46	774.05	1,234.56	2,008.94

Healthcare	4,323.47	2,190.83	3,416.73	3,710.33	5,284.68	6,884.34
Health insurance	3,072.78	1,598.42	2,494.6	2,755.3	3,560.29	4,885.46
Medical services	745.54	325.26	317.26	545.96	1,179.91	1,317.28
Drugs	333.42	207.18	388.45	268.04	335.19	458.99
Medical supplies	171.73	59.97	216.42	141.03	209.29	222.6

Entertainment	2,541.6	987.2	1,274.48	1,841.28	4,253.74	4,429.33
Fees and admissions	621.45	164.98	228.42	285.72	656.66	1,758.75
Audio and visual equipment and services	953.74	558.37	694.94	978.96	1,073.24	1,412.95
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	681.35	225.23	306.73	460.6	1,770.67	801.6
Pets	568.1	147.58	265.82	294.39	1,582.11	694.74
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	113.25	77.65	40.91	166.21	188.55	106.86
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	285.06	38.62	44.39	116.01	753.17	456.03

Personal care products and services	742.82	353.28	478.86	789.39	836.95	1,228.03

Reading	80.45	35.18	21.04	97.14	135.43	116.96

Education	2,451.83	692.54	643.26	1,155.41	2,751.2	7,013.31

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	228.05	219.83	293.38	236.96	265.29	120.79

Miscellaneous	966.9	483.28	672.38	685.26	1,438.34	1,602.84

Cash contributions	1,466.66	598.14	627.58	874.57	1,323.06	3,938.19

Personal insurance and pensions	7,900.1	640.02	2,093.43	4,750.6	10,339.65	21,452.64
Life and other personal insurance	541.51	150.18	275.25	315.33	590	1,372.2
Pensions and Social Security	7,358.58	489.83	1,818.19	4,435.27	9,749.65	20,080.44

Sources of Income and Personal Taxes
Money income before taxes	92,001.19	12,858.34	32,966.55	59,952.8	104,470.6	248,717.83
Wages and salaries	72,403.67	3,230.84	17,032.35	42,900.92	87,391.72	210,252.81
Self-employment income	7,317.65	350.37	984.52	3,481.62	6,154.29	25,827.54
Social Security, private and government retirement	8,823.96	6,398.31	12,173.14	10,726.39	7,538.38	7,222.08
Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income	1,498.28	52.04	665.60	747.95	2,649.75	3,228.51
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	611.07	1542.66	911.62	421.97	136.67	108.53
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for support	548.45	629.28	743.51	679.36	424.3	273.66
Other income	580.25	641.15	376.09	687.48	473.77	744.51
Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)	14,907.89	318.11	885.14	6,362.46	13,361.84	53,984.21
Federal income taxes	10,062.27	-172.01	-580.98	3,483.5	8,367.71	39,576.72
Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)	878.74	556.78	1,229.08	1,069.74	880.82	633.71
State and local income taxes	3,943.53	-66.66	127.81	1,808.77	4,113.31	13,768.19
Other taxes	23.35	/a	109.22	0.46	/a	5.59

*a/: Value is too small to display.

Last Modified Date: June 30, 2022