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New York: Quintiles of income before taxes, 2021–2022

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	7,850,201	1,558,132	1,545,756	1,569,213	1,617,762	1,559,338
Consumer Unit Characteristics:
Income before taxes	$100,629.77	$12,749.08	$35,982.67	$66,178.20	$115,315.95	$271,959.86
Age of reference person	52.9	60.6	56.3	50.9	48.4	48.7
Average Number in Consumer Unit:
People	2.4	1.5	2.3	2.5	2.7	3.2
Children under 18	0.5	0.2	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.8
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.3
Earners	1.3	0.3	0.8	1.4	1.7	2.2
Vehicles	1.3	0.5	1.0	1.2	1.6	2.0
Percent Distribution:
Reference Person:
Men	44.4	35.3	37.0	38.8	53.4	57.1
Women	55.6	64.7	63.0	61.2	46.6	42.9
Housing tenure:
Homeowner	53.3	25.8	46.0	53.2	65.0	75.9
With mortgage	27.1	4.7	14.8	24.9	38.4	51.9
Without mortgage	26.2	21.1	31.1	28.3	26.6	24.0
Renter	46.7	74.2	54.0	46.8	35.0	24.1
Race of Reference Person:
Black or African-American	18.0	25.1	24.8	17.7	16.2	6.1
White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or African-American	82.0	74.9	75.2	82.3	83.8	93.9
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person:
Hispanic or Latino	16.6	25.0	22.5	17.6	9.7	8.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	83.4	75.0	77.5	82.4	90.3	91.3
Education of Reference Person:
Elementary (1-8)	4.1	8.2	6.6	4.2	1.3	0.6
High school (9-12)	27.2	43.3	41.8	27.2	14.7	9.3
College	68.1	47.5	50.1	68.5	83.7	90.1
Never attended and other	0.6	1.0	1.5	0.2	0.3	0.0
At least one vehicle owned or leased	68.7	42.3	66.5	73.7	78.3	82.3

Average annual expenditures	$76,749.53	$32,815.59	$46,762.49	$63,731.67	$83,701.56	$155,572.45
Food	9,797.16	5,200.85	6,724.73	9,279.99	10,562.39	16,838.16
Food at home	6,087.92	3,793.30	4,748.86	6,090.16	6,312.78	9,280.88
Cereals and bakery products	776.77	510.92	531.15	757.17	772.76	1,276.44
Cereals and cereal products	245.04	176.43	154.59	234.46	232.94	414.30
Bakery products	531.74	334.48	376.56	522.71	539.83	862.14
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,388.32	941.40	1,188.94	1,494.11	1,400.75	1,874.59
Beef	269.62	182.09	190.32	359.00	266.75	339.42
Pork	246.00	161.55	219.39	171.97	241.54	426.13
Other meats	209.79	143.46	177.62	139.73	203.38	376.06
Poultry	274.31	176.19	256.26	309.78	350.23	282.16
Fish and seafood	304.41	221.15	260.63	419.08	256.13	350.89
Eggs	84.19	56.97	84.72	94.56	82.72	99.93
Dairy products	608.79	401.28	545.05	628.99	620.29	831.16
Fresh milk and cream	191.70	160.66	169.26	205.81	188.39	230.41
Other dairy products	417.09	240.61	375.78	423.18	431.89	600.75
Fruits and vegetables	1,301.59	795.34	1,012.81	1,237.32	1,415.18	2,007.88
Fresh fruits	494.69	266.32	374.32	476.02	580.26	764.40
Fresh vegetables	447.04	299.80	363.46	446.83	438.75	669.26
Processed fruits	151.04	96.64	112.76	148.66	161.12	231.07
Processed vegetables	208.83	132.57	162.27	165.82	235.04	343.16
Other food at home	2,012.45	1,144.38	1,470.91	1,972.57	2,103.81	3,290.80
Sugar and other sweets	204.31	127.54	127.31	314.83	170.25	267.84
Fats and oils	146.55	116.28	97.75	132.88	168.38	215.15
Miscellaneous foods	1,039.46	606.04	745.78	894.21	1,038.04	1,861.24
Nonalcoholic beverages	540.99	282.38	434.50	560.80	637.79	778.09
Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips	81.16	12.14	65.56	69.83	89.35	168.48
Food away from home	3,709.24	1,407.54	1,975.87	3,189.83	4,249.60	7,557.28

Alcoholic beverages	794.00	346.24	271.40	619.28	659.94	2,001.37

Housing	27,984.36	14,569.88	20,578.56	25,719.61	31,206.88	47,678.76
Shelter	18,773.87	9,853.04	13,881.83	17,184.92	20,924.82	31,904.72
Owned dwellings	9,018.39	2,202.09	5,569.81	7,438.81	11,365.85	18,402.14
Mortgage interest and charges	2,559.85	279.95	1,120.04	1,837.82	3,369.97	6,151.37
Property taxes	4,242.00	1,165.74	2,931.56	3,363.84	5,356.37	8,342.49
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses	2,216.55	756.40	1,518.21	2,237.16	2,639.52	3,908.28
Rented dwellings	8,077.15	7,317.34	7,877.50	9,152.01	8,120.19	7,907.99
Other lodging	1,678.32	333.61	434.52	594.10	1,438.78	5,594.59
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,259.51	2,207.78	3,409.27	3,945.42	5,017.38	6,682.30
Natural gas	751.80	391.54	697.22	662.30	899.93	1,102.26
Electricity	1,433.14	860.78	1,149.87	1,376.78	1,554.42	2,216.76
Fuel oil and other fuels	281.02	42.00	157.78	274.00	343.31	584.47
Telephone services	1,423.44	750.75	1,160.34	1,356.88	1,777.41	2,056.16
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	247.59	175.52	213.20	237.86	287.24	322.36
Cellular phone service	1,175.85	575.23	947.14	1,119.02	1,490.16	1,733.80
Water and other public services	370.11	162.70	244.06	275.45	442.31	722.65
Household operations	1,920.24	862.16	1,278.93	1,431.31	2,001.90	4,029.43
Personal services	521.66	265.64	175.68	181.14	426.62	1,561.71
Other household expenses	1,398.59	596.52	1,103.24	1,250.17	1,575.28	2,467.72
Housekeeping supplies	757.83	668.08	472.55	890.18	859.02	891.39
Laundry and cleaning supplies	171.74	114.47	151.11	262.11	171.40	155.30
Other household products	486.68	493.80	280.91	520.88	563.41	573.67
Postage and stationery	99.41	59.82	40.53	107.18	124.21	162.42
Household furnishings and equipment	2,272.91	978.82	1,535.99	2,267.80	2,403.76	4,170.93
Household textiles	125.51	87.24	121.39	75.44	179.00	170.27
Furniture	628.18	206.49	526.18	643.86	499.11	1,268.79
Floor coverings	50.47	34.29	14.72	69.46	39.05	94.80
Major appliances	340.85	189.37	279.60	326.50	297.57	610.77
Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares	154.69	93.80	131.39	136.28	168.99	242.55
Miscellaneous household equipment	973.22	367.64	462.71	1,016.25	1,220.05	1,783.75

Apparel and services	2,456.83	1,012.14	1,334.62	2,643.49	2,178.92	4,967.32
Men and boys	591.07	245.00	263.09	526.27	537.10	1,336.27
Men, 16 and over	395.35	240.65	222.31	231.64	301.05	948.43
Boys, 2 to 15	195.71	4.36	40.78	294.63	236.05	387.84
Women and girls	807.26	312.49	507.86	1,075.00	718.85	1,358.40
Women, 16 and over	729.88	293.87	473.85	916.05	649.19	1,259.79
Girls, 2 to 15	77.39	18.62	34.01	158.95	69.65	98.61
Children under 2	100.87	50.30	83.88	145.56	82.28	135.51
Footwear	494.32	205.95	214.29	496.38	530.66	991.17
Other apparel products and services	463.31	198.40	265.50	400.28	310.03	1,145.97

Transportation	9,840.38	4,045.34	6,014.38	7,905.63	12,317.50	18,801.03
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	3,021.16	1,615.51	1,454.90	1,492.23	3,444.46	7,077.80
Cars and trucks, new	1,531.77	952.54	510.94	545.91	1,953.93	3,676.61
Cars and trucks, used	1,476.89	652.96	899.63	940.98	1,487.01	3,401.19
Other vehicles	12.51	10.01	44.33	5.33	3.52	0.00
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	1,765.04	709.20	1,266.86	1,849.24	2,289.39	2,685.17
Other vehicle expenses	3,721.50	1,137.00	2,492.98	3,419.46	5,009.11	6,487.32
Vehicle finance charges	181.31	57.99	109.51	166.22	205.64	365.64
Maintenance and repairs	830.11	192.30	594.67	865.33	1,156.13	1,324.53
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	1,333.51	345.52	739.17	932.32	1,864.96	2,762.25
Vehicle insurance	1,376.57	541.19	1,049.62	1,455.59	1,782.38	2,034.89
Public and other transportation	1,332.68	583.62	799.65	1,144.71	1,574.54	2,550.74

Healthcare	4,913.13	3,406.60	3,630.50	4,667.91	5,414.11	7,411.29
Health insurance	3,172.13	1,769.27	2,452.86	2,897.43	3,699.06	5,016.66
Medical services	1,176.99	1,311.78	695.49	1,213.05	1,060.18	1,604.49
Drugs	400.35	254.25	336.65	412.44	413.62	578.46
Medical supplies	163.67	71.30	145.50	144.99	241.26	211.68

Entertainment	3,462.89	1,021.66	2,350.50	3,149.18	3,066.31	7,606.98
Fees and admissions	1,020.00	105.33	362.61	506.44	960.98	3,177.39
Audio and visual equipment and services	946.99	565.63	965.54	807.77	861.18	1,527.99
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	1,074.32	299.99	441.12	1,650.29	723.90	2,131.80
Pets	902.28	243.46	390.48	1,364.13	447.10	1,940.01
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	172.04	56.53	50.65	286.16	276.80	191.79
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	421.58	50.69	581.24	184.67	520.25	769.81

Personal care products and services	999.48	473.19	670.05	887.20	1,124.74	1,818.41

Reading	133.88	121.94	70.66	58.08	101.38	309.94

Education	2,153.18	890.95	818.33	816.79	3,217.62	4,981.99

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	243.99	242.03	317.69	233.06	182.03	248.38

Miscellaneous	974.23	491.43	566.61	742.84	1,333.90	1,710.98

Cash contributions	3,623.59	554.78	1,072.91	1,083.95	1,518.78	13,957.87

Personal insurance and pensions	9,372.43	438.55	2,341.52	5,924.64	10,817.04	27,239.95
Life and other personal insurance	725.14	122.06	366.90	369.97	595.65	2,174.62
Pensions and Social Security	8,647.29	316.50	1,974.63	5,554.68	10,221.39	25,065.33

Sources of Income:
Income before taxes	100,629.77	12,749.08	35,982.67	66,178.20	115,315.95	271,959.86
Wages and salaries	80,084.75	2,112.86	18,619.90	49,101.40	92,047.22	237,694.73
Self-employment income	5,226.20	45.98	1,203.05	3,209.34	4,537.76	17,134.38
Social Security, private and government retirement	10,145.84	7,170.92	12,352.12	10,675.53	13,218.54	7,210.50
Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property income	2,932.76	261.66	712.14	1,324.32	3,930.29	8,386.79
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	889.42	2,182.35	1,156.83	542.88	369.68	220.33
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for support	918.74	479.48	1,346.53	991.66	893.22	886.70
Other income	432.07	495.81	592.09	333.08	319.24	426.42
Personal taxes	13,159.65	-2,238.50	-2,957.71	1,900.79	12,298.42	56,746.52
Federal income taxes	9,987.42	-1,386.91	-2,021.08	1,536.68	8,849.35	42,941.81
Stimulus payment	-1,122.24	-798.94	-1,187.60	-1,470.99	-1,199.02	-949.90
State and local income taxes	4,292.00	-52.65	247.41	1,835.11	4,642.82	14,751.14
Other taxes	2.48	^[/a]	3.57	^[/a]	5.27	3.47
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Last Modified Date: March 18, 2024