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Texas: 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	11,244,623	2,143,489	2,161,323	2,419,402	2,305,502	2,214,906
Consumer Unit Characteristics:
Income before taxes	$81,026.17	$11,097.80	$30,578.40	$54,137.05	$96,798.45	$210,881.40
Age of reference person	50.0	56.1	54.2	48.5	44.1	48.0
Average Number in Consumer Unit:
People	2.6	1.9	2.1	2.6	3.1	3.2
Children under 18	0.7	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.9	0.9
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.2
Earners	1.3	0.5	0.8	1.3	1.8	2.0
Vehicles	1.8	1.1	1.4	1.7	2.2	2.4
Percent Distribution:
Reference Person:
Men	50.2	40.4	49.7	48.7	54.6	57.4
Women	49.8	59.6	50.3	51.3	45.4	42.6
Housing tenure:
Homeowner	63.1	44.7	47.2	61.5	73.3	87.4
With mortgage	33.5	10.3	16.4	29.8	46.4	63.4
Without mortgage	29.5	34.4	30.8	31.7	26.9	24.0
Renter	36.9	55.3	52.8	38.5	26.7	12.6
Race of Reference Person:
Black or African-American	12.8	16.2	13.8	14.2	8.6	11.2
White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or African-American	87.2	83.8	86.2	85.8	91.4	88.8
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person:
Hispanic or Latino	32.9	35.0	33.2	35.4	32.1	28.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	67.1	65.0	66.8	64.6	67.9	71.5
Education of Reference Person:
Elementary (1-8)	4.0	9.0	6.7	2.4	1.2	1.2
High school (9-12)	29.3	47.9	34.0	37.6	18.6	8.7
College	66.1	42.0	58.1	59.8	79.6	90.1
Never attended and other	0.6	1.2	1.2	0.2	0.6	0.0
At least one vehicle owned or leased	91.9	76.7	91.9	94.0	97.7	98.1

Average annual expenditures	$64,909.74	$29,768.27	$45,522.06	$55,454.67	$70,557.09	$122,124.55
Food	8,380.13	4,828.05	5,184.71	7,946.13	8,385.61	15,296.24
Food at home	4,401.07	3,147.04	3,236.51	4,392.29	4,607.97	6,512.90
Cereals and bakery products	484.55	347.98	373.31	417.06	540.87	723.74
Cereals and cereal products	147.95	112.55	99.23	131.62	178.54	210.13
Bakery products	336.60	235.43	274.09	285.44	362.32	513.61
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,028.49	833.50	802.26	1,278.12	906.98	1,334.42
Beef	332.84	284.60	283.42	391.42	287.70	421.78
Pork	193.74	187.16	130.93	267.63	183.48	202.31
Other meats	110.57	75.83	101.92	140.85	81.97	155.95
Poultry	177.10	124.84	110.41	236.25	164.92	249.69
Fish and seafood	147.82	92.75	116.97	161.10	138.89	228.24
Eggs	66.41	68.32	58.61	80.86	50.02	76.46
Dairy products	376.59	239.71	324.02	397.49	363.26	555.17
Fresh milk and cream	126.16	101.52	100.36	127.20	125.36	174.48
Other dairy products	250.42	138.19	223.65	270.29	237.90	380.68
Fruits and vegetables	768.01	607.22	517.01	757.52	835.86	1,097.36
Fresh fruits	282.60	242.55	196.53	271.15	269.50	427.79
Fresh vegetables	254.76	192.58	164.24	264.56	307.00	334.71
Processed fruits	100.84	80.86	57.42	81.11	116.52	162.39
Processed vegetables	129.82	91.23	98.82	140.71	142.84	172.47
Other food at home	1,743.43	1,118.63	1,219.91	1,542.10	1,961.00	2,802.22
Sugar and other sweets	136.95	65.29	85.44	141.04	146.95	240.87
Fats and oils	107.87	62.33	75.79	126.35	127.06	144.58
Miscellaneous foods	953.13	637.82	607.67	754.17	1,072.92	1,639.97
Nonalcoholic beverages	500.41	344.61	426.17	495.34	519.74	706.24
Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips	45.07	8.57	24.84	25.21	94.33	70.55
Food away from home	3,979.06	1,681.01	1,948.20	3,553.84	3,777.64	8,783.34

Alcoholic beverages	449.05	130.35	279.92	359.92	419.83	1,051.22
Housing	21,350.93	12,945.34	16,664.76	18,932.64	22,456.48	35,581.87
Shelter	12,189.97	7,786.14	9,883.41	10,136.36	12,902.57	20,204.04
Owned dwellings	7,027.86	2,697.84	3,572.18	5,203.43	8,105.69	15,461.30
Mortgage interest and charges	2,189.90	490.59	875.14	1,545.82	2,693.50	5,296.71
Property taxes	2,608.51	857.87	1,266.71	2,056.92	3,138.34	5,663.05
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses	2,229.45	1,349.38	1,430.32	1,600.69	2,273.84	4,501.53
Rented dwellings	4,467.37	4,980.07	6,081.02	4,702.20	3,941.87	2,687.06
Other lodging	694.75	108.23	230.21	230.72	855.01	2,055.69
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,507.15	3,086.11	3,647.84	4,400.95	5,158.20	6,159.19
Natural gas	335.87	191.60	231.21	325.36	369.93	553.63
Electricity	1,844.60	1,486.84	1,576.36	1,850.16	2,011.39	2,272.87
Fuel oil and other fuels	34.52	16.10	13.06	39.78	59.18	41.88
Telephone services	1,460.19	842.61	1,186.27	1,401.97	1,809.79	2,024.88
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	95.71	119.64	96.12	85.64	83.99	95.37
Cellular phone service	1,364.48	722.97	1,090.15	1,316.33	1,725.80	1,929.51
Water and other public services	831.97	548.97	640.94	783.68	907.91	1,265.94
Household operations	1,544.54	647.29	1,072.35	1,226.88	1,634.54	3,122.71
Personal services	226.61	42.06	122.21	50.01	264.38	660.66
Other household expenses	1,317.94	605.22	950.14	1,176.87	1,370.16	2,462.05
Housekeeping supplies	709.12	483.90	511.97	687.63	618.71	1,233.77
Laundry and cleaning supplies	199.93	158.74	175.01	262.10	193.61	213.14
Other household products	409.09	274.23	296.02	343.88	369.23	751.33
Postage and stationery	100.10	50.94	40.94	81.65	55.87	269.29
Household furnishings and equipment	2,400.15	941.91	1,549.18	2,480.82	2,142.47	4,862.17
Household textiles	124.21	137.90	78.42	79.52	93.37	233.02
Furniture	614.92	192.84	483.83	542.58	560.09	1,287.37
Floor coverings	18.51	3.87	12.03	27.70	14.30	33.32
Major appliances	437.16	209.31	294.73	392.17	489.81	790.83
Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares	146.99	135.07	119.74	104.68	144.18	230.24
Miscellaneous household equipment	1,058.36	262.91	560.45	1,334.17	840.73	2,287.39

Apparel and services	1,996.68	666.14	1,390.40	1,709.73	1,594.69	4,585.72
Men and boys	494.78	149.77	287.22	494.63	270.48	1,275.20
Men, 16 and over	353.41	82.87	223.84	397.35	154.84	918.60
Boys, 2 to 15	141.38	66.90	63.38	97.28	115.64	356.60
Women and girls	732.70	225.76	522.92	709.55	805.96	1,367.34
Women, 16 and over	555.40	206.07	429.41	477.18	721.27	906.65
Girls, 2 to 15	177.30	19.69	93.51	232.37	84.69	460.68
Children under 2	68.05	17.69	43.41	75.90	71.24	129.77
Footwear	539.26	178.81	443.00	337.17	300.80	1,429.67
Other apparel products and services	161.89	94.10	93.84	92.48	146.21	383.74

Transportation	12,316.71	5,448.25	6,737.98	12,418.12	14,611.59	21,906.79
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	5,576.44	2,279.94	2,059.30	6,177.09	6,193.98	10,899.76
Cars and trucks, new	2,494.72	374.70	1,170.71	2,516.01	3,089.14	5,196.38
Cars and trucks, used	3,037.35	1,891.33	888.59	3,661.09	2,969.95	5,632.00
Other vehicles	44.37	13.91	0.00	0.00	134.90	71.38
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	2,720.98	1,466.58	1,928.39	2,772.78	3,444.48	3,898.65
Other vehicle expenses	3,579.52	1,643.66	2,660.32	3,239.46	4,363.85	5,905.83
Vehicle finance charges	343.32	97.14	266.00	345.20	368.63	628.63
Maintenance and repairs	1,096.69	510.32	817.87	938.50	1,334.11	1,862.75
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	399.48	159.88	318.62	233.08	512.18	774.68
Vehicle insurance	1,740.03	876.32	1,257.83	1,722.68	2,148.92	2,639.77
Public and other transportation	439.78	58.07	89.98	228.78	609.28	1,202.55

Healthcare	4,844.65	2,310.47	3,773.21	4,592.68	5,435.78	8,004.59
Health insurance	3,320.06	1,587.12	2,635.21	3,247.30	3,686.12	5,363.87
Medical services	920.60	387.15	415.72	796.12	1,219.29	1,754.58
Drugs	479.66	280.17	607.59	461.95	398.87	653.35
Medical supplies	124.32	56.03	114.68	87.30	131.50	232.79

Entertainment	2,897.81	999.05	1,321.70	1,937.33	3,051.83	7,106.44
Fees and admissions	516.04	67.16	187.12	222.05	491.83	1,614.53
Audio and visual equipment and services	1,042.56	516.82	681.59	708.49	1,150.81	2,117.53
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	850.11	356.07	354.07	782.96	881.14	1,836.72
Pets	717.92	335.51	314.38	654.68	740.30	1,513.93
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	132.19	20.55	39.69	128.27	140.84	322.79
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	489.10	59.00	98.92	223.84	528.04	1,537.66

Personal care products and services	738.79	316.57	491.24	852.28	868.28	1,149.71

Reading	64.87	13.06	40.09	43.53	100.49	119.96

Education	813.47	317.53	355.27	346.20	871.67	2,192.27

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	323.56	408.17	316.55	356.01	298.60	239.35

Miscellaneous	812.01	427.78	443.63	302.05	834.90	2,049.50

Cash contributions	2,839.67	445.06	6,618.47	925.11	2,265.29	4,158.89

Personal insurance and pensions	7,081.42	512.46	1,904.14	4,732.93	9,362.05	18,682.00
Life and other personal insurance	373.40	132.59	229.18	254.22	379.55	870.97
Pensions and Social Security	6,708.01	379.87	1,674.96	4,478.71	8,982.49	17,811.03

Sources of Income:
Income before taxes	81,026.17	11,097.80	30,578.40	54,137.05	96,798.45	210,881.40
Wages and salaries	66,209.47	3,371.86	17,491.59	43,089.22	84,453.48	180,824.87
Self-employment income	5,338.60	167.58	872.90	1,756.12	4,572.47	19,411.27
Social Security, private and government retirement	7,044.05	5,680.42	10,592.43	8,114.18	5,346.25	5,499.49
Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property income	1,228.83	71.12	193.36	361.04	1,608.28	3,912.58
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	486.88	1,232.92	683.37	333.70	217.43	20.93
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for support	554.15	368.02	618.59	409.00	313.38	1,080.59
Other income	164.18	205.88	126.16	73.79	287.16	131.66
Personal taxes	4,336.83	-3,257.87	-3,670.07	-2,031.20	2,814.13	28,040.78
Federal income taxes	5,643.64	-2,154.93	-2,393.17	-655.30	4,510.11	29,093.55
Stimulus payment	-1,311.24	-1,103.69	-1,279.80	-1,389.61	-1,696.66	-1,056.00
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Other taxes	4.43	0.76	2.90	13.71	0.68	3.23
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Last Modified Date: March 14, 2024