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Florida: 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	8,831,200	1,726,228	1,675,194	1,710,529	1,764,151	1,955,097

Consumer Unit Characteristics
Income before taxes	$66,954.65	$9,685.92	$25,855.13	$43,069.49	$71,687.88	$169,361.15

Age of reference person	53.2	56.2	57.6	54.3	49.3	49.3
Average Number in Consumer Unit
People	2.4	1.6	2.0	2.2	2.7	3.1
Children under 18	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.7
Adults 65 and older	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.3
Earners	1.2	0.4	0.8	1.1	1.6	2.1
Vehicles	1.7	1.0	1.4	1.7	2.0	2.4

Percent Distribution
Reference Person
Men	47.2	36.9	41.5	45.7	51.6	58.6
Women	52.8	63.2	58.5	54.3	48.4	41.4
Homeowner	64.8	56.2	58.9	59.3	63.7	83.2
With mortgage	34.7	15.0	17.7	29.3	42.5	64.5
Without mortgage	30.1	41.2	41.3	30.0	21.2	18.7
Renter	35.2	43.8	41.1	40.8	36.3	16.8
Race of Reference Person
Black or African-American	13.3	19.9	14.6	13.8	10.9	8.2
White, Asian, and all other races	86.7	80.1	85.4	86.2	89.1	91.8
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person
Hispanic or Latino	23.5	21.5	28.2	23.1	26.0	19.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	76.5	78.5	71.8	76.9	74.0	80.7
Education of Reference Person
Elementary (1-8)	1.1	3.3	0.5	1.2	0.7	a/
High school (9-12)	30.8	45.2	41.7	31.6	25.4	13.1
College	67.9	51.4	57.3	67.0	74.0	86.9
Never attended and other	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.2	a/	a/
At least one vehicle owned or leased	91.5	74.6	91.3	95.3	96.7	98.7

Average annual expenditures	$53,891.66	$24,439.39	$37,623.28	$48,187.21	$58,319.61	$95,003.08
Food	6,967.46	3,504.76	6,103.61	6,475.94	7,732.16	10,601.36
Food at home	4,086.22	2,310.44	4,156.13	3,732.55	4,559.90	5,518.90
Cereals and bakery products	477.75	294.37	488.96	461.23	566.09	566.75
Cereals and cereal products	148.61	74.40	162.22	143.43	179.99	179.36
Bakery products	329.15	219.98	326.74	317.80	386.10	387.39
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	969.20	507.66	1,037.80	839.78	1,135.55	1,290.88
Beef	240.68	156.91	213.10	222.19	304.78	297.71
Pork	187.32	98.90	217.98	165.47	197.42	251.40
Other meats	126.06	53.16	138.02	116.70	157.41	160.95
Poultry	188.46	90.20	214.80	156.74	228.47	246.04
Fish and seafood	174.41	69.56	201.55	131.35	192.08	268.83
Eggs	52.28	38.93	52.35	47.33	55.41	65.95
Dairy products	422.42	232.60	432.60	372.45	474.80	582.80
Fresh milk and cream	134.51	89.47	147.39	120.77	147.77	164.26
Other dairy products	287.92	143.12	285.21	251.68	327.03	418.54
Fruits and vegetables	846.84	460.48	853.15	776.59	922.34	1,186.63
Fresh fruits	330.65	186.69	302.78	286.88	362.84	496.17
Fresh vegetables	275.08	133.52	288.34	272.74	276.65	393.19
Processed fruits	106.91	63.25	124.04	80.77	128.49	135.15
Processed vegetables	134.20	77.03	137.98	136.19	154.37	162.13
Other food at home	1,369.99	815.32	1,343.62	1,282.50	1,461.12	1,891.83
Sugar and other sweets	127.02	76.33	116.92	126.52	139.08	171.23
Fats and oils	119.07	81.90	136.32	112.95	129.19	133.80
Miscellaneous foods	712.65	396.11	663.63	628.97	762.18	1,074.35
Nonalcoholic beverages	373.22	245.30	416.44	369.42	397.07	432.74
Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips	38.03	15.69	10.32	44.64	33.60	79.70
Food away from home	2,881.25	1,194.33	1,947.48	2,743.39	3,172.25	5,082.46

Alcoholic beverages	466.84	118.54	355.54	560.41	485.24	778.21

Housing	18,852.85	10,599.17	13,344.83	16,459.95	19,695.91	32,213.98
Shelter	11,260.67	6,560.36	7,522.49	9,954.86	11,214.76	19,797.63
Owned dwellings	6,321.19	2,713.43	3,003.74	4,594.21	5,719.33	14,403.17
Mortgage interest and charges	2,692.83	595.20	1,005.48	1,835.64	2,689.70	6,743.48
Property taxes	1,647.54	886.68	950.44	1,192.38	1,461.58	3,482.67
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses	1,980.82	1,231.56	1,047.82	1,566.19	1,568.04	4,177.02
Rented dwellings	4,262.49	3,669.06	4,328.42	4,883.07	4,878.98	3,630.72
Other lodging	676.99	177.88	190.33	477.58	616.46	1,763.75
Utilities, fuels, and public services	3,732.12	2,459.90	3,023.17	3,521.35	4,087.37	5,326.72
Natural gas	60.84	45.96	48.21	78.77	44.46	83.92
Electricity	1,711.02	1,287.98	1,516.51	1,610.60	1,791.59	2,266.37
Fuel oil and other fuels	18.66	13.02	34.85	7.33	12.04	25.67
Telephone services	1,397.81	748.51	988.41	1,327.57	1,651.67	2,154.25
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	191.21	186.86	209.71	197.18	129.06	230.07
Cellular phone service	1,206.59	561.65	778.70	1,130.39	1,522.62	1,924.19
Water and other public services	543.78	364.43	435.19	497.08	587.61	796.51
Household operations	1,283.19	520.36	909.80	1,004.48	1,349.05	2,461.09
Personal Services	308.21	27.42	222.87	161.25	402.70	672.58
Other household expenses	974.98	492.94	686.93	843.23	946.35	1,788.51
Housekeeping supplies	727.35	364.59	738.29	620.12	807.74	1,070.70
Laundry and cleaning supplies	197.07	115.97	219.27	214.27	203.47	229.68
Other household products	377.71	167.76	331.25	303.44	417.88	640.15
Postage and stationery	152.57	80.85	187.76	102.41	186.39	200.87
Household furnishings and equipment	1,849.52	693.96	1,151.09	1,359.14	2,236.99	3,557.83
Household textiles	148.71	95.06	128.60	97.54	225.38	189.32
Furniture	539.74	154.04	254.37	291.32	445.53	1,427.18
Floor coverings	16.98	4.26	13.15	12.56	10.13	41.54
Major appliances	282.38	89.98	260.49	274.98	353.54	413.29
Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares	110.19	55.59	53.83	83.50	91.89	250.81
Miscellaneous household equipment	751.52	295.03	440.65	599.25	1,110.51	1,235.70

Apparel and services	1,532.89	1,125.91	1,535.12	1,032.46	1,809.99	2,092.35
Men and boys	329.11	205.61	206.66	345.66	352.64	509.83
Men, 16 and over	250.78	173.25	154.04	294.61	243.04	372.02
Boys, 2 to 15	78.33	32.36	52.62	51.05	109.60	137.81
Women and girls	643.53	667.64	596.28	392.97	797.62	745.59
Women, 16 and over	566.55	642.31	516.66	371.12	720.00	574.43
Girls, 2 to 15	76.98	25.34	79.61	21.85	77.61	171.17
Children under 2	66.04	14.83	14.05	82.40	123.01	89.72
Footwear	334.68	171.00	532.75	139.74	292.55	527.62
Other apparel products and services	159.53	66.82	185.37	71.69	244.17	219.59

Transportation	9,421.00	2,814.86	7,196.45	9,463.93	10,822.79	15,856.27
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	3,947.88	303.97	3,339.68	3,731.74	4,721.95	7,176.97
Cars and trucks, new	2,270.33	181.53	1,914.44	1,511.42	2,413.53	4,954.32
Cars and trucks, used	1,634.60	122.44	1,425.24	2,206.43	2,216.39	2,123.86
Other vehicles	42.95	a/	a/	13.89	92.03	98.79
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	2,028.62	974.85	1,485.84	1,835.36	2,496.30	3,171.19
Other vehicle expenses	2,907.95	1,327.41	2,033.23	3,477.78	3,062.99	4,413.19
Vehicle finance charges	207.42	39.97	106.11	176.81	257.92	423.26
Maintenance and repairs	739.69	517.80	571.35	703.74	648.05	1,196.30
Vehicle insurance	1,269.08	560.34	989.77	2,021.42	1,297.86	1,446.33
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	691.77	209.31	366.00	575.82	859.16	1,347.29
Public and other transportation	536.55	208.62	337.69	419.04	541.55	1,094.92

Healthcare	4,389.73	2,217.49	3,250.33	4,088.31	4,657.68	7,308.57
Health insurance	3,230.41	1,621.76	2,435.98	2,959.39	3,592.05	5,242.25
Medical services	676.65	389.91	413.71	609.71	523.01	1,352.33
Drugs	370.38	178.10	279.13	449.77	406.74	518.01
Medical supplies	112.28	27.73	121.51	69.44	135.88	195.98

Entertainment	2,797.29	1,496.61	1,970.92	2,905.37	2,740.40	4,632.35
Fees and admissions	654.21	492.38	292.71	503.09	474.77	1,403.27
Audio and visual equipment and services	922.83	594.00	681.28	782.53	1,029.95	1,452.03
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	756.09	346.37	643.32	604.84	748.40	1,367.66
Pets	642.14	280.13	541.30	511.28	610.97	1,203.29
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	113.95	66.23	102.02	93.56	137.44	164.37
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	464.16	63.86	353.61	1,014.92	487.28	409.40

Personal care products and services	711.02	324.46	472.65	550.03	688.08	1,430.61

Reading	100.08	26.06	58.91	78.25	182.46	144.04

Education	819.25	458.98	309.94	364.67	949.44	1,854.64

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	266.78	222.04	221.54	320.93	340.22	231.82

Miscellaneous	520.25	442.19	266.11	457.16	619.87	770.20

Cash contributions	1,364.44	619.36	1,034.68	1,035.95	1,235.85	2,708.29

Personal insurance and pensions	5,681.77	468.97	1,502.65	4,393.86	6,359.52	14,380.40
Life and other personal insurance	318.92	117.67	223.51	184.12	215.25	789.83
Pensions and Social Security	5,362.85	351.30	1,279.14	4,209.74	6,144.27	13,590.57

Sources of Income and Personal Taxes
Money income before taxes	66,954.65	9,685.92	25,855.13	43,069.49	71,687.88	169,361.15
Wages and salaries	51,481.00	2,925.76	13,204.03	28,709.81	58,902.82	140,374.94
Self-employment income	5,052.77	-408.35	1,077.68	1,942.28	3,144.74	17,723.67
Social Security, private and government retirement	8,266.06	5,662.43	10,358.47	10,874.12	7,547.77	7,138.37
Interest, dividends, rental income, other property incom	1,134.87	148.45	342.41	572.60	670.15	3,596.11
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	436.59	803.16	507.93	433.05	416.71	72.86
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for support	319.25	168.34	195.41	337.60	667.65	228.16
Other income	264.11	386.13	169.20	200.04	338.04	227.05
Note: *a/: Value is too small to display.

Last Modified Date: July 14, 2020