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Texas: 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	10,387,241	2,010,734	2,002,363	1,956,168	2,247,321	2,170,655

Consumer Unit Characteristics
Income before taxes	$71,611.68	$10,652.81	$27,959.22	$48,668.34	$80,849.64	$179,459.58

Age of reference person	48.7	51.1	53.3	47.4	46.5	46.0
Average Number in Consumer Unit
People	2.7	2.1	2.4	2.6	3.1	3.3
Children under 18	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.8	1.0
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.2
Earners	1.3	0.5	1.0	1.3	1.8	2.0
Vehicles	1.8	1.1	1.5	1.7	2.2	2.5

Percent Distribution
Reference Person
Men	47.0	38.5	41.3	43.2	52.7	57.7
Women	53.0	61.5	58.7	56.8	47.3	42.3
Homeowner	62.4	42.8	53.6	59.9	70.8	81.9
With mortgage	35.3	12.0	17.7	31.9	47.4	63.6
Without mortgage	27.1	30.9	36.0	28.0	23.4	18.4
Renter	37.7	57.2	46.4	40.1	29.2	18.1
Race of Reference Person
Black or African-American	9.9	14.5	10.2	9.5	7.8	7.8
White, Asian, and all other races	90.2	85.6	89.8	90.5	92.2	92.2
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person
Hispanic or Latino	39.3	45.6	46.7	43.7	38.0	23.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	60.7	54.4	53.3	56.3	62.0	76.1
Education of Reference Person
Elementary (1-8)	5.5	13.4	7.7	5.2	1.3	1.0
High school (9-12)	29.5	37.4	44.5	30.5	24.2	13.1
College	64.5	48.6	46.8	64.3	74.1	86.0
Never attended and other	0.4	0.6	1.0	a/	0.5	a/
At least one vehicle owned or leased	90.6	70.9	90.8	94.5	97.3	98.2

Average annual expenditures	$57,143.01	$25,773.90	$35,285.44	$44,813.41	$64,666.03	$110,651.73
Food	6,767.10	3,444.26	5,070.31	5,670.35	7,624.87	11,954.80
Food at home	3,513.22	2,047.38	2,978.77	2,922.01	3,835.69	5,787.28
Cereals and bakery products	441.70	253.98	382.64	354.16	506.52	713.84
Cereals and cereal products	138.64	71.20	125.51	82.49	170.37	246.72
Bakery products	303.06	182.78	257.13	271.67	336.15	467.12
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	835.20	479.16	802.77	704.98	853.24	1,340.82
Beef	255.46	125.19	230.59	192.17	303.10	428.73
Pork	169.95	105.19	177.10	144.41	134.16	290.53
Other meats	92.74	51.85	71.50	86.10	93.80	159.87
Poultry	160.20	101.19	192.08	136.27	150.78	222.81
Fish and seafood	96.07	49.79	70.95	89.65	120.64	148.45
Eggs	60.78	45.96	60.56	56.38	50.76	90.43
Dairy products	328.22	180.05	266.09	266.66	368.88	560.54
Fresh milk and cream	118.86	59.79	127.51	101.22	126.02	180.66
Other dairy products	209.36	120.26	138.58	165.44	242.86	379.88
Fruits and vegetables	655.94	375.87	513.03	531.12	726.62	1,135.12
Fresh fruits	241.94	137.65	176.61	183.62	257.99	455.25
Fresh vegetables	230.31	123.85	171.60	179.03	277.93	400.01
Processed fruits	75.01	49.51	60.70	70.53	68.58	125.42
Processed vegetables	108.67	64.86	104.12	97.94	122.11	154.45
Other food at home	1,252.16	758.33	1,014.23	1,065.09	1,380.42	2,036.96
Sugar and other sweets	101.25	63.51	89.57	62.71	115.92	176.72
Fats and oils	89.15	63.74	74.57	62.35	102.12	144.29
Miscellaneous foods	645.36	380.53	491.99	546.19	728.30	1,079.66
Nonalcoholic beverages	375.93	225.06	338.27	383.19	396.26	533.29
Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips	40.47	25.48	19.82	10.66	37.81	103.00
Food away from home	3,253.88	1,396.88	2,091.54	2,748.34	3,789.18	6,167.52

Alcoholic beverages	516.75	119.84	207.54	391.55	732.11	1,115.85

Housing	19,673.89	10,993.41	13,510.13	16,205.97	21,679.22	34,582.87
Shelter	11,300.20	6,594.67	7,518.97	9,564.21	12,214.57	19,764.91
Owned dwellings	6,461.49	2,177.37	2,863.81	4,481.33	7,354.45	14,608.74
Mortgage interest and charges	2,637.43	598.75	744.22	1,782.26	3,156.68	6,505.41
Property taxes	2,327.28	890.66	1,127.59	1,616.61	2,455.15	5,272.82
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses	1,496.78	687.96	992.00	1,082.47	1,742.62	2,830.51
Rented dwellings	4,275.49	4,277.46	4,401.35	4,874.49	4,290.78	3,601.93
Other lodging	563.22	139.84	253.80	208.39	569.34	1,554.24
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,240.87	2,745.20	3,566.78	3,913.62	4,750.16	6,015.81
Natural gas	272.54	165.22	255.92	239.94	248.11	441.95
Electricity	1,651.45	1,183.15	1,484.83	1,575.57	1,784.92	2,169.16
Fuel oil and other fuels	26.12	26.38	20.19	24.92	15.59	43.35
Telephone services	1,503.32	845.05	1,129.32	1,364.22	1,838.56	2,236.37
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	129.79	109.92	126.80	118.61	132.47	158.28
Cellular phone service	1,373.53	735.13	1,002.52	1,245.61	1,706.09	2,078.09
Water and other public services	787.44	525.41	676.51	708.97	863.00	1,124.98
Household operations	1,414.08	564.49	693.75	814.86	1,545.54	3,273.32
Personal Services	447.14	96.67	92.65	167.62	523.27	1,271.89
Other household expenses	966.94	467.81	601.11	647.24	1,022.27	2,001.43
Housekeeping supplies	630.63	334.24	577.65	478.40	567.44	1,202.70
Laundry and cleaning supplies	177.91	107.73	127.61	192.26	142.64	316.08
Other household products	348.97	176.92	351.39	208.05	335.91	681.77
Postage and stationery	103.75	49.59	98.66	78.10	88.88	204.85
Household furnishings and equipment	2,088.10	754.81	1,152.98	1,434.88	2,601.50	4,326.13
Household textiles	133.33	36.99	52.83	137.08	181.61	251.41
Furniture	662.82	226.84	321.68	370.86	713.55	1,591.97
Floor coverings	18.82	3.81	4.46	4.16	18.29	59.73
Major appliances	325.00	170.66	137.67	199.54	501.63	573.38
Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares	125.39	46.91	140.82	61.63	179.65	198.44
Miscellaneous household equipment	822.74	269.59	495.52	661.62	1,006.78	1,651.20

Apparel and services	1,820.97	804.61	992.52	1,264.73	2,061.21	3,952.72
Men and boys	489.58	189.96	275.70	254.65	526.13	1,201.18
Men, 16 and over	411.76	155.47	223.47	197.79	435.59	1,050.05
Boys, 2 to 15	77.82	34.49	52.23	56.86	90.54	151.13
Women and girls	592.16	247.14	334.92	474.90	692.46	1,205.79
Women, 16 and over	446.84	220.08	249.08	355.34	524.02	883.02
Girls, 2 to 15	145.32	27.06	85.85	119.56	168.44	322.77
Children under 2	114.03	45.15	40.07	79.16	76.48	329.02
Footwear	402.10	182.39	243.12	303.68	522.15	759.16
Other apparel products and services	223.10	139.97	98.70	152.33	243.99	457.57

Transportation	9,958.43	4,698.66	6,707.86	8,775.64	11,046.61	17,774.96
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	4,601.60	1,971.22	3,049.68	4,040.37	4,457.60	9,124.67
Cars and trucks, new	2,388.31	1,099.61	1,199.15	1,581.54	1,924.34	5,886.43
Cars and trucks, used	2,108.30	871.61	1,828.23	2,458.83	2,198.18	3,103.26
Other vehicles	105.00	0.00	22.29	0.00	335.07	134.97
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	2,238.55	1,303.60	1,699.12	1,949.48	2,694.70	3,390.46
Other vehicle expenses	2,552.89	1,217.69	1,744.90	2,575.56	3,061.99	3,995.37
Vehicle finance charges	319.03	149.48	154.11	238.69	386.04	631.26
Maintenance and repairs	822.84	408.85	567.84	807.70	916.94	1,361.21
Vehicle insurance	930.33	537.28	765.16	1,134.33	1,212.54	975.21
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	480.68	122.08	257.79	394.84	546.47	1,027.69
Public and other transportation	565.39	206.15	214.16	210.23	832.31	1,264.46

Healthcare	4,681.12	2,375.97	3,292.01	3,444.24	5,911.11	7,942.92
Health insurance	3,262.95	1,524.32	2,351.08	2,548.37	4,022.63	5,572.12
Medical services	895.68	400.89	549.78	507.39	1,327.87	1,575.57
Drugs	386.87	260.92	317.85	317.68	439.35	578.61
Medical supplies	135.61	189.84	73.31	70.79	121.26	216.62

Entertainment	2,724.41	1,060.30	1,254.97	1,641.95	2,961.91	6,466.91
Fees and admissions	665.68	169.77	140.98	310.82	745.17	1,854.91
Audio and visual equipment and services	918.96	494.76	678.08	775.84	883.13	1,700.87
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	695.71	351.90	374.44	400.14	957.92	1,378.12
Pets	531.87	289.54	298.19	328.99	633.25	1,092.41
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	163.84	62.36	76.25	71.16	324.67	285.71
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	444.06	43.87	61.47	155.15	375.69	1,533.00

Personal care products and services	714.08	381.61	422.81	595.98	960.37	1,171.53

Reading	68.62	19.29	47.63	64.05	68.18	138.73

Education	1,205.49	274.92	407.22	406.26	1,188.37	3,548.21

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	238.29	172.89	326.09	229.40	240.71	224.54

Miscellaneous	638.13	280.28	313.96	579.80	828.18	1,119.12

Cash contributions	1,767.15	485.20	770.25	1,033.67	1,726.75	4,577.11

Personal insurance and pensions	6,368.59	662.65	1,962.14	4,509.83	7,636.43	16,081.45
Life and other personal insurance	436.90	111.28	297.85	358.60	506.89	864.89
Pensions and Social Security	5,931.69	551.37	1,664.29	4,151.22	7,129.54	15,216.55

Sources of Income and Personal Taxes
Money income before taxes	71,611.68	10,652.81	27,959.22	48,668.34	80,849.64	179,459.58
Wages and salaries	58,898.80	3,854.61	17,461.28	38,333.46	70,121.72	155,026.47
Self-employment income	4,343.10	13.96	823.26	1,589.48	2,854.50	15,622.96
Social Security, private and government retirement	5,684.58	4,628.75	8,729.90	7,010.18	4,635.90	3,744.53
Interest, dividends, rental income, other property incom	1,349.24	64.61	98.20	476.38	2,072.62	3,730.94
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	459.58	1,016.16	495.31	299.40	459.79	55.20
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for support	535.05	393.05	266.94	482.00	412.64	1,088.47
Other income	341.32	681.66	84.33	477.45	292.47	191.01
Note: *a/: Value is too small to display.

Last Modified Date: July 14, 2020