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New York: Quintiles of income before taxes, 2018-2019

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	7,837,177	1,539,491	1,501,013	1,570,184	1,603,609	1,622,881

Consumer Unit Characteristics
Income before taxes	$87,713.92	$11,717.53	$31,081.23	$58,956.88	$100,953.32	$226,926.34

Age of reference person	51.9	55.9	57.2	49.1	49.2	48.7
Average Number in Consumer Unit
People	2.5	1.5	2.1	2.7	3.0	3.0
Children under 18	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.2
Earners	1.4	0.4	0.8	1.5	1.8	2.1
Vehicles	1.3	0.4	0.9	1.2	1.7	2.1

Percent Distribution
Reference Person
Men	47.1	34.7	42.1	48.2	54.5	55.3
Women	52.9	65.3	58.0	51.8	45.5	44.7
Homeowner	51.4	24.7	47.7	45.3	63.2	74.6
With mortgage	28.4	5.5	14.1	23.3	41.9	54.9
Without mortgage	23.0	19.2	33.6	22.0	21.3	19.7
Renter	48.6	75.4	52.3	54.7	36.8	25.5
Race of Reference Person
Black or African-American	14.0	23.9	15.8	12.4	10.1	8.4
White, Asian, and all other races	86.0	76.2	84.2	87.6	89.9	91.6
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person
Hispanic or Latino	16.2	20.0	18.6	21.6	14.2	7.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	83.8	80.0	81.5	78.4	85.8	92.9
Education of Reference Person
Elementary (1-8)	3.6	7.2	4.2	4.4	1.4	0.7
High school (9-12)	28.9	45.6	39.1	32.4	20.2	8.8
College	66.8	45.4	56.5	62.5	78.0	89.9
Never attended and other	0.7	1.8	0.2	0.7	0.3	0.6
At least one vehicle owned or leased	67.5	35.0	61.4	72.7	81.8	84.8

Average annual expenditures	$65,711.68	$26,439.50	$38,360.09	$52,072.03	$76,986.67	$131,529.14
Food	9,269.41	4,374.69	5,956.42	8,539.68	11,148.82	16,426.59
Food at home	5,264.76	3,128.84	4,011.95	4,966.25	6,293.33	7,986.28
Cereals and bakery products	697.94	451.26	545.60	677.82	828.86	993.66
Cereals and cereal products	219.32	141.59	177.20	208.80	249.42	321.83
Bakery products	478.62	309.67	368.41	469.02	579.44	671.84
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,266.60	658.36	901.37	1,246.06	1,637.61	1,906.00
Beef	274.72	125.96	222.58	295.02	309.06	421.46
Pork	179.13	91.82	117.36	169.12	254.57	266.06
Other meats	185.04	69.91	140.17	232.97	233.14	248.00
Poultry	270.16	179.77	174.62	251.95	357.20	392.91
Fish and seafood	287.52	146.18	200.74	241.18	401.96	453.60
Eggs	70.04	44.72	45.90	55.83	81.68	123.96
Dairy products	512.51	345.40	399.11	483.74	592.10	748.68
Fresh milk and cream	156.26	105.57	139.50	136.71	185.41	215.60
Other dairy products	356.25	239.83	259.61	347.03	406.69	533.07
Fruits and vegetables	1,046.48	627.04	805.30	989.39	1,213.59	1,609.96
Fresh fruits	391.94	207.55	283.17	392.15	458.23	623.12
Fresh vegetables	367.74	228.65	280.56	335.91	427.50	571.44
Processed fruits	126.37	73.07	114.56	106.94	163.57	174.87
Processed vegetables	160.43	117.77	127.02	154.39	164.28	240.53
Other food at home	1,741.22	1,046.78	1,360.56	1,569.24	2,021.17	2,727.98
Sugar and other sweets	173.13	130.89	160.12	148.84	148.14	279.22
Fats and oils	129.27	94.20	128.17	134.74	122.98	165.69
Miscellaneous foods	913.09	524.61	706.02	808.20	1,098.25	1,442.02
Nonalcoholic beverages	468.94	275.58	330.05	428.77	564.17	754.40
Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips	56.79	21.50	36.21	48.69	87.63	86.65
Food away from home	4,004.66	1,245.86	1,944.47	3,573.43	4,855.49	8,440.31

Alcoholic beverages	691.30	260.86	255.38	370.12	843.41	1,754.61

Housing	23,867.09	12,234.61	16,344.38	20,363.43	26,478.22	42,807.51
Shelter	15,710.89	8,648.55	10,922.90	13,814.59	16,680.49	27,715.43
Owned dwellings	7,564.06	2,002.18	3,863.68	4,967.06	8,784.79	17,569.08
Mortgage interest and charges	2,365.48	234.83	530.08	1,307.96	2,979.39	6,500.78
Property taxes	3,789.02	1,173.57	2,418.79	2,508.31	4,494.44	8,079.50
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses	1,409.56	593.78	914.81	1,150.79	1,310.97	2,988.79
Rented dwellings	7,248.58	6,481.73	6,615.63	8,293.89	7,004.63	7,791.14
Other lodging	898.25	164.65	443.59	553.65	891.07	2,355.21
Utilities, fuels, and public services	3,817.77	1,794.54	3,017.80	3,482.10	4,487.43	6,140.02
Natural gas	640.96	333.50	539.91	625.02	758.62	925.24
Electricity	1,228.93	690.75	1,028.14	1,114.50	1,326.60	1,939.35
Fuel oil and other fuels	252.67	91.05	152.48	174.98	302.43	524.67
Telephone services	1,401.81	588.69	1,048.41	1,339.99	1,737.31	2,228.30
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	266.39	199.68	279.96	269.17	278.59	302.39
Cellular phone service	1,135.42	389.01	768.45	1,070.82	1,458.72	1,925.91
Water and other public services	293.41	90.55	248.87	227.60	362.47	522.46
Household operations	1,722.92	599.77	797.57	988.59	1,510.55	4,567.68
Personal Services	663.94	110.32	119.35	130.84	419.77	2,449.86
Other household expenses	1,058.98	489.45	678.22	857.75	1,090.78	2,117.82
Housekeeping supplies	728.22	445.04	427.77	675.28	1,027.03	1,083.59
Laundry and cleaning supplies	179.32	104.25	112.60	195.58	286.09	200.43
Other household products	425.89	301.86	220.08	331.20	589.27	702.86
Postage and stationery	123.01	38.94	95.10	148.50	151.67	180.31
Household furnishings and equipment	1,887.29	746.71	1,178.34	1,402.87	2,772.72	3,300.80
Household textiles	114.59	43.10	84.40	129.91	144.78	170.67
Furniture	479.93	123.33	443.19	284.53	561.55	960.59
Floor coverings	23.24	1.95	8.16	30.38	18.88	54.79
Major appliances	247.45	93.87	111.18	225.01	264.79	525.03
Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares	124.72	30.61	84.19	108.69	121.57	278.56
Miscellaneous household equipment	897.36	453.84	447.22	624.35	1,661.15	1,311.16

Apparel and services	2,483.09	1,414.79	1,377.09	2,537.66	2,551.07	4,526.12
Men and boys	514.18	156.28	237.41	769.65	400.78	990.34
Men, 16 and over	411.18	132.10	165.83	666.43	275.90	800.37
Boys, 2 to 15	103.00	24.18	71.58	103.22	124.88	189.97
Women and girls	951.76	497.83	572.71	959.90	1,091.59	1,650.32
Women, 16 and over	809.56	318.17	504.36	869.30	958.77	1,405.48
Girls, 2 to 15	142.20	179.66	68.35	90.60	132.82	244.84
Children under 2	79.72	41.58	69.10	48.05	161.25	80.07
Footwear	555.57	530.41	306.98	475.51	538.73	944.79
Other apparel products and services	381.88	188.70	190.87	284.56	358.73	860.61

Transportation	8,615.88	2,816.54	4,701.78	6,379.16	10,614.78	17,976.11
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	2,436.48	867.62	1,188.58	1,017.39	2,776.44	6,115.99
Cars and trucks, new	1,244.96	643.53	572.72	347.46	1,174.67	3,375.08
Cars and trucks, used	1,165.39	224.08	615.86	669.92	1,474.13	2,740.91
Other vehicles	26.12	a/	a/	a/	127.65	a/
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	1,528.93	466.18	892.26	1,441.14	2,068.44	2,677.77
Other vehicle expenses	3,174.77	855.63	1,856.64	2,660.03	4,183.40	6,129.57
Vehicle finance charges	124.89	15.08	79.18	72.27	160.17	287.40
Maintenance and repairs	671.19	238.01	535.31	586.04	888.41	1,085.61
Vehicle insurance	1,116.59	313.79	693.40	986.22	1,491.89	2,049.07
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	1,262.09	288.75	548.75	1,015.50	1,642.93	2,707.48
Public and other transportation	1,475.70	627.11	764.30	1,260.61	1,586.50	3,052.78

Healthcare	4,338.06	1,995.32	3,246.28	3,712.90	5,282.68	7,239.25
Health insurance	3,059.90	1,569.72	2,293.72	2,544.56	3,655.46	5,092.27
Medical services	784.79	192.27	475.32	620.72	1,072.03	1,507.99
Drugs	326.62	165.12	364.22	316.21	359.16	422.88
Medical supplies	166.76	68.22	113.02	231.42	196.04	216.11

Entertainment	3,139.97	921.48	1,684.11	1,955.94	4,024.09	7,038.80
Fees and admissions	809.44	169.54	321.64	528.15	802.60	2,148.82
Audio and visual equipment and services	943.29	547.13	725.55	843.25	1,041.03	1,538.78
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	1,055.80	169.37	312.78	444.71	1,561.58	2,829.25
Pets	910.55	108.25	247.56	266.14	1,348.80	2,618.60
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	145.25	61.12	65.22	178.57	212.78	210.65
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	331.43	35.44	324.14	139.83	618.88	521.95

Personal care products and services	817.29	382.06	524.16	687.09	910.67	1,560.18

Reading	81.28	37.71	55.52	83.40	86.72	140.75

Education	2,121.93	450.51	495.61	1,111.32	2,608.46	5,709.98

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	255.31	128.46	210.01	293.37	402.41	235.76

Miscellaneous	889.82	361.79	788.34	523.60	912.67	1,817.52

Cash contributions	1,408.51	461.31	668.25	759.13	1,439.36	3,589.50

Personal insurance and pensions	7,732.74	599.36	2,052.76	4,755.22	9,683.31	20,706.46
Life and other personal insurance	594.68	127.70	337.35	362.61	709.26	1,386.99
Pensions and Social Security	7,138.06	471.66	1,715.41	4,392.60	8,974.05	19,319.47

Sources of Income and Personal Taxes
Money income before taxes	87,713.92	11,717.53	31,081.23	58,956.88	100,953.32	226,926.34
Wages and salaries	69,345.38	2,833.30	16,308.27	44,447.78	82,283.68	192,798.65
Self-employment income	6,897.64	529.39	759.74	3,044.80	6,583.59	22,653.67
Social Security, private and government retirement	8,383.87	5,592.62	11,762.83	8,442.34	8,711.19	7,526.47
Interest, dividends, rental income, other property incom	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)	692.52	1,946.75	898.77	455.28	146.46	81.11
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for support	367.03	153.08	303.62	925.73	362.75	92.32
Other income	529.20	610.35	382.39	893.00	215.90	545.60
Note: *a/: Value is too small to display.

Last Modified Date: April 21, 2021