Table 1. Consumer units of one person by income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989-90 Complete reporting of income Complete Less $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 Item reporting than to to to to to and of income $5,000 $9,999 $14,999 $19,999 $29,999 $39,999 over ________________________________________________________________________________ Number of consumer units (in thousands)... 23725 3632 6008 3929 2559 3529 2064 2005 Income before taxes 1/.................... 18314 2877 7287 12187 17207 24230 33940 66231 Income after taxes 1/..................... 16471 2848 7116 11563 15655 21673 29671 57088 Average number of persons in cons. unit... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Age of reference person................... 49.5 43.3 61.3 53 44.5 42.9 40.9 44.7 Average number of: Earners.................................. 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 Vehicles................................. 1 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 Children under 18........................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 Percent distribution: Male..................................... 44 38 34 36 46 51 57 72 Female................................... 56 62 66 64 54 49 43 28 Percent homeowner........................ 42 25 46 41 36 41 48 66 Homeowner with mortgage................. 18 6 9 11 14 24 34 52 Homeowner without mortgage.............. 24 19 37 30 22 17 13 14 Renter................................... 58 75 54 59 64 59 52 34 Black.................................... 11 17 11 10 9 9 9 7 White and other.......................... 89 83 89 90 91 91 91 93 Elementary (1-8)......................... 12 16 26 13 5 2 1 1 High school (9-12)....................... 37 37 43 45 47 32 24 15 College.................................. 50 46 30 41 48 66 75 84 Never attended and other................. 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 At least one vehicle owned............... 74 52 61 75 88 89 91 91 Average annual expenditures............... 17413 8745 11054 13830 17357 21698 27156 41979 Food..................................... 2316 1483 1749 2095 2374 2853 3096 4241 Food at home............................ 1167 840 1126 1212 1198 1275 1314 1417 Cereals and bakery products............ 178 132 184 179 190 173 178 232 Cereals and cereal products........... 59 47 64 60 61 58 55 63 Bakery products....................... 119 85 120 119 129 115 123 168 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 272 210 263 266 268 304 338 306 Beef.................................. 80 61 79 74 80 87 109 84 Pork.................................. 51 46 55 53 43 58 59 39 Other meats........................... 41 33 41 37 33 49 41 58 Poultry............................... 50 35 49 48 60 48 62 57 Fish and seafood...................... 36 22 24 37 37 50 52 53 Eggs.................................. 15 12 17 17 14 12 15 15 Dairy products......................... 145 106 148 148 147 161 151 164 Fresh milk and cream.................. 68 58 75 74 68 70 63 58 Other dairy products.................. 77 49 73 74 78 92 88 105 Fruits and vegetables.................. 214 148 221 226 222 222 228 253 Fresh fruits.......................... 69 41 68 78 70 78 64 89 Fresh vegetables...................... 66 44 69 68 74 67 66 77 Processed fruits...................... 48 32 53 47 48 47 63 53 Processed vegetables.................. 32 31 30 33 30 30 35 34 Other food at home..................... 357 242 310 393 371 415 420 463 Sugar and other sweets................ 42 28 45 39 44 45 38 61 Fats and oils......................... 30 23 31 37 30 26 30 36 Miscellaneous foods................... 153 101 128 181 164 183 191 176 Nonalcoholic beverages................ 115 80 101 119 117 139 129 150 Food prep. by cu, out-of-town trips... 17 10 5 17 16 21 32 39 Food away from home..................... 1149 644 624 883 1176 1578 1782 2824 Alcoholic beverages...................... 280 110 127 185 333 469 440 691 Housing.................................. 5885 2938 4078 5146 5800 6864 8566 13730 Shelter................................. 3684 1801 2289 3102 3661 4345 5692 9220 Owned dwellings........................ 1430 374 768 900 1111 1498 2329 5726 Mortgage interest..................... 741 144 179 218 436 751 1562 4053 Property taxes........................ 324 96 267 269 369 308 427 885 Maintenance, rep., ins., oth. exp..... 365 134 322 413 306 439 340 788 Rented dwellings....................... 1932 1193 1402 2004 2321 2547 2830 2213 Other lodging.......................... 323 235 118 199 230 300 533 1281 Utilities, fuels, and public services... 1187 716 1086 1178 1202 1352 1471 1757 Natural gas............................ 154 74 161 163 166 174 185 182 Electricity............................ 439 247 405 456 440 489 500 701 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 61 40 70 63 58 59 62 76 Telephone.............................. 434 302 353 396 449 518 606 650 Water and other public services........ 98 53 97 100 88 113 119 148 Household operations.................... 231 73 172 237 163 202 175 875 Personal services...................... 52 5 47 80 26 15 48 202 Other household expenses............... 178 67 125 157 137 187 127 673 Housekeeping supplies................... 212 128 182 220 198 260 256 332 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 51 41 47 48 45 59 71 57 Other household products............... 77 39 62 89 62 107 90 118 Postage and stationery................. 84 47 73 83 90 93 94 157 Household furnishings and equipment..... 571 221 349 408 577 705 972 1546 Household textiles..................... 44 11 26 62 54 40 97 69 Furniture.............................. 170 66 84 108 202 176 315 540 Floor coverings........................ 37 2 26 14 45 20 40 198 Major appliances....................... 73 28 57 60 96 73 104 161 Small appliances, misc. housewares..... 37 20 26 32 42 40 77 67 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 210 96 131 133 138 355 338 511 Apparel and services..................... 943 318 530 660 847 1445 2046 2079 Men and boys............................ 224 71 110 158 194 250 508 708 Men, 16 and over....................... 213 67 100 147 187 234 490 691 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 11 4 10 11 7 16 18 17 Women and girls......................... 404 106 240 274 330 772 925 657 Women, 16 and over..................... 391 104 230 264 321 761 896 619 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 13 2 10 11 9 11 29 38 Children under 2........................ 11 4 6 14 10 18 16 20 Footwear................................ 109 42 76 90 115 141 260 164 Other apparel products and services..... 194 96 97 123 197 264 337 529 Transportation........................... 2792 1387 1427 2257 3232 3830 4458 6386 Vehicle purchases (net outlay).......... 1014 528 462 834 1278 1484 1464 2274 Cars and trucks, new................... 527 272 89 290 962 896 537 1555 Cars and trucks, used.................. 476 249 365 531 310 575 914 704 Other vehicles......................... 10 7 8 12 6 13 12 15 Gasoline and motor oil.................. 561 382 357 506 678 741 793 897 Other vehicle expenses.................. 955 351 492 758 1120 1307 1820 2118 Vehicle finance charges................ 147 32 37 104 238 214 312 362 Maintenance and repairs................ 372 156 238 301 376 457 715 807 Vehicle insurance...................... 328 124 176 281 396 485 569 630 Veh. rental, licenses, oth. charges.... 109 40 41 72 110 151 225 318 Public transportation................... 262 125 115 159 157 298 381 1097 Health care.............................. 946 589 1115 1011 1038 824 904 1101 Health insurance........................ 381 211 482 441 379 337 347 385 Medical services........................ 344 240 349 320 434 310 347 503 Drugs................................... 166 103 237 195 148 121 135 142 Medical supplies........................ 56 35 48 56 77 56 75 71 Entertainment............................ 836 490 494 536 746 1082 1246 2316 Fees and admissions..................... 244 132 86 138 191 345 407 844 Television, radios, sound equipment..... 297 199 165 257 305 362 444 671 Pets, toys, and playground equipment.... 147 44 107 95 132 240 160 381 Other supplies, equip., and services.... 149 115 135 46 117 135 235 420 Personal care products and services...... 219 115 148 181 251 299 370 376 Reading.................................. 114 57 66 100 107 142 196 258 Education................................ 300 572 299 137 247 288 196 324 Tobacco products and smoking supplies.... 163 100 142 168 203 217 167 181 Miscellaneous............................ 485 290 290 366 422 491 851 1364 Cash contributions....................... 735 131 339 375 473 767 1414 3301 Personal insurance and pensions.......... 1399 164 249 611 1286 2126 3206 5632 Life and other personal insurance....... 128 52 81 87 112 142 192 422 Pensions and Social Security............ 1271 112 168 525 1174 1984 3014 5210 Money income before taxes 1/.............. 18314 2877 7287 12187 17207 24230 33940 66231 Wages and salaries....................... 11910 1171 1642 5951 12057 18223 28038 45908 Self-employment income................... 1225 -36 147 305 402 1161 1164 9771 Soc. Sec., priv. and gov. retirement..... 3248 1117 4452 4487 3150 2655 2732 2777 Int., divid., rent. inc., property inc... 1242 64 274 744 981 1492 1547 6827 Unemp. and workers' compen., vet. ben.... 126 92 147 169 159 104 121 41 Pub. ass., supp. sec. inc., foodstamps... 124 221 282 33 35 41 12 34 Regular contributions for support........ 323 169 221 380 323 447 292 605 Other income............................. 115 79 123 119 100 106 34 267 Personal taxes 1/......................... 1843 29 171 624 1553 2557 4269 9143 Federal income taxes..................... 1457 5 114 491 1218 1996 3378 7385 State and local income taxes............. 340 10 30 112 290 522 847 1540 Other taxes.............................. 45 13 27 21 45 39 44 218 Income after taxes 1/..................... 16471 2848 7116 11563 15655 21673 29671 57088 Net change in total assets and liabilities 152 726 -282 -563 -1270 402 354 2984 Net change in total assets............... 1041 688 -109 -653 23 1001 2875 7930 Net change in total liabilities.......... 889 -38 173 -89 1293 599 2520 4946 Other money receipts...................... 323 208 214 293 626 274 458 474 Mortgage principal paid, owned property... -233 -57 -125 -131 -151 -273 -350 -988 Estimated market value of owned home...... 34988 15704 30856 26632 28955 33337 42399 101638 Est. monthly rental value of owned home... 228 100 195 190 197 237 296 584 Gifts of goods and services, total........ 766 389 454 529 680 904 1178 2323 Clothing, males 2 and over............... 54 20 35 59 46 67 95 107 Clothing, females 2 and over............. 78 19 49 58 56 149 164 134 Clothing, infants less than 2............ 11 4 6 14 10 18 16 20 Jewelry and watches...................... 45 18 22 19 45 60 61 166 Small appliances and misc. housewares.... 13 5 9 11 16 16 27 25 Household textiles....................... 9 2 7 7 11 2 26 23 All other gifts.......................... 556 320 326 362 495 592 788 1848 __________________________________________ 1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary.