TABLE 7: HOUSING TENURE AND RACE, CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 1987 ITEM ALL_CUS HOMEOWNR RENTER WHITE BLACK Number of consumer units (in thousands)......... 94150 58603 35547 84192 9959 Number of sample interviews..................... 41925 26194 15731 37467 4458 Income before taxes 1/.......................... 27326 33293 17684 28498 17152 Income after taxes 1/........................... 24871 30205 16250 25891 16014 Average number of persons in consumer unit...... 2.6 2.8 2.2 2.5 2.9 Age of reference person......................... 47 51.5 39.8 47.2 45.9 Average number of: Earners...................................... 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.2 Vehicles..................................... 2 2.4 1.2 2.1 1.2 Children under 18............................ 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1 Persons 65 and over.......................... 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 Percent distribution: Male......................................... 67 74 55 69 47 Female....................................... 33 26 45 31 53 Homeowner with mortgage...................... 38 60 NA 39 28 Homeowner without mortgage................... 25 40 NA 26 16 Renter....................................... 38 NA 100 36 56 Black........................................ 11 7 16 NA 100 White and other.............................. 89 93 84 100 NA Elementary (1-8)............................. 12 12 11 11 18 High school (9-12)........................... 45 45 45 44 53 College...................................... 43 43 43 45 28 Never attended and other..................... 1 0 1 0 1 At least one vehicle owned................... 86 93 73 88 66 Average annual expenditures..................... 24414 28423 17724 25376 16324 Food......................................... 3664 4138 2841 3781 2687 Food at home.............................. 2099 2385 1598 2131 1834 Cereals and bakery products............ 299 343 221 305 247 Cereals and cereal products......... 104 118 81 105 99 Bakery products..................... 194 226 139 200 148 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 572 650 437 564 639 Beef................................ 191 220 142 193 179 Pork................................ 116 133 84 112 147 Other meats......................... 83 97 60 84 80 Poultry............................. 87 96 72 83 119 Fish and seafood.................... 66 73 54 65 79 Eggs................................ 28 30 26 28 36 Dairy products......................... 274 311 210 284 196 Fresh milk and cream................ 132 146 108 135 106 Other dairy products................ 142 165 103 149 90 Fruits and vegetables.................. 356 401 276 360 320 Fresh fruits........................ 113 129 84 115 91 Fresh vegetables.................... 110 123 88 112 101 Processed fruits.................... 78 88 61 78 78 Processed vegetables................ 55 62 43 55 50 Other food at home..................... 567 640 439 584 428 Sugar and other sweets.............. 74 86 54 76 63 Fats and oils....................... 51 58 37 52 40 Miscellaneous foods................. 248 279 195 258 170 Nonalcoholic beverages.............. 194 217 153 199 156 Food pre. by cu on out of town trips... 31 40 16 34 4 Food away from home....................... 1565 1752 1243 1650 853 Alcoholic beverages.......................... 289 286 295 305 156 Housing...................................... 7569 8604 5850 7835 5335 Shelter................................... 4154 4387 3770 4312 2819 Owned dwellings........................ 2375 3797 31 2528 1078 Mortgage interest................... 1461 2333 24 1549 724 Property taxes...................... 464 745 3 503 140 Maint., rep., ins., other expenses.. 449 719 4 477 214 Rented dwellings....................... 1345 33 3508 1312 1631 Other lodging.......................... 434 557 230 472 110 Utilities, fuels, and public services..... 1671 2030 1078 1681 1584 Natural gas............................ 232 296 126 225 290 Electricity............................ 692 858 420 703 599 Fuel oil and other fuels............... 94 132 31 98 60 Telephone.............................. 499 531 447 498 506 Water and other public services........ 153 213 55 156 129 Household operations...................... 371 473 203 391 201 Personal services...................... 170 197 126 176 126 Other household expenses............... 201 276 77 216 75 Housekeeping supplies..................... 341 407 227 356 217 Laundry and cleaning supplies.......... 97 113 69 97 94 Other household products............... 139 173 79 147 75 Postage and stationery................. 105 120 79 112 48 Household furnishings and equipment....... 1032 1307 573 1094 514 Household textiles..................... 91 112 54 95 51 Furniture.............................. 315 387 198 330 192 Floor coverings........................ 69 100 17 74 23 Major appliances....................... 160 204 88 168 90 Small appliances & misc. housewares.... 57 69 36 61 25 Miscellaneous household equipment...... 340 435 180 365 133 Apparel and services......................... 1446 1658 1079 1464 1296 Men and boys.............................. 361 423 256 370 289 Men, 16 and over....................... 295 343 214 305 211 Boys, 2 to 15.......................... 66 80 41 64 78 Women and girls........................... 591 700 402 602 502 Women, 16 and over..................... 510 601 352 521 419 Girls, 2 to 15......................... 81 99 51 81 82 Children under 2.......................... 58 58 57 58 55 Footwear.................................. 184 206 146 178 233 Other apparel products and services....... 251 271 219 255 217 Transportation............................... 4600 5375 3319 4789 3006 Vehicle purchases......................... 2022 2354 1474 2117 1213 Cars and trucks, new (net outlay)...... 1143 1379 755 1197 686 Cars and trucks, used (net outlay)..... 860 954 705 900 527 Other vehicles......................... 18 21 14 21 0 Gasoline and motor oil.................... 888 1033 650 918 638 Other vehicle expenses.................... 1417 1683 976 1473 945 Vehicle finance charges................ 280 334 193 290 200 Maintenance and repairs................ 514 610 354 533 353 Vehicle insurance...................... 462 553 312 482 299 Vehicle rent., licenses, other charges. 160 187 116 168 92 Public transportation..................... 273 305 220 280 210 Health care.................................. 1135 1412 676 1197 609 Health insurance.......................... 392 492 225 408 250 Medical services.......................... 467 574 290 499 193 Drugs..................................... 203 254 118 213 119 Medical supplies.......................... 73 92 42 76 46 Entertainment................................ 1193 1443 779 1274 514 Fees and admissions....................... 323 399 197 347 120 Television, radios, sound equipment....... 379 433 289 394 253 Pets, toys, and playground equipment...... 218 268 135 234 90 Other ent. sup., equip., and services..... 273 343 157 299 51 Personal care products and services.......... 330 379 244 336 275 Reading...................................... 142 168 100 150 73 Education.................................... 337 373 278 357 172 Tobacco products and smoking supplies........ 232 237 224 239 175 Miscellaneous................................ 562 659 402 577 438 Cash contributions........................... 741 954 389 784 376 Personal insurance and pensions.............. 2175 2737 1247 2288 1214 Life and other personal insurance......... 294 395 128 298 263 Pensions and Social Security.............. 1881 2343 1119 1991 951 Money income before taxes....................... 27326 33293 17684 28498 17152 Wages and salaries........................... 20613 24703 14003 21465 13219 Self-employment income....................... 1821 2564 621 1993 329 S. Security, private and gvrnmnt retirement.. 2941 3846 1479 3046 2032 Int.,divid.,rent. income,other prop. income.. 1115 1592 344 1218 226 Unemp. and workers' compen., veterans' ben... 209 233 171 211 194 Pub. ass., supp. sec. income, foodstamps..... 294 101 605 214 985 Regular contributions for support............ 232 179 317 243 130 Other income................................. 102 74 146 109 36 Personal taxes.................................. 2455 3088 1434 2607 1137 Federal income taxes......................... 1951 2451 1143 2076 872 State and local income taxes................. 454 562 280 477 251 Other taxes.................................. 50 75 11 54 15 Income after taxes.............................. 24871 30205 16250 25891 16014 Net change in total assets................... 4608 7220 302 5080 615 Net change in total liabilities.............. 1486 2837 -741 1770 -913 Other money receipts......................... 316 413 155 341 102 Mortgage principal paid on owned property.... -434 -673 -41 -456 -254 Estimated market value of owned home......... 52599 84157 574 55879 24875 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home. 333 536 0 352 176 Gifts of: Clothing, males 2 and over................... 58 71 35 61 28 Clothing, females 2 and over................. 75 93 44 81 30 Clothing, infants less than 2................ 25 28 20 26 16 Jewelry and watches.......................... 23 23 22 24 12 Small appliances & misc. housewares.......... 16 21 9 18 5 Household textiles........................... 12 14 8 13 3 All other gifts.............................. 540 669 325 582 190 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Components of income and taxes are drived from "Complete income reporters" only; see glossary. NA Not applicable