Military status within consumer unit: Annual expenditure means and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Military status within consumer unit: Average annual expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 (research product)
Item	All consumer units	Military consumer units			Non military consumer units
Item	All consumer units	Veteran and or active duty consumer units	Veteran only consumer units	Active duty only consumer units	Non military consumer units
Number of consumer units	134,090,189	17,485,152	15,220,839	2,106,170	116,605,037

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):
Income before taxes	$94,003	$93,573	$89,858	$116,728	$94,068
Income after taxes	83,195	84,146	80,835	105,132	83,052

Age of reference person	52.1	60.1	63.0	39.7	50.9

Average number in consumer unit:
People	2.4	2.4	2.3	3.3	2.4
Children under 18	0.6	0.4	0.3	1.1	0.6
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.8	0.9	0.1	0.4
Earners	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.8	1.3
Vehicles	1.9	2.2	2.2	2.4	1.8

Percent distribution:
Reference person:
Men	49%	66%	68%	52%	46%
Women	51	34	32	48	54

Housing tenure:
Homeowner	65	78	79	68	63
With mortgage	38	43	41	54	37
Without mortgage	27	34	38	14	26
Renter	35	22	21	32	37

Race of reference person:
Black or African-American	13	12	12	13	13
White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or African American	87	88	88	87	87

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:
Hispanic or Latino	15	9	8	17	15
Not Hispanic or Latino	85	91	92	83	85

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8)	3	1	0	1	3
High school (9-12)	28	24	25	18	28
College	69	75	74	81	68
Never attended and other	a/	a/	a/	a/	a/

At least one vehicle owned or leased	89	94	94	94	88

Average annual expenditures	$72,967	$74,469	$72,661	$86,937	$72,741

Food	9,343	9,666	9,172	13,600	9,294
Food at home	5,703	5,927	5,884	6,317	5,670
Cereals and bakery products	712	767	756	880	704
Cereals and cereal products	215	217	213	261	215
Bakery products	497	550	542	619	489
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,216	1,221	1,196	1,408	1,215
Beef	317	317	310	334	318
Pork	246	283	268	b/	241
Other meats	167	170	169	b/	167
Poultry	215	206	205	221	216
Fish and seafood	183	160	161	151	186
Eggs	87	85	83	105	87
Dairy products	532	566	568	559	527
Fresh milk and cream	168	173	174	179	167
Other dairy products	364	392	395	380	360
Fruits and vegetables	1,099	1,094	1,095	1,071	1,100
Fresh fruits	406	393	391	410	408
Fresh vegetables	352	332	334	316	355
Processed fruits	144	155	153	148	142
Processed vegetables	197	215	217	197	194
Other food at home	2,144	2,278	2,268	2,399	2,124
Sugar and other sweets	197	212	213	205	195
Fats and oils	157	155	158	134	157
Miscellaneous foods	1,117	1,243	1,225	1,404	1,098
Nonalcoholic beverages	584	598	600	596	582
Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips	89	71	72	b/	92
Food away from home	3,639	3,739	3,288	7,283	3,624

Alcoholic beverages	583	512	502	557	594

Housing	24,298	24,360	23,876	27,217	24,289
Shelter	14,507	13,700	13,303	16,248	14,628
Owned dwellings	8,230	9,064	9,003	9,244	8,105
Mortgage interest and charges	3,101	3,353	3,086	5,068	3,063
Property taxes	2,570	2,625	2,645	2,409	2,561
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses	2,559	3,085	3,273	1,767	2,481
Rented dwellings	4,990	3,420	3,047	6,019	5,226
Other lodging	1,287	1,216	1,253	b/	1,297
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,549	5,061	5,013	5,361	4,472
Natural gas	535	509	526	381	539
Electricity	1,683	1,845	1,857	1,763	1,659
Fuel oil and other fuels	160	b/	189	b/	147
Telephone services	1,431	1,594	1,599	1,518	1,407
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	147	202	220	b/	139
Cellular phone service	1,284	1,391	1,379	1,428	1,268
Water and other public services	739	865	842	1,024	720
Household operations	1,849	1,736	1,735	1,746	1,866
Personal services	488	231	b/	b/	527
Other household expenses	1,361	1,505	1,540	1,254	1,340
Housekeeping supplies	787	905	893	b/	769
Laundry and cleaning supplies	170	176	176	b/	169
Other household products	489	581	573	b/	475
Postage and stationery	128	148	144	b/	125
Household furnishings and equipment	2,606	2,959	2,932	2,872	2,553
Household textiles	138	b/	b/	b/	133
Furniture	746	b/	b/	b/	701
Floor coverings	34	33	33	b/	34
Major appliances	408	457	434	b/	400
Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares	142	129	131	115	144
Miscellaneous household equipment	1,138	1,121	1,111	1,150	1,141

Apparel and services	1,945	1,725	1,609	2,773	1,978
Men and boys	454	498	466	b/	447
Men, 16 and over	347	393	359	b/	340
Boys, 2 to 15	107	b/	b/	b/	107
Women and girls	735	625	595	b/	752
Women, 16 and over	644	527	493	b/	661
Girls, 2 to 15	91	98	102	b/	90
Children under 2	74	b/	b/	b/	75
Footwear	399	352	304	b/	406
Other apparel products and services	283	181	183	b/	298

Transportation	12,295	12,976	12,417	16,988	12,193
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	4,496	5,108	4,768	7,785	4,404
Cars and trucks, new	2,195	2,361	2,251	b/	2,170
Cars and trucks, used	2,239	2,622	2,492	b/	2,182
Other vehicles	62	b/	b/	b/	b/
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	3,120	3,181	3,082	3,811	3,110
Other vehicle expenses	3,834	4,108	4,015	4,626	3,793
Vehicle finance charges	295	365	310	725	284
Maintenance and repairs	1,160	1,359	1,353	1,349	1,130
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	787	702	723	538	800
Vehicle insurance	1,592	1,682	1,629	2,014	1,579
Public and other transportation	845	578	552	766	885

Healthcare	5,850	6,816	7,242	3,573	5,705
Health insurance	3,843	4,528	4,811	2,459	3,741
Medical services	1,184	1,271	1,331	b/	1,170
Drugs	615	780	844	b/	590
Medical supplies	209	237	257	105	205

Entertainment	3,458	3,739	3,607	4,725	3,416
Fees and admissions	833	766	779	611	842
Audio and visual equipment and services	1,020	1,143	1,172	902	1,002
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	908	954	926	b/	901
Pets	741	808	783	b/	731
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	167	146	143	b/	170
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	698	b/	b/	b/	671

Personal care products and services	866	857	851	908	868

Reading	117	126	125	b/	115

Education	1,335	848	855	731	1,409

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	371	530	565	302	347

Miscellaneous	1,009	1,244	1,250	b/	973

Cash contributions	2,755	b/	b/	2,249	2,619

Personal insurance and pensions	8,742	7,407	6,729	11,974	8,942
Life and other personal insurance	519	590	564	b/	509
Pensions and Social Security	8,223	6,818	6,165	11,195	8,433

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Income before taxes	$94,003	$93,573	$89,858	$116,728	$94,068
Wages and salaries	73,220	62,919	56,121	106,822	74,765
Self-employment income	6,442	4,224	4,090	5,513	6,774
Social Security, private and government retirement	10,412	21,266	23,977	2,567	8,785
Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property	2,294	2,730	3,052	611	2,229
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income,	621	364	387	200	660
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans'	668	1,886	2,076	606	485
Other income	346	184	155	408	370

Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)	10,809	9,427	9,023	11,596	11,016
Federal income taxes	7,968	7,040	6,799	8,229	8,107
State and local income taxes	2,757	2,305	2,134	3,334	2,825
Other taxes	84	82	89	33	84

Income after taxes	83,195	84,146	80,835	105,132	83,052

Addenda:

Other financial information:
Other money receipts	/b	/b	/b	/b	851
Mortgage principal paid on owned property	-2,843	-3,147	-3,025	-3,953	-2,797
Estimated market value of owned home	279,189	316,286	323,718	259,159	273,626
Estimated monthly rental value of owned home	1,401	1,601	1,626	1,402	1,371

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2023 a Value is too small to display b Data are suppressed due to the Relative Standard Error (RSE) being equal to or greater than 25 percent. See www.bls.gov/cex/tables-getting-started-guide.htm for more information.