Military status within consumer unit: Annual expenditure means and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2023 : 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, 2023 (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	134,555,809	17,627,305	14,709,031	2,818,818	116,928,504

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):
Income before taxes	$101,805	$102,214	$99,224	$116,071	$101,744
Income after taxes b/	87,869	90,003	87,477	101,585	87,547

Age of reference person	52.1	60.3	63.7	43.0	50.9

Average number in consumer unit:
People	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.8	2.5
Children under 18	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.8	0.6
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.8	0.9	0.1	0.4
Earners	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.6	1.3
Vehicles	1.9	2.2	2.2	2.1	1.8

Percent distribution:
Reference person:
Men	49%	67%	68%	63%	46%
Women	51	33	32	37	54

Housing tenure:
Homeowner	65	76	79	65	63
With mortgage	38	41	39	50	37
Without mortgage	27	35	39	15	26
Renter	35	24	21	35	37

Race of reference person:
Black or African-American	13	12	11	16	14
White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or African American	87	88	89	84	86

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:
Hispanic or Latino	15	9	8	16	16
Not Hispanic or Latino	85	91	92	84	84

Education of reference person:
Elementary (1-8)	3	0	0	0	3
High school (9-12)	27	25	25	24	28
College	70	75	74	76	69
Never attended and other	a/	a/	a/	a/	a/

At least one vehicle owned or leased	89	95	95	95	88

Average annual expenditures:	$77,280	$80,150	$76,261	$96,400	$76,853

Food	9,985	10,320	9,859	11,649	9,937
Food at home	6,053	6,317	6,016	7,302	6,014
Cereals and bakery products	830	865	826	984	825
Cereals and cereal products	256	265	243	338	255
Bakery products	574	600	583	646	570
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,164	1,235	1,181	1,402	1,154
Beef	309	332	316	371	305
Pork	217	245	236	273	213
Other meats	141	144	132	c/	141
Poultry	214	201	190	245	216
Fish and seafood	184	218	217	c/	179
Eggs	99	94	90	111	100
Dairy products	602	627	599	720	598
Fresh milk and cream	149	149	141	179	149
Other dairy products	452	477	458	541	449
Fruits and vegetables	988	985	915	1,233	989
Fresh fruits	413	413	384	523	413
Fresh vegetables	405	383	351	495	408
Processed fruits and vegetables	170	189	179	215	168
Other food at home	2,469	2,606	2,495	2,962	2,449
Sugar and other sweets	239	246	241	254	238
Fats and oils	144	139	125	191	145
Miscellaneous foods	1,325	1,371	1,321	1,538	1,319
Nonalcoholic beverages	663	751	708	891	651
Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips	96	98	100	88	96
Food away from home	3,933	4,003	3,843	4,347	3,922

Alcoholic beverages	637	639	645	583	637

Housing	25,436	25,728	24,830	29,717	25,393
Shelter	15,499	14,938	14,112	18,767	15,583
Owned dwellings	8,699	9,683	9,390	10,972	8,551
Mortgage interest and charges	3,435	3,830	3,540	5,201	3,376
Property taxes	2,666	2,647	2,681	2,411	2,668
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses	2,599	3,207	3,170	3,359	2,507
Rented dwellings	5,370	3,860	3,358	6,199	5,597
Other lodging	1,430	1,395	1,364	c/	1,435
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,625	4,993	5,054	4,670	4,570
Natural gas	540	515	533	420	544
Electricity	1,763	1,924	1,941	1,834	1,739
Fuel oil and other fuels	140	143	162	c/	139
Telephone services	1,403	1,544	1,549	1,521	1,382
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	133	182	206	c/	126
Cellular phone service	1,270	1,361	1,343	1,456	1,256
Water and other public services	780	867	870	843	767
Household operations	1,985	1,908	1,863	2,104	1,997
Personal services	550	314	c/	c/	586
Other household expenses	1,435	1,594	1,634	1,373	1,411
Housekeeping supplies	818	875	880	815	810
Laundry and cleaning products (new UCC Q20231)	193	196	195	200	193
Other household products	515	549	559	494	510
Postage and stationery	111	130	126	c/	108
Household furnishings and equipment	2,508	3,015	2,921	3,361	2,434
Household textiles	128	141	131	c/	126
Furniture	619	727	643	1,150	602
Floor coverings	27	c/	c/	c/	26
Major appliances	384	490	472	c/	368
Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares	135	137	129	c/	135
Miscellaneous household equipment	1,216	1,485	1,525	1,275	1,177

Apparel and services	2,041	1,889	1,656	2,723	2,062
Men and boys	502	489	411	795	503
Men, 16 and over	406	412	353	696	405
Boys, 2 to 15	96	c/	c/	c/	98
Women and girls	742	623	574	c/	760
Women, 16 and over	655	543	509	c/	672
Girls, 2 to 15	87	c/	c/	c/	88
Children under 2	84	59	45	74	87
Footwear	444	386	357	467	452
Other apparel products and services	269	331	269	c/	260

Transportation	13,174	13,960	13,438	16,505	13,056
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	5,539	5,989	5,747	c/	5,471
Cars and trucks, new	2,896	3,347	3,086	c/	2,828
Cars and trucks, used	2,585	2,568	2,622	c/	2,587
Other vehicles	c/	c/	c/	c/	c/
Gasoline and other fuels	2,694	2,869	2,788	3,253	2,668
Other vehicle expenses	3,845	4,146	3,974	4,877	3,799
Vehicle finance charges	361	423	397	511	351
Maintenance and repairs	975	1,127	1,131	1,054	952
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	734	659	627	c/	746
Vehicle insurance	1,775	1,937	1,819	2,492	1,750
Public and other transportation	1,096	955	928	1,101	1,117

Healthcare	6,159	7,023	7,376	5,229	6,029
Health insurance	4,049	4,848	5,129	3,427	3,928
Medical services	1,252	1,148	1,140	1,185	1,268
Drugs	591	694	750	395	576
Medical supplies	267	334	356	c/	257

Entertainment	3,635	4,267	3,714	c/	3,542
Fees and admissions	951	c/	873	c/	908
Audio and visual equipment and services	975	1,109	1,134	973	954
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	1,057	1,180	1,094	c/	1,039
Pets	876	1,035	947	c/	852
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	181	c/	c/	c/	186

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	653	c/	c/	487	642

Personal care products and services	950	1,002	953	1,122	942

Reading	117	140	150	c/	114

Education	1,656	1,109	1,069	1,343	1,739

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	370	465	453	549	355

Miscellaneous	1,184	1,456	1,513	1,076	1,143

Cash contributions	2,378	c/	2,984	c/	2,154

Personal insurance and pensions	9,556	8,283	7,622	11,502	9,748
Life and other personal insurance	546	631	668	c/	533
Pensions and Social Security	9,011	7,652	6,954	11,059	9,216

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Income before taxes	$101,805	$102,214	$99,224	$116,071	$101,744
Wages and salaries	78,286	66,941	59,310	104,346	79,997
Self-employment income	7,749	6,538	6,800	5,379	7,931
Social Security, private and government retirement	11,076	22,043	25,743	3,039	9,423
Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property	3,257	3,974	4,532	1,154	3,149
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income,	602	327	307	442	643
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans'	505	2,212	2,380	1,381	247
Other income	330	180	152	331	353

Personal taxes b/	13,937	12,211	11,747	14,486	14,197
Federal income taxes b/	10,912	9,776	9,428	11,485	11,083
State and local income taxes b/	2,942	2,344	2,220	2,945	3,032
Other taxes	83	91	98	56	81

Income after taxes b/	87,869	90,003	87,477	101,585	87,547

Addenda:

Other financial information:
Other money receipts	c/	737	827	c/	c/
Mortgage principal paid on owned property	-2,935	-4,003	-4,154	-3,163	-2,774
Estimated market value of owned home	292,518	322,944	331,652	274,449	287,931
Estimated monthly rental value of owned home	1,500	1,686	1,720	1,486	1,472
Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2024 a Value is too small to display b These estimates were calculated using two different versions of TAXSIM Model 35 produced by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). The first version was provided to BLS on November 10, 2022, and used in the production of quarter 1 2023 data. The second version was provided to BLS on January 9, 2024, and used in the production of quarters 2, 3, and 4 of 2023, as well as quarter 1 of 2024. c 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.