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New York: Quintiles of income before taxes, 2022–2023

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	7,931,654	1,602,805	1,536,312	1,518,309	1,675,594	1,598,634
Consumer Unit Characteristics:
Income before taxes	$103,567.76	$13,857.49	$36,908.30	$68,256.08	$118,625.06	$275,328.09
Age of reference person	53.2	61.7	56.4	50.5	49.4	48.4
Average Number in Consumer Unit:
People	2.4	1.6	2.2	2.4	2.7	3.2
Children under 18	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.8
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.3
Earners	1.3	0.4	0.9	1.4	1.7	2.0
Vehicles	1.3	0.5	0.9	1.3	1.8	2.0
Percent Distribution of Reference Person:
Men	45.8	38.0	34.7	45.0	51.7	58.8
Women	54.2	62.0	65.3	55.0	48.3	41.2
Housing Tenure:
Homeowner	53.0	24.3	43.3	50.6	68.6	77.3
With mortgage	28.9	4.9	14.4	23.9	44.2	55.7
Without mortgage	24.1	19.4	28.8	26.6	24.4	21.5
Renter	47.0	75.7	56.7	49.4	31.4	22.7
Race of Reference Person:
Black or African-American	19.2	27.7	26.0	16.0	17.0	9.6
White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or African-American	80.8	72.3	73.9	84.0	83.0	90.4
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person:
Hispanic or Latino	17.2	26.2	23.5	19.1	9.0	9.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	82.8	73.8	76.5	80.9	91.0	90.9
Education of Reference Person:
Elementary (1-8)	4.1	7.1	8.2	4.8	0.5	0.6
High school (9-12)	27.2	43.5	39.1	30.1	15.6	8.6
College	67.7	46.8	51.6	65.0	82.8	90.8
Never attended and other	1.0	2.6	1.0	0.2	1.0	0.0
At least one vehicle owned or leased	68.8	37.8	64.6	73.3	83.7	84.0
Average annual expenditures	$78,675.37	$32,022.55	$47,634.66	$65,635.18	$90,458.50	$153,888.08
Food	10,169.17	4,769.26	6,284.60	9,840.98	11,526.40	17,397.50
Food at home	6,164.18	3,584.30	4,514.10	6,662.14	7,209.76	8,410.06
Cereals and bakery products	848.34	537.41	576.72	988.38	926.92	1,136.16
Cereals and cereal products	255.26	171.74	157.23	283.79	300.80	341.99
Bakery products	593.08	365.67	419.49	704.58	626.12	794.16
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,332.85	830.52	1,016.80	1,758.78	1,449.83	1,506.05
Beef	278.41	141.22	183.61	470.57	247.05	308.95
Pork	236.92	158.86	201.30	216.28	260.06	335.59
Other meats	178.22	105.15	109.03	176.27	194.42	287.01
Poultry	263.49	171.77	208.88	353.42	333.04	240.69
Fish and seafood	268.56	180.54	224.94	407.62	290.02	224.03
Eggs	107.25	72.99	89.04	134.61	125.24	109.78
Dairy products	621.11	352.90	585.39	620.61	686.70	830.40
Fresh milk and cream	161.34	115.68	144.64	173.97	178.14	188.29
Other dairy products	459.77	237.22	440.75	446.64	508.57	642.10
Fruits and vegetables	1,194.53	726.96	861.90	1,220.67	1,446.01	1,640.09
Fresh fruits	487.21	280.82	343.23	474.38	559.85	737.58
Fresh vegetables	472.69	309.74	311.25	528.55	554.14	623.48
Processed fruits	70.42	36.66	64.23	77.45	101.57	72.19
Processed vegetables	89.40	53.64	84.57	66.91	145.19	101.01
Processed fruits and vegetables (new category Q20231)	74.80	46.10	58.62	73.38	85.26	105.83
Other food at home	2,167.36	1,136.50	1,473.30	2,073.71	2,700.30	3,297.37
Sugar and other sweets	217.26	114.46	160.74	195.48	290.55	314.35
Fats and oils	159.89	98.40	146.55	179.80	192.19	177.84
Miscellaneous foods	1,133.20	546.25	678.75	1,103.49	1,393.48	1,830.89
Nonalcoholic beverages	560.42	357.75	397.49	527.03	732.03	762.00
Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips	96.59	19.66	89.77	67.90	92.04	212.29
Food away from home	4,004.99	1,184.96	1,770.51	3,178.84	4,316.63	8,987.44
Alcoholic beverages	738.10	407.76	253.32	393.90	862.15	1,698.30
Housing	28,234.64	14,197.82	21,356.63	24,493.98	32,091.31	48,360.75
Shelter	19,077.67	9,992.34	13,883.84	16,545.62	21,574.66	32,965.70
Owned dwellings	9,290.68	2,144.86	5,200.75	6,702.35	12,479.77	19,501.28
Mortgage interest and charges	2,774.59	268.01	1,128.68	1,704.72	3,906.25	6,699.45
Property taxes	4,105.52	1,108.49	2,572.30	2,928.34	5,383.64	8,362.20
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses	2,410.57	768.36	1,499.78	2,069.29	3,189.89	4,439.63
Rented dwellings	8,048.47	7,513.96	8,294.76	8,646.05	7,471.01	8,385.40
Other lodging	1,738.52	333.53	388.33	1,197.22	1,623.87	5,079.02
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,354.98	2,174.17	3,584.26	4,038.85	5,284.73	6,607.89
Natural gas	798.41	367.99	712.23	706.35	1,003.50	1,185.25
Electricity	1,532.51	896.25	1,222.60	1,468.23	1,686.32	2,368.07
Fuel oil and other fuels	289.45	35.92	194.39	214.36	443.36	544.99
Telephone services	1,359.55	721.25	1,144.52	1,390.45	1,617.97	1,905.95
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	227.05	174.06	195.46	213.77	266.69	281.62
Cellular phone service	1,132.50	547.19	949.06	1,176.68	1,351.28	1,624.33
Water and other public services	375.06	152.76	310.51	259.46	533.59	603.62
Household operations	1,957.37	615.89	1,814.87	1,400.58	1,933.24	3,987.49
Personal services	483.05	0.00	299.31	309.96	482.37	1,309.05
Other household expenses	1,474.31	615.89	1,515.55	1,090.63	1,450.87	2,678.43
Housekeeping supplies	718.12	460.64	596.77	709.15	727.80	1,042.55
Laundry and cleaning supplies	74.97	26.38	47.90	104.85	115.04	76.51
Laundry and cleaning products (new UCC Q20231)	75.36	77.99	112.22	40.07	47.05	101.58
Other household products	465.12	312.10	372.61	462.83	472.98	669.78
Postage and stationery	102.67	44.16	64.04	101.39	92.73	194.67
Household furnishings and equipment	2,126.49	954.77	1,476.89	1,799.78	2,570.89	3,757.13
Household textiles	143.36	103.61	121.32	75.35	197.05	217.73
Furniture	564.87	306.72	419.70	431.84	572.82	1,081.21
Floor coverings	31.90	31.57	14.45	23.32	30.29	58.86
Major appliances	298.56	170.09	251.57	375.04	235.16	466.68
Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares	155.88	35.01	117.39	124.50	144.81	336.48
Miscellaneous household equipment	931.91	307.77	552.46	769.74	1,390.75	1,596.16
Apparel and services	2,501.90	944.22	1,716.41	2,514.47	2,289.72	4,722.56
Men and boys	594.06	275.01	249.49	555.72	580.42	1,211.24
Men, 16 and over	392.75	264.51	196.74	277.44	402.67	779.96
Boys, 2 to 15	201.31	10.50	52.75	278.28	177.75	431.28
Women and girls	814.15	136.56	580.17	945.13	725.55	1,537.49
Women, 16 and over	727.18	127.10	545.23	775.81	656.04	1,408.50
Girls, 2 to 15	86.97	9.46	34.93	169.32	69.51	128.99
Children under 2	89.69	7.55	73.08	75.81	67.79	206.74
Footwear	565.64	262.09	447.65	561.83	554.93	939.09
Other apparel products and services	438.36	263.01	366.03	375.98	361.03	828.00
Transportation	11,730.63	4,110.32	6,549.63	10,945.29	14,596.66	22,078.35
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	4,179.54	1,658.75	1,774.86	3,508.20	4,822.77	8,981.28
Cars and trucks, new	2,149.71	1,091.46	1,068.80	1,555.27	2,403.31	4,548.23
Cars and trucks, used	2,002.64	557.56	671.05	1,947.42	2,414.80	4,351.61
Other vehicles	27.20	9.73	35.01	5.51	4.65	81.45
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	6.98	2.88	8.21	5.68	10.05	7.90
Gasoline and other fuels (new category Q20231)	1,951.91	672.39	1,376.38	2,150.82	2,557.85	2,963.85
Other vehicle expenses	3,710.89	1,123.25	2,267.47	3,483.72	5,123.26	6,414.43
Vehicle finance charges	216.10	71.49	82.73	269.55	270.84	381.14
Maintenance and repairs	832.55	263.32	609.33	877.15	986.32	1,400.87
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	1,204.74	267.07	548.08	832.01	1,803.97	2,501.83
Vehicle insurance	1,457.50	521.38	1,027.33	1,505.00	2,062.14	2,130.59
Public and other transportation	1,881.31	653.04	1,122.71	1,796.87	2,082.73	3,710.89
Healthcare	5,173.93	3,173.68	4,118.51	4,815.24	5,516.05	8,169.38
Health insurance	3,165.95	1,893.65	2,225.48	3,107.87	3,757.94	4,780.05
Medical services	1,311.78	995.84	1,129.80	1,119.07	1,008.80	2,304.03
Drugs	492.26	178.34	616.70	451.53	506.01	717.86
Medical supplies	203.93	105.84	146.53	136.78	243.30	367.44
Entertainment	3,560.84	1,076.09	1,645.99	2,426.67	3,507.96	8,880.84
Fees and admissions	1,158.08	155.12	311.43	578.68	1,070.33	3,618.78
Audio and visual equipment and services	948.61	497.73	814.72	882.76	943.26	1,584.10
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	927.72	392.20	381.10	794.00	885.06	2,035.87
Pets	752.47	332.47	311.41	596.10	676.84	1,723.62
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	175.25	59.73	69.69	197.89	208.22	312.26
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	526.44	31.04	138.75	171.23	609.31	1,642.09
Personal care products and services	1,111.85	570.69	778.69	771.05	1,247.78	2,120.02
Reading	146.35	127.56	60.16	45.85	113.93	365.28
Education	2,286.39	570.91	554.06	742.20	2,861.46	6,540.73
Tobacco products and smoking supplies	288.77	255.82	223.78	412.05	322.25	232.04
Miscellaneous	1,151.55	610.20	548.68	1,047.62	1,640.04	1,855.05
Cash contributions	1,927.92	427.01	1,200.59	1,268.49	1,923.41	4,762.72
Personal insurance and pensions	9,653.33	781.21	2,343.60	5,917.36	11,959.38	26,704.55
Life and other personal insurance	670.15	321.46	319.91	374.64	577.97	1,733.59
Pensions and Social Security	8,983.19	459.76	2,023.69	5,542.72	11,381.41	24,970.96
Sources of Income:
Income before taxes	103,567.76	13,857.49	36,908.30	68,256.08	118,625.06	275,328.09
Wages and salaries	79,383.09	2,709.83	20,438.66	50,551.15	94,837.67	224,087.57
Self-employment income	7,256.58	310.64	1,467.77	3,088.36	6,210.55	24,838.96
Social Security, private and government retirement	11,495.41	7,139.54	12,117.60	11,776.17	13,144.96	13,269.10
Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property income	3,696.40	291.91	1,030.24	1,255.71	3,489.70	12,206.70
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	1,038.59	2,816.96	1,205.28	633.02	318.79	235.03
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for support	290.10	161.38	315.55	324.85	423.56	221.81
Other income	407.58	427.22	333.21	626.81	199.83	468.91
Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)	15,040.50	-1,294.36	-1,577.19	3,862.58	14,373.80	58,702.91
Federal income taxes	10,748.75	-1,169.80	-1,668.11	2,060.49	9,729.24	43,951.48
State and local income taxes	4,283.15	-126.76	81.94	1,792.18	4,633.82	14,740.26
Other taxes	8.60	2.19	8.97	9.90	10.74	11.17

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2025