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Texas: 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	11,392,871	2,168,768	2,230,262	2,269,914	2,324,642	2,399,285
Consumer Unit Characteristics:
Income before taxes	$91,098.56	$13,292.05	$35,057.81	$60,725.80	$103,586.68	$230,157.90
Age of reference person	49.7	55.9	53.1	48.5	44.3	47.0
Average Number in Consumer Unit:
People	2.6	1.8	2.1	2.7	3.1	3.2
Children under 18	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.9	0.9
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.2
Earners	1.4	0.6	0.9	1.4	1.9	2.0
Vehicles	1.8	1.1	1.4	1.7	2.1	2.4
Percent Distribution of Reference Person:
Men	51.3	39.8	46.1	46.1	59.3	63.8
Women	48.7	60.2	53.9	53.9	40.7	36.2
Housing Tenure:
Homeowner	62.7	44.9	49.5	60.5	70.1	86.0
With mortgage	33.4	10.3	18.2	27.6	42.4	65.0
Without mortgage	29.3	34.6	31.4	32.8	27.7	21.0
Renter	37.3	55.1	50.5	39.5	29.9	14.0
Race of Reference Person:
Black or African-American	11.8	15.2	12.0	11.0	8.3	12.8
White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or African-American	88.2	84.8	88.0	89.0	91.7	87.2
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person:
Hispanic or Latino	33.0	37.2	30.9	38.7	35.9	22.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	67.0	62.8	69.1	61.3	64.1	77.2
Education of Reference Person:
Elementary (1-8)	3.4	7.3	4.2	3.6	1.4	0.9
High school (9-12)	30.8	44.7	42.6	36.2	22.3	10.3
College	65.1	45.9	52.4	60.0	75.7	88.7
Never attended and other	0.7	2.0	0.8	0.2	0.6	0.0
At least one vehicle owned or leased	92.4	79.4	92.3	93.1	98.6	97.7
Average annual expenditures	$69,801.69	$34,326.86	$47,646.09	$55,251.74	$76,798.26	$130,053.83
Food	8,572.83	4,702.43	5,438.44	7,374.01	9,332.03	15,675.49
Food at home	4,721.01	2,931.54	3,319.11	4,267.42	5,475.54	7,446.61
Cereals and bakery products	562.72	307.85	384.56	465.53	661.43	972.08
Cereals and cereal products	179.30	86.90	133.23	149.57	212.81	306.69
Bakery products	383.42	220.95	251.33	315.96	448.62	665.39
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,046.53	763.53	729.19	1,015.10	1,163.47	1,532.64
Beef	323.67	225.15	198.84	313.42	406.42	462.10
Pork	193.03	186.35	139.54	181.87	190.18	265.27
Other meats	119.42	74.12	90.74	146.69	122.56	159.89
Poultry	181.96	124.00	104.23	187.12	219.14	268.39
Fish and seafood	143.82	75.88	116.17	109.95	152.40	260.24
Eggs	84.63	78.02	79.67	76.04	72.76	116.74
Dairy products	435.66	272.65	334.58	400.81	470.45	687.42
Fresh milk and cream	134.58	99.39	98.17	115.16	146.39	210.40
Other dairy products	301.08	173.27	236.40	285.65	324.06	477.02
Fruits and vegetables	792.96	535.30	555.73	658.61	947.95	1,240.26
Fresh fruits	322.80	228.23	213.80	279.37	377.81	504.27
Fresh vegetables	289.20	191.27	198.31	242.84	379.06	422.80
Processed fruits	50.63	36.94	25.30	46.63	43.68	99.49
Processed vegetables	63.37	40.33	56.51	50.48	56.76	111.80
Processed fruits and vegetables (new category Q20231)	66.96	38.53	61.82	39.29	90.63	101.91
Other food at home	1,883.14	1,052.20	1,315.06	1,727.37	2,232.24	3,014.21
Sugar and other sweets	165.57	69.44	81.02	174.57	170.64	324.85
Fats and oils	116.24	55.46	69.30	128.27	143.34	179.30
Miscellaneous foods	976.22	564.23	680.94	840.50	1,187.84	1,569.10
Nonalcoholic beverages	566.43	339.85	458.14	535.88	648.01	832.55
Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips	58.68	23.23	25.66	48.14	82.41	108.41
Food away from home	3,851.82	1,770.89	2,119.33	3,106.58	3,856.49	8,228.88
Alcoholic beverages	477.52	141.58	306.55	406.85	504.75	995.98
Housing	23,133.43	14,616.35	17,802.92	19,042.62	24,845.91	38,081.32
Shelter	13,509.71	8,969.94	10,360.62	10,778.53	13,961.02	22,687.21
Owned dwellings	7,458.24	3,200.59	3,970.44	5,361.44	7,672.35	16,325.22
Mortgage interest and charges	2,436.51	493.30	883.05	1,573.95	2,717.59	6,180.74
Property taxes	2,693.54	898.52	1,525.34	2,131.62	2,993.52	5,642.99
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses	2,328.19	1,808.77	1,562.05	1,655.87	1,961.23	4,501.49
Rented dwellings	5,254.70	5,564.48	6,160.73	5,044.66	5,638.79	3,959.05
Other lodging	796.77	204.87	229.45	372.43	649.88	2,402.94
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,847.24	3,317.82	4,042.83	4,770.08	5,350.98	6,562.39
Natural gas	349.77	200.77	293.12	362.53	330.45	543.77
Electricity	2,077.82	1,600.11	1,803.99	2,085.94	2,203.42	2,634.80
Fuel oil and other fuels	30.96	27.24	17.49	44.32	33.39	31.86
Telephone services	1,532.32	930.55	1,280.25	1,463.79	1,891.08	2,027.81
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	71.62	70.56	76.49	84.33	62.99	64.37
Cellular phone service	1,460.70	859.99	1,203.76	1,379.46	1,828.09	1,963.44
Water and other public services	856.37	559.16	647.98	813.50	892.64	1,324.15
Household operations	1,747.52	891.49	1,342.24	1,213.91	1,951.78	3,214.49
Personal services	328.06	97.43	129.98	107.58	547.11	716.99
Other household expenses	1,419.47	794.05	1,212.26	1,106.33	1,404.66	2,497.50
Housekeeping supplies	749.06	471.38	578.22	565.64	754.64	1,356.67
Laundry and cleaning supplies	84.66	66.72	65.01	103.20	90.05	96.63
Laundry and cleaning products (new UCC Q20231)	90.89	88.25	85.50	71.47	82.04	127.30
Other household products	482.15	280.41	387.98	319.03	511.75	897.69
Postage and stationery	91.36	36.01	39.72	71.94	70.81	235.05
Household furnishings and equipment	2,279.89	965.72	1,479.01	1,714.46	2,827.50	4,260.57
Household textiles	141.84	153.65	84.03	102.59	77.35	294.30
Furniture	674.63	209.29	404.20	511.48	969.99	1,214.82
Floor coverings	14.32	3.73	6.06	6.25	12.43	41.04
Major appliances	396.10	169.51	282.63	354.67	490.22	654.62
Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares	161.76	151.70	81.25	76.80	216.75	274.49
Miscellaneous household equipment	891.24	277.84	620.84	662.66	1,060.75	1,781.30
Apparel and services	1,666.61	799.58	843.17	1,456.17	1,568.40	3,589.01
Men and boys	426.80	239.06	162.58	393.34	279.60	1,046.86
Men, 16 and over	299.50	168.95	120.11	336.04	226.42	635.42
Boys, 2 to 15	127.30	70.11	42.46	57.31	53.18	411.43
Women and girls	493.01	216.69	298.98	504.80	699.50	716.58
Women, 16 and over	393.54	196.33	263.46	381.47	559.57	545.88
Girls, 2 to 15	99.47	20.36	35.52	123.33	139.92	170.70
Children under 2	90.43	60.28	12.86	96.09	76.64	203.03
Footwear	449.08	196.68	256.28	349.81	283.24	1,149.24
Other apparel products and services	207.28	86.88	112.47	112.12	229.43	473.30
Transportation	13,384.22	7,371.34	6,681.21	11,856.54	15,439.68	24,509.24
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	5,735.84	3,361.59	1,410.35	4,509.38	6,386.81	12,432.40
Cars and trucks, new	2,969.21	566.19	0.00	2,669.91	3,109.68	8,048.47
Cars and trucks, used	2,677.60	2,506.27	1,410.35	1,831.59	3,118.22	4,383.93
Other vehicles	89.03	289.13	0.00	7.89	158.91	0.00
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	6.94	3.32	6.97	6.06	14.27	3.91
Gasoline and other fuels (new category Q20231)	3,070.47	1,870.14	2,376.82	3,181.51	3,573.22	4,208.10
Other vehicle expenses	3,965.74	1,924.64	2,662.17	3,726.83	4,806.71	6,438.94
Vehicle finance charges	445.92	231.97	246.89	354.64	511.38	847.26
Maintenance and repairs	1,025.77	498.50	666.64	1,143.13	1,144.74	1,615.16
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	529.59	216.81	283.86	326.93	787.59	982.48
Vehicle insurance	1,964.46	977.38	1,464.78	1,902.13	2,362.99	2,994.03
Public and other transportation	605.22	211.65	224.90	432.75	658.67	1,425.90
Healthcare	5,265.33	2,826.92	4,193.69	4,263.58	6,049.91	8,654.78
Health insurance	3,608.70	1,823.24	2,933.40	2,997.19	4,196.75	5,859.14
Medical services	980.98	468.49	678.33	714.95	1,087.51	1,874.03
Drugs	488.01	402.63	413.11	460.30	455.03	698.90
Medical supplies	187.64	132.56	168.85	91.14	310.62	222.72
Entertainment	3,184.01	1,126.39	1,863.97	1,800.12	3,122.12	7,739.04
Fees and admissions	855.29	130.10	343.44	354.10	750.29	2,613.12
Audio and visual equipment and services	972.21	541.59	718.20	638.60	994.95	1,920.23
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	766.29	407.18	507.18	483.33	895.64	1,497.31
Pets	610.06	308.19	445.02	391.48	721.18	1,150.26
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	156.23	98.99	62.16	91.85	174.46	347.04
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	590.22	47.53	295.15	324.10	481.24	1,708.39
Personal care products and services	884.48	406.04	526.50	832.16	1,285.69	1,307.99
Reading	91.11	25.25	57.30	41.86	137.97	185.82
Education	872.71	236.31	195.12	647.03	903.44	2,266.61
Tobacco products and smoking supplies	335.46	415.68	444.95	367.96	209.09	252.77
Miscellaneous	932.69	495.08	387.80	786.28	866.29	2,061.72
Cash contributions	2,979.97	537.80	6,569.46	1,184.82	2,213.17	4,292.18
Personal insurance and pensions	8,021.33	626.10	2,335.01	5,191.73	10,319.79	20,441.85
Life and other personal insurance	365.43	130.44	204.12	334.77	415.73	708.04
Pensions and Social Security	7,655.91	495.66	2,130.89	4,856.96	9,904.06	19,733.81
Sources of Income:
Income before taxes	91,098.56	13,292.05	35,057.81	60,725.80	103,586.68	230,157.90
Wages and salaries	73,571.01	4,406.61	20,287.18	48,954.87	89,725.65	193,257.21
Self-employment income	7,177.10	481.73	1,522.69	1,818.81	6,991.08	23,734.85
Social Security, private and government retirement	7,521.08	6,737.68	12,389.20	7,978.57	4,497.94	6,200.31
Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property income	1,654.05	44.54	124.20	528.54	1,529.23	5,716.77
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	394.94	1,054.96	351.10	393.63	204.27	25.09
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for support	559.46	236.37	226.49	717.09	423.31	1,143.79
Other income	220.92	330.16	156.96	334.30	215.20	79.89
Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)	7,794.35	-1,869.49	-1,704.91	100.13	6,111.61	34,269.51
Federal income taxes	7,768.64	-1,874.93	-1,711.43	68.14	6,091.63	34,208.03
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Other taxes	25.71	5.43	6.51	32.00	19.98	61.48
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Last Modified Date: April 25, 2025