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California: Quintiles of income before taxes, 2019-2020

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 (in thousands)	14,248,388	2,735,227	2,774,747	2,943,249	2,945,121	2,850,043

Consumer Unit Characteristics
Income before taxes	$99,022.50	$13,584.06	$39,369.10	$68,070.28	$112,527.22	$257,105.69

Age of reference person	51.7	60.0	52.3	48.8	49.1	48.9
Average Number in Consumer Unit
People	2.7	1.8	2.7	2.8	3.0	3.3
Children under 18	0.6	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.8
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.3
Earners	1.5	0.5	1.1	1.6	1.9	2.1
Vehicles	1.9	1.0	1.6	1.8	2.3	2.6

Percent Distribution
Reference Person
Men	48.0	36.1	40.6	52.1	54.5	55.7
Women	52.0	63.9	59.4	47.9	45.5	44.3
Homeowner	55.4	41.4	43.5	48.4	63.1	79.5
With mortgage	34.6	16.0	19.7	27.9	47.4	60.8
Without mortgage	20.7	25.4	23.8	20.6	15.7	18.6
Renter	44.7	58.6	56.5	51.6	36.9	20.5
Race of Reference Person
Black or African-American	4.9	8.2	5.1	6.1	3.1	2.2
White, Asian, and all other races	95.1	91.8	94.9	93.9	96.9	97.8
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person
Hispanic or Latino	30.1	29.3	38.3	34.0	29.1	19.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	70.0	70.7	61.7	66.1	70.9	80.3
Education of Reference Person
Elementary (1-8)	4.4	6.6	8.7	3.6	2.8	0.7
High school (9-12)	23.3	33.7	31.1	25.2	17.0	10.2
College	71.6	58.7	59.4	70.3	79.9	88.8
Never attended and other	0.7	1.1	0.8	1.0	0.3	0.4
At least one vehicle owned or leased	91.2	74.2	92.2	94.2	97.3	96.9

Average annual expenditures	$70,830.25	$32,900.86	$47,336.72	$59,302.43	$82,786.72	$129,505.63
Food	9,102.13	4,736.42	6,952.52	8,559.11	10,895.85	13,922.05
Food at home	5,505.66	3,349.87	4,395.59	5,314.51	6,427.93	7,817.13
Cereals and bakery products	665.26	453.28	553.73	637.70	724.64	937.90
Cereals and cereal products	232.77	159.52	185.12	215.23	263.97	334.32
Bakery products	432.49	293.75	368.60	422.47	460.68	603.58
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,191.67	674.22	915.48	1,272.08	1,326.46	1,709.34
Beef	320.17	205.56	244.90	335.36	346.59	456.64
Pork	214.07	106.07	179.41	266.07	240.95	259.69
Other meats	134.06	54.28	97.57	158.01	146.40	203.48
Poultry	235.64	123.45	179.49	245.62	274.40	341.93
Fish and seafood	192.31	104.13	133.11	177.96	213.96	326.04
Eggs	95.42	80.73	81.01	89.05	104.16	121.56
Dairy products	543.03	349.08	451.58	515.07	622.14	757.66
Fresh milk and cream	178.91	138.77	165.61	170.76	191.21	224.18
Other dairy products	364.12	210.31	285.96	344.31	430.93	533.49
Fruits and vegetables	1,152.66	718.21	942.85	1,093.01	1,337.73	1,627.21
Fresh fruits	444.87	270.33	360.87	433.98	474.39	668.44
Fresh vegetables	414.38	250.69	339.53	373.72	522.24	568.19
Processed fruits	127.68	79.62	111.74	118.43	151.59	171.55
Processed vegetables	165.72	117.56	130.71	166.88	189.51	219.03
Other food at home	1,953.04	1,155.09	1,531.95	1,796.66	2,416.95	2,785.02
Sugar and other sweets	161.58	100.50	132.44	147.89	228.78	189.99
Fats and oils	140.35	85.30	119.66	137.29	169.39	183.22
Miscellaneous foods	1,064.26	595.13	813.32	977.56	1,246.64	1,646.27
Nonalcoholic beverages	523.53	354.15	422.98	481.82	681.01	658.57
Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips	63.32	20.02	43.55	52.10	91.14	106.98
Food away from home	3,596.47	1,386.55	2,556.93	3,244.59	4,467.93	6,104.92

Alcoholic beverages	666.20	296.46	336.53	481.67	706.06	1,506.46

Housing	26,794.32	15,739.70	19,368.29	23,413.15	30,395.24	44,436.06
Shelter	17,656.84	10,602.53	13,099.07	15,761.65	20,115.65	28,280.65
Owned dwellings	8,664.45	3,654.40	3,981.85	5,227.58	10,708.87	19,468.21
Mortgage interest and charges	4,014.70	1,346.14	1,519.76	2,364.04	5,136.05	9,550.65
Property taxes	2,743.47	1,177.97	1,393.09	1,804.35	3,184.86	6,074.32
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses	1,906.28	1,130.29	1,068.99	1,059.19	2,387.97	3,843.24
Rented dwellings	8,220.06	6,777.39	8,689.17	10,086.82	8,541.14	6,888.28
Other lodging	772.33	170.73	428.05	447.24	865.64	1,924.16
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,112.27	2,646.87	3,371.38	3,877.56	4,765.39	5,807.45
Natural gas	414.57	298.00	354.28	399.22	439.08	575.67
Electricity	1,301.79	947.53	1,103.11	1,226.42	1,478.66	1,730.29
Fuel oil and other fuels	48.31	29.07	32.41	38.10	50.71	90.32
Telephone services	1,500.92	847.64	1,240.40	1,500.11	1,756.42	2,118.35
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	167.94	196.85	162.38	145.59	168.04	168.58
Cellular phone service	1,332.98	650.79	1,078.01	1,354.52	1,588.38	1,949.77
Water and other public services	846.67	524.62	641.18	713.71	1,040.53	1,292.81
Household operations	1,832.10	983.54	1,054.14	1,228.11	1,904.93	3,951.76
Personal Services	456.58	72.81	65.48	196.94	521.13	1,407.10
Other household expenses	1,375.51	910.74	988.66	1,031.17	1,383.80	2,544.66
Housekeeping supplies	823.07	541.97	529.05	773.85	837.55	1,425.32
Laundry and cleaning supplies	202.81	159.62	146.42	160.85	212.10	337.94
Other household products	473.03	258.33	298.68	479.83	477.86	836.21
Postage and stationery	147.23	124.02	83.95	133.17	147.59	251.17
Household furnishings and equipment	2,370.04	964.79	1,314.66	1,771.99	2,771.72	4,970.87
Household textiles	149.28	89.22	78.79	104.17	197.80	276.24
Furniture	528.41	163.06	316.20	480.70	535.16	1,127.94
Floor coverings	26.66	13.36	14.99	16.22	23.11	65.26
Major appliances	335.76	160.36	201.38	240.41	398.31	668.13
Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares	138.51	85.71	115.95	128.57	146.99	211.41
Miscellaneous household equipment	1,191.41	453.08	587.35	801.92	1,470.35	2,621.90

Apparel and services	1,738.69	907.55	1,348.41	1,711.22	1,757.22	2,897.63
Men and boys	444.51	197.70	311.65	363.40	476.13	862.34
Men, 16 and over	342.57	135.46	206.19	256.13	390.04	714.83
Boys, 2 to 15	101.94	62.24	105.45	107.27	86.09	147.51
Women and girls	620.74	278.11	453.75	678.82	603.67	1,054.63
Women, 16 and over	521.81	243.22	395.55	540.38	541.49	859.78
Girls, 2 to 15	98.93	34.89	58.20	138.44	62.18	194.85
Children under 2	68.30	34.89	58.20	138.44	62.18	194.85
Footwear	383.90	288.88	356.32	416.39	411.26	431.55
Other apparel products and services	221.24	124.73	181.61	178.92	188.78	427.59

Transportation	10,499.82	4,075.62	7,737.69	8,888.38	13,603.98	17,812.85
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	3,958.41	977.26	2,871.65	2,551.99	5,898.28	7,325.35
Cars and trucks, new	2,011.74	219.83	1,555.34	1,117.65	3,305.01	3,762.71
Cars and trucks, used	1,910.48	757.43	1,316.32	1,383.92	2,593.27	3,433.77
Other vehicles	36.19	a/	a/	50.42	a/	128.88
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	2,298.24	1,260.79	1,938.13	2,381.49	2,917.69	2,918.40
Other vehicle expenses	3,576.91	1,686.61	2,602.07	3,537.33	4,000.82	5,946.23
Vehicle finance charges	217.17	57.27	148.52	212.48	322.79	333.17
Maintenance and repairs	905.79	471.23	741.40	863.03	974.45	1,459.35
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	822.56	362.73	379.71	827.82	724.21	1,791.19
Vehicle insurance	1,631.39	795.38	1,332.44	1,634.00	1,979.37	2,362.51
Public and other transportation	666.26	150.97	325.84	417.57	787.18	1,622.87

Healthcare	4,909.43	2,826.39	3,943.16	4,349.27	5,667.19	7,638.21
Health insurance	3,527.38	2,028.99	2,831.20	3,229.39	4,126.94	5,331.36
Medical services	816.27	412.04	643.10	600.04	883.75	1,526.39
Drugs	417.53	240.48	350.16	374.98	540.19	563.21
Medical supplies	148.25	144.87	118.69	144.86	116.31	217.24

Entertainment	3,134.81	1,409.45	1,817.43	2,311.20	3,611.15	6,436.30
Fees and admissions	790.26	218.56	273.94	372.06	1,032.38	2,031.39
Audio and visual equipment and services	1,038.28	586.92	799.75	934.27	1,170.70	1,617.39
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	933.51	506.85	600.01	673.74	1,011.35	1,856.30
Pets	780.34	424.25	527.07	579.90	836.94	1,518.05
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	153.17	82.60	72.94	93.84	174.41	338.24
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	372.76	97.13	143.74	331.12	396.72	877.23

Personal care products and services	813.00	454.37	574.25	732.20	1,020.66	1,257.06

Reading	89.22	87.58	61.41	71.48	81.47	148.95

Education	1,258.95	522.49	476.09	589.63	942.59	3,744.13

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	185.66	234.16	193.49	169.96	194.51	144.60

Miscellaneous	966.4	491.21	829.77	1,098.21	913.38	1,468.97

Cash contributions	2,434.96	530.17	998.97	1,131.44	2,466.78	6,974.35

Personal insurance and pensions	8,236.65	589.29	2,698.73	5,795.51	10,530.65	21,118.02
Life and other personal insurance	468.08	114.68	191.49	324.06	641.99	1,045.53
Pensions and Social Security	7,768.58	474.61	2,507.24	5,471.44	9,888.66	20,072.49

Sources of Income and Personal Taxes
Money income before taxes	99,022.50	13,584.06	39,369.10	68,070.28	112,527.22	257,105.69
Wages and salaries	78,469.01	4,563.82	25,124.10	53,601.42	90,370.24	214,715.11
Self-employment income	7,124.43	355.27	1,818.88	3,127.08	6,573.21	23,483.96
Social Security, private and government retirement	8,898.15	6,813.85	9,524.23	8,549.36	11,135.25	8,337.42
Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income	3,032.18	145.15	1,166.65	1,443.08	3,337.24	8,944.99
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	522.65	1,118.85	776.21	338.02	303.58	120.66
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for support	609.08	245.18	624.44	697.69	600.57	860.65
Other income	367.00	341.95	334.60	313.61	207.14	642.899
Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)	16,571.84	158.78	2,815.42	7,289.49	13,720.83	58,248.74
Federal income taxes	11,557.86	-566.48	1,049.21	4,916.73	9,611.04	42,294.88
Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)	889.95	787.91	1,081.04	918.19	1,051.37	605.88
State and local income taxes	4,116.55	-63.38	680.24	1,450.45	3,057.38	15,321.44
Other taxes	7.48	0.73	4.93	4.12	1.04	26.53

*a/: Value is too small to display.

Last Modified Date: June 30, 2022