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California: Quintiles of income before taxes, 2020-2021 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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	14,366,138	2,782,524	2,801,158	3,084,822	2,867,774	2,829,860
Consumer Unit Characteristics:
Income before taxes	$100,197.04	$15,019.64	$41,681.44	$71,451.16	$115,685.55	$257,511.48
Age of reference person	51.4	57.0	53.9	48.3	49.6	48.5
Average Number in Consumer Unit:
People	2.7	1.9	2.6	2.8	3.1	3.2
Children under 18	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.8
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.3
Earners	1.5	0.5	1.1	1.5	2.0	2.1
Vehicles	1.9	1.1	1.6	1.8	2.4	2.5
Percent Distribution:
Reference Person:
Men	48.6	39.7	40.7	50.7	57.2	54.4
Women	51.4	60.3	59.3	49.3	42.8	45.6
Housing tenure:
Homeowner	54.8	37.2	45.8	48.0	66.0	77.1
With mortgage	35.4	12.0	20.3	33.0	49.5	61.5
Without mortgage	19.4	25.3	25.4	15.0	16.5	15.6
Renter	45.2	62.8	54.2	52.0	34.0	22.9
Race of Reference Person:
Black or African-American	4.9	5.8	5.1	7.1	3.3	3.2
White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or African-American	95.1	94.2	94.9	92.9	96.7	96.8
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person:
Hispanic or Latino	30.6	30.1	33.4	37.9	29.4	21.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	69.4	69.9	66.6	62.1	70.6	78.7
Education of Reference Person:
Elementary (1-8)	4.0	7.3	6.5	3.6	2.8	0.0
High school (9-12)	24.0	32.9	29.3	26.9	22.5	8.6
College	71.3	58.4	63.4	68.6	74.4	91.4
Never attended and other	0.7	1.5	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.0
At least one vehicle owned or leased	92.1	77.6	93.1	94.9	97.3	96.8

Average annual expenditures	$72,468.43	$35,374.00	$48,278.07	$62,911.54	$85,018.79	$131,101.37
Food	9,097.22	5,167.38	6,494.89	8,852.97	10,797.21	14,298.10
Food at home	6,003.04	3,761.92	4,596.61	5,945.42	6,796.99	9,000.65
Cereals and bakery products	716.35	466.71	557.20	739.09	785.21	1,043.85
Cereals and cereal products	240.58	160.02	174.39	237.80	273.39	362.72
Bakery products	475.77	306.69	382.81	501.30	511.82	681.12
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,385.42	780.01	999.56	1,447.07	1,555.56	2,168.98
Beef	365.81	216.75	256.12	390.27	406.81	566.91
Pork	257.00	123.00	177.60	322.61	276.14	387.87
Other meats	166.52	73.22	100.94	170.35	210.86	280.22
Poultry	258.52	153.85	188.89	255.44	299.73	399.03
Fish and seafood	241.81	139.57	197.96	223.53	260.71	391.29
Eggs	95.77	73.61	78.05	84.88	101.31	143.67
Dairy products	568.16	380.84	470.22	546.11	603.29	849.72
Fresh milk and cream	194.87	138.33	180.72	177.34	193.71	286.81
Other dairy products	373.29	242.51	289.50	368.77	409.59	562.90
Fruits and vegetables	1,254.88	773.66	1,033.91	1,236.10	1,422.77	1,813.92
Fresh fruits	482.15	287.39	392.87	465.04	526.22	745.40
Fresh vegetables	434.67	249.90	370.83	435.51	522.51	589.66
Processed fruits	140.02	95.46	113.58	149.07	166.01	175.37
Processed vegetables	198.04	140.91	156.63	186.48	208.02	303.49
Other food at home	2,078.24	1,360.70	1,535.73	1,977.05	2,430.15	3,124.18
Sugar and other sweets	160.26	146.51	126.67	132.38	190.00	209.80
Fats and oils	143.99	98.08	120.63	141.79	160.38	200.00
Miscellaneous foods	1,156.90	689.37	795.01	1,128.48	1,357.47	1,841.61
Nonalcoholic beverages	553.77	411.01	458.71	512.10	639.65	752.81
Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips	63.32	15.73	34.72	62.29	82.65	119.96
Food away from home	3,094.18	1,405.46	1,898.28	2,907.55	4,000.22	5,297.45

Alcoholic beverages	675.49	187.09	309.33	572.39	731.19	1,626.15

Housing	28,247.14	16,644.20	20,461.36	25,898.30	30,569.91	47,686.23
Shelter	18,389.48	11,184.90	13,620.15	16,954.80	19,889.55	30,238.25
Owned dwellings	9,138.59	2,935.82	4,707.97	6,022.63	11,296.67	20,833.00
Mortgage interest and charges	4,046.47	944.20	1,391.35	2,742.19	5,038.13	10,141.86
Property taxes	2,835.52	1,059.31	1,600.11	1,878.53	3,305.27	6,372.07
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses	2,256.60	932.31	1,716.50	1,401.90	2,953.27	4,319.07
Rented dwellings	8,444.68	7,971.14	8,604.71	10,316.59	7,724.08	7,441.58
Other lodging	806.21	277.94	307.47	615.59	868.80	1,963.68
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,329.22	2,717.04	3,630.55	4,158.48	5,019.38	6,092.73
Natural gas	432.49	308.85	400.76	407.00	452.96	592.52
Electricity	1,435.25	1,004.22	1,267.15	1,347.67	1,643.63	1,909.75
Fuel oil and other fuels	51.54	19.50	63.99	38.47	55.28	81.17
Telephone services	1,473.73	873.86	1,178.25	1,552.46	1,702.91	2,037.96
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	149.50	156.51	138.11	131.46	172.10	150.63
Cellular phone service	1,324.23	717.35	1,040.14	1,421.00	1,530.81	1,887.34
Water and other public services	936.21	510.61	720.39	812.87	1,164.61	1,471.33
Household operations	1,804.14	969.04	1,076.25	1,290.56	1,794.74	3,914.41
Personal services	413.80	77.33	60.44	162.15	425.19	1,357.19
Other household expenses	1,390.35	891.71	1,015.81	1,128.42	1,369.55	2,557.22
Housekeeping supplies	917.94	582.43	601.14	1,004.97	909.36	1,531.32
Laundry and cleaning supplies	209.38	174.55	146.38	208.11	229.09	296.35
Other household products	574.50	323.47	376.67	653.53	527.65	1,017.85
Postage and stationery	134.06	84.40	78.09	143.32	152.61	217.12
Household furnishings and equipment	2,806.37	1,190.79	1,533.27	2,489.49	2,956.89	5,909.52
Household textiles	134.99	63.49	79.69	239.73	109.41	180.27
Furniture	692.99	216.14	342.95	676.83	653.84	1,565.62
Floor coverings	36.27	13.75	9.83	25.84	33.72	98.56
Major appliances	397.33	282.19	208.64	307.34	401.47	791.43
Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares	179.57	114.11	127.56	167.91	229.39	257.42
Miscellaneous household equipment	1,365.21	501.12	764.61	1,071.83	1,529.06	3,016.22

Apparel and services	1,750.95	845.17	1,289.38	2,113.02	1,829.28	2,678.98
Men and boys	427.00	137.08	238.74	656.51	431.37	672.67
Men, 16 and over	331.80	113.21	160.02	472.68	360.87	557.80
Boys, 2 to 15	95.20	23.87	78.72	183.83	70.50	114.87
Women and girls	650.45	376.55	475.32	631.30	706.45	1,079.88
Women, 16 and over	563.02	316.97	390.92	548.11	640.74	933.39
Girls, 2 to 15	87.43	59.59	84.40	83.19	65.70	146.49
Children under 2	44.56	3.68	27.43	42.70	81.45	64.84
Footwear	370.49	178.09	312.93	509.29	386.14	457.19
Other apparel products and services	258.44	149.77	234.95	273.21	223.88	404.40

Transportation	10,640.28	4,647.99	7,525.18	8,510.93	15,394.35	17,130.14
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	4,238.77	1,205.49	2,646.23	1,923.99	8,005.36	7,503.95
Cars and trucks, new	2,239.45	96.28	1,207.24	799.15	4,768.90	4,375.24
Cars and trucks, used	1,969.03	1,109.21	1,438.99	1,124.84	3,109.53	3,103.61
Other vehicles	30.28	0.00	0.00	0.00	126.93	25.10
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	2,290.49	1,374.84	1,906.60	2,464.93	2,819.10	2,844.98
Other vehicle expenses	3,725.87	1,986.38	2,764.71	3,797.04	4,202.83	5,837.78
Vehicle finance charges	226.94	66.97	160.64	245.03	307.86	348.11
Maintenance and repairs	974.87	557.36	839.15	969.99	1,186.80	1,321.36
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	811.31	455.93	358.96	816.78	655.33	1,760.60
Vehicle insurance	1,712.75	906.12	1,405.97	1,765.24	2,052.84	2,407.71
Public and other transportation	385.16	81.29	207.64	324.98	367.06	943.42

Healthcare	5,154.83	2,622.33	4,196.93	4,624.01	6,097.86	8,227.13
Health insurance	3,631.12	1,889.41	2,902.87	3,365.90	4,367.37	5,607.57
Medical services	927.49	343.32	791.91	762.87	1,050.17	1,691.20
Drugs	433.88	276.96	373.23	352.57	514.44	662.41
Medical supplies	162.34	112.65	128.92	142.67	165.88	265.95

Entertainment	3,322.72	1,650.62	2,054.51	2,460.66	4,006.50	6,488.37
Fees and admissions	582.23	198.55	157.04	322.79	703.67	1,540.18
Audio and visual equipment and services	1,041.08	649.51	822.77	1,004.94	1,134.33	1,586.82
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	1,071.13	688.57	876.86	764.34	1,249.71	1,806.26
Pets	874.83	586.86	700.03	595.43	1,035.85	1,487.74
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	196.29	101.72	176.83	168.91	213.86	318.52
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	628.28	113.99	197.84	368.59	918.78	1,555.11

Personal care products and services	822.72	464.33	536.43	783.11	1,080.94	1,253.03

Reading	105.02	72.11	76.97	78.91	120.57	180.23

Education	1,160.65	750.75	411.99	723.71	843.45	3,103.12

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	216.03	286.07	242.52	183.97	251.55	120.55

Miscellaneous	963.20	625.87	824.12	792.30	971.68	1,626.06

Cash contributions	1,848.23	640.79	966.52	1,296.03	1,745.77	4,614.01

Personal insurance and pensions	8,463.95	769.29	2,887.94	6,021.22	10,578.52	22,069.27
Life and other personal insurance	392.21	102.66	213.67	325.82	518.95	797.59
Pensions and Social Security	8,071.74	666.63	2,674.27	5,695.40	10,059.57	21,271.68

Sources of Income:
Income before taxes	100,197.04	15,019.64	41,681.44	71,451.16	115,685.55	257,511.48
Wages and salaries	79,196.99	5,403.34	26,324.69	56,075.17	93,290.51	215,014.99
Self-employment income	7,817.08	834.00	1,957.97	3,395.31	6,702.98	26,432.21
Social Security, private and government retirement	8,752.79	6,141.23	10,001.19	8,681.24	11,480.53	7,398.64
Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property	2,553.69	322.63	948.49	1,425.11	2,822.03	7,294.67
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income,	592.33	1,405.49	827.25	324.57	284.81	163.77
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans'	1,022.19	597.25	1,315.57	1,339.90	928.16	898.55
Other income	261.97	315.71	306.28	209.87	176.54	308.64
Personal taxes	16,467.94	423.34	1,911.44	7,365.65	14,928.15	58,135.81
Federal income taxes	10,348.58	-1,253.09	-764.18	3,575.32	9,012.79	41,493.42
Stimulus payment	2,198.23	1,756.40	2,480.20	2,504.33	2,847.50	1,361.90
State and local income taxes	3,902.83	-86.33	181.26	1,267.59	3,044.66	15,251.39
Other taxes	18.31	6.36	14.16	18.40	23.20	29.10

Last Modified Date: June 20, 2023