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New York: Quintiles of income before taxes, 2017-2018

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	7,894,076	1,583,666	1,439,455	1,503,107	1,622,076	1,745,772

Consumer Unit Characteristics
Income before taxes	$84,183.48	$10,279.48	$28,837.82	$55,417.11	$93,635.72	$212,844.91

Age of reference person	51.6	52.7	58.5	50.5	49.7	47.5
Average Number in Consumer Unit
People	2.4	1.5	2.0	2.6	3.0	2.9
Children under 18	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.6
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.2
Earners	1.4	0.4	0.7	1.5	1.9	2.1
Vehicles	1.2	0.4	1.0	1.2	1.6	1.9

Percent Distribution
Reference Person
Men	47.2	31.2	39.6	48.4	51.6	62.6
Women	52.8	68.8	60.4	51.6	48.4	37.4
Homeowner	51.1	21.2	42.9	50.5	63.9	73.8
With mortgage	28.2	4.7	11.8	23.4	40.0	56.3
Without mortgage	22.9	16.5	31.1	27.1	23.9	17.5
Renter	48.9	78.8	57.1	49.5	36.1	26.2
Race of Reference Person
Black or African-American	16.2	21.2	23.9	17.1	12.8	7.5
White, Asian, and all other races	83.8	78.8	76.1	82.9	87.2	92.5
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person
Hispanic or Latino	17.3	24.0	20.1	17.1	18.1	8.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	82.8	76.0	79.9	82.9	81.9	91.9
Education of Reference Person
Elementary (1-8)	3.9	6.7	4.4	5.4	3.5	0.2
High school (9-12)	28.2	45.7	37.5	27.0	24.9	8.8
College	67.1	45.8	57.9	66.4	71.2	90.9
Never attended and other	0.8	1.8	0.3	1.1	0.5	0.2
At least one vehicle owned or leased	66.9	30.9	65.2	71.4	80.9	84.1

Average annual expenditures	$62,988.25	$25,074.61	$39,073.33	$50,796.99	$68,295.22	$124,700.98
Food	8,240.33	4,850.30	6,131.82	7,103.11	10,039.13	13,222.48
Food at home	4,672.10	3,073.36	4,223.87	4,090.93	5,752.97	6,287.95
Cereals and bakery products	618.10	405.03	571.75	572.89	814.55	724.54
Cereals and cereal products	196.27	136.12	205.04	162.54	225.45	255.21
Bakery products	421.83	268.91	366.71	410.35	589.10	469.33
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,076.22	785.43	967.84	930.28	1,365.48	1,351.79
Beef	240.72	164.84	206.15	223.22	308.32	303.18
Pork	155.15	97.05	175.45	144.60	172.09	184.07
Other meats	152.74	121.31	129.78	163.54	195.08	151.15
Poultry	233.02	205.52	168.06	205.61	260.11	337.46
Fish and seafood	233.10	160.90	236.56	141.99	353.89	281.47
Eggs	61.49	35.82	51.84	51.31	75.98	94.46
Dairy products	478.73	329.19	418.29	390.61	626.41	642.74
Fresh milk and cream	155.29	107.34	144.11	120.28	206.55	202.63
Other dairy products	323.45	221.85	274.19	270.33	419.86	440.11
Fruits and vegetables	974.51	599.65	904.45	902.11	1,179.27	1,290.80
Fresh fruits	367.51	226.68	320.47	332.51	450.47	512.68
Fresh vegetables	354.08	208.50	299.44	322.63	422.26	523.96
Processed fruits	119.59	67.82	137.11	106.53	161.94	121.32
Processed vegetables	133.33	96.64	147.43	140.44	144.59	132.84
Other food at home	1,524.53	954.07	1,361.54	1,295.04	1,767.27	2,278.09
Sugar and other sweets	153.27	128.00	153.04	131.88	149.13	208.74
Fats and oils	125.92	87.08	145.81	108.53	143.95	143.50
Miscellaneous foods	815.57	456.81	700.82	654.63	938.92	1,360.67
Nonalcoholic beverages	378.22	272.75	336.90	349.91	467.33	467.50
Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips	51.55	9.43	24.98	50.08	67.95	97.68
Food away from home	3,568.23	1,776.94	1,907.95	3,012.18	4,286.16	6,934.53

Alcoholic beverages	596.57	308.92	219.94	434.84	719.89	1,347.15

Housing	23,769.11	11,343.49	16,602.06	20,806.15	25,341.95	42,199.27
Shelter	15,868.65	8,033.76	11,112.63	14,293.30	15,857.49	28,264.29
Owned dwellings	8,035.49	1,803.60	3,936.90	6,304.06	8,641.14	17,996.20
Mortgage interest and charges	2,810.39	300.87	720.20	1,605.83	3,284.28	7,407.16
Property taxes	3,803.79	1,184.29	2,280.35	3,160.63	3,937.36	7,865.84
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses	1,421.31	318.44	936.35	1,537.61	1,419.50	2,723.20
Rented dwellings	6,958.15	5,973.96	6,649.83	7,423.01	6,475.44	8,153.45
Other lodging	875.00	256.20	525.90	566.23	740.90	2,114.64
Utilities, fuels, and public services	3,745.39	1,735.63	2,969.48	3,529.92	4,342.47	5,839.05
Natural gas	596.47	302.41	491.95	591.36	720.96	838.11
Electricity	1,253.81	680.42	1,070.44	1,219.92	1,321.85	1,891.13
Fuel oil and other fuels	246.01	101.23	171.54	200.01	233.75	489.74
Telephone services	1,357.15	550.05	1,025.08	1,270.24	1,708.42	2,111.58
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	298.86	198.29	342.90	306.50	294.19	351.52
Cellular phone service	1,058.30	351.76	682.18	963.74	1,414.24	1,760.05
Water and other public services	291.95	101.52	210.47	248.39	357.49	508.50
Household operations	1,653.95	516.59	895.37	945.94	1,322.17	4,237.66
Personal Services	666.95	72.42	142.94	105.56	347.88	2,418.14
Other household expenses	987.00	444.17	752.43	840.38	974.29	1,819.51
Housekeeping supplies	663.22	397.72	443.68	541.39	942.92	1,020.10
Laundry and cleaning supplies	163.80	132.59	119.09	134.23	247.15	191.60
Other household products	356.22	205.62	217.37	265.41	459.76	660.02
Postage and stationery	143.19	59.51	107.22	141.75	236.01	168.48
Household furnishings and equipment	1,837.91	659.79	1,180.90	1,495.59	2,876.90	2,838.17
Household textiles	101.34	116.59	73.87	59.28	151.54	113.20
Furniture	457.42	123.39	479.98	295.94	434.48	902.18
Floor coverings	24.39	2.62	11.00	24.37	21.75	57.66
Major appliances	241.00	87.18	135.30	214.04	304.97	432.06
Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares	118.58	48.32	91.44	151.71	130.83	161.12
Miscellaneous household equipment	895.17	281.69	389.31	750.26	1,833.32	1,171.93

Apparel and services	2,297.46	1,336.41	1,775.46	2,122.81	2,256.04	3,923.83
Men and boys	528.23	300.97	338.74	580.87	396.96	993.14
Men, 16 and over	411.31	171.82	263.83	466.50	312.31	806.06
Boys, 2 to 15	116.91	129.15	74.91	114.37	84.65	187.08
Women and girls	896.21	429.03	903.93	757.68	1,000.72	1,395.22
Women, 16 and over	785.64	344.34	870.98	620.24	918.75	1,177.18
Girls, 2 to 15	110.57	84.68	32.94	137.44	81.97	218.03
Children under 2	109.87	63.06	75.82	112.47	172.05	125.10
Footwear	416.36	340.66	294.39	405.39	441.23	614.89
Other apparel products and services	346.78	202.69	162.58	266.40	245.08	795.48

Transportation	7,921.08	2,381.35	4,542.18	6,791.33	9,544.29	15,287.45
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	2,150.62	671.17	1,285.25	1,352.94	2,572.14	4,501.36
Cars and trucks, new	1,262.90	271.35	324.89	871.62	1,522.88	3,031.14
Cars and trucks, used	874.11	337.52	960.36	481.32	1,043.86	1,470.22
Other vehicles	13.61	62.30	a/	a/	5.40	a/
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	1,480.03	466.94	966.61	1,433.67	1,972.03	2,405.18
Other vehicle expenses	2,782.58	666.84	1,431.75	2,790.52	3,460.02	5,235.43
Vehicle finance charges	118.68	10.20	70.31	110.33	166.41	219.84
Maintenance and repairs	666.51	254.45	412.07	542.58	674.13	1,423.52
Vehicle insurance	748.36	150.70	321.18	1,111.44	1,210.91	882.62
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	1,249.02	251.49	628.19	1,026.18	1,408.57	2,709.46
Public and other transportation	1,507.86	576.41	858.58	1,214.20	1,540.09	3,145.49

Healthcare	4,252.21	1,775.28	3,629.74	3,681.17	4,355.30	7,405.20
Health insurance	3,027.87	1,393.96	2,489.50	2,615.60	3,155.64	5,190.23
Medical services	762.20	153.05	667.47	603.43	696.22	1,590.88
Drugs	305.66	154.62	345.13	333.99	308.02	380.14
Medical supplies	156.47	73.65	127.64	128.15	195.42	243.95

Entertainment	3,128.29	825.24	1,528.38	2,286.43	2,697.39	8,224.83
Fees and admissions	853.68	136.92	326.43	550.98	798.34	2,275.16
Audio and visual equipment and services	918.55	415.00	741.00	811.01	1,029.67	1,567.89
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	1,040.88	203.10	346.71	457.35	630.12	3,734.13
Pets	898.35	116.61	250.18	337.32	471.66	3,475.33
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	142.53	86.48	96.53	120.03	158.46	258.80
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	315.18	70.22	114.24	467.09	239.26	647.66

Personal care products and services	781.82	395.53	488.26	634.11	803.80	1,561.55

Reading	98.85	27.64	80.84	106.58	115.57	150.96

Education	1,930.61	732.02	648.44	613.07	1,351.65	5,754.35

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	276.64	105.73	237.81	247.03	434.09	345.30

Miscellaneous	834.21	277.27	593.58	455.89	736.93	1,944.53

Cash contributions	1,370.37	356.46	936.17	995.61	1,501.20	2,849.24

Personal insurance and pensions	7,490.73	358.97	1,658.64	4,518.84	8,397.99	20,484.83
Life and other personal insurance	511.42	76.16	300.22	341.81	560.47	1,180.87
Pensions and Social Security	6,979.31	282.82	1,358.42	4,177.03	7,837.52	19,303.96

Sources of Income and Personal Taxes
Money income before taxes	84,183.48	10,279.48	28,837.82	55,417.11	93,635.72	212,844.91
Wages and salaries	67,313.36	2,583.01	13,342.23	41,405.97	78,392.59	182,546.33
Self-employment income	5,142.75	232.57	1,060.19	2,401.53	3,686.08	16,676.87
Social Security, private and government retirement	8,250.44	4,655.69	12,344.63	8,315.69	8,920.65	7,456.67
Interest, dividends, rental income, other property incom	1,899.70	61.62	374.11	1,336.47	1,530.78	5,652.73
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	766.86	1,981.58	1,027.41	602.28	237.14	84.01
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for support	370.10	96.49	284.21	742.40	623.50	133.12
Other income	440.27	668.53	405.03	612.79	244.97	295.17

*a/: Value is too small to display.

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Last Modified Date: April 21, 2021