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New York: 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	7,734,705	1,514,725	1,523,025	1,558,115	1,595,561	1,543,278
Consumer Unit Characteristics:
Income before taxes	$98,202.31	$12,612.33	$34,389.97	$62,897.66	$110,735.86	$267,869.62
Age of reference person	53.3	59.6	58.7	52.2	48.6	47.6
Average Number in Consumer Unit:
People	2.5	1.5	2.2	2.5	2.9	3.2
Children under 18	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.8
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.2
Earners	1.3	0.3	0.7	1.4	1.8	2.2
Vehicles	1.3	0.5	0.9	1.4	1.6	1.9
Percent Distribution:
Reference Person:
Men	43.7	30.0	39.3	40.9	50.8	56.9
Women	56.3	70.0	60.7	59.1	49.2	43.1
Housing tenure:
Homeowner	53.4	28.8	45.9	53.9	61.5	76.1
With mortgage	28.1	7.4	18.4	23.4	38.7	52.0
Without mortgage	25.3	21.5	27.6	30.6	22.9	24.2
Renter	46.6	71.2	54.1	46.1	38.5	23.9
Race of Reference Person:
Black or African-American	18.4	27.5	21.7	19.6	15.7	7.8
White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or African-American	81.6	72.5	78.3	80.4	84.3	92.2
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person:
Hispanic or Latino	16.4	23.7	19.5	17.2	13.8	8.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	83.6	76.3	80.5	82.8	86.2	91.7
Education of Reference Person:
Elementary (1-8)	3.6	7.9	5.2	1.9	2.6	0.3
High school (9-12)	28.9	46.8	44.4	30.2	15.0	9.2
College	67.0	44.4	49.3	67.7	82.1	90.5
Never attended and other	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.0
At least one vehicle owned or leased	69.6	41.6	61.3	81.0	80.3	82.6

Average annual expenditures	$70,629.35	$28,712.08	$41,069.47	$59,790.12	$77,400.63	$145,456.28
Food	9,083.08	4,499.71	6,305.22	8,402.17	10,311.35	15,959.49
Food at home	6,173.87	3,475.74	4,563.32	5,689.67	6,633.69	10,446.13
Cereals and bakery products	792.77	455.39	520.44	617.06	889.56	1,469.55
Cereals and cereal products	265.13	141.46	153.55	240.32	267.14	516.02
Bakery products	527.64	313.93	366.89	376.74	622.42	953.53
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,441.36	782.22	1,089.75	1,446.60	1,361.97	2,477.80
Beef	337.06	146.17	253.78	390.39	360.42	538.98
Pork	251.64	143.70	184.57	209.40	197.10	499.17
Other meats	218.96	135.19	171.45	180.08	180.62	408.74
Poultry	272.28	159.09	248.10	240.58	284.03	422.33
Fish and seafood	276.52	150.75	160.23	347.40	251.97	471.47
Eggs	84.91	47.32	71.61	78.76	87.83	137.10
Dairy products	599.43	385.96	464.28	529.19	667.48	949.13
Fresh milk and cream	195.24	138.91	143.87	193.76	212.39	289.52
Other dairy products	404.19	247.04	320.41	335.44	455.09	659.61
Fruits and vegetables	1,372.20	783.92	1,016.50	1,175.20	1,477.76	2,382.74
Fresh fruits	498.58	264.87	352.42	448.02	609.54	829.76
Fresh vegetables	453.30	289.33	363.73	400.64	447.78	749.24
Processed fruits	167.03	113.00	124.75	128.91	177.48	286.42
Processed vegetables	253.28	116.73	175.59	197.64	242.96	517.32
Other food at home	1,968.11	1,068.25	1,472.35	1,921.60	2,236.91	3,166.91
Sugar and other sweets	226.52	139.23	154.21	325.90	227.38	296.63
Fats and oils	165.53	116.61	100.28	153.25	195.36	266.96
Miscellaneous foods	1,000.40	544.87	729.71	884.75	1,176.72	1,675.80
Nonalcoholic beverages	517.12	256.58	439.00	509.94	576.14	805.03
Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips	58.54	10.96	49.15	47.77	61.32	122.50
Food away from home	2,909.21	1,023.97	1,741.91	2,712.50	3,677.66	5,513.36

Alcoholic beverages	711.91	87.90	284.82	565.12	981.55	1,665.47

Housing	27,236.30	13,976.77	18,890.12	24,890.19	29,721.36	48,242.22
Shelter	17,663.81	9,585.90	12,950.55	16,000.07	19,706.48	29,811.53
Owned dwellings	8,690.28	2,351.35	4,918.16	7,400.70	10,230.20	18,344.46
Mortgage interest and charges	2,478.80	455.58	1,095.15	1,639.81	2,931.16	6,209.47
Property taxes	4,195.39	1,210.32	2,499.00	3,648.55	5,015.92	8,503.12
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses	2,016.10	685.46	1,324.01	2,112.34	2,283.13	3,631.87
Rented dwellings	7,817.68	7,087.65	7,718.07	8,261.89	8,576.87	7,399.10
Other lodging	1,155.85	146.90	314.32	337.48	899.41	4,067.98
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,154.36	2,186.96	3,058.30	3,993.83	4,802.75	6,658.78
Natural gas	666.21	423.95	586.41	672.22	735.65	904.89
Electricity	1,381.38	803.16	1,074.10	1,390.30	1,493.67	2,127.05
Fuel oil and other fuels	273.80	59.03	119.77	261.02	260.43	663.36
Telephone services	1,479.01	762.65	1,055.20	1,358.15	1,916.72	2,269.82
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	266.65	198.64	238.62	235.95	310.07	347.15
Cellular phone service	1,212.36	564.01	816.58	1,122.21	1,606.65	1,922.67
Water and other public services	353.96	138.16	222.82	312.14	396.27	693.66
Household operations	1,783.08	891.39	819.23	1,209.85	1,885.60	4,091.60
Personal services	590.21	343.32	17.59	80.91	513.35	1,991.32
Other household expenses	1,192.87	548.07	801.64	1,128.94	1,372.25	2,100.28
Housekeeping supplies	834.54	599.40	692.67	759.04	972.45	1,164.09
Laundry and cleaning supplies	191.44	132.94	213.96	245.25	194.46	174.79
Other household products	541.01	411.97	410.57	384.09	657.66	844.88
Postage and stationery	102.10	54.49	68.14	129.71	120.32	144.42
Household furnishings and equipment	2,800.50	713.13	1,369.37	2,927.39	2,354.08	6,516.20
Household textiles	115.25	56.69	64.29	141.68	95.93	215.95
Furniture	470.95	136.25	354.47	557.39	316.68	986.61
Floor coverings	91.61	10.73	12.84	56.93	26.47	351.09
Major appliances	348.21	139.25	274.73	323.40	429.88	571.03
Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares	144.12	102.16	113.96	109.93	208.41	195.51
Miscellaneous household equipment	1,630.37	268.05	549.08	1,738.06	1,276.70	4,196.01

Apparel and services	2,071.09	1,092.16	961.12	2,146.80	2,050.02	4,143.83
Men and boys	476.92	247.44	202.61	355.30	576.39	1,011.31
Men, 16 and over	318.85	206.35	144.63	164.58	393.20	684.20
Boys, 2 to 15	158.06	41.09	57.98	190.71	183.19	327.10
Women and girls	655.51	447.17	377.67	611.99	950.62	950.66
Women, 16 and over	572.71	411.58	357.98	526.48	807.29	808.62
Girls, 2 to 15	82.81	35.59	19.69	85.51	143.32	142.04
Children under 2	91.04	41.79	14.37	235.79	67.90	108.27
Footwear	455.65	192.76	164.76	617.52	218.90	1,038.46
Other apparel products and services	391.97	163.01	201.72	326.21	236.22	1,035.13

Transportation	8,372.07	2,707.91	4,754.57	7,373.88	9,889.40	16,934.99
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	2,685.78	787.29	1,069.02	2,105.90	2,411.96	7,013.21
Cars and trucks, new	1,627.90	374.23	385.19	1,246.46	859.81	5,264.00
Cars and trucks, used	1,055.23	413.06	674.15	859.44	1,548.59	1,749.21
Other vehicles	2.64	0.00	9.68	0.00	3.56	0.00
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	1,277.13	481.49	834.10	1,356.21	1,690.72	1,987.84
Other vehicle expenses	3,575.64	1,072.14	2,296.93	3,296.24	4,890.69	6,213.31
Vehicle finance charges	153.14	46.55	96.62	119.90	147.00	353.46
Maintenance and repairs	689.29	143.38	383.06	756.16	972.44	1,163.08
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	1,346.77	399.49	933.42	858.17	1,875.85	2,630.74
Vehicle insurance	1,386.45	482.72	883.82	1,562.01	1,895.40	2,066.04
Public and other transportation	833.51	366.98	554.53	615.54	896.03	1,720.63

Healthcare	4,432.68	2,675.81	3,458.78	3,809.28	5,276.37	6,886.81
Health insurance	3,216.56	1,622.87	2,686.89	2,818.07	3,828.67	5,072.93
Medical services	718.12	676.21	343.00	535.00	820.16	1,208.85
Drugs	340.94	296.81	301.10	333.07	385.17	393.53
Medical supplies	157.07	79.93	127.79	123.13	242.36	211.50

Entertainment	2,849.33	916.10	1,556.57	3,490.36	2,893.86	5,501.92
Fees and admissions	640.75	67.23	257.87	257.06	701.86	1,923.49
Audio and visual equipment and services	954.00	512.38	850.91	982.13	935.83	1,461.20
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	853.29	277.14	273.46	1,756.66	878.07	1,194.34
Pets	724.50	218.37	220.77	1,514.60	739.76	1,024.28
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	128.79	58.77	52.69	242.06	138.32	170.06
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	401.29	59.35	174.33	494.51	378.10	922.88

Personal care products and services	750.55	342.03	507.30	846.26	816.96	1,248.78

Reading	105.89	58.94	54.87	88.37	130.85	200.85

Education	2,080.71	829.83	770.97	1,106.90	1,811.20	5,876.46

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	219.20	203.15	300.86	197.58	192.92	207.06

Miscellaneous	962.26	288.79	519.08	544.78	1,482.66	1,993.66

Cash contributions	3,132.16	638.39	741.50	1,117.71	1,319.10	11,847.39

Personal insurance and pensions	8,622.12	394.59	1,963.67	5,210.71	10,523.04	24,747.37
Life and other personal insurance	545.20	131.03	288.39	279.64	484.93	1,535.55
Pensions and Social Security	8,076.92	263.56	1,675.27	4,931.07	10,038.11	23,211.82

Sources of Income:
Income before taxes	98,202.31	12,612.33	34,389.97	62,897.66	110,735.86	267,869.62
Wages and salaries	78,512.05	2,665.73	16,090.71	45,773.92	90,895.63	234,807.09
Self-employment income	5,799.80	-12.35	859.89	3,494.78	4,708.02	19,835.47
Social Security, private and government retirement	9,187.92	6,895.30	13,408.31	10,491.68	10,246.51	4,862.39
Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property	2,343.54	40.72	715.38	1,146.81	2,857.26	6,887.67
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income,	742.98	1,607.63	1,152.14	608.20	253.86	132.30
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans'	1,135.46	857.30	1,597.95	1,179.88	1,086.57	957.76
Other income	480.55	558.00	565.59	202.38	688.01	386.94
Personal taxes	17,026.57	768.22	1,834.90	7,549.67	15,428.33	59,196.83
Federal income taxes	10,700.66	-594.57	-762.80	3,058.36	8,735.30	42,847.64
Stimulus payment	2,014.35	1,420.87	2,215.28	2,570.77	2,301.17	1,540.27
State and local income taxes	4,287.62	-58.08	270.00	1,920.54	4,386.52	14,805.41
Other taxes	23.94	0.00	112.41	0.00	5.34	3.52

Last Modified Date: June 20, 2023