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State‐Level Expenditure Income Tables

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)	10,609,473.44	1,942,589.65	2,077,505.65	1,989,710.80	2,053,854.82	2,545,812.51

Consumer Unit Characteristics
Income before taxes	$86,417.07	$10,544.63	$30,449.28	$52,920.79	$89,589.43	$213,604.26

Age of reference person	49.2	55.1	53.9	47.0	44.9	46.2
Average Number in Consumer Unit
People	2.7	1.9	2.5	2.6	3.2	3.3
Children under 18	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.9	1.0
Adults 65 and older	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.2
Earners	1.4	0.5	1.0	1.3	1.8	2.0
Vehicles	1.9	1.1	1.5	1.8	2.2	2.6

Percent Distribution
Reference Person
Men	49.9	35.3	38.4	59.3	54.7	59.0
Women	50.1	64.7	61.6	40.7	45.3	41.0
Homeowner	64.7	47.7	54.9	60.4	67.1	87.0
With mortgage	35.6	16.3	20.2	29.1	41.1	63.6
Without mortgage	29.1	31.4	34.7	31.3	26.0	23.4
Renter	35.3	52.3	45.1	39.6	32.9	13.1
Race of Reference Person
Black or African-American	12.6	19.4	13.9	14.3	11.3	6.0
White, Asian, and all other races	87.4	80.6	86.1	85.7	88.7	94.0
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person
Hispanic or Latino	32.2	34.3	38.0	37.5	32.6	21.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	67.8	65.7	62.0	62.5	67.4	78.7
Education of Reference Person
Elementary (1-8)	4.7	8.2	7.5	4.7	4.2	/a
High school (9-12)	27.0	43.1	35.7	30.9	20.6	9.7
College	68.2	48.1	56.8	64.4	74.8	90.3
Never attended and other	0.2	0.6	0.0	/a	0.4	/a
At least one vehicle owned or leased	93.9	80.9	94.4	95.5	97.7	99.0

Average annual expenditures	$61,485.31	$30,668.63	$35,470.17	$47,761.76	$68,674.27	$112,264.91
Food	6,916.81	4,066.26	4,523.08	7,159.28	8,026.31	9,964.37
Food at home	3,607.29	2,357.87	2,600.46	4,075.38	4,268.96	4,366.39
Cereals and bakery products	417.22	283.74	272.76	495.94	479.73	510.96
Cereals and cereal products	135.86	84.85	84.78	175.00	144.48	174.27
Bakery products	281.36	198.90	187.99	320.94	335.25	336.69
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	803.96	592.28	570.72	942.47	933.58	907.90
Beef	219.65	240.92	129.79	301.73	220.43	193.31
Pork	156.57	143.58	122.96	199.87	143.48	165.01
Other meats	100.81	62.69	56.72	127.21	141.67	100.77
Poultry	146.42	72.90	91.54	156.16	197.94	193.90
Fish and seafood	129.98	34.25	132.80	104.60	172.27	191.42
Eggs	50.52	37.96	36.90	52.90	57.79	63.50
Dairy products	310.95	214.10	249.21	347.42	348.24	370.27
Fresh milk and cream	110.16	87.77	74.39	134.86	119.46	125.16
Other dairy products	200.79	126.33	174.82	212.56	228.78	245.11
Fruits and vegetables	645.30	435.31	476.74	691.28	815.01	746.98
Fresh fruits	246.54	161.63	190.12	243.20	331.63	283.27
Fresh vegetables	193.56	136.62	143.50	208.53	257.60	202.77
Processed fruits	77.38	47.11	41.30	95.62	85.14	108.32
Processed vegetables	127.82	89.96	101.82	143.93	140.64	152.61
Other food at home	1,429.86	832.43	1,031.02	1,598.27	1,692.39	1,830.29
Sugar and other sweets	113.91	82.42	74.98	156.44	113.10	130.61
Fats and oils	96.94	53.96	72.21	102.94	110.82	135.11
Miscellaneous foods	791.07	424.93	585.40	811.73	966.73	1,083.04
Nonalcoholic beverages	386.93	252.38	285.25	495.43	466.88	388.60
Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips	41.01	18.74	13.17	31.73	34.86	92.93
Food away from home	3,309.52	1,708.39	1,922.63	3,083.91	3,757.35	5,597.99

Alcoholic beverages	456.01	100.87	275.64	309.66	540.45	984.97

Housing	20,468.15	13,642.36	13,339.44	16,553.49	21,434.78	33,827.62
Shelter	11,769.93	7,913.10	7,197.41	8,920.35	11,743.66	20,692.60
Owned dwellings	6,999.44	3,195.45	2,853.02	3,790.99	6,386.14	16,288.13
Mortgage interest and charges	2,408.85	724.04	778.60	1,272.72	2,648.89	5,719.12
Property taxes	2,703.09	1,291.04	1,057.53	1,643.96	2,484.33	6,127.69
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses	1,887.49	1,180.37	1,016.89	874.31	1,252.92	4,441.32
Rented dwellings	4,098.52	4,197.85	4,211.51	4,749.14	4,927.54	2,753.20
Other lodging	671.97	519.80	132.88	380.22	429.98	1,651.27
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,559.50	3,185.22	3,639.28	4,273.02	5,046.60	6,190.02
Natural gas	287.60	258.62	202.57	267.04	264.28	413.97
Electricity	1,753.99	1,326.90	1,576.28	1,571.88	1,875.57	2,269.17
Fuel oil and other fuels	33.34	25.35	21.98	32.19	23.87	57.24
Telephone services	1,627.38	949.71	1,183.06	1,616.93	1,999.36	2,215.15
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	134.84	148.03	120.35	131.51	146.13	130.08
Cellular phone service	1,492.55	801.68	1,062.72	1,485.42	1,853.23	2,085.07
Water and other public services	857.18	624.64	655.39	784.98	883.52	1,234.48
Household operations	1,507.88	906.86	914.56	1,113.09	1,578.95	2,702.34
Personal Services	340.95	263.56	167.89	168.44	333.62	681.97
Other household expenses	1,166.93	643.31	746.67	944.66	1,245.32	2,020.36
Housekeeping supplies	734.36	449.11	600.29	767.81	863.91	925.51
Laundry and cleaning supplies	185.97	105.99	163.58	192.71	258.61	188.54
Other household products	430.34	190.88	407.49	452.90	461.52	596.81
Postage and stationery	118.05	152.24	29.22	122.20	143.79	140.17
Household furnishings and equipment	1,896.48	1,188.07	987.89	1,479.21	2,201.66	3,317.16
Household textiles	108.65	40.98	39.34	105.63	130.79	202.44
Furniture	460.75	389.45	305.28	280.81	502.94	748.63
Floor coverings	17.48	11.84	2.46	1.45	6.63	55.31
Major appliances	343.35	308.33	222.02	337.82	272.04	530.29
Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares	120.65	41.40	40.42	129.17	139.88	234.41
Miscellaneous household equipment	845.60	396.08	378.36	624.34	1,149.37	1,546.09

Apparel and services	1,470.04	659.15	830.08	1,408.70	1,831.85	2,327.99
Men and boys	349.30	148.07	244.39	317.14	459.95	520.62
Men, 16 and over	267.98	113.67	185.80	233.99	367.43	400.56
Boys, 2 to 15	81.32	34.40	58.59	83.15	92.52	120.07
Women and girls	465.80	235.69	221.31	544.35	528.28	728.14
Women, 16 and over	394.43	176.89	172.82	463.39	470.28	626.72
Girls, 2 to 15	71.38	58.80	48.49	80.96	58.00	101.42
Children under 2	68.71	6.95	108.36	93.15	84.74	39.03
Footwear	329.26	158.43	116.21	372.70	511.93	428.34
Other apparel products and services	256.97	110.00	139.82	81.35	246.95	611.84

Transportation	11,069.53	5,028.97	6,829.06	8,911.12	14,555.68	18,008.59
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	4,951.06	1,603.73	2,633.56	3,786.32	7,437.47	8,300.84
Cars and trucks, new	2,283.97	642.92	925.10	1,673.32	4,346.49	3,458.38
Cars and trucks, used	2,616.04	960.81	1,708.46	2,113.00	2,827.24	4,842.46
Other vehicles	51.06	/a	/a	/a	263.73	/a
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	2,018.01	1,178.47	1,631.55	1,818.63	2,345.67	2,865.50
Other vehicle expenses	3,578.27	1,944.98	2,377.14	3,009.91	4,376.93	5,600.83
Vehicle finance charges	340.27	147.85	185.78	234.48	442.93	613.02
Maintenance and repairs	936.93	551.09	663.35	673.53	1,182.94	1,458.24
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	406.33	236.34	186.54	303.70	369.27	825.50
Vehicle insurance	1,894.74	1,009.70	1,341.49	1,798.20	2,381.79	2,704.08
Public and other transportation	522.18	301.78	186.81	296.26	395.62	1,241.42

Healthcare	5,280.27	2,549.98	3,737.73	4,384.58	5,886.47	8,884.53
Health insurance	3,745.62	1,825.14	2,574.79	3,186.29	4,393.76	6,080.78
Medical services	890.27	331.25	675.71	696.77	881.58	1,650.17
Drugs	481.17	338.96	311.55	365.38	421.26	925.16
Medical supplies	163.20	54.63	175.67	136.14	189.87	228.42

Entertainment	3,496.88	1,076.54	1,424.96	1,588.94	2,829.10	10,032.54
Fees and admissions	1,345.41	100.78	194.84	235.07	407.85	5,541.35
Audio and visual equipment and services	894.31	548.51	720.36	820.64	923.30	1,340.37
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	1,016.73	386.02	437.19	389.77	1,267.93	2,503.89
Pets	912.14	361.60	379.16	318.51	1,068.46	2,355.04
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	104.6	24.42	58.03	71.26	199.47	148.85
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	240.43	41.22	72.57	143.46	230.03	646.92

Personal care products and services	728.27	278.60	372.85	722.89	932.09	1,166.25

Reading	81.72	30.98	31.73	42.52	147.58	137.75

Education	1231.94	1154.36	381.18	568.96	1225.04	2498.57

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	287.43	215.00	425.88	322.55	227.21	250.34

Miscellaneous	742.05	333.25	344.97	662.66	681.08	1548.24

Cash contributions	2,102.85	625.60	898.14	971.31	2,010.54	5,172.02

Personal insurance and pensions	7,153.36	906.72	2,055.43	4,155.11	8,346.09	17,461.12
Life and other personal insurance	431.87	185.95	223.08	281.81	434.90	904.75
Pensions and Social Security	6,721.49	720.78	1,832.35	3,873.29	7,911.19	16,556.37

Sources of Income and Personal Taxes
Money income before taxes	86,417.07	10,544.63	30,449.28	52,920.79	89,589.43	213,604.26
Wages and salaries	71,552.11	4,239.25	18,609.79	42,549.81	78,415.84	183,248.61
Self-employment income	6,521.4	-5.80	502.69	1,328.27	3,760.08	22,700.03
Social Security, private and government retirement	6,532.66	5,021.45	10,053.73	7,727.05	6,064.73	4,256.46
Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income	759.82	54.78	68.22	529.31	493.87	2,256.91
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	323.34	719.51	611.12	159.52	170.20	37.77
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for support	528.20	212.29	463.07	360.11	542.18	942.50
Other income	199.54	303.16	140.66	266.73	142.53	161.99
Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)	9,815.99	123.27	-45.88	2,988.82	6,859.42	32,980.93
Federal income taxes	8,659.15	-632.98	-1,215.89	1,579.49	5,630.11	31,784.95
Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)	1,153.04	751.94	1,170.01	1,406.32	1,227.67	1,187.07
State and local income taxes	/a	/a	/a	/a	/a	/a
Other taxes	3.80	4.30	/a	3.01	1.64	8.90

*a/: Value is too small to display.

Last Modified Date: June 21, 2022