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732. Average Annual Expenditures of all Consumer Units, by Race and Age of Householder

[In dollars. Based on Consumer Expenditure Survey. Data are averages for the noninstitutional population. Expenditures reported here are out-of-pocket]

 
1997 1997 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996,
all all all all all all All Housing tenure White Hispanic origin Type of area AGE Age AGE All Housing tenure White Hispanic origin Type of area AGE AGE AGE
consumer consumer consumer consumer consumer consumer consumer and Black consumer and Black
ITEM units units units units units units units Homeowner Renter other Hispanic Non- Urban Rural Under 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ 65 - 74 75 and units Homeowner Renter other Hispanic Non- Urban Rural Under 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ 65 - 74 75 and
hispanic years years years years years years over hispanic years years years years years years over
 
Number of consumer units (1,000)... 97,918 100,019 100,049 102,210 103,024 104,212 105,576 67,249 38,327 93,004 12,572 8,905 96,670 92,216 13,360 7,501 19,918 24,560 19,343 12,316 21,936 12,109 9,827 107,182 68,916 38,266 94,435 12,748 9,051 98,131 93,854 13,328 8,255 19,969 24,241 20,058 12,829 21,830 11,874 9,957
Income before taxes 1/.................... 33,901 33,854 34,868 36,838 36,948 38,014 39,926 47,898 26,031 41,382 28,678 29,976 40,907 41,072 32,299 15,666 40,247 48,788 55,260 41,734 23,965 27,492 19,425 41,622 50,578 25,854 43,066 29,378 31,073 42,681 42,965 32,427 16,839 41,782 50,894 58,705 44,238 24,011 27,037 20,229
Income after taxes 1/..................... 30,729 30,786 31,890 33,755 33,893 34,864 36,684 43,863 24,173 37,921 27,130 28,048 37,536 37,700 29,926 15,005 36,871 44,510 50,397 38,234 22,640 25,786 18,590 38,358 46,447 24,119 39,596 27,860 29,210 39,277 39,541 30,259 15,973 38,430 46,762 53,257 40,834 22,892 25,654 19,442
Age of reference person................... 47.5 47.6 47.8 47.6 48.0 47.7 47.7 52.2 39.9 48.1 45 42 48.3 47.4 50.2 21.2 29.7 39.5 49.1 59.3 74.6 69.4 81.1 47.6 52.1 39.6 48 45.1 41.8 48.2 47.2 50.9 21.4 29.7 39.5 49.2 59.4 74.7 69.3 81
Average number in consumer unit:
Persons.................................. 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 1.8 2.8 3.2 2.7 2.2 1.7 1.9 1.5 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 1.8 2.8 3.3 2.7 2.2 1.7 1.9 1.5
Children under 18........................ 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1 1.3 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 /2 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 1 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 b/
Persons 65 and over...................... 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 /2 /2 /2 /2 0.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 b/ b/ b/ b/ 0.1 1.4 1.4 1.3
Earners.................................. 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.4 0.4 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.3 0.4 0.6 0.2
Vehicles................................. 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2 2.4 1.2 2.1 1.2 1.7 2 1.9 2.5 1 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.3 1.5 1.8 1.2 2 2.4 1.2 2.1 1.3 1.6 2 1.9 2.5 1.1 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.3 1.5 1.8 1.2
Percent distribution:
Male..................................... 65 64 63 62 63 60 59 64 49 61 40 61 59 59 61 49 60 62 64 62 51 58 42 58 63 49 60 39 59 58 57 60 52 58 59 63 61 51 57 45
Female................................... 35 36 37 38 37 40 41 36 51 39 60 39 41 41 39 51 40 38 36 38 49 42 58 42 37 51 40 61 41 42 43 40 48 42 41 37 39 49 43 55
Percent homeowner........................ 63 61 63 63 64 64 64 100 (NA) 66 44 47 65 61 79 9 44 64 77 79 79 81 77 64 100 n.a 67 46 42 66 62 82 10 43 69 77 78 80 83 76
  With mortgage........................... 39 36 37 37 38 38 38 60 (NA) 39 30 31 39 38 38 6 38 52 57 41 14 19 8 39 60 n.a 40 30 28 40 39 39 7 37 58 57 38 15 21 9
  Without mortgage........................ 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 40 (NA) 27 14 16 27 23 42 4 6 12 20 38 65 62 68 26 40 n.a 27 16 14 27 23 43 3 6 11 20 40 65 63 67
Renter................................... 37 39 37 37 36 36 36 (NA) 100 34 56 53 35 39 21 91 56 36 23 21 21 19 23 36 n.a. 100 33 54 58 34 38 18 90 57 31 23 22 20 17 24
Black.................................... 11 11 12 11 11 12 12 8 18 (NA) 100 4 13 13 5 13 14 13 12 12 8 10 7 12 8 18 n.a. 100 6 12 13 5 12 14 14 12 11 9 10 7
White and other.......................... 89 89 88 89 89 88 88 92 82 100 (NA) 96 87 87 95 87 86 87 88 88 92 90 93 88 92 82 100 n.a. 94 88 87 95 88 86 86 88 89 91 90 93
Elementary (1-8)......................... 10 10 10 8 9 8 7 7 8 7 8 23 6 7 11 2 3 3 5 10 19 16 23 7 6 7 6 8 23 5 6 9 2 3 3 4 9 17 14 21
High school (9-12)....................... 43 43 43 43 44 41 39 39 40 38 50 44 39 38 50 33 36 39 34 43 47 47 47 39 37 41 37 50 45 38 37 50 33 36 39 32 45 46 47 45
College.................................. 46 46 47 48 47 50 53 54 52 55 41 32 55 55 39 64 61 57 61 47 33 37 29 54 56 51 56 42 30 56 56 41 65 62 58 63 46 36 38 33
Never attended and other................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 1 /2 /2 /2 /4 /3 /2 /3 /3 1 1 1 b/ b/ 1 b/ 1 2 b/ b/ b/ d/ c/ c/ c/ 1 1 1 1
At least one vehicle owned............... 86 86 86 86 86 85 87 95 73 89 71 80 88 86 93 66 89 92 93 88 81 87 75 87 95 72 89 71 81 87 86 94 67 88 91 93 90 81 87 75
 
Average annual expenditures............... $29,614 $29,846 $30,692 $31,751 $32,277 $33,797 $34,819 $40,480 $24,866 $36,076 $25,509 $29,333 $35,325 $35,614 $29,353 $18,450 $34,902 $40,413 $45,239 $35,954 $24,413 $27,792 $20,279 $35,535 $41,452 $24,859 $36,848 $25,796 $30,013 $36,044 $36,349 $29,813 $19,436 $34,779 $42,154 $45,475 $37,329 $24,721 $27,830 $20,987
Food..................................... 4,271 4,273 4,399 4,411 4,505 4,698 4,801 5,432 3,684 4,967 3,571 4,869 4,796 4,897 4,150 2,838 4,650 5,666 6,028 5,085 3,486 4,066 2,786 4,810 5,416 3,711 4,956 3,725 5,099 4,783 4,887 4,274 3,075 4,577 5,753 5,999 4,900 3,456 3,869 2,950
  Food at home............................ 2,651 2,643 2,735 2,712 2,803 2,876 2,880 3,219 2,280 2,929 2,515 3,363 2,839 2,905 2,707 1,566 2,758 3,382 3,440 3,139 2,293 2,600 1,924 2,780 3,115 2,170 2,831 2,399 3,366 2,725 2,805 2,605 1,518 2,547 3,314 3,388 2,831 2,264 2,443 2,044
   Cereals and bakery products............ 404 411 434 429 441 447 453 510 352 463 376 468 452 459 413 249 432 540 548 470 360 402 309 425 480 324 436 340 463 421 428 404 226 386 521 502 410 362 380 340
    Cereals and cereal products........... 145 141 160 162 165 166 161 176 136 163 148 190 159 162 154 97 168 197 189 160 118 130 103 146 161 120 148 134 172 144 148 136 83 150 187 171 121 113 118 107
    Bakery products....................... 259 270 274 267 276 281 292 335 215 300 228 279 293 296 259 151 264 344 359 310 242 272 207 278 320 203 288 206 291 277 280 268 142 237 334 331 289 249 262 232
   Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs......... 709 687 734 732 752 737 743 818 611 727 861 1,057 716 752 684 385 702 865 915 830 580 676 465 723 804 577 712 812 1,036 694 734 652 356 643 864 896 769 587 651 509
    Beef.................................. 228 210 234 227 228 215 224 246 185 221 244 326 215 226 205 125 219 264 284 231 162 190 128 218 244 171 222 192 339 207 220 208 118 196 263 269 232 170 198 137
    Pork.................................. 144 156 154 156 156 157 157 171 133 152 194 225 151 154 178 75 144 174 193 187 133 148 115 146 164 112 140 188 213 140 146 143 66 114 171 179 169 131 139 121
    Other meats........................... 102 94 98 94 104 99 96 107 78 96 97 114 95 96 97 51 84 120 111 110 77 92 60 92 103 72 93 84 125 89 92 92 45 86 110 113 90 77 81 71
    Poultry............................... 122 123 131 137 138 144 145 158 122 140 185 189 141 149 121 78 146 174 172 150 111 135 81 137 149 114 131 181 185 132 141 107 64 136 172 170 134 96 103 87
    Fish and seafood...................... 81 77 87 89 97 88 89 102 65 86 106 144 84 94 51 37 80 97 117 114 67 77 54 98 108 79 93 131 114 96 101 73 40 82 113 127 107 84 101 63
    Eggs.................................. 31 28 30 30 30 34 33 35 29 32 35 58 30 33 32 20 28 35 38 37 30 33 27 32 34 29 32 36 60 30 33 29 22 29 35 37 37 30 30 30
   Dairy products......................... 294 302 295 289 297 312 314 352 246 328 210 346 311 316 301 169 303 387 359 325 252 284 212 301 340 231 315 203 346 297 303 293 173 284 373 343 299 246 259 231
    Fresh milk and cream.................. 129 134 128 127 123 132 128 141 105 134 87 169 125 127 138 79 125 164 138 122 106 118 91 120 133 97 125 84 154 117 120 125 70 117 154 126 115 101 104 96
    Other dairy products.................. 165 168 167 162 174 180 186 211 141 194 123 178 186 189 163 90 177 224 221 203 146 167 121 181 207 134 189 120 192 180 183 168 103 167 219 217 184 146 155 135
   Fruits and vegetables.................. 429 428 444 437 457 490 476 526 386 485 402 607 464 486 407 242 434 525 558 549 433 472 386 472 530 367 480 412 594 461 481 411 246 412 521 585 512 427 447 402
    Fresh fruits.......................... 133 127 137 133 144 153 150 166 122 156 113 199 146 155 118 77 137 161 174 169 147 151 143 149 169 113 153 121 207 144 154 114 74 124 158 189 170 141 146 134
    Fresh vegetables...................... 127 127 132 135 137 147 143 154 123 148 107 208 137 146 120 64 124 151 174 185 128 143 109 145 160 117 148 119 201 140 149 118 69 130 158 181 158 130 141 118
    Processed fruits...................... 97 100 96 93 96 110 102 117 76 103 99 114 101 104 90 55 97 117 117 108 92 101 82 101 115 77 101 102 107 101 103 90 63 90 112 125 105 90 87 93
    Processed vegetables.................. 72 74 79 76 80 80 80 89 65 80 84 87 80 80 79 46 76 95 93 87 65 76 52 76 86 60 77 70 79 76 75 88 40 68 92 90 79 66 73 57
   Other food at home..................... 815 814 827 825 856 889 895 1,013 685 925 666 884 896 893 902 520 887 1,066 1,060 965 668 766 550 858 961 672 889 631 928 852 860 846 517 822 1,035 1,062 841 642 706 563
    Sugar and other sweets................ 101 102 113 105 112 114 114 132 82 117 93 103 115 114 119 53 106 130 139 131 96 111 79 109 124 82 113 79 92 111 109 107 56 95 132 131 112