Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Highest 20 Percent (81st to 100th Percentile)

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Highest 20 Percent (81st to 100th Percentile)
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB0106M
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Thousands
Date Range 1984-01-01 to 2023-01-01
Last Updated 2024-09-25 11:45 AM CDT
Notes For each time period represented in the tables, complete income reporters are ranked in ascending order, according to the level of total before-tax income reported by the consumer unit. The ranking is then divided into five equal groups. Incomplete income reporters are not ranked and are shown separately.

A consumer unit comprises either: (1) all members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their income to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, at least two of the three major expense categories have to be provided entirely, or in part, by the respondent.

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DATE VALUE
1984-01-01 16273
1985-01-01 16276
1986-01-01 16936
1987-01-01 16239
1988-01-01 16315
1989-01-01 16620
1990-01-01 16722
1991-01-01 16841
1992-01-01 17315
1993-01-01 17194
1994-01-01 17240
1995-01-01 16725
1996-01-01 16559
1997-01-01 17025
1998-01-01 16860
1999-01-01 16361
2000-01-01 16321
2001-01-01 17775
2002-01-01 18498
2003-01-01 19501
2004-01-01 23277
2005-01-01 23494
2006-01-01 23796
2007-01-01 24070
2008-01-01 24177
2009-01-01 24196
2010-01-01 24231
2011-01-01 24430
2012-01-01 24942
2013-01-01 25101
2014-01-01 25410
2015-01-01 25773
2016-01-01 25842
2017-01-01 25921
2018-01-01 26374
2019-01-01 26536
2020-01-01 26133
2021-01-01 26849
2022-01-01 26810
2023-01-01 26924

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