Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Race: Black or African American

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Race: Black or African American
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB0905M
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 2024-01-01
Last Updated 2025-12-19 2:01 PM CST
Notes Race refers to the reference person's race, where the reference person is the first member mentioned by the respondent when asked to "Start with the name of the person or one of the persons who owns or rents the home." It is with respect to this person that the relationship of the other consumer unit members is determined.

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 9389
1985-01-01 9737
1986-01-01 10314
1987-01-01 9959
1988-01-01 10178
1989-01-01 10139
1990-01-01 11128
1991-01-01 10763
1992-01-01 11472
1993-01-01 11513
1994-01-01 11470
1995-01-01 11676
1996-01-01 12355
1997-01-01 12572
1998-01-01 12748
1999-01-01 13172
2000-01-01 13230
2001-01-01 13283
2002-01-01 13554
2003-01-01 13743
2004-01-01 13773
2005-01-01 14042
2006-01-01 14265
2007-01-01 14422
2008-01-01 14832
2009-01-01 14659
2010-01-01 14820
2011-01-01 15118
2012-01-01 15637
2013-01-01 15732
2014-01-01 16297
2015-01-01 16667
2016-01-01 16987
2017-01-01 17324
2018-01-01 17212
2019-01-01 17688
2020-01-01 17364
2021-01-01 17906
2022-01-01 17528
2023-01-01 17950
2024-01-01 18187

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