NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Region: Residence in the South Census Region Series ID: CXUCONSUNITLB1104M 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 2022-01-01 Last Updated: 2023-09-14 4:19 PM CDT Notes: 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. For more details about the data or the survey, visit the FAQs (https://www.bls.gov/cex/csxfaqs.htm). DATE VALUE 1984-01-01 29852 1985-01-01 30031 1986-01-01 31947 1987-01-01 31303 1988-01-01 31653 1989-01-01 31935 1990-01-01 32651 1991-01-01 32741 1992-01-01 33614 1993-01-01 34028 1994-01-01 34374 1995-01-01 35171 1996-01-01 36439 1997-01-01 36832 1998-01-01 37339 1999-01-01 37816 2000-01-01 38245 2001-01-01 39177 2002-01-01 40004 2003-01-01 41325 2004-01-01 41801 2005-01-01 42120 2006-01-01 42457 2007-01-01 43152 2008-01-01 43696 2009-01-01 43819 2010-01-01 44449 2011-01-01 44901 2012-01-01 46338 2013-01-01 46913 2014-01-01 47205 2015-01-01 49104 2016-01-01 49829 2017-01-01 49854 2018-01-01 50576 2019-01-01 50977 2020-01-01 50574 2021-01-01 51808 2022-01-01 52034