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: Income Before Taxes by Type of Area: Rural Series ID: CXUINCBFTAXLB1805M Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Release: Consumer Expenditure Surveys Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: U.S. Dollars Date Range: 1984-01-01 to 2020-01-01 Last Updated: 2021-09-09 11:36 AM 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 18689 1985-01-01 19708 1986-01-01 18973 1987-01-01 21891 1988-01-01 22132 1989-01-01 23841 1990-01-01 24817 1991-01-01 27540 1992-01-01 27359 1993-01-01 28225 1994-01-01 29889 1995-01-01 29975 1996-01-01 29032 1997-01-01 32299 1998-01-01 32427 1999-01-01 32414 2000-01-01 35941 2001-01-01 37921 2002-01-01 38376 2003-01-01 40140 2004-01-01 45530 2005-01-01 46554 2006-01-01 48646 2007-01-01 50497 2008-01-01 50917 2009-01-01 47692 2010-01-01 47548 2011-01-01 49207 2012-01-01 51405 2013-01-01 48565 2014-01-01 51525 2015-01-01 49841 2016-01-01 68734 2017-01-01 54739 2018-01-01 54989 2019-01-01 60765 2020-01-01 60560