Federal Reserve Economic Data

Married Couple Only Consumer Units

Consumer Unit Characteristics


The Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CE) program provides data on expenditures, income, and demographic characteristics of consumers in the United States. CE data are primarily used to revise the relative importance of goods and services in the market basket of the Consumer Price Index.

The CE surveys collect data that fall into one of the following major expenditure categories: Alcoholic beverages, Apparel and services, Cash contributions, Education, Entertainment, Food, Healthcare, Housing, Miscellaneous, Personal care products and services, Personal insurance and pensions, Reading, Tobacco products and smoking supplies, and Transportation.


   

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    1984    
 
 
    2023
Name Period Value Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
Units
Income After Taxes
2023 104,117 U.S. Dollars 97,099 U.S. Dollars 97,099 U.S. Dollars U.S. $
Number of Consumer Units
2023 29,676 Thousands 28,864 Thousands 28,864 Thousands Thous.
Income Before Taxes
2023 124,468 U.S. Dollars 111,791 U.S. Dollars 111,791 U.S. Dollars U.S. $
Age of Reference Person
2023 60 Years of Age 59 Years of Age 59 Years of Age Years of Age
Number of People in CU
2023 2 Number 2 Number 2 Number Number
Number of Children Under 18
. . Number . Number . Number Number
Adults 65 and Older
2023 1 Number 1 Number 1 Number Number
Number of Earners
2023 1 Number 1 Number 1 Number Number
Number of Vehicles
2023 2 Number 2 Number 2 Number Number
Percent Men Reference Persons
2023 59 Percent 56 Percent 56 Percent %
Percent Women Reference Persons
2023 41 Percent 44 Percent 44 Percent %
Percent Homeowner
2023 83 Percent 83 Percent 83 Percent %
Percent Homeowner with Mortgage
2023 39 Percent 41 Percent 41 Percent %
Percent Homeowner without Mortgage
2023 44 Percent 41 Percent 41 Percent %
Percent Renter
2023 17 Percent 17 Percent 17 Percent %
Percent Black or African American
2023 6 Percent 7 Percent 7 Percent %
Percent White, Asian, and All Other Races
2023 94 Percent 93 Percent 93 Percent %
Percent Hispanic or Latino
2023 10 Percent 9 Percent 9 Percent %
Percent Not Hispanic or Latino
2023 90 Percent 91 Percent 91 Percent %
Percent Elementary (1-8)
2023 1 Percent 1 Percent 1 Percent %
Percent High School (9-12)
2023 23 Percent 24 Percent 24 Percent %
Percent College
2023 75 Percent 75 Percent 75 Percent %
Percent Never Attended School and Other
. . Percent . Percent . Percent %
At Least One Vehicle Owned or Leased
2023 97 Percent 97 Percent 97 Percent %
   

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