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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