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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    1988    
 
 
    2024
Name Period Value Preceding
Period 		Year Ago
from Period 		Units
Income After Taxes 		. . U.S. Dollars . U.S. Dollars . U.S. Dollars U.S. $
Number of Consumer Units 		2024 30,318 Thousands 29,501 Thousands 29,501 Thousands Thous.
Income Before Taxes 		2024 168,471 U.S. Dollars 158,539 U.S. Dollars 158,539 U.S. Dollars U.S. $
Age of Reference Person 		2024 45.2 Years of Age 44.8 Years of Age 44.8 Years of Age Years of Age
Number of People in CU 		2024 4.0 Number 4.0 Number 4.0 Number Number
Number of Children Under 18 		2024 1.5 Number 1.6 Number 1.6 Number Number
Adults 65 and Older 		. . Number . Number . Number Number
Number of Earners 		2024 2.1 Number 2.1 Number 2.1 Number Number
Number of Vehicles 		2024 2.6 Number 2.5 Number 2.5 Number Number
Percent Men Reference Persons 		2024 55 Percent 55 Percent 55 Percent %
Percent Women Reference Persons 		2024 45 Percent 45 Percent 45 Percent %
Percent Homeowner 		2024 82 Percent 80 Percent 80 Percent %
Percent Homeowner with Mortgage 		2024 63 Percent 62 Percent 62 Percent %
Percent Homeowner without Mortgage 		2024 19 Percent 18 Percent 18 Percent %
Percent Renter 		2024 18 Percent 20 Percent 20 Percent %
Percent Black or African American 		2024 8 Percent 8 Percent 8 Percent %
Percent White, Asian, and All Other Races 		2024 92 Percent 92 Percent 92 Percent %
Percent Hispanic or Latino 		2024 19 Percent 19 Percent 19 Percent %
Percent Not Hispanic or Latino 		2024 81 Percent 81 Percent 81 Percent %
Percent Elementary (1-8) 		2024 3 Percent 4 Percent 4 Percent %
Percent High School (9-12) 		2024 19 Percent 20 Percent 20 Percent %
Percent College 		2024 77 Percent 76 Percent 76 Percent %
Percent Never Attended School and Other 		. . Percent . Percent . Percent %
At Least One Vehicle Owned or Leased 		2024 97 Percent 96 Percent 96 Percent %
   

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