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    
 
 
    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 14,910 Thousands 14,020 Thousands 14,020 Thousands Thous.
Income Before Taxes 		2024 175,737 U.S. Dollars 170,772 U.S. Dollars 170,772 U.S. Dollars U.S. $
Age of Reference Person 		2024 42.2 Years of Age 42.1 Years of Age 42.1 Years of Age Years of Age
Number of People in CU 		2024 4.2 Number 4.2 Number 4.2 Number Number
Number of Children Under 18 		2024 2.2 Number 2.2 Number 2.2 Number Number
Adults 65 and Older 		. . Number . Number . Number Number
Number of Earners 		2024 1.9 Number 1.9 Number 1.9 Number Number
Number of Vehicles 		2024 2.5 Number 2.4 Number 2.4 Number Number
Percent Men Reference Persons 		2024 53 Percent 55 Percent 55 Percent %
Percent Women Reference Persons 		2024 47 Percent 45 Percent 45 Percent %
Percent Homeowner 		2024 82 Percent 81 Percent 81 Percent %
Percent Homeowner with Mortgage 		2024 66 Percent 67 Percent 67 Percent %
Percent Homeowner without Mortgage 		2024 16 Percent 14 Percent 14 Percent %
Percent Renter 		2024 18 Percent 19 Percent 19 Percent %
Percent Black or African American 		2024 8 Percent 7 Percent 7 Percent %
Percent White, Asian, and All Other Races 		2024 92 Percent 93 Percent 93 Percent %
Percent Hispanic or Latino 		2024 17 Percent 16 Percent 16 Percent %
Percent Not Hispanic or Latino 		2024 83 Percent 84 Percent 84 Percent %
Percent Elementary (1-8) 		2024 3 Percent 2 Percent 2 Percent %
Percent High School (9-12) 		2024 16 Percent 17 Percent 17 Percent %
Percent College 		2024 81 Percent 81 Percent 81 Percent %
Percent Never Attended School and Other 		. . Percent . Percent . Percent %
At Least One Vehicle Owned or Leased 		2024 97 Percent 97 Percent 97 Percent %
   

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