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 10,748 Thousands 10,097 Thousands 10,097 Thousands Thous.
Income Before Taxes 		2024 161,512 U.S. Dollars 147,394 U.S. Dollars 147,394 U.S. Dollars U.S. $
Age of Reference Person 		2024 54.4 Years of Age 54.2 Years of Age 54.2 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 0.7 Number 0.7 Number 0.7 Number Number
Adults 65 and Older 		. . Number . Number . Number Number
Number of Earners 		2024 2.6 Number 2.6 Number 2.6 Number Number
Number of Vehicles 		2024 3.1 Number 2.9 Number 2.9 Number Number
Percent Men Reference Persons 		2024 57 Percent 52 Percent 52 Percent %
Percent Women Reference Persons 		2024 43 Percent 48 Percent 48 Percent %
Percent Homeowner 		2024 86 Percent 83 Percent 83 Percent %
Percent Homeowner with Mortgage 		2024 58 Percent 54 Percent 54 Percent %
Percent Homeowner without Mortgage 		2024 28 Percent 29 Percent 29 Percent %
Percent Renter 		2024 14 Percent 17 Percent 17 Percent %
Percent Black or African American 		2024 8 Percent 10 Percent 10 Percent %
Percent White, Asian, and All Other Races 		2024 92 Percent 90 Percent 90 Percent %
Percent Hispanic or Latino 		2024 24 Percent 25 Percent 25 Percent %
Percent Not Hispanic or Latino 		2024 76 Percent 75 Percent 75 Percent %
Percent Elementary (1-8) 		2024 6 Percent 8 Percent 8 Percent %
Percent High School (9-12) 		2024 26 Percent 27 Percent 27 Percent %
Percent College 		2024 68 Percent 65 Percent 65 Percent %
Percent Never Attended School and Other 		2024 1 Percent 1 Percent 1 Percent %
At Least One Vehicle Owned or Leased 		2024 98 Percent 97 Percent 97 Percent %
   

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