Lowest 10 Percent (1st to 10th Percentile)

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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    2014    
 
 
    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 13,665 Thousands 13,225 Thousands 13,225 Thousands Thous.
Income Before Taxes 		2024 9,612 U.S. Dollars 8,438 U.S. Dollars 8,438 U.S. Dollars U.S. $
Age of Reference Person 		2024 53.6 Years of Age 54.1 Years of Age 54.1 Years of Age Years of Age
Number of People in CU 		2024 1.6 Number 1.6 Number 1.6 Number Number
Number of Children Under 18 		. . Number . Number . Number Number
Adults 65 and Older 		. . Number . Number . Number Number
Number of Earners 		. . Number . Number . Number Number
Number of Vehicles 		2024 0.9 Number 0.9 Number 0.9 Number Number
Percent Men Reference Persons 		2024 40 Percent 39 Percent 39 Percent %
Percent Women Reference Persons 		2024 60 Percent 61 Percent 61 Percent %
Percent Homeowner 		2024 34 Percent 34 Percent 34 Percent %
Percent Homeowner with Mortgage 		2024 8 Percent 10 Percent 10 Percent %
Percent Homeowner without Mortgage 		2024 26 Percent 24 Percent 24 Percent %
Percent Renter 		2024 66 Percent 66 Percent 66 Percent %
Percent Black or African American 		2024 23 Percent 24 Percent 24 Percent %
Percent White, Asian, and All Other Races 		2024 77 Percent 76 Percent 76 Percent %
Percent Hispanic or Latino 		2024 15 Percent 18 Percent 18 Percent %
Percent Not Hispanic or Latino 		2024 85 Percent 82 Percent 82 Percent %
Percent Elementary (1-8) 		2024 5 Percent 4 Percent 4 Percent %
Percent High School (9-12) 		2024 44 Percent 44 Percent 44 Percent %
Percent College 		2024 50 Percent 51 Percent 51 Percent %
Percent Never Attended School and Other 		2024 1 Percent 1 Percent 1 Percent %
At Least One Vehicle Owned or Leased 		2024 59 Percent 60 Percent 60 Percent %
   

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