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 3,485 Thousands 3,187 Thousands 3,187 Thousands Thous.
Income Before Taxes 		2024 94,633 U.S. Dollars 91,044 U.S. Dollars 91,044 U.S. Dollars U.S. $
Age of Reference Person 		2024 42.9 Years of Age 42.5 Years of Age 42.5 Years of Age Years of Age
Number of People in CU 		2024 2.8 Number 2.8 Number 2.8 Number Number
Number of Children Under 18 		2024 0.9 Number 0.8 Number 0.8 Number Number
Adults 65 and Older 		. . Number . Number . Number Number
Number of Earners 		2024 1.7 Number 1.8 Number 1.8 Number Number
Number of Vehicles 		2024 2.0 Number 2.0 Number 2.0 Number Number
Percent Men Reference Persons 		2024 91 Percent 88 Percent 88 Percent %
Percent Women Reference Persons 		2024 9 Percent 12 Percent 12 Percent %
Percent Homeowner 		2024 57 Percent 51 Percent 51 Percent %
Percent Homeowner with Mortgage 		2024 34 Percent 33 Percent 33 Percent %
Percent Homeowner without Mortgage 		2024 23 Percent 18 Percent 18 Percent %
Percent Renter 		2024 43 Percent 49 Percent 49 Percent %
Percent Black or African American 		2024 7 Percent 11 Percent 11 Percent %
Percent White, Asian, and All Other Races 		2024 93 Percent 89 Percent 89 Percent %
Percent Hispanic or Latino 		2024 31 Percent 33 Percent 33 Percent %
Percent Not Hispanic or Latino 		2024 69 Percent 67 Percent 67 Percent %
Percent Elementary (1-8) 		2024 8 Percent 6 Percent 6 Percent %
Percent High School (9-12) 		2024 44 Percent 45 Percent 45 Percent %
Percent College 		2024 47 Percent 47 Percent 47 Percent %
Percent Never Attended School and Other 		2024 1 Percent 2 Percent 2 Percent %
At Least One Vehicle Owned or Leased 		2024 91 Percent 91 Percent 91 Percent %
   

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