2002-2003 consumer expenditure survey

Selected Midwestern Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Average Annual Expenditures & Selected Characteristics Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2002-2003.

	All
	consumer
	units in				Minnea-
	the				polis-St.				Kansas
Item	Midwest	Chicago	Detroit	Milwaukee	Paul	Cleveland	Cincinnati	St. Louis	City
Number of consumer units (in 000s)	26,161	3,097	2,019	746	1,254	1,267	956	1,011	804
Consumer unit characteristics:
Income before taxes (1)	$50,861	$64,670	$57,541	$48,531	$69,758	$50,391	$52,271	$55,698	$57,460
Age of reference person	48.6	47.7	48.8	49.9	47.4	49.2	48.6	49.6	47.2
Average number in consumer unit:
Persons	2.5	2.8	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.4	2.7
Children under 18	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.8
Persons 65 and over	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2
Earners	1.4	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.5
Vehicles	2.2	1.7	2.0	2.0	2.6	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.1
Percent Homeowner	70.0	69.0	74.0	61.0	71.0	73.0	58.0	70.0	69.0
Average annual expenditures	$40,435	$47,016	$44,039	$40,890	$54,088	$37,487	$39,030	$44,654	$43,450
Food	$5,133	$6,001	$5,511	$5,234	$6,235	$4,574	$5,303	$5,662	$5,672
Food at home	$2,918	$3,418	$3,073	$2,882	$3,444	$2,761	$3,052	$3,363	$3,421
Cereals and bakery products	$423	$472	$466	$424	$501	$395	$448	$478	$496
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	$721	$875	$781	$717	$738	$844	$776	$902	$876
Dairy products	$322	$354	$329	$286	$409	$291	$320	$326	$388
Fruits and vegetables	$481	$624	$545	$475	$592	$448	$457	$562	$545
Other food at home	$971	$1,093	$950	$980	$1,203	$784	$1,051	$1,095	$1,115
Food away from home	$2,215	$2,583	$2,439	$2,352	$2,791	$1,813	$2,250	$2,299	$2,250
Alcoholic beverages	$406	$486	$430	$536	$634	$306	$363	$330	$313
Housing	$12,636	$17,059	$14,429	$14,364	$17,451	$12,335	$13,072	$13,961	$14,022
Shelter	$7,091	$10,290	$8,814	$8,786	$10,575	$7,262	$7,715	$7,980	$7,848
Owned dwellings	$4,926	$7,333	$6,504	$5,594