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SELECTED MIDWESTERN METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS: Average annual expenditures, characteristics, and sources of income of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1994-95
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Number of consumer units (in thousands) 25,935 3,123 1,854 628 1,142 1,230 829 1,015 762
Consumer unit characteristics:
Income before taxes 1/ $34,950 $41,439 $43,160 $40,462 $46,818 $32,894 $39,703 $37,357 $42,828
Age of reference person 47.7 47 49.7 46.3 46.1 46.7 45.2 47 47.7
Average Number in consumer unit:
Persons 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.5
Children under 18 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.7
Persons 65 and over 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3
Earners 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.5
Vehicles 2.1 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.5 1.8 2.1 2 2
Percent homeowner 66 62 73 67 72 59 64 68 63
Average annual expenditures $31,116 $37,940 $34,101 $34,888 $39,502 $28,187 $32,809 $31,322 $34,239
Food 4,275 5,099 4,537 4,033 4,898 4,181 4,343 4,207 4,526
Food at home 2,582 2,852 2,662 2,430 2,983 2,611 2,335 2,461 2,901
Cereals and bakery products 411 441 464 339 469 409 379 365 493
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 658 750 739 602 652 744 559 662 694
Dairy products 274 279 261 274 352 269 242 262 305
Fruits and vegetables 406 545 406 347 482 425 322 367 466
Other food at home 832 836 792 868 1,028 763 832 805 944
Food away from home 1,693 2,247 1,875 1,603 1,914 1,570 2,008 1,746 1,624
Alcoholic beverages 254 295 251 298 396 301 244 298 200
Housing 9,448 13,064 11,022 11,196 12,288 9,474 10,463 9,434 10,014
Shelter 5,058 7,983 6,417 6,875 7,296 5,176 5,815 4,793 5,290
Owned dwellings 3,334 5,297 4,394 4,764 5,308 3,033 3,695 3,111 3,518
Rented dwellings 1,354 2,143 1,467 1,600 1,443 1,800 1,605 1,274 1,481
Other lodging 370 543 556 510 544 343 515 408 291
Utilities, fuels, and public services 2,144 2,295 2,464 1,956 2,019 2,304 2,292 2,416 2,288
Household operations 428 450 432 348 693 328 467 756 548
Housekeeping supplies 402 433 411 393 502 328 402 379 377
Household furnishings and equipment 1,416 1,903 1,299 1,625 1,778 1,338 1,488 1,090 1,510
Apparel and services 1,672 2,524 1,755 1,637 1,784 1,342 1,494 1,567 1,814
Transportation 6,282 6,895 7,513 7,322 6,879 5,190 6,753 6,947 6,570
Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 3,018 3,238 3,200 3,840 2,579 2,076 3,172 3,670 2,839
Gasoline and motor oil 1,010 992 1,072 1,055 1,185 853 1,087 987 1,079
Other vehicle expenses 1,943 2,104 2,869 1,949 2,602 1,978 2,109 1,877 2,219
Public transportation 311 561 372 476 513 284 386 413 432
Health care 1,728 1,819 1,400 1,507 1,729 1,465 1,809 1,635 2,090
Entertainment 1,576 1,802 1,452 1,920 2,257 1,449 2,011 1,257 1,696
Personal care products and services 379 490 453 309 385 328 382 433 431
Reading 165 193 174 220 220 203 208 133 171
Education 472 573 293 727 748 443 538 496 516
Tobacco products and smoking supplies 295 267 262 292 258 293 306 282 230
Miscellaneous 779 989 930 706 938 761 777 610 904
Cash contributions 928 980 1,222 1,316 1,199 498 815 867 1,835
Personal insurance and pensions 2,864 2,949 2,838 3,407 5,524 2,256 2,666 3,156 3,241
Life and other personal insurance 397 397 290 400 458 368 362 408 426
Pensions and Social Security 2,467 2,552 2,548 3,007 5,066 1,888 2,304 2,748 2,816
1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys.
Last Updated: October 20, 1997.
