Selected Midwestern Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Average Annual Expenditures and Characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1999-2000

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Item	All Consumer Units in Midwest	Chicago	Detroit	Milwaukee	Minneapolis-St. Paul	Cleveland	Cincinnati	St. Louis	Kansas City
Number of consumer units (in 000s)	25,741	2,979	2,065	699	1,331	1,180	895	1,006	776
Income before taxes (1)	$43,171	$51,332	$49,041	$43,161	$60,574	$48,578	$45,737	$45,251	$51,298
Age of reference person	48.4	48	48.3	49.7	46.5	50.8	45.8	48.7	45.6
Average size of consumer unit	2.5	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.5	2.5
Children under 18	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7
Persons 65 and over	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2
Earners	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4
Vehicles	2.1	1.7	2	2.1	2.5	2	1.9	1.8	2.1
Percent Homeowner	69	65	72	60	67	73	63	74	69
Average annual expenditures	$37,848	$43,437	$41,360	$38,877	$49,893	$38,834	$39,772	$38,935	$37,647
Food	$5,059	$5,452	$6,040	$4,627	$5,794	$5,274	$5,492	$5,619	$5,302
Food at home	$2,836	$2,936	$3,295	$2,716	$3,133	$3,107	$2,813	$3,338	$3,030
Cereals and bakery products	$436	$443	$516	$414	$464	$462	$412	$514	$449
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	$688	$770	$869	$632	$653	$796	$642	$972	$771
Dairy products	$318	$307	$326	$289	$384	$326	$341	$328	$349
Fruits and vegetables	$460	$494	$562	$470	$550	$549	$432	$526	$544
Other food at home	$934	$922	$1,022	$911	$1,083	$973	$987	$997	$917
Food away from home	$2,223	$2,516	$2,745	$1,911	$2,661	$2,167	$2,678	$2,281	$2,272
Alcoholic beverages	$355	$422	$428	$518	$663	$315	$369	$324	$274
Housing	$11,744	$15,322	$13,845	$13,313	$15,637	$12,567	$12,749	$11,557	$11,513
Shelter	$6,562	$9,396	$7,704	$8,332	$9,285	$7,156	$7,410	$6,411	$6,606
Owned dwellings	$4,525	$6,330	$5,608	$5,378	$6,425	$5,247	$4,620	$4,627	$4,603
Rented dwellings	$1,565	$2,239	$1,618	$2,541	$2,121	$1,435	$2,292	$1,412	$1,683
Other lodging	$472	$827	$478	$414	$739	$474	$497	$373	$320
Utilities, fuels, and public services	$2,457	$2,796	$2,637	$2,271	$2,414	$2,584	$2,411	$2,668	$2,645
Household operations	$629	$762	$697	$686	$1,041	$463	$796	$795	$549
Housekeeping supplies	$528	$535	$651	$491	$670	$570	$587	$388	$454
Household furnishings and equipment	$1,569	$1,833	$2,157	$1,533	$2,226	$1,795	$1,545	$1,294	$1,259
Apparel and services	$1,772	$2,095	$2,498	$1,862	$2,266	$1,815	$1,802	$1,944	$1,722
Transportation	$7,389	$7,418	$7,635	$7,017	$8,303	$8,277	$7,911	$7,950	$7,889
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	$3,570	$3,374	$2,871	$3,369	$3,312	$4,253	$3,872	$4,345	$3,824
Gasoline and motor oil	$1,195	$1,120	$1,268	$1,129	$1,348	$1,073	$1,117	$1,105	$1,341
Other vehicle expenses	$2,248	$2,193	$3,093	$2,081	$2,906	$2,506	$2,601	$2,038	$2,403
Public transportation	$376	$731	$403	$438	$736	$445	$320	$462	$321
Health care	$2,130	$2,033	$1,638	$2,283	$2,334	$1,770	$1,882	$2,133	$1,931
Entertainment	$2,070	$2,054	$2,071	$1,927	$2,959	$1,861	$1,961	$1,877	$1,864
Personal care products and services	$531	$644	$638	$562	$656	$584	$519	$535	$524
Reading	$165	$157	$173	$187