Midwest Economy - Consumer Expenditures

Average Annual Expenditures for the U.S. and Regions (1), Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2004-05
Item United States Midwest Northeast South West

Consumer units (in thousands)

 116,808 26,767 22,184 41,986 25,872

Income before taxes (2)

 $56,593 $55,215 $62,002 $52,066 $60,730

No. of persons

 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6

No. of earners

 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4

No. of vehicles

 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.9 2.1

Percent homeowner

 68 72 65 69 62

Total Expenditures

 $44,928 $44,322 $47,005 $40,903 $50,305

    Percent (3)

 100 100 100 100 100

Food

 5,855 5,672 6,430 5,404 6,280

    Percent

 13.0 12.8 13.7 13.2 12.5

Housing

 14,586 13,852 16,121 12,862 16,828

    Percent

 32.5 31.3 34.3 31.4 33.5

Apparel

 1,851 1,711 2,106 1,740 1,954

    Percent

 4.1 3.9 4.5 4.3 3.9

Transportation

 8,081 7,795 7,646 7,620 9,498

    Percent

 18.0 17.6 16.3 18.6 18.9

Health Care

 2,625 2,859 2,476 2,569 2,602

    Percent

 5.8 6.5 5.3 6.3 5.2

Entertainment

 2,279 2,293 2,137 2,124 2,636

    Percent

 5.1 5.2 4.5 5.2 5.2

Cash Contributions

 1,535 1,828 1,241 1,479 1,576

    Percent

 3.4 4.1 2.6 3.6 3.1

Personal Insurance & Pensions

 5,006 5,058 5,223 4,583 5,451

    Percent

 11.1 11.4 11.1 11.2 10.8

All other

 3,110 3,254 3,625 2,522 3,480

    Percent

 6.9 7.3 7.7 6.2 6.9

Footnotes:
(1) The Midwest region is composed of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
(2) Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.
(3) Percent of total expenditures. Components may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

The Northeast region is composed of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The South region is composed of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The West region is composed of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

 

Average annual expenditures for Midwest metropolitan areas, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2004-2005
Item Chicago Cleveland Detroit Minneapolis

Consumer units (in thousands)

 3,189 1,161 2,123 1,293

Income before taxes (2)

 $67,726 $51,602 $66,189 $78,388

No. of persons

 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.3

No. of earners

 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4

No. of vehicles

 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.4

Percent homeowner

 73 74 78 75

Total Expenditures

 $54,935 $38,476 $51,219 $58,900

    Percent (3)

 100 100 100 100

Food

 6,456 4,526 6,780 6,850

    Percent

 11.8 11.8 13.2 11.6

Housing

 18,962 13,349 16,490 19,341

    Percent

 34.5 34.7 32.2 32.8

Apparel

 2,318 1,156 2,251 2,472

    Percent

 4.2 3.0 4.4 4.2

Transportation

 8,875 6,095 9,246 8,550

    Percent

 16.2 15.8 18.1 14.5

Health Care

 2,933 2,600 2.261 3,100

    Percent

 5.3 6.8 4.4 5.3

Entertainment

 2,629 2,213 2,619 3,656

    Percent

 4.8 5.8 5.1 6.2

Cash Contributions

 2,969 1,027 1,528 2,275

    Percent

 5.4 2.7 3.0 3.9

Personal Insurance & Pensions

 5,665 4,478 6,430 8,210

    Percent

 10.3 11.6 12.6 13.9

All other

 4,128 3,032 3,614 4,446

    Percent

 7.5 7.9 7.1 7.5

Footnotes:
(1) The Midwest region is composed of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
(2) Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.
(3) Percent of total expenditures. Components may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

The Northeast region is composed of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The South region is composed of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The West region is composed of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

 

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Last Modified Date: December 21, 2006