Midwest Economy - Consumer Expenditures

Average Annual Expenditures for the U.S. and Regions (1), Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2009
Item United States Northeast Midwest South West

Consumer units (in thousands)

 120,847 22,411 27,536 43,819 27,080

Income before taxes

 $62,857 $71,731 $59,908 $58,641 $65,332

No. of persons

 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6

No. of earners

 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

No. of vehicles

 2.0 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.0

Percent homeowner

 66 65 68 68 62

Average annual expenditures

 $49,067 $53,868 $46,551 $45,749 $53,005

    Percent (2)

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Food

 6,372 6,975 6,031 5,944 6,903

    Percent

 13.0 12.9 13.0 13.0 13.0

Housing

 16,895 19,343 15,109 15,387 19,127

    Percent

 34.4 35.9 32.5 33.6 36.1

Apparel and services

 1,725 1,782 1,461 1,786 1,844

    Percent

 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.9 3.5

Transportation

 7,658 8,108 7,649 7,400 7,711

    Percent

 15.6 15.1 16.4 16.2 14.5

Healthcare

 3,126 3,132 3,272 3,030 3,128

    Percent

 6.4 5.8 7.0 6.6 5.9

Entertainment

 2,693 2,767 2,627 2,467 3,062

    Percent

 5.5 5.1 5.6 5.4 5.8

Cash contributions

 1,723 1,568 1,684 1,692 1,941

    Percent

 3.5 2.9 3.6 3.7 3.7

Personal insurance and pensions

 5,471 6,013 5,340 5,015 5,894

    Percent

 11.2 11.2 11.5 11.0 11.1

All other

 3,404 4,180 3,378 3,028 3,395

    Percent

 6.9 7.8 7.3 6.6 6.4

Footnotes:
(1) The Northeast region is composed of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The Midwest region is composed of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
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.
(2) Percent of total expenditures. Components may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

Average annual expenditures for Midwest metropolitan areas, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2008-09

Item Chicago Detroit Minneapolis Cleveland

Consumer units (in thousands)

 3,498 2,211 1,508 1,072

Income before taxes

 $74,887 $62,489 $73,696 $61,611

No. of persons

 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.4

No. of earners

 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.4

No. of vehicles

 1.8 2.0 2.3 1.9

Percent homeowner

 71 72 71 71

Average annual expenditures

 $56,947 $49,397 $56,340 $45,844

    Percent (1)

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Food

 7,037 6,412 6,887 5,737

    Percent

 12.4 13.0 12.2 12.5

Housing

 20,620 16,344 19,164 15,483

    Percent

 36.2 33.1 34.0 33.8

Apparel and services

 2,206 1,678 1,864 1,550

    Percent

 3.9 3.4 3.3 3.4

Transportation

 8,840 9,463 8,833 7,010

    Percent

 15.5 19.2 15.7 15.3

Healthcare

 3,485 2,672 3,314 3,315

    Percent

 6.1 5.4 5.9 7.2

Entertainment

 2,861 2,742 3,217 2,423

    Percent

 5.0 5.6 5.7 5.3

Cash contributions

 1,897 1,327 2,518 1,389

    Percent

 3.3 2.7 4.5 3.0

Personal insurance and pensions

 5,953 4,952 6,969 5,593

    Percent

 10.5 10.0 12.4 12.2

All other

 4,048 3,807 3,574 3,344

    Percent

 7.1 7.7 6.3 7.3

Footnotes:
(1) Percent of total expenditures. Components may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

 

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Last Modified Date: November 30, 2010