The Average American Consumer: Over 30 Percent of Income Spent on Housing
A recent report by the Labor Department profiles the average consumer. The first of three parts
Posted July 13, 2009
- $63, 091: Annual income before taxes
- $43,638: Annual expenditures
- 48.8: Age
- 1.9: Number of vehicles owned
- 67: Percentage who own a home
- 2.5: Number of dependents
- $16, 920: Annual housing expenditures, or 34.1 percent of annual paycheck
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Sources: VisualEconomics.com
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