Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Second 20 Percent (21st to 40th Percentile)

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Second 20 Percent (21st to 40th Percentile)
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB0103M
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Thousands
Date Range 1984-01-01 to 2023-01-01
Last Updated 2024-09-25 11:53 AM CDT
Notes For each time period represented in the tables, complete income reporters are ranked in ascending order, according to the level of total before-tax income reported by the consumer unit. The ranking is then divided into five equal groups. Incomplete income reporters are not ranked and are shown separately.

A consumer unit comprises either: (1) all members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their income to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, at least two of the three major expense categories have to be provided entirely, or in part, by the respondent.

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DATE VALUE
1984-01-01 16253
1985-01-01 16259
1986-01-01 16915
1987-01-01 16215
1988-01-01 16266
1989-01-01 16584
1990-01-01 16685
1991-01-01 16800
1992-01-01 17281
1993-01-01 17166
1994-01-01 17217
1995-01-01 16688
1996-01-01 16525
1997-01-01 16997
1998-01-01 16838
1999-01-01 16351
2000-01-01 16292
2001-01-01 17751
2002-01-01 18474
2003-01-01 19482
2004-01-01 23266
2005-01-01 23477
2006-01-01 23773
2007-01-01 24037
2008-01-01 24143
2009-01-01 24120
2010-01-01 24277
2011-01-01 24429
2012-01-01 24863
2013-01-01 25219
2014-01-01 25384
2015-01-01 25562
2016-01-01 26019
2017-01-01 25988
2018-01-01 26315
2019-01-01 26387
2020-01-01 26268
2021-01-01 26677
2022-01-01 26830
2023-01-01 26984

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