Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Fourth 20 Percent (61st to 80th Percentile)

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes: Fourth 20 Percent (61st to 80th Percentile)
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB0105M
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 11:45 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 16242
1985-01-01 16255
1986-01-01 16918
1987-01-01 16214
1988-01-01 16254
1989-01-01 16607
1990-01-01 16693
1991-01-01 16789
1992-01-01 17274
1993-01-01 17146
1994-01-01 17200
1995-01-01 16691
1996-01-01 16534
1997-01-01 16996
1998-01-01 16816
1999-01-01 16341
2000-01-01 16283
2001-01-01 17749
2002-01-01 18487
2003-01-01 19481
2004-01-01 23263
2005-01-01 23497
2006-01-01 23770
2007-01-01 24022
2008-01-01 24157
2009-01-01 24154
2010-01-01 24215
2011-01-01 24520
2012-01-01 24836
2013-01-01 25178
2014-01-01 25349
2015-01-01 25730
2016-01-01 25900
2017-01-01 26100
2018-01-01 26221
2019-01-01 26375
2020-01-01 26209
2021-01-01 26801
2022-01-01 26893
2023-01-01 26902

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