Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 131,439 17,383 114,056 62,291 69,148 73,936 57,503 98,417 33,023 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $51,965 $82,700 $83,298 $74,434 $87,485 $67,256 $87,698 $51,624 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 1,834.76 1,704.46 1,255.47 2,188.38 1,738.19 1,745.02 1,657.76 1,569.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 3.53 2.06 1.51 2.94 1.99 2.59 1.89 3.04 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 46,053 70,470 71,369 63,522 74,262 58,212 74,036 46,990 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 1,412.26 1,211.43 945.46 1,490.61 1,176.36 1,300.71 1,146.14 1,253.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 3.07 1.72 1.32 2.35 1.58 2.23 1.55 2.67 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 51.1 24.6 55.1 35.3 65.3 38.0 68.0 43.3 74.4 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.9 2.1 2.9 1.9 2.7 1.8 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .5 .6 1.0 .2 .9 .1 .8 .1 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 ( 1 ) .5 ( 1 ) .7 ( 1 ) .9 .1 1.4 

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.6 .9 1.6 .5 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 1.4 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 47 47 48 46 48 47 48 46 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 53 53 52 54 52 53 52 54 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 25 69 49 77 52 79 58 80 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 37 19 40 39 36 41 33 42 24 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 26 6 29 10 41 11 46 16 56 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 75 31 51 23 48 21 42 20 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 14 13 14 12 15 11 14 10 

 White, Asian, and all other races................................ 87 86 87 86 88 85 89 86 90 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 13 16 13 19 9 18 7 16 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 87 84 87 81 91 82 93 84 94 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)................................................................ 3 1 3 2 4 2 4 3 4 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 28 30 26 33 27 33 28 35 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 71 66 71 63 71 63 69 60 

 Never attended and other ................................................................ ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 78 90 87 89 88 89 88 88 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................ $61,224 $43,313 $63,990 $61,989 $60,536 $64,177 $57,421 $64,682 $50,860 

 SE................................................................ 775.65 1,042.84 889.66 767.45 987.17 873.17 953.93 927.50 803.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.27 2.41 1.39 1.24 1.63 1.36 1.66 1.43 1.58 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,923 5,692 8,282 8,321 7,565 8,464 7,223 8,353 6,607 

 Share ................................................................ 12.9 13.1 12.9 13.4 12.5 13.2 12.6 12.9 13.0 

 SE................................................................ 107.65 193.34 114.88 153.42 132.10 140.94 143.12 130.55 191.97 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.36 3.40 1.39 1.84 1.75 1.67 1.98 1.56 2.91 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,464 2,934 4,711 4,474 4,455 4,564 4,334 4,612 4,009 

 Share ................................................................ 7.3 6.8 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.1 7.5 7.1 7.9 

 SE................................................................ 63.69 115.43 70.48 85.25 81.02 76.35 92.21 70.75 123.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.43 3.93 1.50 1.91 1.82 1.67 2.13 1.53 3.09 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 569 367 602 569 570 581 554 582 532 

 Share ................................................................ .9 .8 .9 .9 .9 .9 1.0 .9 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 11.22 18.79 12.77 15.25 13.84 14.21 14.72 12.88 21.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.97 5.12 2.12 2.68 2.43 2.45 2.66 2.21 3.99 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................ 178 129 185 189 167 193 158 190 139 

 Share ................................................................ .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 SE................................................................ 3.91 9.21 4.49 5.75 5.15 4.89 5.39 4.49 7.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 7.14 2.42 3.04 3.08 2.54 3.41 2.36 5.71 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 238 417 380 402 388 396 391 393 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .5 .7 .6 .7 .6 .7 .6 .8 

 SE................................................................ 8.65 11.57 9.77 12.20 10.31 11.54 11.28 9.86 15.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 4.86 2.35 3.21 2.56 2.97 2.85 2.52 4.03 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 961 620 1,016 973 950 987 927 1,003 830 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 16.73 36.61 18.95 25.32 22.41 24.42 25.56 19.80 34.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 5.90 1.87 2.60 2.36 2.48 2.76 1.97 4.10 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 253 146 271 267 242 269 234 266 215 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 

 SE................................................................ 8.78 12.53 9.92 13.63 10.08 12.90 10.37 10.68 13.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.46 8.61 3.66 5.11 4.17 4.80 4.44 4.02 6.25 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 116 190 178 182 181 179 183 171 

 Share ................................................................ .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

 SE................................................................ 5.12 11.43 4.97 7.15 6.73 6.22 6.92 5.84 9.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.84 9.88 2.61 4.02 3.70 3.43 3.87 3.20 5.78 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 129 74 138 122 136 130 129 133 118 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 SE................................................................ 3.93 6.77 4.49 5.59 6.36 5.81 6.52 4.75 8.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.04 9.13 3.25 4.57 4.67 4.48 5.05 3.57 6.83 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 147 186 202 161 201 154 197 130 

 Share ................................................................ .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

 SE................................................................ 4.32 12.13 4.74 7.01 4.52 6.48 4.65 5.19 6.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.39 8.24 2.55 3.47 2.81 3.23 3.01 2.64 4.90 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 89 164 138 168 141 171 158 142 

 Share ................................................................ .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 

 SE................................................................ 5.93 9.86 6.44 7.31 8.27 7.35 10.33 7.85 8.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.86 11.07 3.92 5.31 4.92 5.23 6.05 4.98 5.84 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 64 49 66 67 61 66 61 67 54 

 Share ................................................................ .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 SE................................................................ 1.64 3.76 1.83 1.84 2.18 1.65 2.44 1.69 2.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 7.75 2.76 2.74 3.57 2.50 4.01 2.52 5.13 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 449 283 476 450 449 461 434 459 419 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .8 .7 .8 

 SE................................................................ 7.84 14.33 8.95 10.94 9.95 11.20 11.96 9.48 15.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.75 5.06 1.88 2.43 2.22 2.43 2.75 2.07 3.64 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 147 90 156 151 142 154 137 153 128 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 

 SE................................................................ 2.84 4.40 3.39 3.93 3.82 4.04 3.64 3.44 4.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.94 4.90 2.18 2.60 2.68 2.62 2.66 2.25 3.27 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 303 193 320 299 306 307 297 306 291 

 Share ................................................................ .5 .4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .6 

 SE................................................................ 5.99 11.86 6.60 8.52 7.90 8.46 9.52 7.28 12.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 6.14 2.06 2.85 2.58 2.76 3.20 2.38 4.45 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 858 561 906 848 867 867 846 880 790 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 17.30 29.07 19.30 20.89 19.75 19.66 21.50 18.30 29.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.02 5.18 2.13 2.46 2.28 2.27 2.54 2.08 3.68 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 318 204 336 307 327 316 320 323 302 

 Share ................................................................ .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .6 .5 .6 

 SE................................................................ 6.62 12.99 7.46 9.23 8.13 8.15 8.01 7.19 10.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.08 6.36 2.22 3.00 2.49 2.58 2.50 2.23 3.47 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 283 182 299 281 284 290 273 294 247 

 Share ................................................................ .5 .4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 

 SE................................................................ 7.67 11.04 8.88 8.93 9.13 8.30 10.14 7.82 13.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.71 6.06 2.97 3.18 3.22 2.86 3.72 2.66 5.48 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 82 119 113 115 113 115 114 113 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 SE................................................................ 3.07 5.33 3.32 4.04 3.49 3.83 3.89 3.26 5.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.70 6.52 2.79 3.59 3.03 3.38 3.39 2.85 4.94 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 144 93 152 147 141 148 138 149 128 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 

 SE................................................................ 3.60 7.02 3.88 4.68 4.36 4.46 4.56 4.15 6.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.51 7.57 2.55 3.19 3.10 3.02 3.31 2.79 5.23 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,627 1,103 1,712 1,635 1,620 1,669 1,573 1,689 1,438 

 Share ................................................................ 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 23.07 44.27 25.41 37.11 31.16 28.35 34.35 27.30 42.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.42 4.01 1.48 2.27 1.92 1.70 2.18 1.62 2.97 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 151 87 161 144 156 147 155 150 151 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 

 SE................................................................ 3.93 6.73 4.36 7.16 4.55 6.35 5.52 5.13 7.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.61 7.70 2.71 4.96 2.92 4.31 3.57 3.41 4.77 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 69 126 113 122 116 121 120 112 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 SE................................................................ 3.41 5.14 3.68 4.45 4.53 3.96 4.62 4.00 4.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.90 7.46 2.93 3.92 3.72 3.42 3.83 3.34 4.35 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 865 660 898 897 836 908 809 911 722 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 13.52 30.84 14.44 23.04 18.48 17.45 21.00 15.28 25.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.56 4.67 1.61 2.57 2.21 1.92 2.60 1.68 3.49 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 438 256 467 429 445 444 430 450 399 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .6 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .8 

 SE................................................................ 8.28 15.59 9.25 12.99 10.38 11.02 11.57 10.21 14.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.89 6.10 1.98 3.03 2.33 2.48 2.69 2.27 3.56 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 31 60 51 61 55 59 57 55 

 Share ................................................................ .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 SE................................................................ 2.62 3.28 2.96 2.87 3.94 2.84 3.95 2.91 4.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.64 10.61 4.92 5.63 6.42 5.21 6.72 5.12 8.54 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,459 2,758 3,571 3,847 3,110 3,900 2,888 3,741 2,598 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 6.4 5.6 6.2 5.1 6.1 5.0 5.8 5.1 

 SE................................................................ 62.38 118.67 65.88 96.63 77.77 96.27 77.06 81.87 103.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 4.30 1.85 2.51 2.50 2.47 2.67 2.19 4.00 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 583 410 611 623 546 627 526 627 446 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .9 1.0 1.0 .9 1.0 .9 1.0 .9 

 SE................................................................ 18.53 37.93 20.36 31.12 21.41 27.18 26.03 23.32 31.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.18 9.25 3.33 4.99 3.92 4.34 4.95 3.72 6.97 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 20,091 15,359 20,819 20,847 19,409 21,225 18,632 21,147 16,940 

 Share ................................................................ 32.8 35.5 32.5 33.6 32.1 33.1 32.4 32.7 33.3 

 SE................................................................ 251.42 346.67 291.36 238.77 360.93 259.80 361.66 304.56 314.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.25 2.26 1.40 1.15 1.86 1.22 1.94 1.44 1.86 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,747 10,209 11,982 12,626 10,956 12,777 10,424 12,550 9,357 

 Share ................................................................ 19.2 23.6 18.7 20.4 18.1 19.9 18.2 19.4 18.4 

 SE................................................................ 174.04 280.03 198.10 185.77 245.40 195.50 244.06 197.74 241.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 2.74 1.65 1.47 2.24 1.53 2.34 1.58 2.59 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,678 2,319 7,342 6,021 7,270 6,450 6,971 6,935 5,910 

 Share ................................................................ 10.9 5.4 11.5 9.7 12.0 10.1 12.1 10.7 11.6 

 SE................................................................ 136.48 135.64 164.75 157.80 196.01 152.91 196.46 166.25 185.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 5.85 2.24 2.62 2.70 2.37 2.82 2.40 3.14 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,775 1,260 3,006 3,195 2,397 3,301 2,099 3,259 1,333 

 Share ................................................................ 4.5 2.9 4.7 5.2 4.0 5.1 3.7 5.0 2.6 

 SE................................................................ 56.94 83.63 65.55 84.21 75.56 83.77 68.67 73.72 72.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.05 6.64 2.18 2.64 3.15 2.54 3.27 2.26 5.41 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,200 604 2,443 1,746 2,608 1,941 2,532 2,172 2,283 

 Share ................................................................ 3.6 1.4 3.8 2.8 4.3 3.0 4.4 3.4 4.5 

 SE................................................................ 53.01 44.97 62.22 50.04 83.76 54.30 71.17 57.91 71.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.41 7.45 2.55 2.87 3.21 2.80 2.81 2.67 3.11 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,703 455 1,893 1,080 2,264 1,207 2,340 1,504 2,294 

 Share ................................................................ 2.8 1.1 3.0 1.7 3.7 1.9 4.1 2.3 4.5 

 SE................................................................ 76.53 64.77 91.74 66.11 126.30 66.59 142.44 90.23 132.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.49 14.22 4.85 6.12 5.58 5.52 6.09 6.00 5.75 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,249 7,529 3,749 5,988 2,682 5,604 2,506 4,807 2,585 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 17.4 5.9 9.7 4.4 8.7 4.4 7.4 5.1 

 SE................................................................ 66.68 262.37 63.32 129.57 83.85 112.33 93.37 91.48 155.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.57 3.48 1.69 2.16 3.13 2.00 3.73 1.90 6.02 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 821 361 891 617 1,005 723 947 808 861 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 .8 1.4 1.0 1.7 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 28.01 40.41 32.05 27.05 48.90 33.05 49.86 31.59 56.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.41 11.19 3.60 4.38 4.87 4.57 5.26 3.91 6.52 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,049 2,577 4,273 3,842 4,234 4,009 4,100 4,130 3,806 

 Share ................................................................ 6.6 5.9 6.7 6.2 7.0 6.2 7.1 6.4 7.5 

 SE................................................................ 34.41 70.87 41.03 41.66 50.93 40.82 48.85 36.95 55.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ .85 2.75 .96 1.08 1.20 1.02 1.19 .89 1.45 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 410 212 440 364 452 383 444 406 421 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .5 .7 .6 .7 .6 .8 .6 .8 

 SE................................................................ 11.04 10.54 12.36 10.55 14.06 10.60 14.65 10.20 17.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.69 4.98 2.81 2.90 3.12 2.77 3.30 2.51 4.22 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,496 973 1,576 1,416 1,568 1,463 1,539 1,505 1,470 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.9 

 SE................................................................ 18.13 40.09 17.84 24.76 20.61 23.55 20.21 20.31 22.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 4.12 1.13 1.75 1.31 1.61 1.31 1.35 1.55 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 121 38 134 69 169 81 174 101 183 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 .1 .3 .2 .4 

 SE................................................................ 8.66 7.75 9.74 7.92 12.74 6.77 14.30 7.43 16.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.13 20.46 7.26 11.45 7.56 8.36 8.24 7.37 9.21 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 1,024 1,466 1,435 1,382 1,496 1,293 1,508 1,108 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 

 SE................................................................ 14.67 32.06 16.45 21.55 19.22 20.77 20.46 18.48 20.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.04 3.13 1.12 1.50 1.39 1.39 1.58 1.23 1.81 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 220 49 245 114 314 130 335 168 374 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .1 .4 .2 .5 .2 .6 .3 .7 

 SE................................................................ 6.50 5.21 7.49 5.87 9.22 5.60 9.84 5.94 10.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.96 10.62 3.05 5.14 2.93 4.32 2.94 3.55 2.85 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,188 975 1,220 1,321 1,068 1,366 958 1,340 734 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 2.3 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.1 1.7 2.1 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 15.50 30.34 17.36 20.85 19.37 20.81 20.62 19.52 20.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.31 3.11 1.42 1.58 1.81 1.52 2.15 1.46 2.85 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 330 657 558 664 586 650 610 625 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .8 1.0 .9 1.1 .9 1.1 .9 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 14.38 14.00 16.92 13.67 19.25 14.19 19.42 14.05 21.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.34 4.24 2.58 2.45 2.90 2.42 2.99 2.30 3.47 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,522 865 1,623 1,742 1,324 1,678 1,321 1,576 1,361 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.8 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.7 

 SE................................................................ 36.26 45.56 42.05 59.40 50.35 52.44 51.81 44.84 60.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.38 5.27 2.59 3.41 3.80 3.12 3.92 2.84 4.46 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 472 331 493 857 125 739 129 573 172 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .8 .8 1.4 .2 1.2 .2 .9 .3 

 SE................................................................ 28.03 41.48 31.21 52.59 32.81 46.22 38.91 34.08 41.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.94 12.52 6.32 6.13 26.23 6.25 30.24 5.95 24.16 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,050 534 1,129 885 1,199 939 1,193 1,004 1,189 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.2 1.8 1.4 2.0 1.5 2.1 1.6 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 21.47 23.48 25.53 20.75 35.39 25.31 33.84 24.46 46.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 4.40 2.26 2.34 2.95 2.69 2.84 2.44 3.89 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 747 391 805 671 816 721 781 743 759 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 .9 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 22.86 31.72 24.73 26.99 35.09 30.49 31.35 26.63 41.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.06 8.11 3.07 4.02 4.30 4.23 4.01 3.58 5.45 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 184 105 196 192 176 192 173 191 162 

 Share ................................................................ .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

 SE................................................................ 9.24 10.70 10.62 16.86 6.88 14.54 7.36 11.53 9.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.03 10.17 5.40 8.78 3.90 7.57 4.25 6.04 5.98 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 431 217 466 369 488 413 455 429 439 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .5 .7 .6 .8 .6 .8 .7 .9 

 SE................................................................ 15.95 21.36 17.59 15.51 26.70 23.30 20.55 20.30 28.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.70 9.83 3.77 4.20 5.48 5.64 4.52 4.73 6.49 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 132 68 142 110 152 116 153 124 158 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 

 SE................................................................ 7.36 11.97 8.16 11.13 10.30 8.90 10.60 8.15 12.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.57 17.49 5.73 10.10 6.79 7.67 6.93 6.59 8.03 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,025 1,317 2,137 1,966 2,078 2,040 2,005 2,148 1,657 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.3 

 SE................................................................ 83.03 76.12 91.59 68.51 125.39 70.76 149.01 108.73 90.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.10 5.78 4.29 3.48 6.03 3.47 7.43 5.06 5.47 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 111 69 118 87 133 90 138 110 114 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 

 SE................................................................ 6.38 12.65 7.09 8.65 10.25 8.47 11.83 7.75 15.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.75 18.24 6.02 9.94 7.72 9.41 8.54 7.04 13.58 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 518 446 530 558 483 563 462 577 344 

 Share ................................................................ .8 1.0 .8 .9 .8 .9 .8 .9 .7 

 SE................................................................ 23.53 43.04 24.37 31.93 29.24 30.37 32.68 28.37 23.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.54 9.66 4.60 5.72 6.05 5.40 7.08 4.92 6.88 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 25 13 27 22 28 24 27 27 21 

 Share ................................................................ ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 SE................................................................ 2.51 2.18 2.83 3.11 3.98 3.30 3.96 3.04 4.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.90 17.28 10.40 14.27 13.99 13.83 14.55 11.40 21.70 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 304 176 323 290 316 299 310 320 255 

 Share ................................................................ .5 .4 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 

 SE................................................................ 16.72 23.41 18.56 24.63 17.13 22.79 18.21 21.53 17.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.51 13.34 5.74 8.50 5.42 7.64 5.87 6.73 6.83 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 84 124 109 127 111 128 115 129 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 

 SE................................................................ 7.07 8.73 7.74 7.19 12.17 5.94 13.47 5.83 20.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.97 10.36 6.25 6.61 9.57 5.34 10.54 5.07 15.98 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 948 529 1,015 901 990 954 940 999 794 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 74.14 52.90 81.60 52.06 119.55 51.66 135.80 96.50 85.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.82 9.99 8.04 5.78 12.07 5.41 14.45 9.66 10.78 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,866 1,675 1,897 2,132 1,627 2,165 1,480 2,083 1,207 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 3.9 3.0 3.4 2.7 3.4 2.6 3.2 2.4 

 SE................................................................ 51.41 192.39 45.82 87.88 55.72 78.22 55.34 63.92 79.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.75 11.49 2.42 4.12 3.42 3.61 3.74 3.07 6.62 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 420 400 423 490 357 501 316 477 246 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .9 .7 .8 .6 .8 .6 .7 .5 

 SE................................................................ 19.61 85.47 16.46 35.82 21.95 32.28 20.73 24.93 24.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.67 21.35 3.89 7.31 6.15 6.45 6.56 5.22 10.02 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 337 361 333 363 314 378 284 373 227 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .8 .5 .6 .5 .6 .5 .6 .4 

 SE................................................................ 18.60 86.08 14.93 34.10 21.26 30.51 20.19 23.78 23.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.52 23.88 4.48 9.40 6.78 8.08 7.10 6.38 10.34 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 83 40 90 128 43 123 32 105 19 

 Share ................................................................ .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 ( 1 ) 

 SE................................................................ 4.22 6.94 4.96 7.70 4.74 6.72 3.75 5.57 4.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.07 17.44 5.50 6.04 10.91 5.46 11.75 5.33 22.27 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 755 556 787 826 691 843 641 834 514 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 25.60 62.19 28.06 37.55 30.59 34.17 31.76 29.19 42.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.39 11.18 3.57 4.55 4.43 4.05 4.96 3.50 8.28 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 638 478 664 643 633 671 595 684 496 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 22.36 48.11 24.74 29.87 29.05 28.20 30.90 25.23 42.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.51 10.06 3.73 4.65 4.59 4.20 5.19 3.69 8.55 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 117 78 123 183 58 172 46 150 18 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .3 .1 .2 ( 1 ) 

 SE................................................................ 9.09 28.27 9.59 16.16 7.62 14.30 6.90 12.33 2.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.76 36.10 7.78 8.82 13.22 8.30 15.08 8.23 16.34 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 127 70 120 40 109 38 97 19 

 Share ................................................................ .1 .3 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 ( 1 ) 

 SE................................................................ 7.01 18.47 7.11 9.73 8.12 8.80 8.94 9.14 5.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.98 14.50 10.13 8.11 20.13 8.07 23.54 9.38 27.21 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 403 390 463 328 466 295 431 270 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .9 .6 .7 .5 .7 .5 .7 .5 

 SE................................................................ 16.88 71.69 15.36 32.08 21.56 28.36 23.06 23.44 35.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.31 17.79 3.94 6.93 6.58 6.08 7.82 5.44 13.07 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 188 227 233 211 246 191 243 158 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .3 

 SE................................................................ 13.27 49.06 12.19 23.42 13.51 21.06 12.71 17.32 12.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.98 26.16 5.37 10.04 6.39 8.57 6.67 7.12 8.21 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,761 7,927 10,043 10,419 9,169 10,648 8,621 10,596 7,270 

 Share ................................................................ 15.9 18.3 15.7 16.8 15.1 16.6 15.0 16.4 14.3 

 SE................................................................ 226.33 434.43 256.22 252.95 303.99 245.35 314.83 245.99 349.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.32 5.48 2.55 2.43 3.32 2.30 3.65 2.32 4.80 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,975 3,527 4,043 4,418 3,576 4,437 3,381 4,414 2,667 

 Share ................................................................ 6.5 8.1 6.3 7.1 5.9 6.9 5.9 6.8 5.2 

 SE................................................................ 186.52 339.63 210.59 229.01 241.92 212.16 252.95 207.95 264.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.69 9.63 5.21 5.18 6.77 4.78 7.48 4.71 9.92 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,825 1,446 1,883 1,878 1,778 1,888 1,745 1,925 1,530 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 3.3 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 

 SE................................................................ 124.23 266.06 137.95 163.08 146.25 156.09 154.69 138.18 201.63 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.81 18.40 7.33 8.68 8.23 8.27 8.87 7.18 13.18 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,084 2,005 2,096 2,451 1,754 2,465 1,594 2,414 1,099 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 4.6 3.3 4.0 2.9 3.8 2.8 3.7 2.2 

 SE................................................................ 111.39 220.77 119.64 139.30 145.78 131.79 156.91 137.27 156.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.35 11.01 5.71 5.68 8.31 5.35 9.84 5.69 14.24 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 66 76 64 89 45 84 42 75 38 

 Share ................................................................ .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 SE................................................................ 12.29 27.92 13.18 21.85 16.63 16.08 16.23 13.91 22.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 18.77 36.97 20.60 24.61 37.34 19.25 38.34 18.65 59.29 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,109 1,737 2,165 2,311 1,926 2,362 1,783 2,332 1,442 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 4.0 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.7 3.1 3.6 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 23.33 48.97 25.88 32.45 29.92 32.31 31.25 27.19 35.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.11 2.82 1.20 1.40 1.55 1.37 1.75 1.17 2.45 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,859 2,093 2,978 2,881 2,840 2,998 2,681 2,996 2,450 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.8 

 SE................................................................ 64.92 126.56 74.78 87.16 89.34 85.69 90.61 74.75 139.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.27 6.05 2.51 3.03 3.15 2.86 3.38 2.49 5.71 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 208 224 255 192 263 169 258 114 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .5 .3 .4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .2 

 SE................................................................ 6.70 13.61 7.17 7.65 9.71 8.16 8.71 7.68 9.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.02 6.53 3.20 3.01 5.05 3.10 5.16 2.98 7.88 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 890 576 938 841 934 869 916 915 815 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 19.99 49.53 22.80 31.34 31.90 27.95 34.15 22.33 42.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 8.60 2.43 3.73 3.42 3.21 3.73 2.44 5.17 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 976 785 1,007 982 971 1,019 920 989 937 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.8 

 SE................................................................ 53.42 120.29 61.68 70.51 70.11 69.54 76.18 60.71 121.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.47 15.32 6.13 7.18 7.22 6.82 8.28 6.14 12.92 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 772 523 809 804 743 846 675 834 584 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 22.58 45.67 25.16 37.30 30.27 38.33 27.42 28.55 26.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.93 8.73 3.11 4.64 4.08 4.53 4.06 3.42 4.50 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 818 570 856 809 827 851 777 854 711 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 27.10 57.68 30.76 37.24 35.59 36.56 41.97 32.67 53.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.31 10.11 3.59 4.60 4.30 4.30 5.40 3.82 7.56 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,968 1,994 5,423 3,631 6,173 3,894 6,350 4,354 6,802 

 Share ................................................................ 8.1 4.6 8.5 5.9 10.2 6.1 11.1 6.7 13.4 

 SE................................................................ 72.42 98.29 82.39 69.25 102.48 79.81 103.56 80.95 127.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 4.93 1.52 1.91 1.66 2.05 1.63 1.86 1.87 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,405 1,357 3,717 2,490 4,229 2,645 4,381 2,945 4,776 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 3.1 5.8 4.0 7.0 4.1 7.6 4.6 9.4 

 SE................................................................ 49.65 65.12 54.72 49.83 70.20 51.24 70.46 58.50 75.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 4.80 1.47 2.00 1.66 1.94 1.61 1.99 1.58 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 909 411 984 734 1,066 791 1,060 879 998 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 .9 1.5 1.2 1.8 1.2 1.8 1.4 2.0 

 SE................................................................ 30.52 52.62 33.65 34.11 45.91 37.25 45.76 31.26 60.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.36 12.80 3.42 4.65 4.31 4.71 4.32 3.56 6.09 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 483 154 535 291 656 331 680 389 768 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .4 .8 .5 1.1 .5 1.2 .6 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 12.48 12.60 14.30 12.03 17.59 13.98 19.01 12.82 26.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.58 8.18 2.67 4.13 2.68 4.22 2.80 3.30 3.42 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 172 72 187 116 222 127 230 142 260 

 Share ................................................................ .3 .2 .3 .2 .4 .2 .4 .2 .5 

 SE................................................................ 7.88 7.03 8.93 6.11 12.54 7.16 13.97 6.62 22.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.59 9.78 4.77 5.27 5.65 5.65 6.09 4.65 8.66 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,226 1,980 3,418 3,084 3,353 3,168 3,300 3,313 2,958 

 Share ................................................................ 5.3 4.6 5.3 5.0 5.5 4.9 5.7 5.1 5.8 

 SE................................................................ 96.38 118.46 103.96 99.00 152.84 92.79 184.92 93.52 306.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.99 5.98 3.04 3.21 4.56 2.93 5.60 2.82 10.36 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................ 766 532 802 894 651 890 606 855 500 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 31.33 54.56 34.50 48.71 31.59 43.22 36.24 37.08 43.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.09 10.25 4.30 5.45 4.85 4.85 5.98 4.34 8.75 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,030 661 1,086 969 1,084 994 1,075 1,030 1,028 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.9 1.6 2.0 

 SE................................................................ 17.58 33.90 19.11 24.06 22.59 22.62 22.57 20.37 26.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.71 5.13 1.76 2.48 2.08 2.27 2.10 1.98 2.54 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 816 471 871 829 805 844 781 860 685 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 42.99 51.90 46.96 53.83 57.97 48.16 63.17 41.28 91.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.27 11.02 5.39 6.49 7.20 5.71 8.09 4.80 13.37 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 662 352 712 642 681 659 667 683 600 

 Share ................................................................ 1.1 .8 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 43.19 39.89 47.15 55.26 56.70 48.55 62.10 41.52 92.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.52 11.34 6.62 8.61 8.33 7.37 9.31 6.08 15.43 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 119 159 187 124 185 113 176 85 

 Share ................................................................ .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 .2 

 SE................................................................ 9.04 23.85 9.31 15.40 9.57 14.62 10.55 11.53 9.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 19.99 5.84 8.22 7.73 7.89 9.30 6.54 11.14 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 316 659 392 813 439 838 569 745 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .7 1.0 .6 1.3 .7 1.5 .9 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 95.39 75.02 108.47 45.88 166.37 56.91 197.13 61.10 313.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 15.54 23.77 16.46 11.70 20.46 12.97 23.51 10.73 42.06 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 768 561 800 782 756 800 727 796 682 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 18.96 33.11 20.57 22.24 21.72 21.90 22.34 18.89 28.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.47 5.91 2.57 2.84 2.87 2.74 3.07 2.37 4.22 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 108 49 117 81 132 86 137 89 165 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 

 SE................................................................ 6.57 7.59 7.10 6.07 9.32 5.59 10.75 5.05 14.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.08 15.41 6.05 7.48 7.05 6.53 7.85 5.64 9.00 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 1,629 1,373 1,378 1,433 1,760 953 1,753 375 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 3.8 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.7 1.7 2.7 .7 

 SE................................................................ 86.08 208.88 82.61 91.53 110.61 121.00 103.77 107.37 87.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.12 12.82 6.01 6.64 7.72 6.87 10.89 6.12 23.23 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 347 275 357 358 336 378 306 397 196 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .5 .6 .4 

 SE................................................................ 13.89 31.68 13.64 16.94 17.46 14.97 19.27 16.94 12.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.01 11.53 3.82 4.73 5.19 3.96 6.30 4.27 6.30 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 993 459 1,075 849 1,122 914 1,094 980 1,032 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.1 1.7 1.4 1.9 1.4 1.9 1.5 2.0 

 SE................................................................ 58.29 55.44 67.07 58.71 82.63 57.23 95.28 55.53 126.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 12.08 6.24 6.92 7.36 6.26 8.71 5.67 12.25 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,888 590 2,086 1,307 2,411 1,467 2,428 1,641 2,625 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 1.4 3.3 2.1 4.0 2.3 4.2 2.5 5.2 

 SE................................................................ 90.75 82.78 101.68 117.03 121.27 120.38 125.82 112.19 207.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.81 14.02 4.88 8.95 5.03 8.20 5.18 6.84 7.89 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,296 4,713 7,689 8,174 6,504 8,580 5,644 8,550 3,556 

 Share ................................................................ 11.9 10.9 12.0 13.2 10.7 13.4 9.8 13.2 7.0 

 SE................................................................ 161.31 192.04 192.40 178.20 266.61 184.80 283.34 166.67 365.63 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 4.07 2.50 2.18 4.10 2.15 5.02 1.95 10.28 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 465 94 521 323 593 382 572 449 512 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .2 .8 .5 1.0 .6 1.0 .7 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 21.30 12.55 24.34 20.02 29.11 22.22 29.07 23.59 34.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.58 13.38 4.67 6.20 4.91 5.83 5.08 5.25 6.65 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,831 4,619 7,168 7,851 5,912 8,199 5,072 8,101 3,044 

 Share ................................................................ 11.2 10.7 11.2 12.7 9.8 12.8 8.8 12.5 6.0 

 SE................................................................ 153.96 189.43 184.50 177.97 252.89 182.56 272.51 161.62 359.61 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 4.10 2.57 2.27 4.28 2.23 5.37 2.00 11.81 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $51,965 $82,700 $83,298 $74,434 $87,485 $67,256 $87,698 $51,624 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 1,834.76 1,704.46 1,255.47 2,188.38 1,738.19 1,745.02 1,657.76 1,569.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 3.53 2.06 1.51 2.94 1.99 2.59 1.89 3.04 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................ 61,557 48,159 63,599 75,228 49,241 78,215 40,138 76,257 17,744 

 Share ................................................................ 78.3 92.7 76.9 90.3 66.2 89.4 59.7 87.0 34.4 

 SE................................................................ 1,071.54 1,809.08 1,262.09 1,165.43 1,564.57 1,387.81 1,208.51 1,386.59 1,098.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 3.76 1.98 1.55 3.18 1.77 3.01 1.82 6.19 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,232 1,606 5,785 5,079 5,370 5,758 4,556 5,900 3,241 

 Share ................................................................ 6.7 3.1 7.0 6.1 7.2 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.3 

 SE................................................................ 350.75 291.51 403.83 401.50 508.73 451.16 451.22 394.57 483.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.70 18.15 6.98 7.90 9.47 7.84 9.90 6.69 14.93 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,664 298 9,939 913 15,647 1,145 18,332 2,834 26,040 

 Share ................................................................ 11.0 .6 12.0 1.1 21.0 1.3 27.3 3.2 50.4 

 SE................................................................ 166.48 78.17 208.33 80.81 332.61 75.92 390.76 138.07 601.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 26.25 2.10 8.86 2.13 6.63 2.13 4.87 2.31 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,941 339 2,185 733 3,030 1,029 3,114 1,365 3,659 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 .7 2.6 .9 4.1 1.2 4.6 1.6 7.1 

 SE................................................................ 162.52 102.50 187.12 103.74 282.11 164.44 274.73 153.64 414.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.37 30.21 8.56 14.16 9.31 15.98 8.82 11.26 11.32 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 450 484 445 508 399 516 367 519 247 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .9 .5 .6 .5 .6 .5 .6 .5 

 SE................................................................ 20.41 56.67 20.88 35.67 25.46 30.57 26.39 25.45 27.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.53 11.72 4.69 7.03 6.38 5.93 7.20 4.91 11.30 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................ 477 315 501 417 530 426 542 479 471 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .6 .6 .5 .7 .5 .8 .5 .9 

 SE................................................................ 34.99 60.21 39.66 46.31 54.99 42.11 64.62 36.37 84.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.34 19.13 7.91 11.10 10.37 9.89 11.92 7.60 17.96 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 764 245 420 218 397 207 344 223 

 Share ................................................................ .4 1.5 .3 .5 .3 .5 .3 .4 .4 

 SE................................................................ 29.74 158.23 25.04 52.54 27.46 44.58 32.85 34.56 54.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.48 20.71 10.21 12.50 12.61 11.22 15.90 10.03 24.46 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,394 5,912 12,230 11,930 10,912 13,223 9,043 13,663 4,634 

 Share ................................................................ 14.5 11.4 14.8 14.3 14.7 15.1 13.4 15.6 9.0 

 SE................................................................ 448.15 523.51 529.17 346.60 745.06 624.56 474.73 556.88 366.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.93 8.85 4.33 2.91 6.83 4.72 5.25 4.08 7.90 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,032 4,456 9,729 9,330 8,763 10,359 7,325 10,789 3,796 

 Share ................................................................ 11.5 8.6 11.8 11.2 11.8 11.8 10.9 12.3 7.4 

 SE................................................................ 356.41 394.86 422.58 263.27 600.32 487.39 392.87 446.02 294.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.95 8.86 4.34 2.82 6.85 4.70 5.36 4.13 7.75 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,285 1,433 2,414 2,560 2,036 2,774 1,655 2,791 777 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.7 3.2 2.5 3.2 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 114.73 144.55 128.78 114.74 155.63 158.99 100.39 140.08 79.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.02 10.08 5.33 4.48 7.64 5.73 6.06 5.02 10.28 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 23 86 39 113 90 63 83 62 

 Share ................................................................ .1 ( 1 ) .1 ( 1 ) .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 SE................................................................ 25.84 6.16 29.54 8.03 46.69 42.67 12.87 33.45 13.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 33.20 26.95 34.26 20.55 41.41 47.63 20.50 40.20 21.17 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 46,053 70,470 71,369 63,522 74,262 58,212 74,036 46,990 

 Share ................................................................ 85.5 88.6 85.2 85.7 85.3 84.9 86.6 84.4 91.0 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 1,412.26 1,211.43 945.46 1,490.61 1,176.36 1,300.71 1,146.14 1,253.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 3.07 1.72 1.32 2.35 1.58 2.23 1.55 2.67 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ $12,679 $363 $14,556 $6,898 $17,887 $8,677 $17,824 $12,464 $13,320 

 SE................................................................ 1,543.94 2,388.69 1,816.39 1,720.51 2,750.92 1,881.36 3,122.88 1,788.23 4,251.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.18 658.38 12.48 24.94 15.38 21.68 17.52 14.35 31.92 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................ 22,521 13,253 23,933 21,353 23,573 22,666 22,334 24,890 15,459 

 SE................................................................ 1,621.24 1,870.34 1,878.43 1,431.54 2,936.50 1,647.07 3,252.77 1,772.44 4,312.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.20 14.11 7.85 6.70 12.46 7.27 14.56 7.12 27.90 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,842 12,890 9,377 14,455 5,686 13,989 4,509 12,426 2,140 

 SE................................................................ 1,101.88 2,287.67 1,194.99 1,593.71 1,201.95 1,474.63 1,032.90 1,344.44 784.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.20 17.75 12.74 11.03 21.14 10.54 22.91 10.82 36.64 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 701 488 734 493 888 473 995 676 777 

 SE................................................................ 74.66 123.44 83.96 103.65 121.79 95.70 141.44 92.82 151.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.65 25.30 11.44 21.02 13.71 20.24 14.22 13.73 19.53 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................ -2,227 -666 -2,464 -2,155 -2,291 -2,375 -2,035 -2,519 -1,355 

 SE................................................................ 58.49 47.25 66.31 80.47 86.61 80.25 77.65 74.05 90.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ -2.63 -7.09 -2.69 -3.73 -3.78 -3.38 -3.82 -2.94 -6.69 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 198,612 54,094 220,639 151,949 240,649 169,800 235,659 187,470 231,819 

 SE................................................................ 4,260.13 5,558.40 5,150.39 4,234.59 6,776.97 5,752.82 4,697.02 5,084.54 5,815.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.14 10.28 2.33 2.79 2.82 3.39 1.99 2.71 2.51 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,071 332 1,184 839 1,280 911 1,277 1,010 1,253 

 SE................................................................ 11.00 17.27 14.65 13.82 20.27 11.57 19.29 11.59 25.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.03 5.21 1.24 1.65 1.58 1.27 1.51 1.15 2.00 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,206 387 1,333 800 1,572 1,070 1,382 1,243 1,096 

 SE................................................................ 48.73 53.56 54.23 53.40 76.33 60.16 95.36 57.45 123.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.04 13.83 4.07 6.68 4.86 5.62 6.90 4.62 11.30 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 91 33 100 69 111 76 111 92 90 

 SE................................................................ 7.84 8.16 9.02 6.76 14.45 6.85 16.27 8.92 22.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 24.36 9.01 9.73 13.07 9.03 14.69 9.74 24.82 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 15 3 17 15 15 16 13 17 11 

 SE................................................................ 3.19 1.47 3.68 4.07 4.48 3.79 5.40 3.12 8.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 21.22 55.20 21.57 26.57 30.21 23.24 40.30 18.93 80.01 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 260 65 291 165 347 194 346 247 302 

 SE................................................................ 20.77 9.24 24.06 16.57 36.74 17.89 39.59 22.35 41.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 14.29 8.27 10.07 10.60 9.23 11.44 9.06 13.80 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 35 11 39 28 41 32 39 33 40 

 SE................................................................ 2.99 3.59 3.20 3.65 4.44 3.50 4.74 3.14 6.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 31.36 8.31 13.15 10.81 11.01 12.26 9.50 16.22 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 11 5 12 9 12 9 14 11 9 

 SE................................................................ 2.11 2.84 2.21 2.74 2.75 2.35 3.14 2.87 2.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 19.62 62.56 18.78 30.42 22.37 27.49 23.08 25.55 29.53 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 23 3 27 14 32 15 34 17 45 

 SE................................................................ 5.36 1.32 6.25 2.68 9.94 2.39 11.50 2.50 19.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.85 38.91 23.50 19.78 30.73 15.74 33.65 15.09 44.53 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 8 2 9 7 8 8 8 9 6 

 SE................................................................ 1.74 1.03 2.02 2.28 2.50 2.16 2.72 2.23 1.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.01 64.75 22.82 31.45 29.56 27.69 34.01 25.67 23.74 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 16 2 18 6 24 7 26 8 39 

 SE................................................................ 5.05 .65 5.90 1.65 9.50 1.43 11.08 1.07 19.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 32.44 35.82 33.18 26.20 39.78 19.44 42.35 13.61 50.52 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 50 14 56 30 68 31 75 46 60 

 SE................................................................ 8.83 3.74 10.23 4.78 16.34 3.99 19.43 10.79 12.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 17.71 26.61 18.39 15.84 24.16 13.00 25.99 23.26 20.32 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 141 31 158 84 193 108 185 140 147 

 SE................................................................ 14.78 6.03 17.14 11.87 25.38 13.90 26.70 16.74 28.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.45 19.31 10.83 14.14 13.13 12.90 14.45 12.00 19.67 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 212 191 216 205 219 217 206 224 176 

 SE................................................................ 16.95 44.98 16.36 24.97 18.05 22.36 22.13 18.98 34.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 23.50 7.59 12.19 8.24 10.29 10.76 8.47 19.37 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 48 38 50 40 56 44 53 48 49 

 SE................................................................ 4.69 13.80 4.69 7.37 5.85 6.99 7.15 5.53 10.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.77 36.00 9.45 18.65 10.50 15.78 13.52 11.61 21.56 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 84 77 86 85 84 86 82 86 80 

 SE................................................................ 8.49 29.90 8.36 13.58 8.57 11.69 11.02 9.59 16.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.07 38.96 9.78 16.02 10.21 13.62 13.37 11.17 20.17 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 28 25 29 28 28 30 26 34 11 

 SE................................................................ 3.16 9.11 3.22 4.88 4.11 4.74 4.14 4.06 3.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.26 36.33 11.26 17.19 14.77 15.86 16.07 12.05 31.42 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 52 51 52 52 51 57 45 57 36 

 SE................................................................ 6.46 17.92 6.65 9.59 8.74 8.44 10.28 7.48 14.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.47 34.98 12.83 18.39 16.97 14.72 23.03 13.12 39.79 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................ 14 7 16 12 16 14 14 18 4 

 SE................................................................ 3.88 5.03 4.35 6.03 4.67 5.56 4.93 5.19 .83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 26.87 71.48 27.92 48.51 28.70 38.52 34.10 28.82 22.03 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 37 44 36 40 35 43 30 39 32 

 SE................................................................ 5.11 16.32 5.52 7.20 7.96 6.45 8.85 4.95 14.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.66 36.92 15.24 18.10 22.62 15.03 29.33 12.70 43.52 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 125 20 141 116 133 122 129 134 97 

 SE................................................................ 18.35 4.14 21.42 32.03 20.73 27.17 23.61 23.59 22.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.68 20.26 15.20 27.50 15.63 22.36 18.24 17.56 23.21 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 21 5 24 8 33 18 25 20 24 

 SE................................................................ 5.06 2.04 5.80 1.81 9.71 5.10 9.84 4.38 15.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 23.83 42.75 24.42 22.39 29.40 27.68 39.68 21.45 65.88 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 105 31 117 74 134 96 118 113 84 

 SE................................................................ 9.64 7.71 11.29 8.82 16.47 15.06 12.10 12.15 9.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.15 24.88 9.65 11.92 12.33 15.77 10.25 10.80 11.80 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................ 36 14 39 29 42 30 43 39 26 

 SE................................................................ 3.89 6.71 4.25 4.66 4.92 4.36 5.87 4.61 5.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.82 46.63 10.77 16.08 11.64 14.36 13.56 11.78 20.01 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 69 17 78 45 91 65 75 73 57 

 SE................................................................ 8.27 3.25 9.79 8.11 15.65 13.86 9.89 10.75 8.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.92 19.54 12.62 18.00 17.15 21.26 13.24 14.65 14.52 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 18 12 19 19 17 18 18 17 21 

 SE................................................................ 2.39 4.57 2.89 3.84 3.43 3.14 3.79 2.68 5.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.19 39.32 15.08 20.37 19.66 17.57 20.61 15.72 27.49 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 4 2 4 3 5 3 4 3 5 

 SE................................................................ .63 .73 .73 .56 1.13 .61 1.23 .52 2.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 16.51 40.48 17.50 20.09 23.49 17.97 27.71 15.44 39.02 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 258 5 297 74 424 250 269 294 151 

 SE................................................................ 26.72 2.27 30.87 11.99 48.70 38.03 47.68 30.97 60.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.35 43.50 10.40 16.13 11.49 15.23 17.70 10.53 40.11 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................ 96 20 107 51 136 60 142 83 135 

 SE................................................................ 11.07 4.63 13.01 8.18 20.99 7.65 22.13 8.15 35.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.58 22.94 12.13 15.98 15.48 12.81 15.60 9.87 26.56 

1

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Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2019