Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 131,439 16,156 22,573 13,625 25,674 41,662 11,748 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean................................................................$78,635 $20,385 $50,437 $36,263 $69,671 $119,476 $136,818 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 747.93 1,191.99 1,147.65 1,852.46 2,922.14 3,802.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 3.67 2.36 3.16 2.66 2.45 2.78 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean................................................................67,241 19,353 41,931 35,038 62,241 98,946 117,563 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 628.70 898.29 999.87 1,359.81 1,904.06 2,882.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 3.25 2.14 2.85 2.18 1.92 2.45 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 51.1 68.1 43.9 67.4 50.3 44.4 48.6 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 4.4 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 n.a. n.a. .3 1.0 .9 1.0 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 .7 .1 1.4 .4 .1 .2 

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 n.a. 1.0 n.a. 1.0 2.0 3.3 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 .9 1.1 2.0 1.9 2.3 3.0 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 36 52 50 44 51 44 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 64 48 50 56 49 56 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................................................ 63 56 41 80 63 70 76 

 With mortgage ................................................................................................ 37 14 25 20 36 53 59 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 26 42 16 60 27 17 17 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 44 59 20 37 30 24 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 14 16 10 14 11 13 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................................................ 87 86 84 90 86 89 87 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 13 6 10 8 17 15 24 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 87 94 90 92 83 85 76 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)................................................................................................ 3 4 1 4 4 2 5 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 44 25 40 31 23 28 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 51 74 56 64 75 66 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................................ 88 68 81 89 92 95 95 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean................................................................$61,224 $28,370 $41,581 $52,537 $61,427 $79,340 $89,285 

 SE................................................................ 775.65 673.22 875.10 1,427.13 1,353.07 1,251.00 2,629.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.27 2.37 2.10 2.72 2.20 1.58 2.94 

 Food 

 Mean................................................................ 7,923 3,676 4,968 7,513 8,058 10,118 11,730 

 Share ................................................................ 12.9 13.0 11.9 14.3 13.1 12.8 13.1 

 SE................................................................ 107.65 117.72 165.43 237.79 183.90 216.22 547.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.36 3.20 3.33 3.16 2.28 2.14 4.66 

 Food at home 

 Mean................................................................ 4,464 2,439 2,408 4,621 4,877 5,459 6,453 

 Share ................................................................ 7.3 8.6 5.8 8.8 7.9 6.9 7.2 

 SE................................................................ 63.69 101.05 98.85 138.01 134.71 114.30 340.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.43 4.14 4.10 2.99 2.76 2.09 5.28 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean................................................................ 569 317 280 595 649 681 850 

 Share ................................................................ .9 1.1 .7 1.1 1.1 .9 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 11.22 18.10 14.01 25.95 20.40 20.84 56.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.97 5.71 5.00 4.36 3.14 3.06 6.59 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean................................................................ 178 80 87 168 201 215 308 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.91 6.80 5.29 11.77 8.35 7.19 22.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 8.47 6.06 7.02 4.16 3.34 7.45 

 Bakery products 

 Mean................................................................ 392 237 193 427 449 466 543 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.65 14.02 10.41 19.87 15.19 16.25 36.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 5.91 5.40 4.65 3.39 3.49 6.77 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean................................................................ 961 458 492 1,030 1,035 1,199 1,442 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.2 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 16.73 24.46 37.29 40.75 36.06 35.99 104.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 5.34 7.58 3.96 3.49 3.00 7.27 

 Beef 

 Mean................................................................ 253 107 121 263 265 340 359 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.78 13.14 17.39 14.64 13.55 19.44 35.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.46 12.24 14.35 5.56 5.11 5.72 9.96 

 Pork 

 Mean................................................................ 180 88 79 217 201 222 257 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.12 7.36 5.59 20.60 10.23 10.40 21.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.84 8.38 7.06 9.49 5.10 4.69 8.20 

 Other meats 

 Mean................................................................ 129 68 63 153 142 157 186 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 5.04 8.62 12.74 8.73 7.05 17.63 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.04 7.42 13.71 8.32 6.14 4.49 9.50 

 Poultry 

 Mean................................................................ 180 79 106 162 195 229 272 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.32 7.04 11.00 13.87 9.22 7.49 23.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.39 8.89 10.38 8.58 4.72 3.27 8.69 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean................................................................ 154 84 87 171 159 174 276 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.93 7.98 11.54 14.74 13.84 9.32 43.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.86 9.48 13.31 8.64 8.70 5.34 15.78 

 Eggs 

 Mean................................................................ 64 32 36 64 73 77 93 

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

 SE................................................................ 1.64 4.33 3.03 4.86 3.23 2.35 9.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 13.70 8.48 7.56 4.45 3.05 10.02 

 Dairy products 

 Mean................................................................ 449 268 244 465 467 561 629 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.84 18.57 11.10 18.90 13.74 16.02 31.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.75 6.93 4.56 4.06 2.94 2.85 5.03 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean................................................................ 147 89 82 149 160 178 203 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.84 8.50 4.09 6.96 5.32 5.44 10.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.94 9.56 5.02 4.69 3.32 3.06 5.11 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean................................................................ 303 179 162 317 307 383 426 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.99 11.49 9.28 16.64 9.71 12.65 25.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 6.41 5.72 5.26 3.16 3.30 5.88 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean................................................................ 858 462 454 876 950 1,050 1,245 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 17.30 35.31 20.27 38.85 37.02 32.49 78.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.02 7.64 4.46 4.44 3.90 3.10 6.30 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean................................................................ 318 178 159 331 353 383 480 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.62 13.91 8.63 16.48 15.45 13.61 28.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.08 7.83 5.43 4.98 4.38 3.55 5.93 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean................................................................ 283 148 152 280 301 357 408 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.67 18.23 9.11 14.98 14.89 13.75 33.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.71 12.32 5.98 5.36 4.94 3.85 8.22 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean................................................................ 114 66 70 115 126 136 158 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.07 4.87 4.35 7.50 6.56 6.05 12.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.70 7.37 6.22 6.54 5.21 4.46 8.07 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean................................................................ 144 71 73 151 170 174 199 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.60 5.41 6.05 10.62 7.70 6.26 18.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.51 7.66 8.27 7.05 4.53 3.61 9.37 

 Other food at home 

 Mean................................................................ 1,627 934 939 1,656 1,776 1,968 2,287 

 Share ................................................................ 2.7 3.3 2.3 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.6 

 SE................................................................ 23.07 34.26 40.55 51.25 52.75 44.00 113.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.42 3.67 4.32 3.10 2.97 2.24 4.98 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean................................................................ 151 94 79 171 165 179 204 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 8.22 6.45 13.35 8.89 7.56 19.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.61 8.75 8.13 7.82 5.38 4.23 9.44 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean................................................................ 118 67 58 139 131 141 166 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.41 6.46 4.71 9.29 6.13 5.58 16.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.90 9.67 8.12 6.67 4.70 3.97 9.72 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean................................................................ 865 487 508 809 936 1,067 1,236 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 13.52 22.65 26.46 35.69 31.14 26.45 64.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.56 4.65 5.21 4.41 3.33 2.48 5.22 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean................................................................ 438 260 261 468 489 510 601 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.28 13.90 15.85 21.74 21.43 13.91 39.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.89 5.34 6.08 4.65 4.38 2.73 6.57 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town 

 trips 

 Mean................................................................ 56 25 33 69 55 72 80 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.62 7.00 2.76 10.15 3.96 3.80 10.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.64 27.96 8.40 14.67 7.25 5.30 12.69 

 Food away from home 

 Mean................................................................ 3,459 1,236 2,559 2,893 3,181 4,659 5,277 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 4.4 6.2 5.5 5.2 5.9 5.9 

 SE................................................................ 62.38 84.01 119.12 168.83 119.38 119.38 325.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 6.80 4.65 5.84 3.75 2.56 6.17 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean................................................................ 583 219 518 448 478 854 629 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .8 1.2 .9 .8 1.1 .7 

 SE................................................................ 18.53 34.63 35.72 33.02 41.57 47.09 91.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.18 15.80 6.89 7.38 8.71 5.51 14.53 

 Housing 

 Mean................................................................20,091 11,799 15,224 17,335 20,357 24,963 26,108 

 Share ................................................................ 32.8 41.6 36.6 33.0 33.1 31.5 29.2 

 SE................................................................ 251.42 257.18 317.53 523.20 454.42 458.38 777.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.25 2.18 2.09 3.02 2.23 1.84 2.98 

 Shelter 

 Mean................................................................11,747 7,251 10,197 9,137 11,407 14,478 14,997 

 Share ................................................................ 19.2 25.6 24.5 17.4 18.6 18.2 16.8 

 SE................................................................ 174.04 223.83 234.18 437.62 247.37 329.80 606.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 3.09 2.30 4.79 2.17 2.28 4.05 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean................................................................ 6,678 3,213 3,818 5,717 6,239 9,166 10,186 

 Share ................................................................ 10.9 11.3 9.2 10.9 10.2 11.6 11.4 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Owned dwellings 

 SE................................................................ 136.48 170.19 151.89 317.45 191.61 338.07 546.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 5.30 3.98 5.55 3.07 3.69 5.36 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean................................................................ 2,775 644 1,544 1,129 2,704 4,317 4,667 

 Share ................................................................ 4.5 2.3 3.7 2.1 4.4 5.4 5.2 

 SE................................................................ 56.94 57.63 80.82 115.95 99.87 153.39 247.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.05 8.95 5.23 10.27 3.69 3.55 5.30 

 Property taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 2,200 1,232 1,215 2,186 2,186 2,881 3,056 

 Share ................................................................ 3.6 4.3 2.9 4.2 3.6 3.6 3.4 

 SE................................................................ 53.01 70.44 47.30 101.91 84.07 113.50 140.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.41 5.72 3.89 4.66 3.85 3.94 4.59 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean................................................................ 1,703 1,337 1,059 2,402 1,349 1,968 2,463 

 Share ................................................................ 2.8 4.7 2.5 4.6 2.2 2.5 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 76.53 104.43 107.13 210.11 74.78 137.30 435.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.49 7.81 10.11 8.75 5.54 6.98 17.67 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean................................................................ 4,249 3,729 5,917 2,493 4,307 4,241 3,693 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 13.1 14.2 4.7 7.0 5.3 4.1 

 SE................................................................ 66.68 213.63 228.05 235.87 142.40 172.40 266.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.57 5.73 3.85 9.46 3.31 4.06 7.22 

 Other lodging 

 Mean................................................................ 821 309 462 927 860 1,071 1,118 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 28.01 35.92 42.39 99.02 54.23 50.24 123.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.41 11.64 9.17 10.68 6.30 4.69 11.08 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean................................................................ 4,049 2,475 2,474 4,027 4,384 4,774 5,957 

 Share ................................................................ 6.6 8.7 6.0 7.7 7.1 6.0 6.7 

 SE................................................................ 34.41 66.45 48.24 54.26 54.34 55.30 93.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ .85 2.68 1.95 1.35 1.24 1.16 1.58 

 Natural gas 

 Mean................................................................ 410 286 263 388 454 464 602 

 Share ................................................................ .7 1.0 .6 .7 .7 .6 .7 

 SE................................................................ 11.04 18.85 12.55 23.44 19.22 15.81 31.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.69 6.59 4.77 6.05 4.23 3.41 5.22 

 Electricity 

 Mean................................................................ 1,496 1,035 958 1,620 1,666 1,693 1,951 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 3.6 2.3 3.1 2.7 2.1 2.2 

 SE................................................................ 18.13 31.90 24.29 32.39 25.75 26.62 44.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 3.08 2.53 2.00 1.55 1.57 2.30 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean................................................................ 121 113 58 165 109 140 167 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.66 14.33 7.22 26.25 13.79 13.91 27.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.13 12.69 12.36 15.92 12.68 9.96 16.30 

 Telephone services 

 Mean................................................................ 1,407 669 845 1,199 1,462 1,772 2,333 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.6 

 SE................................................................ 14.67 17.89 22.37 25.68 23.17 27.06 48.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.04 2.68 2.65 2.14 1.58 1.53 2.09 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean................................................................ 220 273 112 372 229 191 255 

 Share ................................................................ .4 1.0 .3 .7 .4 .2 .3 

 SE................................................................ 6.50 11.99 6.97 24.08 9.97 6.54 13.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.96 4.38 6.21 6.48 4.35 3.42 5.31 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean................................................................ 1,188 395 732 827 1,233 1,581 2,078 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 1.4 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.0 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 15.50 15.94 20.64 31.72 22.21 27.27 50.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.31 4.03 2.82 3.84 1.80 1.72 2.41 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean................................................................ 614 373 350 656 693 706 903 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.3 .8 1.2 1.1 .9 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 14.38 20.97 11.40 25.99 21.89 21.00 35.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.34 5.62 3.26 3.96 3.16 2.97 3.98 

 Household operations 

 Mean................................................................ 1,522 886 737 1,250 1,422 2,368 1,441 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Household operations 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 3.1 1.8 2.4 2.3 3.0 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 36.26 66.38 32.67 70.10 59.80 92.96 90.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.38 7.49 4.43 5.61 4.21 3.93 6.31 

 Personal services 

 Mean................................................................ 472 167 52 87 356 1,088 217 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .6 .1 .2 .6 1.4 .2 

 SE................................................................ 28.03 48.51 23.14 45.19 47.34 71.39 49.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.94 29.11 44.86 51.69 13.30 6.56 22.88 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean................................................................ 1,050 720 685 1,163 1,066 1,281 1,224 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 2.5 1.6 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 21.47 43.22 23.72 51.62 36.76 41.40 82.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 6.00 3.46 4.44 3.45 3.23 6.73 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 747 444 565 859 762 826 1,077 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 22.86 32.17 75.43 78.71 53.53 29.63 101.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.06 7.25 13.36 9.17 7.02 3.59 9.41 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 184 104 112 194 214 204 273 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.24 11.49 13.79 13.83 34.63 10.05 27.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.03 11.00 12.29 7.14 16.15 4.93 10.02 

 Other household products 

 Mean................................................................ 431 242 332 527 423 479 629 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .9 .8 1.0 .7 .6 .7 

 SE................................................................ 15.95 23.23 66.80 67.80 25.54 23.97 76.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.70 9.61 20.14 12.86 6.03 5.00 12.21 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean................................................................ 132 97 121 138 125 143 175 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.36 10.82 18.37 18.35 10.32 10.99 52.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.57 11.10 15.20 13.31 8.28 7.69 30.02 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 2,025 743 1,251 2,062 2,382 2,516 2,636 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 2.6 3.0 3.9 3.9 3.2 3.0 

 SE................................................................ 83.03 59.88 77.62 161.25 300.82 121.95 205.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.10 8.06 6.20 7.82 12.63 4.85 7.78 

 Household textiles 

 Mean................................................................ 111 60 77 117 120 133 143 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.38 10.67 13.90 19.01 12.98 14.18 31.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.75 17.89 17.96 16.30 10.80 10.70 21.87 

 Furniture 

 Mean................................................................ 518 132 322 507 583 717 595 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .5 .8 1.0 .9 .9 .7 

 SE................................................................ 23.53 22.11 29.60 65.27 43.95 36.45 84.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.54 16.73 9.18 12.86 7.54 5.08 14.20 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean................................................................ 25 8 23 25 23 30 43 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.51 3.40 6.94 6.01 4.83 4.43 13.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.90 44.40 30.01 24.32 20.88 14.82 32.21 

 Major appliances 

 Mean................................................................ 304 115 146 292 336 399 471 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.72 14.12 12.97 23.99 34.66 39.04 52.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.51 12.30 8.86 8.22 10.31 9.78 11.19 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean................................................................ 118 55 72 98 137 141 196 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.07 6.74 7.91 14.78 13.79 12.43 60.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.97 12.24 11.02 15.03 10.06 8.83 30.95 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 948 374 610 1,024 1,182 1,096 1,190 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 74.14 52.75 61.21 137.54 289.73 85.67 105.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.82 14.11 10.04 13.44 24.50 7.82 8.83 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean................................................................ 1,866 687 1,175 1,280 1,929 2,465 3,227 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 2.4 2.8 2.4 3.1 3.1 3.6 

 SE................................................................ 51.41 99.28 80.98 96.47 105.73 106.17 386.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.75 14.45 6.89 7.54 5.48 4.31 11.98 

 Men and boys 

 Mean................................................................ 420 103 346 304 453 500 782 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .4 .8 .6 .7 .6 .9 

 SE................................................................ 19.61 21.73 49.55 34.15 39.25 40.52 153.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.67 21.17 14.34 11.22 8.66 8.10 19.65 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean................................................................ 337 96 326 263 309 386 676 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .3 .8 .5 .5 .5 .8 

 SE................................................................ 18.60 21.56 49.20 32.48 32.86 36.92 154.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.52 22.41 15.11 12.35 10.63 9.56 22.91 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean................................................................ 83 6 20 41 144 114 106 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.22 2.54 4.61 10.12 14.92 10.60 16.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.07 39.50 23.27 24.47 10.37 9.31 15.85 

 Women and girls 

 Mean................................................................ 755 284 414 509 704 1,085 1,289 

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

 SE................................................................ 25.60 45.10 36.67 46.33 46.93 54.37 129.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.39 15.86 8.86 9.10 6.66 5.01 10.07 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean................................................................ 638 279 392 474 560 891 1,077 

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

 SE................................................................ 22.36 45.32 36.24 45.92 45.51 48.55 96.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.51 16.24 9.24 9.68 8.13 5.45 8.96 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean................................................................ 117 5 21 35 144 194 213 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.09 1.49 4.99 6.56 12.67 20.77 59.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.76 27.93 23.26 18.79 8.78 10.73 28.10 

 Children under 2 

 Mean................................................................ 78 12 24 38 117 100 144 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.01 5.58 7.48 13.19 13.18 9.26 48.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.98 45.07 31.07 34.39 11.32 9.24 33.78 

 Footwear 

 Mean................................................................ 392 187 200 295 415 496 727 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.88 48.13 24.41 58.89 35.88 31.94 150.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.31 25.69 12.22 19.93 8.64 6.44 20.73 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 222 100 192 132 240 284 285 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.27 15.77 24.32 15.47 28.74 27.25 36.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.98 15.71 12.68 11.71 11.97 9.59 12.99 

 Transportation 

 Mean................................................................ 9,761 3,306 6,024 7,992 9,903 13,001 16,034 

 Share ................................................................ 15.9 11.7 14.5 15.2 16.1 16.4 18.0 

 SE................................................................ 226.33 240.66 318.06 498.53 386.43 329.66 923.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.32 7.28 5.28 6.24 3.90 2.54 5.76 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean................................................................ 3,975 1,132 2,054 3,119 3,941 5,673 6,620 

 Share ................................................................ 6.5 4.0 4.9 5.9 6.4 7.2 7.4 

 SE................................................................ 186.52 224.57 253.96 404.46 379.35 315.71 761.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.69 19.84 12.37 12.97 9.63 5.57 11.50 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean................................................................ 1,825 540 933 1,945 1,962 2,615 2,072 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 1.9 2.2 3.7 3.2 3.3 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 124.23 150.45 162.14 270.42 263.24 280.84 374.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.81 27.86 17.38 13.91 13.41 10.74 18.09 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean................................................................ 2,084 572 1,081 1,122 1,915 2,967 4,440 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 2.0 2.6 2.1 3.1 3.7 5.0 

 SE................................................................ 111.39 159.52 168.77 207.57 242.34 178.52 553.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.35 27.90 15.61 18.51 12.65 6.02 12.46 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean................................................................ 66 20 40 53 63 91 108 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.29 13.56 24.15 46.61 32.81 25.93 65.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................18.77 67.65 60.66 88.13 52.13 28.53 60.98 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean................................................................ 2,109 673 1,378 1,648 2,120 2,774 3,639 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 2.4 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.5 4.1 

 SE................................................................ 23.33 22.79 34.27 42.73 35.18 32.39 95.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.11 3.39 2.49 2.59 1.66 1.17 2.63 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean................................................................ 2,859 1,191 2,013 2,427 2,996 3,499 4,678 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 4.2 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.4 5.2 

 SE................................................................ 64.92 110.97 134.60 172.51 126.09 125.79 338.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.27 9.32 6.69 7.11 4.21 3.60 7.24 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean................................................................ 222 42 121 126 191 348 390 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.70 5.59 7.94 16.84 10.73 10.77 30.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.02 13.35 6.54 13.32 5.62 3.09 7.72 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean................................................................ 890 427 615 923 905 1,101 1,230 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 19.99 30.47 51.38 69.47 33.36 40.99 67.97 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 7.13 8.36 7.53 3.69 3.72 5.52 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean................................................................ 976 481 761 780 1,175 988 1,790 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.9 1.2 2.0 

 SE................................................................ 53.42 101.00 117.94 131.39 114.28 102.42 306.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.47 21.00 15.50 16.85 9.72 10.37 17.12 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean................................................................ 772 241 516 598 726 1,061 1,267 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 .8 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 22.58 23.91 28.85 33.84 42.35 54.66 96.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.93 9.92 5.59 5.66 5.84 5.15 7.57 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean................................................................ 818 310 579 799 846 1,056 1,098 

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

 SE................................................................ 27.10 40.01 31.51 103.76 55.32 47.37 138.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.31 12.92 5.44 12.99 6.54 4.49 12.63 

 Healthcare 

 Mean................................................................ 4,968 3,633 2,507 7,324 5,290 5,491 6,246 

 Share ................................................................ 8.1 12.8 6.0 13.9 8.6 6.9 7.0 

 SE................................................................ 72.42 110.89 85.62 206.08 156.17 120.23 238.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 3.05 3.42 2.81 2.95 2.19 3.81 

 Health insurance 

 Mean................................................................ 3,405 2,503 1,597 5,108 3,587 3,834 4,223 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 8.8 3.8 9.7 5.8 4.8 4.7 

 SE................................................................ 49.65 53.47 59.72 153.97 103.30 87.28 143.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 2.14 3.74 3.01 2.88 2.28 3.39 

 Medical services 

 Mean................................................................ 909 542 563 1,079 1,019 984 1,372 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.9 1.4 2.1 1.7 1.2 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 30.52 65.41 45.94 78.96 65.51 45.48 149.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.36 12.06 8.15 7.32 6.43 4.62 10.90 

 Drugs 

 Mean................................................................ 483 461 254 838 510 490 457 

 Share ................................................................ .8 1.6 .6 1.6 .8 .6 .5 

 SE................................................................ 12.48 38.63 16.60 43.35 25.45 23.11 26.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.58 8.37 6.53 5.17 5.00 4.71 5.74 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 172 127 92 299 174 183 194 

 Share ................................................................ .3 .4 .2 .6 .3 .2 .2 

 SE................................................................ 7.88 18.00 8.91 34.85 15.12 11.34 22.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.59 14.19 9.67 11.66 8.68 6.19 11.46 

 Entertainment 

 Mean................................................................ 3,226 1,444 2,089 3,013 3,523 4,217 3,901 

 Share ................................................................ 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.4 

 SE................................................................ 96.38 89.24 146.84 336.30 393.94 137.76 254.73 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Entertainment 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.99 6.18 7.03 11.16 11.18 3.27 6.53 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean................................................................ 766 249 469 518 782 1,139 973 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 .9 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 31.33 47.90 31.32 67.57 45.60 59.72 80.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.09 19.24 6.68 13.04 5.83 5.25 8.23 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean................................................................ 1,030 718 725 1,068 1,064 1,181 1,390 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 2.5 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 17.58 22.15 34.19 34.42 34.03 29.62 76.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.71 3.08 4.71 3.22 3.20 2.51 5.52 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 816 372 543 552 831 1,160 970 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 42.99 47.92 69.14 53.37 76.81 82.43 142.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.27 12.88 12.73 9.67 9.24 7.10 14.71 

 Pets 

 Mean................................................................ 662 328 458 448 613 962 798 

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

 SE................................................................ 43.19 47.61 64.49 52.29 72.56 84.42 136.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.52 14.52 14.07 11.67 11.84 8.78 17.10 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 154 44 85 104 218 199 172 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.04 11.13 16.58 14.81 29.93 16.43 31.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 25.29 19.56 14.29 13.72 8.27 18.20 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean................................................................ 614 104 352 875 846 738 567 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .4 .8 1.7 1.4 .9 .6 

 SE................................................................ 95.39 30.26 117.46 346.44 401.58 102.29 115.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................15.54 28.96 33.39 39.61 47.49 13.86 20.36 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 768 395 556 682 758 959 1,133 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 18.96 36.31 30.33 31.80 38.53 27.37 80.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.47 9.20 5.45 4.67 5.08 2.85 7.09 

 Reading 

 Mean................................................................ 108 122 76 160 106 107 103 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.57 20.65 9.74 18.88 9.27 6.37 18.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.08 16.96 12.90 11.80 8.76 5.95 17.57 

 Education 

 Mean................................................................ 1,407 320 1,068 637 1,205 1,914 3,089 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 1.1 2.6 1.2 2.0 2.4 3.5 

 SE................................................................ 86.08 72.74 160.79 197.49 139.30 155.71 380.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.12 22.72 15.06 31.00 11.56 8.14 12.33 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 347 221 274 304 377 373 552 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.89 24.44 21.65 37.51 21.16 18.67 43.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.01 11.05 7.91 12.36 5.61 5.01 7.80 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean................................................................ 993 714 745 1,099 1,013 1,107 1,299 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 2.5 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 58.29 115.15 85.17 205.31 84.52 86.00 175.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 16.12 11.44 18.69 8.34 7.77 13.48 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean................................................................ 1,888 1,335 1,258 2,688 2,190 1,903 2,215 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 4.7 3.0 5.1 3.6 2.4 2.5 

 SE................................................................ 90.75 140.17 116.86 492.54 156.29 127.10 273.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.81 10.50 9.29 18.33 7.13 6.68 12.35 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean................................................................ 7,296 499 5,101 2,063 6,241 11,868 13,017 

 Share ................................................................ 11.9 1.8 12.3 3.9 10.2 15.0 14.6 

 SE................................................................ 161.31 111.17 185.28 698.30 332.69 312.76 406.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 22.29 3.63 33.84 5.33 2.64 3.12 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean................................................................ 465 226 222 516 476 599 699 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .8 .5 1.0 .8 .8 .8 

 SE................................................................ 21.30 18.78 21.69 54.86 25.96 40.75 50.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.58 8.32 9.75 10.63 5.45 6.80 7.26 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean................................................................ 6,831 273 4,878 1,547 5,764 11,269 12,318 

 Share ................................................................ 11.2 1.0 11.7 2.9 9.4 14.2 13.8 

 SE................................................................ 153.96 106.81 177.05 693.20 322.61 294.24 389.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 39.12 3.63 44.80 5.60 2.61 3.16 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean................................................................$78,635 $20,385 $50,437 $36,263 $69,671 $119,476 $136,818 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 747.93 1,191.99 1,147.65 1,852.46 2,922.14 3,802.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 3.67 2.36 3.16 2.66 2.45 2.78 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean................................................................61,557 ( 2 ) 42,846 ( 2 ) 50,532 105,830 120,636 

 Share ................................................................ 78.3 ( 2 ) 85.0 ( 2 ) 72.5 88.6 88.2 

 SE................................................................ 1,071.54 ( 2 ) 1,142.83 ( 2 ) 1,445.44 2,439.05 2,823.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 ( 2 ) 2.67 ( 2 ) 2.86 2.30 2.34 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean................................................................ 5,232 ( 2 ) 3,672 15 5,637 8,320 9,641 

 Share ................................................................ 6.7 ( 2 ) 7.3 ( 1 ) 8.1 7.0 7.0 

 SE................................................................ 350.75 ( 2 ) 380.62 23.19 783.75 724.45 1,525.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.70 ( 2 ) 10.37 151.61 13.90 8.71 15.83 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean................................................................ 8,664 16,003 2,293 30,915 9,723 2,914 3,087 

 Share ................................................................ 11.0 78.5 4.5 85.3 14.0 2.4 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 166.48 571.75 179.51 960.58 520.86 158.10 342.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 3.57 7.83 3.11 5.36 5.43 11.10 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income 

 Mean................................................................ 1,941 2,465 944 3,161 2,111 1,608 2,533 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 12.1 1.9 8.7 3.0 1.3 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 162.52 478.39 176.33 419.86 310.31 200.84 935.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.37 19.41 18.69 13.28 14.70 12.49 36.93 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean................................................................ 450 708 89 1,015 758 212 306 

 Share ................................................................ .6 3.5 .2 2.8 1.1 .2 .2 

 SE................................................................ 20.41 70.77 16.10 88.35 57.68 21.56 58.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.53 9.99 18.01 8.70 7.61 10.16 19.22 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean................................................................ 477 736 193 820 613 384 295 

 Share ................................................................ .6 3.6 .4 2.3 .9 .3 .2 

 SE................................................................ 34.99 157.17 50.17 213.44 80.42 44.92 59.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.34 21.35 25.96 26.03 13.12 11.69 19.98 

 Other income 

 Mean................................................................ 314 473 399 336 297 207 320 

 Share ................................................................ .4 2.3 .8 .9 .4 .2 .2 

 SE................................................................ 29.74 128.20 72.18 90.37 43.43 31.70 76.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.48 27.11 18.09 26.89 14.61 15.29 23.99 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean................................................................11,394 1,033 8,505 1,224 7,430 20,530 19,255 

 Share ................................................................ 14.5 5.1 16.9 3.4 10.7 17.2 14.1 

 SE................................................................ 448.15 189.80 327.58 196.38 552.47 1,081.43 1,060.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.93 18.38 3.85 16.04 7.44 5.27 5.51 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 9,032 879 6,834 1,049 5,718 16,354 15,000 

 Share ................................................................ 11.5 4.3 13.6 2.9 8.2 13.7 11.0 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Federal income taxes 

 SE................................................................ 356.41 160.31 260.01 162.02 450.12 891.17 838.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.95 18.24 3.80 15.45 7.87 5.45 5.59 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 2,285 126 1,624 134 1,656 4,052 4,125 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 .6 3.2 .4 2.4 3.4 3.0 

 SE................................................................ 114.73 38.39 89.43 43.16 119.10 238.69 271.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.02 30.54 5.51 32.30 7.19 5.89 6.59 

 Other taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 78 28 47 42 56 124 130 

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

 SE................................................................ 25.84 8.39 11.33 9.87 12.39 73.44 61.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................33.20 29.92 24.03 23.72 22.11 59.08 47.16 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean................................................................67,241 19,353 41,931 35,038 62,241 98,946 117,563 

 Share ................................................................ 85.5 94.9 83.1 96.6 89.3 82.8 85.9 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 628.70 898.29 999.87 1,359.81 1,904.06 2,882.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 3.25 2.14 2.85 2.18 1.92 2.45 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean................................................................$12,679 $2,244 $8,331 $26,399 $12,014 $14,882 $13,113 

 SE................................................................ 1,543.94 1,916.62 2,030.96 14,171.72 4,146.55 3,230.81 5,066.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................12.18 85.39 24.38 53.68 34.51 21.71 38.63 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean................................................................22,521 3,994 13,410 28,191 21,882 32,851 23,693 

 SE................................................................ 1,621.24 1,958.26 2,193.62 14,328.62 4,148.37 3,018.69 5,486.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.20 49.03 16.36 50.83 18.96 9.19 23.16 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean................................................................ 9,842 1,749 5,079 1,792 9,868 17,969 10,580 

 SE................................................................ 1,101.88 726.52 1,211.87 1,086.25 1,638.70 2,517.78 3,373.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................11.20 41.53 23.86 60.60 16.61 14.01 31.89 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean................................................................ 701 671 741 452 755 709 806 

 SE................................................................ 74.66 274.45 177.17 109.74 232.64 88.24 291.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................10.65 40.88 23.91 24.27 30.80 12.44 36.13 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean................................................................-2,227 -537 -1,265 -1,110 -2,253 -3,280 -3,901 

 SE................................................................ 58.49 50.00 104.28 162.90 114.77 132.65 275.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................-2.63 -9.32 -8.24 -14.68 -5.09 -4.04 -7.07 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean................................................................198,612 128,876 103,616 227,962 201,062 244,416 275,221 

 SE................................................................ 4,260.13 9,873.59 5,933.68 10,172.40 6,793.14 9,273.68 15,255.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.14 7.66 5.73 4.46 3.38 3.79 5.54 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean................................................................ 1,071 745 613 1,222 1,085 1,297 1,394 

 SE................................................................ 11.00 33.59 24.89 45.04 26.04 27.50 40.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.03 4.51 4.06 3.69 2.40 2.12 2.91 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean................................................................ 1,206 613 947 1,111 1,201 1,469 1,722 

 SE................................................................ 48.73 76.03 84.84 152.29 134.84 110.99 279.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.04 12.39 8.96 13.71 11.22 7.55 16.22 

 Food 

 Mean................................................................ 91 50 55 63 91 130 108 

 SE................................................................ 7.84 10.61 12.80 12.92 23.59 15.25 22.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 21.28 23.32 20.43 25.94 11.77 20.62 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean................................................................ 15 4 9 3 19 24 11 

 SE................................................................ 3.19 2.03 3.43 1.21 11.07 5.69 4.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................21.22 47.27 37.42 44.04 57.33 23.48 40.81 

 Housing 

 Mean................................................................ 260 176 222 234 282 290 333 

 SE................................................................ 20.77 28.26 33.83 43.65 43.03 36.73 121.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 16.03 15.21 18.68 15.27 12.65 36.65 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 35 26 28 25 26 48 47 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 SE................................................................ 2.99 9.13 6.85 4.73 4.96 6.17 11.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 35.73 24.14 19.10 19.34 12.90 23.88 

 Household textiles 

 Mean................................................................ 11 8 15 6 9 13 10 

 SE................................................................ 2.11 3.22 8.13 2.86 2.98 4.53 8.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................19.62 42.63 55.70 49.80 33.98 34.69 86.11 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean................................................................ 23 12 16 8 26 24 68 

 SE................................................................ 5.36 3.19 5.46 2.98 7.61 6.28 55.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................22.85 27.02 33.62 35.72 29.72 26.35 82.19 

 Major appliances 

 Mean................................................................ 8 4 10 4 11 7 7 

 SE................................................................ 1.74 1.82 5.26 2.10 5.86 1.99 5.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................22.01 42.12 51.07 56.63 52.75 26.63 68.33 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean................................................................ 16 7 6 5 14 16 60 

 SE................................................................ 5.05 2.62 1.94 1.99 4.24 6.13 55.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................32.44 34.95 32.57 43.00 29.23 37.48 92.33 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 50 35 36 51 39 67 59 

 SE................................................................ 8.83 7.73 9.77 15.22 10.13 24.77 29.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................17.71 22.25 27.20 30.13 25.77 36.70 49.86 

 Other housing 

 Mean................................................................ 141 97 127 144 182 138 149 

 SE................................................................ 14.78 25.88 30.64 35.85 35.09 25.86 53.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................10.45 26.79 24.08 24.83 19.23 18.72 35.71 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean................................................................ 212 101 217 208 190 215 412 

 SE................................................................ 16.95 22.96 29.27 67.96 29.11 23.95 102.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 22.78 13.46 32.61 15.35 11.14 24.83 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean................................................................ 48 19 60 60 42 45 80 

 SE................................................................ 4.69 5.74 15.18 21.36 11.89 7.61 32.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.77 30.98 25.36 35.72 28.62 16.82 40.89 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean................................................................ 84 29 63 95 68 92 211 

 SE................................................................ 8.49 8.37 11.79 29.43 13.54 12.09 68.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................10.07 29.26 18.84 31.06 19.91 13.20 32.23 

 Children under 2 

 Mean................................................................ 28 12 24 10 27 39 42 

 SE................................................................ 3.16 5.58 7.48 3.03 6.28 6.91 10.97 

 CV(%) ................................................................11.26 45.98 31.07 30.89 22.97 17.85 26.04 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 52 41 71 44 53 39 79 

 SE................................................................ 6.46 16.80 19.41 30.84 9.83 8.07 24.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................12.47 40.48 27.34 69.96 18.61 20.47 31.29 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean................................................................ 14 13 44 4 8 5 19 

 SE................................................................ 3.88 9.64 19.11 1.40 4.08 1.73 12.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................26.87 72.97 43.28 34.33 52.46 33.41 69.52 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 37 28 27 40 45 34 61 

 SE................................................................ 5.11 14.12 8.06 30.63 8.52 7.52 20.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................13.66 49.94 30.03 76.59 18.90 21.98 34.36 

 Transportation 

 Mean................................................................ 125 120 104 51 82 181 154 

 SE................................................................ 18.35 57.13 39.81 8.29 19.66 49.53 36.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................14.68 47.51 38.22 16.22 23.85 27.39 23.90 

 Healthcare 

 Mean................................................................ 21 16 22 26 29 14 28 

 SE................................................................ 5.06 25.52 9.69 16.98 11.59 2.71 13.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................23.83 163.65 43.13 64.75 39.55 19.13 45.96 

 Entertainment 

 Mean................................................................ 105 70 100 59 101 112 200 

 SE................................................................ 9.64 24.45 20.46 12.36 15.43 14.39 83.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.15 34.91 20.53 20.95 15.30 12.79 41.73 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean................................................................ 36 21 19 21 45 45 50 

 SE................................................................ 3.89 7.40 5.65 7.37 10.74 6.74 11.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................10.82 35.61 29.51 34.99 23.68 14.92 22.03 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1600. Number of earners in consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean................................................................ 69 49 80 38 55 67 150 

 SE................................................................ 8.27 24.37 19.09 9.47 11.26 11.79 81.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................11.92 49.50 23.72 24.95 20.30 17.50 54.48 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 18 10 15 20 18 21 25 

 SE................................................................ 2.39 3.34 5.05 7.23 5.60 4.86 11.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................13.19 35.09 34.23 36.38 31.21 23.34 44.93 

 Reading 

 Mean................................................................ 4 5 3 4 4 3 6 

 SE................................................................ .63 3.52 .70 1.83 1.32 .61 2.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................16.51 65.96 25.39 50.40 32.45 18.33 42.82 

 Education 

 Mean................................................................ 258 34 111 237 296 382 350 

 SE................................................................ 26.72 11.36 30.75 123.88 104.61 60.03 108.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................10.35 33.35 27.58 52.32 35.30 15.69 30.92 

 All other gifts 

 Mean................................................................ 96 27 88 206 89 96 95 

 SE................................................................ 11.07 6.24 12.71 75.64 14.24 12.87 29.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................11.58 22.71 14.52 36.76 16.06 13.41 30.84 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

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