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

Surveys, 2021 

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)1......................... 133,595 16,043 117,553 60,902 72,693 72,828 60,767 97,579 36,016 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ............................................. $87,432 $63,538 $90,693 $95,739 $80,473 $99,445 $73,036 $99,279 $55,335 

 SE.................................................. 1,243.71 1,674.95 1,389.12 1,781.45 1,534.02 1,815.17 1,473.87 1,630.19 1,179.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.42 2.64 1.53 1.86 1.91 1.83 2.02 1.64 2.13 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 78,743 59,840 81,323 86,556 72,197 89,079 66,356 88,190 53,149 

 SE.................................................. 956.65 1,405.15 1,060.00 1,338.28 1,164.17 1,398.69 1,166.54 1,255.67 980.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.21 2.35 1.30 1.55 1.61 1.57 1.76 1.42 1.85 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 51.8 25.0 55.5 35.5 65.6 38.2 68.2 43.6 74.1 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ........................................................................... 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.9 2.0 2.9 1.9 2.7 1.7 

 Children under 18 .......................................................... .6 .5 .6 1.0 .2 .9 .1 .7 .1 

 Adults 65 and older ....................................................... .4 ( 2 ) .5 ( 2 ) .7 ( 2 ) .9 .1 1.4 

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.6 .9 1.6 .5 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.7 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men................................................................................ 47 49 47 48 47 48 46 48 46 

 Women .......................................................................... 53 51 53 52 53 52 54 52 54 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 65 29 70 51 76 55 77 60 78 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 38 21 40 40 35 42 32 42 25 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 8 30 11 41 12 45 18 53 

 Renter ............................................................................ 35 71 30 49 24 45 23 40 22 

 Race of reference person: 

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

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including 

 Black or African-American ......................................... 87 86 87 85 88 86 88 86 89 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino.......................................................... 15 21 14 20 11 19 9 18 7 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 85 79 86 80 89 81 91 82 93 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 30 28 26 31 26 31 27 32 

 College .......................................................................... 69 69 69 72 66 72 65 70 64 

 Never attended and other ............................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased............................... 89 82 90 89 90 89 90 90 88 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ............................................. $66,928 $53,261 $68,797 $71,061 $63,446 $72,976 $59,650 $72,370 $52,141 

 SE.................................................. 833.79 1,564.47 867.96 1,156.61 877.88 1,141.98 928.81 1,034.85 946.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.25 2.94 1.26 1.63 1.38 1.56 1.56 1.43 1.82 

 Food 

 Mean ............................................. 8,289 6,652 8,515 8,942 7,729 9,116 7,278 8,942 6,490 

 Share ............................................. 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.2 12.5 12.2 12.4 12.4 

 SE.................................................. 131.70 293.16 135.45 187.81 142.28 183.32 125.66 163.52 146.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.59 4.41 1.59 2.10 1.84 2.01 1.73 1.83 2.26 

 Food at home 

 Mean ............................................. 5,259 3,625 5,484 5,416 5,124 5,539 4,916 5,535 4,497 

 Share ............................................. 7.9 6.8 8.0 7.6 8.1 7.6 8.2 7.6 8.6 

 SE.................................................. 100.65 197.13 102.46 138.65 115.72 131.96 105.14 117.36 115.95 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.91 5.44 1.87 2.56 2.26 2.38 2.14 2.12 2.58 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ............................................. 672 453 702 702 647 715 620 700 594 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.86 30.08 16.44 21.95 17.61 21.66 15.77 17.94 20.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 6.64 2.34 3.13 2.72 3.03 2.55 2.56 3.46 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ............................................. 210 155 218 230 193 235 179 225 169 

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

Surveys, 2021 — 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 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.03 13.20 5.78 8.94 6.30 9.10 5.76 7.65 7.31 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.87 8.51 2.65 3.88 3.27 3.87 3.21 3.40 4.32 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ............................................. 462 298 484 471 454 480 440 475 425 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.48 19.83 12.27 16.06 13.12 15.23 12.42 12.41 16.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.48 6.65 2.53 3.41 2.89 3.18 2.82 2.61 3.85 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ............................................. 1,115 835 1,154 1,154 1,082 1,177 1,040 1,180 936 

 Share ............................................. 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.8 

 SE.................................................. 25.76 66.98 25.89 37.48 30.91 34.58 29.52 27.58 35.02 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.31 8.02 2.24 3.25 2.86 2.94 2.84 2.34 3.74 

 Beef 

 Mean ............................................. 293 247 299 311 277 316 264 316 228 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.18 37.50 8.52 15.26 11.29 13.69 11.69 10.59 13.48 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.14 15.19 2.85 4.90 4.08 4.33 4.43 3.35 5.91 

 Pork 

 Mean ............................................. 223 159 232 225 221 229 216 226 213 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.30 14.99 6.74 9.49 8.33 9.25 9.39 7.24 10.86 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.83 9.45 2.91 4.22 3.77 4.05 4.35 3.20 5.09 

 Other meats 

 Mean ............................................. 151 112 156 151 150 154 147 158 131 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.40 10.18 6.66 8.64 6.36 8.16 6.36 7.37 7.37 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.25 9.11 4.27 5.72 4.24 5.32 4.32 4.67 5.63 

 Poultry 

 Mean ............................................. 203 148 210 217 190 222 179 222 150 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.00 13.73 6.54 9.13 7.53 8.28 7.68 6.83 8.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.96 9.28 3.11 4.20 3.95 3.72 4.29 3.07 5.50 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ............................................. 178 121 186 176 180 183 172 186 158 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.84 16.90 6.30 7.97 8.46 7.11 8.37 6.28 9.92 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.27 14.01 3.38 4.52 4.70 3.88 4.85 3.38 6.27 

 Eggs 

 Mean ............................................. 68 49 70 73 63 73 61 72 55 

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

 SE.................................................. 1.86 4.25 2.09 2.85 2.13 2.62 2.05 2.36 2.45 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.75 8.70 2.98 3.91 3.38 3.60 3.35 3.28 4.42 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ............................................. 492 317 516 492 492 502 480 507 450 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.70 21.09 11.11 14.60 12.98 13.77 12.98 12.25 13.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.18 6.65 2.15 2.97 2.64 2.74 2.71 2.42 3.10 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ............................................. 157 102 165 159 155 163 150 164 137 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.76 7.64 3.86 4.88 5.23 4.57 5.83 4.36 6.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.39 7.49 2.35 3.06 3.37 2.80 3.90 2.65 4.48 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ............................................. 335 215 351 332 337 338 330 343 313 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.77 15.58 8.20 11.02 8.89 10.33 8.35 8.95 9.83 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.32 7.24 2.33 3.32 2.64 3.05 2.53 2.61 3.14 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 1,033 701 1,078 1,063 1,007 1,096 955 1,087 884 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.7 

 SE.................................................. 23.45 42.39 23.79 32.26 26.51 29.40 25.00 27.47 27.64 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.27 6.04 2.21 3.04 2.63 2.68 2.62 2.53 3.13 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ............................................. 378 244 397 387 371 398 355 393 337 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.82 17.75 8.91 12.81 10.44 11.85 10.85 10.63 14.27 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.33 7.27 2.25 3.31 2.81 2.98 3.06 2.70 4.23 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 328 220 343 341 317 352 299 348 273 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.29 16.07 8.22 12.46 9.69 11.53 9.32 10.31 8.05 

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 

Surveys, 2021 — 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 

 Fresh vegetables 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.53 7.30 2.40 3.66 3.06 3.28 3.12 2.96 2.94 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ............................................. 133 99 137 134 131 139 125 138 118 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.78 7.65 5.07 6.14 5.61 5.76 5.50 5.23 5.62 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.61 7.74 3.70 4.58 4.27 4.15 4.40 3.79 4.78 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 194 138 202 201 188 208 176 208 155 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.55 11.35 7.04 8.80 7.37 8.45 7.56 8.05 7.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.38 8.20 3.49 4.38 3.92 4.06 4.29 3.87 4.67 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ............................................. 1,947 1,318 2,034 2,006 1,897 2,049 1,822 2,061 1,633 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 2.5 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.1 2.8 3.1 

 SE.................................................. 38.97 72.86 41.41 54.23 46.43 50.53 44.15 48.38 43.33 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 5.53 2.04 2.70 2.45 2.47 2.42 2.35 2.65 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ............................................. 182 124 190 178 185 183 180 184 177 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.25 15.93 6.52 8.38 7.22 8.07 7.60 7.52 8.15 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.43 12.87 3.43 4.70 3.90 4.40 4.21 4.09 4.60 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ............................................. 133 88 139 132 133 134 130 138 116 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.89 11.33 3.80 5.13 4.43 4.78 4.51 4.54 5.11 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.93 12.91 2.74 3.88 3.34 3.56 3.46 3.28 4.39 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ............................................. 1,049 704 1,096 1,101 1,004 1,115 967 1,118 856 

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

 SE.................................................. 23.55 35.88 25.98 34.25 28.60 30.81 27.02 30.12 24.92 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.25 5.10 2.37 3.11 2.85 2.76 2.80 2.69 2.91 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ............................................. 515 350 538 520 511 540 484 543 437 

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

 SE.................................................. 12.13 27.62 12.42 18.60 14.19 17.55 13.43 14.70 16.43 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 7.90 2.31 3.58 2.78 3.25 2.77 2.71 3.76 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town 

 trips 

 Mean ............................................. 69 52 72 75 64 77 61 78 47 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.18 5.57 3.27 5.82 3.26 5.43 3.24 3.95 3.34 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.58 10.64 4.56 7.73 5.07 7.08 5.35 5.09 7.09 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ............................................. 3,030 3,027 3,031 3,526 2,606 3,577 2,362 3,407 1,994 

 Share ............................................. 4.5 5.7 4.4 5.0 4.1 4.9 4.0 4.7 3.8 

 SE.................................................. 64.84 161.40 65.73 100.74 68.80 94.06 68.28 83.76 75.89 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.14 5.33 2.17 2.86 2.64 2.63 2.89 2.46 3.81 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ............................................. 554 497 562 584 528 597 501 596 439 

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

 SE.................................................. 23.09 55.75 24.45 35.48 29.35 32.18 34.51 28.94 49.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.17 11.22 4.35 6.08 5.56 5.39 6.89 4.86 11.28 

 Housing 

 Mean ............................................. 22,624 19,300 23,078 23,897 21,562 24,352 20,556 24,010 18,872 

 Share ............................................. 33.8 36.2 33.5 33.6 34.0 33.4 34.5 33.2 36.2 

 SE.................................................. 306.96 486.93 310.85 355.97 392.88 358.93 409.50 345.68 437.71 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.36 2.52 1.35 1.49 1.82 1.47 1.99 1.44 2.32 

 Shelter 

 Mean ............................................. 13,258 12,762 13,326 14,516 12,204 14,704 11,525 14,318 10,387 

 Share ............................................. 19.8 24.0 19.4 20.4 19.2 20.1 19.3 19.8 19.9 

 SE.................................................. 217.71 377.75 217.47 256.21 283.30 253.94 289.18 258.73 252.06 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.64 2.96 1.63 1.77 2.32 1.73 2.51 1.81 2.43 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ............................................. 7,591 3,232 8,186 6,995 8,091 7,502 7,698 7,859 6,864 

 Share ............................................. 11.3 6.1 11.9 9.8 12.8 10.3 12.9 10.9 13.2 

 SE.................................................. 159.67 241.91 174.27 171.00 231.32 174.72 231.57 196.75 208.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.10 7.49 2.13 2.44 2.86 2.33 3.01 2.50 3.04 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ............................................. 2,781 1,401 2,969 3,231 2,404 3,388 2,054 3,314 1,336 

 Share ............................................. 4.2 2.6 4.3 4.5 3.8 4.6 3.4 4.6 2.6 

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 

Surveys, 2021 — 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 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 SE.................................................. 77.89 121.16 85.23 72.66 124.51 92.55 100.08 98.79 75.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.80 8.65 2.87 2.25 5.18 2.73 4.87 2.98 5.66 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 2,475 905 2,689 2,039 2,841 2,210 2,793 2,446 2,554 

 Share ............................................. 3.7 1.7 3.9 2.9 4.5 3.0 4.7 3.4 4.9 

 SE.................................................. 46.56 72.11 49.70 61.03 56.32 55.91 57.19 51.19 57.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.88 7.97 1.85 2.99 1.98 2.53 2.05 2.09 2.27 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other 

 expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 2,335 926 2,527 1,725 2,846 1,904 2,852 2,099 2,974 

 Share ............................................. 3.5 1.7 3.7 2.4 4.5 2.6 4.8 2.9 5.7 

 SE.................................................. 76.76 133.60 86.12 97.32 116.96 94.77 135.44 90.84 155.05 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 14.44 3.41 5.64 4.11 4.98 4.75 4.33 5.21 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ............................................. 4,684 8,962 4,100 6,672 3,018 6,225 2,837 5,394 2,759 

 Share ............................................. 7.0 16.8 6.0 9.4 4.8 8.5 4.8 7.5 5.3 

 SE.................................................. 63.46 277.12 70.35 132.85 98.89 117.85 108.67 85.73 124.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.35 3.09 1.72 1.99 3.28 1.89 3.83 1.59 4.50 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ............................................. 983 568 1,039 849 1,095 977 990 1,064 763 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.5 

 SE.................................................. 37.39 53.92 41.76 58.13 60.16 51.71 60.50 48.58 55.25 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.80 9.49 4.02 6.85 5.49 5.29 6.11 4.57 7.24 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ............................................. 4,223 2,890 4,406 4,049 4,369 4,224 4,223 4,335 3,921 

 Share ............................................. 6.3 5.4 6.4 5.7 6.9 5.8 7.1 6.0 7.5 

 SE.................................................. 45.01 88.53 47.06 54.67 46.61 51.46 51.66 50.50 54.47 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.07 3.06 1.07 1.35 1.07 1.22 1.22 1.16 1.39 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ............................................. 447 265 472 399 488 417 484 442 462 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.30 14.04 16.61 14.80 18.76 14.23 19.87 14.21 24.15 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.42 5.30 3.52 3.71 3.84 3.41 4.10 3.21 5.23 

 Electricity 

 Mean ............................................. 1,551 1,134 1,608 1,491 1,601 1,544 1,559 1,577 1,479 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.1 2.6 2.2 2.8 

 SE.................................................. 23.48 44.16 23.58 29.32 23.17 28.94 23.67 26.05 28.14 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.51 3.90 1.47 1.97 1.45 1.87 1.52 1.65 1.90 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ............................................. 122 33 134 81 155 89 160 110 152 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.40 10.06 11.48 11.49 13.47 11.01 14.19 9.80 18.73 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.55 30.29 8.59 14.10 8.67 12.30 8.87 8.88 12.30 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,409 1,041 1,459 1,442 1,381 1,509 1,288 1,514 1,124 

 Share ............................................. 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 

 SE.................................................. 16.52 31.42 17.59 22.86 18.07 22.10 17.86 19.33 20.36 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.17 3.02 1.21 1.58 1.31 1.46 1.39 1.28 1.81 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean ............................................. 165 26 184 70 245 83 263 114 304 

 Share ............................................. .2 ( 2 ) .3 .1 .4 .1 .4 .2 .6 

 SE.................................................. 4.94 4.18 5.37 4.54 7.02 4.38 7.99 4.32 9.79 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.99 15.91 2.92 6.51 2.87 5.25 3.04 3.80 3.22 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ............................................. 1,244 1,015 1,275 1,373 1,135 1,426 1,025 1,400 820 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.05 32.63 16.97 22.60 17.83 21.49 17.31 19.34 16.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.29 3.22 1.33 1.65 1.57 1.51 1.69 1.38 2.00 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ............................................. 695 417 733 636 745 665 731 692 703 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.84 23.61 17.30 15.61 18.88 15.55 20.02 16.91 20.59 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.28 5.66 2.36 2.46 2.54 2.34 2.74 2.44 2.93 

 Household operations 

 Mean ............................................. 1,638 1,070 1,716 1,835 1,474 1,817 1,424 1,711 1,442 

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

 SE.................................................. 40.44 76.62 42.43 60.04 46.29 62.65 47.41 50.43 56.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.47 7.16 2.47 3.27 3.14 3.45 3.33 2.95 3.92 

 Personal services 

 Mean ............................................. 377 315 386 715 94 630 74 481 95 

 Share ............................................. .6 .6 .6 1.0 .1 .9 .1 .7 .2 

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 

Surveys, 2021 — 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 

 Personal services 

 SE.................................................. 22.65 70.30 24.18 46.40 13.48 41.51 12.91 31.29 20.01 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.00 22.32 6.27 6.49 14.36 6.59 17.50 6.50 21.02 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 1,261 755 1,330 1,119 1,380 1,187 1,350 1,230 1,347 

 Share ............................................. 1.9 1.4 1.9 1.6 2.2 1.6 2.3 1.7 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 28.60 28.49 31.84 29.44 43.62 34.51 44.20 31.98 50.95 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.27 3.77 2.39 2.63 3.16 2.91 3.27 2.60 3.78 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 803 430 854 702 889 734 888 797 820 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 .8 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.5 1.1 1.6 

 SE.................................................. 26.45 35.15 30.09 39.48 36.89 35.35 42.20 33.96 41.47 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 8.18 3.52 5.62 4.15 4.82 4.75 4.26 5.06 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 178 109 188 174 183 180 176 184 163 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.68 15.61 6.58 11.36 7.62 11.66 9.81 9.07 12.90 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.74 14.33 3.50 6.54 4.17 6.46 5.58 4.92 7.94 

 Other household products 

 Mean ............................................. 514 258 549 437 580 461 578 509 527 

 Share ............................................. .8 .5 .8 .6 .9 .6 1.0 .7 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 23.41 24.69 26.61 31.61 33.10 28.91 36.79 30.10 35.68 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.56 9.58 4.84 7.23 5.71 6.27 6.36 5.91 6.77 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ............................................. 111 63 117 91 127 92 133 103 131 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.74 11.98 6.70 9.18 8.49 7.74 10.18 6.45 12.33 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.19 18.95 5.72 10.05 6.67 8.39 7.64 6.24 9.43 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 2,701 2,148 2,777 2,795 2,625 2,873 2,496 2,849 2,303 

 Share ............................................. 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.2 3.9 4.4 

 SE.................................................. 88.86 131.38 97.14 79.26 135.36 90.23 148.51 79.13 242.34 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 6.12 3.50 2.84 5.16 3.14 5.95 2.78 10.52 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ............................................. 122 81 127 114 128 121 122 120 127 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.59 20.89 9.37 10.69 12.71 11.34 12.35 9.13 17.36 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.06 25.93 7.36 9.37 9.91 9.35 10.11 7.62 13.68 

 Furniture 

 Mean ............................................. 716 674 721 838 613 852 553 801 485 

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

 SE.................................................. 25.13 87.95 28.04 38.06 32.34 41.22 32.97 32.64 47.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.51 13.06 3.89 4.54 5.27 4.84 5.97 4.08 9.84 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ............................................. 33 21 35 37 30 36 30 37 23 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.56 3.43 4.00 4.08 4.67 3.87 4.57 3.96 5.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.71 16.07 11.48 11.18 15.35 10.76 15.23 10.75 21.71 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ............................................. 464 336 481 431 491 453 476 487 401 

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

 SE.................................................. 19.56 38.75 21.24 24.59 29.64 24.56 30.25 23.14 30.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.22 11.52 4.42 5.71 6.03 5.42 6.36 4.75 7.49 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ............................................. 142 126 144 143 141 149 133 150 120 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.71 11.44 6.02 8.66 6.12 7.96 9.50 7.09 10.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.02 9.10 4.18 6.06 4.33 5.34 7.12 4.73 8.41 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 1,225 910 1,268 1,233 1,220 1,262 1,183 1,255 1,146 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.7 2.2 

 SE.................................................. 67.64 79.89 75.34 52.54 114.94 48.13 131.31 42.83 218.36 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.52 8.78 5.94 4.26 9.42 3.81 11.10 3.41 19.05 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,754 1,788 1,750 2,174 1,394 2,130 1,295 2,033 986 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 3.4 2.5 3.1 2.2 2.9 2.2 2.8 1.9 

 SE.................................................. 70.81 226.32 73.01 104.74 86.63 93.05 99.03 97.53 64.88 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.04 12.65 4.17 4.82 6.21 4.37 7.65 4.80 6.58 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ............................................. 424 402 427 564 304 536 287 483 260 

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

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 

Surveys, 2021 — 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 and boys 

 SE.................................................. 18.95 74.83 19.27 35.48 22.87 30.00 26.66 24.68 31.68 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.47 18.62 4.51 6.29 7.53 5.60 9.29 5.11 12.20 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ............................................. 310 338 306 372 257 356 253 337 235 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.07 61.48 17.84 26.50 20.49 23.17 23.62 21.56 27.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.19 18.21 5.83 7.13 7.98 6.51 9.34 6.40 11.88 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ............................................. 114 64 121 192 47 179 34 147 24 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.58 24.14 11.06 24.47 6.91 20.32 6.78 14.36 6.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.27 37.56 9.14 12.74 14.69 11.32 19.99 9.80 28.48 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ............................................. 659 619 665 788 548 794 494 758 385 

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

 SE.................................................. 32.74 86.84 34.04 55.01 31.53 48.88 32.34 43.15 32.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.97 14.03 5.12 6.98 5.75 6.16 6.55 5.69 8.52 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ............................................. 549 564 547 611 496 624 457 615 367 

 Share ............................................. .8 1.1 .8 .9 .8 .9 .8 .8 .7 

 SE.................................................. 26.89 79.55 27.21 42.95 31.07 37.30 30.93 34.78 32.33 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.90 14.11 4.98 7.03 6.27 5.98 6.77 5.66 8.81 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ............................................. 110 55 118 178 52 170 37 144 18 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.77 21.66 12.47 22.48 8.86 20.49 7.16 15.94 3.58 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.67 39.10 10.58 12.65 16.95 12.06 19.28 11.09 19.90 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ............................................. 66 152 55 117 23 102 22 86 13 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.37 37.98 6.81 14.35 4.15 12.36 5.01 9.99 4.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 11.11 25.05 12.48 12.25 18.32 12.09 22.41 11.66 31.22 

 Footwear 

 Mean ............................................. 336 320 338 422 262 416 237 392 180 

 Share ............................................. .5 .6 .5 .6 .4 .6 .4 .5 .3 

 SE.................................................. 17.38 56.34 17.51 30.86 16.90 28.27 20.38 22.30 20.70 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.17 17.62 5.18 7.31 6.44 6.79 8.58 5.68 11.50 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ............................................. 269 296 265 283 257 282 254 314 149 

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

 SE.................................................. 34.61 92.87 36.58 33.32 57.66 28.77 68.37 47.41 15.27 

 CV(%) ............................................ 12.86 31.36 13.78 11.77 22.39 10.21 26.93 15.12 10.28 

 Transportation 

 Mean ............................................. 10,961 10,485 11,026 12,707 9,498 12,850 8,698 12,364 7,160 

 Share ............................................. 16.4 19.7 16.0 17.9 15.0 17.6 14.6 17.1 13.7 

 SE.................................................. 269.00 757.13 278.99 359.64 304.29 388.05 279.30 317.07 342.04 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.45 7.22 2.53 2.83 3.20 3.02 3.21 2.56 4.78 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ............................................. 4,828 4,958 4,810 6,025 3,825 5,956 3,477 5,585 2,777 

 Share ............................................. 7.2 9.3 7.0 8.5 6.0 8.2 5.8 7.7 5.3 

 SE.................................................. 249.48 726.42 258.42 332.29 279.13 353.37 247.50 287.28 317.73 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.17 14.65 5.37 5.51 7.30 5.93 7.12 5.14 11.44 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ............................................. 2,210 1,724 2,277 2,656 1,837 2,704 1,620 2,527 1,352 

 Share ............................................. 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.7 2.9 3.7 2.7 3.5 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 184.47 415.89 211.86 253.07 210.48 267.00 197.63 208.19 282.53 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.35 24.13 9.30 9.53 11.46 9.88 12.20 8.24 20.90 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ............................................. 2,555 3,179 2,470 3,286 1,942 3,178 1,807 2,975 1,417 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 6.0 3.6 4.6 3.1 4.4 3.0 4.1 2.7 

 SE.................................................. 134.33 553.59 110.78 217.12 148.18 210.09 158.09 166.33 180.63 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.26 17.41 4.49 6.61 7.63 6.61 8.75 5.59 12.75 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ............................................. 63 55 64 83 46 74 50 83 8 

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

 SE.................................................. 13.37 27.43 13.38 24.78 12.13 20.64 14.47 17.72 8.21 

 CV(%) ............................................ 21.24 49.46 20.91 29.70 26.48 27.98 28.93 21.30 100.11 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ............................................. 2,148 2,003 2,167 2,426 1,914 2,479 1,750 2,425 1,396 

 Share ............................................. 3.2 3.8 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.4 2.9 3.4 2.7 

 SE.................................................. 26.22 59.97 27.24 39.28 29.31 38.66 30.37 33.14 23.75 

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 

Surveys, 2021 — 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 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.22 2.99 1.26 1.62 1.53 1.56 1.74 1.37 1.70 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 3,534 3,075 3,597 3,718 3,380 3,861 3,142 3,839 2,707 

 Share ............................................. 5.3 5.8 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 

 SE.................................................. 55.68 123.28 56.27 70.69 64.05 68.08 69.37 63.67 70.89 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.58 4.01 1.56 1.90 1.90 1.76 2.21 1.66 2.62 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ............................................. 272 240 276 334 220 336 195 326 125 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.57 15.48 8.20 10.29 10.37 8.88 11.39 9.92 7.33 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.78 6.46 2.97 3.08 4.72 2.64 5.83 3.04 5.85 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ............................................. 975 857 991 1,012 943 1,044 892 1,047 780 

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

 SE.................................................. 23.19 47.53 25.58 32.94 26.97 31.39 29.42 29.43 31.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.38 5.55 2.58 3.25 2.86 3.01 3.30 2.81 3.99 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ............................................. 760 600 781 785 739 826 681 806 635 

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

 SE.................................................. 37.11 64.01 38.44 47.33 39.81 47.64 41.47 42.01 50.71 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.89 10.67 4.92 6.03 5.39 5.77 6.09 5.21 7.98 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 1,528 1,378 1,548 1,588 1,477 1,656 1,374 1,661 1,167 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 

 SE.................................................. 23.73 51.60 25.24 29.96 27.93 29.76 28.10 27.55 26.74 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.55 3.74 1.63 1.89 1.89 1.80 2.05 1.66 2.29 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ............................................. 452 449 452 537 379 554 328 515 279 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.92 44.15 16.21 32.49 20.75 29.92 22.07 21.41 29.60 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.53 9.83 3.59 6.05 5.47 5.40 6.72 4.16 10.61 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ............................................. 5,452 2,200 5,896 4,172 6,525 4,454 6,648 4,870 7,030 

 Share ............................................. 8.1 4.1 8.6 5.9 10.3 6.1 11.1 6.7 13.5 

 SE.................................................. 82.52 115.01 95.55 120.14 112.03 106.51 123.71 94.12 126.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.51 5.23 1.62 2.88 1.72 2.39 1.86 1.93 1.81 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 3,704 1,466 4,009 2,718 4,529 2,919 4,644 3,235 4,974 

 Share ............................................. 5.5 2.8 5.8 3.8 7.1 4.0 7.8 4.5 9.5 

 SE.................................................. 48.35 69.59 55.92 60.34 84.76 59.35 91.45 57.54 77.15 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.31 4.75 1.39 2.22 1.87 2.03 1.97 1.78 1.55 

 Medical services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,070 493 1,148 1,001 1,127 1,030 1,118 1,067 1,077 

 Share ............................................. 1.6 .9 1.7 1.4 1.8 1.4 1.9 1.5 2.1 

 SE.................................................. 51.23 61.10 57.55 80.10 53.18 69.87 54.99 57.83 81.61 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.79 12.39 5.01 8.00 4.72 6.79 4.92 5.42 7.58 

 Drugs 

 Mean ............................................. 498 149 545 316 651 356 668 414 726 

 Share ............................................. .7 .3 .8 .4 1.0 .5 1.1 .6 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 14.23 18.24 16.32 20.51 20.65 19.03 21.08 19.10 28.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.86 12.21 2.99 6.49 3.17 5.34 3.16 4.62 3.91 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 181 91 193 137 218 150 218 154 253 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.51 14.76 9.31 8.01 13.66 9.06 15.37 7.28 23.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.71 16.14 4.82 5.86 6.27 6.06 7.04 4.72 9.41 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ............................................. 3,568 2,466 3,718 3,711 3,446 3,857 3,219 3,818 2,889 

 Share ............................................. 5.3 4.6 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.5 

 SE.................................................. 138.54 134.40 156.98 155.55 201.22 196.14 161.63 164.56 183.89 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.88 5.45 4.22 4.19 5.84 5.09 5.02 4.31 6.36 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ............................................. 654 508 673 846 492 844 425 760 365 

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

 SE.................................................. 43.16 50.56 48.50 90.26 23.26 78.04 21.30 58.19 24.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.60 9.94 7.20 10.67 4.73 9.24 5.02 7.66 6.79 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,020 665 1,069 956 1,074 1,002 1,042 1,022 1,015 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.9 

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

Surveys, 2021 — 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 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 SE.................................................. 18.97 31.33 20.17 21.50 25.10 22.01 26.14 21.91 27.85 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.86 4.71 1.89 2.25 2.34 2.20 2.51 2.14 2.74 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 969 691 1,008 1,052 899 1,028 898 998 892 

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

 SE.................................................. 55.09 82.76 61.43 80.66 59.94 72.71 72.03 61.95 104.89 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.68 11.97 6.10 7.67 6.66 7.07 8.02 6.21 11.76 

 Pets 

 Mean ............................................. 770 468 812 780 764 776 764 774 764 

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

 SE.................................................. 50.79 65.32 57.21 75.50 57.79 67.99 69.34 56.63 105.73 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.59 13.95 7.05 9.68 7.57 8.76 9.07 7.32 13.84 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 199 223 195 272 136 252 134 225 128 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.48 43.91 18.49 30.30 13.37 25.36 15.90 20.44 19.83 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.79 19.68 9.46 11.13 9.85 10.07 11.88 9.10 15.53 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean ............................................. 925 601 969 858 980 982 855 1,038 617 

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

 SE.................................................. 122.57 123.96 139.65 94.71 207.83 179.48 143.92 150.93 160.18 

 CV(%) ............................................ 13.26 20.63 14.42 11.04 21.21 18.28 16.83 14.55 25.95 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ............................................. 771 665 785 828 721 828 701 823 627 

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

 SE.................................................. 18.94 52.67 19.62 29.21 21.02 28.02 23.45 23.46 27.59 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.46 7.92 2.50 3.53 2.91 3.39 3.34 2.85 4.40 

 Reading 

 Mean ............................................. 114 85 118 100 126 102 129 106 138 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.22 12.03 6.55 6.66 9.06 6.44 10.08 6.20 13.93 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.45 14.09 5.55 6.63 7.18 6.30 7.82 5.87 10.09 

 Education 

 Mean ............................................. 1,226 1,531 1,184 1,366 1,108 1,615 759 1,575 280 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 2.9 1.7 1.9 1.7 2.2 1.3 2.2 .5 

 SE.................................................. 74.00 231.29 75.85 107.19 107.61 106.11 100.07 105.06 53.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.03 15.10 6.40 7.84 9.71 6.57 13.18 6.67 18.96 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 341 265 352 365 321 358 321 386 219 

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

 SE.................................................. 12.33 34.01 12.06 18.91 16.29 15.80 16.92 15.84 16.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.61 12.83 3.43 5.18 5.07 4.41 5.27 4.10 7.30 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ............................................. 986 498 1,053 950 1,017 1,074 880 1,048 820 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 .9 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.6 

 SE.................................................. 81.14 60.06 91.27 115.61 80.64 121.07 65.98 93.69 78.58 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.23 12.06 8.67 12.17 7.93 11.27 7.50 8.94 9.59 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ............................................. 2,415 734 2,644 1,718 2,998 1,805 3,145 2,073 3,341 

 Share ............................................. 3.6 1.4 3.8 2.4 4.7 2.5 5.3 2.9 6.4 

 SE.................................................. 163.87 245.24 182.95 256.11 193.80 233.95 217.62 204.68 308.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.79 33.41 6.92 14.91 6.46 12.96 6.92 9.88 9.23 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ............................................. 7,873 6,095 8,116 9,546 6,472 9,837 5,519 9,727 2,850 

 Share ............................................. 11.8 11.4 11.8 13.4 10.2 13.5 9.3 13.4 5.5 

 SE.................................................. 138.50 200.42 153.31 206.92 156.42 195.85 159.61 174.21 114.47 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.76 3.29 1.89 2.17 2.42 1.99 2.89 1.79 4.02 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 473 132 520 381 551 424 533 472 479 

 Share ............................................. .7 .2 .8 .5 .9 .6 .9 .7 .9 

 SE.................................................. 18.97 15.77 21.01 24.05 26.70 23.48 29.15 24.85 31.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.01 11.98 4.04 6.32 4.85 5.54 5.47 5.27 6.53 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ............................................. 7,400 5,963 7,596 9,165 5,921 9,413 4,986 9,256 2,371 

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 

Surveys, 2021 — 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 

 Share ............................................. 11.1 11.2 11.0 12.9 9.3 12.9 8.4 12.8 4.5 

 SE.................................................. 128.91 197.78 142.79 197.06 152.24 184.14 154.73 162.82 108.45 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.74 3.32 1.88 2.15 2.57 1.96 3.10 1.76 4.57 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ............................................. $87,432 $63,538 $90,693 $95,739 $80,473 $99,445 $73,036 $99,279 $55,335 

 SE.................................................. 1,243.71 1,674.95 1,389.12 1,781.45 1,534.02 1,815.17 1,473.87 1,630.19 1,179.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.42 2.64 1.53 1.86 1.91 1.83 2.02 1.64 2.13 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ............................................. 67,409 58,179 68,668 85,158 52,538 87,857 42,902 85,270 19,018 

 Share ............................................. 77.1 91.6 75.7 88.9 65.3 88.3 58.7 85.9 34.4 

 SE.................................................. 964.08 1,587.47 1,085.85 1,491.53 1,340.27 1,468.08 1,335.28 1,273.55 813.34 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.43 2.73 1.58 1.75 2.55 1.67 3.11 1.49 4.28 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ............................................. 6,085 2,432 6,583 6,269 5,931 6,757 5,280 7,206 3,046 

 Share ............................................. 7.0 3.8 7.3 6.5 7.4 6.8 7.2 7.3 5.5 

 SE.................................................. 424.47 446.52 470.51 484.42 556.65 530.53 516.78 506.98 477.88 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.98 18.36 7.15 7.73 9.39 7.85 9.79 7.04 15.69 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ............................................. 9,632 347 10,899 923 16,928 1,180 19,761 2,662 28,516 

 Share ............................................. 11.0 .5 12.0 1.0 21.0 1.2 27.1 2.7 51.5 

 SE.................................................. 159.93 66.69 187.43 82.76 329.09 100.21 395.99 111.96 603.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.66 19.22 1.72 8.96 1.94 8.49 2.00 4.21 2.12 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other 

 property income 

 Mean ............................................. 2,279 368 2,540 1,197 3,186 1,409 3,322 1,854 3,431 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 .6 2.8 1.2 4.0 1.4 4.5 1.9 6.2 

 SE.................................................. 207.05 145.26 234.71 254.26 276.78 273.12 245.82 247.94 310.86 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.08 39.50 9.24 21.25 8.69 19.39 7.40 13.37 9.06 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean ............................................. 590 563 594 673 521 675 489 684 337 

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

 SE.................................................. 25.39 56.56 25.61 40.78 34.78 38.85 27.98 32.57 34.79 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.30 10.04 4.31 6.06 6.68 5.75 5.73 4.76 10.32 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean ............................................. 1,101 926 1,125 1,107 1,096 1,133 1,062 1,208 810 

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

 SE.................................................. 80.12 145.27 88.44 72.58 112.88 74.37 124.48 90.33 150.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.28 15.69 7.86 6.56 10.30 6.56 11.72 7.48 18.64 

 Other income 

 Mean ............................................. 336 723 284 413 272 433 221 395 177 

 Share ............................................. .4 1.1 .3 .4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .3 

 SE.................................................. 34.06 174.46 33.13 63.26 47.14 54.13 40.41 45.05 40.06 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.12 24.12 11.68 15.32 17.31 12.51 18.29 11.39 22.69 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ............................................. 8,689 3,698 9,370 9,183 8,275 10,365 6,680 11,090 2,185 

 Share ............................................. 9.9 5.8 10.3 9.6 10.3 10.4 9.1 11.2 3.9 

 SE.................................................. 369.91 649.06 420.32 522.72 485.51 531.53 408.61 489.23 234.05 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.26 17.55 4.49 5.69 5.87 5.13 6.12 4.41 10.71 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 8,561 4,162 9,162 8,920 8,261 9,950 6,898 10,478 3,369 

 Share ............................................. 9.8 6.6 10.1 9.3 10.3 10.0 9.4 10.6 6.1 

 SE.................................................. 285.72 253.22 321.05 410.97 369.66 418.34 316.72 375.43 194.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.34 6.08 3.50 4.61 4.47 4.20 4.59 3.58 5.77 

 Stimulus payment 

 Mean ............................................. -2,542 -2,576 -2,537 -2,922 -2,223 -2,916 -2,093 -2,729 -2,035 

 Share ............................................. -2.9 -4.1 -2.8 -3.1 -2.8 -2.9 -2.9 -2.7 -3.7 

 SE.................................................. 43.52 153.62 42.10 67.59 46.04 69.58 37.08 59.21 41.78 

 CV(%) ............................................ -1.71 -5.96 -1.66 -2.31 -2.07 -2.39 -1.77 -2.17 -2.05 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 2,564 1,717 2,680 3,038 2,167 3,198 1,805 3,213 806 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 2.7 3.0 3.2 2.7 3.2 2.5 3.2 1.5 

 SE.................................................. 106.78 94.67 115.87 134.98 114.84 141.19 98.83 137.48 43.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.16 5.51 4.32 4.44 5.30 4.42 5.48 4.28 5.45 

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 

Surveys, 2021 — 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 taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 105 396 66 147 70 134 71 127 45 

 Share ............................................. .1 .6 .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 SE.................................................. 65.45 550.02 12.00 143.64 13.80 120.11 14.36 89.75 10.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 62.21 138.95 18.30 97.82 19.62 89.67 20.29 70.43 22.65 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 78,743 59,840 81,323 86,556 72,197 89,079 66,356 88,190 53,149 

 Share ............................................. 90.1 94.2 89.7 90.4 89.7 89.6 90.9 88.8 96.1 

 SE.................................................. 956.65 1,405.15 1,060.00 1,338.28 1,164.17 1,398.69 1,166.54 1,255.67 980.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.21 2.35 1.30 1.55 1.61 1.57 1.76 1.42 1.85 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ............................................. $16,089 $799 $18,176 -$141 $29,687 $1,047 $34,116 $11,995 $27,183 

 SE.................................................. 3,165.60 3,128.23 3,598.45 3,446.24 5,411.96 3,012.02 5,830.00 3,372.68 6,969.29 

 CV(%) ............................................ 19.68 391.72 19.80 -2,443.86 18.23 287.62 17.09 28.12 25.64 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ............................................. 39,962 24,170 42,117 35,307 43,862 35,277 45,577 42,430 33,276 

 SE.................................................. 2,729.57 4,325.44 3,112.26 3,086.54 5,259.53 2,690.82 5,854.80 2,642.26 6,938.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.83 17.90 7.39 8.74 11.99 7.63 12.85 6.23 20.85 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ............................................. 23,873 23,372 23,941 35,448 14,175 34,230 11,461 30,435 6,093 

 SE.................................................. 1,479.93 4,773.02 1,535.60 3,143.49 1,500.60 2,597.75 1,786.91 1,963.92 1,288.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.20 20.42 6.41 8.87 10.59 7.59 15.59 6.45 21.14 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ............................................. 1,004 405 1,085 523 1,406 865 1,170 1,113 706 

 SE.................................................. 241.12 109.26 273.57 119.12 420.97 360.04 294.32 325.54 148.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 24.03 26.96 25.21 22.79 29.93 41.64 25.16 29.24 21.03 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ............................................. -2,621 -1,068 -2,832 -2,642 -2,602 -2,840 -2,357 -2,915 -1,824 

 SE.................................................. 68.59 91.36 77.45 94.93 90.10 82.79 113.24 81.81 141.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ -2.62 -8.56 -2.73 -3.59 -3.46 -2.91 -4.80 -2.81 -7.74 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ............................................. 253,645 88,659 276,161 198,533 299,817 217,133 297,403 241,557 286,394 

 SE.................................................. 5,791.95 8,111.34 6,182.07 5,991.63 7,208.79 5,265.40 7,634.46 5,817.10 9,984.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.28 9.15 2.24 3.02 2.40 2.42 2.57 2.41 3.49 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ............................................. 1,265 487 1,372 1,016 1,474 1,090 1,475 1,200 1,443 

 SE.................................................. 15.46 24.38 17.00 18.04 22.98 15.83 23.93 15.75 29.30 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.22 5.01 1.24 1.78 1.56 1.45 1.62 1.31 2.03 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2022