Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

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10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 132,242 13,221 13,146 13,216 13,171 13,293 13,285 13,240 13,135 13,192 13,344 

Lower limit .................................................................. n.a. n.a. $12,926 $22,488 $32,662 $43,432 $56,470 $72,233 $92,021 $120,727 $169,726 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean .................................... $82,852 $6,268 $17,823 $27,642 $37,910 $49,578 $63,972 $81,821 $105,052 $141,980 $294,483 

 SE........................................ 1,973.48 188.18 186.83 259.81 269.95 345.37 526.92 469.36 520.66 904.74 13,571.53 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 3.00 1.05 .94 .71 .70 .82 .57 .50 .64 4.61 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean .................................... 71,487 6,386 18,120 28,230 37,675 46,829 59,421 74,234 93,571 122,353 226,602 

 SE........................................ 1,312.27 204.45 261.73 264.91 334.79 530.17 545.93 511.12 545.46 875.30 8,373.87 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.84 3.20 1.44 .94 .89 1.13 .92 .69 .58 .72 3.70 

 Age of reference person ......................................... 51.6 51.7 61.4 57.4 52.5 50.5 48.3 47.9 47.5 48.7 49.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People .................................................................. 2.5 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 

 Children under 18 ................................................ .6 .3 .3 .4 .6 .5 .6 .7 .7 .8 .8 

 Adults 65 and older .............................................. .4 .3 .6 .6 .5 .5 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 .4 .5 .7 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.1 

 Vehicles ............................................................... 1.9 .9 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.8 2.9 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ...................................................................... 48 38 36 40 45 49 48 54 55 56 58 

 Women................................................................. 52 62 64 60 55 51 52 46 45 44 42 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ......................................................... 64 35 51 56 54 60 64 71 74 82 89 

 With mortgage .................................................. 37 12 14 19 23 31 38 50 54 63 68 

 Without mortgage ............................................. 27 23 37 37 32 28 26 22 20 19 22 

 Renter .................................................................. 36 65 49 44 46 40 36 29 26 18 11 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................... 13 25 16 17 14 12 14 11 9 11 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races ......................... 87 75 84 83 86 88 86 89 91 89 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................ 14 13 13 16 17 17 16 14 11 11 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 86 87 87 84 83 83 84 86 89 89 94 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ............................................... 30 43 48 43 37 32 28 24 20 14 8 

 College ................................................................. 67 51 48 53 59 65 70 74 78 85 91 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ..................... 89 60 76 87 92 92 95 95 97 98 97 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean .................................... $63,036 $25,856 $31,499 $37,131 $43,822 $49,367 $56,720 $66,435 $75,945 $96,913 $145,967 

 SE........................................ 578.05 950.88 944.79 771.36 684.71 724.87 990.71 1,080.90 909.12 1,230.88 2,778.82 

 CV(%) .................................. .92 3.68 3.00 2.08 1.56 1.47 1.75 1.63 1.20 1.27 1.90 

 Food 

 Mean .................................... 8,169 3,938 4,861 5,169 6,550 7,100 7,909 8,733 9,428 12,080 15,881 

 Share ................................... 13.0 15.2 15.4 13.9 14.9 14.4 13.9 13.1 12.4 12.5 10.9 

 SE........................................ 118.61 165.85 423.12 173.35 238.93 272.60 262.51 257.52 275.67 258.38 372.99 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.45 4.21 8.71 3.35 3.65 3.84 3.32 2.95 2.92 2.14 2.35 

 Food at home 

 Mean .................................... 4,643 2,513 3,065 3,261 4,084 4,255 4,588 4,961 5,435 6,627 7,628 

 Share ................................... 7.4 9.7 9.7 8.8 9.3 8.6 8.1 7.5 7.2 6.8 5.2 

 SE........................................ 79.34 113.01 328.69 123.64 191.20 162.54 171.81 207.55 220.95 167.18 261.72 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.71 4.50 10.72 3.79 4.68 3.82 3.74 4.18 4.07 2.52 3.43 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean .................................... 583 342 405 400 532 485 612 609 712 810 924 

 Share ................................... .9 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 .9 .9 .8 .6 

 SE........................................ 9.87 17.93 51.40 16.02 26.22 25.07 28.75 23.74 34.73 31.33 39.98 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.69 5.25 12.70 4.01 4.93 5.17 4.70 3.90 4.88 3.87 4.33 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean .................................... 184 110 101 116 168 158 192 182 231 280 298 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019 — Continued 

Item 

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consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Cereals and cereal products 

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

 SE........................................ 4.00 9.34 6.50 7.40 9.20 10.90 15.49 11.31 14.20 17.03 19.93 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.18 8.52 6.45 6.40 5.48 6.90 8.09 6.22 6.15 6.08 6.68 

 Bakery products 

 Mean .................................... 400 232 304 284 364 327 420 427 481 529 626 

 Share ................................... .6 .9 1.0 .8 .8 .7 .7 .6 .6 .5 .4 

 SE........................................ 7.87 10.84 49.78 13.67 20.32 17.65 19.78 16.82 25.86 23.13 28.76 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.97 4.67 16.37 4.82 5.58 5.40 4.71 3.94 5.38 4.37 4.60 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean .................................... 980 535 650 748 884 931 973 1,107 1,094 1,390 1,490 

 Share ................................... 1.6 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.0 

 SE........................................ 29.01 32.76 79.51 39.49 56.28 54.94 59.28 160.60 58.30 62.73 81.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.96 6.12 12.24 5.28 6.36 5.90 6.09 14.51 5.33 4.51 5.49 

 Beef 

 Mean .................................... 270 134 177 172 213 273 245 387 294 382 424 

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

 SE........................................ 18.61 14.06 22.83 15.37 20.07 23.06 17.43 153.79 25.71 26.39 47.17 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.89 10.46 12.90 8.94 9.40 8.45 7.11 39.69 8.74 6.90 11.12 

 Pork 

 Mean .................................... 187 117 144 166 171 182 204 183 202 243 253 

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

 SE........................................ 6.76 13.47 29.21 16.17 15.77 18.00 22.14 13.41 14.60 13.56 23.58 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.62 11.47 20.28 9.73 9.19 9.91 10.83 7.32 7.22 5.57 9.33 

 Other meats 

 Mean .................................... 129 70 76 96 120 119 142 133 153 182 199 

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

 SE........................................ 4.51 9.16 7.53 10.08 12.61 16.34 16.97 13.06 11.95 17.84 16.56 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.49 13.18 9.85 10.54 10.47 13.75 11.96 9.79 7.83 9.78 8.31 

 Poultry 

 Mean .................................... 189 99 113 158 179 174 183 200 226 270 289 

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

 SE........................................ 3.99 9.24 9.76 19.83 13.81 14.08 15.04 15.29 15.57 21.06 15.46 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.11 9.37 8.66 12.53 7.72 8.08 8.23 7.65 6.89 7.79 5.36 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean .................................... 147 74 95 114 143 128 139 146 156 236 238 

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

 SE........................................ 5.94 11.19 20.27 19.18 14.96 14.59 14.09 14.58 17.93 24.38 16.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.05 15.04 21.38 16.86 10.44 11.39 10.17 10.00 11.50 10.34 6.86 

 Eggs 

 Mean .................................... 58 41 45 43 57 55 61 57 63 76 87 

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

 SE........................................ 1.85 3.66 6.20 4.06 4.35 3.78 4.70 3.60 3.05 4.70 6.19 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.17 8.96 13.90 9.52 7.66 6.83 7.77 6.28 4.81 6.20 7.10 

 Dairy products 

 Mean .................................... 455 251 299 319 385 408 462 468 529 662 764 

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

 SE........................................ 7.20 16.02 24.44 16.10 17.63 17.29 25.91 16.86 28.98 18.40 32.63 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.58 6.38 8.17 5.04 4.58 4.24 5.61 3.60 5.48 2.78 4.27 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean .................................... 140 94 104 106 122 133 136 145 164 181 217 

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

 SE........................................ 3.07 8.39 14.72 7.57 6.13 7.70 7.52 5.32 8.14 8.70 11.68 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.19 8.90 14.14 7.17 5.03 5.80 5.51 3.65 4.96 4.80 5.37 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean .................................... 315 157 195 214 263 275 326 323 365 481 546 

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

 SE........................................ 5.41 10.42 15.04 12.82 15.20 12.52 22.56 15.16 23.64 15.20 24.83 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.72 6.64 7.71 6.00 5.78 4.55 6.93 4.70 6.48 3.16 4.55 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 876 458 567 622 782 833 849 900 1,041 1,235 1,475 

 Share ................................... 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.0 

 SE........................................ 19.96 23.25 41.09 30.63 43.15 47.71 40.08 32.63 53.84 46.36 64.00 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.28 5.07 7.25 4.93 5.52 5.73 4.72 3.63 5.17 3.76 4.34 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean .................................... 322 157 196 224 293 293 318 334 375 453 573 

 Share ................................... .5 .6 .6 .6 .7 .6 .6 .5 .5 .5 .4 

 SE........................................ 8.07 10.70 18.51 13.71 21.80 19.43 17.19 15.82 22.75 23.05 27.38 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.51 6.80 9.43 6.12 7.45 6.64 5.40 4.74 6.06 5.09 4.78 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 295 157 174 218 261 293 271 300 365 428 487 

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

 SE........................................ 8.67 14.28 11.34 18.83 15.96 20.16 17.68 17.98 24.70 18.91 24.10 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Fresh vegetables 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.93 9.11 6.50 8.63 6.13 6.89 6.53 5.98 6.76 4.42 4.95 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean .................................... 112 60 92 73 98 101 108 115 127 159 190 

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

 SE........................................ 3.37 6.84 18.19 6.23 9.24 9.58 7.91 7.19 8.63 9.11 16.54 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.00 11.39 19.79 8.56 9.43 9.49 7.29 6.27 6.82 5.74 8.69 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 147 84 104 107 131 146 151 151 174 195 224 

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

 SE........................................ 4.49 7.68 7.36 7.20 10.53 13.76 9.99 9.97 12.29 12.65 19.81 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.06 9.14 7.08 6.76 8.05 9.40 6.61 6.62 7.06 6.50 8.83 

 Other food at home 

 Mean .................................... 1,749 927 1,145 1,172 1,501 1,598 1,692 1,877 2,059 2,531 2,976 

 Share ................................... 2.8 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.0 

 SE........................................ 30.05 51.17 150.91 50.16 82.20 64.88 69.09 70.13 88.96 79.78 120.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.72 5.52 13.18 4.28 5.48 4.06 4.08 3.74 4.32 3.15 4.06 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean .................................... 165 83 107 111 133 147 170 172 191 255 280 

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

 SE........................................ 4.21 9.90 11.90 8.87 12.17 9.84 14.61 11.79 12.49 23.46 19.26 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.55 11.89 11.08 7.96 9.16 6.70 8.57 6.87 6.55 9.18 6.88 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean .................................... 115 65 83 78 106 107 112 114 134 154 195 

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

 SE........................................ 3.71 5.92 19.71 7.27 7.86 9.69 9.01 8.42 8.95 6.96 12.59 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.23 9.17 23.79 9.37 7.45 9.06 8.04 7.36 6.66 4.52 6.46 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean .................................... 952 490 607 634 823 850 896 1,039 1,126 1,415 1,633 

 Share ................................... 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.1 

 SE........................................ 17.32 31.52 73.04 33.39 47.23 36.63 44.26 50.91 63.24 49.05 70.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.82 6.44 12.03 5.27 5.74 4.31 4.94 4.90 5.61 3.47 4.32 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 455 267 326 321 395 446 460 487 531 616 700 

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

 SE........................................ 12.19 16.91 53.10 22.91 27.75 26.85 19.73 27.90 25.08 28.98 41.77 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.68 6.34 16.29 7.15 7.02 6.02 4.29 5.73 4.72 4.70 5.97 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean .................................... 62 23 21 28 45 47 54 65 77 90 169 

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

 SE........................................ 2.60 5.79 4.23 5.19 9.52 5.09 6.02 5.53 6.51 6.54 12.34 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.19 25.16 19.89 18.61 21.31 10.78 11.23 8.50 8.45 7.26 7.30 

 Food away from home 

 Mean .................................... 3,526 1,424 1,795 1,909 2,466 2,845 3,321 3,772 3,992 5,453 8,253 

 Share ................................... 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.1 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.7 

 SE........................................ 66.85 111.01 179.35 106.28 120.77 177.40 182.89 151.59 155.34 145.46 286.16 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.90 7.79 9.99 5.57 4.90 6.24 5.51 4.02 3.89 2.67 3.47 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 579 189 228 258 404 420 462 646 671 1,014 1,495 

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

 SE........................................ 22.67 25.90 75.45 35.38 36.21 40.69 47.43 66.24 54.86 68.22 115.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.91 13.68 33.13 13.69 8.95 9.69 10.28 10.25 8.18 6.73 7.73 

 Housing 

 Mean .................................... 20,679 10,587 12,478 14,043 15,569 17,165 18,985 21,613 23,617 29,271 43,257 

 Share ................................... 32.8 40.9 39.6 37.8 35.5 34.8 33.5 32.5 31.1 30.2 29.6 

 SE........................................ 195.28 321.35 339.25 278.05 218.66 275.57 447.36 363.87 278.26 502.57 883.88 

 CV(%) .................................. .94 3.04 2.72 1.98 1.40 1.61 2.36 1.68 1.18 1.72 2.04 

 Shelter 

 Mean .................................... 12,190 6,661 7,366 8,347 9,053 10,051 11,040 12,553 13,621 17,223 25,855 

 Share ................................... 19.3 25.8 23.4 22.5 20.7 20.4 19.5 18.9 17.9 17.8 17.7 

 SE........................................ 143.71 253.12 276.83 254.69 187.64 241.40 287.14 282.43 239.48 414.11 658.43 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.18 3.80 3.76 3.05 2.07 2.40 2.60 2.25 1.76 2.40 2.55 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean .................................... 6,797 2,069 2,829 3,361 3,543 4,531 5,327 7,270 8,193 11,949 18,792 

 Share ................................... 10.8 8.0 9.0 9.1 8.1 9.2 9.4 10.9 10.8 12.3 12.9 

 SE........................................ 100.15 198.95 170.95 159.81 170.56 191.83 216.38 252.74 238.01 395.95 606.00 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.47 9.62 6.04 4.76 4.81 4.23 4.06 3.48 2.90 3.31 3.22 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean .................................... 2,760 670 562 949 1,057 1,651 2,171 3,227 3,748 5,263 8,246 

 Share ................................... 4.4 2.6 1.8 2.6 2.4 3.3 3.8 4.9 4.9 5.4 5.6 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019 — Continued 

Item 

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consumer 

units 

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10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

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10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 SE........................................ 48.36 119.95 68.12 81.75 72.57 78.54 115.32 139.26 139.54 209.47 319.17 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.75 17.90 12.12 8.62 6.87 4.76 5.31 4.32 3.72 3.98 3.87 

 Property taxes 

 Mean .................................... 2,159 722 950 1,223 1,263 1,478 1,641 2,080 2,576 3,587 6,035 

 Share ................................... 3.4 2.8 3.0 3.3 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.4 3.7 4.1 

 SE........................................ 41.20 52.47 59.60 64.11 62.81 68.04 72.35 74.93 104.37 154.53 235.15 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.91 7.26 6.27 5.24 4.97 4.60 4.41 3.60 4.05 4.31 3.90 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean .................................... 1,879 676 1,317 1,189 1,223 1,402 1,515 1,963 1,870 3,098 4,510 

 Share ................................... 3.0 2.6 4.2 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.5 3.2 3.1 

 SE........................................ 65.13 82.40 125.94 95.02 98.29 114.38 133.43 133.27 165.50 277.86 410.74 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.47 12.19 9.56 7.99 8.04 8.16 8.81 6.79 8.85 8.97 9.11 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean .................................... 4,432 4,155 4,293 4,621 5,058 4,983 5,133 4,517 4,440 3,836 3,284 

 Share ................................... 7.0 16.1 13.6 12.4 11.5 10.1 9.0 6.8 5.8 4.0 2.2 

 SE........................................ 89.41 177.93 273.63 224.23 201.54 186.19 255.31 263.88 284.89 329.30 433.43 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.02 4.28 6.37 4.85 3.98 3.74 4.97 5.84 6.42 8.58 13.20 

 Other lodging 

 Mean .................................... 961 438 244 365 453 537 580 765 987 1,438 3,779 

 Share ................................... 1.5 1.7 .8 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 2.6 

 SE........................................ 38.93 117.65 36.12 49.31 50.55 62.09 61.06 77.02 82.75 78.69 220.93 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.05 26.88 14.80 13.52 11.17 11.57 10.52 10.07 8.38 5.47 5.85 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean .................................... 4,055 2,277 2,747 3,295 3,552 3,747 4,033 4,447 4,781 5,420 6,231 

 Share ................................... 6.4 8.8 8.7 8.9 8.1 7.6 7.1 6.7 6.3 5.6 4.3 

 SE........................................ 32.23 92.14 60.66 54.38 63.97 49.12 58.89 78.72 75.42 84.79 92.03 

 CV(%) .................................. .79 4.05 2.21 1.65 1.80 1.31 1.46 1.77 1.58 1.56 1.48 

 Natural gas 

 Mean .................................... 416 220 298 349 360 366 368 439 472 547 740 

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

 SE........................................ 10.72 15.91 16.38 20.01 18.36 19.54 18.39 23.51 20.93 18.77 27.42 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.58 7.24 5.49 5.73 5.10 5.34 5.00 5.36 4.44 3.43 3.71 

 Electricity 

 Mean .................................... 1,472 965 1,133 1,332 1,370 1,403 1,488 1,567 1,607 1,780 2,066 

 Share ................................... 2.3 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.4 

 SE........................................ 17.96 46.20 32.60 29.70 30.83 23.87 36.90 34.46 35.73 27.72 49.52 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.22 4.79 2.88 2.23 2.25 1.70 2.48 2.20 2.22 1.56 2.40 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean .................................... 113 62 76 97 105 74 98 112 129 155 224 

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

 SE........................................ 6.57 13.13 11.50 16.03 13.19 12.69 12.63 18.51 14.25 23.47 23.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.81 21.34 15.21 16.59 12.56 17.23 12.91 16.54 11.02 15.16 10.38 

 Telephone services 

 Mean .................................... 1,409 672 816 994 1,182 1,321 1,472 1,629 1,797 2,044 2,156 

 Share ................................... 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.5 

 SE........................................ 13.37 26.08 23.79 23.83 33.93 24.67 32.04 39.63 37.20 38.24 38.03 

 CV(%) .................................. .95 3.88 2.92 2.40 2.87 1.87 2.18 2.43 2.07 1.87 1.76 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean .................................... 191 146 225 214 183 167 180 171 185 206 234 

 Share ................................... .3 .6 .7 .6 .4 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 

 SE........................................ 6.01 11.26 9.44 12.89 9.18 9.36 8.24 10.92 10.50 12.46 10.35 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.15 7.73 4.19 6.03 5.03 5.62 4.58 6.40 5.68 6.05 4.43 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean .................................... 1,218 526 591 781 999 1,154 1,292 1,459 1,612 1,838 1,922 

 Share ................................... 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.3 

 SE........................................ 15.53 23.26 25.21 24.24 34.38 23.39 32.94 39.28 38.02 39.01 35.56 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.28 4.42 4.27 3.11 3.44 2.03 2.55 2.69 2.36 2.12 1.85 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean .................................... 645 359 425 522 535 584 608 700 776 895 1,045 

 Share ................................... 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 .9 .7 

 SE........................................ 16.30 29.88 22.23 21.11 23.93 19.75 20.24 26.80 30.20 44.49 36.92 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.53 8.33 5.23 4.04 4.47 3.38 3.33 3.83 3.89 4.97 3.53 

 Household operations 

 Mean .................................... 1,570 519 750 832 1,044 1,161 1,232 1,577 1,767 2,431 4,358 

 Share ................................... 2.5 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.5 3.0 

 SE........................................ 35.31 43.08 56.11 37.79 60.90 49.30 41.04 90.85 90.95 80.30 222.94 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.25 8.30 7.48 4.54 5.83 4.25 3.33 5.76 5.15 3.30 5.12 

 Personal services 

 Mean .................................... 489 53 102 142 232 282 282 451 660 896 1,774 

 Share ................................... .8 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .5 .7 .9 .9 1.2 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Personal services 

 SE........................................ 27.62 18.27 36.81 25.71 53.58 54.95 31.33 63.71 91.05 86.82 183.52 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.65 34.17 36.27 18.07 23.13 19.50 11.09 14.12 13.81 9.69 10.34 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean .................................... 1,081 466 649 690 813 879 950 1,126 1,108 1,535 2,584 

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

 SE........................................ 20.55 38.48 40.53 27.96 24.79 30.28 32.99 63.88 27.99 54.15 94.01 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.90 8.26 6.25 4.05 3.05 3.45 3.47 5.68 2.53 3.53 3.64 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean .................................... 766 408 452 563 611 666 732 853 848 1,093 1,426 

 Share ................................... 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 

 SE........................................ 18.22 34.97 50.61 58.93 53.35 43.02 63.44 70.01 63.47 76.78 107.86 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 8.58 11.19 10.47 8.73 6.46 8.66 8.21 7.49 7.02 7.56 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean .................................... 185 119 130 133 183 158 198 189 192 267 283 

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

 SE........................................ 7.37 17.08 15.14 13.16 20.10 14.64 15.20 24.36 20.07 31.96 34.21 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.98 14.35 11.64 9.87 11.00 9.25 7.68 12.88 10.45 11.97 12.10 

 Other household products 

 Mean .................................... 458 210 231 319 338 413 429 511 525 670 929 

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

 SE........................................ 16.59 19.74 31.18 40.65 37.31 38.61 58.46 61.29 41.49 61.83 101.75 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.62 9.41 13.48 12.76 11.03 9.35 13.62 11.98 7.90 9.23 10.95 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean .................................... 122 79 91 111 90 95 105 152 130 156 214 

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

 SE........................................ 6.49 16.97 19.40 34.68 14.52 12.15 11.66 21.19 28.73 23.68 18.06 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.30 21.51 21.31 31.20 16.06 12.83 11.10 13.91 22.10 15.18 8.43 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean .................................... 2,098 723 1,162 1,006 1,309 1,540 1,948 2,183 2,601 3,103 5,386 

 Share ................................... 3.3 2.8 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.7 

 SE........................................ 68.52 68.61 134.61 59.35 81.37 113.73 466.17 178.52 159.46 210.60 282.89 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.27 9.49 11.58 5.90 6.21 7.39 23.93 8.18 6.13 6.79 5.25 

 Household textiles 

 Mean .................................... 131 67 54 63 91 90 136 165 153 192 299 

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

 SE........................................ 9.98 26.93 14.51 11.96 22.01 17.26 26.00 43.35 23.80 38.66 54.61 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.62 40.20 26.75 19.11 24.07 19.25 19.15 26.25 15.60 20.10 18.28 

 Furniture 

 Mean .................................... 521 148 244 284 303 347 425 565 705 770 1,411 

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

 SE........................................ 22.45 22.31 33.15 40.54 38.40 31.91 53.50 49.46 64.51 63.29 144.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.31 15.03 13.57 14.29 12.67 9.19 12.57 8.76 9.15 8.22 10.25 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean .................................... 25 7 9 10 15 16 19 26 22 24 102 

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

 SE........................................ 2.61 1.90 2.32 6.45 6.38 3.76 8.53 4.45 4.18 4.31 23.14 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.40 25.44 27.25 62.10 43.96 23.36 44.85 17.32 19.32 17.80 22.60 

 Major appliances 

 Mean .................................... 322 85 184 157 231 256 274 306 469 457 793 

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

 SE........................................ 14.92 15.74 28.04 17.20 28.41 34.11 38.42 38.26 48.63 44.09 84.38 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.64 18.44 15.23 10.95 12.30 13.31 14.00 12.50 10.37 9.65 10.64 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 119 58 52 58 79 86 119 120 156 194 265 

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

 SE........................................ 6.43 11.03 6.32 7.10 9.73 9.07 16.09 10.60 19.17 24.16 36.32 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.42 19.13 12.14 12.31 12.39 10.51 13.54 8.85 12.28 12.46 13.70 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean .................................... 981 357 619 434 591 744 974 1,001 1,097 1,466 2,516 

 Share ................................... 1.6 1.4 2.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 

 SE........................................ 60.07 46.46 132.33 41.35 74.34 87.42 461.04 155.13 103.96 187.56 229.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.12 13.03 21.37 9.52 12.59 11.74 47.32 15.49 9.48 12.80 9.13 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean .................................... 1,883 846 791 1,101 1,390 1,355 1,705 1,976 2,513 2,759 4,376 

 Share ................................... 3.0 3.3 2.5 3.0 3.2 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.8 3.0 

 SE........................................ 68.55 143.97 101.74 123.92 111.94 153.75 125.42 207.36 276.52 221.86 252.65 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.64 17.03 12.86 11.25 8.05 11.35 7.36 10.49 11.00 8.04 5.77 

 Men and boys 

 Mean .................................... 447 151 205 272 336 262 500 452 519 688 1,084 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Men and boys 

 SE........................................ 26.11 23.68 70.93 42.55 48.37 41.85 59.48 111.20 94.41 91.15 118.65 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.84 15.72 34.59 15.64 14.41 15.96 11.89 24.60 18.18 13.24 10.94 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean .................................... 348 109 170 227 251 195 372 353 395 511 887 

 Share ................................... .6 .4 .5 .6 .6 .4 .7 .5 .5 .5 .6 

 SE........................................ 26.26 17.23 69.47 42.71 45.27 40.23 61.50 111.52 95.53 82.55 114.46 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.56 15.75 40.79 18.79 18.00 20.62 16.53 31.57 24.18 16.16 12.90 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean .................................... 100 41 35 45 84 67 128 99 124 178 197 

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

 SE........................................ 4.60 14.32 7.19 6.56 16.52 8.53 16.74 11.36 14.11 23.77 24.97 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.61 34.73 20.68 14.66 19.65 12.73 13.05 11.50 11.35 13.38 12.68 

 Women and girls 

 Mean .................................... 704 325 291 346 520 547 619 753 984 1,126 1,527 

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

 SE........................................ 30.41 63.81 48.57 39.50 66.59 104.85 75.02 103.10 164.69 130.28 126.26 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.32 19.62 16.72 11.43 12.80 19.17 12.12 13.68 16.73 11.57 8.27 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean .................................... 602 255 250 298 454 470 536 607 874 985 1,285 

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

 SE........................................ 27.85 54.97 47.59 36.60 66.84 101.12 73.18 76.00 168.48 126.52 115.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.63 21.54 19.00 12.29 14.72 21.52 13.66 12.52 19.27 12.84 8.99 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean .................................... 102 70 40 48 66 77 83 146 110 140 242 

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

 SE........................................ 7.34 36.43 16.66 10.41 10.08 17.27 11.19 41.96 16.64 20.35 34.93 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.17 52.01 41.52 21.72 15.29 22.45 13.47 28.67 15.16 14.49 14.46 

 Children under 2 

 Mean .................................... 75 28 37 58 47 80 73 81 124 112 115 

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

 SE........................................ 6.98 9.70 14.25 23.11 16.00 21.96 12.70 19.04 21.98 21.10 32.65 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.25 34.47 38.85 39.61 34.40 27.30 17.48 23.62 17.70 18.90 28.29 

 Footwear 

 Mean .................................... 419 254 146 277 333 290 387 445 613 562 876 

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

 SE........................................ 26.70 88.32 25.53 81.04 50.00 45.48 56.17 69.96 101.65 82.30 89.25 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.38 34.73 17.45 29.21 15.01 15.67 14.50 15.72 16.58 14.65 10.19 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 237 87 113 148 155 175 126 245 272 272 774 

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

 SE........................................ 15.94 14.38 9.64 28.52 28.38 28.21 11.08 39.53 35.79 25.24 106.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.72 16.47 8.55 19.30 18.31 16.09 8.80 16.13 13.14 9.29 13.74 

 Transportation 

 Mean .................................... 10,742 4,195 4,970 6,169 8,155 9,318 10,381 11,741 14,089 16,920 21,386 

 Share ................................... 17.0 16.2 15.8 16.6 18.6 18.9 18.3 17.7 18.6 17.5 14.7 

 SE........................................ 194.05 497.99 300.28 418.95 388.75 577.45 437.94 553.13 730.33 691.99 844.21 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.81 11.87 6.04 6.79 4.77 6.20 4.22 4.71 5.18 4.09 3.95 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean .................................... 4,394 1,525 1,969 2,262 3,123 3,983 4,030 4,866 5,810 7,355 8,971 

 Share ................................... 7.0 5.9 6.3 6.1 7.1 8.1 7.1 7.3 7.7 7.6 6.1 

 SE........................................ 187.79 420.28 268.22 373.50 380.68 563.58 396.78 545.42 679.20 684.36 854.44 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.27 27.55 13.62 16.51 12.19 14.15 9.85 11.21 11.69 9.30 9.52 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean .................................... 1,960 503 836 931 1,281 1,508 1,427 2,355 2,609 3,361 4,764 

 Share ................................... 3.1 1.9 2.7 2.5 2.9 3.1 2.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.3 

 SE........................................ 108.02 242.97 204.41 232.81 287.98 358.48 326.29 448.33 520.54 505.91 549.02 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.51 48.32 24.45 25.01 22.48 23.78 22.86 19.04 19.96 15.05 11.52 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean .................................... 2,375 1,017 1,118 1,322 1,837 2,454 2,505 2,350 3,093 3,899 4,136 

 Share ................................... 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 4.2 5.0 4.4 3.5 4.1 4.0 2.8 

 SE........................................ 130.12 256.57 177.87 310.67 253.69 417.69 282.03 295.00 336.47 545.65 615.67 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.48 25.23 15.90 23.49 13.81 17.02 11.26 12.55 10.88 14.00 14.88 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean .................................... 59 6 14 9 4 21 97 161 109 96 71 

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

 SE........................................ 14.52 5.90 10.52 8.55 3.25 13.18 43.31 106.43 57.57 57.32 52.96 

 CV(%) .................................. 24.68 103.28 74.52 96.85 74.88 63.01 44.65 65.93 52.84 59.86 74.73 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean .................................... 2,094 983 1,012 1,403 1,800 1,900 2,259 2,481 2,706 3,138 3,246 

 Share ................................... 3.3 3.8 3.2 3.8 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.2 

 SE........................................ 21.44 51.34 31.72 39.61 43.85 43.07 46.89 57.05 55.18 61.88 72.38 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.02 5.22 3.13 2.82 2.44 2.27 2.08 2.30 2.04 1.97 2.23 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean .................................... 3,474 1,335 1,687 2,157 2,817 2,975 3,535 3,761 4,600 5,303 6,542 

 Share ................................... 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.8 6.4 6.0 6.2 5.7 6.1 5.5 4.5 

 SE........................................ 40.91 113.58 70.66 83.74 74.07 76.38 97.54 91.75 121.58 113.25 174.85 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.18 8.51 4.19 3.88 2.63 2.57 2.76 2.44 2.64 2.14 2.67 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean .................................... 252 64 74 114 162 213 276 297 385 467 463 

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

 SE........................................ 6.87 6.81 8.35 8.08 11.30 12.99 17.74 15.99 28.04 22.90 27.16 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.73 10.57 11.21 7.09 6.98 6.10 6.42 5.39 7.29 4.91 5.87 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean .................................... 887 387 468 627 753 732 857 944 1,103 1,319 1,669 

 Share ................................... 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.1 

 SE........................................ 19.09 56.43 31.04 55.39 40.85 42.55 42.27 50.46 58.05 64.81 78.04 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.15 14.57 6.63 8.84 5.42 5.81 4.93 5.34 5.26 4.91 4.68 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean .................................... 790 238 298 313 535 546 719 823 1,094 1,332 1,996 

 Share ................................... 1.3 .9 .9 .8 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 

 SE........................................ 25.51 32.62 27.73 28.94 45.20 49.10 54.72 50.71 86.93 87.07 109.95 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.23 13.73 9.32 9.24 8.44 8.98 7.61 6.16 7.94 6.54 5.51 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean .................................... 1,545 646 847 1,103 1,366 1,484 1,683 1,697 2,018 2,186 2,414 

 Share ................................... 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.3 1.7 

 SE........................................ 18.67 59.48 33.45 30.39 45.13 41.06 43.13 50.57 54.12 66.87 71.32 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.21 9.21 3.95 2.75 3.30 2.77 2.56 2.98 2.68 3.06 2.95 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean .................................... 781 351 303 347 416 460 558 633 972 1,123 2,627 

 Share ................................... 1.2 1.4 1.0 .9 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.8 

 SE........................................ 29.43 75.55 33.58 40.79 42.20 56.42 58.54 60.97 68.10 60.14 185.47 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.77 21.52 11.10 11.76 10.15 12.26 10.49 9.64 7.00 5.35 7.06 

 Healthcare 

 Mean .................................... 5,193 2,163 3,551 3,789 4,110 4,514 4,874 5,902 6,173 7,131 9,684 

 Share ................................... 8.2 8.4 11.3 10.2 9.4 9.1 8.6 8.9 8.1 7.4 6.6 

 SE........................................ 69.98 103.81 158.11 125.36 142.38 167.65 141.68 163.68 163.24 162.96 301.52 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.35 4.80 4.45 3.31 3.46 3.71 2.91 2.77 2.64 2.29 3.11 

 Health insurance 

 Mean .................................... 3,529 1,496 2,446 2,661 2,769 3,152 3,358 3,972 4,177 4,865 6,371 

 Share ................................... 5.6 5.8 7.8 7.2 6.3 6.4 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.4 

 SE........................................ 46.74 76.93 85.35 87.56 89.83 120.52 86.82 104.04 108.97 108.47 177.14 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.32 5.14 3.49 3.29 3.24 3.82 2.59 2.62 2.61 2.23 2.78 

 Medical services 

 Mean .................................... 984 343 560 521 705 763 871 1,191 1,274 1,359 2,244 

 Share ................................... 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.5 

 SE........................................ 36.70 39.93 70.96 67.48 93.52 66.25 89.96 121.24 126.47 99.83 176.84 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.73 11.65 12.68 12.96 13.26 8.68 10.33 10.18 9.93 7.35 7.88 

 Drugs 

 Mean .................................... 486 263 352 442 485 442 487 503 518 648 718 

 Share ................................... .8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 .9 .9 .8 .7 .7 .5 

 SE........................................ 13.92 29.69 28.35 56.19 31.84 33.16 36.55 32.39 35.35 37.39 52.77 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.86 11.31 8.06 12.72 6.57 7.50 7.50 6.43 6.82 5.77 7.35 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean .................................... 194 62 194 166 151 157 157 236 204 259 351 

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

 SE........................................ 12.17 8.01 98.63 24.71 20.56 20.83 18.43 42.78 25.10 27.77 37.64 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.28 12.96 50.86 14.87 13.62 13.26 11.76 18.15 12.32 10.71 10.72 

 Entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 3,090 1,046 1,172 1,848 1,842 2,011 2,524 3,127 3,651 4,934 8,706 

 Share ................................... 4.9 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.2 4.1 4.5 4.7 4.8 5.1 6.0 

 SE........................................ 129.46 84.79 67.72 197.80 101.46 68.42 99.42 123.13 266.95 233.37 1,274.14 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.19 8.11 5.78 10.71 5.51 3.40 3.94 3.94 7.31 4.73 14.64 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean .................................... 880 185 127 244 281 390 456 714 852 1,397 4,131 

 Share ................................... 1.4 .7 .4 .7 .6 .8 .8 1.1 1.1 1.4 2.8 

 SE........................................ 124.68 29.25 18.48 43.21 23.29 36.42 28.96 46.57 63.62 102.43 1,237.59 

 CV(%) .................................. 14.17 15.84 14.54 17.72 8.28 9.35 6.36 6.52 7.47 7.33 29.96 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean .................................... 1,000 517 654 799 804 897 963 1,066 1,213 1,466 1,616 

 Share ................................... 1.6 2.0 2.1 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.1 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 SE........................................ 16.12 27.42 25.66 45.13 33.46 29.98 33.21 38.92 46.14 80.21 55.39 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.61 5.30 3.92 5.65 4.16 3.34 3.45 3.65 3.80 5.47 3.43 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean .................................... 821 289 309 681 532 563 847 1,052 915 1,542 1,478 

 Share ................................... 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.0 

 SE........................................ 40.20 62.39 36.50 178.56 57.19 63.27 99.88 79.70 89.42 154.34 140.89 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.90 21.61 11.82 26.23 10.74 11.24 11.80 7.58 9.77 10.01 9.53 

 Pets 

 Mean .................................... 681 254 249 599 446 410 750 839 740 1,256 1,262 

 Share ................................... 1.1 1.0 .8 1.6 1.0 .8 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.3 .9 

 SE........................................ 40.29 62.76 34.55 182.68 56.50 45.55 103.69 83.10 79.66 138.81 133.99 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.92 24.67 13.88 30.50 12.67 11.10 13.82 9.91 10.77 11.05 10.62 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean .................................... 140 34 60 82 86 152 96 213 176 286 215 

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

 SE........................................ 11.00 8.84 16.09 25.09 23.48 41.43 14.91 38.03 25.27 53.03 31.23 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.85 25.75 26.95 30.71 27.22 27.21 15.48 17.83 14.38 18.54 14.49 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean .................................... 389 56 82 124 224 162 259 294 670 528 1,481 

 Share ................................... .6 .2 .3 .3 .5 .3 .5 .4 .9 .5 1.0 

 SE........................................ 34.23 11.04 27.40 48.47 74.36 30.49 50.18 44.61 227.51 85.12 283.32 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.80 19.84 33.56 39.02 33.17 18.85 19.37 15.16 33.94 16.12 19.13 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean .................................... 786 333 393 517 587 653 761 891 903 1,189 1,630 

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

 SE........................................ 13.84 24.27 28.13 34.76 35.16 36.85 44.26 41.23 34.95 43.37 86.04 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.76 7.29 7.15 6.73 5.99 5.64 5.82 4.63 3.87 3.65 5.28 

 Reading 

 Mean .................................... 92 54 67 75 49 91 90 106 81 142 165 

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

 SE........................................ 6.47 17.94 14.58 17.84 6.30 29.21 16.89 12.95 12.52 21.45 16.42 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.03 32.93 21.70 23.75 12.90 32.09 18.85 12.22 15.42 15.12 9.97 

 Education 

 Mean .................................... 1,443 825 709 575 407 625 749 1,022 1,357 2,583 5,543 

 Share ................................... 2.3 3.2 2.3 1.5 .9 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.7 3.8 

 SE........................................ 85.62 266.50 174.83 149.87 50.22 100.47 123.52 172.73 220.53 319.24 516.33 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.93 32.30 24.64 26.07 12.34 16.06 16.49 16.89 16.25 12.36 9.32 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean .................................... 320 290 308 313 342 346 390 394 400 267 152 

 Share ................................... .5 1.1 1.0 .8 .8 .7 .7 .6 .5 .3 .1 

 SE........................................ 11.43 25.34 31.03 19.59 19.96 30.30 28.96 30.59 37.72 26.14 20.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.57 8.73 10.07 6.25 5.84 8.77 7.43 7.76 9.44 9.79 13.50 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean .................................... 899 341 482 624 740 703 1,035 848 843 1,359 2,003 

 Share ................................... 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.4 

 SE........................................ 42.52 30.98 64.88 125.66 104.49 105.56 184.17 75.34 82.53 166.11 227.74 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.73 9.07 13.47 20.15 14.13 15.02 17.79 8.88 9.79 12.22 11.37 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean .................................... 1,995 542 756 1,086 1,228 1,157 1,499 1,982 2,370 3,000 6,294 

 Share ................................... 3.2 2.1 2.4 2.9 2.8 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.1 3.1 4.3 

 SE........................................ 109.43 85.00 67.66 110.13 169.77 83.90 141.10 170.26 229.85 276.32 743.61 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.48 15.69 8.95 10.14 13.83 7.25 9.42 8.59 9.70 9.21 11.81 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean .................................... 7,165 507 731 1,564 2,448 3,910 5,356 7,453 9,851 14,264 25,394 

 Share ................................... 11.4 2.0 2.3 4.2 5.6 7.9 9.4 11.2 13.0 14.7 17.4 

 SE........................................ 131.08 109.18 38.79 71.31 67.12 111.60 114.08 138.42 145.73 267.96 591.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.83 21.55 5.31 4.56 2.74 2.85 2.13 1.86 1.48 1.88 2.33 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean .................................... 520 108 187 267 291 342 388 555 538 880 1,629 

 Share ................................... .8 .4 .6 .7 .7 .7 .7 .8 .7 .9 1.1 

 SE........................................ 21.59 10.80 20.92 41.94 19.23 26.82 33.74 44.01 40.71 56.75 128.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.16 10.03 11.18 15.69 6.61 7.85 8.69 7.93 7.57 6.45 7.87 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean .................................... 6,645 399 544 1,297 2,157 3,569 4,968 6,898 9,313 13,384 23,765 

 Share ................................... 10.5 1.5 1.7 3.5 4.9 7.2 8.8 10.4 12.3 13.8 16.3 

 SE........................................ 124.80 109.48 37.93 56.66 61.37 106.95 106.50 128.77 140.45 238.13 575.92 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.88 27.43 6.97 4.37 2.84 3.00 2.14 1.87 1.51 1.78 2.42 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean .................................... $82,852 $6,268 $17,823 $27,642 $37,910 $49,578 $63,972 $81,821 $105,052 $141,980 $294,483 

 SE........................................ 1,973.48 188.18 186.83 259.81 269.95 345.37 526.92 469.36 520.66 904.74 13,571.53 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 3.00 1.05 .94 .71 .70 .82 .57 .50 .64 4.61 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean .................................... 64,708 1,777 5,078 12,890 23,111 34,239 50,447 67,453 89,337 122,319 238,804 

 Share ................................... 78.1 28.4 28.5 46.6 61.0 69.1 78.9 82.4 85.0 86.2 81.1 

 SE........................................ 1,803.94 138.28 246.18 386.96 518.33 637.89 712.42 816.68 866.36 1,387.27 11,768.28 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.79 7.78 4.85 3.00 2.24 1.86 1.41 1.21 .97 1.13 4.93 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean .................................... 5,947 17 453 768 1,042 2,077 2,045 3,810 5,270 7,925 35,773 

 Share ................................... 7.2 .3 2.5 2.8 2.7 4.2 3.2 4.7 5.0 5.6 12.1 

 SE........................................ 640.92 63.08 136.02 126.50 171.39 249.02 306.92 441.73 552.57 735.21 6,312.73 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.78 374.08 29.99 16.46 16.44 11.99 15.01 11.59 10.49 9.28 17.65 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean .................................... 8,902 2,555 10,600 12,306 11,871 11,145 9,390 8,406 7,777 7,304 7,674 

 Share ................................... 10.7 40.8 59.5 44.5 31.3 22.5 14.7 10.3 7.4 5.1 2.6 

 SE........................................ 208.14 137.97 248.63 367.62 443.36 536.36 522.41 572.49 566.65 723.23 978.26 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.34 5.40 2.35 2.99 3.73 4.81 5.56 6.81 7.29 9.90 12.75 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean .................................... 1,962 87 217 477 754 1,023 943 1,182 1,811 2,978 10,067 

 Share ................................... 2.4 1.4 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.7 2.1 3.4 

 SE........................................ 199.07 45.28 60.46 80.39 117.39 136.56 140.45 156.10 293.37 474.54 1,677.73 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.15 52.01 27.85 16.86 15.56 13.35 14.90 13.20 16.20 15.93 16.67 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean .................................... 426 1,213 850 645 476 325 309 172 100 125 53 

 Share ................................... .5 19.4 4.8 2.3 1.3 .7 .5 .2 .1 .1 ( 1 ) 

 SE........................................ 25.76 86.97 92.91 68.61 55.62 47.92 86.94 37.82 22.66 39.13 23.21 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.04 7.17 10.93 10.64 11.69 14.75 28.11 21.95 22.55 31.26 43.86 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean .................................... 562 112 198 245 461 445 641 603 516 860 1,527 

 Share ................................... .7 1.8 1.1 .9 1.2 .9 1.0 .7 .5 .6 .5 

 SE........................................ 77.21 35.74 39.97 48.49 74.20 55.98 114.34 117.80 114.35 248.67 672.87 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.74 31.83 20.14 19.82 16.08 12.57 17.85 19.54 22.18 28.90 44.07 

 Other income 

 Mean .................................... 345 506 425 311 194 324 198 194 241 467 585 

 Share ................................... .4 8.1 2.4 1.1 .5 .7 .3 .2 .2 .3 .2 

 SE........................................ 35.68 81.15 128.15 85.22 47.29 103.57 37.51 40.72 74.67 98.63 163.73 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.35 16.04 30.17 27.37 24.38 31.99 18.98 20.98 31.04 21.10 28.00 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean .................................... 11,364 -118 -297 -588 235 2,749 4,551 7,587 11,480 19,627 67,881 

 Share ................................... 13.7 -1.9 -1.7 -2.1 .6 5.5 7.1 9.3 10.9 13.8 23.1 

 SE........................................ 730.24 65.68 185.64 95.54 191.00 430.49 173.12 204.68 220.67 246.23 5,606.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.43 -55.68 -62.48 -16.25 81.19 15.66 3.80 2.70 1.92 1.25 8.26 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean .................................... 8,831 -80 -274 -709 -162 1,853 3,185 5,505 8,481 14,891 55,181 

 Share ................................... 10.7 -1.3 -1.5 -2.6 -.4 3.7 5.0 6.7 8.1 10.5 18.7 

 SE........................................ 627.45 52.99 182.94 84.61 163.21 354.68 115.43 173.74 150.12 185.52 5,052.26 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.10 -66.27 -66.84 -11.94 -100.65 19.14 3.62 3.16 1.77 1.25 9.16 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean .................................... 2,470 -58 -62 94 373 855 1,331 2,031 2,935 4,582 12,523 

 Share ................................... 3.0 -.9 -.3 .3 1.0 1.7 2.1 2.5 2.8 3.2 4.3 

 SE........................................ 132.55 21.57 19.42 25.96 40.72 88.94 86.66 102.15 159.31 167.06 740.07 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.37 -37.36 -31.29 27.65 10.92 10.41 6.51 5.03 5.43 3.65 5.91 

 Other taxes 

 Mean .................................... 63 20 39 27 24 41 36 51 65 153 176 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Other taxes 

 SE........................................ 14.43 10.50 13.51 8.67 8.44 10.39 9.32 12.32 17.57 70.49 76.77 

 CV(%) .................................. 22.80 53.21 34.91 32.23 34.46 25.28 26.18 24.14 27.05 45.96 43.54 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean .................................... 71,487 6,386 18,120 28,230 37,675 46,829 59,421 74,234 93,571 122,353 226,602 

 Share ................................... 86.3 101.9 101.7 102.1 99.4 94.5 92.9 90.7 89.1 86.2 76.9 

 SE........................................ 1,312.27 204.45 261.73 264.91 334.79 530.17 545.93 511.12 545.46 875.30 8,373.87 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.84 3.20 1.44 .94 .89 1.13 .92 .69 .58 .72 3.70 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean .................................... $10,971 $4,786 $3,494 $1,810 $4,682 $6,577 $5,666 $4,891 $10,910 $8,585 $57,853 

 SE........................................ 2,278.11 2,940.15 2,971.94 1,766.28 3,609.93 4,338.08 4,685.64 4,031.55 4,486.58 7,658.56 17,495.48 

 CV(%) .................................. 20.77 61.43 85.06 97.61 77.11 65.96 82.70 82.43 41.12 89.21 30.24 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean .................................... 23,320 5,836 5,260 3,629 8,238 17,774 19,016 25,256 27,217 25,576 94,648 

 SE........................................ 2,064.38 2,764.41 3,152.06 1,693.11 3,520.72 4,541.91 4,719.36 4,720.55 4,060.83 7,666.06 15,360.27 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.85 47.37 59.93 46.66 42.74 25.55 24.82 18.69 14.92 29.97 16.23 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean .................................... 12,350 1,050 1,766 1,819 3,556 11,197 13,350 20,365 16,307 16,992 36,795 

 SE........................................ 1,381.57 746.21 888.85 586.50 1,505.19 2,281.66 3,126.57 4,102.41 3,094.43 4,365.85 8,978.82 

 CV(%) .................................. 11.19 71.08 50.33 32.24 42.33 20.38 23.42 20.14 18.98 25.69 24.40 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean .................................... 1,201 662 990 559 591 2,156 703 1,132 674 1,124 3,392 

 SE........................................ 391.13 208.06 526.67 162.60 386.14 1,048.81 260.89 433.11 247.58 359.99 2,467.04 

 CV(%) .................................. 32.56 31.41 53.18 29.11 65.39 48.64 37.13 38.27 36.72 32.04 72.74 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean .................................... -2,288 -583 -547 -952 -840 -1,386 -1,508 -2,594 -2,827 -4,414 -7,182 

 SE........................................ 54.74 77.51 52.50 172.71 63.36 142.79 86.23 327.22 139.05 167.04 320.09 

 CV(%) .................................. -2.39 -13.30 -9.61 -18.15 -7.54 -10.30 -5.72 -12.61 -4.92 -3.78 -4.46 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean .................................... 204,174 81,451 98,009 129,970 122,528 153,031 161,125 194,663 232,643 309,431 555,581 

 SE........................................ 4,271.93 8,763.68 6,025.28 8,674.64 6,568.05 10,054.93 5,969.88 5,955.78 11,366.29 11,933.04 23,634.33 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.09 10.76 6.15 6.67 5.36 6.57 3.71 3.06 4.89 3.86 4.25 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean .................................... 1,097 465 625 743 731 861 933 1,139 1,272 1,652 2,532 

 SE........................................ 11.77 31.79 31.18 26.41 27.74 29.49 25.86 28.02 27.15 45.20 60.86 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.07 6.84 4.99 3.55 3.79 3.43 2.77 2.46 2.14 2.74 2.40 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean .................................... 1,310 408 589 567 677 919 988 1,214 1,738 1,991 3,984 

 SE........................................ 61.97 69.27 103.59 76.54 110.58 123.83 99.43 138.73 305.65 191.43 371.17 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.73 16.96 17.60 13.49 16.32 13.48 10.07 11.43 17.58 9.61 9.32 

 Food 

 Mean .................................... 98 23 59 34 46 62 84 62 107 184 322 

 SE........................................ 10.44 5.98 17.49 7.33 8.73 12.57 22.53 16.63 21.64 39.29 77.86 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.62 25.96 29.86 21.44 19.01 20.37 26.98 26.87 20.20 21.38 24.21 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 13 1 7 6 4 5 4 13 22 26 44 

 SE........................................ 2.05 .34 5.38 3.50 2.36 2.40 1.68 4.75 10.71 9.98 11.07 

 CV(%) .................................. 15.50 59.35 73.82 58.51 61.80 43.76 47.41 36.60 47.93 38.06 25.06 

 Housing 

 Mean .................................... 248 113 87 136 131 179 189 284 230 398 730 

 SE........................................ 14.84 28.27 14.98 28.66 34.35 38.15 36.69 47.54 32.79 52.92 104.39 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.98 24.99 17.23 21.08 26.26 21.32 19.46 16.74 14.27 13.29 14.29 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean .................................... 28 11 11 18 24 28 25 35 31 43 51 

 SE........................................ 3.16 5.16 3.21 6.85 9.87 8.18 5.88 8.76 6.06 12.10 14.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 11.31 46.26 28.02 37.38 40.43 28.81 23.22 24.71 19.82 28.03 28.82 

 Household textiles 

 Mean .................................... 15 1 8 4 3 9 46 31 19 17 17 

 SE........................................ 3.21 .80 5.93 2.78 2.08 4.20 22.33 16.42 7.28 6.19 14.56 

 CV(%) .................................. 20.91 85.30 75.18 74.33 81.02 48.57 48.73 52.57 38.48 37.36 85.63 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 23 11 6 14 11 13 17 30 28 39 61 

 SE........................................ 2.00 6.70 3.32 5.04 5.65 4.64 5.28 7.29 10.58 11.05 17.49 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.68 63.33 51.83 36.16 51.77 36.38 30.73 24.11 37.35 28.42 28.88 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Major appliances 

 Mean .................................... 9 2 3 11 3 4 3 18 7 11 27 

 SE........................................ 1.63 .98 2.69 4.92 2.07 2.25 1.27 6.04 4.56 4.96 14.40 

 CV(%) .................................. 18.64 60.33 78.56 46.42 59.03 64.00 48.16 34.29 67.16 45.79 53.65 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 14 9 3 3 7 9 15 13 22 28 34 

 SE........................................ 1.87 6.67 1.81 1.38 5.34 4.07 5.17 3.76 9.66 10.72 9.70 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.10 74.40 60.63 41.26 72.03 44.03 35.54 29.84 44.84 38.18 28.79 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean .................................... 47 12 14 22 23 60 46 52 72 89 80 

 SE........................................ 5.07 5.47 4.17 9.46 7.84 32.28 9.86 12.38 17.61 14.97 13.54 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.77 46.33 30.18 42.17 33.53 54.16 21.35 23.83 24.29 16.83 16.97 

 Other housing 

 Mean .................................... 135 79 47 77 70 70 54 135 79 211 522 

 SE........................................ 12.44 24.59 12.39 28.26 21.60 16.24 12.17 38.87 23.85 46.23 101.99 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.23 31.28 26.14 36.48 31.06 23.36 22.50 28.76 30.02 21.96 19.53 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean .................................... 247 101 146 149 125 267 275 249 468 299 387 

 SE........................................ 23.40 27.77 35.74 38.17 22.00 96.47 48.16 44.28 183.78 52.61 67.81 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.49 27.39 24.52 25.59 17.67 36.12 17.53 17.79 39.29 17.60 17.53 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean .................................... 57 39 43 44 21 32 97 39 77 92 90 

 SE........................................ 4.86 13.55 18.56 14.21 7.01 9.24 22.08 8.46 28.01 23.71 28.96 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.47 34.80 42.68 32.54 34.15 28.92 22.81 21.64 36.25 25.82 32.29 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean .................................... 88 17 42 34 58 152 66 72 221 106 114 

 SE........................................ 17.32 4.75 14.10 12.61 17.38 89.64 18.65 22.00 152.96 25.15 29.05 

 CV(%) .................................. 19.63 28.64 33.72 36.99 29.90 59.12 28.28 30.41 69.22 23.64 25.45 

 Children under 2 

 Mean .................................... 37 15 28 12 17 31 26 53 67 55 63 

 SE........................................ 4.42 4.39 14.04 3.99 6.18 8.45 6.83 15.94 17.99 13.48 15.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.02 29.37 50.77 33.73 36.81 27.35 26.28 29.87 26.67 24.35 24.78 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 64 31 33 60 29 53 86 84 102 45 120 

 SE........................................ 8.43 19.81 9.04 25.01 7.23 24.05 30.49 30.00 35.90 11.55 24.52 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.12 64.09 27.56 42.00 24.83 45.76 35.46 35.66 35.18 25.43 20.50 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean .................................... 8 1 6 1 7 23 3 3 7 9 16 

 SE........................................ 2.40 .47 2.67 .64 2.77 21.31 .85 1.17 2.72 3.26 5.76 

 CV(%) .................................. 31.43 62.39 43.73 49.00 42.02 93.31 32.40 35.50 38.58 34.82 35.17 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 57 30 27 58 23 30 83 81 95 36 103 

 SE........................................ 7.59 19.79 8.79 24.86 7.14 11.63 30.54 30.07 35.62 11.14 24.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.41 65.65 32.90 42.68 31.70 39.15 36.64 37.20 37.49 30.89 23.53 

 Transportation 

 Mean .................................... 133 54 87 37 97 107 132 83 186 258 285 

 SE........................................ 16.24 35.50 69.76 10.37 47.92 54.26 67.33 18.84 72.84 90.21 60.98 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.25 65.44 80.20 28.33 49.34 50.54 51.13 22.80 39.16 35.01 21.43 

 Healthcare 

 Mean .................................... 38 3 26 9 70 6 14 20 50 94 91 

 SE........................................ 10.56 1.42 22.56 5.94 57.67 2.25 6.02 9.07 29.37 67.18 38.14 

 CV(%) .................................. 27.65 49.08 86.53 67.88 81.86 38.22 43.88 45.11 59.19 71.67 42.09 

 Entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 100 21 21 69 41 86 64 114 172 162 249 

 SE........................................ 7.78 6.79 8.68 27.22 10.52 19.23 16.85 20.32 38.57 30.64 50.10 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.78 31.89 41.50 39.36 25.82 22.30 26.47 17.82 22.47 18.89 20.13 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean .................................... 30 6 13 15 7 45 24 48 55 57 34 

 SE........................................ 2.93 3.09 8.56 7.28 2.08 14.65 10.72 12.11 12.14 15.65 9.68 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.63 51.36 66.23 49.89 29.95 32.53 44.65 25.07 22.14 27.35 28.44 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 70 15 8 55 34 41 40 66 117 105 215 

 SE........................................ 7.32 6.03 1.99 24.29 9.54 11.12 9.36 16.64 39.62 24.92 48.05 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.51 39.44 24.94 44.51 28.20 26.96 23.61 25.33 33.92 23.74 22.37 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean .................................... 21 6 17 27 14 23 28 17 25 12 39 

 SE........................................ 5.31 2.72 12.08 18.22 5.10 11.82 18.56 7.86 8.18 5.02 31.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 25.47 43.91 71.01 67.32 36.89 51.85 66.14 47.09 32.08 42.43 79.30 

 Reading 

 Mean .................................... 3 4 1 ( 1 ) 2 4 3 2 1 13 3 

 SE........................................ .75 2.53 .30 .20 .86 1.74 1.80 .92 .67 5.08 1.03 

 CV(%) .................................. 23.69 66.99 48.78 46.60 45.23 47.35 62.47 47.61 72.64 40.45 35.46 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Education 

 Mean .................................... 296 37 84 44 69 125 117 277 385 420 1,392 

 SE........................................ 36.64 28.13 56.32 22.50 26.66 38.44 39.31 123.67 173.89 82.09 246.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.38 75.28 66.95 51.06 38.67 30.82 33.52 44.72 45.15 19.54 17.71 

 All other gifts 

 Mean .................................... 113 45 54 56 79 55 80 94 93 126 443 

 SE........................................ 16.25 18.09 18.84 17.81 22.62 13.58 23.04 18.42 18.38 31.43 150.64 

 CV(%) .................................. 14.40 40.63 34.75 31.81 28.53 24.68 28.80 19.49 19.84 24.89 34.02 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2020