Table 1720. Type of area: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 

Urban 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total Central city Other urban Rural 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..................................................... 132,242 121,604 48,030 73,574 10,639 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ........................................................................ $82,852 $84,784 $76,029 $90,499 $60,765 

 SE............................................................................ 1,973.48 2,142.92 2,312.31 2,922.03 5,452.27 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.38 2.53 3.04 3.23 8.97 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ........................................................................ 71,487 72,889 65,487 77,721 55,465 

 SE............................................................................ 1,312.27 1,423.93 1,645.71 1,907.19 4,576.89 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.84 1.95 2.51 2.45 8.25 

 Age of reference person ............................................................................. 51.6 51.2 49.3 52.5 55.0 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ...................................................................................................... 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.5 

 Children under 18 .................................................................................... .6 .6 .5 .6 .6 

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

 Earners .................................................................................................... 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................... 1.9 1.9 1.6 2.1 2.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men .......................................................................................................... 48 48 48 49 45 

 Women ..................................................................................................... 52 52 52 51 55 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................................................. 64 62 50 70 78 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 37 38 30 43 32 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................. 27 25 20 28 46 

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 36 38 50 30 22 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ....................................................................... 13 14 19 11 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races ............................................................. 87 86 81 89 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .................................................................................... 14 14 19 12 3 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................. 86 86 81 88 97 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................... 30 29 28 29 43 

 College ..................................................................................................... 67 69 69 68 52 

 Never attended and other ........................................................................ ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ......................................................... 89 89 82 93 95 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ........................................................................ $63,036 $64,092 $58,031 $68,068 $50,955 

 SE............................................................................ 578.05 659.97 852.21 948.82 2,581.63 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... .92 1.03 1.47 1.39 5.07 

 Food 

 Mean ........................................................................ 8,169 8,279 7,543 8,768 6,908 

 Share ....................................................................... 13.0 12.9 13.0 12.9 13.6 

 SE............................................................................ 118.61 127.65 170.75 166.19 355.90 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.45 1.54 2.26 1.90 5.15 

 Food at home 

 Mean ........................................................................ 4,643 4,672 4,182 4,997 4,319 

 Share ....................................................................... 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.3 8.5 

 SE............................................................................ 79.34 87.64 126.88 105.46 283.08 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.71 1.88 3.03 2.11 6.55 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ........................................................................ 583 588 523 631 527 

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

 SE............................................................................ 9.87 11.17 18.79 13.66 29.08 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.69 1.90 3.59 2.16 5.51 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1720. Type of area: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total Central city Other urban Rural 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ........................................................................ 184 185 173 194 161 

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

 SE............................................................................ 4.00 4.74 7.22 6.20 19.35 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.18 2.55 4.17 3.20 12.00 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ........................................................................ 400 402 350 437 366 

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

 SE............................................................................ 7.87 8.69 12.89 10.90 14.51 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.97 2.16 3.68 2.49 3.96 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ........................................................................ 980 982 886 1,047 958 

 Share ....................................................................... 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.9 

 SE............................................................................ 29.01 30.62 33.79 41.49 111.48 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.96 3.12 3.81 3.96 11.63 

 Beef 

 Mean ........................................................................ 270 268 219 301 296 

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

 SE............................................................................ 18.61 20.03 12.77 30.89 39.16 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 6.89 7.47 5.84 10.26 13.23 

 Pork 

 Mean ........................................................................ 187 179 160 192 272 

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

 SE............................................................................ 6.76 5.90 7.95 8.68 46.20 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.62 3.29 4.98 4.51 16.98 

 Other meats 

 Mean ........................................................................ 129 129 112 141 125 

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

 SE............................................................................ 4.51 4.60 7.58 5.65 15.15 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.49 3.55 6.78 4.00 12.15 

 Poultry 

 Mean ........................................................................ 189 194 191 196 134 

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

 SE............................................................................ 3.99 4.80 9.01 6.08 22.32 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.11 2.48 4.71 3.11 16.70 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ........................................................................ 147 152 149 155 83 

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

 SE............................................................................ 5.94 6.50 9.99 9.12 11.02 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.05 4.26 6.72 5.89 13.30 

 Eggs 

 Mean ........................................................................ 58 59 56 61 49 

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

 SE............................................................................ 1.85 1.99 2.52 2.34 3.04 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.17 3.35 4.49 3.81 6.20 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ........................................................................ 455 456 400 494 437 

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

 SE............................................................................ 7.20 8.53 13.61 11.32 43.08 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.58 1.87 3.40 2.29 9.85 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ........................................................................ 140 140 125 150 143 

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

 SE............................................................................ 3.07 3.26 4.91 4.41 16.04 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.19 2.32 3.91 2.94 11.24 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ........................................................................ 315 316 275 344 295 

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

 SE............................................................................ 5.41 6.44 9.95 8.90 31.69 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.72 2.04 3.62 2.59 10.76 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ........................................................................ 876 891 819 939 705 

 Share ....................................................................... 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 

 SE............................................................................ 19.96 22.31 31.35 26.06 70.24 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.28 2.50 3.83 2.78 9.96 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ........................................................................ 322 330 304 347 228 

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

 SE............................................................................ 8.07 8.97 11.79 11.55 29.83 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.51 2.72 3.87 3.33 13.10 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1720. Type of area: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total Central city Other urban Rural 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ........................................................................ 295 299 285 309 250 

 Share ....................................................................... .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 

 SE............................................................................ 8.67 9.77 14.27 11.03 32.46 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.93 3.26 5.01 3.57 12.96 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ........................................................................ 112 114 100 123 90 

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

 SE............................................................................ 3.37 3.64 4.37 4.55 5.63 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.00 3.19 4.36 3.69 6.24 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ........................................................................ 147 148 130 159 137 

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

 SE............................................................................ 4.49 4.83 6.17 6.34 13.76 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.06 3.27 4.76 3.97 10.07 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,749 1,754 1,554 1,886 1,691 

 Share ....................................................................... 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.3 

 SE............................................................................ 30.05 32.42 47.46 38.43 88.24 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.72 1.85 3.05 2.04 5.22 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ........................................................................ 165 164 135 184 175 

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

 SE............................................................................ 4.21 4.46 5.05 6.57 13.21 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.55 2.72 3.73 3.58 7.56 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ........................................................................ 115 116 104 124 104 

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

 SE............................................................................ 3.71 3.89 6.37 4.91 11.76 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.23 3.36 6.13 3.97 11.31 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ........................................................................ 952 956 852 1,025 907 

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

 SE............................................................................ 17.32 19.02 31.45 22.89 61.51 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.82 1.99 3.69 2.23 6.78 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ........................................................................ 455 455 402 489 459 

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

 SE............................................................................ 12.19 13.01 13.85 16.43 28.22 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.68 2.86 3.44 3.36 6.14 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips 

 Mean ........................................................................ 62 63 61 65 46 

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

 SE............................................................................ 2.60 2.78 4.81 4.33 12.99 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.19 4.39 7.90 6.66 28.01 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ........................................................................ 3,526 3,607 3,361 3,771 2,589 

 Share ....................................................................... 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.1 

 SE............................................................................ 66.85 72.92 110.78 92.98 181.20 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.90 2.02 3.30 2.47 7.00 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ........................................................................ 579 598 575 614 359 

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

 SE............................................................................ 22.67 22.40 26.52 29.28 84.54 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.91 3.74 4.61 4.77 23.52 

 Housing 

 Mean ........................................................................ 20,679 21,283 19,768 22,277 13,772 

 Share ....................................................................... 32.8 33.2 34.1 32.7 27.0 

 SE............................................................................ 195.28 220.55 334.31 296.10 852.40 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... .94 1.04 1.69 1.33 6.19 

 Shelter 

 Mean ........................................................................ 12,190 12,703 12,322 12,951 6,334 

 Share ....................................................................... 19.3 19.8 21.2 19.0 12.4 

 SE............................................................................ 143.71 168.46 233.87 218.81 541.56 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.18 1.33 1.90 1.69 8.55 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ........................................................................ 6,797 7,021 5,366 8,102 4,238 

 Share ....................................................................... 10.8 11.0 9.2 11.9 8.3 

 SE............................................................................ 100.15 113.52 151.10 177.06 429.18 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1720. Type of area: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total Central city Other urban Rural 

 Owned dwellings 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.47 1.62 2.82 2.19 10.13 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ........................................................................ 2,760 2,880 2,238 3,299 1,383 

 Share ....................................................................... 4.4 4.5 3.9 4.8 2.7 

 SE............................................................................ 48.36 53.91 98.01 83.73 193.49 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.75 1.87 4.38 2.54 13.99 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ........................................................................ 2,159 2,244 1,719 2,586 1,194 

 Share ....................................................................... 3.4 3.5 3.0 3.8 2.3 

 SE............................................................................ 41.20 46.17 53.96 66.48 188.92 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.91 2.06 3.14 2.57 15.82 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,879 1,898 1,408 2,217 1,661 

 Share ....................................................................... 3.0 3.0 2.4 3.3 3.3 

 SE............................................................................ 65.13 66.81 60.99 103.19 244.02 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.47 3.52 4.33 4.65 14.69 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ........................................................................ 4,432 4,701 6,153 3,754 1,348 

 Share ....................................................................... 7.0 7.3 10.6 5.5 2.6 

 SE............................................................................ 89.41 105.32 167.18 134.78 179.98 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.02 2.24 2.72 3.59 13.36 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ........................................................................ 961 980 804 1,095 748 

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

 SE............................................................................ 38.93 39.38 52.30 47.98 184.66 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.05 4.02 6.51 4.38 24.70 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 4,055 4,067 3,661 4,332 3,916 

 Share ....................................................................... 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.4 7.7 

 SE............................................................................ 32.23 35.71 51.57 39.23 90.46 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... .79 .88 1.41 .91 2.31 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ........................................................................ 416 433 419 442 227 

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

 SE............................................................................ 10.72 11.46 12.81 15.04 23.87 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.58 2.65 3.06 3.41 10.51 

 Electricity 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,472 1,452 1,266 1,573 1,698 

 Share ....................................................................... 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 3.3 

 SE............................................................................ 17.96 20.83 29.67 21.08 54.47 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.22 1.43 2.34 1.34 3.21 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ........................................................................ 113 97 32 140 295 

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

 SE............................................................................ 6.57 7.70 4.59 11.77 61.66 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 5.81 7.92 14.43 8.42 20.92 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,409 1,426 1,321 1,494 1,217 

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

 SE............................................................................ 13.37 11.98 22.01 15.44 61.92 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... .95 .84 1.67 1.03 5.09 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards 

 Mean ........................................................................ 191 183 152 204 281 

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

 SE............................................................................ 6.01 4.47 5.22 5.74 41.85 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.15 2.44 3.44 2.82 14.91 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,218 1,243 1,169 1,291 936 

 Share ....................................................................... 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.8 

 SE............................................................................ 15.53 11.84 22.15 14.07 97.41 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.28 .95 1.89 1.09 10.40 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 645 660 624 683 479 

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

 SE............................................................................ 16.30 16.54 14.85 21.87 50.51 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.53 2.51 2.38 3.20 10.55 

 Household operations 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,570 1,617 1,420 1,745 1,035 

 Share ....................................................................... 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.0 

 SE............................................................................ 35.31 37.38 38.55 59.73 141.18 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1720. Type of area: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total Central city Other urban Rural 

 Household operations 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.25 2.31 2.71 3.42 13.65 

 Personal services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 489 504 409 566 309 

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

 SE............................................................................ 27.62 28.80 31.84 50.96 99.80 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 5.65 5.71 7.79 9.00 32.34 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,081 1,112 1,011 1,178 726 

 Share ....................................................................... 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.4 

 SE............................................................................ 20.55 19.79 27.73 25.83 60.05 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.90 1.78 2.74 2.19 8.27 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ........................................................................ 766 758 623 847 852 

 Share ....................................................................... 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.7 

 SE............................................................................ 18.22 18.47 23.38 29.93 68.35 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.38 2.44 3.75 3.53 8.02 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ........................................................................ 185 183 175 188 210 

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

 SE............................................................................ 7.37 7.27 10.42 8.50 31.51 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.98 3.97 5.95 4.51 15.03 

 Other household products 

 Mean ........................................................................ 458 454 347 525 505 

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

 SE............................................................................ 16.59 16.64 19.86 26.23 74.76 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.62 3.67 5.72 5.00 14.81 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ........................................................................ 122 121 101 134 138 

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

 SE............................................................................ 6.49 6.12 7.41 9.23 24.79 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 5.30 5.05 7.35 6.86 17.97 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ........................................................................ 2,098 2,139 1,741 2,401 1,635 

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

 SE............................................................................ 68.52 73.47 83.17 122.19 199.24 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.27 3.44 4.78 5.09 12.18 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ........................................................................ 131 134 113 148 96 

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

 SE............................................................................ 9.98 10.81 14.50 15.18 22.00 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 7.62 8.06 12.84 10.24 22.92 

 Furniture 

 Mean ........................................................................ 521 535 460 584 362 

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

 SE............................................................................ 22.45 23.06 25.48 35.19 70.30 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.31 4.31 5.54 6.03 19.44 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ........................................................................ 25 26 24 28 10 

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

 SE............................................................................ 2.61 2.81 4.54 3.81 3.01 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 10.40 10.68 19.10 13.58 28.77 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ........................................................................ 322 326 250 376 272 

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

 SE............................................................................ 14.92 16.40 20.28 22.30 31.92 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.64 5.03 8.12 5.94 11.73 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ........................................................................ 119 121 112 127 95 

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

 SE............................................................................ 6.43 6.89 10.29 9.72 17.90 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 5.42 5.71 9.19 7.68 18.82 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ........................................................................ 981 997 783 1,139 800 

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

 SE............................................................................ 60.07 65.20 58.14 107.55 121.51 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 6.12 6.54 7.43 9.44 15.19 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,883 1,951 1,817 2,041 1,099 

 Share ....................................................................... 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.2 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1720. Type of area: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total Central city Other urban Rural 

 Apparel and services 

 SE............................................................................ 68.55 74.11 83.27 104.85 127.39 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.64 3.80 4.58 5.14 11.59 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ........................................................................ 447 463 442 478 264 

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

 SE............................................................................ 26.11 28.64 38.47 38.86 25.00 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 5.84 6.18 8.71 8.14 9.46 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ........................................................................ 348 363 352 370 173 

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

 SE............................................................................ 26.26 28.66 36.59 38.84 25.08 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 7.56 7.90 10.40 10.50 14.50 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ........................................................................ 100 101 90 108 91 

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

 SE............................................................................ 4.60 5.07 8.48 7.49 12.43 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.61 5.04 9.41 6.96 13.61 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ........................................................................ 704 734 613 815 357 

 Share ....................................................................... 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 .7 

 SE............................................................................ 30.41 32.40 42.20 50.76 51.38 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.32 4.41 6.89 6.23 14.41 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ........................................................................ 602 629 513 706 289 

 Share ....................................................................... 1.0 1.0 .9 1.0 .6 

 SE............................................................................ 27.85 29.73 41.10 48.34 42.12 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.63 4.73 8.01 6.85 14.58 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ........................................................................ 102 105 100 109 68 

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

 SE............................................................................ 7.34 8.04 14.49 10.03 12.99 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 7.17 7.64 14.55 9.20 19.20 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ........................................................................ 75 76 68 81 66 

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

 SE............................................................................ 6.98 7.18 9.60 9.52 15.84 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 9.25 9.42 14.03 11.69 23.86 

 Footwear 

 Mean ........................................................................ 419 435 442 431 226 

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

 SE............................................................................ 26.70 28.04 43.75 33.68 94.07 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 6.38 6.44 9.89 7.81 41.55 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 237 242 251 236 185 

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

 SE............................................................................ 15.94 15.96 15.59 22.09 75.22 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 6.72 6.60 6.20 9.38 40.58 

 Transportation 

 Mean ........................................................................ 10,742 10,679 9,405 11,510 11,468 

 Share ....................................................................... 17.0 16.7 16.2 16.9 22.5 

 SE............................................................................ 194.05 200.11 297.88 249.29 814.82 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.81 1.87 3.17 2.17 7.11 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ........................................................................ 4,394 4,284 3,748 4,634 5,646 

 Share ....................................................................... 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.8 11.1 

 SE............................................................................ 187.79 195.10 299.69 233.07 675.19 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.27 4.55 8.00 5.03 11.96 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,960 1,926 1,466 2,225 2,351 

 Share ....................................................................... 3.1 3.0 2.5 3.3 4.6 

 SE............................................................................ 108.02 117.20 171.98 182.55 472.17 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 5.51 6.09 11.73 8.20 20.09 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ........................................................................ 2,375 2,296 2,217 2,347 3,285 

 Share ....................................................................... 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.4 6.4 

 SE............................................................................ 130.12 130.34 209.27 141.70 473.64 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 5.48 5.68 9.44 6.04 14.42 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ........................................................................ 59 63 65 62 10 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1720. Type of area: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total Central city Other urban Rural 

 Other vehicles 

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

 SE............................................................................ 14.52 15.70 24.05 21.95 5.14 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 24.68 24.88 37.20 35.35 51.63 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ........................................................................ 2,094 2,072 1,725 2,299 2,344 

 Share ....................................................................... 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.4 4.6 

 SE............................................................................ 21.44 22.30 36.84 30.93 134.67 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.02 1.08 2.14 1.35 5.75 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ........................................................................ 3,474 3,510 3,075 3,795 3,057 

 Share ....................................................................... 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.6 6.0 

 SE............................................................................ 40.91 45.88 67.70 50.61 163.36 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.18 1.31 2.20 1.33 5.34 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ........................................................................ 252 249 208 276 284 

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

 SE............................................................................ 6.87 6.91 9.84 9.49 31.58 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.73 2.78 4.74 3.44 11.10 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ........................................................................ 887 886 795 946 888 

 Share ....................................................................... 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 

 SE............................................................................ 19.09 22.32 37.35 24.95 112.06 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.15 2.52 4.70 2.64 12.62 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean ........................................................................ 790 820 702 896 457 

 Share ....................................................................... 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 .9 

 SE............................................................................ 25.51 27.87 33.16 37.28 119.61 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.23 3.40 4.72 4.16 26.17 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,545 1,556 1,370 1,676 1,428 

 Share ....................................................................... 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.8 

 SE............................................................................ 18.67 18.71 26.19 25.98 79.36 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.21 1.20 1.91 1.55 5.56 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ........................................................................ 781 812 856 783 420 

 Share ....................................................................... 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.1 .8 

 SE............................................................................ 29.43 30.52 47.00 43.02 144.69 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.77 3.76 5.49 5.50 34.42 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ........................................................................ 5,193 5,179 4,384 5,698 5,358 

 Share ....................................................................... 8.2 8.1 7.6 8.4 10.5 

 SE............................................................................ 69.98 77.21 88.49 110.67 251.25 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.35 1.49 2.02 1.94 4.69 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ........................................................................ 3,529 3,515 3,015 3,841 3,697 

 Share ....................................................................... 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.6 7.3 

 SE............................................................................ 46.74 49.43 77.70 64.21 164.44 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.32 1.41 2.58 1.67 4.45 

 Medical services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 984 1,000 833 1,109 806 

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

 SE............................................................................ 36.70 37.22 46.56 54.17 129.53 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.73 3.72 5.59 4.89 16.06 

 Drugs 

 Mean ........................................................................ 486 466 382 522 711 

 Share ....................................................................... .8 .7 .7 .8 1.4 

 SE............................................................................ 13.92 15.31 15.24 22.26 42.98 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.86 3.28 3.99 4.27 6.04 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ........................................................................ 194 198 155 227 143 

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

 SE............................................................................ 12.17 13.16 12.64 18.89 20.00 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 6.28 6.64 8.18 8.33 13.98 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ........................................................................ 3,090 3,125 2,715 3,396 2,686 

 Share ....................................................................... 4.9 4.9 4.7 5.0 5.3 

 SE............................................................................ 129.46 143.09 119.27 229.40 280.75 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.19 4.58 4.39 6.76 10.45 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1720. Type of area: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total Central city Other urban Rural 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ........................................................................ 880 928 752 1,045 330 

 Share ....................................................................... 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 .6 

 SE............................................................................ 124.68 136.88 36.58 226.36 97.16 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 14.17 14.75 4.86 21.67 29.48 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,000 1,005 929 1,055 941 

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

 SE............................................................................ 16.12 17.59 34.75 15.08 39.47 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.61 1.75 3.74 1.43 4.19 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ........................................................................ 821 827 726 894 756 

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

 SE............................................................................ 40.20 42.80 85.18 38.57 136.61 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.90 5.18 11.74 4.32 18.07 

 Pets 

 Mean ........................................................................ 681 681 614 726 677 

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

 SE............................................................................ 40.29 42.93 85.56 40.94 128.29 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 5.92 6.30 13.93 5.64 18.95 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ........................................................................ 140 145 111 168 79 

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

 SE............................................................................ 11.00 12.26 11.71 18.41 13.18 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 7.85 8.42 10.52 10.95 16.69 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 389 365 308 403 660 

 Share ....................................................................... .6 .6 .5 .6 1.3 

 SE............................................................................ 34.23 41.88 71.62 53.20 218.27 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 8.80 11.47 23.27 13.20 33.09 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 786 815 750 858 463 

 Share ....................................................................... 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 .9 

 SE............................................................................ 13.84 15.23 19.18 23.17 40.95 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.76 1.87 2.56 2.70 8.84 

 Reading 

 Mean ........................................................................ 92 93 87 97 83 

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

 SE............................................................................ 6.47 7.02 7.57 8.98 20.87 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 7.03 7.55 8.72 9.27 25.10 

 Education 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,443 1,519 1,506 1,527 579 

 Share ....................................................................... 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.2 1.1 

 SE............................................................................ 85.62 94.83 145.65 109.51 110.63 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 5.93 6.24 9.67 7.17 19.10 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ........................................................................ 320 299 252 330 554 

 Share ....................................................................... .5 .5 .4 .5 1.1 

 SE............................................................................ 11.43 11.40 14.04 15.80 50.25 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 3.57 3.81 5.57 4.78 9.07 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ........................................................................ 899 918 796 999 678 

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

 SE............................................................................ 42.52 44.49 72.40 53.21 111.35 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.73 4.84 9.10 5.33 16.43 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,995 2,008 1,801 2,143 1,847 

 Share ....................................................................... 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.6 

 SE............................................................................ 109.43 122.49 130.54 161.61 227.04 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 5.48 6.10 7.25 7.54 12.29 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ........................................................................ 7,165 7,346 6,633 7,811 5,098 

 Share ....................................................................... 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.5 10.0 

 SE............................................................................ 131.08 148.02 204.96 174.47 621.23 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1720. Type of area: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total Central city Other urban Rural 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.83 2.02 3.09 2.23 12.19 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ........................................................................ 520 523 431 583 478 

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

 SE............................................................................ 21.59 23.18 25.17 32.01 56.81 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.16 4.43 5.84 5.49 11.88 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ........................................................................ 6,645 6,822 6,202 7,228 4,620 

 Share ....................................................................... 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.6 9.1 

 SE............................................................................ 124.80 140.15 190.68 165.42 590.00 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.88 2.05 3.07 2.29 12.77 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ........................................................................ $82,852 $84,784 $76,029 $90,499 $60,765 

 SE............................................................................ 1,973.48 2,142.92 2,312.31 2,922.03 5,452.27 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.38 2.53 3.04 3.23 8.97 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ........................................................................ 64,708 66,754 59,612 71,416 41,323 

 Share ....................................................................... 78.1 78.7 78.4 78.9 68.0 

 SE............................................................................ 1,803.94 1,983.06 1,561.90 2,838.66 4,189.22 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.79 2.97 2.62 3.97 10.14 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ........................................................................ 5,947 6,076 6,312 5,922 4,474 

 Share ....................................................................... 7.2 7.2 8.3 6.5 7.4 

 SE............................................................................ 640.92 692.42 1,592.72 491.52 1,517.83 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 10.78 11.40 25.23 8.30 33.93 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean ........................................................................ 8,902 8,774 7,178 9,816 10,361 

 Share ....................................................................... 10.7 10.3 9.4 10.8 17.1 

 SE............................................................................ 208.14 252.23 284.95 323.92 854.99 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.34 2.87 3.97 3.30 8.25 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,962 1,819 1,583 1,973 3,594 

 Share ....................................................................... 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.2 5.9 

 SE............................................................................ 199.07 169.41 181.31 239.43 1,592.92 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 10.15 9.31 11.46 12.13 44.32 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ........................................................................ 426 427 528 360 425 

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

 SE............................................................................ 25.76 25.82 47.35 26.92 73.94 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 6.04 6.05 8.97 7.47 17.39 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support 

 Mean ........................................................................ 562 582 406 697 330 

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

 SE............................................................................ 77.21 83.65 54.45 131.29 77.10 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 13.74 14.37 13.42 18.82 23.36 

 Other income 

 Mean ........................................................................ 345 352 411 314 257 

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

 SE............................................................................ 35.68 37.22 57.11 43.75 77.48 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 10.35 10.57 13.88 13.95 30.15 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ........................................................................ 11,364 11,895 10,542 12,778 5,300 

 Share ....................................................................... 13.7 14.0 13.9 14.1 8.7 

 SE............................................................................ 730.24 788.49 871.34 1,075.23 907.47 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 6.43 6.63 8.27 8.41 17.12 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ........................................................................ 8,831 9,253 8,214 9,931 4,017 

 Share ....................................................................... 10.7 10.9 10.8 11.0 6.6 

 SE............................................................................ 627.45 677.04 695.24 948.95 859.34 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 7.10 7.32 8.46 9.56 21.39 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ........................................................................ 2,470 2,581 2,273 2,781 1,202 

 Share ....................................................................... 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.0 

 SE............................................................................ 132.55 143.28 199.21 162.86 174.41 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1720. Type of area: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total Central city Other urban Rural 

 State and local income taxes 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 5.37 5.55 8.76 5.86 14.51 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ........................................................................ 63 62 55 66 81 

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

 SE............................................................................ 14.43 14.81 21.97 17.83 49.46 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 22.80 23.98 39.92 26.97 60.95 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ........................................................................ 71,487 72,889 65,487 77,721 55,465 

 Share ....................................................................... 86.3 86.0 86.1 85.9 91.3 

 SE............................................................................ 1,312.27 1,423.93 1,645.71 1,907.19 4,576.89 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.84 1.95 2.51 2.45 8.25 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ........................................................................ $10,971 $11,238 $15,571 $8,410 $7,911 

 SE............................................................................ 2,278.11 2,479.21 4,070.09 2,790.90 4,472.81 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 20.77 22.06 26.14 33.18 56.54 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ........................................................................ 23,320 24,196 25,777 23,164 13,312 

 SE............................................................................ 2,064.38 2,241.42 4,246.72 2,284.52 4,743.01 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 8.85 9.26 16.47 9.86 35.63 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ........................................................................ 12,350 12,958 10,206 14,753 5,401 

 SE............................................................................ 1,381.57 1,501.11 1,524.03 2,069.93 1,898.91 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 11.19 11.58 14.93 14.03 35.16 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,201 1,244 1,966 772 715 

 SE............................................................................ 391.13 418.53 813.75 206.96 386.33 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 32.56 33.65 41.38 26.80 54.04 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ........................................................................ -2,288 -2,357 -1,840 -2,694 -1,501 

 SE............................................................................ 54.74 61.55 91.38 86.58 147.57 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... -2.39 -2.61 -4.97 -3.21 -9.83 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ........................................................................ 204,174 208,537 176,723 229,306 154,298 

 SE............................................................................ 4,271.93 4,378.95 5,464.14 6,639.53 19,405.29 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 2.09 2.10 3.09 2.90 12.58 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,097 1,129 922 1,264 729 

 SE............................................................................ 11.77 12.26 19.11 21.93 50.00 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 1.07 1.09 2.07 1.74 6.86 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ........................................................................ 1,310 1,349 1,079 1,527 858 

 SE............................................................................ 61.97 64.61 86.30 88.35 211.10 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 4.73 4.79 8.00 5.79 24.59 

 Food 

 Mean ........................................................................ 98 94 71 109 146 

 SE............................................................................ 10.44 9.64 10.02 14.73 69.53 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 10.62 10.23 14.06 13.47 47.79 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ........................................................................ 13 14 9 18 1 

 SE............................................................................ 2.05 2.21 2.86 3.27 .61 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 15.50 15.45 30.46 18.62 48.71 

 Housing 

 Mean ........................................................................ 248 253 172 307 188 

 SE............................................................................ 14.84 15.95 14.97 26.91 32.00 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 5.98 6.29 8.69 8.78 17.01 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ........................................................................ 28 29 23 32 20 

 SE............................................................................ 3.16 3.40 3.45 4.91 6.56 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 11.31 11.89 14.96 15.21 32.38 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ........................................................................ 15 15 8 20 15 

 SE............................................................................ 3.21 3.37 2.54 5.55 9.19 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 20.91 21.94 32.03 27.32 60.77 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1720. Type of area: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total Central city Other urban Rural 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ........................................................................ 23 24 18 29 6 

 SE............................................................................ 2.00 2.17 2.66 3.39 1.99 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 8.68 8.88 14.64 11.82 32.02 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ........................................................................ 9 9 7 11 2 

 SE............................................................................ 1.63 1.77 1.98 2.14 1.38 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 18.64 18.94 27.40 19.86 79.36 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ........................................................................ 14 15 11 18 4 

 SE............................................................................ 1.87 2.01 2.97 2.76 2.42 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 13.10 13.33 27.18 15.42 53.84 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ........................................................................ 47 48 34 58 31 

 SE............................................................................ 5.07 5.35 5.65 8.04 11.03 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 10.77 11.04 16.51 13.90 35.11 

 Other housing 

 Mean ........................................................................ 135 137 89 168 115 

 SE............................................................................ 12.44 13.50 13.15 22.03 27.44 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 9.23 9.89 14.79 13.15 23.84 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 247 252 195 291 179 

 SE............................................................................ 23.40 25.02 17.59 38.21 39.57 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 9.49 9.91 9.02 13.15 22.06 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ........................................................................ 57 60 51 65 30 

 SE............................................................................ 4.86 5.54 7.35 8.00 6.69 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 8.47 9.28 14.39 12.22 22.25 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ........................................................................ 88 92 61 113 44 

 SE............................................................................ 17.32 18.78 9.64 30.76 14.74 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 19.63 20.39 15.82 27.27 33.69 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ........................................................................ 37 35 25 42 55 

 SE............................................................................ 4.42 4.39 3.51 6.85 15.14 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 12.02 12.49 14.30 16.22 27.40 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 64 65 59 70 50 

 SE............................................................................ 8.43 8.17 12.07 10.56 30.90 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 13.12 12.48 20.63 15.05 61.42 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ........................................................................ 8 8 12 5 4 

 SE............................................................................ 2.40 2.56 6.18 1.07 1.79 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 31.43 32.17 50.85 20.67 43.15 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 57 58 46 65 46 

 SE............................................................................ 7.59 7.54 10.09 10.59 31.01 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 13.41 13.10 21.77 16.30 67.17 

 Transportation 

 Mean ........................................................................ 133 137 152 127 79 

 SE............................................................................ 16.24 17.31 31.46 23.92 43.54 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 12.25 12.61 20.66 18.77 55.07 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ........................................................................ 38 40 25 50 17 

 SE............................................................................ 10.56 11.34 7.14 18.06 10.18 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 27.65 28.29 29.12 35.94 61.63 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ........................................................................ 100 104 91 112 57 

 SE............................................................................ 7.78 8.78 16.69 10.60 26.94 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 7.78 8.46 18.26 9.47 46.95 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ........................................................................ 30 32 27 35 11 

 SE............................................................................ 2.93 3.30 4.64 4.85 2.94 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 9.63 10.28 16.99 13.75 27.08 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ........................................................................ 70 72 64 77 47 

 SE............................................................................ 7.32 8.15 16.00 8.89 27.73 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 10.51 11.38 24.97 11.61 59.62 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ........................................................................ 21 22 19 24 7 

 SE............................................................................ 5.31 5.78 5.03 7.85 2.34 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1720. Type of area: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Urban 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total Central city Other urban Rural 

 Personal care products and services 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 25.47 26.21 26.13 32.83 32.30 

 Reading 

 Mean ........................................................................ 3 3 4 3 1 

 SE............................................................................ .75 .81 1.09 .92 .39 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 23.69 24.06 28.82 29.79 59.75 

 Education 

 Mean ........................................................................ 296 315 242 363 75 

 SE............................................................................ 36.64 40.31 50.28 55.13 26.33 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 12.38 12.78 20.80 15.17 34.98 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ........................................................................ 113 113 98 123 108 

 SE............................................................................ 16.25 12.30 17.99 16.18 151.94 

 CV(%) ...................................................................... 14.40 10.86 18.28 13.16 140.74 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

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