Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Urban consumer units 

Item Aggregate 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 130,001 23,840 106,161 15,650 7,980 28,483 16,508 16,294 21,245 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................ 100.0 18.3 81.7 12.0 6.1 21.9 12.7 12.5 16.3 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean 

 values): 

 Income before taxes ................................................................ $73,573 $68,819 $74,641 $56,788 $60,941 $69,020 $74,699 $97,918 $82,577 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 63,606 60,674 64,264 51,251 54,770 60,439 62,233 81,960 70,552 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 50.9 54.4 50.1 50.0 50.9 50.2 50.2 48.8 50.9 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.5 

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

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

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 2.6 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men................................................................ 47 49 47 45 45 47 47 50 48 

 Women ................................................................ 53 51 53 55 55 53 53 50 52 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 82 59 60 61 61 60 58 53 

 With mortgage ................................................................36 40 35 33 37 37 37 38 31 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 42 23 27 25 24 23 20 21 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 18 41 40 39 39 40 42 47 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 6 15 9 12 15 15 18 17 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 94 85 91 88 85 85 82 83 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 4 16 11 23 11 13 15 25 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 86 96 84 89 77 89 87 85 75 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 37 28 36 29 29 25 21 27 

 College ................................................................ 67 59 69 61 66 69 73 76 67 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................88 95 87 89 91 89 89 89 78 

Annual aggregate expenditures ................................$7,805,368 17.8 82.2 9.9 5.1 20.8 12.9 15.6 18.0 

 Food................................................................................................ 1,003,471 17.1 82.9 10.7 5.7 21.6 12.7 14.5 17.7 

 Food at home ................................................................ 566,472 18.2 81.8 11.2 5.8 21.9 12.3 13.5 17.1 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................73,262 18.4 81.6 10.9 5.8 22.9 11.8 13.7 16.6 

 Cereals and cereal products................................22,914 17.8 82.2 11.5 5.5 21.0 13.1 13.6 17.6 

 Bakery products ................................................................ 50,348 18.6 81.4 10.6 5.9 23.7 11.3 13.7 16.1 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 122,516 17.6 82.4 10.4 6.1 21.1 12.6 13.4 18.8 

 Beef ................................................................ 32,897 18.6 81.4 10.9 7.0 20.2 12.5 13.4 17.4 

 Pork ................................................................ 23,512 20.7 79.3 11.0 6.0 20.1 12.3 13.5 16.4 

 Other meats ................................................................ 16,644 19.9 80.1 10.6 6.3 21.1 12.6 11.7 17.8 

 Poultry ................................................................24,148 15.6 84.4 10.4 5.5 21.7 12.7 13.0 21.0 

 Fish and seafood ................................................................ 18,167 13.0 87.0 8.4 4.9 23.4 13.0 14.8 22.5 

 Eggs ................................................................ 7,148 15.1 84.9 10.8 6.4 20.6 13.2 14.8 19.0 

 Dairy products ................................................................ 58,440 19.3 80.7 11.9 5.5 22.2 12.0 12.9 16.2 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................ 19,072 19.8 80.2 10.9 5.5 21.3 11.4 13.0 18.0 

 Other dairy products ................................ 39,368 19.1 80.9 12.3 5.5 22.6 12.3 12.9 15.3 

 Fruits and vegetables................................................................ 108,616 16.2 83.8 10.5 5.6 22.4 12.2 13.7 19.4 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................ 40,770 15.8 84.2 10.1 5.5 21.8 12.0 14.2 20.6 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................................ 35,629 16.2 83.8 10.3 5.2 20.9 12.6 14.0 20.9 

 Processed fruits ................................................................ 14,545 15.2 84.8 11.2 5.4 24.4 12.8 13.5 17.5 

 Processed vegetables ................................ 17,672 18.0 82.0 11.4 6.8 25.0 11.4 12.1 15.3 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Urban consumer units 

Item Aggregate 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Other food at home ................................................................ 203,638 19.3 80.7 11.9 5.7 21.7 12.5 13.4 15.4 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................ 19,415 20.2 79.8 11.5 6.1 24.2 11.5 11.7 14.8 

 Fats and oils ................................................................ 15,163 19.1 80.9 10.9 6.0 21.4 12.9 12.8 16.9 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................ 106,935 18.6 81.4 12.5 5.6 21.4 12.9 13.5 15.5 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................ 54,863 20.7 79.3 11.4 6.2 21.7 11.7 13.5 14.7 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips ................................................................ 7,263 17.7 82.3 9.8 3.6 20.3 14.8 17.4 16.5 

 Food away from home ................................................................ 436,999 15.6 84.4 10.2 5.5 21.2 13.2 15.9 18.4 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 72,466 13.4 86.6 9.2 4.5 20.3 14.9 19.0 18.7 

 Housing ................................................................ 2,584,719 15.5 84.5 9.2 5.2 20.7 13.1 16.5 19.9 

 Shelter ................................................................ 1,546,404 13.3 86.7 8.2 5.0 20.1 13.2 17.6 22.5 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................ 903,065 17.2 82.8 8.1 4.7 20.0 13.4 16.9 19.6 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................ 424,449 17.0 83.0 8.3 5.1 20.9 13.3 18.1 17.3 

 Property taxes ................................................................ 268,515 16.4 83.6 6.8 3.9 19.1 12.7 15.6 25.5 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses ................................................................ 210,101 18.6 81.4 9.3 4.8 19.5 14.7 16.3 16.8 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................ 541,671 5.7 94.3 8.6 5.6 20.3 13.0 18.6 28.1 

 Other lodging ................................................................ 101,668 19.2 80.8 7.3 4.6 20.2 12.1 18.0 18.7 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 498,645 19.7 80.3 11.2 6.0 21.3 12.2 13.2 16.3 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 49,470 10.3 89.7 10.1 3.2 24.5 14.5 16.3 21.1 

 Electricity ................................................................ 184,552 22.8 77.2 11.6 6.5 20.7 11.5 12.2 14.7 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................ 12,613 54.8 45.2 5.2 1.5 14.3 2.0 7.6 14.6 

 Telephone services ................................................................ 176,234 19.0 81.0 10.9 6.1 21.4 12.1 13.2 17.2 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, 

 and phone cards ................................................................ 30,904 24.1 75.9 10.2 4.8 19.5 12.3 11.9 17.3 

 Cellular phone service ................................ 145,329 17.9 82.1 11.1 6.4 21.9 12.1 13.5 17.2 

 Water and other public services ................................ 75,776 14.3 85.7 12.8 7.2 21.2 14.4 14.7 15.4 

 Household operations ................................................................ 183,521 15.4 84.6 8.7 5.3 20.1 13.3 19.8 17.4 

 Personal services ................................................................ 57,094 12.6 87.4 7.4 5.8 19.3 15.5 22.7 16.6 

 Other household expenses ................................ 126,427 16.6 83.4 9.3 5.1 20.4 12.3 18.4 17.8 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 97,973 20.1 79.9 11.1 5.2 22.8 13.6 12.2 15.0 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................ 23,014 19.9 80.1 12.0 5.5 21.4 13.0 10.6 17.6 

 Other household products ................................ 55,503 20.6 79.4 10.8 4.7 23.4 13.5 12.9 14.0 

 Postage and stationery ................................ 19,456 18.8 81.2 10.7 6.3 22.8 14.3 12.2 14.9 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................ 258,176 19.0 81.0 10.6 4.5 22.5 13.4 15.7 14.4 

 Household textiles ................................................................ 14,814 19.2 80.8 11.5 4.9 23.5 13.0 13.5 14.3 

 Furniture ................................................................67,010 15.8 84.2 9.6 4.0 21.6 14.7 16.3 17.9 

 Floor coverings ................................................................ 3,956 11.3 88.7 7.2 2.4 15.1 35.5 11.3 17.2 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 36,440 19.5 80.5 10.7 5.8 20.5 12.3 17.6 13.6 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 16,972 17.4 82.6 13.0 4.8 18.0 13.4 20.3 13.1 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................ 118,986 21.1 78.9 10.9 4.3 24.3 12.3 14.6 12.7 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 237,997 14.7 85.3 10.2 5.0 19.6 13.5 16.9 20.0 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 57,442 13.3 86.7 11.2 5.5 17.7 14.3 16.9 21.1 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................ 44,472 13.0 87.0 11.2 5.4 17.9 14.3 17.7 20.6 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 12,970 14.4 85.6 11.3 6.0 17.3 14.5 14.0 22.6 

 Women and girls ................................................................ 90,065 13.9 86.1 11.5 5.2 20.3 14.3 17.5 17.3 

 Women, 16 and over................................................................ 75,243 13.1 86.9 11.1 5.0 20.4 14.5 17.9 18.0 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 14,822 17.6 82.4 13.8 6.2 19.3 13.5 15.5 14.0 

 Children under 2 ................................................................ 9,948 19.2 80.8 9.3 24.4 21.9 9.7 17.5 18.0 

 Footwear ................................................................ 49,203 15.1 84.9 8.5 4.5 19.0 14.2 17.1 21.6 

 Other apparel products and services ................................ 31,340 17.6 82.4 7.7 4.6 21.5 10.2 14.5 23.9 

 Transportation ................................................................ 1,244,638 22.0 78.0 10.6 5.5 20.5 11.9 14.4 15.1 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)................................527,018 23.4 76.6 11.8 6.3 20.7 12.2 13.4 12.1 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................................ 246,965 18.5 81.5 7.6 5.6 22.0 14.1 16.0 16.2 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................ 273,142 27.4 72.6 15.5 6.7 20.0 10.7 11.2 8.6 

 Other vehicles ................................................................ 6,911 43.9 56.1 14.7 216.3 24.6 25.9 210.0 24.6 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................ 255,856 23.0 77.0 11.4 5.3 20.1 11.4 13.2 15.4 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................ 369,202 21.4 78.6 9.5 4.9 21.3 11.5 15.0 16.6 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................ 28,642 24.0 76.0 11.7 6.9 21.1 12.5 12.0 11.9 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................ 124,022 28.1 71.9 9.1 4.4 20.1 11.5 14.4 12.5 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................ 125,482 19.0 81.0 10.9 5.8 23.1 10.5 14.0 16.7 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges ................................................................ 91,057 14.7 85.3 7.5 3.6 20.4 12.4 18.0 23.4 

 Public and other transportation ................................92,563 12.9 87.1 5.4 4.0 17.5 12.9 21.7 25.6 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Urban consumer units 

Item Aggregate 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Healthcare ................................................................ 640,626 20.8 79.2 10.9 5.4 21.4 12.2 13.8 15.6 

 Health insurance ................................................................ 443,860 20.7 79.3 10.7 5.6 21.2 12.0 13.7 16.1 

 Medical services ................................................................ 113,348 19.5 80.5 11.5 5.4 21.1 13.0 15.2 14.2 

 Drugs ................................................................ 63,096 23.3 76.7 11.3 4.6 23.4 11.7 12.2 13.4 

 Medical supplies ................................................................ 20,321 21.6 78.4 9.9 3.9 20.6 12.7 12.9 18.5 

 Entertainment ................................................................ 416,176 22.8 77.2 10.4 4.5 20.9 13.0 14.8 13.7 

 Fees and admissions ................................................................ 97,482 13.7 86.3 7.1 3.4 21.6 14.3 21.0 18.9 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services ................................................................128,094 18.8 81.2 12.7 5.1 21.4 11.9 14.9 15.4 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................ 112,809 26.9 73.1 11.0 4.8 23.1 11.3 11.0 11.9 

 Pets ................................................................ 92,176 29.0 71.0 10.6 4.6 22.8 11.7 10.3 11.0 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................ 20,633 17.5 82.5 12.8 5.4 24.3 9.5 14.4 16.1 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services ................................ 77,791 34.7 65.3 9.8 4.4 16.2 15.6 12.5 6.8 

 Personal care products and services ................................ 99,005 14.4 85.6 10.7 5.0 21.6 13.4 15.1 19.8 

 Reading ................................................................ 14,285 14.9 85.1 11.0 5.4 23.3 10.8 16.1 18.5 

 Education ................................................................ 193,813 11.3 88.7 5.9 4.4 17.2 13.5 18.9 28.7 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................ 43,201 26.5 73.5 15.0 5.0 20.0 12.0 10.3 11.1 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................ 131,260 17.4 82.6 10.2 3.4 17.5 13.7 15.9 22.0 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 243,462 19.6 80.4 10.0 5.4 22.5 13.7 15.5 13.2 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................ 880,250 16.9 83.1 9.3 4.3 20.8 13.5 16.7 18.5 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 54,290 22.7 77.3 9.9 3.3 22.6 12.2 12.8 16.6 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................825,960 16.5 83.5 9.3 4.4 20.6 13.6 16.9 18.7 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................ $9,564,613 17.2 82.8 9.3 5.1 20.6 12.9 16.7 18.3 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................ 7,486,721 15.9 84.1 9.0 5.3 20.6 12.6 17.5 19.1 

 Self-employment income ................................ 585,794 21.1 78.9 8.1 2.8 18.1 11.5 18.6 19.7 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement ................................ 1,078,984 24.2 75.8 11.8 5.5 22.6 12.6 10.6 12.8 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income ................................ 248,242 17.4 82.6 8.3 3.3 14.4 24.0 16.4 16.0 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................ 59,818 14.3 85.7 14.6 7.1 20.3 12.4 9.3 22.0 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................ 59,437 17.1 82.9 10.6 5.5 24.4 14.9 15.4 12.1 

 Other income ................................................................ 45,618 7.8 92.2 8.9 3.7 19.4 16.6 17.4 26.2 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) ................................................................1,295,773 15.0 85.0 6.7 3.8 18.9 15.9 20.1 19.7 

 Federal income taxes ................................................................ 1,016,467 14.7 85.3 6.4 4.1 18.0 16.0 20.6 20.2 

 State and local income taxes ................................ 272,722 15.8 84.2 7.9 2.7 21.9 15.5 18.0 18.0 

 Other taxes ................................................................ 6,583 29.1 70.9 7.3 22.4 28.5 10.8 14.7 27.3 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 8,268,840 17.5 82.5 9.7 5.3 20.8 12.4 16.2 18.1 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018