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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) .............................. 132,242 17,458 22,433 12,973 24,489 43,078 11,812 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean.................................................. $82,852 $21,207 $54,023 $36,677 $78,107 $124,323 $138,024 

 SE...................................................... 1,973.48 806.69 1,250.64 1,142.87 3,587.93 4,944.70 3,194.48 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.38 3.80 2.32 3.12 4.59 3.98 2.31 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean.................................................. 71,487 19,883 45,528 35,661 68,542 104,703 121,379 

 SE...................................................... 1,312.27 708.78 931.69 1,063.47 2,197.57 3,201.01 2,659.65 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.84 3.56 2.05 2.98 3.21 3.06 2.19 

 Age of reference person ....................................................... 51.6 69.9 44.6 68.1 50.3 44.3 48.7 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ............................................................................... 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.2 3.0 3.0 4.4 

 Children under 18 .............................................................. .6 n.a. n.a. .2 1.0 .9 1.0 

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

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

 Vehicles ............................................................................. 1.9 1.0 1.2 2.0 1.9 2.4 3.0 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men .................................................................................... 48 36 54 49 44 51 50 

 Women .............................................................................. 52 64 46 51 56 49 50 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ....................................................................... 64 58 43 78 63 69 77 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 37 15 26 20 37 52 59 

 Without mortgage ........................................................... 27 43 17 58 27 18 18 

 Renter ................................................................................ 36 42 57 22 37 31 23 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................. 13 14 16 12 15 12 12 

 White, Asian, and all other races ...................................... 87 86 84 88 85 88 88 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .............................................................. 14 7 9 8 18 15 24 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ....................................................... 86 93 91 92 82 85 76 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ............................................................. 30 44 23 40 32 24 29 

 College .............................................................................. 67 53 76 56 64 74 66 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................... 89 70 84 90 92 96 96 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean.................................................. $63,036 $30,451 $44,220 $49,557 $63,867 $81,662 $92,029 

 SE...................................................... 578.05 747.32 803.19 1,247.67 1,088.30 1,056.89 1,862.25 

 CV(%) ................................................ .92 2.45 1.82 2.52 1.70 1.29 2.02 

 Food 

 Mean.................................................. 8,169 3,971 5,141 7,150 8,775 10,311 12,137 

 Share ................................................. 13.0 13.0 11.6 14.4 13.7 12.6 13.2 

 SE...................................................... 118.61 190.08 119.37 267.39 273.33 213.38 543.43 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.45 4.79 2.32 3.74 3.11 2.07 4.48 

 Food at home 

 Mean.................................................. 4,643 2,544 2,627 4,507 5,255 5,591 6,971 

 Share ................................................. 7.4 8.4 5.9 9.1 8.2 6.8 7.6 

 SE...................................................... 79.34 134.52 82.86 188.81 204.83 121.04 321.45 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.71 5.29 3.15 4.19 3.90 2.17 4.61 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean.................................................. 583 334 307 599 673 685 896 

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

 SE...................................................... 9.87 20.00 13.83 26.69 28.87 16.24 49.45 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.69 5.99 4.51 4.45 4.29 2.37 5.52 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean.................................................. 184 87 93 156 208 232 300 

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

 SE...................................................... 4.00 7.86 5.28 11.02 10.11 7.76 18.97 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.18 9.04 5.65 7.07 4.86 3.34 6.33 

 Bakery products 

 Mean.................................................. 400 247 213 444 465 453 596 

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

 SE...................................................... 7.87 14.33 10.05 18.62 25.49 12.80 35.88 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.97 5.80 4.71 4.20 5.48 2.83 6.02 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean.................................................. 980 512 508 973 1,124 1,186 1,524 

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

 SE...................................................... 29.01 34.33 19.44 57.71 63.38 61.80 96.69 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.96 6.71 3.82 5.93 5.64 5.21 6.34 

 Beef 

 Mean.................................................. 270 125 127 268 285 357 418 

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

 SE...................................................... 18.61 12.87 8.29 24.88 23.42 51.15 33.98 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.89 10.30 6.53 9.28 8.23 14.32 8.12 

 Pork 

 Mean.................................................. 187 99 96 215 229 205 299 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.76 9.38 6.01 23.19 19.24 12.42 24.89 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.62 9.49 6.27 10.78 8.41 6.06 8.33 

 Other meats 

 Mean.................................................. 129 70 68 132 143 156 202 

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

 SE...................................................... 4.51 6.53 5.05 11.27 8.80 8.41 22.36 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.49 9.29 7.44 8.52 6.16 5.39 11.08 

 Poultry 

 Mean.................................................. 189 94 105 164 216 234 296 

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

 SE...................................................... 3.99 9.23 6.89 13.70 12.27 9.14 21.37 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.11 9.83 6.53 8.36 5.69 3.91 7.22 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean.................................................. 147 88 77 139 184 167 221 

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

 SE...................................................... 5.94 12.61 6.48 15.04 19.35 9.16 31.33 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.05 14.30 8.36 10.84 10.50 5.49 14.20 

 Eggs 

 Mean.................................................. 58 35 35 55 68 67 89 

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

 SE...................................................... 1.85 3.37 2.37 4.88 4.39 2.36 5.63 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.17 9.51 6.80 8.85 6.50 3.51 6.33 

 Dairy products 

 Mean.................................................. 455 261 247 460 508 550 674 

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

 SE...................................................... 7.20 17.37 9.16 22.89 17.42 14.53 32.83 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.58 6.65 3.70 4.98 3.42 2.64 4.87 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean.................................................. 140 76 71 143 171 165 210 

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

 SE...................................................... 3.07 6.03 3.98 7.30 8.82 4.30 10.62 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.19 7.89 5.63 5.11 5.17 2.61 5.06 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean.................................................. 315 185 177 317 338 385 464 

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

 SE...................................................... 5.41 13.23 7.62 19.08 13.43 12.07 26.71 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.72 7.17 4.31 6.03 3.98 3.14 5.76 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean.................................................. 876 480 500 863 1,010 1,040 1,305 

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

 SE...................................................... 19.96 32.60 18.39 50.36 41.65 32.73 68.10 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.28 6.79 3.67 5.84 4.12 3.15 5.22 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean.................................................. 322 173 188 328 372 381 466 

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

 SE...................................................... 8.07 11.96 10.18 24.86 18.92 14.81 22.61 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.51 6.93 5.43 7.57 5.08 3.89 4.85 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean.................................................. 295 157 167 277 341 354 452 

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

 SE...................................................... 8.67 14.49 6.76 18.86 20.66 13.96 30.52 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.93 9.21 4.06 6.81 6.06 3.94 6.75 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean.................................................. 112 70 62 106 131 133 164 

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

 SE...................................................... 3.37 6.66 4.62 8.02 9.35 5.59 14.79 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.00 9.50 7.46 7.59 7.16 4.21 9.01 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean.................................................. 147 81 84 152 167 172 222 

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

 SE...................................................... 4.49 6.49 5.17 9.95 7.42 7.02 21.88 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.06 8.06 6.13 6.55 4.45 4.09 9.83 

 Other food at home 

 Mean.................................................. 1,749 957 1,064 1,612 1,939 2,130 2,572 

 Share ................................................. 2.8 3.1 2.4 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.8 

 SE...................................................... 30.05 50.35 43.95 79.63 87.72 45.74 129.93 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.72 5.26 4.13 4.94 4.52 2.15 5.05 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean.................................................. 165 95 87 165 189 194 261 

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

 SE...................................................... 4.21 8.40 7.19 13.61 11.69 7.87 27.43 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.55 8.83 8.25 8.24 6.18 4.07 10.50 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean.................................................. 115 59 67 121 125 140 167 

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

 SE...................................................... 3.71 5.66 4.69 7.73 9.12 4.81 13.90 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.23 9.53 7.04 6.39 7.29 3.44 8.33 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean.................................................. 952 525 590 851 1,033 1,180 1,379 

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

 SE...................................................... 17.32 32.52 30.99 50.47 46.16 30.92 81.30 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.82 6.20 5.26 5.93 4.47 2.62 5.90 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean.................................................. 455 254 274 411 529 537 682 

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

 SE...................................................... 12.19 18.52 13.71 22.14 36.42 14.69 39.08 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.68 7.30 5.00 5.38 6.88 2.73 5.73 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town 

 trips 

 Mean.................................................. 62 24 46 64 62 79 82 

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

 SE...................................................... 2.60 5.54 5.14 9.76 4.45 4.17 8.62 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.19 22.77 11.13 15.26 7.15 5.26 10.50 

 Food away from home 

 Mean.................................................. 3,526 1,427 2,514 2,643 3,521 4,720 5,166 

 Share ................................................. 5.6 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.6 

 SE...................................................... 66.85 131.16 89.20 166.12 135.36 134.84 325.03 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.90 9.19 3.55 6.29 3.84 2.86 6.29 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean.................................................. 579 246 558 549 444 777 713 

 Share ................................................. .9 .8 1.3 1.1 .7 1.0 .8 

 SE...................................................... 22.67 30.10 38.44 63.87 50.41 45.88 85.04 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.91 12.24 6.89 11.64 11.34 5.91 11.92 

 Housing 

 Mean.................................................. 20,679 12,793 16,017 17,216 21,209 25,471 26,370 

 Share ................................................. 32.8 42.0 36.2 34.7 33.2 31.2 28.7 

 SE...................................................... 195.28 328.33 387.82 523.91 392.23 304.58 543.07 

 CV(%) ................................................ .94 2.57 2.42 3.04 1.85 1.20 2.06 

 Shelter 

 Mean.................................................. 12,190 7,930 10,565 9,123 12,185 14,944 14,908 

 Share ................................................. 19.3 26.0 23.9 18.4 19.1 18.3 16.2 

 SE...................................................... 143.71 267.79 247.45 392.73 269.04 248.95 380.14 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.18 3.38 2.34 4.30 2.21 1.67 2.55 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean.................................................. 6,797 3,622 3,987 5,746 6,698 8,965 10,281 

 Share ................................................. 10.8 11.9 9.0 11.6 10.5 11.0 11.2 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Owned dwellings 

 SE...................................................... 100.15 180.85 172.92 288.18 237.13 206.65 394.98 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.47 4.99 4.34 5.02 3.54 2.30 3.84 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean.................................................. 2,760 728 1,614 1,196 2,632 4,162 4,804 

 Share ................................................. 4.4 2.4 3.6 2.4 4.1 5.1 5.2 

 SE...................................................... 48.36 93.62 104.47 100.21 91.03 105.24 190.51 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.75 12.86 6.47 8.38 3.46 2.53 3.97 

 Property taxes 

 Mean.................................................. 2,159 1,415 1,200 2,159 2,121 2,728 3,086 

 Share ................................................. 3.4 4.6 2.7 4.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 

 SE...................................................... 41.20 77.36 56.48 108.16 79.31 71.69 121.23 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.91 5.47 4.71 5.01 3.74 2.63 3.93 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean.................................................. 1,879 1,480 1,173 2,392 1,945 2,075 2,391 

 Share ................................................. 3.0 4.9 2.7 4.8 3.0 2.5 2.6 

 SE...................................................... 65.13 84.35 88.86 178.42 175.79 136.13 241.97 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.47 5.70 7.58 7.46 9.04 6.56 10.12 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean.................................................. 4,432 3,870 5,979 2,317 4,551 4,668 3,535 

 Share ................................................. 7.0 12.7 13.5 4.7 7.1 5.7 3.8 

 SE...................................................... 89.41 264.81 177.08 192.02 200.74 192.34 311.83 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.02 6.84 2.96 8.29 4.41 4.12 8.82 

 Other lodging 

 Mean.................................................. 961 438 600 1,060 936 1,311 1,092 

 Share ................................................. 1.5 1.4 1.4 2.1 1.5 1.6 1.2 

 SE...................................................... 38.93 72.19 54.25 170.56 70.17 59.46 86.98 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.05 16.49 9.04 16.10 7.50 4.54 7.96 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean.................................................. 4,055 2,596 2,586 4,052 4,331 4,760 5,862 

 Share ................................................. 6.4 8.5 5.8 8.2 6.8 5.8 6.4 

 SE...................................................... 32.23 60.52 46.84 59.37 51.00 46.37 114.03 

 CV(%) ................................................ .79 2.33 1.81 1.47 1.18 .97 1.95 

 Natural gas 

 Mean.................................................. 416 313 275 419 435 468 606 

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

 SE...................................................... 10.72 17.42 14.78 21.91 15.20 16.23 23.27 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.58 5.56 5.38 5.23 3.49 3.47 3.84 

 Electricity 

 Mean.................................................. 1,472 1,027 989 1,550 1,643 1,660 1,921 

 Share ................................................. 2.3 3.4 2.2 3.1 2.6 2.0 2.1 

 SE...................................................... 17.96 28.36 27.59 31.59 24.83 23.25 50.49 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.22 2.76 2.79 2.04 1.51 1.40 2.63 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean.................................................. 113 104 60 156 121 123 128 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.57 12.98 7.09 17.76 14.61 10.36 27.21 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.81 12.53 11.81 11.41 12.10 8.40 21.33 

 Telephone services 

 Mean.................................................. 1,409 681 870 1,212 1,476 1,763 2,294 

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

 SE...................................................... 13.37 18.96 17.32 26.16 24.25 20.69 52.99 

 CV(%) ................................................ .95 2.78 1.99 2.16 1.64 1.17 2.31 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean.................................................. 191 269 101 340 190 156 213 

 Share ................................................. .3 .9 .2 .7 .3 .2 .2 

 SE...................................................... 6.01 11.62 6.31 11.71 9.39 6.82 11.77 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.15 4.32 6.25 3.44 4.95 4.38 5.52 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean.................................................. 1,218 412 769 872 1,286 1,608 2,080 

 Share ................................................. 1.9 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.3 

 SE...................................................... 15.53 15.47 18.75 29.56 24.28 21.58 53.69 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.28 3.75 2.44 3.39 1.89 1.34 2.58 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean.................................................. 645 472 393 716 656 746 914 

 Share ................................................. 1.0 1.5 .9 1.4 1.0 .9 1.0 

 SE...................................................... 16.30 19.40 16.59 34.55 20.50 22.12 36.07 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.53 4.11 4.22 4.83 3.13 2.97 3.94 

 Household operations 

 Mean.................................................. 1,570 1,025 771 1,295 1,583 2,273 1,602 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Household operations 

 Share ................................................. 2.5 3.4 1.7 2.6 2.5 2.8 1.7 

 SE...................................................... 35.31 95.63 25.41 85.53 82.78 75.03 94.41 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.25 9.33 3.29 6.61 5.23 3.30 5.89 

 Personal services 

 Mean.................................................. 489 230 29 176 421 1,010 327 

 Share ................................................. .8 .8 .1 .4 .7 1.2 .4 

 SE...................................................... 27.62 79.98 9.29 62.48 64.35 62.39 74.91 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.65 34.80 32.14 35.57 15.28 6.18 22.92 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean.................................................. 1,081 795 743 1,119 1,162 1,263 1,275 

 Share ................................................. 1.7 2.6 1.7 2.3 1.8 1.5 1.4 

 SE...................................................... 20.55 47.81 23.26 53.20 43.04 34.60 56.65 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.90 6.01 3.13 4.75 3.70 2.74 4.44 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean.................................................. 766 463 418 877 898 869 1,088 

 Share ................................................. 1.2 1.5 .9 1.8 1.4 1.1 1.2 

 SE...................................................... 18.22 40.87 26.51 62.33 49.62 34.93 105.26 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.38 8.82 6.34 7.11 5.52 4.02 9.68 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean.................................................. 185 97 113 212 208 213 271 

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

 SE...................................................... 7.37 11.08 15.88 25.17 15.78 12.23 37.48 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.98 11.47 14.02 11.87 7.59 5.73 13.84 

 Other household products 

 Mean.................................................. 458 268 223 513 546 536 652 

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

 SE...................................................... 16.59 31.56 20.19 39.44 42.23 33.03 85.68 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.62 11.79 9.05 7.69 7.73 6.16 13.14 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean.................................................. 122 99 82 151 144 119 165 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.49 14.77 16.31 17.70 14.17 7.83 34.34 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.30 14.88 19.91 11.69 9.81 6.56 20.82 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean.................................................. 2,098 778 1,677 1,870 2,212 2,625 2,910 

 Share ................................................. 3.3 2.6 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.2 

 SE...................................................... 68.52 56.78 288.24 176.16 131.37 69.09 287.18 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.27 7.30 17.19 9.42 5.94 2.63 9.87 

 Household textiles 

 Mean.................................................. 131 72 84 106 140 174 159 

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

 SE...................................................... 9.98 15.01 16.99 27.63 22.12 19.31 43.04 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.62 20.71 20.14 25.96 15.84 11.07 27.08 

 Furniture 

 Mean.................................................. 521 177 338 402 628 686 686 

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

 SE...................................................... 22.45 31.72 32.33 54.97 67.08 45.76 88.78 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.31 17.92 9.56 13.67 10.69 6.67 12.94 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean.................................................. 25 7 14 35 26 31 38 

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

 SE...................................................... 2.61 1.70 4.00 11.51 3.48 5.21 14.61 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.40 24.29 28.25 32.75 13.55 16.77 38.13 

 Major appliances 

 Mean.................................................. 322 133 207 271 326 425 488 

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

 SE...................................................... 14.92 16.66 24.42 28.44 32.21 27.91 64.29 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.64 12.55 11.81 10.50 9.88 6.56 13.16 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean.................................................. 119 51 90 98 130 151 153 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.43 9.98 15.69 10.44 13.29 13.90 23.73 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.42 19.65 17.36 10.66 10.26 9.21 15.50 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean.................................................. 981 338 943 957 963 1,158 1,385 

 Share ................................................. 1.6 1.1 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.5 

 SE...................................................... 60.07 32.75 280.62 139.94 74.58 50.41 252.45 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.12 9.69 29.76 14.62 7.74 4.35 18.22 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean.................................................. 1,883 798 1,255 1,377 2,095 2,541 2,364 

 Share ................................................. 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.8 3.3 3.1 2.6 

 SE...................................................... 68.55 112.77 133.18 170.99 113.86 144.52 159.56 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.64 14.12 10.61 12.41 5.43 5.69 6.75 

 Men and boys 

 Mean.................................................. 447 156 326 332 478 571 713 

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

 SE...................................................... 26.11 35.33 65.28 110.02 52.17 35.11 74.19 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.84 22.59 20.05 33.12 10.92 6.15 10.40 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean.................................................. 348 147 311 296 325 412 575 

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

 SE...................................................... 26.26 34.78 64.93 110.03 53.65 33.87 75.98 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.56 23.67 20.85 37.22 16.52 8.22 13.22 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean.................................................. 100 9 14 37 153 159 139 

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

 SE...................................................... 4.60 3.13 2.94 8.49 12.98 11.10 12.96 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.61 33.26 20.66 23.24 8.48 6.99 9.35 

 Women and girls 

 Mean.................................................. 704 387 444 546 781 934 846 

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

 SE...................................................... 30.41 74.45 65.65 59.29 71.17 67.78 84.74 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.32 19.22 14.78 10.87 9.11 7.26 10.02 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean.................................................. 602 378 427 463 629 783 708 

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

 SE...................................................... 27.85 75.89 64.96 55.53 55.43 67.01 87.63 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.63 20.06 15.21 12.00 8.82 8.56 12.38 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean.................................................. 102 9 17 83 152 151 138 

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

 SE...................................................... 7.34 3.05 3.91 34.38 25.37 10.44 24.49 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.17 33.78 22.76 41.57 16.66 6.91 17.77 

 Children under 2 

 Mean.................................................. 75 34 20 14 102 120 93 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.98 16.61 4.70 3.17 16.79 14.70 23.36 

 CV(%) ................................................ 9.25 48.64 23.28 22.46 16.42 12.29 25.04 

 Footwear 

 Mean.................................................. 419 112 276 344 501 573 470 

 Share ................................................. .7 .4 .6 .7 .8 .7 .5 

 SE...................................................... 26.70 26.90 40.16 91.44 57.68 54.10 56.24 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.38 23.98 14.54 26.58 11.51 9.44 11.96 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean.................................................. 237 108 189 142 233 344 242 

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

 SE...................................................... 15.94 21.72 21.74 14.66 23.53 41.39 19.17 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.72 20.05 11.52 10.35 10.10 12.03 7.94 

 Transportation 

 Mean.................................................. 10,742 3,735 7,195 8,179 10,572 14,280 18,097 

 Share ................................................. 17.0 12.3 16.3 16.5 16.6 17.5 19.7 

 SE...................................................... 194.05 242.37 328.73 459.46 313.33 399.42 928.88 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.81 6.49 4.57 5.62 2.96 2.80 5.13 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean.................................................. 4,394 1,326 2,699 3,163 4,093 6,113 7,852 

 Share ................................................. 7.0 4.4 6.1 6.4 6.4 7.5 8.5 

 SE...................................................... 187.79 207.82 314.92 407.93 280.51 383.94 889.63 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.27 15.68 11.67 12.90 6.85 6.28 11.33 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean.................................................. 1,960 650 1,024 1,691 1,653 2,732 3,786 

 Share ................................................. 3.1 2.1 2.3 3.4 2.6 3.3 4.1 

 SE...................................................... 108.02 165.70 214.02 330.65 226.73 235.86 665.73 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.51 25.48 20.90 19.55 13.71 8.63 17.58 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean.................................................. 2,375 672 1,618 1,367 2,421 3,298 3,977 

 Share ................................................. 3.8 2.2 3.7 2.8 3.8 4.0 4.3 

 SE...................................................... 130.12 115.98 290.72 250.65 168.47 297.68 533.68 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.48 17.26 17.97 18.34 6.96 9.03 13.42 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean.................................................. 59 3 57 105 19 83 89 

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

 SE...................................................... 14.52 3.44 34.43 103.79 9.62 26.07 40.82 

 CV(%) ................................................ 24.68 100.69 60.53 98.91 50.55 31.50 45.92 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean.................................................. 2,094 678 1,439 1,607 2,149 2,714 3,591 

 Share ................................................. 3.3 2.2 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.9 

 SE...................................................... 21.44 21.73 30.62 39.49 36.59 35.08 82.47 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.02 3.21 2.13 2.46 1.70 1.29 2.30 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean.................................................. 3,474 1,375 2,509 2,738 3,444 4,490 5,571 

 Share ................................................. 5.5 4.5 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.5 6.1 

 SE...................................................... 40.91 54.57 70.32 85.65 77.67 64.48 153.04 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.18 3.97 2.80 3.13 2.26 1.44 2.75 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean.................................................. 252 45 159 136 208 392 438 

 Share ................................................. .4 .1 .4 .3 .3 .5 .5 

 SE...................................................... 6.87 5.16 9.35 15.39 10.89 17.29 22.55 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.73 11.51 5.88 11.34 5.25 4.41 5.14 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean.................................................. 887 433 751 743 887 1,073 1,286 

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

 SE...................................................... 19.09 36.71 46.59 49.05 35.34 28.26 70.57 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.15 8.47 6.20 6.60 3.99 2.63 5.49 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean.................................................. 790 239 557 604 820 1,069 1,179 

 Share ................................................. 1.3 .8 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 

 SE...................................................... 25.51 22.65 37.63 53.65 45.94 41.60 82.07 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.23 9.47 6.76 8.88 5.60 3.89 6.96 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean.................................................. 1,545 657 1,041 1,255 1,530 1,956 2,668 

 Share ................................................. 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.9 

 SE...................................................... 18.67 24.55 26.06 43.69 41.02 35.25 86.48 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.21 3.73 2.50 3.48 2.68 1.80 3.24 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean.................................................. 781 356 548 672 885 963 1,083 

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

 SE...................................................... 29.43 63.21 31.70 91.51 77.68 39.91 81.58 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.77 17.75 5.78 13.62 8.78 4.15 7.53 

 Healthcare 

 Mean.................................................. 5,193 4,078 2,775 7,251 5,344 5,821 6,576 

 Share ................................................. 8.2 13.4 6.3 14.6 8.4 7.1 7.1 

 SE...................................................... 69.98 152.51 96.40 209.24 159.92 111.52 196.56 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.35 3.74 3.47 2.89 2.99 1.92 2.99 

 Health insurance 

 Mean.................................................. 3,529 2,624 1,775 5,186 3,592 3,972 4,636 

 Share ................................................. 5.6 8.6 4.0 10.5 5.6 4.9 5.0 

 SE...................................................... 46.74 47.03 49.02 136.49 112.63 77.22 157.27 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.32 1.79 2.76 2.63 3.14 1.94 3.39 

 Medical services 

 Mean.................................................. 984 778 644 971 1,034 1,161 1,205 

 Share ................................................. 1.6 2.6 1.5 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.3 

 SE...................................................... 36.70 107.20 83.06 107.12 71.07 64.54 103.50 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.73 13.78 12.90 11.03 6.88 5.56 8.59 

 Drugs 

 Mean.................................................. 486 463 240 780 544 493 519 

 Share ................................................. .8 1.5 .5 1.6 .9 .6 .6 

 SE...................................................... 13.92 30.87 15.81 47.19 26.81 23.49 43.32 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.86 6.66 6.59 6.05 4.92 4.76 8.35 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean.................................................. 194 213 116 313 175 195 215 

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

 SE...................................................... 12.17 74.43 21.91 43.17 16.20 10.50 26.52 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.28 35.01 18.81 13.78 9.28 5.39 12.32 

 Entertainment 

 Mean.................................................. 3,090 1,439 1,883 2,403 3,132 4,274 4,227 

 Share ................................................. 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.8 4.9 5.2 4.6 

 SE...................................................... 129.46 81.65 87.87 132.72 147.81 416.78 321.86 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Entertainment 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.19 5.68 4.67 5.52 4.72 9.75 7.61 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean.................................................. 880 201 441 457 813 1,497 1,113 

 Share ................................................. 1.4 .7 1.0 .9 1.3 1.8 1.2 

 SE...................................................... 124.68 27.02 26.67 61.07 64.17 402.47 93.74 

 CV(%) ................................................ 14.17 13.41 6.04 13.38 7.89 26.88 8.42 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean.................................................. 1,000 711 751 1,022 1,006 1,151 1,306 

 Share ................................................. 1.6 2.3 1.7 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.4 

 SE...................................................... 16.12 23.58 37.40 36.44 40.56 25.32 57.06 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.61 3.32 4.98 3.56 4.03 2.20 4.37 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean.................................................. 821 490 530 610 795 1,170 898 

 Share ................................................. 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 

 SE...................................................... 40.20 66.47 56.39 66.24 61.19 104.69 108.27 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.90 13.56 10.63 10.85 7.69 8.95 12.06 

 Pets 

 Mean.................................................. 681 410 467 500 627 961 796 

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

 SE...................................................... 40.29 58.47 54.49 64.58 61.28 102.60 110.76 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.92 14.25 11.66 12.90 9.77 10.67 13.92 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean.................................................. 140 80 63 110 168 209 102 

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

 SE...................................................... 11.00 24.80 12.37 16.16 25.94 18.72 21.00 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.85 30.99 19.63 14.70 15.42 8.96 20.55 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean.................................................. 389 36 160 314 518 456 910 

 Share ................................................. .6 .1 .4 .6 .8 .6 1.0 

 SE...................................................... 34.23 6.64 21.95 89.39 130.45 37.68 296.46 

 CV(%) ................................................ 8.80 18.36 13.69 28.51 25.19 8.26 32.59 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean.................................................. 786 426 528 741 825 978 1,078 

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

 SE...................................................... 13.84 23.61 22.54 51.63 33.59 31.94 57.07 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.76 5.55 4.27 6.97 4.07 3.27 5.30 

 Reading 

 Mean.................................................. 92 94 66 150 88 90 94 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.47 19.07 8.40 32.10 9.04 8.04 18.11 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.03 20.25 12.78 21.45 10.22 8.90 19.29 

 Education 

 Mean.................................................. 1,443 352 958 453 1,319 1,959 3,442 

 Share ................................................. 2.3 1.2 2.2 .9 2.1 2.4 3.7 

 SE...................................................... 85.62 96.76 167.24 125.33 182.93 167.63 436.23 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.93 27.49 17.46 27.64 13.87 8.56 12.67 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean.................................................. 320 203 247 301 364 356 430 

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

 SE...................................................... 11.43 25.07 18.92 36.98 23.11 18.11 36.69 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.57 12.33 7.65 12.30 6.34 5.08 8.53 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean.................................................. 899 599 787 733 965 1,030 1,119 

 Share ................................................. 1.4 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 

 SE...................................................... 42.52 60.29 120.28 110.28 103.32 73.00 98.02 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.73 10.07 15.28 15.04 10.70 7.09 8.76 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean.................................................. 1,995 1,410 1,510 2,185 2,528 2,064 2,220 

 Share ................................................. 3.2 4.6 3.4 4.4 4.0 2.5 2.4 

 SE...................................................... 109.43 146.48 144.83 229.98 399.48 135.80 238.62 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.48 10.39 9.59 10.53 15.80 6.58 10.75 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean.................................................. 7,165 307 5,300 869 6,205 11,712 13,161 

 Share ................................................. 11.4 1.0 12.0 1.8 9.7 14.3 14.3 

 SE...................................................... 131.08 44.47 148.44 116.16 187.99 271.07 375.95 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.83 14.49 2.80 13.36 3.03 2.31 2.86 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean.................................................. 520 186 216 532 610 696 746 

 Share ................................................. .8 .6 .5 1.1 1.0 .9 .8 

 SE...................................................... 21.59 17.82 15.60 57.20 48.84 43.88 63.40 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.16 9.61 7.23 10.76 8.01 6.30 8.50 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean.................................................. 6,645 121 5,084 338 5,596 11,016 12,416 

 Share ................................................. 10.5 .4 11.5 .7 8.8 13.5 13.5 

 SE...................................................... 124.80 40.83 143.58 110.69 186.36 246.68 353.50 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.88 33.63 2.82 32.76 3.33 2.24 2.85 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean.................................................. $82,852 $21,207 $54,023 $36,677 $78,107 $124,323 $138,024 

 SE...................................................... 1,973.48 806.69 1,250.64 1,142.87 3,587.93 4,944.70 3,194.48 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.38 3.80 2.32 3.12 4.59 3.98 2.31 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean.................................................. 64,708 ( 2 ) 45,901 ( 2 ) 55,109 109,643 123,162 

 Share ................................................. 78.1 ( 2 ) 85.0 ( 2 ) 70.6 88.2 89.2 

 SE...................................................... 1,803.94 ( 2 ) 1,013.83 ( 2 ) 2,089.11 4,551.93 2,589.93 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.79 ( 2 ) 2.21 ( 2 ) 3.79 4.15 2.10 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean.................................................. 5,947 ( 2 ) 3,863 ( 2 ) 8,538 8,799 9,454 

 Share ................................................. 7.2 ( 2 ) 7.2 ( 2 ) 10.9 7.1 6.8 

 SE...................................................... 640.92 ( 2 ) 450.62 ( 2 ) 3,028.25 718.54 1,561.09 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.78 ( 2 ) 11.67 ( 2 ) 35.47 8.17 16.51 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean.................................................. 8,902 17,092 2,544 31,439 9,923 3,118 3,096 

 Share ................................................. 10.7 80.6 4.7 85.7 12.7 2.5 2.2 

 SE...................................................... 208.14 520.45 207.28 1,003.31 398.27 229.60 454.62 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.34 3.04 8.15 3.19 4.01 7.36 14.69 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income 

 Mean.................................................. 1,962 2,537 1,002 2,959 2,419 1,836 1,350 

 Share ................................................. 2.4 12.0 1.9 8.1 3.1 1.5 1.0 

 SE...................................................... 199.07 449.07 145.13 527.99 378.85 392.96 284.84 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.15 17.70 14.48 17.85 15.66 21.41 21.11 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean.................................................. 426 640 62 982 704 240 296 

 Share ................................................. .5 3.0 .1 2.7 .9 .2 .2 

 SE...................................................... 25.76 71.73 12.08 104.20 59.01 31.96 54.90 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.04 11.20 19.55 10.61 8.38 13.30 18.57 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean.................................................. 562 363 276 823 1,148 444 326 

 Share ................................................. .7 1.7 .5 2.2 1.5 .4 .2 

 SE...................................................... 77.21 60.29 68.97 166.08 357.58 90.65 67.78 

 CV(%) ................................................ 13.74 16.61 25.00 20.17 31.15 20.40 20.76 

 Other income 

 Mean.................................................. 345 574 376 474 266 242 340 

 Share ................................................. .4 2.7 .7 1.3 .3 .2 .2 

 SE...................................................... 35.68 158.16 58.68 157.96 67.51 23.69 81.68 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.35 27.55 15.62 33.34 25.37 9.77 24.02 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean.................................................. 11,364 1,324 8,494 1,016 9,565 19,620 16,645 

 Share ................................................. 13.7 6.2 15.7 2.8 12.2 15.8 12.1 

 SE...................................................... 730.24 245.67 359.81 133.99 1,498.89 1,841.70 725.26 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.43 18.56 4.24 13.19 15.67 9.39 4.36 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean.................................................. 8,831 1,125 6,696 857 7,238 15,388 12,425 

 Share ................................................. 10.7 5.3 12.4 2.3 9.3 12.4 9.0 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Federal income taxes 

 SE...................................................... 627.45 213.90 294.65 101.70 1,241.37 1,637.85 582.52 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.10 19.02 4.40 11.86 17.15 10.64 4.69 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean.................................................. 2,470 177 1,770 102 2,246 4,142 4,153 

 Share ................................................. 3.0 .8 3.3 .3 2.9 3.3 3.0 

 SE...................................................... 132.55 45.56 100.30 38.99 267.63 267.59 211.72 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.37 25.71 5.67 38.33 11.91 6.46 5.10 

 Other taxes 

 Mean.................................................. 63 22 29 57 80 90 67 

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

 SE...................................................... 14.43 6.54 6.87 16.05 40.57 27.08 23.89 

 CV(%) ................................................ 22.80 30.11 24.04 28.37 50.53 30.23 35.65 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean.................................................. 71,487 19,883 45,528 35,661 68,542 104,703 121,379 

 Share ................................................. 86.3 93.8 84.3 97.2 87.8 84.2 87.9 

 SE...................................................... 1,312.27 708.78 931.69 1,063.47 2,197.57 3,201.01 2,659.65 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.84 3.56 2.05 2.98 3.21 3.06 2.19 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean.................................................. $10,971 $3,933 $8,651 $17,397 $11,899 $12,824 $10,037 

 SE...................................................... 2,278.11 2,682.95 2,350.32 4,881.17 5,469.77 4,190.28 8,657.60 

 CV(%) ................................................ 20.77 68.22 27.17 28.06 45.97 32.67 86.25 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean.................................................. 23,320 4,958 17,330 20,004 23,971 32,480 30,725 

 SE...................................................... 2,064.38 2,737.76 2,296.65 4,674.56 5,981.24 3,960.52 6,289.11 

 CV(%) ................................................ 8.85 55.22 13.25 23.37 24.95 12.19 20.47 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean.................................................. 12,350 1,025 8,679 2,607 12,072 19,656 20,687 

 SE...................................................... 1,381.57 703.43 1,678.48 1,417.89 2,056.74 2,860.60 4,396.92 

 CV(%) ................................................ 11.19 68.63 19.34 54.38 17.04 14.55 21.25 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean.................................................. 1,201 1,443 783 618 1,548 1,417 772 

 SE...................................................... 391.13 536.31 181.15 248.42 926.28 790.09 264.58 

 CV(%) ................................................ 32.56 37.17 23.14 40.20 59.82 55.74 34.27 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean.................................................. -2,288 -642 -1,230 -1,421 -2,249 -3,354 -3,873 

 SE...................................................... 54.74 56.69 81.42 177.42 148.15 146.74 195.43 

 CV(%) ................................................ -2.39 -8.84 -6.62 -12.49 -6.59 -4.38 -5.05 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean.................................................. 204,174 146,622 114,599 243,863 200,137 244,718 276,276 

 SE...................................................... 4,271.93 8,190.97 7,488.48 14,184.97 7,109.07 7,599.00 14,263.18 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.09 5.59 6.53 5.82 3.55 3.11 5.16 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean.................................................. 1,097 813 664 1,264 1,098 1,289 1,448 

 SE...................................................... 11.77 26.77 23.71 47.83 26.10 18.37 42.83 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.07 3.29 3.57 3.78 2.38 1.42 2.96 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean.................................................. 1,310 632 1,148 1,094 1,356 1,528 1,947 

 SE...................................................... 61.97 89.84 92.57 159.81 162.49 124.81 335.35 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.73 14.22 8.06 14.61 11.98 8.17 17.23 

 Food 

 Mean.................................................. 98 56 73 61 97 125 155 

 SE...................................................... 10.44 14.83 14.05 14.63 17.03 19.22 56.55 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.62 26.60 19.19 24.16 17.55 15.32 36.60 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean.................................................. 13 11 11 9 8 23 6 

 SE...................................................... 2.05 5.16 3.89 4.02 2.83 5.50 2.92 

 CV(%) ................................................ 15.50 48.38 36.60 45.78 37.22 24.20 49.61 

 Housing 

 Mean.................................................. 248 131 203 294 217 329 225 

 SE...................................................... 14.84 21.01 20.64 59.17 25.62 36.05 39.71 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.98 16.08 10.17 20.13 11.83 10.95 17.63 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean.................................................. 28 24 28 38 27 26 32 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 SE...................................................... 3.16 8.36 5.87 10.20 5.88 3.31 13.61 

 CV(%) ................................................ 11.31 34.74 21.24 26.75 21.90 12.79 42.13 

 Household textiles 

 Mean.................................................. 15 10 8 14 19 21 11 

 SE...................................................... 3.21 4.59 3.28 7.45 9.80 7.81 7.00 

 CV(%) ................................................ 20.91 44.12 39.82 52.48 52.06 37.88 63.74 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean.................................................. 23 15 14 26 20 35 13 

 SE...................................................... 2.00 6.26 3.35 8.02 4.30 5.96 5.79 

 CV(%) ................................................ 8.68 42.46 23.38 31.34 21.41 17.18 43.84 

 Major appliances 

 Mean.................................................. 9 8 6 10 9 12 1 

 SE...................................................... 1.63 3.32 3.35 4.41 2.68 4.21 .90 

 CV(%) ................................................ 18.64 41.77 56.79 43.99 31.37 33.88 89.31 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean.................................................. 14 7 8 16 12 22 12 

 SE...................................................... 1.87 5.30 3.49 6.46 3.28 5.12 5.60 

 CV(%) ................................................ 13.10 77.95 41.36 41.51 28.42 23.01 45.93 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean.................................................. 47 15 46 70 42 54 54 

 SE...................................................... 5.07 3.59 9.01 34.18 7.52 7.64 21.07 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.77 23.79 19.45 48.52 17.78 14.27 38.87 

 Other housing 

 Mean.................................................. 135 66 107 146 109 194 115 

 SE...................................................... 12.44 16.76 19.02 44.70 20.98 34.52 30.95 

 CV(%) ................................................ 9.23 25.25 17.86 30.70 19.33 17.75 27.02 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean.................................................. 247 123 255 182 257 278 337 

 SE...................................................... 23.40 20.36 55.51 18.39 31.16 58.94 75.95 

 CV(%) ................................................ 9.49 16.54 21.78 10.09 12.11 21.20 22.55 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean.................................................. 57 47 48 50 58 54 111 

 SE...................................................... 4.86 9.07 10.34 13.11 13.39 7.33 42.00 

 CV(%) ................................................ 8.47 19.24 21.66 26.12 23.19 13.62 37.71 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean.................................................. 88 38 128 64 73 101 93 

 SE...................................................... 17.32 12.38 46.89 17.64 14.41 48.96 27.65 

 CV(%) ................................................ 19.63 32.25 36.68 27.38 19.80 48.49 29.80 

 Children under 2 

 Mean.................................................. 37 19 17 11 43 55 51 

 SE...................................................... 4.42 8.20 4.55 2.85 9.12 9.09 15.41 

 CV(%) ................................................ 12.02 42.06 26.49 25.31 21.35 16.63 30.20 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean.................................................. 64 18 62 57 84 69 82 

 SE...................................................... 8.43 6.35 19.87 16.42 18.44 15.61 23.72 

 CV(%) ................................................ 13.12 35.13 32.01 29.06 21.91 22.75 29.06 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean.................................................. 8 5 21 5 5 5 4 

 SE...................................................... 2.40 2.48 13.07 1.78 1.70 1.29 1.66 

 CV(%) ................................................ 31.43 47.77 63.31 35.32 34.42 24.39 46.32 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean.................................................. 57 13 41 51 79 63 78 

 SE...................................................... 7.59 5.81 14.33 16.30 18.37 15.72 23.41 

 CV(%) ................................................ 13.41 45.05 34.60 31.68 23.19 24.81 30.00 

 Transportation 

 Mean.................................................. 133 43 190 100 151 141 121 

 SE...................................................... 16.24 9.67 49.87 47.21 53.79 30.44 47.72 

 CV(%) ................................................ 12.25 22.24 26.19 47.40 35.56 21.66 39.52 

 Healthcare 

 Mean.................................................. 38 68 44 15 14 28 94 

 SE...................................................... 10.56 47.29 18.96 6.70 4.59 12.45 76.25 

 CV(%) ................................................ 27.65 69.71 43.11 44.02 31.85 44.20 81.33 

 Entertainment 

 Mean.................................................. 100 46 87 103 111 124 87 

 SE...................................................... 7.78 17.50 14.70 25.66 21.00 17.34 15.89 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.78 38.13 16.85 24.80 18.85 14.00 18.19 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean.................................................. 30 9 25 39 31 39 29 

 SE...................................................... 2.93 2.05 7.24 12.46 8.57 5.98 10.44 

 CV(%) ................................................ 9.63 22.87 29.26 32.35 27.22 15.31 36.25 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean.................................................. 70 37 63 65 80 85 59 

 SE...................................................... 7.32 17.72 12.16 19.93 18.62 16.11 11.60 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.51 47.96 19.46 30.70 23.30 19.00 19.81 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean.................................................. 21 7 27 46 17 22 4 

 SE...................................................... 5.31 2.54 11.31 23.44 6.36 10.22 1.69 

 CV(%) ................................................ 25.47 38.62 41.22 50.99 37.61 46.10 46.90 

 Reading 

 Mean.................................................. 3 4 5 2 3 1 5 

 SE...................................................... .75 2.10 1.96 .63 1.63 .40 2.89 

 CV(%) ................................................ 23.69 59.42 35.71 26.42 49.75 31.01 52.98 

 Education 

 Mean.................................................. 296 69 144 144 374 322 830 

 SE...................................................... 36.64 34.80 42.66 65.97 103.59 52.12 266.50 

 CV(%) ................................................ 12.38 50.25 29.65 45.72 27.69 16.19 32.11 

 All other gifts 

 Mean.................................................. 113 75 108 137 106 135 83 

 SE...................................................... 16.25 19.21 13.96 122.50 23.60 31.21 20.73 

 CV(%) ................................................ 14.40 25.55 12.88 89.15 22.23 23.12 24.83 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

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