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

Surveys, 2020 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 131,234 14,345 116,889 59,039 72,195 70,936 60,298 96,040 35,194 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ............................................. $84,352 $61,864 $87,111 $91,100 $78,833 $96,538 $70,015 $96,100 $52,290 

 SE.................................................. 1,260.38 2,218.71 1,407.93 1,618.20 1,748.22 1,953.79 1,441.47 1,566.58 1,129.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.49 3.59 1.62 1.78 2.22 2.02 2.06 1.63 2.16 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 74,949 57,596 77,079 81,883 69,279 85,776 62,212 84,043 50,133 

 SE.................................................. 1,197.76 1,813.03 1,321.45 1,314.14 1,862.86 1,478.39 1,848.85 1,518.30 926.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.60 3.15 1.71 1.60 2.69 1.72 2.97 1.81 1.85 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 52.2 25.3 55.5 35.9 65.5 38.6 68.2 44.1 74.3 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ........................................................................... 2.5 2.3 2.5 3.0 2.1 2.9 1.9 2.7 1.7 

 Children under 18 .......................................................... .6 .5 .6 1.1 .2 1.0 .1 .8 .1 

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

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

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 1.5 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.7 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men................................................................................ 47 49 47 49 45 49 45 48 44 

 Women .......................................................................... 53 51 53 51 55 51 55 52 56 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 66 28 70 52 77 56 77 61 80 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 39 22 41 43 36 45 32 44 25 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 6 30 10 41 11 46 17 55 

 Renter ............................................................................ 34 72 30 48 23 44 23 39 20 

 Race of reference person: 

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

 White, Asian, and all other races .................................. 87 87 87 85 88 86 88 86 89 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino.......................................................... 14 23 13 20 10 19 8 17 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 86 77 87 80 90 81 92 83 94 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 27 28 25 31 25 32 26 34 

 College .......................................................................... 69 71 69 73 66 73 64 72 62 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased............................... 90 85 91 90 90 90 89 91 87 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ............................................. $61,334 $47,829 $62,996 $64,896 $58,408 $66,876 $54,807 $66,370 $47,579 

 SE.................................................. 573.03 1,043.29 603.58 949.81 902.38 859.15 997.26 726.57 799.07 

 CV(%) ............................................ .93 2.18 .96 1.46 1.54 1.28 1.82 1.09 1.68 

 Food 

 Mean ............................................. 7,316 5,660 7,522 8,005 6,746 8,124 6,362 7,907 5,698 

 Share ............................................. 11.9 11.8 11.9 12.3 11.6 12.1 11.6 11.9 12.0 

 SE.................................................. 126.15 312.46 128.24 197.17 132.15 162.96 152.61 142.97 204.30 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.72 5.52 1.70 2.46 1.96 2.01 2.40 1.81 3.59 

 Food at home 

 Mean ............................................. 4,942 3,294 5,146 5,167 4,755 5,258 4,567 5,211 4,204 

 Share ............................................. 8.1 6.9 8.2 8.0 8.1 7.9 8.3 7.9 8.8 

 SE.................................................. 99.87 202.03 104.16 139.29 115.08 112.41 136.79 95.54 196.37 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.02 6.13 2.02 2.70 2.42 2.14 3.00 1.83 4.67 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ............................................. 640 429 666 681 605 690 580 673 549 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.82 33.47 16.76 21.75 17.64 18.61 19.65 15.49 28.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.47 7.80 2.52 3.19 2.91 2.70 3.39 2.30 5.14 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ............................................. 212 151 219 237 191 238 181 230 162 

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

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

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 SE.................................................. 5.46 16.47 5.62 9.26 6.59 7.61 7.15 6.44 8.20 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.58 10.92 2.56 3.91 3.45 3.20 3.95 2.80 5.08 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ............................................. 428 278 446 445 414 452 400 443 387 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.31 22.46 12.28 15.25 12.34 12.90 14.11 10.69 21.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.64 8.07 2.75 3.43 2.98 2.85 3.53 2.42 5.49 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ............................................. 1,075 698 1,122 1,106 1,050 1,124 1,018 1,140 899 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.9 

 SE.................................................. 26.77 50.32 26.99 37.57 33.59 32.06 40.62 29.62 55.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.49 7.21 2.40 3.40 3.20 2.85 3.99 2.60 6.16 

 Beef 

 Mean ............................................. 296 191 309 309 285 315 274 314 246 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.79 30.98 10.60 17.48 13.86 15.52 15.21 12.10 22.79 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.65 16.19 3.43 5.66 4.85 4.93 5.55 3.85 9.27 

 Pork 

 Mean ............................................. 214 120 226 209 219 214 215 221 195 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.78 16.31 10.58 12.24 14.83 10.16 18.01 12.24 13.87 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.56 13.59 4.68 5.86 6.77 4.75 8.36 5.53 7.10 

 Other meats 

 Mean ............................................. 142 98 147 147 138 150 132 150 119 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.83 10.13 4.96 6.17 6.14 5.65 7.18 4.74 8.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.40 10.31 3.37 4.19 4.46 3.76 5.43 3.15 7.40 

 Poultry 

 Mean ............................................. 189 136 196 202 178 205 171 208 137 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.30 11.05 7.75 9.52 8.54 8.87 9.59 8.74 8.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.86 8.14 3.96 4.71 4.79 4.33 5.62 4.20 6.11 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ............................................. 170 104 178 169 171 172 168 178 149 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.72 16.31 8.24 10.60 9.86 10.00 10.52 8.95 11.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.54 15.73 4.62 6.27 5.77 5.83 6.25 5.03 7.53 

 Eggs 

 Mean ............................................. 64 49 66 70 59 69 57 68 53 

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

 SE.................................................. 2.05 7.22 2.01 3.53 2.10 3.13 2.32 2.50 3.28 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.22 14.87 3.06 5.04 3.57 4.52 4.05 3.69 6.17 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ............................................. 474 303 495 492 459 500 443 490 430 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.49 22.52 9.99 15.42 10.92 13.70 11.65 11.15 13.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 7.44 2.02 3.14 2.38 2.74 2.63 2.28 3.19 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ............................................. 147 97 153 157 138 159 132 154 127 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.70 7.43 4.04 5.73 3.82 5.36 4.09 4.32 5.05 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.52 7.64 2.64 3.64 2.77 3.37 3.10 2.80 3.99 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ............................................. 327 205 342 334 321 341 310 336 303 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.33 17.81 7.60 11.71 8.96 10.53 9.69 8.83 10.77 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.24 8.67 2.22 3.50 2.79 3.09 3.12 2.63 3.55 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 977 628 1,020 1,007 952 1,021 925 1,017 866 

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

 SE.................................................. 26.18 44.94 27.85 32.59 31.92 28.57 37.41 24.31 48.34 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.68 7.15 2.73 3.23 3.35 2.80 4.04 2.39 5.58 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ............................................. 349 225 364 362 337 365 329 365 303 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.81 22.94 10.32 13.27 11.16 11.97 13.67 10.72 13.86 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.81 10.21 2.83 3.67 3.31 3.27 4.16 2.94 4.57 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 311 205 324 314 309 318 302 323 279 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.66 14.30 8.11 10.64 10.07 9.14 11.60 8.50 12.77 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.46 6.97 2.50 3.39 3.26 2.87 3.84 2.64 4.57 

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

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ............................................. 125 84 130 135 117 134 115 131 110 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.52 8.60 5.04 5.53 6.57 5.07 7.11 4.16 9.69 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.61 10.21 3.86 4.10 5.61 3.77 6.20 3.18 8.82 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 192 114 202 197 188 203 180 199 174 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.56 13.23 9.09 10.10 10.55 8.79 11.86 6.98 18.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.46 11.62 4.50 5.13 5.60 4.34 6.59 3.51 10.88 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ............................................. 1,776 1,237 1,843 1,881 1,689 1,924 1,601 1,891 1,460 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.1 

 SE.................................................. 35.44 88.45 37.90 56.59 38.84 46.02 44.92 37.44 67.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 7.15 2.06 3.01 2.30 2.39 2.81 1.98 4.63 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ............................................. 166 117 172 176 157 180 149 174 143 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.45 13.41 6.11 8.43 5.71 7.22 6.34 6.05 9.62 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 11.48 3.56 4.78 3.63 4.01 4.25 3.47 6.74 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ............................................. 133 83 139 132 133 138 126 137 119 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.55 8.90 4.96 6.24 6.58 5.60 7.34 4.11 10.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.43 10.69 3.57 4.73 4.94 4.06 5.82 2.99 9.04 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ............................................. 973 736 1,002 1,062 899 1,077 850 1,047 770 

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

 SE.................................................. 21.05 62.74 22.06 36.24 23.16 30.42 24.38 24.84 34.90 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.16 8.53 2.20 3.41 2.58 2.82 2.87 2.37 4.53 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ............................................. 455 281 477 466 446 479 426 481 384 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.57 23.21 10.61 15.93 10.13 12.37 11.81 10.32 19.95 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.10 8.27 2.23 3.42 2.27 2.58 2.77 2.15 5.19 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ............................................. 50 20 53 45 54 50 49 52 43 

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

 SE.................................................. 2.73 2.92 3.02 2.79 4.12 2.93 4.24 2.61 6.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.51 14.37 5.68 6.24 7.68 5.89 8.56 5.04 16.09 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ............................................. 2,375 2,366 2,376 2,838 1,991 2,865 1,795 2,696 1,494 

 Share ............................................. 3.9 4.9 3.8 4.4 3.4 4.3 3.3 4.1 3.1 

 SE.................................................. 63.73 160.80 67.16 95.46 70.35 87.60 71.38 80.05 77.73 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.68 6.80 2.83 3.36 3.53 3.06 3.98 2.97 5.20 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ............................................. 478 374 491 494 465 504 447 520 363 

 Share ............................................. .8 .8 .8 .8 .8 .8 .8 .8 .8 

 SE.................................................. 20.88 52.69 22.78 28.03 27.60 26.74 31.38 27.11 32.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.37 14.07 4.64 5.68 5.94 5.30 7.02 5.21 8.92 

 Housing 

 Mean ............................................. 21,409 17,700 21,866 23,053 20,063 23,391 19,077 22,865 17,435 

 Share ............................................. 34.9 37.0 34.7 35.5 34.4 35.0 34.8 34.5 36.6 

 SE.................................................. 244.84 387.95 252.01 484.90 291.47 420.40 312.38 315.30 305.69 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.14 2.19 1.15 2.10 1.45 1.80 1.64 1.38 1.75 

 Shelter 

 Mean ............................................. 12,604 11,485 12,741 13,831 11,600 14,024 10,933 13,589 9,915 

 Share ............................................. 20.5 24.0 20.2 21.3 19.9 21.0 19.9 20.5 20.8 

 SE.................................................. 140.10 278.13 146.36 267.16 216.46 239.62 232.24 196.09 243.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.11 2.42 1.15 1.93 1.87 1.71 2.12 1.44 2.46 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ............................................. 7,473 2,948 8,028 7,083 7,792 7,590 7,336 7,773 6,654 

 Share ............................................. 12.2 6.2 12.7 10.9 13.3 11.3 13.4 11.7 14.0 

 SE.................................................. 107.20 222.31 113.75 220.40 163.84 191.30 168.77 160.50 201.70 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.43 7.54 1.42 3.11 2.10 2.52 2.30 2.06 3.03 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ............................................. 2,962 1,547 3,135 3,554 2,477 3,752 2,032 3,502 1,488 

 Share ............................................. 4.8 3.2 5.0 5.5 4.2 5.6 3.7 5.3 3.1 

 SE.................................................. 50.84 126.03 53.48 85.70 65.59 79.79 64.56 63.83 73.78 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.72 8.15 1.71 2.41 2.65 2.13 3.18 1.82 4.96 

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

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 2,353 775 2,547 1,909 2,717 2,088 2,666 2,313 2,464 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 1.6 4.0 2.9 4.7 3.1 4.9 3.5 5.2 

 SE.................................................. 49.04 65.03 53.57 65.73 79.82 56.88 80.14 56.81 67.01 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.08 8.39 2.10 3.44 2.94 2.72 3.01 2.46 2.72 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 2,158 626 2,346 1,620 2,598 1,750 2,638 1,959 2,702 

 Share ............................................. 3.5 1.3 3.7 2.5 4.4 2.6 4.8 3.0 5.7 

 SE.................................................. 55.65 77.57 60.07 124.82 92.13 112.35 103.79 96.53 150.14 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.58 12.38 2.56 7.70 3.55 6.42 3.93 4.93 5.56 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ............................................. 4,408 8,292 3,932 6,239 2,911 5,803 2,767 5,060 2,631 

 Share ............................................. 7.2 17.3 6.2 9.6 5.0 8.7 5.0 7.6 5.5 

 SE.................................................. 63.34 255.78 70.98 151.71 98.66 118.61 113.71 87.09 168.45 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.44 3.08 1.81 2.43 3.39 2.04 4.11 1.72 6.40 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ............................................. 722 245 781 509 897 631 830 756 630 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 .5 1.2 .8 1.5 .9 1.5 1.1 1.3 

 SE.................................................. 40.39 40.78 44.62 56.32 69.04 59.08 60.18 44.67 58.06 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.59 16.64 5.71 11.06 7.70 9.37 7.25 5.90 9.22 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ............................................. 4,158 2,865 4,317 4,059 4,239 4,220 4,085 4,295 3,783 

 Share ............................................. 6.8 6.0 6.9 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.5 6.5 8.0 

 SE.................................................. 30.97 88.05 31.52 45.48 37.47 41.61 40.91 34.41 37.28 

 CV(%) ............................................ .74 3.07 .73 1.12 .88 .99 1.00 .80 .99 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ............................................. 414 260 433 386 438 399 433 411 424 

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

 SE.................................................. 13.59 14.82 14.36 13.75 15.80 13.73 17.09 13.40 18.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.28 5.70 3.31 3.57 3.61 3.44 3.95 3.26 4.30 

 Electricity 

 Mean ............................................. 1,516 1,079 1,570 1,470 1,554 1,514 1,518 1,546 1,433 

 Share ............................................. 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.8 2.3 3.0 

 SE.................................................. 21.10 35.07 21.37 27.02 22.41 24.77 24.11 22.57 26.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.39 3.25 1.36 1.84 1.44 1.64 1.59 1.46 1.85 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ............................................. 105 33 114 74 130 81 134 91 143 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.17 8.69 7.77 7.85 8.49 7.95 8.33 7.75 10.45 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.82 26.51 6.81 10.55 6.52 9.85 6.23 8.51 7.28 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,441 1,080 1,485 1,487 1,402 1,556 1,305 1,558 1,120 

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

 SE.................................................. 13.62 38.45 13.76 18.77 16.29 19.11 18.38 15.36 18.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ .95 3.56 .93 1.26 1.16 1.23 1.41 .99 1.62 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean ............................................. 188 38 206 92 265 110 279 138 322 

 Share ............................................. .3 .1 .3 .1 .5 .2 .5 .2 .7 

 SE.................................................. 5.11 7.17 5.59 4.99 7.87 5.04 8.09 4.56 10.21 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.72 18.93 2.71 5.41 2.96 4.60 2.90 3.30 3.17 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ............................................. 1,253 1,042 1,279 1,395 1,137 1,446 1,026 1,420 798 

 Share ............................................. 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.2 1.9 2.1 1.7 

 SE.................................................. 12.80 35.43 12.87 18.15 14.93 18.27 17.29 15.00 18.21 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.02 3.40 1.01 1.30 1.31 1.26 1.69 1.06 2.28 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ............................................. 682 413 715 642 715 670 696 689 663 

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

 SE.................................................. 14.27 27.32 14.97 15.79 17.02 15.82 16.66 15.78 15.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.09 6.62 2.09 2.46 2.38 2.36 2.40 2.29 2.34 

 Household operations 

 Mean ............................................. 1,465 983 1,524 1,667 1,299 1,648 1,249 1,547 1,240 

 Share ............................................. 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 35.64 67.67 40.22 56.23 48.36 55.56 39.07 41.22 59.64 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.43 6.88 2.64 3.37 3.72 3.37 3.13 2.66 4.81 

 Personal services 

 Mean ............................................. 347 303 352 665 86 577 76 438 96 

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

 SE.................................................. 22.71 51.25 24.57 44.73 19.20 39.13 25.60 28.33 42.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.55 16.92 6.98 6.73 22.21 6.78 33.85 6.46 44.35 

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

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 1,118 680 1,172 1,002 1,212 1,071 1,174 1,108 1,144 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 1.4 1.9 1.5 2.1 1.6 2.1 1.7 2.4 

 SE.................................................. 27.66 31.46 30.55 24.34 42.19 34.52 28.49 29.67 38.25 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.47 4.63 2.61 2.43 3.48 3.22 2.43 2.68 3.34 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 837 518 876 766 895 803 876 855 786 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.7 

 SE.................................................. 31.96 55.37 36.05 35.55 47.79 31.37 50.84 43.22 42.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.82 10.68 4.12 4.64 5.34 3.91 5.80 5.06 5.47 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 170 128 176 170 170 173 167 176 154 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.53 40.62 7.38 14.60 9.56 12.89 10.74 10.95 15.98 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.01 31.84 4.20 8.58 5.61 7.45 6.43 6.21 10.36 

 Other household products 

 Mean ............................................. 536 316 563 488 576 511 566 551 494 

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

 SE.................................................. 28.38 45.08 31.58 26.48 44.74 25.03 48.48 37.71 36.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.29 14.26 5.60 5.43 7.77 4.90 8.56 6.84 7.30 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ............................................. 130 75 137 108 148 119 143 127 137 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.59 16.52 8.45 10.54 12.54 11.81 10.75 10.86 11.18 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.83 22.13 6.17 9.73 8.47 9.92 7.52 8.52 8.15 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 2,346 1,848 2,408 2,730 2,031 2,697 1,933 2,579 1,711 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 3.9 3.8 4.2 3.5 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.6 

 SE.................................................. 137.92 133.26 156.52 289.46 88.57 242.27 97.69 182.41 131.37 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.88 7.21 6.50 10.60 4.36 8.98 5.05 7.07 7.68 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ............................................. 116 119 116 123 110 119 113 132 74 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.35 44.22 12.01 16.45 15.16 14.16 18.33 15.03 13.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.78 37.15 10.38 13.37 13.75 11.91 16.27 11.42 17.92 

 Furniture 

 Mean ............................................. 534 602 526 621 463 649 399 623 291 

 Share ............................................. .9 1.3 .8 1.0 .8 1.0 .7 .9 .6 

 SE.................................................. 17.56 53.51 18.42 28.02 26.03 24.29 25.06 20.43 27.30 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 8.89 3.50 4.51 5.62 3.74 6.27 3.28 9.37 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ............................................. 30 17 31 32 28 32 27 30 31 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.86 3.10 4.38 6.81 3.98 6.04 4.53 4.81 7.63 

 CV(%) ............................................ 12.91 18.17 13.92 21.34 14.09 18.74 16.66 16.27 24.68 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ............................................. 354 272 364 369 342 373 332 377 290 

 Share ............................................. .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 

 SE.................................................. 14.31 31.18 16.61 21.13 16.19 19.65 19.57 17.81 21.31 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.04 11.46 4.56 5.73 4.74 5.27 5.90 4.72 7.34 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ............................................. 135 92 140 144 127 143 125 145 108 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.60 15.35 9.07 16.54 7.59 14.16 8.36 11.82 9.17 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.38 16.68 6.48 11.46 5.99 9.93 6.67 8.18 8.50 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 1,178 746 1,231 1,440 961 1,382 937 1,273 916 

 Share ............................................. 1.9 1.6 2.0 2.2 1.6 2.1 1.7 1.9 1.9 

 SE.................................................. 131.18 87.08 148.40 279.95 68.73 234.21 76.91 174.85 117.51 

 CV(%) ............................................ 11.14 11.67 12.05 19.44 7.15 16.95 8.21 13.74 12.82 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,434 1,267 1,455 1,837 1,102 1,817 982 1,658 821 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.8 1.9 2.7 1.8 2.5 1.7 

 SE.................................................. 52.39 157.62 53.59 92.62 50.02 88.12 62.57 75.17 68.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.65 12.44 3.68 5.04 4.54 4.85 6.37 4.53 8.32 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ............................................. 326 258 335 453 222 444 187 395 140 

 Share ............................................. .5 .5 .5 .7 .4 .7 .3 .6 .3 

 SE.................................................. 23.56 44.16 25.77 43.97 18.75 38.72 18.86 31.88 17.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.22 17.12 7.70 9.69 8.47 8.71 10.08 8.08 12.28 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ............................................. 240 204 245 307 184 311 156 285 118 

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

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Men, 16 and over 

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

 SE.................................................. 23.52 43.53 25.43 43.57 17.92 38.67 17.46 31.71 16.74 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.80 21.37 10.40 14.18 9.72 12.44 11.17 11.15 14.17 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ............................................. 86 54 90 146 37 133 31 110 21 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.07 8.35 5.49 10.13 3.41 8.51 3.98 6.97 2.85 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.88 15.41 6.09 6.93 9.21 6.38 12.92 6.33 13.33 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ............................................. 545 417 561 661 449 669 399 612 360 

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

 SE.................................................. 27.60 85.19 28.11 51.35 26.94 48.59 31.44 38.36 42.83 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.07 20.44 5.01 7.77 5.99 7.27 7.88 6.26 11.89 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ............................................. 456 377 466 516 407 526 373 498 341 

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

 SE.................................................. 24.70 84.85 24.95 48.87 26.49 45.18 30.49 35.00 42.31 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.42 22.52 5.36 9.48 6.51 8.59 8.17 7.03 12.40 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ............................................. 89 40 95 145 43 143 26 115 19 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.22 11.35 8.98 15.73 5.84 14.83 3.51 11.15 4.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.24 28.24 9.45 10.84 13.70 10.40 13.72 9.74 22.14 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ............................................. 68 78 67 114 29 99 31 86 19 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.06 21.38 6.09 13.14 6.31 10.93 7.36 8.31 5.66 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.92 27.43 9.15 11.50 21.40 11.01 23.98 9.68 30.42 

 Footwear 

 Mean ............................................. 314 373 307 419 227 407 204 374 150 

 Share ............................................. .5 .8 .5 .6 .4 .6 .4 .6 .3 

 SE.................................................. 25.76 88.98 28.09 38.88 26.15 35.76 32.99 35.27 17.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.21 23.88 9.16 9.28 11.51 8.79 16.17 9.43 11.73 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ............................................. 181 141 186 190 174 198 162 192 153 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.89 15.42 11.80 20.47 13.72 19.11 14.66 14.62 21.50 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.01 10.91 6.34 10.79 7.87 9.66 9.07 7.63 14.07 

 Transportation 

 Mean ............................................. 9,826 9,183 9,905 11,402 8,536 11,451 7,914 11,147 6,221 

 Share ............................................. 16.0 19.2 15.7 17.6 14.6 17.1 14.4 16.8 13.1 

 SE.................................................. 192.59 589.29 193.10 383.09 204.78 352.60 243.85 275.59 252.18 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.96 6.42 1.95 3.36 2.40 3.08 3.08 2.47 4.05 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ............................................. 4,523 4,551 4,520 5,608 3,636 5,487 3,389 5,279 2,462 

 Share ............................................. 7.4 9.5 7.2 8.6 6.2 8.2 6.2 8.0 5.2 

 SE.................................................. 178.25 549.84 179.54 348.54 185.95 322.30 207.75 259.30 230.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.94 12.08 3.97 6.21 5.11 5.87 6.13 4.91 9.38 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ............................................. 2,089 1,394 2,174 2,266 1,944 2,206 1,952 2,360 1,349 

 Share ............................................. 3.4 2.9 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.6 2.8 

 SE.................................................. 133.72 423.78 152.51 257.34 158.00 229.85 159.88 178.25 187.87 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.40 30.40 7.01 11.36 8.13 10.42 8.19 7.55 13.93 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ............................................. 2,360 3,063 2,273 3,221 1,655 3,167 1,410 2,822 1,099 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 6.4 3.6 5.0 2.8 4.7 2.6 4.3 2.3 

 SE.................................................. 148.46 359.36 157.11 260.19 147.14 248.19 159.20 195.70 171.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.29 11.73 6.91 8.08 8.89 7.84 11.29 6.94 15.57 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ............................................. 75 94 72 121 36 115 27 97 14 

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

 SE.................................................. 27.92 71.47 30.28 57.31 14.25 50.35 13.01 37.59 13.18 

 CV(%) ............................................ 37.43 76.37 41.89 47.20 39.25 43.67 48.71 38.86 92.93 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ............................................. 1,568 1,533 1,573 1,804 1,375 1,831 1,259 1,780 989 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 3.2 2.5 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.1 

 SE.................................................. 18.09 53.51 17.03 31.13 15.57 27.88 16.83 22.69 20.17 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.15 3.49 1.08 1.73 1.13 1.52 1.34 1.27 2.04 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 3,471 2,878 3,543 3,709 3,276 3,838 3,039 3,788 2,603 

 Share ............................................. 5.7 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.5 

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

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 SE.................................................. 46.25 107.71 44.98 77.60 55.88 65.43 69.94 53.26 72.63 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.33 3.74 1.27 2.09 1.71 1.70 2.30 1.41 2.79 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ............................................. 258 261 258 326 203 326 178 307 125 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.09 16.77 6.12 11.51 6.14 10.10 6.71 7.63 6.77 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 6.42 2.37 3.53 3.03 3.09 3.77 2.49 5.42 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ............................................. 879 617 912 884 876 918 834 941 710 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.93 42.92 18.33 28.81 28.24 22.78 34.12 18.85 40.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.93 6.96 2.01 3.26 3.22 2.48 4.09 2.00 5.63 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ............................................. 758 606 777 840 692 864 634 821 588 

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

 SE.................................................. 26.69 60.10 27.81 52.62 33.09 44.92 39.43 37.24 56.77 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.52 9.92 3.58 6.26 4.79 5.20 6.22 4.54 9.65 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 1,575 1,394 1,597 1,659 1,506 1,729 1,393 1,719 1,180 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 2.9 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 

 SE.................................................. 20.18 47.93 21.02 28.17 22.40 25.11 26.85 21.28 27.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.28 3.44 1.32 1.70 1.49 1.45 1.93 1.24 2.32 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ............................................. 263 221 269 280 250 295 227 299 166 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.27 20.45 18.32 20.91 22.22 22.96 21.23 20.48 24.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.18 9.24 6.82 7.46 8.90 7.79 9.36 6.85 14.47 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ............................................. 5,177 2,173 5,546 3,913 6,211 4,258 6,258 4,631 6,668 

 Share ............................................. 8.4 4.5 8.8 6.0 10.6 6.4 11.4 7.0 14.0 

 SE.................................................. 75.20 98.17 82.37 85.63 101.44 76.52 111.29 80.32 121.79 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.45 4.52 1.49 2.19 1.63 1.80 1.78 1.73 1.83 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 3,667 1,592 3,922 2,778 4,394 2,997 4,456 3,232 4,854 

 Share ............................................. 6.0 3.3 6.2 4.3 7.5 4.5 8.1 4.9 10.2 

 SE.................................................. 58.26 83.70 61.90 70.68 66.46 67.58 71.50 63.14 75.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.59 5.26 1.58 2.54 1.51 2.26 1.60 1.95 1.56 

 Medical services 

 Mean ............................................. 864 319 931 698 1,000 803 936 875 835 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 .7 1.5 1.1 1.7 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.8 

 SE.................................................. 33.20 29.24 37.89 34.01 52.75 51.68 44.80 42.61 54.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.84 9.18 4.07 4.87 5.27 6.44 4.79 4.87 6.58 

 Drugs 

 Mean ............................................. 476 172 514 311 612 327 652 385 727 

 Share ............................................. .8 .4 .8 .5 1.0 .5 1.2 .6 1.5 

 SE.................................................. 20.14 27.80 22.02 24.60 27.47 23.03 32.24 20.46 42.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.23 16.14 4.28 7.91 4.49 7.04 4.94 5.32 5.91 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 170 91 179 127 205 132 214 140 251 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.73 12.40 9.09 9.75 12.28 9.71 14.79 8.66 21.11 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.14 13.67 5.06 7.70 5.99 7.34 6.92 6.19 8.40 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ............................................. 2,912 2,001 3,024 2,929 2,897 3,003 2,805 3,138 2,293 

 Share ............................................. 4.7 4.2 4.8 4.5 5.0 4.5 5.1 4.7 4.8 

 SE.................................................. 145.17 200.32 157.53 133.51 235.75 114.77 285.15 197.67 115.78 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.98 10.01 5.21 4.56 8.14 3.82 10.17 6.30 5.05 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ............................................. 425 196 453 479 380 507 328 469 302 

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

 SE.................................................. 20.89 20.00 22.07 31.28 24.25 26.68 24.80 25.36 28.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.92 10.20 4.88 6.54 6.38 5.26 7.57 5.40 9.54 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,049 675 1,095 980 1,106 1,006 1,100 1,055 1,034 

 Share ............................................. 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.5 2.0 1.6 2.2 

 SE.................................................. 25.34 60.33 27.68 41.99 29.39 37.43 29.92 31.10 25.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.42 8.93 2.53 4.29 2.66 3.72 2.72 2.95 2.49 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 859 703 879 914 815 903 808 960 585 

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

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

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

 SE.................................................. 87.73 166.00 96.04 106.82 122.20 91.37 144.93 122.81 49.67 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.21 23.62 10.93 11.69 15.00 10.12 17.93 12.80 8.49 

 Pets 

 Mean ............................................. 690 611 700 695 686 689 690 773 462 

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

 SE.................................................. 90.72 168.42 99.01 108.38 122.59 93.90 144.83 126.46 43.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 13.15 27.55 14.15 15.60 17.88 13.62 20.98 16.37 9.38 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 170 91 179 219 129 214 118 187 123 

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

 SE.................................................. 13.39 24.83 14.39 20.15 16.25 18.15 18.53 16.77 22.11 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.89 27.15 8.02 9.21 12.59 8.50 15.71 8.98 18.01 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean ............................................. 579 426 598 557 596 587 569 655 372 

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

 SE.................................................. 101.44 99.44 110.85 51.52 175.47 44.08 212.55 131.53 102.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 17.52 23.32 18.55 9.25 29.42 7.51 37.35 20.09 27.51 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ............................................. 646 581 654 714 591 723 556 698 505 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 16.47 47.92 18.49 28.71 17.35 26.43 17.10 22.44 18.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.55 8.25 2.82 4.02 2.94 3.66 3.08 3.22 3.72 

 Reading 

 Mean ............................................. 114 67 120 92 132 97 134 98 157 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.15 9.79 9.25 6.42 13.03 9.00 11.80 8.00 16.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.16 14.59 7.73 6.95 9.89 9.27 8.83 8.15 10.82 

 Education 

 Mean ............................................. 1,271 1,789 1,208 1,340 1,215 1,683 787 1,572 450 

 Share ............................................. 2.1 3.7 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.5 1.4 2.4 .9 

 SE.................................................. 92.39 363.72 82.04 112.21 134.27 140.90 122.78 118.32 74.87 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.27 20.33 6.79 8.38 11.05 8.37 15.60 7.52 16.64 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 315 262 321 334 299 343 281 354 207 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.44 31.10 10.10 16.73 12.70 14.43 14.52 13.10 13.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.32 11.88 3.14 5.00 4.25 4.20 5.16 3.70 6.54 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ............................................. 907 576 948 828 971 871 949 902 921 

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

 SE.................................................. 43.29 69.15 47.82 46.40 64.34 49.14 70.75 42.57 107.38 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.77 12.02 5.05 5.60 6.63 5.64 7.45 4.72 11.67 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ............................................. 2,283 589 2,490 1,382 3,020 1,557 3,137 1,976 3,119 

 Share ............................................. 3.7 1.2 4.0 2.1 5.2 2.3 5.7 3.0 6.6 

 SE.................................................. 175.86 72.29 195.53 136.74 281.18 138.79 324.72 196.50 217.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.70 12.27 7.85 9.90 9.31 8.91 10.35 9.94 6.97 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ............................................. 7,246 5,608 7,447 8,573 6,160 9,054 5,118 8,904 2,721 

 Share ............................................. 11.8 11.7 11.8 13.2 10.5 13.5 9.3 13.4 5.7 

 SE.................................................. 108.92 238.74 121.82 148.41 148.78 153.20 141.79 134.90 136.45 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.50 4.26 1.64 1.73 2.42 1.69 2.77 1.52 5.01 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 486 139 528 372 579 426 556 476 513 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.21 21.81 18.42 22.73 22.25 23.73 21.38 20.79 25.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.34 15.70 3.49 6.10 3.85 5.58 3.84 4.37 4.88 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ............................................. 6,760 5,469 6,918 8,201 5,582 8,628 4,562 8,428 2,208 

 Share ............................................. 11.0 11.4 11.0 12.6 9.6 12.9 8.3 12.7 4.6 

 SE.................................................. 101.94 231.73 114.94 136.41 139.82 142.37 134.39 125.90 132.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.51 4.24 1.66 1.66 2.51 1.65 2.95 1.49 5.99 

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

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ............................................. $84,352 $61,864 $87,111 $91,100 $78,833 $96,538 $70,015 $96,100 $52,290 

 SE.................................................. 1,260.38 2,218.71 1,407.93 1,618.20 1,748.22 1,953.79 1,441.47 1,566.58 1,129.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.49 3.59 1.62 1.78 2.22 2.02 2.06 1.63 2.16 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ............................................. 65,449 57,082 66,476 82,251 51,708 86,259 40,967 82,857 17,943 

 Share ............................................. 77.6 92.3 76.3 90.3 65.6 89.4 58.5 86.2 34.3 

 SE.................................................. 999.71 2,055.92 1,102.28 1,467.09 1,267.00 1,639.04 957.14 1,238.17 1,029.45 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.53 3.60 1.66 1.78 2.45 1.90 2.34 1.49 5.74 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ............................................. 5,808 2,646 6,196 5,382 6,155 5,914 5,683 6,895 2,841 

 Share ............................................. 6.9 4.3 7.1 5.9 7.8 6.1 8.1 7.2 5.4 

 SE.................................................. 438.28 546.53 494.47 569.69 633.63 562.08 628.31 594.06 362.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.55 20.65 7.98 10.58 10.29 9.50 11.06 8.62 12.74 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ............................................. 9,493 370 10,613 1,078 16,376 1,665 18,703 3,049 27,081 

 Share ............................................. 11.3 .6 12.2 1.2 20.8 1.7 26.7 3.2 51.8 

 SE.................................................. 229.45 77.38 260.88 76.17 414.39 303.42 338.86 244.54 533.42 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.42 20.94 2.46 7.07 2.53 18.22 1.81 8.02 1.97 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income 

 Mean ............................................. 1,963 233 2,175 695 2,999 916 3,195 1,512 3,193 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 .4 2.5 .8 3.8 .9 4.6 1.6 6.1 

 SE.................................................. 171.92 115.90 193.09 104.60 289.61 141.19 305.35 172.52 298.49 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.76 49.65 8.88 15.04 9.66 15.42 9.56 11.41 9.35 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean ............................................. 458 283 480 463 455 477 437 509 322 

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

 SE.................................................. 28.46 29.57 30.61 34.15 42.45 33.67 44.61 33.62 47.11 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.21 10.45 6.38 7.38 9.34 7.06 10.21 6.61 14.65 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean ............................................. 902 691 928 927 882 976 815 976 700 

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

 SE.................................................. 71.85 87.71 78.19 75.24 99.45 74.07 99.36 85.09 75.60 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.96 12.70 8.42 8.11 11.28 7.59 12.19 8.72 10.80 

 Other income 

 Mean ............................................. 278 560 244 303 258 331 217 303 211 

 Share ............................................. .3 .9 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 

 SE.................................................. 26.87 82.26 26.57 29.91 39.82 27.77 39.36 24.77 61.32 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.65 14.70 10.89 9.87 15.42 8.39 18.16 8.17 29.06 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ............................................. 9,402 4,268 10,032 9,217 9,554 10,762 7,803 12,057 2,158 

 Share ............................................. 11.1 6.9 11.5 10.1 12.1 11.1 11.1 12.5 4.1 

 SE.................................................. 740.16 497.94 831.67 410.42 1,251.57 556.70 1,433.90 986.02 251.66 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.87 11.67 8.29 4.45 13.10 5.17 18.38 8.18 11.66 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 8,812 4,252 9,371 8,340 9,198 9,705 7,761 10,893 3,133 

 Share ............................................. 10.4 6.9 10.8 9.2 11.7 10.1 11.1 11.3 6.0 

 SE.................................................. 653.61 385.02 736.02 331.40 1,123.55 500.77 1,291.26 878.48 187.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.42 9.05 7.85 3.97 12.22 5.16 16.64 8.06 6.00 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# 

 Mean ............................................. -1,911 -1,600 -1,949 -1,975 -1,859 -1,986 -1,823 -1,956 -1,788 

 Share ............................................. -2.3 -2.6 -2.2 -2.2 -2.4 -2.1 -2.6 -2.0 -3.4 

 SE.................................................. 40.69 98.34 40.72 59.39 46.92 56.60 46.00 45.22 48.47 

 CV(%) ............................................ -2.13 -6.15 -2.09 -3.01 -2.52 -2.85 -2.52 -2.31 -2.71 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 2,430 1,585 2,533 2,791 2,134 2,979 1,783 3,045 752 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 2.6 2.9 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.5 3.2 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 113.11 141.56 120.48 123.00 141.46 134.66 142.41 144.80 61.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.66 8.93 4.76 4.41 6.63 4.52 7.99 4.76 8.22 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 72 30 77 62 80 64 81 76 61 

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

 SE.................................................. 12.03 7.46 13.39 12.55 13.60 11.50 15.45 14.48 11.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 16.74 24.49 17.41 20.27 17.01 18.04 18.97 19.05 18.56 

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

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 74,949 57,596 77,079 81,883 69,279 85,776 62,212 84,043 50,133 

 Share ............................................. 88.9 93.1 88.5 89.9 87.9 88.9 88.9 87.5 95.9 

 SE.................................................. 1,197.76 1,813.03 1,321.45 1,314.14 1,862.86 1,478.39 1,848.85 1,518.30 926.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.60 3.15 1.71 1.60 2.69 1.72 2.97 1.81 1.85 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ............................................. $3,584 -$9,738 $5,219 -$5,592 $11,087 -$4,086 $12,607 $4,610 $783 

 SE.................................................. 4,404.92 5,438.39 4,772.66 3,133.64 6,608.48 2,659.62 8,071.63 6,273.82 2,595.71 

 CV(%) ............................................ 122.91 -55.85 91.45 -56.04 59.60 -65.09 64.02 136.09 331.40 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ............................................. 24,635 18,997 25,327 26,843 22,830 26,855 22,024 31,243 6,605 

 SE.................................................. 4,342.48 3,759.60 4,832.41 2,575.55 6,608.41 2,327.62 7,861.68 6,214.76 2,491.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ 17.63 19.79 19.08 9.59 28.95 8.67 35.70 19.89 37.72 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ............................................. 21,052 28,735 20,109 32,435 11,743 30,941 9,417 26,632 5,822 

 SE.................................................. 1,361.05 5,392.24 1,412.17 2,650.97 1,581.83 2,280.39 1,546.17 1,831.87 1,214.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.47 18.77 7.02 8.17 13.47 7.37 16.42 6.88 20.86 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ............................................. 2,042 238 2,263 281 3,482 369 4,010 2,546 664 

 SE.................................................. 1,660.31 75.25 1,864.76 48.41 3,021.47 70.09 3,563.12 2,260.03 140.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 81.32 31.63 82.40 17.25 86.78 19.01 88.86 88.75 21.16 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ............................................. -2,395 -827 -2,588 -2,307 -2,467 -2,597 -2,157 -2,705 -1,548 

 SE.................................................. 52.65 63.49 59.77 68.52 76.00 60.25 86.38 70.18 72.31 

 CV(%) ............................................ -2.20 -7.68 -2.31 -2.97 -3.08 -2.32 -4.00 -2.59 -4.67 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ............................................. 221,708 67,920 240,581 169,034 264,783 187,291 262,196 207,249 261,164 

 SE.................................................. 4,520.75 4,608.47 4,848.29 3,867.88 6,575.65 3,920.70 6,833.36 4,245.37 8,970.29 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.04 6.79 2.02 2.29 2.48 2.09 2.61 2.05 3.43 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ............................................. 1,181 420 1,275 949 1,372 1,033 1,356 1,122 1,342 

 SE.................................................. 14.08 26.74 15.78 15.14 23.18 14.00 24.29 14.07 28.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.19 6.36 1.24 1.60 1.69 1.36 1.79 1.25 2.11 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2021