Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 132,242 15,848 19,856 12,991 11,208 17,470 19,119 18,225 8,266 9,260 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean .................................... $82,852 $7,574 $22,189 $34,772 $44,831 $59,328 $83,558 $121,433 $171,061 $343,498 

 SE........................................ 1,973.48 183.01 221.22 296.99 310.09 337.37 538.32 712.56 1,215.52 19,592.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 2.42 1.00 .85 .69 .57 .64 .59 .71 5.70 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean .................................... 71,487 7,743 22,672 34,981 42,723 55,500 75,811 106,439 144,046 258,975 

 SE........................................ 1,312.27 186.52 266.77 311.98 718.13 365.72 555.08 691.45 1,215.42 12,081.31 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.84 2.41 1.18 .89 1.68 .66 .73 .65 .84 4.67 

 Age of reference person ......................................... 51.6 53.0 60.1 53.9 51.1 48.9 47.8 47.9 48.8 50.2 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People .................................................................. 2.5 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.2 

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

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

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 .4 .6 .9 1.1 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.1 

 Vehicles ............................................................... 1.9 .9 1.3 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.6 2.8 3.0 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ...................................................................... 48 36 38 45 48 49 54 55 57 59 

 Women ................................................................. 52 64 62 55 52 51 46 45 43 41 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner.......................................................... 64 36 54 57 55 63 71 77 86 91 

 With mortgage .................................................. 37 12 16 22 27 37 50 58 66 68 

 Without mortgage ............................................. 27 24 38 35 28 27 21 19 19 23 

 Renter .................................................................. 36 64 46 43 45 37 29 23 14 9 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................... 13 23 16 15 13 13 11 11 7 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races ......................... 87 77 84 85 87 87 89 89 93 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................ 14 13 14 16 18 17 13 11 10 5 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 86 87 86 84 82 83 87 89 90 95 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ............................................... 30 44 47 38 33 29 24 18 10 7 

 College ................................................................. 67 51 49 58 62 68 74 81 89 92 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ..................... 89 61 82 91 93 94 95 98 98 97 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean .................................... $63,036 $26,194 $34,201 $40,942 $47,299 $54,212 $66,801 $84,994 $109,020 $160,318 

 SE........................................ 578.05 849.06 785.09 784.15 828.82 806.32 850.63 947.73 1,874.65 3,465.64 

 CV(%) .................................. .92 3.24 2.30 1.92 1.75 1.49 1.27 1.12 1.72 2.16 

 Food 

 Mean .................................... 8,169 3,917 4,992 5,791 7,193 7,369 8,672 10,633 12,764 17,102 

 Share ................................... 13.0 15.0 14.6 14.1 15.2 13.6 13.0 12.5 11.7 10.7 

 SE........................................ 118.61 167.93 294.04 258.32 282.56 209.92 213.00 255.35 423.28 520.74 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.45 4.29 5.89 4.46 3.93 2.85 2.46 2.40 3.32 3.04 

 Food at home 

 Mean .................................... 4,643 2,528 3,185 3,636 4,329 4,318 4,983 5,908 6,917 7,954 

 Share ................................... 7.4 9.7 9.3 8.9 9.2 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.3 5.0 

 SE........................................ 79.34 115.49 226.77 195.90 196.37 159.48 178.99 194.86 271.34 364.18 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.71 4.57 7.12 5.39 4.54 3.69 3.59 3.30 3.92 4.58 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean .................................... 583 346 409 438 545 547 621 746 885 937 

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

 SE........................................ 9.87 17.35 35.84 26.09 28.62 24.40 24.92 32.53 39.03 49.39 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.69 5.02 8.75 5.96 5.25 4.46 4.01 4.36 4.41 5.27 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean .................................... 184 109 106 132 181 176 186 252 299 297 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 SE........................................ 4.00 9.01 5.92 10.09 11.31 12.79 10.71 15.04 18.09 24.36 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.18 8.23 5.57 7.65 6.26 7.26 5.75 5.97 6.05 8.20 

 Bakery products 

 Mean .................................... 400 236 303 306 365 371 435 494 586 640 

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

 SE........................................ 7.87 10.26 34.81 18.67 20.38 15.26 17.46 23.29 27.34 33.69 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.97 4.35 11.48 6.10 5.59 4.12 4.01 4.71 4.67 5.26 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean .................................... 980 542 682 858 919 933 1,071 1,215 1,400 1,558 

 Share ................................... 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.0 

 SE........................................ 29.01 32.42 59.55 54.96 65.96 51.69 112.75 61.07 101.52 100.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.96 5.98 8.73 6.40 7.17 5.54 10.52 5.03 7.25 6.46 

 Beef 

 Mean .................................... 270 136 174 195 256 247 352 327 383 451 

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

 SE........................................ 18.61 13.15 20.27 16.44 31.55 18.56 107.11 26.49 32.51 58.00 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.89 9.65 11.63 8.44 12.34 7.52 30.41 8.09 8.49 12.86 

 Pork 

 Mean .................................... 187 121 148 181 175 196 183 217 240 268 

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

 SE........................................ 6.76 13.56 21.20 20.99 14.85 16.87 11.36 13.84 21.05 31.74 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.62 11.18 14.36 11.57 8.50 8.60 6.20 6.39 8.77 11.84 

 Other meats 

 Mean .................................... 129 70 85 117 107 133 138 165 182 207 

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

 SE........................................ 4.51 8.70 7.05 12.66 8.17 16.22 11.39 14.58 18.90 16.75 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.49 12.49 8.29 10.85 7.67 12.16 8.25 8.81 10.39 8.10 

 Poultry 

 Mean .................................... 189 100 130 168 181 175 199 246 291 283 

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

 SE........................................ 3.99 9.05 9.90 21.30 18.35 10.56 14.04 16.57 27.49 21.35 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.11 9.03 7.60 12.66 10.11 6.02 7.04 6.73 9.45 7.55 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean .................................... 147 74 99 150 142 125 140 192 224 255 

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

 SE........................................ 5.94 11.89 15.39 21.29 14.46 11.66 11.24 17.01 33.59 19.73 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.05 16.09 15.53 14.23 10.18 9.36 8.01 8.84 15.03 7.74 

 Eggs 

 Mean .................................... 58 41 46 47 59 57 58 66 80 94 

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

 SE........................................ 1.85 3.80 4.86 4.47 4.07 3.84 3.16 3.50 5.89 7.43 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.17 9.36 10.55 9.44 6.92 6.77 5.44 5.29 7.37 7.90 

 Dairy products 

 Mean .................................... 455 255 307 346 419 421 490 580 676 798 

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

 SE........................................ 7.20 17.55 18.27 19.46 21.11 21.50 17.95 22.42 35.62 39.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.58 6.87 5.96 5.62 5.04 5.11 3.66 3.87 5.27 4.97 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean .................................... 140 95 104 115 134 130 148 169 196 224 

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

 SE........................................ 3.07 8.22 10.01 7.26 7.46 6.58 5.55 6.70 11.10 15.08 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.19 8.70 9.61 6.31 5.57 5.07 3.75 3.96 5.67 6.74 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean .................................... 315 161 202 231 285 291 342 410 480 575 

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

 SE........................................ 5.41 11.57 12.07 15.74 17.55 17.29 15.18 19.79 28.91 29.01 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.72 7.19 5.97 6.81 6.16 5.94 4.44 4.82 6.02 5.05 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 876 458 603 668 859 818 903 1,118 1,312 1,552 

 Share ................................... 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 

 SE........................................ 19.96 24.27 33.53 49.04 45.73 34.48 30.95 46.19 67.11 82.59 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.28 5.31 5.56 7.34 5.32 4.22 3.43 4.13 5.12 5.32 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean .................................... 322 156 214 246 310 301 334 400 500 606 

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

 SE........................................ 8.07 10.83 14.52 22.90 20.38 14.85 13.80 19.73 29.99 30.81 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.51 6.93 6.79 9.30 6.57 4.93 4.13 4.93 5.99 5.08 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 295 156 196 231 294 269 307 390 426 519 

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

 SE........................................ 8.67 13.58 13.53 20.59 19.79 14.79 15.95 20.12 28.73 32.23 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.93 8.71 6.92 8.91 6.72 5.49 5.20 5.16 6.74 6.21 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean .................................... 112 61 86 82 103 102 113 143 174 196 

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

 SE........................................ 3.37 6.83 12.66 9.30 10.07 6.60 6.68 6.55 14.31 21.16 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.00 11.24 14.65 11.38 9.78 6.45 5.89 4.60 8.21 10.77 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 147 84 108 109 152 145 149 185 211 230 

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

 SE........................................ 4.49 7.08 7.33 8.31 12.93 9.45 8.43 11.65 15.66 26.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.06 8.38 6.82 7.61 8.52 6.53 5.66 6.28 7.43 11.63 

 Other food at home 

 Mean .................................... 1,749 927 1,184 1,326 1,586 1,599 1,897 2,250 2,645 3,110 

 Share ................................... 2.8 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 1.9 

 SE........................................ 30.05 49.64 102.25 76.41 80.56 62.91 66.41 79.80 104.54 165.39 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.72 5.35 8.64 5.76 5.08 3.93 3.50 3.55 3.95 5.32 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean .................................... 165 84 112 121 136 153 178 222 256 292 

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

 SE........................................ 4.21 9.53 7.85 10.12 13.72 10.30 11.94 16.64 18.65 23.38 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.55 11.28 7.03 8.36 10.08 6.72 6.70 7.50 7.30 8.01 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean .................................... 115 65 82 92 111 107 113 141 182 197 

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

 SE........................................ 3.71 5.59 13.53 9.80 10.65 7.37 7.14 7.97 10.75 16.76 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.23 8.55 16.41 10.66 9.62 6.87 6.30 5.65 5.91 8.52 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean .................................... 952 493 623 737 855 850 1,034 1,243 1,501 1,686 

 Share ................................... 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.1 

 SE........................................ 17.32 29.97 48.77 47.80 47.84 37.23 48.89 50.12 70.99 94.91 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.82 6.08 7.83 6.48 5.59 4.38 4.73 4.03 4.73 5.63 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 455 262 343 339 436 437 506 560 588 752 

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

 SE........................................ 12.19 17.45 39.12 24.79 27.56 23.58 21.12 26.70 34.21 57.12 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.68 6.65 11.42 7.32 6.32 5.39 4.18 4.77 5.81 7.60 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean .................................... 62 22 24 37 47 51 65 84 119 183 

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

 SE........................................ 2.60 4.74 3.81 7.33 9.63 4.92 5.33 5.33 9.97 16.88 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.19 21.19 15.70 19.86 20.33 9.58 8.16 6.36 8.41 9.21 

 Food away from home 

 Mean .................................... 3,526 1,389 1,806 2,155 2,865 3,051 3,689 4,725 5,847 9,148 

 Share ................................... 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.7 

 SE........................................ 66.85 106.73 127.85 132.53 170.43 128.23 126.26 135.65 295.66 379.54 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.90 7.69 7.08 6.15 5.95 4.20 3.42 2.87 5.06 4.15 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 579 184 229 372 410 427 616 872 1,042 1,618 

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

 SE........................................ 22.67 24.59 55.28 43.79 33.92 30.98 48.35 51.13 91.22 152.40 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.91 13.36 24.15 11.77 8.27 7.25 7.85 5.86 8.76 9.42 

 Housing 

 Mean .................................... 20,679 10,685 13,372 14,851 16,752 18,274 21,619 26,123 32,596 47,329 

 Share ................................... 32.8 40.8 39.1 36.3 35.4 33.7 32.4 30.7 29.9 29.5 

 SE........................................ 195.28 276.78 303.70 256.39 288.23 348.70 262.99 386.16 671.69 1,041.45 

 CV(%) .................................. .94 2.59 2.27 1.73 1.72 1.91 1.22 1.48 2.06 2.20 

 Shelter 

 Mean .................................... 12,190 6,671 7,942 8,637 9,794 10,649 12,549 15,256 19,126 28,574 

 Share ................................... 19.3 25.5 23.2 21.1 20.7 19.6 18.8 17.9 17.5 17.8 

 SE........................................ 143.71 213.42 266.40 210.38 245.97 233.47 231.94 336.78 566.71 782.78 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.18 3.20 3.35 2.44 2.51 2.19 1.85 2.21 2.96 2.74 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean .................................... 6,797 2,120 3,130 3,451 3,961 5,192 7,208 9,841 13,786 20,747 

 Share ................................... 10.8 8.1 9.2 8.4 8.4 9.6 10.8 11.6 12.6 12.9 

 SE........................................ 100.15 176.97 143.89 162.72 209.40 205.38 213.28 336.55 586.93 745.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.47 8.35 4.60 4.72 5.29 3.96 2.96 3.42 4.26 3.59 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean .................................... 2,760 630 739 1,024 1,392 2,010 3,218 4,426 6,098 9,036 

 Share ................................... 4.4 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.9 3.7 4.8 5.2 5.6 5.6 

 SE........................................ 48.36 104.11 70.88 69.86 87.88 90.41 116.42 170.00 256.14 425.23 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.75 16.52 9.60 6.82 6.31 4.50 3.62 3.84 4.20 4.71 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Property taxes 

 Mean .................................... 2,159 732 1,108 1,234 1,337 1,606 2,143 2,973 4,267 6,743 

 Share ................................... 3.4 2.8 3.2 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.9 4.2 

 SE........................................ 41.20 51.39 53.23 66.91 72.93 69.99 78.21 114.36 254.93 292.95 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.91 7.02 4.80 5.42 5.45 4.36 3.65 3.85 5.98 4.34 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean .................................... 1,879 758 1,283 1,193 1,233 1,577 1,847 2,441 3,421 4,969 

 Share ................................... 3.0 2.9 3.8 2.9 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.1 

 SE........................................ 65.13 82.47 82.81 95.91 113.91 118.85 104.92 239.12 287.61 541.70 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.47 10.88 6.45 8.04 9.24 7.54 5.68 9.79 8.41 10.90 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean .................................... 4,432 4,155 4,512 4,764 5,336 4,864 4,584 4,263 3,435 3,259 

 Share ................................... 7.0 15.9 13.2 11.6 11.3 9.0 6.9 5.0 3.2 2.0 

 SE........................................ 89.41 166.42 238.07 208.78 188.20 206.44 246.17 303.99 482.27 492.95 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.02 4.00 5.28 4.38 3.53 4.24 5.37 7.13 14.04 15.12 

 Other lodging 

 Mean .................................... 961 396 300 422 496 592 757 1,152 1,906 4,567 

 Share ................................... 1.5 1.5 .9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.7 2.8 

 SE........................................ 38.93 98.97 33.44 53.86 78.16 43.88 59.83 49.57 135.68 303.27 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.05 25.00 11.16 12.76 15.76 7.41 7.90 4.30 7.12 6.64 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean .................................... 4,055 2,313 3,007 3,500 3,666 3,954 4,475 5,047 5,656 6,478 

 Share ................................... 6.4 8.8 8.8 8.5 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.9 5.2 4.0 

 SE........................................ 32.23 89.83 52.53 61.75 56.43 48.92 63.02 75.39 111.96 118.05 

 CV(%) .................................. .79 3.88 1.75 1.76 1.54 1.24 1.41 1.49 1.98 1.82 

 Natural gas 

 Mean .................................... 416 225 325 365 363 359 442 495 615 797 

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

 SE........................................ 10.72 15.05 15.76 19.16 19.94 16.98 19.56 15.91 28.68 36.94 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.58 6.70 4.85 5.26 5.50 4.73 4.43 3.22 4.66 4.63 

 Electricity 

 Mean .................................... 1,472 977 1,228 1,367 1,398 1,466 1,562 1,685 1,834 2,161 

 Share ................................... 2.3 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 

 SE........................................ 17.96 43.60 26.76 34.66 29.41 26.34 32.61 31.78 45.69 62.31 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.22 4.47 2.18 2.54 2.10 1.80 2.09 1.89 2.49 2.88 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean .................................... 113 65 85 107 77 92 124 133 153 249 

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

 SE........................................ 6.57 13.42 11.87 13.49 11.60 12.13 15.48 20.51 22.50 33.59 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.81 20.78 13.91 12.62 14.97 13.12 12.45 15.47 14.66 13.51 

 Telephone services 

 Mean .................................... 1,409 681 897 1,130 1,270 1,431 1,639 1,903 2,120 2,187 

 Share ................................... 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.4 

 SE........................................ 13.37 24.58 21.32 30.39 23.82 28.20 27.77 30.18 52.32 45.70 

 CV(%) .................................. .95 3.61 2.38 2.69 1.88 1.97 1.69 1.59 2.47 2.09 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean .................................... 191 153 225 199 166 175 177 189 222 236 

 Share ................................... .3 .6 .7 .5 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 .1 

 SE........................................ 6.01 11.68 10.02 10.46 8.96 8.65 9.43 8.16 14.75 12.68 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.15 7.61 4.46 5.26 5.39 4.95 5.34 4.31 6.65 5.36 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean .................................... 1,218 527 672 931 1,104 1,256 1,463 1,714 1,899 1,951 

 Share ................................... 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.2 

 SE........................................ 15.53 23.12 22.73 29.94 26.16 27.48 27.67 31.91 47.70 43.01 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.28 4.38 3.38 3.21 2.37 2.19 1.89 1.86 2.51 2.20 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean .................................... 645 366 472 531 558 605 708 831 933 1,084 

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

 SE........................................ 16.30 28.65 19.77 20.91 26.31 18.14 24.59 37.05 38.14 43.74 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.53 7.83 4.19 3.94 4.72 3.00 3.47 4.46 4.09 4.03 

 Household operations 

 Mean .................................... 1,570 527 827 923 1,158 1,213 1,627 1,981 2,799 4,998 

 Share ................................... 2.5 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.6 3.1 

 SE........................................ 35.31 41.45 35.42 63.88 59.63 44.00 76.44 67.62 177.96 270.73 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.25 7.86 4.28 6.92 5.15 3.63 4.70 3.41 6.36 5.42 

 Personal services 

 Mean .................................... 489 51 140 151 299 299 518 680 1,127 2,039 

 Share ................................... .8 .2 .4 .4 .6 .6 .8 .8 1.0 1.3 

 SE........................................ 27.62 15.69 21.87 47.66 68.44 37.75 63.62 59.93 173.37 224.04 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.65 30.81 15.63 31.57 22.90 12.64 12.28 8.81 15.39 10.99 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean .................................... 1,081 476 687 772 859 915 1,109 1,301 1,672 2,959 

 Share ................................... 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.8 

 SE........................................ 20.55 37.75 29.28 28.26 31.05 31.26 45.74 34.16 71.74 121.77 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.90 7.93 4.26 3.66 3.61 3.42 4.12 2.63 4.29 4.12 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean .................................... 766 410 507 568 687 697 794 982 1,283 1,381 

 Share ................................... 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 .9 

 SE........................................ 18.22 33.89 44.57 58.02 59.86 50.04 48.81 63.09 168.25 100.22 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 8.27 8.79 10.22 8.71 7.18 6.15 6.43 13.11 7.26 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean .................................... 185 120 135 155 182 185 175 217 307 285 

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

 SE........................................ 7.37 15.99 12.81 14.97 23.45 13.26 17.33 17.64 55.58 44.96 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.98 13.31 9.46 9.68 12.90 7.17 9.92 8.14 18.10 15.78 

 Other household products 

 Mean .................................... 458 212 262 335 411 409 483 616 809 871 

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

 SE........................................ 16.59 19.58 28.61 48.58 48.49 44.40 43.40 49.83 149.67 80.70 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.62 9.22 10.94 14.50 11.80 10.85 9.00 8.09 18.49 9.26 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean .................................... 122 77 110 78 95 103 137 149 166 224 

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

 SE........................................ 6.49 16.46 21.25 11.89 16.64 10.32 15.30 25.36 26.43 26.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.30 21.30 19.30 15.21 17.55 10.03 11.20 17.02 15.89 11.86 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean .................................... 2,098 764 1,090 1,224 1,447 1,761 2,173 2,858 3,732 5,899 

 Share ................................... 3.3 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.7 

 SE........................................ 68.52 64.66 97.35 83.59 98.13 336.17 131.00 172.29 246.56 350.03 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.27 8.47 8.93 6.83 6.78 19.09 6.03 6.03 6.61 5.93 

 Household textiles 

 Mean .................................... 131 66 62 80 92 115 149 172 272 281 

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

 SE........................................ 9.98 25.15 14.90 21.01 18.78 20.93 30.93 26.09 62.86 45.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.62 38.39 24.11 26.14 20.35 18.17 20.76 15.13 23.12 16.16 

 Furniture 

 Mean .................................... 521 174 250 292 353 378 581 711 1,029 1,542 

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

 SE........................................ 22.45 23.14 27.43 47.42 48.09 49.53 43.66 54.40 95.76 185.91 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.31 13.31 10.99 16.25 13.64 13.12 7.52 7.65 9.30 12.06 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean .................................... 25 8 10 12 18 17 23 23 34 128 

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

 SE........................................ 2.61 2.17 4.40 7.01 5.28 6.51 3.61 3.50 8.26 32.70 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.40 26.58 42.86 58.04 29.24 37.86 15.71 15.36 24.32 25.51 

 Major appliances 

 Mean .................................... 322 98 168 229 225 264 324 487 493 902 

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

 SE........................................ 14.92 16.42 17.71 22.36 33.65 26.49 36.42 38.18 52.80 113.32 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.64 16.70 10.51 9.78 14.95 10.04 11.25 7.84 10.70 12.56 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 119 58 52 69 82 103 127 172 218 287 

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

 SE........................................ 6.43 10.17 4.94 10.37 9.13 11.77 11.72 18.40 41.44 48.30 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.42 17.50 9.50 15.09 11.10 11.48 9.20 10.72 19.01 16.83 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean .................................... 981 360 547 542 677 884 970 1,293 1,685 2,758 

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

 SE........................................ 60.07 43.51 93.42 74.39 74.48 325.75 110.92 124.58 192.53 285.51 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.12 12.10 17.07 13.72 11.01 36.84 11.44 9.63 11.42 10.35 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean .................................... 1,883 862 912 1,193 1,400 1,586 1,899 2,565 3,437 4,806 

 Share ................................... 3.0 3.3 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.0 

 SE........................................ 68.55 140.29 85.35 124.52 143.59 136.81 153.77 200.10 370.77 336.94 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.64 16.27 9.35 10.44 10.25 8.63 8.10 7.80 10.79 7.01 

 Men and boys 

 Mean .................................... 447 145 252 276 318 388 453 551 823 1,278 

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

 SE........................................ 26.11 22.03 54.79 43.45 43.01 47.51 80.92 73.27 149.04 165.52 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.84 15.19 21.76 15.72 13.54 12.23 17.85 13.30 18.10 12.95 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean .................................... 348 104 212 202 253 282 354 402 626 1,070 

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

 SE........................................ 26.26 16.09 53.71 42.26 39.63 48.62 79.77 69.41 147.52 159.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.56 15.53 25.32 20.89 15.68 17.25 22.51 17.26 23.58 14.93 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean .................................... 100 41 40 74 65 107 99 149 198 208 

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

 SE........................................ 4.60 13.66 7.10 15.64 9.24 12.26 9.29 17.30 23.41 32.14 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.61 32.99 17.89 21.11 14.26 11.50 9.39 11.64 11.83 15.45 

 Women and girls 

 Mean .................................... 704 349 284 446 493 626 697 1,051 1,376 1,597 

 Share ................................... 1.1 1.3 .8 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.0 

 SE........................................ 30.41 66.50 38.06 59.03 69.95 91.98 73.71 119.04 171.25 151.45 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.32 19.06 13.39 13.25 14.20 14.68 10.57 11.32 12.45 9.48 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean .................................... 602 281 243 374 443 542 568 934 1,188 1,334 

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

 SE........................................ 27.85 55.99 37.31 59.36 66.87 87.23 54.43 123.07 173.14 133.16 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.63 19.95 15.38 15.88 15.11 16.10 9.58 13.18 14.57 9.98 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean .................................... 102 68 42 72 50 85 129 117 188 263 

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

 SE........................................ 7.34 34.23 12.01 10.00 10.01 13.25 28.41 16.17 32.75 46.78 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.17 50.14 28.88 13.92 19.95 15.65 21.98 13.78 17.45 17.81 

 Children under 2 

 Mean .................................... 75 26 53 38 71 79 88 120 63 139 

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

 SE........................................ 6.98 9.14 17.05 7.51 18.87 17.09 17.17 17.00 16.72 43.40 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.25 34.62 32.16 19.84 26.61 21.65 19.56 14.20 26.45 31.32 

 Footwear 

 Mean .................................... 419 249 194 285 386 326 442 562 697 958 

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

 SE........................................ 26.70 83.37 43.25 57.13 73.41 44.98 60.07 76.59 101.27 122.19 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.38 33.50 22.26 20.06 19.02 13.82 13.60 13.64 14.54 12.75 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 237 93 129 148 133 166 219 281 478 835 

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

 SE........................................ 15.94 14.56 18.24 27.06 16.13 21.72 27.87 29.13 101.49 133.21 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.72 15.65 14.14 18.29 12.11 13.05 12.71 10.35 21.22 15.96 

 Transportation 

 Mean .................................... 10,742 4,239 5,500 7,459 8,359 10,377 12,252 15,050 19,055 22,255 

 Share ................................... 17.0 16.2 16.1 18.2 17.7 19.1 18.3 17.7 17.5 13.9 

 SE........................................ 194.05 452.08 330.75 421.96 439.42 489.00 483.01 471.47 1,144.65 823.37 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.81 10.66 6.01 5.66 5.26 4.71 3.94 3.13 6.01 3.70 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean .................................... 4,394 1,607 2,091 2,728 3,088 4,379 5,176 6,191 8,761 8,996 

 Share ................................... 7.0 6.1 6.1 6.7 6.5 8.1 7.7 7.3 8.0 5.6 

 SE........................................ 187.79 401.82 291.56 393.13 431.75 461.13 456.02 463.48 1,111.49 874.18 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.27 25.01 13.94 14.41 13.98 10.53 8.81 7.49 12.69 9.72 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean .................................... 1,960 570 922 999 1,177 1,669 2,378 2,891 3,671 5,184 

 Share ................................... 3.1 2.2 2.7 2.4 2.5 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.2 

 SE........................................ 108.02 225.24 158.23 319.77 301.41 338.66 394.33 387.57 533.35 668.39 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.51 39.52 17.16 32.00 25.60 20.29 16.58 13.41 14.53 12.89 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean .................................... 2,375 1,024 1,166 1,715 1,907 2,623 2,681 3,161 5,083 3,709 

 Share ................................... 3.8 3.9 3.4 4.2 4.0 4.8 4.0 3.7 4.7 2.3 

 SE........................................ 130.12 252.12 229.21 237.71 278.31 297.93 273.28 329.19 921.16 558.06 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.48 24.62 19.66 13.86 14.59 11.36 10.19 10.41 18.12 15.04 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean .................................... 59 13 3 13 4 87 117 140 7 102 

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

 SE........................................ 14.52 9.19 2.99 6.01 3.79 34.44 73.42 58.81 7.27 76.59 

 CV(%) .................................. 24.68 72.25 99.69 44.92 98.71 39.64 62.89 42.08 102.58 74.99 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean .................................... 2,094 970 1,170 1,699 1,864 2,153 2,496 2,927 3,181 3,283 

 Share ................................... 3.3 3.7 3.4 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.0 

 SE........................................ 21.44 43.91 27.31 44.69 40.38 34.08 43.53 55.58 65.49 89.63 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.02 4.53 2.33 2.63 2.17 1.58 1.74 1.90 2.06 2.73 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean .................................... 3,474 1,319 1,905 2,697 2,904 3,333 3,898 4,910 5,691 6,876 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Share ................................... 5.5 5.0 5.6 6.6 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.2 4.3 

 SE........................................ 40.91 100.54 65.02 85.69 89.06 82.30 89.78 108.50 125.56 226.74 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.18 7.62 3.41 3.18 3.07 2.47 2.30 2.21 2.21 3.30 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean .................................... 252 62 92 158 170 269 304 431 476 456 

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

 SE........................................ 6.87 5.80 7.04 9.77 11.82 15.44 14.67 22.38 36.24 33.72 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.73 9.31 7.67 6.19 6.97 5.74 4.83 5.19 7.61 7.39 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean .................................... 887 382 553 727 720 799 980 1,197 1,474 1,714 

 Share ................................... 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.1 

 SE........................................ 19.09 49.44 39.18 39.71 50.36 38.61 51.66 48.10 78.98 100.22 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.15 12.96 7.08 5.47 7.00 4.83 5.27 4.02 5.36 5.85 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean .................................... 790 230 292 491 577 641 880 1,173 1,465 2,238 

 Share ................................... 1.3 .9 .9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 

 SE........................................ 25.51 29.01 17.11 47.11 49.33 44.05 56.61 69.62 116.05 141.84 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.23 12.62 5.85 9.60 8.55 6.87 6.43 5.93 7.92 6.34 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean .................................... 1,545 645 967 1,322 1,438 1,624 1,734 2,109 2,276 2,468 

 Share ................................... 2.5 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.1 1.5 

 SE........................................ 18.67 52.44 30.98 52.54 43.69 38.60 39.67 58.66 75.99 85.60 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.21 8.13 3.20 3.98 3.04 2.38 2.29 2.78 3.34 3.47 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean .................................... 781 344 334 335 503 512 682 1,023 1,421 3,101 

 Share ................................... 1.2 1.3 1.0 .8 1.1 .9 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.9 

 SE........................................ 29.43 63.05 32.88 50.79 72.87 42.09 50.97 48.29 118.26 240.23 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.77 18.32 9.84 15.16 14.49 8.23 7.47 4.72 8.32 7.75 

 Healthcare 

 Mean .................................... 5,193 2,318 3,689 4,038 4,518 4,673 5,791 6,685 7,592 10,414 

 Share ................................... 8.2 8.8 10.8 9.9 9.6 8.6 8.7 7.9 7.0 6.5 

 SE........................................ 69.98 97.24 139.48 149.81 212.05 125.36 136.76 146.23 247.61 395.15 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.35 4.20 3.78 3.71 4.69 2.68 2.36 2.19 3.26 3.79 

 Health insurance 

 Mean .................................... 3,529 1,598 2,576 2,807 3,016 3,221 3,927 4,576 5,167 6,754 

 Share ................................... 5.6 6.1 7.5 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.9 5.4 4.7 4.2 

 SE........................................ 46.74 69.90 76.32 99.07 119.82 90.76 92.72 87.59 170.18 218.40 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.32 4.37 2.96 3.53 3.97 2.82 2.36 1.91 3.29 3.23 

 Medical services 

 Mean .................................... 984 376 546 575 882 832 1,131 1,328 1,467 2,538 

 Share ................................... 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.6 

 SE........................................ 36.70 41.13 60.33 52.30 131.73 73.55 101.50 110.44 122.69 241.47 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.73 10.93 11.05 9.10 14.94 8.84 8.97 8.32 8.36 9.51 

 Drugs 

 Mean .................................... 486 273 372 516 444 473 505 557 706 725 

 Share ................................... .8 1.0 1.1 1.3 .9 .9 .8 .7 .6 .5 

 SE........................................ 13.92 27.40 28.62 55.86 36.36 30.24 27.47 27.47 52.46 72.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.86 10.02 7.68 10.82 8.19 6.39 5.44 4.93 7.43 10.02 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean .................................... 194 70 196 140 176 146 228 224 252 397 

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

 SE........................................ 12.17 9.03 67.13 18.24 29.49 14.38 32.29 19.83 24.66 51.17 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.28 12.90 34.32 13.02 16.71 9.84 14.17 8.86 9.80 12.88 

 Entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 3,090 1,047 1,494 1,783 1,945 2,401 3,121 4,150 5,639 9,852 

 Share ................................... 4.9 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.9 5.2 6.1 

 SE........................................ 129.46 77.42 128.09 93.97 96.74 90.35 169.35 195.63 318.99 1,737.48 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.19 7.39 8.57 5.27 4.97 3.76 5.43 4.71 5.66 17.64 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean .................................... 880 174 180 275 319 444 704 1,098 1,802 4,949 

 Share ................................... 1.4 .7 .5 .7 .7 .8 1.1 1.3 1.7 3.1 

 SE........................................ 124.68 26.02 25.95 28.47 33.30 29.03 41.19 72.07 131.25 1,693.65 

 CV(%) .................................. 14.17 14.92 14.42 10.36 10.45 6.54 5.85 6.57 7.28 34.22 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean .................................... 1,000 534 725 815 821 954 1,061 1,371 1,421 1,701 

 Share ................................... 1.6 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.1 

 SE........................................ 16.12 23.89 34.18 40.26 26.93 31.66 32.20 64.57 75.70 79.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.61 4.47 4.71 4.94 3.28 3.32 3.03 4.71 5.33 4.66 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean .................................... 821 285 481 563 564 754 948 1,210 1,557 1,473 

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

 SE........................................ 40.20 58.33 110.59 67.92 66.62 86.82 64.64 125.83 196.11 162.02 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.90 20.45 22.98 12.06 11.81 11.52 6.82 10.40 12.60 11.00 

 Pets 

 Mean .................................... 681 245 415 483 424 644 771 1,008 1,260 1,226 

 Share ................................... 1.1 .9 1.2 1.2 .9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 .8 

 SE........................................ 40.29 59.76 111.19 65.12 46.12 85.70 67.86 119.54 191.77 149.59 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.92 24.35 26.81 13.49 10.88 13.30 8.80 11.86 15.22 12.20 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean .................................... 140 40 67 80 140 109 178 201 297 247 

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

 SE........................................ 11.00 9.95 15.26 31.64 40.74 11.65 28.24 27.80 57.40 43.65 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.85 25.01 22.91 39.31 29.01 10.66 15.89 13.81 19.30 17.64 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean .................................... 389 53 108 129 241 249 407 472 858 1,729 

 Share ................................... .6 .2 .3 .3 .5 .5 .6 .6 .8 1.1 

 SE........................................ 34.23 9.86 33.59 22.24 87.59 49.91 138.78 88.30 179.65 375.81 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.80 18.46 31.16 17.18 36.42 20.05 34.08 18.71 20.93 21.73 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean .................................... 786 340 428 584 647 718 841 1,052 1,234 1,796 

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

 SE........................................ 13.84 24.80 19.00 39.30 41.01 33.48 30.24 33.03 53.10 112.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.76 7.30 4.44 6.73 6.34 4.66 3.60 3.14 4.30 6.25 

 Reading 

 Mean .................................... 92 53 78 54 96 77 94 118 117 181 

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

 SE........................................ 6.47 16.81 15.28 8.82 33.59 12.40 9.52 17.69 16.72 19.73 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.03 31.90 19.56 16.36 34.84 16.09 10.09 14.93 14.23 10.88 

 Education 

 Mean .................................... 1,443 822 578 567 552 671 1,010 1,862 3,212 6,614 

 Share ................................... 2.3 3.1 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.5 2.2 2.9 4.1 

 SE........................................ 85.62 258.95 116.87 136.36 112.16 100.68 142.29 232.61 361.71 624.25 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.93 31.50 20.23 24.03 20.30 15.01 14.08 12.49 11.26 9.44 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean .................................... 320 291 308 338 344 376 409 320 201 155 

 Share ................................... .5 1.1 .9 .8 .7 .7 .6 .4 .2 .1 

 SE........................................ 11.43 25.88 21.00 18.99 24.42 26.62 27.33 25.92 38.86 24.28 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.57 8.89 6.82 5.62 7.09 7.09 6.68 8.09 19.34 15.66 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean .................................... 899 353 597 614 813 877 855 991 1,542 2,335 

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

 SE........................................ 42.52 33.26 94.32 91.24 137.13 137.52 74.23 72.16 216.00 316.09 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.73 9.42 15.81 14.85 16.87 15.68 8.68 7.28 14.01 13.54 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean .................................... 1,995 577 904 1,195 1,124 1,389 2,033 2,657 3,208 7,618 

 Share ................................... 3.2 2.2 2.6 2.9 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.1 2.9 4.8 

 SE........................................ 109.43 74.00 87.53 186.41 89.69 121.98 164.98 236.61 291.59 1,049.64 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.48 12.82 9.68 15.59 7.98 8.78 8.12 8.90 9.09 13.78 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean .................................... 7,165 507 1,120 2,102 3,144 4,998 7,588 11,913 17,381 28,241 

 Share ................................... 11.4 1.9 3.3 5.1 6.6 9.2 11.4 14.0 15.9 17.6 

 SE........................................ 131.08 89.89 53.89 58.18 84.73 116.46 121.91 178.10 389.57 728.80 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.83 17.74 4.81 2.77 2.69 2.33 1.61 1.50 2.24 2.58 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean .................................... 520 118 237 271 294 396 530 673 986 1,928 

 Share ................................... .8 .4 .7 .7 .6 .7 .8 .8 .9 1.2 

 SE........................................ 21.59 11.39 37.86 17.68 24.73 30.10 35.85 52.37 82.13 178.58 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.16 9.67 16.01 6.53 8.40 7.61 6.77 7.78 8.33 9.26 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean .................................... 6,645 389 883 1,831 2,850 4,602 7,058 11,240 16,395 26,313 

 Share ................................... 10.5 1.5 2.6 4.5 6.0 8.5 10.6 13.2 15.0 16.4 

 SE........................................ 124.80 92.14 40.90 55.82 79.65 109.07 115.74 148.90 370.25 702.80 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.88 23.69 4.63 3.05 2.79 2.37 1.64 1.32 2.26 2.67 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean .................................... $82,852 $7,574 $22,189 $34,772 $44,831 $59,328 $83,558 $121,433 $171,061 $343,498 

 SE........................................ 1,973.48 183.01 221.22 296.99 310.09 337.37 538.32 712.56 1,215.52 19,592.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 2.42 1.00 .85 .69 .57 .64 .59 .71 5.70 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean .................................... 64,708 2,014 8,317 19,453 29,607 45,451 68,570 104,235 150,361 273,017 

 Share ................................... 78.1 26.6 37.5 55.9 66.0 76.6 82.1 85.8 87.9 79.5 

 SE........................................ 1,803.94 140.34 289.69 521.27 548.98 554.63 718.84 1,074.47 1,511.03 16,959.36 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.79 6.97 3.48 2.68 1.85 1.22 1.05 1.03 1.00 6.21 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean .................................... 5,947 59 644 881 1,684 2,086 3,918 6,658 9,567 46,505 

 Share ................................... 7.2 .8 2.9 2.5 3.8 3.5 4.7 5.5 5.6 13.5 

 SE........................................ 640.92 62.23 132.99 165.64 231.11 256.88 364.85 532.41 1,199.97 8,998.95 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.78 104.78 20.65 18.80 13.72 12.32 9.31 8.00 12.54 19.35 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean .................................... 8,902 3,555 11,655 12,459 11,668 9,605 8,706 7,287 6,576 8,142 

 Share ................................... 10.7 46.9 52.5 35.8 26.0 16.2 10.4 6.0 3.8 2.4 

 SE........................................ 208.14 148.67 288.26 440.78 576.76 418.73 452.07 606.16 724.37 1,264.65 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.34 4.18 2.47 3.54 4.94 4.36 5.19 8.32 11.01 15.53 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean .................................... 1,962 109 328 638 949 1,027 1,348 2,130 3,358 13,175 

 Share ................................... 2.4 1.4 1.5 1.8 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.8 2.0 3.8 

 SE........................................ 199.07 40.68 56.29 107.15 140.89 119.48 165.05 338.11 452.03 2,314.11 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.15 37.16 17.18 16.80 14.84 11.63 12.25 15.88 13.46 17.56 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean .................................... 426 1,173 736 562 327 314 181 108 129 25 

 Share ................................... .5 15.5 3.3 1.6 .7 .5 .2 .1 .1 ( 1 ) 

 SE........................................ 25.76 79.49 64.18 71.37 41.61 60.54 37.98 25.79 45.32 12.08 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.04 6.78 8.72 12.70 12.72 19.29 20.98 23.78 35.24 48.18 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean .................................... 562 137 199 474 336 611 613 682 584 2,013 

 Share ................................... .7 1.8 .9 1.4 .7 1.0 .7 .6 .3 .6 

 SE........................................ 77.21 37.11 36.05 60.60 69.18 100.96 95.50 159.83 143.80 974.50 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.74 27.15 18.15 12.80 20.58 16.53 15.58 23.44 24.63 48.42 

 Other income 

 Mean .................................... 345 527 309 305 259 235 222 334 488 622 

 Share ................................... .4 7.0 1.4 .9 .6 .4 .3 .3 .3 .2 

 SE........................................ 35.68 107.39 71.73 84.54 85.09 59.50 44.64 65.33 220.17 186.75 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.35 20.37 23.21 27.74 32.82 25.36 20.14 19.57 45.15 30.01 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean .................................... 11,364 -169 -483 -209 2,109 3,828 7,747 14,995 27,016 84,522 

 Share ................................... 13.7 -2.2 -2.2 -.6 4.7 6.5 9.3 12.3 15.8 24.6 

 SE........................................ 730.24 59.03 132.13 118.18 645.79 165.40 169.81 223.38 451.16 8,064.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.43 -34.96 -27.34 -56.42 30.62 4.32 2.19 1.49 1.67 9.54 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean .................................... 8,831 -125 -522 -462 1,301 2,660 5,641 11,214 20,835 69,198 

 Share ................................... 10.7 -1.7 -2.4 -1.3 2.9 4.5 6.8 9.2 12.2 20.1 

 SE........................................ 627.45 46.40 129.47 98.58 516.73 123.91 140.09 154.11 289.46 7,288.49 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.10 -37.10 -24.79 -21.35 39.73 4.66 2.48 1.37 1.39 10.53 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean .................................... 2,470 -61 3 228 772 1,130 2,056 3,701 5,926 15,164 

 Share ................................... 3.0 -.8 ( 1 ) .7 1.7 1.9 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.4 

 SE........................................ 132.55 22.51 18.73 39.08 135.11 71.99 106.63 158.71 223.68 1,002.42 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.37 -36.70 621.14 17.15 17.50 6.37 5.19 4.29 3.77 6.61 

 Other taxes 

 Mean .................................... 63 18 36 24 36 38 50 80 255 159 

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

 SE........................................ 14.43 8.75 10.93 9.02 7.55 9.98 12.68 19.01 130.68 52.40 

 CV(%) .................................. 22.80 49.97 30.28 36.91 20.89 26.29 25.42 23.82 51.26 32.86 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean .................................... 71,487 7,743 22,672 34,981 42,723 55,500 75,811 106,439 144,046 258,975 

 Share ................................... 86.3 102.2 102.2 100.6 95.3 93.5 90.7 87.7 84.2 75.4 

 SE........................................ 1,312.27 186.52 266.77 311.98 718.13 365.72 555.08 691.45 1,215.42 12,081.31 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.84 2.41 1.18 .89 1.68 .66 .73 .65 .84 4.67 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean .................................... $10,971 $6,592 $364 $3,663 $4,104 $7,200 $6,639 $11,570 $8,192 $77,134 

 SE........................................ 2,278.11 3,135.36 1,518.28 2,327.64 4,521.29 4,320.13 3,940.51 5,031.64 10,403.15 22,426.34 

 CV(%) .................................. 20.77 47.56 417.35 63.54 110.18 60.00 59.35 43.49 127.00 29.07 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean .................................... 23,320 7,725 1,856 6,862 13,105 17,815 26,282 26,437 36,288 118,060 

 SE........................................ 2,064.38 3,084.08 1,348.93 1,927.59 4,057.27 4,481.96 4,568.80 5,649.89 6,884.36 20,281.46 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.85 39.93 72.69 28.09 30.96 25.16 17.38 21.37 18.97 17.18 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean .................................... 12,350 1,132 1,492 3,198 9,001 10,615 19,643 14,867 28,096 40,926 

 SE........................................ 1,381.57 669.31 706.31 1,472.24 2,534.53 1,909.50 2,820.77 2,351.41 7,166.92 11,721.59 

 CV(%) .................................. 11.19 59.11 47.34 46.03 28.16 17.99 14.36 15.82 25.51 28.64 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean .................................... 1,201 590 949 272 2,429 907 851 800 1,237 4,643 

 SE........................................ 391.13 179.00 361.41 78.77 1,596.46 357.39 298.63 270.13 454.88 3,528.35 

 CV(%) .................................. 32.56 30.35 38.08 28.91 65.73 39.42 35.09 33.77 36.76 76.00 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean .................................... -2,288 -561 -640 -1,014 -1,042 -1,532 -2,542 -3,485 -5,221 -7,998 

 SE........................................ 54.74 72.12 54.92 170.60 69.14 123.59 247.05 152.10 211.21 418.24 

 CV(%) .................................. -2.39 -12.86 -8.58 -16.82 -6.63 -8.07 -9.72 -4.36 -4.05 -5.23 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean .................................... 204,174 82,514 115,749 122,591 132,186 164,650 194,978 263,320 376,627 626,815 

 SE........................................ 4,271.93 7,658.54 7,146.23 5,949.45 7,687.11 7,849.02 4,603.08 10,019.50 26,488.87 27,610.50 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.09 9.28 6.17 4.85 5.82 4.77 2.36 3.81 7.03 4.40 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean .................................... 1,097 470 692 753 776 921 1,141 1,423 1,920 2,770 

 SE........................................ 11.77 31.23 23.27 27.93 28.18 25.58 24.29 32.57 87.02 70.34 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.07 6.65 3.36 3.71 3.63 2.78 2.13 2.29 4.53 2.54 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean .................................... 1,310 405 579 606 789 1,032 1,128 1,889 2,238 4,858 

 SE........................................ 61.97 62.96 73.01 86.19 112.45 97.63 108.00 243.98 234.84 520.49 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.73 15.53 12.62 14.21 14.25 9.46 9.58 12.92 10.49 10.71 

 Food 

 Mean .................................... 98 23 45 43 53 76 70 142 190 394 

 SE........................................ 10.44 5.23 11.81 8.39 12.15 13.72 15.74 21.20 49.77 106.00 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.62 23.15 26.32 19.61 22.72 17.96 22.64 14.98 26.19 26.91 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 13 1 7 3 6 5 12 25 41 38 

 SE........................................ 2.05 .31 4.04 2.34 3.44 2.11 3.70 9.45 8.37 12.44 

 CV(%) .................................. 15.50 48.15 56.76 77.82 53.05 42.58 31.60 37.46 20.49 32.54 

 Housing 

 Mean .................................... 248 104 131 88 175 180 262 246 525 898 

 SE........................................ 14.84 24.00 20.65 20.13 47.41 26.19 36.59 25.91 92.66 148.01 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.98 22.98 15.81 22.99 27.11 14.58 13.96 10.54 17.64 16.49 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean .................................... 28 11 17 12 34 24 31 39 53 49 

 SE........................................ 3.16 4.88 4.58 3.91 12.44 4.35 7.08 9.56 13.92 17.02 

 CV(%) .................................. 11.31 45.15 26.81 31.94 36.98 18.19 23.00 24.83 26.40 34.96 

 Household textiles 

 Mean .................................... 15 1 7 1 6 34 29 15 14 23 

 SE........................................ 3.21 .75 4.33 .94 3.32 15.88 11.90 5.98 5.62 20.01 

 CV(%) .................................. 20.91 86.31 59.55 95.44 52.81 47.25 41.22 40.65 39.85 88.95 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 23 10 13 9 9 11 28 30 56 69 

 SE........................................ 2.00 6.29 4.13 5.82 3.43 3.00 6.26 7.56 18.15 21.06 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.68 61.18 32.53 63.36 36.24 26.33 22.09 25.15 32.22 30.66 

 Major appliances 

 Mean .................................... 9 2 9 2 6 2 13 9 17 29 

 SE........................................ 1.63 .95 3.81 1.25 3.09 1.05 4.31 4.27 7.22 15.83 

 CV(%) .................................. 18.64 51.32 43.49 75.00 52.65 42.49 32.60 47.71 42.54 54.93 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 14 8 4 8 4 9 15 21 39 40 

 SE........................................ 1.87 6.26 1.55 5.72 1.58 2.90 4.13 7.20 16.81 13.16 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.10 74.12 39.17 76.06 43.99 32.47 27.29 34.11 42.71 33.02 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean .................................... 47 11 20 21 62 37 57 67 108 82 

 SE........................................ 5.07 5.19 6.59 8.27 36.49 7.27 10.44 14.53 28.32 16.63 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.77 45.63 32.53 39.17 59.15 19.41 18.45 21.62 26.24 20.39 

 Other housing 

 Mean .................................... 135 71 73 44 64 73 118 95 294 676 

 SE........................................ 12.44 20.41 20.48 11.72 21.94 14.35 28.65 13.90 80.13 142.36 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.23 28.72 27.93 26.64 34.39 19.60 24.38 14.60 27.24 21.06 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean .................................... 247 96 148 135 180 286 250 423 275 442 

 SE........................................ 23.40 25.84 21.76 27.77 35.01 68.19 38.80 125.65 51.58 81.94 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.49 27.05 14.66 20.56 19.41 23.87 15.54 29.72 18.74 18.52 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean .................................... 57 36 48 23 35 69 51 74 85 113 

 SE........................................ 4.86 12.61 13.71 4.99 12.07 13.67 12.72 15.29 23.10 40.30 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.47 34.61 28.54 21.26 34.26 19.93 24.82 20.54 27.32 35.54 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean .................................... 88 16 36 49 72 122 70 197 110 108 

 SE........................................ 17.32 4.50 9.61 13.06 24.88 61.95 16.88 105.34 33.14 29.43 

 CV(%) .................................. 19.63 27.87 26.70 26.72 34.74 50.70 24.01 53.56 30.04 27.18 

 Children under 2 

 Mean .................................... 37 14 22 16 32 26 50 65 31 76 

 SE........................................ 4.42 4.14 9.51 5.46 9.47 5.42 13.34 14.05 9.51 20.85 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.02 29.51 43.14 34.02 29.25 21.21 26.88 21.46 30.47 27.47 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 64 29 42 47 41 69 78 86 49 145 

 SE........................................ 8.43 18.61 13.11 18.20 12.70 26.07 20.83 25.54 16.61 32.32 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.12 64.28 30.96 38.99 30.83 37.61 26.54 29.63 33.77 22.32 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean .................................... 8 1 4 7 2 18 3 10 12 14 

 SE........................................ 2.40 .40 1.79 2.78 .90 16.13 .95 3.22 6.54 6.02 

 CV(%) .................................. 31.43 62.34 40.74 40.54 39.14 90.27 30.09 30.79 53.84 41.54 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 57 28 38 40 39 51 75 76 37 130 

 SE........................................ 7.59 18.59 12.57 17.86 12.70 19.88 20.80 25.68 15.37 32.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.41 65.67 33.13 44.85 32.67 38.64 27.62 33.91 41.50 25.03 

 Transportation 

 Mean .................................... 133 49 71 96 40 161 107 213 262 294 

 SE........................................ 16.24 29.64 45.88 48.20 12.05 66.14 34.24 65.74 99.56 76.73 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.25 60.12 64.47 50.29 30.23 40.97 32.00 30.93 37.94 26.12 

 Healthcare 

 Mean .................................... 38 23 2 14 80 12 15 97 27 117 

 SE........................................ 10.56 18.25 1.07 7.41 68.53 4.63 6.27 53.25 10.03 54.84 

 CV(%) .................................. 27.65 79.22 52.30 54.29 85.48 40.26 41.25 55.08 36.50 46.88 

 Entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 100 20 40 59 60 72 96 182 218 249 

 SE........................................ 7.78 6.01 15.74 16.26 18.80 13.35 14.86 34.98 72.30 39.40 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.78 29.60 39.34 27.41 31.53 18.49 15.42 19.26 33.16 15.83 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean .................................... 30 6 13 12 25 33 39 62 41 39 

 SE........................................ 2.93 2.91 6.37 6.97 12.77 9.44 9.01 12.68 12.56 11.32 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.63 47.66 49.15 57.95 50.83 28.96 23.26 20.53 30.35 28.96 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 70 14 27 47 35 40 58 120 177 210 

 SE........................................ 7.32 5.25 15.02 13.10 11.81 7.24 11.87 31.52 70.70 38.31 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.51 36.92 55.53 27.69 34.22 18.28 20.59 26.30 40.02 18.26 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean .................................... 21 6 19 29 21 24 15 17 17 53 

 SE........................................ 5.31 2.54 10.79 16.43 12.57 13.68 5.99 5.54 8.52 42.64 

 CV(%) .................................. 25.47 43.69 57.94 57.02 58.70 55.97 39.85 32.88 51.42 80.58 

 Reading 

 Mean .................................... 3 3 ( 1 ) 1 4 3 2 6 9 3 

 SE........................................ .75 2.35 .21 .39 1.96 1.42 .80 2.83 3.92 1.02 

 CV(%) .................................. 23.69 69.03 45.76 36.21 46.04 48.62 40.98 48.55 42.67 39.80 

 Education 

 Mean .................................... 296 33 73 68 81 142 215 432 517 1,796 

 SE........................................ 36.64 23.51 38.97 27.53 37.49 46.37 86.09 133.41 98.82 351.95 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.38 71.51 53.36 40.67 46.31 32.75 40.05 30.85 19.10 19.59 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2019 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 All other gifts 

 Mean .................................... 113 47 42 72 87 71 84 108 156 575 

 SE........................................ 16.25 16.87 11.23 25.57 28.23 17.60 14.22 20.88 34.84 222.54 

 CV(%) .................................. 14.40 35.60 26.56 35.74 32.29 24.79 16.89 19.38 22.35 38.73 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

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