Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1............................. 134,090 26,860 26,830 26,698 26,893 26,810 

Lower limit ............................................................................... n.a. n.a. $25,807 $50,092 $83,696 $140,363 

Consumer unit characteristics:

 Income before taxes

 Mean................................................. $94,003 $14,191 $37,441 $65,659 $108,730 $244,025 

 SE ..................................................... 1,231.08 263.36 295.71 434.91 723.16 3,829.19 

 RSE................................................... 1.31 1.86 .79 .66 .67 1.57 

 Income after taxes

 Mean................................................. 83,195 16,337 39,300 63,676 99,891 196,794 

 SE ..................................................... 960.32 299.35 313.22 449.66 754.72 2,889.49 

 RSE................................................... 1.15 1.83 .80 .71 .76 1.47 

 Age of reference person ...................................................... 52.1 57.7 55.2 50.1 48.4 49.0 

 Average number in consumer unit:

 People............................................................................... 2.4 1.6 2.1 2.4 2.9 3.2 

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

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

 Earners.............................................................................. 1.3 .4 .9 1.3 1.8 2.1 

 Vehicles ............................................................................ 1.9 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.6 

Percent distribution:

 Reference person:

 Men ................................................................................... 49 40 44 49 55 57 

 Women.............................................................................. 51 60 56 51 45 43 

 Housing tenure:

 Homeowner....................................................................... 65 45 57 63 74 87 

 With mortgage ............................................................... 38 12 23 36 52 68 

 Without mortgage .......................................................... 27 33 34 28 22 19 

 Renter ............................................................................... 35 55 43 37 26 13 

 Race of reference person:

 Black or African-American ................................................ 13 17 15 13 11 9 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including

 Black or African-American............................................. 87 83 85 87 89 91 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

 Hispanic or Latino ............................................................. 15 16 17 17 14 10 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ...................................................... 85 84 83 83 86 90 

 Education of reference person:

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

 High school (9-12) ............................................................ 28 45 37 28 20 10 

 College.............................................................................. 69 50 59 69 79 89 

 Never attended and other................................................. ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .................................. 89 70 89 93 97 97 

Average annual expenditures

 Mean................................................. $72,967 $32,612 $47,657 $61,950 $81,957 $140,654 

 SE ..................................................... 902.42 891.57 1,567.86 1,011.94 1,090.65 2,196.01 

 RSE................................................... 1.24 2.73 3.29 1.63 1.33 1.56 

 Food

 Mean................................................. 9,343 5,090 6,539 8,555 10,804 15,713 

 Share ................................................ 12.8 15.6 13.7 13.8 13.2 11.2 

 SE ..................................................... 125.98 200.73 212.82 226.13 275.46 415.44 

 RSE................................................... 1.35 3.94 3.25 2.64 2.55 2.64 

 Food at home

 Mean................................................. 5,703 3,624 4,310 5,525 6,529 8,523 

 Share ................................................ 7.8 11.1 9.0 8.9 8.0 6.1 

 SE ..................................................... 89.92 164.89 162.45 194.42 216.03 212.09 

 RSE................................................... 1.58 4.55 3.77 3.52 3.31 2.49 

 Cereals and bakery products

 Mean................................................. 712 448 533 696 816 1,066 

 Share ................................................ 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 .8 

 SE ..................................................... 15.30 25.90 23.71 32.16 35.77 30.34 

 RSE................................................... 2.15 5.78 4.45 4.62 4.39 2.85 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

 Cereals and cereal products

 Mean................................................. 215 131 161 205 255 324 

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

 SE ..................................................... 6.08 8.58 9.57 12.49 12.23 13.97 

 RSE................................................... 2.83 6.56 5.94 6.11 4.80 4.31 

 Bakery products

 Mean................................................. 497 317 372 492 561 742 

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

 SE ..................................................... 11.16 20.34 16.73 23.64 27.43 21.18 

 RSE................................................... 2.25 6.41 4.50 4.81 4.89 2.85 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 Mean................................................. 1,216 809 945 1,290 1,343 1,690 

 Share ................................................ 1.7 2.5 2.0 2.1 1.6 1.2 

 SE ..................................................... 25.95 43.92 48.00 74.59 62.35 73.36 

 RSE................................................... 2.13 5.43 5.08 5.78 4.64 4.34 

 Beef

 Mean................................................. 317 219 236 364 339 430 

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

 SE ..................................................... 12.70 21.48 21.02 35.81 23.43 36.70 

 RSE................................................... 4.00 9.82 8.91 9.84 6.92 8.53 

 Pork

 Mean................................................. 246 160 187 287 276 322 

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

 SE ..................................................... 8.85 13.15 8.81 31.66 18.90 16.54 

 RSE................................................... 3.59 8.22 4.72 11.03 6.83 5.14 

 Other meats

 Mean................................................. 167 103 143 164 192 235 

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

 SE ..................................................... 6.49 8.40 15.74 10.56 12.37 11.36 

 RSE................................................... 3.87 8.15 10.97 6.43 6.44 4.84 

 Poultry

 Mean................................................. 215 138 165 224 252 294 

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

 SE ..................................................... 5.35 8.88 10.40 12.68 15.56 14.54 

 RSE................................................... 2.49 6.44 6.31 5.66 6.17 4.95 

 Fish and seafood

 Mean................................................. 183 123 143 169 186 292 

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

 SE ..................................................... 9.84 13.57 12.14 16.09 12.49 43.42 

 RSE................................................... 5.39 11.04 8.51 9.54 6.70 14.86 

 Eggs

 Mean................................................. 87 66 72 82 97 117 

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

 SE ..................................................... 2.16 3.98 3.81 4.75 5.33 4.19 

 RSE................................................... 2.48 6.02 5.33 5.77 5.48 3.57 

 Dairy products

 Mean................................................. 532 334 420 507 626 773 

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

 SE ..................................................... 8.17 16.04 18.10 18.57 22.19 19.17 

 RSE................................................... 1.54 4.80 4.31 3.66 3.54 2.48 

 Fresh milk and cream

 Mean................................................. 168 114 134 161 194 238 

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

 SE ..................................................... 3.50 5.61 7.06 7.54 8.57 8.38 

 RSE................................................... 2.08 4.91 5.27 4.69 4.42 3.52 

 Other dairy products

 Mean................................................. 364 220 285 347 432 535 

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

 SE ..................................................... 6.64 12.58 13.60 16.46 16.87 14.75 

 RSE................................................... 1.83 5.72 4.76 4.75 3.90 2.76 

 Fruits and vegetables

 Mean................................................. 1,099 695 818 997 1,293 1,692 

 Share ................................................ 1.5 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.2 

 SE ..................................................... 23.03 37.75 36.85 40.13 58.09 55.43 

 RSE................................................... 2.10 5.43 4.50 4.03 4.49 3.28 

 Fresh fruits

 Mean................................................. 406 265 297 351 477 641 

 Share ................................................ .6 .8 .6 .6 .6 .5 

 SE ..................................................... 8.39 15.17 14.57 16.94 21.99 21.51 

 RSE................................................... 2.06 5.73 4.91 4.82 4.61 3.35 

 Fresh vegetables

 Mean................................................. 352 217 258 308 429 549 

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

 Fresh vegetables

 SE ..................................................... 8.67 12.41 13.54 12.22 32.17 28.94 

 RSE................................................... 2.46 5.72 5.24 3.96 7.50 5.27 

 Processed fruits

 Mean................................................. 144 84 117 148 156 216 

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

 SE ..................................................... 4.82 8.20 9.37 9.13 9.66 8.94 

 RSE................................................... 3.35 9.80 8.04 6.19 6.19 4.15 

 Processed vegetables

 Mean................................................. 197 130 147 190 232 286 

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

 SE ..................................................... 6.62 11.86 9.31 10.35 13.01 11.22 

 RSE................................................... 3.36 9.11 6.35 5.45 5.61 3.93 

 Other food at home

 Mean................................................. 2,144 1,337 1,594 2,035 2,451 3,302 

 Share ................................................ 2.9 4.1 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.3 

 SE ..................................................... 32.56 61.39 63.40 68.66 75.32 81.75 

 RSE................................................... 1.52 4.59 3.98 3.37 3.07 2.48 

 Sugar and other sweets

 Mean................................................. 197 116 162 194 223 291 

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

 SE ..................................................... 5.14 9.33 8.53 10.60 9.42 15.74 

 RSE................................................... 2.61 8.04 5.26 5.47 4.22 5.42 

 Fats and oils

 Mean................................................. 157 105 122 150 175 234 

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

 SE ..................................................... 4.89 6.69 7.14 10.08 11.11 10.97 

 RSE................................................... 3.12 6.37 5.85 6.74 6.36 4.70 

 Miscellaneous foods

 Mean................................................. 1,117 718 795 1,041 1,283 1,747 

 Share ................................................ 1.5 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2 

 SE ..................................................... 19.29 33.27 38.59 42.18 43.40 46.59 

 RSE................................................... 1.73 4.64 4.85 4.05 3.38 2.67 

 Nonalcoholic beverages

 Mean................................................. 584 375 464 572 655 853 

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

 SE ..................................................... 12.30 22.37 20.00 25.15 27.67 37.00 

 RSE................................................... 2.11 5.97 4.31 4.39 4.22 4.34 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town

 trips

 Mean................................................. 89 24 51 78 115 178 

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

 SE ..................................................... 3.94 3.64 6.13 7.04 9.32 10.09 

 RSE................................................... 4.42 15.22 12.12 9.01 8.14 5.67 

 Food away from home

 Mean................................................. 3,639 1,466 2,229 3,030 4,275 7,191 

 Share ................................................ 5.0 4.5 4.7 4.9 5.2 5.1 

 SE ..................................................... 77.88 91.24 104.57 114.86 136.23 272.00 

 RSE................................................... 2.14 6.22 4.69 3.79 3.19 3.78 

 Alcoholic beverages

 Mean................................................. 583 232 311 471 666 1,234 

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

 SE ..................................................... 17.02 29.39 24.46 25.23 35.76 54.13 

 RSE................................................... 2.92 12.66 7.86 5.35 5.37 4.39 

 Housing

 Mean................................................. 24,298 13,376 17,927 21,550 26,215 42,429 

 Share ................................................ 33.3 41.0 37.6 34.8 32.0 30.2 

 SE ..................................................... 307.36 247.60 336.72 360.18 455.50 802.40 

 RSE................................................... 1.26 1.85 1.88 1.67 1.74 1.89 

 Shelter

 Mean................................................. 14,507 8,201 10,619 12,895 15,359 25,466 

 Share ................................................ 19.9 25.1 22.3 20.8 18.7 18.1 

 SE ..................................................... 247.67 183.68 261.27 307.20 365.58 632.42 

 RSE................................................... 1.71 2.24 2.46 2.38 2.38 2.48 

 Owned dwellings

 Mean................................................. 8,230 2,748 4,590 6,441 9,154 18,218 

 Share ................................................ 11.3 8.4 9.6 10.4 11.2 13.0 

 SE ..................................................... 176.09 124.61 236.46 233.17 242.09 510.17 

 RSE................................................... 2.14 4.54 5.15 3.62 2.64 2.80 

 Mortgage interest and charges

 Mean................................................. 3,101 620 1,336 2,257 3,821 7,470 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

 Mortgage interest and charges

 Share ................................................ 4.2 1.9 2.8 3.6 4.7 5.3 

 SE ..................................................... 72.73 53.25 109.45 116.80 135.66 220.43 

 RSE................................................... 2.35 8.59 8.19 5.17 3.55 2.95 

 Property taxes

 Mean................................................. 2,570 969 1,547 1,970 2,837 5,525 

 Share ................................................ 3.5 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.9 

 SE ..................................................... 57.72 42.89 58.76 57.35 85.81 157.91 

 RSE................................................... 2.25 4.42 3.80 2.91 3.02 2.86 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other

 expenses

 Mean................................................. 2,559 1,158 1,707 2,214 2,497 5,223 

 Share ................................................ 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.0 3.7 

 SE ..................................................... 89.16 94.66 134.34 151.40 109.23 289.92 

 RSE................................................... 3.48 8.17 7.87 6.84 4.37 5.55 

 Rented dwellings

 Mean................................................. 4,990 5,066 5,496 5,695 4,982 3,716 

 Share ................................................ 6.8 15.5 11.5 9.2 6.1 2.6 

 SE ..................................................... 79.41 163.38 153.30 180.08 238.87 226.39 

 RSE................................................... 1.59 3.23 2.79 3.16 4.79 6.09 

 Other lodging

 Mean................................................. 1,287 388 533 759 1,222 3,532 

 Share ................................................ 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.5 2.5 

 SE ..................................................... 55.70 68.84 56.07 60.87 83.30 186.80 

 RSE................................................... 4.33 17.75 10.52 8.02 6.82 5.29 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services

 Mean................................................. 4,549 2,849 3,856 4,413 5,188 6,442 

 Share ................................................ 6.2 8.7 8.1 7.1 6.3 4.6 

 SE ..................................................... 42.57 74.00 55.24 61.57 59.06 100.56 

 RSE................................................... .94 2.60 1.43 1.40 1.14 1.56 

 Natural gas

 Mean................................................. 535 320 444 503 598 809 

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

 SE ..................................................... 15.13 18.55 21.19 17.26 23.30 26.71 

 RSE................................................... 2.83 5.80 4.77 3.43 3.89 3.30 

 Electricity

 Mean................................................. 1,683 1,205 1,527 1,664 1,835 2,185 

 Share ................................................ 2.3 3.7 3.2 2.7 2.2 1.6 

 SE ..................................................... 23.08 31.82 29.89 32.45 32.53 37.08 

 RSE................................................... 1.37 2.64 1.96 1.95 1.77 1.70 

 Fuel oil and other fuels

 Mean................................................. 160 66 104 135 192 305 

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

 SE ..................................................... 14.19 10.98 14.68 18.27 27.93 43.20 

 RSE................................................... 8.85 16.61 14.13 13.49 14.56 14.18 

 Telephone services

 Mean................................................. 1,431 819 1,167 1,409 1,737 2,026 

 Share ................................................ 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.4 

 SE ..................................................... 16.02 28.28 27.91 21.64 31.28 39.19 

 RSE................................................... 1.12 3.45 2.39 1.54 1.80 1.93 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

 cards

 Mean................................................. 147 151 149 140 129 166 

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

 SE ..................................................... 6.30 10.81 8.29 8.91 8.97 8.89 

 RSE................................................... 4.28 7.15 5.58 6.35 6.93 5.36 

 Cellular phone service

 Mean................................................. 1,284 668 1,018 1,268 1,608 1,860 

 Share ................................................ 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.3 

 SE ..................................................... 14.99 27.00 27.98 21.27 29.75 38.64 

 RSE................................................... 1.17 4.04 2.75 1.68 1.85 2.08 

 Water and other public services

 Mean................................................. 739 439 614 701 826 1,117 

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

 SE ..................................................... 17.00 17.57 19.87 24.40 22.92 33.55 

 RSE................................................... 2.30 4.00 3.24 3.48 2.78 3.00 

 Household operations

 Mean................................................. 1,849 794 1,149 1,445 1,945 3,914 

 Share ................................................ 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.8 

 SE ..................................................... 54.87 54.87 48.93 68.70 89.64 163.56 

 RSE................................................... 2.97 6.91 4.26 4.76 4.61 4.18 

 Personal services

 Mean................................................. 488 ( 2 ) 151 266 529 1,421 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

 Personal services

 Share ................................................ .7 ( 2 ) .3 .4 .6 1.0 

 SE ..................................................... 34.27 ( 2 ) 27.20 49.70 56.29 127.71 

 RSE................................................... 7.02 ( 2 ) 18.02 18.68 10.64 8.99 

 Other household expenses

 Mean................................................. 1,361 721 998 1,179 1,417 2,493 

 Share ................................................ 1.9 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.8 

 SE ..................................................... 31.35 27.53 37.72 38.01 53.86 69.46 

 RSE................................................... 2.30 3.82 3.78 3.23 3.80 2.79 

 Housekeeping supplies

 Mean................................................. 787 494 642 748 835 1,215 

 Share ................................................ 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 .9 

 SE ..................................................... 18.24 45.70 27.50 46.40 43.64 68.16 

 RSE................................................... 2.32 9.25 4.28 6.20 5.23 5.61 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies

 Mean................................................. 170 119 168 186 179 197 

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

 SE ..................................................... 4.65 9.51 14.10 10.98 11.35 14.31 

 RSE................................................... 2.74 8.00 8.39 5.89 6.36 7.26 

 Other household products

 Mean................................................. 489 276 375 445 513 836 

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

 SE ..................................................... 16.95 22.57 19.97 37.79 37.53 62.15 

 RSE................................................... 3.47 8.17 5.32 8.49 7.32 7.43 

 Postage and stationery

 Mean................................................. 128 ( 2 ) 99 117 144 182 

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

 SE ..................................................... 8.42 ( 2 ) 10.29 13.44 11.68 18.20 

 RSE................................................... 6.58 ( 2 ) 10.43 11.50 8.13 10.01 

 Household furnishings and equipment

 Mean................................................. 2,606 1,037 1,661 2,050 2,888 5,392 

 Share ................................................ 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.8 

 SE ..................................................... 71.83 79.35 89.51 96.92 84.53 255.00 

 RSE................................................... 2.76 7.65 5.39 4.73 2.93 4.73 

 Household textiles

 Mean................................................. 138 ( 2 ) 90 75 144 310 

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

 SE ..................................................... 12.34 ( 2 ) 13.78 7.96 20.11 50.89 

 RSE................................................... 8.93 ( 2 ) 15.32 10.63 13.95 16.42 

 Furniture

 Mean................................................. 746 208 453 475 716 1,879 

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

 SE ..................................................... 54.77 29.72 41.35 42.54 45.73 242.12 

 RSE................................................... 7.34 14.30 9.13 8.96 6.39 12.88 

 Floor coverings

 Mean................................................. 34 ( 2 ) 16 21 30 89 

 Share ................................................ ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) .1 

 SE ..................................................... 3.54 ( 2 ) 3.12 3.51 5.88 15.24 

 RSE................................................... 10.54 ( 2 ) 19.24 16.59 19.77 17.16 

 Major appliances

 Mean................................................. 408 202 259 307 481 790 

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

 SE ..................................................... 17.51 31.25 19.30 22.63 37.41 60.46 

 RSE................................................... 4.29 15.45 7.45 7.37 7.78 7.65 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares

 Mean................................................. 142 87 114 137 160 213 

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

 SE ..................................................... 4.83 13.34 11.46 13.30 12.90 12.17 

 RSE................................................... 3.40 15.38 10.10 9.68 8.08 5.71 

 Miscellaneous household equipment

 Mean................................................. 1,138 457 730 1,034 1,357 2,111 

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

 SE ..................................................... 40.42 44.65 59.34 92.42 64.38 141.34 

 RSE................................................... 3.55 9.77 8.13 8.93 4.74 6.70 

 Apparel and services

 Mean................................................. 1,945 904 1,216 1,719 2,270 3,611 

 Share ................................................ 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.6 

 SE ..................................................... 77.12 193.33 87.21 136.29 166.86 188.38 

 RSE................................................... 3.97 21.38 7.17 7.93 7.35 5.22 

 Men and boys

 Mean................................................. 454 171 248 400 558 892 

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

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Item

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units

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20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

 Men and boys

 SE ..................................................... 22.97 24.55 27.24 42.66 66.40 83.42 

 RSE................................................... 5.06 14.34 11.00 10.68 11.90 9.35 

 Men, 16 and over

 Mean................................................. 347 122 201 310 415 685 

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

 SE ..................................................... 18.59 17.41 23.55 36.27 52.49 66.35 

 RSE................................................... 5.36 14.25 11.71 11.69 12.65 9.68 

 Boys, 2 to 15

 Mean................................................. 107 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 89 143 207 

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

 SE ..................................................... 11.95 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 19.38 26.49 43.61 

 RSE................................................... 11.16 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 21.69 18.53 21.05 

 Women and girls

 Mean................................................. 735 ( 2 ) 467 626 814 1,318 

 Share ................................................ 1.0 ( 2 ) 1.0 1.0 1.0 .9 

 SE ..................................................... 46.49 ( 2 ) 42.11 57.55 65.69 114.51 

 RSE................................................... 6.32 ( 2 ) 9.01 9.20 8.07 8.69 

 Women, 16 and over

 Mean................................................. 644 ( 2 ) 430 542 688 1,144 

 Share ................................................ .9 ( 2 ) .9 .9 .8 .8 

 SE ..................................................... 44.30 ( 2 ) 39.16 56.19 67.05 108.13 

 RSE................................................... 6.88 ( 2 ) 9.10 10.36 9.75 9.45 

 Girls, 2 to 15

 Mean................................................. 91 37 37 83 126 174 

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

 SE ..................................................... 9.26 8.89 8.25 17.22 19.89 31.52 

 RSE................................................... 10.13 24.06 22.23 20.72 15.78 18.13 

 Children under 2

 Mean................................................. 74 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 90 ( 2 ) 

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

 SE ..................................................... 8.43 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 14.03 ( 2 ) 

 RSE................................................... 11.40 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 15.65 ( 2 ) 

 Footwear

 Mean................................................. 399 130 304 416 517 625 

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

 SE ..................................................... 25.21 21.15 40.39 71.28 61.10 73.77 

 RSE................................................... 6.32 16.23 13.27 17.14 11.83 11.79 

 Other apparel products and services

 Mean................................................. 283 114 131 200 293 677 

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

 SE ..................................................... 25.20 13.19 11.08 22.78 41.28 108.90 

 RSE................................................... 8.91 11.53 8.44 11.41 14.11 16.09 

 Transportation

 Mean................................................. 12,295 4,928 8,156 10,749 14,719 22,926 

 Share ................................................ 16.8 15.1 17.1 17.4 18.0 16.3 

 SE ..................................................... 241.92 293.28 353.67 441.93 523.62 846.31 

 RSE................................................... 1.97 5.95 4.34 4.11 3.56 3.69 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

 Mean................................................. 4,496 1,416 2,612 3,404 5,327 9,722 

 Share ................................................ 6.2 4.3 5.5 5.5 6.5 6.9 

 SE ..................................................... 218.69 251.89 339.46 394.91 517.08 780.30 

 RSE................................................... 4.86 17.79 13.00 11.60 9.71 8.03 

 Cars and trucks, new

 Mean................................................. 2,195 ( 2 ) 1,147 1,117 2,411 5,713 

 Share ................................................ 3.0 ( 2 ) 2.4 1.8 2.9 4.1 

 SE ..................................................... 174.02 ( 2 ) 256.78 232.23 369.00 696.71 

 RSE................................................... 7.93 ( 2 ) 22.38 20.80 15.30 12.19 

 Cars and trucks, used

 Mean................................................. 2,239 808 1,407 2,224 2,805 3,952 

 Share ................................................ 3.1 2.5 3.0 3.6 3.4 2.8 

 SE ..................................................... 145.19 162.69 179.95 289.28 311.01 452.15 

 RSE................................................... 6.48 20.13 12.79 13.01 11.09 11.44 

 Other vehicles

 Mean................................................. 62 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

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

 SE ..................................................... 13.63 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 RSE................................................... 22.10 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil

 Mean................................................. 3,120 1,553 2,360 3,166 3,919 4,601 

 Share ................................................ 4.3 4.8 5.0 5.1 4.8 3.3 

 SE ..................................................... 43.06 54.08 50.72 91.07 75.23 97.25 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil

 RSE................................................... 1.38 3.48 2.15 2.88 1.92 2.11 

 Other vehicle expenses

 Mean................................................. 3,834 1,697 2,755 3,634 4,628 6,459 

 Share ................................................ 5.3 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.6 4.6 

 SE ..................................................... 61.56 79.35 75.06 80.69 107.84 175.44 

 RSE................................................... 1.61 4.68 2.72 2.22 2.33 2.72 

 Vehicle finance charges

 Mean................................................. 295 88 182 292 396 515 

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

 SE ..................................................... 8.95 12.38 11.45 12.40 17.58 29.06 

 RSE................................................... 3.04 14.11 6.30 4.24 4.44 5.64 

 Maintenance and repairs

 Mean................................................. 1,160 550 848 1,078 1,391 1,934 

 Share ................................................ 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.4 

 SE ..................................................... 33.83 54.14 45.28 58.13 55.91 98.02 

 RSE................................................... 2.92 9.85 5.34 5.39 4.02 5.07 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges

 Mean................................................. 787 245 441 637 889 1,724 

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

 SE ..................................................... 38.26 23.00 27.55 42.26 68.03 122.74 

 RSE................................................... 4.86 9.39 6.25 6.63 7.65 7.12 

 Vehicle insurance

 Mean................................................. 1,592 815 1,284 1,627 1,952 2,285 

 Share ................................................ 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.4 1.6 

 SE ..................................................... 25.72 32.73 32.25 37.98 47.73 58.25 

 RSE................................................... 1.62 4.02 2.51 2.34 2.45 2.55 

 Public and other transportation

 Mean................................................. 845 262 429 544 845 2,145 

 Share ................................................ 1.2 .8 .9 .9 1.0 1.5 

 SE ..................................................... 35.20 20.27 41.41 43.01 55.21 112.76 

 RSE................................................... 4.17 7.72 9.66 7.90 6.53 5.26 

 Healthcare

 Mean................................................. 5,850 3,355 4,441 5,951 6,694 8,814 

 Share ................................................ 8.0 10.3 9.3 9.6 8.2 6.3 

 SE ..................................................... 100.44 177.69 112.47 338.92 170.15 200.69 

 RSE................................................... 1.72 5.30 2.53 5.70 2.54 2.28 

 Health insurance

 Mean................................................. 3,843 2,253 3,097 3,699 4,515 5,654 

 Share ................................................ 5.3 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.5 4.0 

 SE ..................................................... 44.97 74.08 75.73 91.43 121.60 122.86 

 RSE................................................... 1.17 3.29 2.45 2.47 2.69 2.17 

 Medical services

 Mean................................................. 1,184 663 651 1,182 1,379 2,042 

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

 SE ..................................................... 61.66 151.48 45.92 147.39 96.69 144.00 

 RSE................................................... 5.21 22.84 7.05 12.46 7.01 7.05 

 Drugs

 Mean................................................. 615 338 483 ( 2 ) 582 786 

 Share ................................................ .8 1.0 1.0 ( 2 ) .7 .6 

 SE ..................................................... 58.51 25.69 22.57 ( 2 ) 38.30 50.47 

 RSE................................................... 9.52 7.60 4.68 ( 2 ) 6.58 6.42 

 Medical supplies

 Mean................................................. 209 101 210 183 218 332 

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

 SE ..................................................... 8.77 11.48 29.11 15.60 12.39 21.68 

 RSE................................................... 4.20 11.32 13.85 8.54 5.68 6.52 

 Entertainment

 Mean................................................. 3,458 1,233 1,972 2,932 3,765 7,389 

 Share ................................................ 4.7 3.8 4.1 4.7 4.6 5.3 

 SE ..................................................... 109.09 56.82 100.39 326.18 178.27 329.29 

 RSE................................................... 3.15 4.61 5.09 11.12 4.74 4.46 

 Fees and admissions

 Mean................................................. 833 139 272 524 899 2,328 

 Share ................................................ 1.1 .4 .6 .8 1.1 1.7 

 SE ..................................................... 37.45 14.56 21.70 47.62 69.03 122.94 

 RSE................................................... 4.50 10.44 7.96 9.09 7.68 5.28 

 Audio and visual equipment and services

 Mean................................................. 1,020 591 801 908 1,222 1,580 

 Share ................................................ 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.1 

 SE ..................................................... 20.99 20.59 21.03 27.10 86.99 47.73 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

 Audio and visual equipment and services

 RSE................................................... 2.06 3.48 2.63 2.99 7.12 3.02 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

 Mean................................................. 908 415 641 788 1,056 1,638 

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

 SE ..................................................... 32.84 34.63 55.58 66.60 59.20 109.97 

 RSE................................................... 3.62 8.35 8.67 8.45 5.60 6.71 

 Pets

 Mean................................................. 741 338 512 657 863 1,334 

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

 SE ..................................................... 31.12 35.38 53.07 62.07 59.13 95.37 

 RSE................................................... 4.20 10.48 10.37 9.45 6.85 7.15 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

 Mean................................................. 167 77 130 131 193 304 

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

 SE ..................................................... 14.45 12.42 17.24 17.14 23.08 48.04 

 RSE................................................... 8.65 16.12 13.30 13.07 11.96 15.78 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

 services

 Mean................................................. 698 88 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 588 1,843 

 Share ................................................ 1.0 .3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) .7 1.3 

 SE ..................................................... 79.49 16.88 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 89.29 303.45 

 RSE................................................... 11.40 19.27 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 15.20 16.46 

 Personal care products and services

 Mean................................................. 866 393 606 814 974 1,544 

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

 SE ..................................................... 18.16 20.53 28.69 37.18 48.59 54.64 

 RSE................................................... 2.10 5.22 4.74 4.57 4.99 3.54 

 Reading

 Mean................................................. 117 71 79 91 124 218 

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

 SE ..................................................... 7.85 11.17 8.87 10.73 18.69 23.60 

 RSE................................................... 6.72 15.81 11.18 11.78 15.01 10.84 

 Education

 Mean................................................. 1,335 652 507 660 1,180 3,678 

 Share ................................................ 1.8 2.0 1.1 1.1 1.4 2.6 

 SE ..................................................... 72.10 106.04 76.74 123.75 126.59 269.46 

 RSE................................................... 5.40 16.27 15.13 18.76 10.73 7.33 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies

 Mean................................................. 371 374 415 374 418 276 

 Share ................................................ .5 1.1 .9 .6 .5 .2 

 SE ..................................................... 20.33 33.66 35.07 30.18 39.38 30.15 

 RSE................................................... 5.47 9.01 8.46 8.06 9.42 10.94 

 Miscellaneous

 Mean................................................. 1,009 501 673 803 1,187 1,878 

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

 SE ..................................................... 37.14 53.88 54.36 60.15 108.25 114.34 

 RSE................................................... 3.68 10.76 8.08 7.49 9.12 6.09 

 Cash contributions

 Mean................................................. 2,755 868 ( 2 ) 1,860 2,170 6,400 

 Share ................................................ 3.8 2.7 ( 2 ) 3.0 2.6 4.6 

 SE ..................................................... 368.44 171.15 ( 2 ) 325.89 148.30 981.57 

 RSE................................................... 13.38 19.72 ( 2 ) 17.52 6.83 15.34 

 Personal insurance and pensions

 Mean................................................. 8,742 636 2,338 5,423 10,771 24,543 

 Share ................................................ 12.0 1.9 4.9 8.8 13.1 17.4 

 SE ..................................................... 169.70 33.61 62.13 93.59 257.80 439.35 

 RSE................................................... 1.94 5.29 2.66 1.73 2.39 1.79 

 Life and other personal insurance

 Mean................................................. 519 187 278 391 523 1,218 

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

 SE ..................................................... 28.48 14.95 24.06 29.69 26.87 113.74 

 RSE................................................... 5.49 8.01 8.66 7.60 5.14 9.34 

 Pensions and Social Security

 Mean................................................. 8,223 449 2,060 5,032 10,248 23,325 

 Share ................................................ 11.3 1.4 4.3 8.1 12.5 16.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

 Pensions and Social Security

 SE ..................................................... 157.21 29.46 52.22 92.37 252.97 403.58 

 RSE................................................... 1.91 6.56 2.53 1.84 2.47 1.73 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

 Income before taxes

 Mean................................................. $94,003 $14,191 $37,441 $65,659 $108,730 $244,025 

 SE ..................................................... 1,231.08 263.36 295.71 434.91 723.16 3,829.19 

 RSE................................................... 1.31 1.86 .79 .66 .67 1.57 

 Wages and salaries

 Mean................................................. 73,220 4,149 20,708 48,475 88,710 204,079 

 Share ................................................ 77.9 29.2 55.3 73.8 81.6 83.6 

 SE ..................................................... 1,028.62 186.46 490.36 674.78 1,007.70 3,385.80 

 RSE................................................... 1.40 4.49 2.37 1.39 1.14 1.66 

 Self-employment income

 Mean................................................. 6,442 ( 2 ) 1,366 2,742 6,109 21,844 

 Share ................................................ 6.9 ( 2 ) 3.6 4.2 5.6 9.0 

 SE ..................................................... 399.58 ( 2 ) 165.83 339.15 512.55 1,676.92 

 RSE................................................... 6.20 ( 2 ) 12.14 12.37 8.39 7.68 

 Social Security, private and government retirement

 Mean................................................. 10,412 7,644 13,123 11,997 10,331 8,977 

 Share ................................................ 11.1 53.9 35.0 18.3 9.5 3.7 

 SE ..................................................... 177.81 189.52 348.11 468.45 607.73 508.03 

 RSE................................................... 1.71 2.48 2.65 3.90 5.88 5.66 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other

 property income

 Mean................................................. 2,294 226 606 1,162 2,131 7,346 

 Share ................................................ 2.4 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.0 3.0 

 SE ..................................................... 175.53 54.56 70.73 106.29 293.85 710.30 

 RSE................................................... 7.65 24.14 11.67 9.15 13.79 9.67 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income,

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program

 (SNAP)

 Mean................................................. 621 1,333 773 449 354 197 

 Share ................................................ .7 9.4 2.1 .7 .3 .1 

 SE ..................................................... 29.96 94.78 69.28 49.86 68.00 47.78 

 RSE................................................... 4.82 7.11 8.97 11.12 19.20 24.29 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation,

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for

 support

 Mean................................................. 668 262 545 589 855 1,089 

 Share ................................................ .7 1.8 1.5 .9 .8 .4 

 SE ..................................................... 52.36 43.03 60.53 93.30 113.46 191.65 

 RSE................................................... 7.84 16.42 11.11 15.84 13.27 17.60 

 Other income

 Mean................................................. 346 429 321 246 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Share ................................................ .4 3.0 .9 .4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 SE ..................................................... 42.08 68.93 77.38 58.39 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 RSE................................................... 12.16 16.07 24.09 23.74 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)

 Mean................................................. 10,809 -2,146 -1,859 1,982 8,839 47,231 

 Share ................................................ 11.5 -15.1 -5.0 3.0 8.1 19.4 

 SE ..................................................... 329.26 109.37 134.67 189.18 227.90 1,212.49 

 RSE................................................... 3.05 -5.10 -7.24 9.54 2.58 2.57 

 Federal income taxes

 Mean................................................. 7,968 -2,070 -2,180 673 5,854 37,564 

 Share ................................................ 8.5 -14.6 -5.8 1.0 5.4 15.4 

 SE ..................................................... 283.92 101.74 123.57 148.84 162.63 1,064.37 

 RSE................................................... 3.56 -4.91 -5.67 22.11 2.78 2.83 

 Stimulus payment (through Q20221)

 Mean................................................. ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 

 Share ................................................ ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 

 SE ..................................................... ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 

 RSE................................................... ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 

 State and local income taxes

 Mean................................................. 2,757 ( 2 ) 257 1,255 2,882 9,494 

 Share ................................................ 2.9 ( 2 ) .7 1.9 2.7 3.9 

 SE ..................................................... 98.69 ( 2 ) 34.91 76.51 140.42 318.18 

 RSE................................................... 3.58 ( 2 ) 13.57 6.10 4.87 3.35 

 Other taxes

 Mean................................................. 84 25 ( 2 ) 54 103 172 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, 

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

 Other taxes

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

 SE ..................................................... 12.06 5.59 ( 2 ) 9.01 19.51 32.62 

 RSE................................................... 14.42 22.46 ( 2 ) 16.62 18.94 18.92 

 Income after taxes

 Mean................................................. 83,195 16,337 39,300 63,676 99,891 196,794 

 Share ................................................ 88.5 115.1 105.0 97.0 91.9 80.6 

 SE ..................................................... 960.32 299.35 313.22 449.66 754.72 2,889.49 

 RSE................................................... 1.15 1.83 .80 .71 .76 1.47 

Addenda:

 Net change in total assets and liabilities

 Mean................................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 SE ..................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 RSE................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Net change in total assets

 Mean................................................. 13,078 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 48,186 

 SE ..................................................... 2,895.88 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 10,920.66 

 RSE................................................... 22.14 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 22.66 

 Net change in total liabilities

 Mean................................................. 14,525 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 10,806 16,073 34,253 

 SE ..................................................... 1,477.14 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 2,198.29 2,303.90 5,955.64 

 RSE................................................... 10.17 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 20.34 14.33 17.39 

 Other financial information:

 Other money receipts

 Mean................................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 483 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 SE ..................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 115.45 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 RSE................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 23.90 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property

 Mean................................................. -2,843 -586 -1,237 -1,929 -3,147 -7,313 

 SE ..................................................... 75.11 48.95 160.79 170.52 124.63 244.44 

 RSE................................................... -2.64 -8.35 -13.00 -8.84 -3.96 -3.34 

 Estimated market value of owned home

 Mean................................................. 279,189 128,190 172,909 221,117 300,936 572,847 

 SE ..................................................... 6,184.13 4,709.19 5,754.17 7,943.66 7,822.23 16,214.35 

 RSE................................................... 2.22 3.67 3.33 3.59 2.60 2.83 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home

 Mean................................................. 1,401 707 953 1,185 1,542 2,620 

 SE ..................................................... 16.87 21.16 22.57 29.23 27.70 47.75 

 RSE................................................... 1.20 2.99 2.37 2.47 1.80 1.82 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands.

2

 Data are suppressed due to the Relative Standard Error (RSE) being equal to or greater than 25 percent. See www.bls.gov/cex/tables-getting-started-guide.htm for more information.

3

 Value is too small to display.

4

 No data reported.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2023