Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2019 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 132,242 7,328 21,232 22,330 22,282 24,565 34,505 19,720 14,785 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean .................................... $82,852 $38,120 $76,187 $103,272 $107,094 $99,606 $55,656 $65,943 $41,937 

 SE........................................ 1,973.48 2,001.83 1,856.19 2,216.93 2,296.51 7,622.76 2,820.97 4,770.59 2,228.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 5.25 2.44 2.15 2.14 7.65 5.07 7.23 5.31 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean .................................... 71,487 35,578 67,887 89,486 91,384 81,865 49,445 57,371 38,873 

 SE........................................ 1,312.27 1,827.15 1,496.77 1,734.37 1,852.02 4,815.57 1,861.08 3,126.16 1,582.64 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.84 5.14 2.20 1.94 2.03 5.88 3.76 5.45 4.07 

 Age of reference person ......................................... 51.6 21.7 29.8 39.5 49.7 59.5 74.6 69.2 81.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People .................................................................. 2.5 1.9 2.7 3.4 2.9 2.2 1.7 1.9 1.6 

 Children under 18 ................................................ .6 .3 .9 1.4 .7 .2 .1 .1 ( 1 ) 

 Adults 65 and older .............................................. .4 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) .1 .1 1.4 1.4 1.3 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.4 .5 .7 .3 

 Vehicles ............................................................... 1.9 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.9 1.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ...................................................................... 48 49 51 50 47 49 45 48 41 

 Women ................................................................ 52 51 49 50 53 51 55 52 59 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ......................................................... 64 17 41 60 69 75 79 78 81 

 With mortgage .................................................. 37 10 33 49 53 42 24 30 16 

 Without mortgage ............................................. 27 7 7 11 16 32 55 48 64 

 Renter .................................................................. 36 83 59 40 31 25 21 22 19 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................... 13 17 16 14 15 12 10 12 8 

 White, Asian, and all other races......................... 87 83 84 86 85 88 90 88 92 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................ 14 18 17 21 15 11 7 9 5 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 86 82 83 79 85 89 93 91 95 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ............................................... 30 33 25 25 27 30 37 32 43 

 College ................................................................. 67 67 73 72 70 67 60 65 53 

 Never attended and other .................................... ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ..................... 89 70 90 93 92 91 87 90 83 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean .................................... $63,036 $39,293 $57,128 $74,890 $77,356 $69,494 $50,220 $55,087 $43,623 

 SE........................................ 578.05 2,048.98 940.53 1,468.48 1,363.86 1,551.83 866.78 1,358.36 1,252.80 

 CV(%) .................................. .92 5.21 1.65 1.96 1.76 2.23 1.73 2.47 2.87 

 Food 

 Mean .................................... 8,169 5,835 7,370 9,760 10,076 8,579 6,599 7,305 5,597 

 Share ................................... 13.0 14.9 12.9 13.0 13.0 12.3 13.1 13.3 12.8 

 SE........................................ 118.61 392.75 195.51 291.63 300.82 344.92 163.80 214.74 197.43 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.45 6.73 2.65 2.99 2.99 4.02 2.48 2.94 3.53 

 Food at home 

 Mean .................................... 4,643 2,743 3,836 5,458 5,659 5,094 4,063 4,411 3,566 

 Share ................................... 7.4 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.1 8.0 8.2 

 SE........................................ 79.34 216.21 127.11 170.24 190.05 237.64 107.64 134.59 135.21 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.71 7.88 3.31 3.12 3.36 4.67 2.65 3.05 3.79 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean .................................... 583 380 451 694 712 640 516 545 474 

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

 SE........................................ 9.87 36.11 18.26 20.43 30.74 35.58 17.57 22.05 20.60 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.69 9.50 4.05 2.94 4.32 5.56 3.41 4.05 4.34 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean .................................... 184 151 161 228 229 193 138 152 119 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 SE........................................ 4.00 18.91 8.83 9.76 15.88 13.32 7.66 9.57 9.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.18 12.54 5.49 4.28 6.92 6.88 5.53 6.29 8.06 

 Bakery products 

 Mean .................................... 400 229 291 466 482 446 377 393 356 

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

 SE........................................ 7.87 21.28 11.88 16.36 19.25 28.97 10.96 14.60 14.72 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.97 9.27 4.09 3.51 3.99 6.49 2.90 3.72 4.14 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean .................................... 980 570 824 1,151 1,208 1,063 852 943 722 

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

 SE........................................ 29.01 66.90 42.45 101.21 55.28 64.85 34.30 40.68 42.89 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.96 11.74 5.15 8.79 4.58 6.10 4.03 4.31 5.94 

 Beef 

 Mean .................................... 270 182 207 354 313 299 228 263 178 

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

 SE........................................ 18.61 30.03 16.34 92.85 23.33 19.46 14.45 20.17 14.60 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.89 16.53 7.90 26.21 7.45 6.52 6.34 7.68 8.19 

 Pork 

 Mean .................................... 187 111 147 198 232 219 169 177 157 

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

 SE........................................ 6.76 20.69 13.57 13.20 15.78 19.72 10.48 14.40 13.77 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.62 18.64 9.24 6.68 6.79 8.99 6.21 8.15 8.75 

 Other meats 

 Mean .................................... 129 50 108 153 164 142 113 121 101 

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

 SE........................................ 4.51 7.83 9.25 12.30 15.76 12.35 6.86 8.92 9.56 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.49 15.78 8.57 8.06 9.59 8.72 6.08 7.37 9.43 

 Poultry 

 Mean .................................... 189 117 192 220 248 183 147 164 123 

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

 SE........................................ 3.99 16.49 15.61 10.61 14.88 12.60 8.98 12.34 11.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.11 14.13 8.11 4.83 6.00 6.87 6.09 7.50 9.51 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean .................................... 147 71 119 163 176 158 144 165 114 

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

 SE........................................ 5.94 10.44 11.16 18.57 13.58 15.69 9.92 12.59 14.87 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.05 14.65 9.41 11.37 7.70 9.93 6.88 7.63 13.02 

 Eggs 

 Mean .................................... 58 40 51 63 73 62 51 54 47 

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

 SE........................................ 1.85 5.88 3.18 3.64 3.50 4.55 2.41 3.08 3.20 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.17 14.79 6.17 5.73 4.78 7.28 4.73 5.75 6.76 

 Dairy products 

 Mean .................................... 455 270 348 545 551 496 414 442 374 

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

 SE........................................ 7.20 26.25 14.90 21.09 22.68 20.36 10.91 13.31 17.53 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.58 9.72 4.28 3.87 4.12 4.10 2.63 3.01 4.68 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean .................................... 140 87 112 174 169 152 122 130 110 

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

 SE........................................ 3.07 9.41 5.78 7.54 7.36 8.83 4.71 6.24 6.17 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.19 10.83 5.17 4.33 4.36 5.82 3.86 4.80 5.61 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean .................................... 315 183 236 371 382 344 292 312 264 

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

 SE........................................ 5.41 19.70 11.62 16.21 18.17 15.65 8.57 10.88 14.42 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.72 10.75 4.93 4.37 4.76 4.54 2.93 3.49 5.45 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 876 529 740 998 1,060 922 809 874 716 

 Share ................................... 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 

 SE........................................ 19.96 48.36 32.40 44.62 47.00 40.45 29.78 37.88 31.73 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.28 9.14 4.38 4.47 4.43 4.39 3.68 4.33 4.43 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean .................................... 322 172 264 366 395 334 308 337 266 

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

 SE........................................ 8.07 16.13 14.85 21.76 16.96 17.23 12.49 19.07 12.35 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.51 9.41 5.62 5.94 4.30 5.16 4.06 5.67 4.64 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 295 175 259 345 353 309 266 284 239 

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

 SE........................................ 8.67 22.20 15.54 20.04 17.10 15.36 12.31 13.25 16.72 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.93 12.70 5.99 5.80 4.85 4.97 4.63 4.66 6.99 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean .................................... 112 79 96 127 132 116 105 108 99 

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

 SE........................................ 3.37 10.71 6.33 6.98 10.98 10.79 5.07 7.41 6.11 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.00 13.50 6.58 5.49 8.33 9.29 4.84 6.84 6.15 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 147 104 120 159 181 163 131 145 111 

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

 SE........................................ 4.49 13.32 6.16 9.32 15.55 9.89 6.24 8.61 8.01 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.06 12.84 5.11 5.87 8.58 6.07 4.77 5.96 7.20 

 Other food at home 

 Mean .................................... 1,749 993 1,473 2,069 2,129 1,973 1,472 1,607 1,280 

 Share ................................... 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 

 SE........................................ 30.05 68.71 58.29 58.72 76.30 104.76 42.67 62.51 52.04 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.72 6.92 3.96 2.84 3.58 5.31 2.90 3.89 4.07 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean .................................... 165 75 121 197 200 185 156 164 144 

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

 SE........................................ 4.21 10.36 7.79 17.06 10.62 10.42 8.72 12.82 9.59 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.55 13.80 6.42 8.67 5.32 5.63 5.60 7.81 6.67 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean .................................... 115 61 83 134 150 132 99 107 88 

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

 SE........................................ 3.71 7.83 5.26 6.89 7.46 11.29 5.66 7.33 7.21 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.23 12.79 6.31 5.15 4.99 8.54 5.70 6.84 8.20 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean .................................... 952 529 846 1,155 1,147 1,039 789 852 699 

 Share ................................... 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 

 SE........................................ 17.32 39.83 39.74 42.21 46.88 58.85 25.29 38.89 35.96 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.82 7.53 4.69 3.66 4.09 5.67 3.20 4.56 5.14 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 455 295 373 522 558 530 378 422 313 

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

 SE........................................ 12.19 29.37 19.85 22.02 23.15 36.46 17.07 22.75 19.49 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.68 9.94 5.33 4.22 4.15 6.88 4.52 5.39 6.22 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean .................................... 62 33 49 62 75 86 50 61 36 

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

 SE........................................ 2.60 4.46 3.48 4.26 7.21 7.04 4.33 4.66 7.22 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.19 13.63 7.11 6.81 9.61 8.15 8.64 7.65 20.19 

 Food away from home 

 Mean .................................... 3,526 3,092 3,534 4,302 4,416 3,486 2,536 2,894 2,031 

 Share ................................... 5.6 7.9 6.2 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 

 SE........................................ 66.85 245.32 130.36 192.40 165.84 160.24 108.83 150.67 123.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.90 7.93 3.69 4.47 3.76 4.60 4.29 5.21 6.08 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 579 327 525 544 722 714 501 614 341 

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

 SE........................................ 22.67 46.87 46.63 33.19 47.98 62.00 39.37 54.82 40.53 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.91 14.34 8.89 6.10 6.65 8.68 7.86 8.93 11.87 

 Housing 

 Mean .................................... 20,679 12,741 20,499 24,683 23,876 21,192 17,472 18,709 15,806 

 Share ................................... 32.8 32.4 35.9 33.0 30.9 30.5 34.8 34.0 36.2 

 SE........................................ 195.28 531.17 345.40 350.21 452.75 498.93 354.31 465.70 476.71 

 CV(%) .................................. .94 4.17 1.68 1.42 1.90 2.35 2.03 2.49 3.02 

 Shelter 

 Mean .................................... 12,190 8,436 12,898 14,656 14,151 12,094 9,760 10,486 8,791 

 Share ................................... 19.3 21.5 22.6 19.6 18.3 17.4 19.4 19.0 20.2 

 SE........................................ 143.71 375.92 280.87 241.99 325.54 277.83 266.96 333.81 377.40 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.18 4.46 2.18 1.65 2.30 2.30 2.74 3.18 4.29 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean .................................... 6,797 1,225 4,575 8,083 9,113 7,900 6,235 6,991 5,227 

 Share ................................... 10.8 3.1 8.0 10.8 11.8 11.4 12.4 12.7 12.0 

 SE........................................ 100.15 125.53 233.28 255.90 276.19 259.95 201.66 305.04 240.33 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.47 10.25 5.10 3.17 3.03 3.29 3.23 4.36 4.60 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean .................................... 2,760 605 2,517 4,206 4,186 2,916 1,398 1,866 773 

 Share ................................... 4.4 1.5 4.4 5.6 5.4 4.2 2.8 3.4 1.8 

 SE........................................ 48.36 86.91 111.22 138.14 131.10 130.58 74.61 119.88 68.56 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.75 14.37 4.42 3.28 3.13 4.48 5.34 6.42 8.87 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Property taxes 

 Mean .................................... 2,159 344 1,149 2,256 2,801 2,659 2,333 2,500 2,111 

 Share ................................... 3.4 .9 2.0 3.0 3.6 3.8 4.6 4.5 4.8 

 SE........................................ 41.20 45.92 57.41 84.95 126.53 92.93 80.15 115.75 114.49 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.91 13.34 5.00 3.77 4.52 3.50 3.43 4.63 5.42 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean .................................... 1,879 276 910 1,621 2,126 2,325 2,504 2,625 2,343 

 Share ................................... 3.0 .7 1.6 2.2 2.7 3.3 5.0 4.8 5.4 

 SE........................................ 65.13 42.89 133.47 154.04 140.10 164.71 107.87 172.85 140.98 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.47 15.54 14.67 9.50 6.59 7.08 4.31 6.58 6.02 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean .................................... 4,432 6,713 7,813 5,627 3,875 2,861 2,571 2,344 2,872 

 Share ................................... 7.0 17.1 13.7 7.5 5.0 4.1 5.1 4.3 6.6 

 SE........................................ 89.41 399.67 252.33 259.28 236.73 142.82 165.05 145.75 320.49 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.02 5.95 3.23 4.61 6.11 4.99 6.42 6.22 11.16 

 Other lodging 

 Mean .................................... 961 498 510 945 1,162 1,333 954 1,150 691 

 Share ................................... 1.5 1.3 .9 1.3 1.5 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.6 

 SE........................................ 38.93 120.90 39.30 75.92 78.20 95.96 80.13 106.29 90.00 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.05 24.26 7.71 8.03 6.73 7.20 8.40 9.24 13.02 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean .................................... 4,055 2,233 3,418 4,475 4,840 4,400 3,810 4,037 3,508 

 Share ................................... 6.4 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.6 7.3 8.0 

 SE........................................ 32.23 118.28 63.53 52.50 63.87 75.72 50.03 65.83 67.71 

 CV(%) .................................. .79 5.30 1.86 1.17 1.32 1.72 1.31 1.63 1.93 

 Natural gas 

 Mean .................................... 416 156 302 449 491 460 440 442 439 

 Share ................................... .7 .4 .5 .6 .6 .7 .9 .8 1.0 

 SE........................................ 10.72 15.33 12.89 15.69 18.29 16.98 17.04 20.32 20.86 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.58 9.82 4.27 3.49 3.72 3.69 3.87 4.60 4.75 

 Electricity 

 Mean .................................... 1,472 846 1,288 1,603 1,648 1,588 1,436 1,512 1,334 

 Share ................................... 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.9 2.7 3.1 

 SE........................................ 17.96 51.48 28.15 27.27 31.06 28.70 28.29 37.68 29.34 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.22 6.08 2.19 1.70 1.88 1.81 1.97 2.49 2.20 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean .................................... 113 29 63 83 124 143 153 137 175 

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

 SE........................................ 6.57 12.02 8.91 8.03 18.70 18.50 12.84 14.17 19.04 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.81 41.52 14.16 9.63 15.10 12.94 8.41 10.38 10.91 

 Telephone services 

 Mean .................................... 1,409 925 1,265 1,648 1,833 1,503 1,105 1,241 924 

 Share ................................... 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.1 

 SE........................................ 13.37 58.63 32.65 32.18 29.90 34.96 19.15 27.98 27.19 

 CV(%) .................................. .95 6.34 2.58 1.95 1.63 2.33 1.73 2.25 2.94 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean .................................... 191 37 52 105 179 228 346 308 396 

 Share ................................... .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .3 .7 .6 .9 

 SE........................................ 6.01 8.77 5.72 9.12 10.34 9.99 9.10 11.20 12.07 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.15 23.83 10.99 8.65 5.79 4.39 2.63 3.63 3.05 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean .................................... 1,218 888 1,213 1,543 1,654 1,276 759 933 527 

 Share ................................... 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.2 

 SE........................................ 15.53 54.46 33.21 33.99 29.69 32.39 19.82 28.20 22.99 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.28 6.13 2.74 2.20 1.79 2.54 2.61 3.02 4.36 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean .................................... 645 277 500 691 745 705 676 706 637 

 Share ................................... 1.0 .7 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.5 

 SE........................................ 16.30 19.21 28.22 22.49 24.44 20.06 23.60 34.00 18.73 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.53 6.93 5.64 3.25 3.28 2.85 3.49 4.82 2.94 

 Household operations 

 Mean .................................... 1,570 630 1,718 2,390 1,524 1,232 1,418 1,333 1,532 

 Share ................................... 2.5 1.6 3.0 3.2 2.0 1.8 2.8 2.4 3.5 

 SE........................................ 35.31 90.31 100.05 112.99 93.65 52.28 65.51 58.16 133.84 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.25 14.34 5.82 4.73 6.15 4.24 4.62 4.36 8.74 

 Personal services 

 Mean .................................... 489 164 899 1,284 287 77 213 69 406 

 Share ................................... .8 .4 1.6 1.7 .4 .1 .4 .1 .9 

 SE........................................ 27.62 68.15 91.31 93.70 54.85 29.60 52.94 34.67 113.80 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.65 41.47 10.15 7.30 19.14 38.55 24.85 50.60 28.03 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean .................................... 1,081 465 819 1,105 1,237 1,155 1,205 1,264 1,126 

 Share ................................... 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.4 2.3 2.6 

 SE........................................ 20.55 52.33 24.73 32.61 61.06 38.79 36.69 49.53 62.26 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.90 11.25 3.02 2.95 4.93 3.36 3.04 3.92 5.53 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean .................................... 766 303 532 776 913 905 821 900 708 

 Share ................................... 1.2 .8 .9 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 

 SE........................................ 18.22 33.73 40.54 57.79 45.80 38.48 30.72 56.01 46.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 11.14 7.63 7.45 5.02 4.25 3.74 6.23 6.56 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean .................................... 185 96 133 208 231 203 182 199 159 

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

 SE........................................ 7.37 15.77 12.89 16.59 20.52 15.36 13.16 21.28 12.16 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.98 16.49 9.68 7.98 8.87 7.59 7.22 10.71 7.66 

 Other household products 

 Mean .................................... 458 146 313 476 547 534 498 552 421 

 Share ................................... .7 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 

 SE........................................ 16.59 20.64 30.73 52.10 38.04 28.84 28.79 48.61 43.17 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.62 14.11 9.83 10.94 6.96 5.40 5.78 8.80 10.25 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean .................................... 122 61 86 91 135 168 140 149 128 

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

 SE........................................ 6.49 16.90 14.63 14.52 15.91 22.40 8.28 11.31 14.14 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.30 27.80 17.06 15.89 11.81 13.36 5.91 7.61 11.06 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean .................................... 2,098 1,140 1,934 2,387 2,448 2,562 1,663 1,954 1,267 

 Share ................................... 3.3 2.9 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.3 3.5 2.9 

 SE........................................ 68.52 114.71 99.29 124.88 170.03 281.27 84.88 129.43 102.18 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.27 10.07 5.13 5.23 6.94 10.98 5.10 6.63 8.06 

 Household textiles 

 Mean .................................... 131 46 80 142 193 165 110 143 65 

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

 SE........................................ 9.98 11.30 12.54 28.42 33.25 21.58 11.33 16.38 14.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.62 24.55 15.69 19.99 17.19 13.09 10.26 11.49 22.52 

 Furniture 

 Mean .................................... 521 369 568 721 570 556 339 439 206 

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

 SE........................................ 22.45 76.99 47.25 66.63 55.32 51.91 32.21 54.46 23.79 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.31 20.89 8.32 9.25 9.71 9.35 9.49 12.40 11.54 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean .................................... 25 8 17 29 26 30 27 35 17 

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

 SE........................................ 2.61 2.61 2.68 6.97 8.14 5.89 6.00 9.59 6.91 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.40 34.63 15.49 24.09 31.13 19.75 22.25 27.55 41.84 

 Major appliances 

 Mean .................................... 322 155 292 413 332 339 297 375 194 

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

 SE........................................ 14.92 21.85 36.08 33.09 32.73 47.25 23.69 40.84 18.28 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.64 14.11 12.34 8.01 9.86 13.94 7.96 10.90 9.43 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 119 87 118 129 146 131 92 104 75 

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

 SE........................................ 6.43 14.69 13.10 18.81 18.70 12.41 7.20 10.10 9.50 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.42 16.94 11.08 14.57 12.79 9.45 7.83 9.68 12.71 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean .................................... 981 476 858 953 1,181 1,342 797 858 711 

 Share ................................... 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 

 SE........................................ 60.07 54.73 86.93 52.09 149.92 272.37 71.04 99.73 97.09 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.12 11.50 10.13 5.46 12.70 20.30 8.92 11.63 13.66 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean .................................... 1,883 1,407 1,878 2,488 2,380 1,828 1,305 1,497 1,035 

 Share ................................... 3.0 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.4 

 SE........................................ 68.55 237.32 143.05 185.86 113.88 145.54 83.67 108.70 149.19 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.64 16.87 7.62 7.47 4.78 7.96 6.41 7.26 14.41 

 Men and boys 

 Mean .................................... 447 400 466 558 638 417 267 262 277 

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

 SE........................................ 26.11 88.13 46.56 39.50 52.52 71.86 48.35 21.60 113.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.84 22.02 10.00 7.08 8.23 17.23 18.09 8.26 41.05 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean .................................... 348 363 347 328 494 365 245 234 263 

 Share ................................... .6 .9 .6 .4 .6 .5 .5 .4 .6 

 SE........................................ 26.26 84.88 46.47 38.27 50.86 70.71 48.15 21.32 113.26 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.56 23.41 13.39 11.68 10.30 19.36 19.62 9.12 43.10 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean .................................... 100 38 119 230 144 52 22 28 14 

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

 SE........................................ 4.60 14.59 10.29 15.76 15.55 10.24 3.14 3.45 3.93 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.61 38.77 8.68 6.85 10.77 19.75 14.34 12.41 28.17 

 Women and girls 

 Mean .................................... 704 486 513 960 945 678 571 672 425 

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

 SE........................................ 30.41 156.58 49.80 121.11 62.06 63.62 40.32 72.43 57.19 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.32 32.24 9.72 12.61 6.56 9.38 7.07 10.78 13.44 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean .................................... 602 447 400 749 806 605 536 633 396 

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

 SE........................................ 27.85 154.13 40.58 114.62 60.61 56.94 41.83 73.21 53.75 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.63 34.47 10.16 15.30 7.52 9.41 7.81 11.57 13.56 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean .................................... 102 39 113 211 140 72 35 39 29 

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

 SE........................................ 7.34 15.87 16.45 27.73 20.10 21.55 6.94 9.44 11.36 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.17 41.17 14.55 13.14 14.40 29.72 19.87 24.09 39.16 

 Children under 2 

 Mean .................................... 75 71 166 110 42 50 33 42 21 

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

 SE........................................ 6.98 23.63 20.09 19.31 7.55 11.72 9.84 14.88 9.43 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.25 33.33 12.07 17.49 17.82 23.34 29.62 35.58 45.03 

 Footwear 

 Mean .................................... 419 284 447 601 520 400 255 292 202 

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

 SE........................................ 26.70 52.33 76.94 80.33 51.94 61.43 29.53 41.05 48.23 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.38 18.41 17.20 13.37 9.98 15.38 11.58 14.07 23.82 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 237 166 286 259 234 283 179 230 110 

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

 SE........................................ 15.94 45.23 47.70 38.60 22.84 44.95 19.27 31.02 12.36 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.72 27.31 16.66 14.93 9.77 15.88 10.76 13.48 11.28 

 Transportation 

 Mean .................................... 10,742 8,305 10,296 13,685 13,351 11,380 7,492 8,640 5,960 

 Share ................................... 17.0 21.1 18.0 18.3 17.3 16.4 14.9 15.7 13.7 

 SE........................................ 194.05 1,060.56 507.86 765.01 526.25 416.72 290.13 422.69 377.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.81 12.77 4.93 5.59 3.94 3.66 3.87 4.89 6.34 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean .................................... 4,394 3,742 4,130 6,120 5,438 4,550 2,792 3,139 2,329 

 Share ................................... 7.0 9.5 7.2 8.2 7.0 6.5 5.6 5.7 5.3 

 SE........................................ 187.79 943.49 481.14 718.08 502.46 376.85 233.84 333.88 309.60 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.27 25.21 11.65 11.73 9.24 8.28 8.38 10.64 13.29 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean .................................... 1,960 1,560 1,315 2,704 2,408 1,950 1,677 1,921 1,352 

 Share ................................... 3.1 4.0 2.3 3.6 3.1 2.8 3.3 3.5 3.1 

 SE........................................ 108.02 731.94 255.25 409.90 338.94 275.60 224.85 321.10 293.77 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.51 46.92 19.40 15.16 14.07 14.14 13.41 16.72 21.72 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean .................................... 2,375 2,159 2,736 3,335 2,956 2,564 1,068 1,137 977 

 Share ................................... 3.8 5.5 4.8 4.5 3.8 3.7 2.1 2.1 2.2 

 SE........................................ 130.12 397.28 363.82 516.98 326.10 291.54 138.08 204.55 182.88 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.48 18.40 13.30 15.50 11.03 11.37 12.92 17.99 18.72 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean .................................... 59 23 78 81 74 37 46 81 ( 2 ) 

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

 SE........................................ 14.52 17.84 27.48 36.74 42.65 16.00 39.17 68.48 ( 2 ) 

 CV(%) .................................. 24.68 77.35 35.13 45.29 57.96 43.54 84.69 84.63 ( 2 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean .................................... 2,094 1,579 2,136 2,610 2,648 2,239 1,383 1,635 1,047 

 Share ................................... 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.4 

 SE........................................ 21.44 68.10 48.34 48.58 50.31 49.50 25.74 39.56 25.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.02 4.31 2.26 1.86 1.90 2.21 1.86 2.42 2.44 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean .................................... 3,474 2,360 3,326 4,103 4,357 3,722 2,649 3,030 2,140 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Share ................................... 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.5 4.9 

 SE........................................ 40.91 203.17 90.03 90.14 120.46 89.65 62.47 96.05 76.83 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.18 8.61 2.71 2.20 2.76 2.41 2.36 3.17 3.59 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean .................................... 252 154 306 322 336 254 137 190 67 

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

 SE........................................ 6.87 18.25 15.54 17.40 22.75 12.55 10.34 18.02 7.20 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.73 11.87 5.08 5.40 6.78 4.94 7.53 9.50 10.69 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean .................................... 887 671 744 992 1,090 1,009 735 837 597 

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

 SE........................................ 19.09 110.53 40.19 46.59 46.54 42.93 25.94 40.13 45.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.15 16.48 5.40 4.70 4.27 4.26 3.53 4.79 7.58 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean .................................... 790 406 757 1,009 1,012 805 597 690 474 

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

 SE........................................ 25.51 51.41 50.02 47.89 76.11 47.07 39.45 56.03 39.14 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.23 12.66 6.61 4.75 7.52 5.84 6.60 8.12 8.26 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean .................................... 1,545 1,130 1,520 1,779 1,919 1,653 1,180 1,313 1,002 

 Share ................................... 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 

 SE........................................ 18.67 99.65 44.60 40.54 51.77 41.19 25.84 32.14 37.53 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.21 8.82 2.93 2.28 2.70 2.49 2.19 2.45 3.74 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean .................................... 781 623 704 852 908 869 668 836 443 

 Share ................................... 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.0 

 SE........................................ 29.43 135.53 44.18 43.43 51.44 43.49 67.46 97.98 74.19 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.77 21.74 6.28 5.10 5.66 5.00 10.10 11.72 16.74 

 Healthcare 

 Mean .................................... 5,193 1,510 3,162 4,822 5,345 5,958 6,833 6,772 6,914 

 Share ................................... 8.2 3.8 5.5 6.4 6.9 8.6 13.6 12.3 15.8 

 SE........................................ 69.98 123.08 108.29 143.48 176.48 152.12 138.53 152.91 230.48 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.35 8.15 3.42 2.98 3.30 2.55 2.03 2.26 3.33 

 Health insurance 

 Mean .................................... 3,529 986 2,196 3,278 3,633 3,864 4,748 4,833 4,635 

 Share ................................... 5.6 2.5 3.8 4.4 4.7 5.6 9.5 8.8 10.6 

 SE........................................ 46.74 105.34 76.82 87.50 126.56 117.21 72.04 85.36 101.35 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.32 10.68 3.50 2.67 3.48 3.03 1.52 1.77 2.19 

 Medical services 

 Mean .................................... 984 328 672 1,033 1,018 1,276 1,054 1,012 1,108 

 Share ................................... 1.6 .8 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.8 2.1 1.8 2.5 

 SE........................................ 36.70 76.19 56.13 75.32 81.95 96.36 87.14 116.09 131.46 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.73 23.23 8.35 7.29 8.05 7.55 8.27 11.47 11.86 

 Drugs 

 Mean .................................... 486 152 202 373 469 607 737 692 799 

 Share ................................... .8 .4 .4 .5 .6 .9 1.5 1.3 1.8 

 SE........................................ 13.92 22.04 21.22 29.56 27.76 39.87 29.40 29.12 62.46 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.86 14.53 10.52 7.93 5.92 6.57 3.99 4.21 7.81 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean .................................... 194 45 92 137 225 211 293 235 371 

 Share ................................... .3 .1 .2 .2 .3 .3 .6 .4 .9 

 SE........................................ 12.17 7.73 6.83 16.91 28.46 18.60 42.11 24.49 89.52 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.28 17.30 7.43 12.30 12.67 8.81 14.35 10.42 24.13 

 Entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 3,090 1,389 2,395 3,661 3,856 3,981 2,381 2,700 1,946 

 Share ................................... 4.9 3.5 4.2 4.9 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.9 4.5 

 SE........................................ 129.46 90.80 99.56 156.69 200.75 668.15 72.95 117.49 120.02 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.19 6.54 4.16 4.28 5.21 16.78 3.06 4.35 6.17 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean .................................... 880 333 663 1,201 1,078 1,305 489 603 337 

 Share ................................... 1.4 .8 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.9 1.0 1.1 .8 

 SE........................................ 124.68 46.55 30.98 117.35 90.74 669.95 42.27 68.87 50.65 

 CV(%) .................................. 14.17 13.98 4.67 9.77 8.41 51.33 8.64 11.43 15.05 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean .................................... 1,000 565 782 1,050 1,202 1,067 1,014 1,068 942 

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

 SE........................................ 16.12 43.80 29.69 49.33 43.53 26.05 22.44 33.90 27.21 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.61 7.75 3.79 4.70 3.62 2.44 2.21 3.17 2.89 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean .................................... 821 367 646 1,010 1,005 989 670 768 532 

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

 SE........................................ 40.20 69.40 58.04 100.98 92.29 102.97 44.41 74.46 87.49 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.90 18.90 8.99 10.00 9.18 10.41 6.62 9.69 16.45 

 Pets 

 Mean .................................... 681 313 522 730 880 874 563 649 441 

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

 SE........................................ 40.29 66.52 57.42 89.82 93.69 101.63 38.34 67.71 83.05 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.92 21.25 11.00 12.31 10.64 11.63 6.81 10.43 18.81 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean .................................... 140 54 123 280 125 115 107 119 90 

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

 SE........................................ 11.00 13.83 18.34 31.57 22.21 19.41 17.18 22.14 22.07 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.85 25.53 14.85 11.26 17.78 16.93 16.00 18.58 24.44 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean .................................... 389 124 303 401 571 620 206 261 136 

 Share ................................... .6 .3 .5 .5 .7 .9 .4 .5 .3 

 SE........................................ 34.23 26.93 63.01 43.59 149.59 144.07 31.26 48.83 47.45 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.80 21.69 20.77 10.87 26.21 23.22 15.14 18.74 34.98 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean .................................... 786 479 608 907 1,002 835 715 737 685 

 Share ................................... 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.6 

 SE........................................ 13.84 45.71 23.83 42.42 38.70 40.84 21.00 32.18 34.51 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.76 9.55 3.92 4.68 3.86 4.89 2.94 4.37 5.04 

 Reading 

 Mean .................................... 92 46 44 91 83 97 138 124 159 

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

 SE........................................ 6.47 10.64 5.14 10.29 12.74 11.48 16.18 20.66 25.91 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.03 23.30 11.66 11.27 15.28 11.82 11.76 16.72 16.35 

 Education 

 Mean .................................... 1,443 2,993 1,197 1,235 2,698 1,782 349 433 237 

 Share ................................... 2.3 7.6 2.1 1.6 3.5 2.6 .7 .8 .5 

 SE........................................ 85.62 677.13 196.69 157.80 220.87 207.97 89.03 118.33 90.23 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.93 22.62 16.43 12.78 8.19 11.67 25.51 27.34 38.08 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean .................................... 320 186 341 359 374 399 219 285 130 

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

 SE........................................ 11.43 30.36 26.56 23.98 22.50 28.62 15.94 24.40 18.65 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.57 16.29 7.78 6.67 6.02 7.17 7.29 8.58 14.30 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean .................................... 899 312 672 944 1,095 1,174 811 860 745 

 Share ................................... 1.4 .8 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 

 SE........................................ 42.52 71.21 110.74 105.86 104.69 100.91 52.50 85.10 75.77 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.73 22.82 16.47 11.21 9.56 8.60 6.48 9.89 10.17 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean .................................... 1,995 428 880 2,146 2,125 2,372 2,564 2,586 2,536 

 Share ................................... 3.2 1.1 1.5 2.9 2.7 3.4 5.1 4.7 5.8 

 SE........................................ 109.43 67.92 72.01 353.78 156.90 161.42 264.74 394.26 293.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.48 15.86 8.18 16.49 7.38 6.81 10.32 15.25 11.57 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean .................................... 7,165 3,335 7,261 9,564 10,374 9,203 2,843 3,826 1,532 

 Share ................................... 11.4 8.5 12.7 12.8 13.4 13.2 5.7 6.9 3.5 

 SE........................................ 131.08 225.94 202.17 247.81 284.18 314.44 161.67 256.20 147.44 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.83 6.78 2.78 2.59 2.74 3.42 5.69 6.70 9.62 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean .................................... 520 103 223 476 673 795 523 618 397 

 Share ................................... .8 .3 .4 .6 .9 1.1 1.0 1.1 .9 

 SE........................................ 21.59 16.90 25.05 33.95 52.03 66.44 29.96 46.50 39.06 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.16 16.39 11.21 7.13 7.73 8.36 5.72 7.52 9.85 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean .................................... 6,645 3,232 7,037 9,088 9,701 8,408 2,320 3,208 1,136 

 Share ................................... 10.5 8.2 12.3 12.1 12.5 12.1 4.6 5.8 2.6 

 SE........................................ 124.80 218.47 195.23 237.70 277.11 302.47 156.04 247.27 134.27 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.88 6.76 2.77 2.62 2.86 3.60 6.73 7.71 11.82 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean .................................... $82,852 $38,120 $76,187 $103,272 $107,094 $99,606 $55,656 $65,943 $41,937 

 SE........................................ 1,973.48 2,001.83 1,856.19 2,216.93 2,296.51 7,622.76 2,820.97 4,770.59 2,228.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 5.25 2.44 2.15 2.14 7.65 5.07 7.23 5.31 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean .................................... 64,708 34,298 70,494 93,121 94,642 80,840 18,405 26,233 7,965 

 Share ................................... 78.1 90.0 92.5 90.2 88.4 81.2 33.1 39.8 19.0 

 SE........................................ 1,803.94 2,043.58 1,866.14 2,049.43 2,100.56 7,506.38 1,063.68 1,781.93 770.90 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.79 5.96 2.65 2.20 2.22 9.29 5.78 6.79 9.68 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean .................................... 5,947 1,526 3,396 6,917 7,517 7,962 5,379 8,100 1,750 

 Share ................................... 7.2 4.0 4.5 6.7 7.0 8.0 9.7 12.3 4.2 

 SE........................................ 640.92 615.42 628.22 838.09 869.42 891.02 2,146.08 3,715.50 717.89 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.78 40.32 18.50 12.12 11.57 11.19 39.90 45.87 41.02 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean .................................... 8,902 585 473 1,062 2,104 7,446 26,355 25,793 27,103 

 Share ................................... 10.7 1.5 .6 1.0 2.0 7.5 47.4 39.1 64.6 

 SE........................................ 208.14 195.61 96.30 116.63 206.90 423.08 718.00 746.98 965.91 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.34 33.41 20.35 10.98 9.84 5.68 2.72 2.90 3.56 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean .................................... 1,962 84 470 601 1,443 1,881 4,552 4,673 4,391 

 Share ................................... 2.4 .2 .6 .6 1.3 1.9 8.2 7.1 10.5 

 SE........................................ 199.07 30.16 107.33 113.05 325.38 271.95 676.79 938.28 971.75 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.15 35.84 22.85 18.81 22.56 14.46 14.87 20.08 22.13 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean .................................... 426 272 537 479 500 503 255 281 222 

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

 SE........................................ 25.76 55.98 65.04 67.34 54.32 54.10 23.69 28.30 37.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.04 20.60 12.10 14.07 10.86 10.76 9.27 10.08 16.95 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean .................................... 562 138 424 824 625 681 442 481 389 

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

 SE........................................ 77.21 57.36 84.66 384.92 123.83 134.94 63.27 83.41 98.02 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.74 41.45 19.99 46.71 19.80 19.81 14.33 17.34 25.19 

 Other income 

 Mean .................................... 345 1,216 393 269 263 294 267 381 115 

 Share ................................... .4 3.2 .5 .3 .2 .3 .5 .6 .3 

 SE........................................ 35.68 416.71 66.35 42.21 46.35 45.74 73.55 118.93 29.91 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.35 34.28 16.87 15.69 17.62 15.56 27.51 31.19 25.91 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean .................................... 11,364 2,541 8,300 13,786 15,710 17,741 6,211 8,572 3,063 

 Share ................................... 13.7 6.7 10.9 13.3 14.7 17.8 11.2 13.0 7.3 

 SE........................................ 730.24 266.09 428.37 600.50 545.27 2,975.40 1,087.20 1,835.01 739.06 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.43 10.47 5.16 4.36 3.47 16.77 17.50 21.41 24.13 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean .................................... 8,831 1,741 6,039 10,396 12,203 14,174 5,063 6,918 2,588 

 Share ................................... 10.7 4.6 7.9 10.1 11.4 14.2 9.1 10.5 6.2 

 SE........................................ 627.45 208.98 336.76 467.93 446.32 2,675.47 919.54 1,544.61 658.60 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.10 12.01 5.58 4.50 3.66 18.88 18.16 22.33 25.45 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean .................................... 2,470 769 2,211 3,353 3,404 3,466 1,107 1,607 441 

 Share ................................... 3.0 2.0 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.5 2.0 2.4 1.1 

 SE........................................ 132.55 97.85 130.21 193.59 161.93 363.70 174.38 299.05 87.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.37 12.73 5.89 5.77 4.76 10.49 15.75 18.61 19.80 

 Other taxes 

 Mean .................................... 63 32 50 37 104 101 42 47 35 

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

 SE........................................ 14.43 19.65 13.49 6.93 42.28 43.22 8.32 10.99 9.37 

 CV(%) .................................. 22.80 61.29 26.77 18.55 40.73 42.74 20.02 23.50 27.04 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean .................................... 71,487 35,578 67,887 89,486 91,384 81,865 49,445 57,371 38,873 

 Share ................................... 86.3 93.3 89.1 86.7 85.3 82.2 88.8 87.0 92.7 

 SE........................................ 1,312.27 1,827.15 1,496.77 1,734.37 1,852.02 4,815.57 1,861.08 3,126.16 1,582.64 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.84 5.14 2.20 1.94 2.03 5.88 3.76 5.45 4.07 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean .................................... $10,971 $7,077 $7,220 $10,400 $15,520 $5,065 $15,741 $18,467 $12,106 

 SE........................................ 2,278.11 2,674.83 3,527.87 5,895.64 6,708.45 4,517.81 3,302.41 4,982.70 4,190.10 

 CV(%) .................................. 20.77 37.80 48.86 56.69 43.22 89.20 20.98 26.98 34.61 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean .................................... 23,320 13,720 29,091 32,906 28,764 13,876 18,814 22,595 13,770 

 SE........................................ 2,064.38 3,253.21 4,570.52 5,524.69 5,179.16 4,057.18 3,373.27 5,003.23 4,334.33 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.85 23.71 15.71 16.79 18.01 29.24 17.93 22.14 31.48 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean .................................... 12,350 6,644 21,870 22,506 13,243 8,811 3,073 4,128 1,665 

 SE........................................ 1,381.57 1,493.41 3,855.72 4,038.78 3,589.28 2,017.13 1,123.30 1,702.13 1,502.04 

 CV(%) .................................. 11.19 22.48 17.63 17.95 27.10 22.89 36.56 41.23 90.24 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean .................................... 1,201 833 510 867 536 2,264 1,594 2,205 780 

 SE........................................ 391.13 287.30 138.36 452.01 166.42 1,374.08 550.67 947.36 274.76 

 CV(%) .................................. 32.56 34.50 27.10 52.15 31.04 60.70 34.54 42.97 35.22 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean .................................... -2,288 -330 -1,396 -2,847 -3,348 -2,890 -1,778 -2,268 -1,124 

 SE........................................ 54.74 50.99 62.88 138.21 125.33 109.99 168.94 232.22 289.14 

 CV(%) .................................. -2.39 -15.46 -4.50 -4.85 -3.74 -3.81 -9.50 -10.24 -25.72 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean .................................... 204,174 31,227 104,815 201,062 240,539 258,026 242,235 245,161 238,333 

 SE........................................ 4,271.93 3,855.50 4,869.59 9,671.52 8,002.41 8,827.43 7,991.62 9,574.27 11,471.06 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.09 12.35 4.65 4.81 3.33 3.42 3.30 3.91 4.81 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean .................................... 1,097 208 635 1,086 1,292 1,322 1,290 1,310 1,262 

 SE........................................ 11.77 19.78 19.65 27.37 31.10 27.59 30.52 39.10 37.72 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.07 9.53 3.09 2.52 2.41 2.09 2.37 2.98 2.99 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean .................................... 1,310 667 710 962 2,033 1,847 1,196 1,355 976 

 SE........................................ 61.97 191.82 114.60 151.18 185.89 129.82 105.45 141.56 164.94 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.73 28.74 16.15 15.71 9.14 7.03 8.82 10.45 16.90 

 Food 

 Mean .................................... 98 13 55 47 171 178 73 92 47 

 SE........................................ 10.44 6.09 10.27 8.71 31.00 32.65 8.14 12.79 10.48 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.62 45.25 18.66 18.42 18.13 18.39 11.08 13.89 22.31 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 13 3 8 16 18 8 19 23 13 

 SE........................................ 2.05 2.33 3.25 4.69 6.61 3.18 4.45 7.14 4.92 

 CV(%) .................................. 15.50 88.28 41.77 29.50 37.06 42.17 23.70 31.21 38.22 

 Housing 

 Mean .................................... 248 128 155 181 384 313 242 303 159 

 SE........................................ 14.84 39.98 33.67 26.88 63.55 26.84 29.19 41.17 37.47 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.98 31.17 21.69 14.89 16.54 8.59 12.05 13.58 23.55 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean .................................... 28 10 12 21 38 33 38 51 18 

 SE........................................ 3.16 5.76 2.21 7.29 10.03 5.28 6.43 9.44 6.16 

 CV(%) .................................. 11.31 58.53 19.09 35.18 26.65 16.07 17.06 18.38 33.87 

 Household textiles 

 Mean .................................... 15 ( 1 ) 6 13 23 22 17 25 5 

 SE........................................ 3.21 .08 2.54 9.92 14.11 6.60 3.62 6.47 2.91 

 CV(%) .................................. 20.91 95.08 43.38 76.72 60.25 30.51 21.64 25.95 57.99 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 23 4 23 20 29 23 25 33 13 

 SE........................................ 2.00 2.38 7.46 5.76 6.96 5.31 4.83 8.15 4.45 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.68 55.24 31.92 28.85 24.42 22.62 19.65 24.60 35.05 

 Major appliances 

 Mean .................................... 9 1 2 5 16 9 13 17 7 

 SE........................................ 1.63 .62 .79 2.31 7.07 3.15 3.07 5.28 3.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 18.64 99.80 52.06 42.06 45.06 35.62 24.50 31.37 55.02 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 14 4 22 14 13 15 12 16 6 

 SE........................................ 1.87 2.30 7.76 5.59 4.09 3.94 3.78 6.17 2.52 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.10 62.38 35.53 38.60 31.82 26.89 31.41 37.89 42.34 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean .................................... 47 21 41 32 47 64 54 49 63 

 SE........................................ 5.07 10.35 10.84 6.42 12.79 10.18 15.38 8.01 32.98 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.77 49.88 26.57 19.79 27.23 15.91 28.27 16.42 52.62 

 Other housing 

 Mean .................................... 135 93 74 94 248 171 109 145 61 

 SE........................................ 12.44 38.11 29.33 22.19 52.14 24.09 22.24 36.78 17.88 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.23 40.86 39.80 23.48 21.04 14.12 20.44 25.37 29.53 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean .................................... 247 351 169 301 264 283 200 233 153 

 SE........................................ 23.40 160.91 22.32 117.81 40.83 34.88 21.63 30.36 30.33 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.49 45.85 13.23 39.20 15.47 12.33 10.80 13.02 19.76 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean .................................... 57 48 49 26 97 56 60 65 52 

 SE........................................ 4.86 26.22 11.67 5.75 20.25 8.88 8.61 8.47 14.65 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.47 54.17 23.78 21.73 20.97 15.82 14.41 12.99 28.12 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean .................................... 88 178 42 127 84 87 76 96 48 

 SE........................................ 17.32 149.65 10.47 93.38 18.57 16.80 12.23 18.91 14.26 

 CV(%) .................................. 19.63 84.10 25.05 73.26 22.14 19.32 16.00 19.68 29.52 

 Children under 2 

 Mean .................................... 37 14 41 45 38 46 26 29 21 

 SE........................................ 4.42 7.14 10.59 12.00 7.46 11.12 6.70 9.21 9.43 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.02 49.83 25.70 26.48 19.72 24.03 26.22 31.88 45.32 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 64 110 37 101 46 94 39 43 32 

 SE........................................ 8.43 50.64 8.24 34.33 12.27 20.97 6.67 8.49 8.93 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.12 45.91 22.48 33.88 26.83 22.41 17.27 19.77 27.66 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean .................................... 8 42 2 3 3 12 6 5 8 

 SE........................................ 2.40 38.39 .77 1.19 .92 3.58 1.80 1.51 3.21 

 CV(%) .................................. 31.43 91.23 32.97 40.11 32.05 29.09 28.22 30.14 38.94 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 57 68 34 98 43 81 32 38 24 

 SE........................................ 7.59 32.80 8.21 34.35 12.30 21.26 6.18 8.44 8.54 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.41 48.09 23.94 34.92 28.73 26.16 19.15 22.24 35.54 

 Transportation 

 Mean .................................... 133 87 65 118 166 144 164 182 140 

 SE........................................ 16.24 68.58 27.60 39.37 49.61 31.85 49.10 65.17 71.17 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.25 79.06 42.57 33.35 29.89 22.14 30.00 35.90 50.99 

 Healthcare 

 Mean .................................... 38 1 11 31 32 92 33 9 64 

 SE........................................ 10.56 1.08 5.32 21.53 14.67 41.66 22.23 3.39 52.11 

 CV(%) .................................. 27.65 74.73 46.75 68.71 46.37 45.26 67.75 36.99 81.25 

 Entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 100 35 51 94 130 138 102 120 78 

 SE........................................ 7.78 12.72 11.41 21.73 30.52 19.37 16.53 21.74 25.09 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.78 35.92 22.19 23.24 23.51 14.01 16.13 18.07 32.06 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean .................................... 30 7 24 45 30 29 32 38 23 

 SE........................................ 2.93 3.87 7.13 11.11 6.01 8.71 5.99 6.99 11.38 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.63 54.51 30.13 24.73 19.86 30.35 18.71 18.27 49.17 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 70 28 28 49 100 110 70 82 55 

 SE........................................ 7.32 10.68 8.51 17.11 28.81 19.42 14.93 20.15 21.50 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.51 37.74 30.64 35.22 28.94 17.71 21.20 24.55 39.00 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean .................................... 21 6 22 8 17 29 29 22 38 

 SE........................................ 5.31 2.85 9.16 2.94 9.07 16.87 9.58 5.48 21.30 

 CV(%) .................................. 25.47 50.69 42.25 37.69 53.57 57.27 33.28 24.59 55.87 

 Reading 

 Mean .................................... 3 4 ( 1 ) 2 4 4 4 7 2 

 SE........................................ .75 4.10 .15 1.16 1.60 1.47 1.37 2.12 .85 

 CV(%) .................................. 23.69 97.82 40.96 71.54 44.46 33.09 30.61 32.53 51.69 

 Education 

 Mean .................................... 296 13 107 59 772 503 171 166 177 

 SE........................................ 36.64 11.86 101.85 14.54 130.00 75.38 64.67 55.36 89.04 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.38 93.55 95.14 24.52 16.84 14.98 37.87 33.42 50.18 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 All other gifts 

 Mean .................................... 113 26 66 106 76 155 158 198 105 

 SE........................................ 16.25 8.53 17.47 42.33 12.76 22.53 45.78 89.00 30.23 

 CV(%) .................................. 14.40 32.92 26.43 39.86 16.86 14.49 28.94 44.90 28.91 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

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