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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................130,001 16,431 20,934 13,140 25,885 42,221 11,390 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $73,573 $19,976 $48,378 $34,265 $66,641 $110,047 $123,099 

 SE................................................................ 1,098.20 500.91 1,399.72 1,083.06 1,660.71 2,125.16 3,162.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.49 2.51 2.89 3.16 2.49 1.93 2.57 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 63,606 19,212 40,423 33,370 60,535 91,793 107,633 

 SE................................................................ 767.93 503.13 1,066.93 999.45 1,249.23 1,325.62 2,504.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 2.62 2.64 3.00 2.06 1.44 2.33 

 Age of reference person ................................................................50.9 68.2 43.7 67.1 49.6 44.3 48.1 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.3 2.9 3.0 4.4 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 n.a. n.a. .3 .9 .9 1.0 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 .7 .1 1.3 .4 .1 .2 

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

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 1.0 1.1 1.9 1.9 2.4 3.0 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................47 39 50 50 42 52 46 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 61 50 50 58 48 54 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 58 39 78 62 70 72 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 36 13 24 21 35 52 55 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 46 15 57 27 18 17 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 42 61 22 38 30 28 

 Race of reference person: 

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

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 85 83 89 85 89 89 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino................................................................ 14 6 11 8 17 15 23 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 86 94 89 92 83 85 77 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)................................................................ 3 4 1 5 4 2 6 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 42 24 39 31 23 30 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 53 74 55 65 75 64 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased................................ 88 71 79 87 92 96 96 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................ $60,060 $30,075 $40,486 $50,404 $59,895 $77,675 $86,316 

 SE................................................................ 681.34 1,109.37 984.61 1,602.63 1,117.95 1,153.01 2,051.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.13 3.69 2.43 3.18 1.87 1.48 2.38 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,729 3,891 4,796 7,134 8,098 9,713 11,567 

 Share ................................................................ 12.9 12.9 11.8 14.2 13.5 12.5 13.4 

 SE................................................................ 89.36 162.16 114.14 232.33 178.26 157.18 417.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.16 4.17 2.38 3.26 2.20 1.62 3.61 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,363 2,335 2,316 4,485 4,954 5,301 6,344 

 Share ................................................................ 7.3 7.8 5.7 8.9 8.3 6.8 7.3 

 SE................................................................ 50.10 92.21 61.84 133.38 112.33 97.06 211.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.15 3.95 2.67 2.97 2.27 1.83 3.33 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 564 318 269 608 671 662 853 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.42 15.78 11.48 26.03 30.60 17.04 37.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.67 4.97 4.27 4.28 4.56 2.58 4.41 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................ 176 83 83 165 213 210 307 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.52 6.35 4.42 8.02 7.38 6.38 20.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.00 7.68 5.31 4.85 3.47 3.04 6.52 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 388 235 185 443 458 452 546 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.68 12.47 8.57 22.48 28.25 13.17 23.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 5.31 4.62 5.08 6.16 2.92 4.34 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 944 472 467 997 1,075 1,149 1,447 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.2 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 12.89 34.73 21.55 40.18 34.79 29.40 100.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.37 7.35 4.61 4.03 3.24 2.56 6.94 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 253 122 116 295 288 305 399 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.86 13.84 9.03 19.44 16.50 10.42 43.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 11.31 7.80 6.59 5.73 3.41 10.90 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 181 100 73 199 211 218 293 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.59 12.84 5.59 12.39 10.50 10.36 27.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.53 12.88 7.70 6.21 4.98 4.76 9.54 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 128 68 63 146 147 159 162 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.32 8.95 5.79 11.81 12.42 11.28 13.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.15 13.22 9.22 8.09 8.44 7.09 8.31 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 186 89 106 161 209 232 293 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.85 8.53 6.49 12.14 10.01 7.24 24.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.61 9.59 6.15 7.56 4.79 3.12 8.30 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 140 66 80 145 152 170 222 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.05 6.69 7.98 14.33 9.36 10.33 22.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.61 10.15 9.99 9.89 6.15 6.07 10.27 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 55 28 31 51 68 65 79 

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

 SE................................................................ 1.16 1.92 1.88 2.91 3.31 2.60 7.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.10 6.88 6.13 5.68 4.85 4.01 9.21 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 450 252 225 471 515 548 642 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.05 11.81 7.79 17.80 17.45 12.90 27.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.79 4.68 3.46 3.78 3.39 2.35 4.34 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 147 86 69 144 177 176 212 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.06 5.15 3.58 6.24 6.89 5.25 10.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.09 5.99 5.16 4.34 3.89 2.98 4.90 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 303 166 156 327 338 372 429 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.00 9.66 6.25 14.04 13.72 9.87 22.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 5.82 4.01 4.29 4.06 2.65 5.32 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 837 457 448 826 971 1,023 1,150 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 14.30 30.26 16.88 36.66 30.18 24.46 52.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.71 6.63 3.77 4.44 3.11 2.39 4.54 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 180 165 314 363 384 423 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.23 17.82 8.66 20.96 14.95 10.26 25.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 9.88 5.26 6.68 4.12 2.67 6.08 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 274 148 146 267 314 341 376 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.67 14.14 7.58 14.98 11.27 10.44 20.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.07 9.58 5.19 5.61 3.59 3.06 5.35 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 112 59 65 105 131 134 164 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.14 4.32 4.33 5.84 6.24 5.27 13.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.80 7.26 6.70 5.56 4.75 3.94 7.97 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 136 69 73 140 163 163 188 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.06 4.45 4.73 7.98 7.05 6.35 14.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 6.42 6.50 5.69 4.32 3.89 7.95 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,568 836 907 1,583 1,722 1,920 2,251 

 Share ................................................................ 2.6 2.8 2.2 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.6 

 SE................................................................ 20.79 33.95 35.97 53.68 46.61 34.10 82.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.33 4.06 3.97 3.39 2.71 1.78 3.67 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 150 84 73 175 170 181 200 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.83 6.75 5.09 10.82 9.31 7.31 13.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 8.06 7.00 6.18 5.47 4.03 6.76 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 117 65 59 129 133 136 186 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.98 5.29 3.56 8.71 6.37 4.88 13.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.55 8.15 6.05 6.73 4.79 3.59 7.29 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 824 429 474 764 906 1,035 1,171 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.11 18.87 23.25 28.62 27.44 21.52 53.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.59 4.40 4.90 3.75 3.03 2.08 4.53 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 423 236 270 448 464 492 613 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.49 13.65 13.28 24.33 16.82 13.86 36.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.77 5.77 4.92 5.43 3.62 2.81 5.95 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 22 31 67 48 76 82 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.76 2.65 4.50 9.47 3.95 4.42 7.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.94 12.26 14.54 14.10 8.23 5.82 9.65 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,365 1,556 2,480 2,649 3,144 4,412 5,223 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 5.2 6.1 5.3 5.2 5.7 6.1 

 SE................................................................ 58.55 112.99 87.62 143.90 124.22 113.58 293.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 7.26 3.53 5.43 3.95 2.57 5.62 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 558 250 487 464 433 775 731 

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

 SE................................................................ 19.83 31.74 33.18 65.08 32.93 41.07 71.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.55 12.68 6.82 14.03 7.61 5.30 9.78 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 19,884 11,873 14,810 16,896 20,425 24,658 25,369 

 Share ................................................................ 33.1 39.5 36.6 33.5 34.1 31.7 29.4 

 SE................................................................ 231.74 314.03 446.42 704.42 405.11 348.68 668.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.17 2.64 3.01 4.17 1.98 1.41 2.64 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,895 7,207 9,934 9,031 12,006 14,737 14,782 

 Share ................................................................ 19.8 24.0 24.5 17.9 20.0 19.0 17.1 

 SE................................................................ 156.80 267.10 291.37 478.66 248.20 247.89 554.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.32 3.71 2.93 5.30 2.07 1.68 3.75 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,947 3,268 3,814 5,638 7,052 9,602 9,438 

 Share ................................................................ 11.6 10.9 9.4 11.2 11.8 12.4 10.9 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Owned dwellings 

 SE................................................................ 133.28 169.05 165.80 422.67 231.69 234.61 514.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 5.17 4.35 7.50 3.29 2.44 5.45 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,265 787 1,832 1,345 3,285 4,998 5,218 

 Share ................................................................ 5.4 2.6 4.5 2.7 5.5 6.4 6.0 

 SE................................................................ 73.29 82.48 92.62 153.20 154.68 116.90 329.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.24 10.48 5.05 11.39 4.71 2.34 6.31 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,065 1,325 1,046 2,424 2,067 2,574 2,708 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 4.4 2.6 4.8 3.5 3.3 3.1 

 SE................................................................ 46.07 74.39 44.46 206.91 78.38 71.97 129.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.23 5.62 4.25 8.54 3.79 2.80 4.77 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,616 1,157 936 1,869 1,700 2,030 1,513 

 Share ................................................................ 2.7 3.8 2.3 3.7 2.8 2.6 1.8 

 SE................................................................ 57.64 81.82 80.51 165.37 93.87 148.19 142.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.57 7.07 8.60 8.85 5.52 7.30 9.39 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,167 3,595 5,586 2,530 4,201 4,104 4,425 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 12.0 13.8 5.0 7.0 5.3 5.1 

 SE................................................................ 66.09 183.54 182.79 254.41 140.11 132.74 277.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.59 5.11 3.27 10.06 3.33 3.23 6.26 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 782 343 535 864 753 1,031 919 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 28.70 41.65 79.82 90.71 64.81 53.80 82.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.67 12.14 14.92 10.50 8.61 5.22 8.98 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,836 2,421 2,299 3,897 4,158 4,465 5,566 

 Share ................................................................ 6.4 8.1 5.7 7.7 6.9 5.7 6.4 

 SE................................................................ 40.75 54.58 47.63 120.46 56.92 49.95 87.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.06 2.25 2.07 3.09 1.37 1.12 1.57 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 381 269 233 383 406 447 506 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.21 15.87 9.74 22.55 15.81 14.47 28.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.94 5.89 4.19 5.89 3.89 3.24 5.71 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,420 1,007 884 1,556 1,581 1,583 1,869 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 3.3 2.2 3.1 2.6 2.0 2.2 

 SE................................................................ 16.65 24.44 22.02 42.07 24.26 21.34 39.63 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.17 2.43 2.49 2.70 1.53 1.35 2.12 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 97 100 42 158 91 104 113 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.73 14.14 6.30 24.81 9.67 9.17 21.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.00 14.12 15.09 15.72 10.60 8.85 19.31 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,356 672 805 1,164 1,442 1,663 2,240 

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

 SE................................................................ 17.36 14.97 21.06 37.53 23.89 22.99 56.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.28 2.23 2.62 3.23 1.66 1.38 2.53 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 238 301 120 391 246 209 276 

 Share ................................................................ .4 1.0 .3 .8 .4 .3 .3 

 SE................................................................ 5.24 10.82 5.46 14.33 8.61 7.14 12.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 3.60 4.56 3.66 3.50 3.42 4.49 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,118 371 685 772 1,196 1,454 1,964 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 1.2 1.7 1.5 2.0 1.9 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 16.54 11.40 19.64 41.05 22.38 22.63 56.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 3.07 2.86 5.32 1.87 1.56 2.86 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 583 373 336 637 638 668 838 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.79 14.72 11.23 40.51 19.41 18.91 26.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.37 3.95 3.34 6.36 3.04 2.83 3.15 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,412 840 658 1,164 1,398 2,117 1,324 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 2.8 1.6 2.3 2.3 2.7 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 38.05 67.87 25.38 70.55 69.62 97.81 89.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.70 8.08 3.86 6.06 4.98 4.62 6.76 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 439 118 29 64 407 952 259 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .4 .1 .1 .7 1.2 .3 

 SE................................................................ 27.13 60.72 9.56 19.58 52.00 82.28 51.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.18 51.27 33.37 30.46 12.76 8.64 20.01 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 973 722 630 1,099 990 1,165 1,065 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 2.4 1.6 2.2 1.7 1.5 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 21.61 28.59 22.30 71.62 37.34 39.61 57.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.22 3.96 3.54 6.52 3.77 3.40 5.39 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 755 507 433 873 790 862 1,166 

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

 SE................................................................ 23.58 44.84 66.70 57.15 53.01 28.70 121.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.12 8.84 15.41 6.54 6.71 3.33 10.41 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 177 111 97 185 198 202 289 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.08 12.93 8.28 16.48 14.68 9.12 27.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.87 11.65 8.51 8.89 7.41 4.51 9.62 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 428 266 243 473 446 495 702 

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

 SE................................................................ 20.66 35.80 64.44 33.19 42.43 20.80 96.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.83 13.44 26.47 7.02 9.52 4.20 13.79 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 150 130 92 215 146 165 175 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.83 14.33 7.94 44.80 20.48 10.75 19.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.23 11.04 8.63 20.81 14.01 6.53 11.04 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,987 897 1,486 1,932 2,073 2,478 2,531 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.2 2.9 

 SE................................................................ 58.55 60.85 181.34 220.91 140.89 77.66 157.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.95 6.78 12.21 11.44 6.80 3.13 6.21 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 87 66 161 102 127 185 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.78 18.33 9.04 46.15 12.31 11.75 39.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.70 20.97 13.74 28.68 12.02 9.29 21.37 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 515 186 289 410 644 687 600 

 Share ................................................................ .9 .6 .7 .8 1.1 .9 .7 

 SE................................................................ 26.06 25.49 33.48 61.73 81.99 43.89 62.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.06 13.72 11.60 15.04 12.73 6.39 10.38 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 30 8 13 16 31 54 25 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.50 2.46 4.23 3.44 8.01 22.81 4.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 24.65 31.04 33.64 21.88 25.59 42.62 16.90 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 280 134 134 319 287 366 381 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.93 14.74 18.94 36.70 24.01 27.23 44.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.26 11.03 14.10 11.50 8.35 7.43 11.71 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 131 72 107 106 150 154 155 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.63 6.56 29.19 12.69 16.64 10.31 15.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.84 9.08 27.39 11.95 11.08 6.71 10.19 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 916 411 878 919 858 1,091 1,185 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.4 2.2 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 38.04 49.19 171.97 198.40 78.60 55.02 113.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.15 11.98 19.59 21.59 9.16 5.04 9.56 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,833 719 1,207 1,394 1,990 2,445 2,483 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 2.4 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.1 2.9 

 SE................................................................ 56.45 77.59 84.87 147.37 106.32 130.57 183.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.08 10.79 7.03 10.57 5.34 5.34 7.39 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 442 154 291 327 450 605 659 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.38 31.44 30.81 44.30 31.15 43.65 59.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.70 20.36 10.58 13.53 6.92 7.21 9.03 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 342 145 276 274 278 463 551 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.35 30.65 30.77 40.89 24.20 41.10 58.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.48 21.09 11.15 14.93 8.69 8.87 10.66 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 100 9 15 54 172 142 108 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.31 2.30 3.62 13.39 16.71 12.78 12.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.32 25.29 23.67 24.99 9.73 8.99 11.49 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 694 299 450 576 753 875 1,071 

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

 SE................................................................ 24.30 41.21 51.87 83.90 53.70 59.16 152.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.50 13.78 11.53 14.57 7.13 6.76 14.25 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 580 288 430 534 566 707 930 

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

 SE................................................................ 23.07 40.30 53.07 82.53 51.90 55.87 146.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.98 14.01 12.35 15.46 9.18 7.91 15.79 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 11 20 42 188 168 141 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.60 3.82 5.61 8.28 22.82 12.80 26.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.78 33.41 27.86 19.76 12.16 7.61 18.69 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 77 14 13 44 118 116 73 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.43 6.07 4.77 14.55 16.84 15.26 15.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.39 44.02 37.02 33.12 14.24 13.14 20.52 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 379 137 239 241 440 527 439 

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

 SE................................................................ 20.56 28.02 37.48 37.02 40.45 44.19 48.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.43 20.52 15.69 15.36 9.18 8.38 11.10 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 241 115 215 206 228 321 241 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.92 14.24 34.79 37.40 29.19 28.63 19.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.36 12.35 16.21 18.19 12.80 8.91 8.19 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,576 4,224 5,913 7,455 9,110 12,677 16,277 

 Share ................................................................ 15.9 14.0 14.6 14.8 15.2 16.3 18.9 

 SE................................................................ 198.51 749.53 265.28 354.59 377.48 392.52 685.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.07 17.74 4.49 4.76 4.14 3.10 4.21 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,054 1,192 2,207 2,960 3,797 5,731 7,207 

 Share ................................................................ 6.7 4.0 5.5 5.9 6.3 7.4 8.3 

 SE................................................................ 146.09 214.19 218.67 303.64 328.84 361.83 621.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.60 17.97 9.91 10.26 8.66 6.31 8.63 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,900 732 910 1,954 1,775 2,520 3,325 

 Share ................................................................ 3.2 2.4 2.2 3.9 3.0 3.2 3.9 

 SE................................................................ 109.72 182.79 154.56 361.29 237.51 250.67 461.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.78 24.99 16.98 18.49 13.38 9.95 13.87 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,101 437 1,256 962 1,976 3,131 3,835 

 Share ................................................................ 3.5 1.5 3.1 1.9 3.3 4.0 4.4 

 SE................................................................ 112.42 107.48 156.26 193.37 214.66 261.29 496.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.35 24.60 12.44 20.11 10.86 8.35 12.96 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 53 23 41 44 45 80 47 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.62 20.25 20.38 47.05 26.70 20.12 24.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 18.09 87.83 49.57 106.98 58.85 25.06 52.51 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,968 679 1,250 1,475 2,052 2,547 3,380 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 2.3 3.1 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.9 

 SE................................................................ 25.67 18.53 37.66 27.63 36.71 29.49 78.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.30 2.73 3.01 1.87 1.79 1.16 2.32 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,842 2,048 1,922 2,422 2,611 3,457 4,643 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 6.8 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.5 5.4 

 SE................................................................ 90.56 716.18 111.60 184.99 97.73 108.33 386.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.19 34.97 5.81 7.64 3.74 3.13 8.33 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 220 43 114 123 218 331 377 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.64 5.25 6.72 10.98 14.11 10.45 19.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 12.27 5.91 8.90 6.47 3.15 5.22 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 954 1,098 596 669 906 1,102 1,382 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 3.7 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 82.24 681.72 34.88 29.92 35.60 39.16 80.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.62 62.08 5.86 4.48 3.93 3.55 5.83 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 967 578 775 1,084 795 1,080 1,869 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.9 1.9 2.2 1.3 1.4 2.2 

 SE................................................................ 51.16 167.92 104.34 185.22 95.89 96.12 352.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.29 29.04 13.47 17.08 12.06 8.90 18.85 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 700 329 438 545 692 944 1,015 

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

 SE................................................................ 19.71 52.79 35.20 46.25 40.55 39.82 106.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.81 16.04 8.04 8.48 5.86 4.22 10.50 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 712 306 533 598 650 943 1,048 

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

 SE................................................................ 21.82 34.41 37.32 83.69 51.99 35.82 122.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.06 11.24 7.00 13.99 8.00 3.80 11.65 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,928 3,481 2,566 7,334 5,265 5,493 5,727 

 Share ................................................................ 8.2 11.6 6.3 14.5 8.8 7.1 6.6 

 SE................................................................ 72.31 86.61 73.27 223.18 148.62 126.77 262.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.47 2.49 2.85 3.04 2.82 2.31 4.59 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,414 2,490 1,706 5,153 3,637 3,777 4,029 

 Share ................................................................ 5.7 8.3 4.2 10.2 6.1 4.9 4.7 

 SE................................................................ 42.57 60.95 54.63 146.19 100.76 82.21 173.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.25 2.45 3.20 2.84 2.77 2.18 4.30 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 872 434 514 1,020 946 1,073 1,074 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.4 1.3 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 32.45 47.52 35.46 89.52 63.52 52.00 122.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.72 10.96 6.90 8.77 6.71 4.84 11.40 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 486 458 249 883 538 468 453 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.47 44.75 22.05 51.20 28.68 18.49 35.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.57 9.77 8.85 5.80 5.33 3.95 7.85 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 156 99 97 277 144 175 170 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.69 10.85 11.58 43.13 15.84 9.61 15.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.92 10.92 11.97 15.60 10.98 5.49 9.10 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,203 1,350 1,890 2,851 3,308 4,306 4,362 

 Share ................................................................ 5.3 4.5 4.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.1 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Entertainment 

 SE................................................................ 108.24 68.41 74.33 230.74 210.93 230.76 378.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.38 5.07 3.93 8.09 6.38 5.36 8.68 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................ 750 219 458 656 740 1,063 1,023 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 .7 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 32.66 20.56 30.75 76.51 59.79 48.50 115.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.35 9.39 6.72 11.66 8.08 4.56 11.28 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 985 638 686 999 1,044 1,156 1,263 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 2.1 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 20.54 16.17 26.79 41.05 39.04 27.98 73.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.08 2.53 3.91 4.11 3.74 2.42 5.80 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 869 405 482 647 923 1,219 1,089 

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

 SE................................................................ 66.18 48.83 39.05 109.64 116.67 153.23 146.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.62 12.07 8.10 16.96 12.64 12.57 13.43 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 710 324 402 554 744 993 888 

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

 SE................................................................ 64.97 43.84 40.68 107.79 114.30 152.52 125.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.15 13.53 10.12 19.44 15.37 15.36 14.15 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 159 81 80 92 179 226 201 

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

 SE................................................................ 10.28 19.05 12.77 11.17 19.05 19.91 52.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.47 23.60 15.98 12.13 10.63 8.81 26.34 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 599 89 264 550 601 868 987 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .3 .7 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 62.75 23.14 41.40 191.79 160.16 129.65 264.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.48 26.07 15.68 34.90 26.63 14.93 26.81 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 762 410 558 663 785 949 1,026 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.24 30.27 34.93 33.86 28.53 24.56 52.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.00 7.38 6.26 5.10 3.64 2.59 5.16 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 110 77 82 157 103 121 136 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.45 13.51 10.25 25.90 12.42 6.76 30.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.95 17.44 12.47 16.45 12.11 5.60 22.39 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,491 365 1,038 792 1,214 2,170 2,868 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 1.2 2.6 1.6 2.0 2.8 3.3 

 SE................................................................ 92.85 98.99 177.21 227.83 146.39 233.61 360.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.23 27.13 17.07 28.77 12.06 10.76 12.55 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 332 236 243 335 349 353 521 

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

 SE................................................................ 10.61 25.81 18.06 33.91 19.28 17.47 49.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.19 10.93 7.42 10.14 5.53 4.95 9.55 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,010 912 664 974 915 1,209 1,323 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 3.0 1.6 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 67.75 220.28 59.63 178.33 74.62 127.71 193.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.71 24.16 8.98 18.32 8.16 10.56 14.63 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,873 1,383 1,418 2,558 2,121 1,879 2,036 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 4.6 3.5 5.1 3.5 2.4 2.4 

 SE................................................................ 95.94 111.00 155.46 323.87 167.05 135.88 232.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.12 8.03 10.96 12.66 7.88 7.23 11.41 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,771 903 4,813 1,398 5,780 10,925 11,890 

 Share ................................................................ 11.3 3.0 11.9 2.8 9.7 14.1 13.8 

 SE................................................................ 144.47 375.88 205.13 313.04 168.02 242.36 344.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.13 41.63 4.26 22.40 2.91 2.22 2.89 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 418 195 181 488 444 529 618 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .6 .4 1.0 .7 .7 .7 

 SE................................................................ 11.72 18.31 12.09 38.22 30.41 20.63 41.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.81 9.38 6.69 7.83 6.84 3.90 6.77 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,353 708 4,632 910 5,336 10,395 11,272 

 Share ................................................................ 10.6 2.4 11.4 1.8 8.9 13.4 13.1 

 SE................................................................ 139.67 374.96 199.21 323.26 153.93 234.01 334.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 52.99 4.30 35.53 2.88 2.25 2.96 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $73,573 $19,976 $48,378 $34,265 $66,641 $110,047 $123,099 

 SE................................................................ 1,098.20 500.91 1,399.72 1,083.06 1,660.71 2,125.16 3,162.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.49 2.51 2.89 3.16 2.49 1.93 2.57 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................ 57,590 ( 2 ) 41,976 ( 2 ) 49,624 96,701 108,924 

 Share ................................................................ 78.3 ( 2 ) 86.8 ( 2 ) 74.5 87.9 88.5 

 SE................................................................ 980.51 ( 2 ) 1,269.31 ( 2 ) 1,529.81 1,754.87 2,796.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.70 ( 2 ) 3.02 ( 2 ) 3.08 1.81 2.57 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,506 ( 2 ) 2,690 ( 2 ) 4,495 7,301 9,207 

 Share ................................................................ 6.1 ( 2 ) 5.6 ( 2 ) 6.7 6.6 7.5 

 SE................................................................ 245.12 ( 2 ) 368.16 ( 2 ) 465.27 612.52 971.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.44 ( 2 ) 13.69 ( 2 ) 10.35 8.39 10.56 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,300 16,067 2,186 29,082 9,017 2,886 2,796 

 Share ................................................................ 11.3 80.4 4.5 84.9 13.5 2.6 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 179.20 383.74 153.66 961.10 456.37 168.66 351.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.16 2.39 7.03 3.30 5.06 5.84 12.56 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,910 2,031 823 2,956 1,811 2,379 1,009 

 Share ................................................................ 2.6 10.2 1.7 8.6 2.7 2.2 .8 

 SE................................................................ 258.29 284.38 145.11 407.46 262.16 747.37 288.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.53 14.00 17.64 13.78 14.48 31.42 28.63 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance 

 Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 460 637 78 1,055 748 242 373 

 Share ................................................................ .6 3.2 .2 3.1 1.1 .2 .3 

 SE................................................................ 23.13 71.42 13.60 86.20 56.60 18.40 66.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.03 11.21 17.34 8.17 7.57 7.59 17.96 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions 

 for support 

 Mean ................................................................ 457 715 130 905 576 329 376 

 Share ................................................................ .6 3.6 .3 2.6 .9 .3 .3 

 SE................................................................ 38.03 121.42 28.14 180.88 67.47 53.58 71.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.32 16.99 21.59 19.98 11.71 16.30 18.89 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 351 526 496 267 370 208 414 

 Share ................................................................ .5 2.6 1.0 .8 .6 .2 .3 

 SE................................................................ 37.46 113.86 84.46 70.52 130.37 34.74 75.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.68 21.64 17.04 26.42 35.27 16.67 18.18 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,967 764 7,955 896 6,106 18,254 15,467 

 Share ................................................................ 13.5 3.8 16.4 2.6 9.2 16.6 12.6 

 SE................................................................ 483.84 119.98 383.12 138.96 456.99 1,283.17 798.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.85 15.70 4.82 15.52 7.48 7.03 5.16 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,819 692 6,390 783 4,521 14,424 11,852 

 Share ................................................................ 10.6 3.5 13.2 2.3 6.8 13.1 9.6 

 SE................................................................ 370.92 98.87 310.60 107.44 370.90 1,017.08 629.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.74 14.29 4.86 13.72 8.20 7.05 5.31 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,098 48 1,544 65 1,534 3,762 3,532 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 .2 3.2 .2 2.3 3.4 2.9 

 SE................................................................ 126.95 26.91 99.26 37.00 112.03 287.45 203.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.05 56.02 6.43 56.77 7.30 7.64 5.75 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 51 24 21 47 51 68 83 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.40 6.25 3.99 10.70 10.06 11.04 30.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.61 25.50 18.77 22.56 19.76 16.33 36.54 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 63,606 19,212 40,423 33,370 60,535 91,793 107,633 

 Share ................................................................ 86.5 96.2 83.6 97.4 90.8 83.4 87.4 

 SE................................................................ 767.93 503.13 1,066.93 999.45 1,249.23 1,325.62 2,504.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 2.62 2.64 3.00 2.06 1.44 2.33 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ $14,049 $7,471 $7,816 $11,897 $18,489 $17,784 $13,538 

 SE................................................................ 1,593.57 2,580.89 2,506.39 5,737.65 4,329.56 3,408.89 4,538.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.34 34.54 32.07 48.23 23.42 19.17 33.53 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................ 23,805 9,028 13,477 15,640 29,676 33,317 24,917 

 SE................................................................ 1,586.57 2,467.80 2,026.36 5,416.11 4,965.40 3,048.61 4,471.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.66 27.33 15.04 34.63 16.73 9.15 17.95 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,756 1,557 5,661 3,743 11,187 15,533 11,380 

 SE................................................................ 960.64 755.94 1,506.54 2,526.55 2,064.22 2,088.23 4,505.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.85 48.55 26.61 67.50 18.45 13.44 39.59 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,156 934 825 636 269 2,221 750 

 SE................................................................ 463.53 371.06 414.26 280.52 75.64 1,399.69 255.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 40.10 39.72 50.23 44.10 28.10 63.02 34.01 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................ -1,839 -589 -1,024 -960 -1,853 -2,698 -2,944 

 SE................................................................ 42.83 64.67 68.55 105.05 100.18 114.25 253.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ -2.33 -10.97 -6.70 -10.94 -5.41 -4.24 -8.62 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 186,064 131,789 94,799 233,724 194,218 218,583 238,040 

 SE................................................................ 3,585.18 6,275.36 6,529.04 22,012.51 6,882.64 4,447.55 13,641.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.93 4.76 6.89 9.42 3.54 2.03 5.73 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,017 754 557 1,238 1,044 1,201 1,239 

 SE................................................................ 11.48 23.80 20.65 88.99 29.89 17.07 40.63 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.13 3.16 3.71 7.19 2.86 1.42 3.28 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,229 667 1,080 1,189 1,048 1,566 1,516 

 SE................................................................ 49.08 101.41 107.43 211.99 107.58 81.67 247.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.99 15.20 9.95 17.82 10.27 5.21 16.29 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 88 23 60 78 113 114 81 

 SE................................................................ 8.39 5.94 12.86 13.36 34.74 11.66 20.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.57 25.67 21.48 17.08 30.76 10.26 25.46 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 14 4 9 5 8 24 27 

 SE................................................................ 1.64 3.11 2.78 2.27 2.88 3.59 13.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.54 85.72 30.89 44.73 35.55 14.65 50.54 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 233 197 204 192 222 272 276 

 SE................................................................ 13.92 37.94 23.58 22.80 27.07 30.23 73.11 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Housing 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.97 19.26 11.57 11.86 12.22 11.11 26.46 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 33 25 25 27 25 38 77 

 SE................................................................ 4.74 6.70 7.75 9.44 3.65 6.00 45.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.20 27.04 30.50 35.15 14.84 15.60 58.95 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 7 3 11 2 7 8 1 

 SE................................................................ 1.26 1.51 5.36 1.11 2.62 1.83 .74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 19.16 48.83 49.96 44.62 36.91 23.81 49.63 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 20 8 13 18 16 35 8 

 SE................................................................ 2.65 3.06 3.70 3.74 3.63 6.73 3.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.13 38.15 27.44 21.29 23.35 19.35 43.64 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 7 5 4 10 5 12 2 

 SE................................................................ 1.14 2.69 2.02 2.18 2.28 3.00 1.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 15.55 50.46 56.61 21.24 43.14 25.53 67.33 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 13 3 10 7 10 23 6 

 SE................................................................ 2.20 1.17 2.64 2.64 3.32 5.90 3.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 17.08 43.87 26.59 36.14 32.48 25.64 53.23 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 53 49 65 44 39 58 66 

 SE................................................................ 5.26 19.89 14.24 9.47 5.75 8.53 25.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.87 40.18 21.85 21.30 14.83 14.67 38.89 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 120 112 89 101 136 133 125 

 SE................................................................ 11.53 32.29 16.71 22.56 26.12 27.68 29.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.63 28.93 18.79 22.38 19.27 20.82 23.72 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 203 119 187 192 195 248 216 

 SE................................................................ 11.87 27.87 24.00 36.90 24.94 27.82 36.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.85 23.49 12.80 19.23 12.80 11.22 16.68 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 37 44 57 48 69 73 

 SE................................................................ 5.07 12.68 7.39 16.22 8.57 11.48 28.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.14 34.06 16.84 28.42 17.87 16.67 38.51 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 73 42 78 56 63 93 76 

 SE................................................................ 5.82 13.17 19.55 12.22 11.70 12.62 15.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.94 31.49 24.92 21.79 18.67 13.54 20.61 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 32 14 13 43 51 33 25 

 SE................................................................ 3.42 6.06 4.77 14.53 12.70 5.77 7.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.83 44.49 37.02 33.66 24.67 17.56 29.86 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 43 26 52 36 33 53 42 

 SE................................................................ 4.96 10.62 10.23 13.56 5.77 10.94 18.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.63 40.83 19.57 38.10 17.67 20.67 44.30 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................ 9 6 21 8 5 8 1 

 SE................................................................ 1.74 2.42 8.71 5.05 2.44 2.59 .59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 20.44 43.25 41.95 62.35 53.39 31.58 57.84 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 34 20 31 27 28 45 41 

 SE................................................................ 4.19 10.17 7.14 10.61 5.04 10.18 18.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.26 49.84 22.68 38.62 17.93 22.77 45.28 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 141 42 186 113 99 159 265 

 SE................................................................ 19.82 13.37 56.08 50.24 37.54 35.09 119.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.02 31.55 30.22 44.49 37.95 22.01 45.07 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 21 37 16 8 21 21 19 

 SE................................................................ 3.29 20.96 4.10 3.98 6.23 3.03 6.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 15.85 56.50 25.59 47.52 29.94 14.39 32.59 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 98 68 76 80 97 125 109 

 SE................................................................ 8.18 15.29 12.87 16.72 14.49 14.97 35.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.32 22.65 16.94 20.93 14.89 11.99 32.27 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Single consumers Consumer units of two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

No earner One earner No earner One earner Two earners 

Three or 

more 

earners 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................ 39 38 26 26 40 49 46 

 SE................................................................ 5.11 14.19 7.56 6.70 8.34 8.58 29.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.01 37.80 29.26 26.10 21.09 17.42 64.99 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 59 30 50 54 58 76 63 

 SE................................................................ 6.06 6.19 9.35 14.65 11.90 11.12 15.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.24 20.67 18.64 27.02 20.59 14.71 24.22 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 12 4 17 17 10 13 7 

 SE................................................................ 2.15 1.71 7.61 7.93 2.69 2.70 3.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 17.97 46.24 44.91 45.59 28.07 20.29 42.07 

 Reading 

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

 SE.................................................................44 .89 1.13 1.35 1.13 .61 .57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 16.48 69.20 28.59 31.89 43.55 24.64 48.88 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 99 208 450 209 444 419 

 SE................................................................ 34.37 49.93 84.63 178.25 51.80 78.83 135.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.95 50.35 40.71 39.60 24.77 17.75 32.26 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................ 102 73 113 49 72 143 95 

 SE................................................................ 12.31 24.15 21.55 9.52 12.99 30.89 29.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.12 32.89 19.05 19.37 18.02 21.59 30.90 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018