Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 131,439 24,423 107,016 16,299 7,796 28,685 17,264 15,771 21,201 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $71,087 $80,358 $56,951 $60,154 $75,062 $80,339 $104,531 $94,978 

 SE ................................................................ 1,412.01 2,481.55 1,547.63 2,494.64 3,810.94 3,409.48 3,587.41 4,023.59 4,984.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 3.49 1.93 4.38 6.34 4.54 4.47 3.85 5.25 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 62,036 68,428 51,107 53,585 64,537 68,592 86,232 79,090 

 SE ................................................................ 996.40 1,998.34 1,064.17 2,042.50 2,877.14 2,644.96 2,514.73 2,885.19 3,082.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 3.22 1.56 4.00 5.37 4.10 3.67 3.35 3.90 

 Age of reference person................................................................ 51.1 55.4 50.1 50.5 51.1 50.2 50.0 49.2 50.2 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 

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

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 2.5 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 48 47 46 46 48 46 50 46 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 52 53 54 54 52 54 50 54 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 83 59 58 61 62 62 60 52 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 37 38 37 33 36 39 40 41 33 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 26 45 22 25 24 23 22 19 20 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 17 41 42 39 38 38 40 48 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 6 15 9 13 17 14 16 17 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 94 85 91 87 83 86 84 83 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 13 5 15 12 21 9 15 14 25 

 Not Hispanic or Latino................................................................87 95 85 88 79 91 85 86 75 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 37 28 37 30 28 27 20 27 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 58 69 58 66 70 71 78 69 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 94 87 89 89 89 90 87 79 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................ $61,224 $58,172 $61,920 $49,452 $49,192 $58,857 $61,216 $77,035 $69,386 

 SE ................................................................ 775.65 1,525.12 846.00 2,223.30 2,053.93 2,507.47 2,035.64 1,443.64 1,603.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.27 2.62 1.37 4.50 4.18 4.26 3.33 1.87 2.31 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,923 7,492 8,021 6,679 6,691 7,927 7,711 9,423 8,751 

 Share ................................................................ 12.9 12.9 13.0 13.5 13.6 13.5 12.6 12.2 12.6 

 SE ................................................................ 107.65 217.15 124.84 272.27 403.53 314.57 253.80 268.81 278.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.36 2.90 1.56 4.08 6.03 3.97 3.29 2.85 3.18 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,464 4,587 4,436 4,091 3,744 4,455 4,262 4,963 4,636 

 Share ................................................................ 7.3 7.9 7.2 8.3 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.4 6.7 

 SE ................................................................ 6369 154.70 67.15 184.20 257.58 194.26 179.97 140.34 130.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.43 3.37 1.51 4.50 6.88 4.36 4.22 2.83 2.81 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 569 592 564 533 454 588 527 614 586 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1122 27.01 11.89 31.69 36.38 26.22 32.76 23.33 27.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.97 4.56 2.11 5.94 8.02 4.46 6.22 3.80 4.62 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................ 178 171 179 165 127 183 165 210 190 

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

 SE ................................................................ 391 10.25 4.51 10.93 14.58 12.67 13.60 5.77 11.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 5.99 2.52 6.61 11.46 6.91 8.27 2.75 5.92 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 421 385 368 326 404 362 404 396 

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

 SE ................................................................ 865 21.12 8.71 23.19 26.04 16.54 27.81 21.43 20.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 5.01 2.26 6.31 7.98 4.09 7.68 5.31 5.11 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 961 1,014 949 827 882 899 876 1,090 1,073 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 

 SE ................................................................ 1673 51.63 16.80 30.04 75.51 44.95 53.79 46.05 35.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 5.09 1.77 3.63 8.56 5.00 6.14 4.23 3.33 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 253 330 236 218 267 223 236 250 246 

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

 SE ................................................................ 878 31.65 7.94 13.23 32.61 13.12 29.51 14.97 13.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.46 9.59 3.36 6.07 12.23 5.89 12.50 6.00 5.41 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 212 173 189 155 162 155 202 173 

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

 SE ................................................................ 512 14.72 4.87 14.83 19.43 8.10 10.82 17.21 11.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.84 6.93 2.82 7.85 12.51 4.99 6.99 8.53 6.45 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 129 147 125 128 117 122 121 135 127 

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

 SE ................................................................ 393 12.03 3.68 9.24 16.65 8.19 10.74 7.90 8.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.04 8.17 2.94 7.23 14.22 6.70 8.86 5.86 7.00 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 151 187 141 176 182 172 214 222 

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

 SE ................................................................ 432 6.83 4.89 6.95 32.13 8.11 15.94 13.67 15.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.39 4.54 2.62 4.93 18.26 4.46 9.29 6.37 7.03 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 116 162 93 109 153 132 209 231 

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

 SE ................................................................ 593 13.45 6.21 8.57 20.74 18.76 9.16 12.79 17.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.86 11.58 3.83 9.24 19.05 12.24 6.92 6.13 7.46 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 64 58 65 58 58 57 60 81 76 

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

 SE ................................................................ 164 2.71 1.98 5.90 5.77 5.28 3.43 4.78 2.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 4.71 3.03 10.11 9.89 9.22 5.68 5.94 3.21 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 449 469 445 430 360 458 434 471 456 

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

 SE ................................................................ 784 14.32 8.52 24.32 36.32 19.38 19.28 18.58 20.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.75 3.06 1.92 5.66 10.08 4.23 4.44 3.94 4.46 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 147 158 144 144 126 146 138 143 153 

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

 SE ................................................................ 284 5.75 3.27 6.81 10.67 7.45 7.39 6.59 8.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.94 3.65 2.27 4.73 8.45 5.09 5.34 4.62 5.60 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 303 311 301 286 234 311 296 328 304 

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

 SE ................................................................ 599 10.83 6.30 20.86 27.70 13.46 14.67 14.87 13.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 3.48 2.10 7.30 11.83 4.32 4.96 4.53 4.40 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 858 793 872 710 724 861 827 1,024 973 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1730 38.12 16.97 46.42 68.31 47.50 38.99 33.91 26.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.02 4.81 1.95 6.54 9.43 5.51 4.72 3.31 2.68 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 318 267 329 247 256 322 319 403 374 

 Share ................................................................ .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 

 SE ................................................................ 662 16.32 6.42 19.25 27.08 17.42 13.25 12.58 12.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.08 6.12 1.95 7.79 10.59 5.42 4.15 3.12 3.38 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 283 250 290 233 238 279 264 329 354 

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

 SE ................................................................ 767 13.78 7.96 17.67 34.39 19.87 20.62 12.46 14.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.71 5.52 2.75 7.59 14.43 7.12 7.81 3.78 4.05 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 112 114 105 101 113 100 139 120 

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

 SE ................................................................ 307 6.63 3.52 8.08 9.62 7.22 7.06 11.20 7.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.70 5.91 3.07 7.69 9.52 6.38 7.04 8.09 6.64 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 144 165 139 125 129 147 143 153 126 

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

 SE ................................................................ 360 10.83 3.31 8.71 12.64 8.02 9.76 11.41 5.63 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.51 6.58 2.38 6.97 9.80 5.44 6.82 7.46 4.47 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,627 1,719 1,606 1,591 1,324 1,649 1,598 1,764 1,547 

 Share ................................................................ 2.7 3.0 2.6 3.2 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.2 

 SE ................................................................ 2307 64.15 25.27 75.56 103.41 74.41 71.54 51.80 53.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.42 3.73 1.57 4.75 7.81 4.51 4.48 2.94 3.45 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 151 162 148 159 123 152 145 153 142 

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

 SE ................................................................ 393 11.41 4.12 13.76 22.08 9.20 12.85 6.67 8.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.61 7.04 2.78 8.66 17.90 6.05 8.87 4.37 5.69 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 138 113 118 101 115 112 126 103 

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

 SE ................................................................ 341 7.95 3.56 8.58 11.71 9.78 8.57 7.87 9.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.90 5.77 3.14 7.29 11.63 8.51 7.62 6.27 8.96 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 865 878 862 820 710 892 849 953 844 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 1352 39.92 15.68 42.93 53.72 46.89 40.33 35.31 37.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.56 4.54 1.82 5.23 7.57 5.26 4.75 3.70 4.40 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 438 484 427 439 354 436 436 450 409 

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

 SE ................................................................ 828 20.05 8.87 20.84 25.43 16.03 31.46 22.85 15.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.89 4.14 2.08 4.75 7.19 3.68 7.22 5.07 3.87 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 57 56 55 37 54 56 82 49 

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

 SE ................................................................ 262 5.69 2.79 7.93 9.85 7.48 7.15 7.15 4.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.64 10.05 4.95 14.52 26.72 13.77 12.75 8.76 8.41 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,459 2,906 3,584 2,588 2,947 3,472 3,449 4,461 4,115 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 5.0 5.8 5.2 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.9 

 SE ................................................................ 6238 136.26 73.62 137.28 199.18 155.82 113.65 186.33 160.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 4.69 2.05 5.30 6.76 4.49 3.30 4.18 3.91 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 583 465 610 438 426 535 677 852 656 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1853 43.82 20.69 56.48 63.07 40.75 64.49 89.40 33.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.18 9.43 3.39 12.90 14.79 7.62 9.52 10.49 5.08 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 20,091 16,720 20,860 15,131 16,566 19,059 20,396 26,239 25,621 

 Share ................................................................ 32.8 28.7 33.7 30.6 33.7 32.4 33.3 34.1 36.9 

 SE ................................................................ 251.42 637.50 255.54 423.94 821.29 845.36 738.38 677.21 536.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.25 3.81 1.22 2.80 4.96 4.44 3.62 2.58 2.09 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,747 8,232 12,550 8,124 9,261 10,766 12,013 16,338 17,192 

 Share ................................................................ 19.2 14.2 20.3 16.4 18.8 18.3 19.6 21.2 24.8 

 SE ................................................................ 174.04 372.50 189.10 392.29 725.94 574.79 568.62 508.46 492.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 4.52 1.51 4.83 7.84 5.34 4.73 3.11 2.86 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,678 6,101 6,809 4,335 4,930 6,244 6,912 8,916 8,517 

 Share ................................................................ 10.9 10.5 11.0 8.8 10.0 10.6 11.3 11.6 12.3 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Owned dwellings 

 SE ................................................................ 136.48 312.66 147.70 184.09 505.45 342.02 381.00 520.55 436.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 5.13 2.17 4.25 10.25 5.48 5.51 5.84 5.12 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,775 2,331 2,877 1,877 2,229 2,647 3,033 3,939 3,276 

 Share ................................................................ 4.5 4.0 4.6 3.8 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.1 4.7 

 SE ................................................................ 5694 131.00 60.32 158.94 260.13 156.19 212.41 170.54 169.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.05 5.62 2.10 8.47 11.67 5.90 7.00 4.33 5.17 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,200 1,930 2,261 1,229 1,245 1,888 2,163 2,776 3,632 

 Share ................................................................ 3.6 3.3 3.7 2.5 2.5 3.2 3.5 3.6 5.2 

 SE ................................................................ 5301 121.83 54.78 101.96 100.29 123.97 187.74 92.57 212.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.41 6.31 2.42 8.30 8.06 6.57 8.68 3.33 5.86 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,703 1,840 1,672 1,230 1,457 1,710 1,716 2,202 1,608 

 Share ................................................................ 2.8 3.2 2.7 2.5 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.3 

 SE ................................................................ 7653 135.71 86.85 117.30 288.54 131.36 121.55 400.45 164.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.49 7.38 5.20 9.54 19.81 7.68 7.08 18.19 10.23 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,249 1,318 4,918 3,234 3,778 3,753 4,308 6,222 7,733 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 2.3 7.9 6.5 7.7 6.4 7.0 8.1 11.1 

 SE ................................................................ 6668 112.57 82.61 260.68 341.92 217.35 333.44 231.03 278.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.57 8.54 1.68 8.06 9.05 5.79 7.74 3.71 3.60 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 821 814 822 555 553 769 794 1,200 942 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2801 54.32 30.33 73.99 82.65 68.43 85.77 97.66 44.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.41 6.67 3.69 13.32 14.95 8.89 10.81 8.14 4.77 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,049 4,370 3,975 3,671 3,872 3,974 4,085 4,128 4,047 

 Share ................................................................ 6.6 7.5 6.4 7.4 7.9 6.8 6.7 5.4 5.8 

 SE ................................................................ 3441 67.81 34.61 52.69 187.47 116.38 65.59 55.71 72.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ .85 1.55 .87 1.44 4.84 2.93 1.61 1.35 1.78 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 410 259 445 330 241 486 452 523 487 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .4 .7 .7 .5 .8 .7 .7 .7 

 SE ................................................................ 1104 20.57 12.20 31.31 56.22 41.92 53.46 16.53 15.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.69 7.95 2.75 9.48 23.34 8.63 11.84 3.16 3.20 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,496 1,847 1,416 1,377 1,558 1,432 1,440 1,413 1,354 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 3.2 2.3 2.8 3.2 2.4 2.4 1.8 2.0 

 SE ................................................................ 1813 32.60 19.25 45.22 115.95 55.47 57.34 18.04 28.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 1.77 1.36 3.28 7.44 3.87 3.98 1.28 2.11 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 121 354 68 44 30 87 20 78 108 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .6 .1 .1 .1 .1 ( 1 ) .1 .2 

 SE ................................................................ 866 23.96 8.92 11.08 10.70 31.03 4.61 10.83 10.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.13 6.77 13.04 25.03 35.98 35.57 22.90 13.87 9.35 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 1,417 1,405 1,261 1,361 1,358 1,446 1,415 1,555 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.3 2.4 1.8 2.2 

 SE ................................................................ 1467 32.04 14.66 38.68 85.65 39.01 28.27 30.62 31.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.04 2.26 1.04 3.07 6.29 2.87 1.95 2.16 2.05 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 220 294 203 187 162 202 196 207 233 

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

 SE ................................................................ 650 18.00 5.61 13.36 22.61 10.06 21.99 9.93 8.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.96 6.13 2.77 7.13 13.96 4.99 11.24 4.81 3.63 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,188 1,123 1,203 1,074 1,199 1,156 1,251 1,208 1,322 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.9 

 SE ................................................................ 1550 42.44 13.96 36.39 74.03 36.16 35.83 29.20 29.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.31 3.78 1.16 3.39 6.18 3.13 2.86 2.42 2.24 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 493 641 658 682 610 726 698 544 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .8 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.2 .9 .8 

 SE ................................................................ 1438 28.79 14.15 31.92 37.59 35.06 57.09 19.07 17.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.34 5.84 2.21 4.85 5.51 5.74 7.86 2.73 3.16 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,522 1,251 1,584 1,018 1,213 1,538 1,613 2,315 1,649 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.6 3.0 2.4 

 SE ................................................................ 3626 77.39 41.21 52.77 175.75 124.19 129.41 110.36 82.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.38 6.18 2.60 5.18 14.49 8.07 8.02 4.77 5.00 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 472 278 516 254 347 487 592 850 510 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .5 .8 .5 .7 .8 1.0 1.1 .7 

 SE ................................................................ 2803 49.77 31.12 39.70 127.38 90.19 83.81 108.20 78.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.94 17.90 6.03 15.62 36.73 18.54 14.15 12.72 15.39 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,050 973 1,068 764 866 1,052 1,021 1,465 1,138 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.6 

 SE ................................................................ 2147 59.77 22.94 42.02 88.75 64.56 67.33 47.57 38.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 6.14 2.15 5.50 10.25 6.14 6.60 3.25 3.42 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 747 687 761 745 673 762 702 899 739 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 

 SE ................................................................ 2286 39.61 29.41 81.50 102.36 58.78 50.27 126.42 42.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.06 5.76 3.87 10.94 15.21 7.71 7.16 14.06 5.71 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 184 177 185 187 164 178 155 230 191 

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

 SE ................................................................ 924 14.56 11.30 22.24 21.15 13.82 16.41 58.82 18.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.03 8.24 6.09 11.90 12.92 7.76 10.58 25.62 9.48 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 431 405 437 430 397 429 406 538 414 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1595 30.32 19.97 56.97 71.33 40.01 30.37 91.05 27.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.70 7.48 4.57 13.25 17.99 9.32 7.48 16.92 6.58 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 132 105 138 128 113 155 142 131 134 

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

 SE ................................................................ 736 12.46 8.50 18.92 48.11 23.30 17.25 16.03 15.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.57 11.81 6.16 14.75 42.75 15.02 12.19 12.22 11.51 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,025 2,179 1,990 1,573 1,548 2,018 1,983 2,559 1,994 

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

 SE ................................................................ 8303 344.59 57.48 144.10 177.25 118.77 87.05 198.76 132.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.10 15.81 2.89 9.16 11.45 5.88 4.39 7.77 6.64 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 111 97 114 63 121 123 118 133 120 

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

 SE ................................................................ 638 14.35 6.76 9.55 33.38 13.35 17.39 20.43 14.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.75 14.81 5.91 15.06 27.61 10.89 14.79 15.37 12.02 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 518 493 524 377 298 552 534 680 560 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2353 48.51 24.86 41.56 50.46 63.03 46.56 30.89 62.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.54 9.84 4.74 11.03 16.94 11.42 8.73 4.55 11.19 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 25 21 26 13 20 23 26 34 37 

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

 SE ................................................................ 251 4.18 2.98 2.96 8.51 4.91 4.17 9.76 10.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.90 19.59 11.35 23.03 41.58 20.93 16.30 28.73 28.42 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 304 338 296 312 252 306 295 326 265 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1672 54.33 15.07 35.96 47.83 27.81 34.70 53.85 20.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.51 16.10 5.09 11.54 18.98 9.08 11.75 16.51 7.92 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 105 122 116 118 125 124 142 104 

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

 SE ................................................................ 707 11.08 8.66 13.97 22.77 23.03 17.30 12.32 15.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.97 10.57 7.12 12.05 19.32 18.36 13.98 8.69 14.50 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 948 1,125 908 692 738 889 887 1,245 908 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7414 331.86 43.41 90.09 122.34 84.02 80.37 154.50 101.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.82 29.50 4.78 13.02 16.57 9.45 9.06 12.41 11.16 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,866 1,598 1,927 1,229 1,401 1,938 1,527 2,636 2,380 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 2.7 3.1 2.5 2.8 3.3 2.5 3.4 3.4 

 SE ................................................................ 5141 116.74 60.08 115.68 135.65 172.01 94.34 205.59 108.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.75 7.31 3.12 9.41 9.68 8.87 6.18 7.80 4.56 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 420 374 431 291 256 452 315 596 531 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1961 40.48 24.01 34.07 48.72 56.93 36.93 86.78 57.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.67 10.81 5.58 11.72 19.06 12.60 11.72 14.57 10.75 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 337 299 346 196 192 369 233 512 439 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1860 38.09 22.33 29.91 43.61 53.19 31.70 80.79 52.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.52 12.75 6.46 15.25 22.76 14.43 13.61 15.78 12.06 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 83 76 85 95 64 83 82 84 92 

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

 SE ................................................................ 422 8.41 5.03 19.33 9.90 11.51 10.11 20.56 11.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.07 11.12 5.91 20.42 15.45 13.85 12.30 24.58 12.42 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 755 677 773 524 566 824 664 1,008 858 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2560 66.25 26.33 66.13 58.03 76.91 40.04 65.00 64.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.39 9.79 3.41 12.62 10.24 9.34 6.03 6.45 7.50 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 638 565 654 405 497 691 567 868 740 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2236 60.01 24.00 50.95 50.79 76.41 41.18 51.44 59.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.51 10.62 3.67 12.58 10.21 11.07 7.26 5.92 7.99 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 117 111 118 119 69 133 97 140 117 

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

 SE ................................................................ 909 16.99 9.99 27.22 19.21 19.88 16.96 35.93 12.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.76 15.24 8.44 22.86 27.78 14.95 17.54 25.67 10.71 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 67 81 72 76 65 58 71 135 

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

 SE ................................................................ 701 7.82 8.57 23.65 29.14 10.29 15.87 8.92 31.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.98 11.63 10.64 32.87 38.24 15.85 27.38 12.48 23.25 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 317 409 228 311 422 301 574 509 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1688 39.34 21.97 27.47 60.48 50.02 32.20 89.95 42.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.31 12.42 5.38 12.06 19.42 11.87 10.69 15.66 8.41 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 163 235 115 191 177 188 386 348 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1327 18.43 15.49 13.57 73.42 19.95 25.64 64.14 48.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.98 11.32 6.59 11.84 38.39 11.30 13.62 16.61 14.03 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,761 10,849 9,513 8,882 8,204 9,240 10,019 10,947 9,340 

 Share ................................................................ 15.9 18.7 15.4 18.0 16.7 15.7 16.4 14.2 13.5 

 SE ................................................................ 226.33 479.53 225.70 645.08 715.15 516.44 530.08 482.83 371.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.32 4.42 2.37 7.26 8.72 5.59 5.29 4.41 3.98 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,975 4,554 3,842 4,265 3,904 3,887 4,380 3,973 2,900 

 Share ................................................................ 6.5 7.8 6.2 8.6 7.9 6.6 7.2 5.2 4.2 

 SE ................................................................ 186.52 429.68 178.80 496.81 734.84 325.37 470.54 404.98 364.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.69 9.43 4.65 11.65 18.82 8.37 10.74 10.19 12.57 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,825 1,893 1,810 1,489 2,499 1,766 2,285 1,659 1,589 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 3.3 2.9 3.0 5.1 3.0 3.7 2.2 2.3 

 SE ................................................................ 124.23 257.17 122.66 323.13 667.76 207.38 235.08 258.11 279.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.81 13.59 6.78 21.69 26.72 11.75 10.29 15.55 17.58 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,084 2,497 1,990 2,728 1,385 2,090 2,060 2,261 1,250 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 4.3 3.2 5.5 2.8 3.6 3.4 2.9 1.8 

 SE ................................................................ 111.39 277.42 107.31 278.06 286.39 196.08 353.19 342.98 137.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.35 11.11 5.39 10.19 20.68 9.38 17.15 15.17 11.02 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 66 165 43 48 20 32 35 52 62 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1229 37.87 11.39 26.18 14.70 15.95 14.02 40.64 37.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 18.77 22.99 26.58 54.36 73.67 50.36 40.19 77.42 61.17 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,109 2,576 2,002 2,018 1,881 1,951 1,975 2,069 2,076 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 4.4 3.2 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.7 3.0 

 SE ................................................................ 2333 58.58 23.00 54.41 109.79 59.42 57.85 59.45 48.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.11 2.27 1.15 2.70 5.84 3.05 2.93 2.87 2.34 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,859 3,179 2,787 2,265 2,024 2,730 2,839 3,386 3,035 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 5.5 4.5 4.6 4.1 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 

 SE ................................................................ 6492 125.91 72.60 172.12 187.98 144.95 153.90 110.93 164.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.27 3.96 2.61 7.60 9.29 5.31 5.42 3.28 5.42 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 274 210 219 235 212 238 213 165 

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

 SE ................................................................ 670 18.73 6.24 22.34 45.64 10.09 16.43 9.14 11.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.02 6.83 2.97 10.19 19.44 4.77 6.92 4.29 6.90 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 890 1,126 836 771 683 915 911 934 700 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.9 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.0 

 SE ................................................................ 1999 51.39 18.07 42.72 56.69 57.28 57.34 40.09 19.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 4.56 2.16 5.54 8.30 6.26 6.29 4.29 2.80 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 976 1,198 926 814 648 835 916 1,202 1,020 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 2.1 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 

 SE ................................................................ 5342 95.72 63.78 152.00 164.06 113.05 115.77 139.59 156.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.47 7.99 6.89 18.67 25.31 13.53 12.64 11.61 15.32 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 772 581 815 461 458 769 775 1,036 1,150 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.0 1.3 .9 .9 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 

 SE ................................................................ 2258 53.37 25.91 47.29 83.56 75.78 54.49 50.17 59.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.93 9.18 3.18 10.26 18.23 9.86 7.03 4.84 5.17 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 818 540 882 333 395 672 826 1,519 1,329 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 .9 1.4 .7 .8 1.1 1.3 2.0 1.9 

 SE ................................................................ 2710 73.58 28.43 37.43 70.58 66.10 126.07 75.17 68.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.31 13.62 3.22 11.23 17.85 9.84 15.27 4.95 5.17 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,968 5,710 4,799 4,534 4,556 4,727 4,901 5,280 4,752 

 Share ................................................................ 8.1 9.8 7.8 9.2 9.3 8.0 8.0 6.9 6.8 

 SE ................................................................ 7242 188.57 73.07 309.08 268.10 157.42 180.23 157.76 151.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 3.30 1.52 6.82 5.88 3.33 3.68 2.99 3.18 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,405 3,796 3,315 2,989 3,378 3,250 3,392 3,630 3,335 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 6.5 5.4 6.0 6.9 5.5 5.5 4.7 4.8 

 SE ................................................................ 4965 129.58 48.24 199.61 214.63 109.72 114.80 112.63 96.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 3.41 1.46 6.68 6.35 3.38 3.38 3.10 2.89 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 909 1,093 867 892 741 831 849 1,013 846 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.9 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 3052 90.75 28.89 110.17 71.68 73.09 54.26 85.44 60.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.36 8.30 3.33 12.35 9.67 8.79 6.39 8.43 7.10 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 483 629 450 476 321 478 486 458 407 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1248 27.50 13.19 41.76 46.16 32.92 33.77 34.95 23.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.58 4.37 2.93 8.77 14.39 6.89 6.95 7.63 5.68 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 172 192 167 177 117 167 174 179 164 

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

 SE ................................................................ 788 16.88 8.25 19.69 27.22 18.35 17.54 26.20 17.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.59 8.80 4.93 11.12 23.35 10.96 10.08 14.65 10.50 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,226 3,585 3,144 2,784 2,412 3,183 3,266 4,044 2,869 

 Share ................................................................ 5.3 6.2 5.1 5.6 4.9 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.1 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Entertainment 

 SE ................................................................ 9638 334.00 98.65 224.39 354.44 282.33 220.64 179.47 167.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.99 9.32 3.14 8.06 14.70 8.87 6.76 4.44 5.82 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................ 766 631 797 499 497 765 834 1,148 888 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.3 

 SE ................................................................ 3133 51.81 33.87 76.80 149.37 86.63 86.09 42.58 51.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.09 8.21 4.25 15.38 30.07 11.32 10.33 3.71 5.84 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,030 1,059 1,023 1,014 788 1,042 1,038 1,130 1,001 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4 

 SE ................................................................ 1758 31.79 19.46 85.71 72.27 42.80 56.04 30.34 32.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.71 3.00 1.90 8.46 9.17 4.11 5.40 2.69 3.26 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 816 938 789 851 637 682 799 994 778 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 

 SE ................................................................ 4299 100.71 40.65 129.02 103.76 65.08 82.65 108.55 116.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.27 10.74 5.15 15.16 16.29 9.54 10.34 10.92 14.99 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 662 804 630 688 498 549 619 812 618 

 Share ................................................................ 1.1 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.0 .9 1.0 1.1 .9 

 SE ................................................................ 4319 99.89 41.19 131.75 86.78 61.67 72.52 116.44 110.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.52 12.43 6.53 19.16 17.43 11.23 11.71 14.33 17.93 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 134 158 163 139 133 180 182 160 

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

 SE ................................................................ 904 13.37 10.24 27.73 42.20 13.17 25.97 39.73 23.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 9.95 6.47 16.98 30.32 9.90 14.40 21.85 14.78 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 957 535 420 490 694 594 771 202 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.6 .9 .8 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 9539 391.30 65.17 83.79 271.91 176.52 164.92 102.10 38.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 15.54 40.89 12.17 19.95 55.51 25.44 27.75 13.24 19.06 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 768 636 798 656 623 778 780 976 879 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1896 24.20 21.84 45.25 45.62 45.66 48.84 70.84 36.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.47 3.81 2.74 6.90 7.32 5.87 6.26 7.26 4.20 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 108 103 109 111 57 106 115 139 104 

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

 SE ................................................................ 657 13.07 7.25 19.15 11.87 11.88 20.27 23.76 10.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.08 12.65 6.65 17.27 20.74 11.20 17.66 17.15 10.47 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 804 1,545 837 907 1,350 1,431 2,119 2,251 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 1.4 2.5 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.8 3.2 

 SE ................................................................ 8608 143.00 98.26 83.48 176.49 134.81 245.11 308.38 378.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.12 17.79 6.36 9.97 19.46 9.98 17.13 14.55 16.80 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 347 521 307 407 271 335 326 242 238 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .9 .5 .8 .6 .6 .5 .3 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 1389 45.70 11.03 39.04 48.22 25.24 31.15 25.31 27.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.01 8.78 3.59 9.58 17.76 7.54 9.55 10.47 11.70 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 993 1,007 989 691 803 887 1,176 1,281 1,058 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5829 184.81 52.89 67.76 365.25 107.47 125.89 125.07 116.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 18.35 5.35 9.81 45.46 12.12 10.70 9.76 11.05 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,888 2,271 1,800 1,727 1,194 1,932 1,563 2,738 1,397 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 3.9 2.9 3.5 2.4 3.3 2.6 3.6 2.0 

 SE ................................................................ 9075 259.76 117.42 294.55 114.94 343.30 131.20 273.69 106.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.81 11.44 6.52 17.05 9.62 17.77 8.39 10.00 7.65 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,296 6,412 7,497 5,345 5,079 6,859 7,328 10,122 9,089 

 Share ................................................................ 11.9 11.0 12.1 10.8 10.3 11.7 12.0 13.1 13.1 

 SE ................................................................ 161.31 284.14 185.22 498.06 427.10 398.06 298.40 434.53 645.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 4.43 2.47 9.32 8.41 5.80 4.07 4.29 7.10 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 465 530 450 358 366 462 490 466 491 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2130 32.34 21.37 39.39 53.02 46.12 40.09 48.59 49.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.58 6.10 4.75 11.01 14.51 9.98 8.18 10.42 10.13 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,831 5,882 7,047 4,987 4,714 6,397 6,838 9,655 8,598 

 Share ................................................................ 11.2 10.1 11.4 10.1 9.6 10.9 11.2 12.5 12.4 

 SE ................................................................ 153.96 277.24 178.83 478.37 414.55 377.62 286.62 450.92 626.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 4.71 2.54 9.59 8.79 5.90 4.19 4.67 7.29 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $71,087 $80,358 $56,951 $60,154 $75,062 $80,339 $104,531 $94,978 

 SE ................................................................ 1,412.01 2,481.55 1,547.63 2,494.64 3,810.94 3,409.48 3,587.41 4,023.59 4,984.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 3.49 1.93 4.38 6.34 4.54 4.47 3.85 5.25 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................ 61,557 50,715 64,031 42,933 46,525 60,032 63,178 86,194 76,305 

 Share ................................................................ 78.3 71.3 79.7 75.4 77.3 80.0 78.6 82.5 80.3 

 SE ................................................................ 1,071.54 2,072.52 1,247.91 2,232.59 3,647.49 3,104.93 2,793.30 3,600.10 4,064.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 4.09 1.95 5.20 7.84 5.17 4.42 4.18 5.33 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,232 5,224 5,234 2,774 2,485 4,308 5,797 6,614 7,904 

 Share ................................................................ 6.7 7.3 6.5 4.9 4.1 5.7 7.2 6.3 8.3 

 SE ................................................................ 350.75 847.48 346.42 494.53 586.96 622.27 1,000.94 878.95 1,050.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.70 16.22 6.62 17.83 23.62 14.44 17.27 13.29 13.29 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,664 11,827 7,942 8,565 8,398 8,158 7,899 7,594 7,299 

 Share ................................................................ 11.0 16.6 9.9 15.0 14.0 10.9 9.8 7.3 7.7 

 SE ................................................................ 166.48 422.60 202.54 516.70 1,057.01 666.02 811.82 478.06 486.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 3.57 2.55 6.03 12.59 8.16 10.28 6.29 6.66 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,941 2,362 1,845 1,356 1,472 1,270 2,171 2,783 2,174 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 3.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 1.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 

 SE ................................................................ 162.52 403.51 177.46 255.97 508.63 212.21 475.65 404.90 595.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.37 17.08 9.62 18.88 34.55 16.70 21.91 14.55 27.40 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 450 327 479 517 442 441 430 473 558 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2041 26.76 23.97 75.45 130.10 54.62 47.56 74.69 40.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.53 8.19 5.01 14.60 29.41 12.40 11.07 15.80 7.18 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................ 477 417 490 525 473 522 486 554 383 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3499 55.76 40.25 93.21 102.44 112.74 95.15 84.18 98.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.34 13.36 8.21 17.74 21.64 21.60 19.59 15.21 25.69 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 214 337 281 359 330 380 320 356 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2974 50.15 33.24 55.81 159.00 57.48 96.29 63.32 52.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.48 23.40 9.88 19.85 44.32 17.39 25.36 19.78 14.83 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,394 9,051 11,929 5,844 6,569 10,525 11,747 18,299 15,888 

 Share ................................................................ 14.5 12.7 14.8 10.3 10.9 14.0 14.6 17.5 16.7 

 SE ................................................................ 448.15 538.83 519.34 562.38 1,116.73 798.70 1,134.97 1,236.01 1,963.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.93 5.95 4.35 9.62 17.00 7.59 9.66 6.75 12.36 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,032 7,060 9,482 4,408 5,495 8,044 9,407 15,042 12,720 

 Share ................................................................ 11.5 9.9 11.8 7.7 9.1 10.7 11.7 14.4 13.4 

 SE ................................................................ 356.41 473.83 410.53 407.02 872.63 580.35 795.25 1,156.82 1,584.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.95 6.71 4.33 9.23 15.88 7.21 8.45 7.69 12.46 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,285 1,900 2,372 1,394 1,041 2,406 2,294 3,212 3,007 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.4 1.7 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.2 

 SE ................................................................ 114.73 117.79 130.90 184.54 391.41 226.35 396.93 142.90 380.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.02 6.20 5.52 13.24 37.58 9.41 17.30 4.45 12.65 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 91 75 42 33 74 46 45 161 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2584 35.19 29.80 15.06 14.01 25.55 11.59 7.79 143.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 33.20 38.65 39.82 35.61 42.34 34.35 25.05 17.19 89.41 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 62,036 68,428 51,107 53,585 64,537 68,592 86,232 79,090 

 Share ................................................................ 85.5 87.3 85.2 89.7 89.1 86.0 85.4 82.5 83.3 

 SE ................................................................ 996.40 1,998.34 1,064.17 2,042.50 2,877.14 2,644.96 2,514.73 2,885.19 3,082.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 3.22 1.56 4.00 5.37 4.10 3.67 3.35 3.90 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ $12,679 $6,935 $13,990 $4,193 $14,888 $11,349 $22,389 $22,787 $11,380 

 SE ................................................................ 1,543.94 3,093.10 1,735.57 3,501.55 7,768.89 3,483.06 10,994.42 4,250.83 6,269.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.18 44.60 12.41 83.50 52.18 30.69 49.11 18.65 55.09 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................ 22,521 13,064 24,679 12,856 21,454 22,620 34,004 36,997 20,983 

 SE ................................................................ 1,621.24 3,085.24 1,898.24 2,579.65 7,794.29 3,256.29 10,976.75 5,996.91 4,996.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.20 23.62 7.69 20.07 36.33 14.40 32.28 16.21 23.81 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,842 6,129 10,689 8,663 6,567 11,271 11,615 14,210 9,602 

 SE ................................................................ 1,101.88 1,273.02 1,257.33 2,288.57 2,047.30 2,506.65 1,692.74 3,815.60 2,767.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.20 20.77 11.76 26.42 31.18 22.24 14.57 26.85 28.82 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 701 779 683 690 529 521 1,047 1,343 167 

 SE ................................................................ 7466 189.77 83.13 308.34 180.87 118.68 400.55 346.42 77.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.65 24.35 12.17 44.66 34.21 22.77 38.24 25.80 46.36 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................ -2,227 -1,951 -2,289 -1,627 -1,618 -2,083 -2,658 -2,779 -2,661 

 SE ................................................................ 5849 122.53 69.85 158.93 200.37 93.35 286.22 148.86 157.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ -2.63 -6.28 -3.05 -9.77 -12.38 -4.48 -10.77 -5.36 -5.90 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 198,612 198,266 198,691 122,336 124,043 161,365 182,412 304,640 269,785 

 SE ................................................................ 4,260.13 8,200.27 4,814.21 12,610.65 12,580.63 11,221.29 13,276.26 10,590.11 19,196.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.14 4.14 2.42 10.31 10.14 6.95 7.28 3.48 7.12 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,071 1,041 1,078 726 855 994 1,077 1,404 1,302 

 SE ................................................................ 1100 35.78 11.16 42.98 63.16 38.22 42.59 35.95 36.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.03 3.44 1.04 5.92 7.39 3.85 3.95 2.56 2.80 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,206 1,110 1,228 869 624 1,220 1,302 1,666 1,342 

 SE ................................................................ 4873 114.62 55.03 67.96 110.89 116.06 146.81 141.56 172.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.04 10.33 4.48 7.82 17.78 9.51 11.28 8.50 12.82 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 91 105 88 57 37 93 106 127 77 

 SE ................................................................ 784 30.01 8.88 7.57 13.15 22.28 15.81 26.53 15.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 28.71 10.09 13.18 35.33 23.89 14.89 20.89 20.38 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 15 21 14 8 10 16 10 19 15 

 SE ................................................................ 319 12.13 2.48 3.07 8.85 4.09 3.00 6.87 8.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 21.22 56.54 18.23 40.76 85.84 26.19 29.66 36.93 52.63 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 260 289 254 161 147 292 285 299 253 

 SE ................................................................ 2077 55.38 21.18 29.35 33.23 58.18 37.36 54.99 44.86 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Housing 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 19.18 8.34 18.26 22.59 19.92 13.12 18.41 17.76 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 35 36 35 34 27 40 35 45 21 

 SE ................................................................ 299 7.40 3.47 10.51 17.77 6.25 7.41 9.51 3.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 20.66 10.05 30.61 66.16 15.65 20.88 21.02 14.73 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 11 3 12 11 14 6 10 23 15 

 SE ................................................................ 211 .90 2.58 4.56 7.78 2.62 3.35 7.78 9.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 19.62 26.85 20.74 42.23 56.33 41.14 32.48 33.77 66.18 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 23 21 24 15 26 37 33 15 12 

 SE ................................................................ 536 5.73 6.46 4.73 19.28 21.98 12.72 3.02 4.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.85 27.54 26.87 31.53 72.75 59.13 38.66 20.39 33.56 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 8 11 7 3 3 7 15 4 7 

 SE ................................................................ 174 4.05 1.82 1.55 1.98 2.48 9.68 2.58 3.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.01 35.52 25.73 49.39 71.47 33.50 64.16 58.97 52.67 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 16 9 17 12 24 30 18 10 5 

 SE ................................................................ 505 4.32 6.08 4.35 19.71 21.65 10.00 4.09 1.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 32.44 45.93 35.87 36.71 83.10 72.73 56.13 39.14 23.77 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 50 69 46 36 36 62 44 44 36 

 SE ................................................................ 883 40.69 5.64 9.66 16.36 15.32 12.01 8.94 10.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 17.71 58.94 12.39 26.67 46.05 24.86 27.03 20.18 28.95 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 141 160 137 64 44 147 162 171 169 

 SE ................................................................ 1478 33.84 15.19 17.65 14.68 38.04 35.31 52.72 29.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.45 21.19 11.07 27.41 33.06 25.88 21.85 30.80 17.72 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 212 222 210 153 132 239 191 289 194 

 SE ................................................................ 1695 30.48 18.88 44.57 25.03 40.32 26.81 57.97 40.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 13.73 8.99 29.17 18.94 16.88 14.04 20.03 21.09 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 48 41 50 32 27 71 32 42 62 

 SE ................................................................ 469 8.29 5.75 8.02 12.91 15.31 8.46 12.55 17.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.77 19.99 11.60 24.81 48.31 21.56 26.52 29.81 29.24 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 84 105 80 51 55 92 65 124 68 

 SE ................................................................ 849 19.25 8.52 17.07 17.16 20.58 19.32 31.76 11.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.07 18.36 10.69 33.38 30.96 22.28 29.57 25.54 17.56 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 28 26 28 37 28 26 20 30 31 

 SE ................................................................ 316 6.64 3.74 15.10 14.13 5.78 6.38 8.24 10.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.26 25.11 13.14 40.44 49.95 22.18 32.25 27.43 33.61 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 52 49 52 32 22 49 74 93 34 

 SE ................................................................ 646 16.79 7.22 9.98 12.36 16.29 19.15 22.88 10.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.47 34.06 13.79 31.14 56.87 32.93 25.92 24.61 31.81 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................ 14 26 12 1 6 9 24 26 6 

 SE ................................................................ 388 15.61 3.38 .67 5.92 2.99 16.22 11.34 4.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 26.87 60.21 28.56 51.66 107.35 34.86 66.62 43.74 74.59 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 37 23 41 31 16 41 50 67 28 

 SE ................................................................ 511 8.77 5.82 10.01 11.32 15.27 9.89 20.27 8.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.66 37.50 14.37 32.57 69.77 37.36 19.96 30.23 31.50 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 125 75 136 120 27 107 79 258 185 

 SE ................................................................ 1835 19.14 22.23 38.27 7.52 27.30 22.07 69.11 85.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.68 25.60 16.29 31.88 28.10 25.43 27.86 26.83 45.88 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 21 20 22 18 6 11 25 35 32 

 SE ................................................................ 506 4.86 6.16 5.74 3.36 15.27 5.43 12.76 17.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 23.83 24.44 28.64 32.68 56.31 142.12 21.69 36.41 56.35 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 105 85 110 135 55 130 116 112 78 

 SE ................................................................ 964 10.67 11.57 32.83 25.69 35.42 16.98 21.36 18.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.15 12.48 10.53 24.38 46.74 27.24 14.69 19.06 23.14 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................ 36 33 37 26 37 32 46 49 33 

 SE ................................................................ 389 6.22 4.35 7.78 24.09 4.39 12.79 17.02 10.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.82 19.01 11.85 30.28 64.33 13.69 28.06 34.41 32.57 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 69 53 73 109 18 98 70 63 45 

 SE ................................................................ 827 9.75 10.09 32.74 7.66 34.44 13.23 9.58 12.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.92 18.48 13.79 30.05 43.73 35.16 18.91 15.31 27.75 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 18 12 19 20 8 14 29 23 20 

 SE ................................................................ 239 4.57 2.78 10.29 8.08 3.90 9.09 7.91 9.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.19 38.14 14.24 52.28 99.74 27.04 31.24 34.78 44.88 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 4 5 4 5 1 3 4 5 3 

 SE ................................................................63 1.31 .70 3.92 1.21 .64 1.94 2.08 .44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 16.51 28.20 19.11 83.76 80.40 22.13 46.66 43.38 12.73 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 258 222 267 113 111 245 334 321 376 

 SE ................................................................ 2672 59.47 33.22 36.59 60.94 78.52 98.05 60.09 99.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.35 26.82 12.46 32.34 54.97 32.07 29.34 18.71 26.42 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................ 96 55 105 81 89 70 123 179 108 

 SE ................................................................ 1107 9.88 13.45 23.72 35.57 18.08 64.11 29.23 20.97 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.58 18.05 12.82 29.31 40.09 25.90 52.30 16.33 19.46 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2019