Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................................................ 130,001 112,677 106,321 6,356 17,324 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $73,573 $76,676 $75,362 $98,646 $53,395 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,098.20 1,231.36 1,242.35 3,605.17 1,740.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.49 1.61 1.65 3.65 3.26 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 63,606 65,983 64,967 82,974 48,149 

 SE................................................................................................ 767.93 856.19 867.13 2,716.15 1,393.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.21 1.30 1.33 3.27 2.90 

 Age of reference person ................................................................................................ 50.9 51.3 51.7 45.3 48.4 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.4 

 Children under 18 ................................................................................................ .6 .6 .6 .7 .6 

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

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.2 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.3 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................................................ 47 49 48 58 39 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 51 52 42 61 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................................................ 63 66 67 58 41 

 With mortgage ................................................................................................ 36 38 38 38 26 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................................27 28 29 20 15 

 Renter ................................................................................................................................ 37 34 33 42 59 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................................................ 13 n.a. n.a. n.a. 100 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................................................ 87 100 100 100 n.a. 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................................................ 14 15 16 ( 2 ) 2 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................................................ 86 85 84 100 98 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................................ 30 28 29 13 36 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 68 67 83 61 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................................ 88 90 91 85 76 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $60,060 $62,639 $62,032 $72,850 $43,117 

 SE................................................................................................ 681.34 758.99 774.46 2,563.35 1,100.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.13 1.21 1.25 3.52 2.55 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 7,729 8,072 7,995 9,469 5,422 

 Share ................................................................................................ 12.9 12.9 12.9 13.0 12.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 89.36 91.54 97.43 354.08 199.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.16 1.13 1.22 3.74 3.69 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,363 4,518 4,470 5,385 3,323 

 Share ................................................................................................ 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 50.10 55.06 58.34 281.11 117.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.15 1.22 1.30 5.22 3.55 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 564 586 580 687 418 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 9.42 11.00 11.43 35.71 19.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.67 1.88 1.97 5.20 4.62 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 176 181 174 299 147 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.52 3.99 4.17 21.56 9.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.00 2.21 2.39 7.20 6.36 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 388 405 406 387 271 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.68 9.09 9.29 26.04 14.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.98 2.24 2.29 6.72 5.40 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 944 954 938 1,245 874 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 12.89 15.00 14.91 119.45 42.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.37 1.57 1.59 9.59 4.81 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 253 261 261 265 202 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 4.86 5.87 5.84 43.12 15.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.92 2.25 2.24 16.27 7.72 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 181 184 182 217 165 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 4.59 5.20 4.92 32.29 12.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.53 2.84 2.71 14.91 7.30 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 128 131 131 127 109 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.32 5.30 5.28 22.18 19.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.15 4.04 4.02 17.53 18.22 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 186 183 181 231 205 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 4.85 5.48 5.60 20.28 11.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.61 2.99 3.10 8.77 5.64 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 140 140 130 321 142 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.05 5.42 5.39 35.76 16.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.61 3.88 4.16 11.13 11.76 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 55 55 54 85 52 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 1.16 1.25 1.38 11.14 3.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.10 2.26 2.55 13.16 7.06 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 450 476 479 428 276 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 8.05 8.51 8.93 27.89 18.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.79 1.79 1.87 6.52 6.60 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 147 153 152 172 103 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.06 3.25 3.23 14.95 6.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.09 2.12 2.12 8.69 6.28 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 303 323 326 256 173 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.00 6.39 6.76 19.06 13.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.98 1.98 2.07 7.45 7.94 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 837 867 843 1,315 629 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 14.30 15.07 15.37 73.09 29.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.71 1.74 1.82 5.56 4.75 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 314 330 319 529 208 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.23 6.78 6.78 38.93 14.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.98 2.06 2.13 7.36 7.03 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 274 290 277 526 170 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.67 6.50 6.63 35.03 11.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.07 2.24 2.39 6.66 6.72 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 112 112 111 116 115 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.14 2.96 3.02 10.24 9.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.80 2.65 2.71 8.82 7.97 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 136 136 136 144 136 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.06 3.04 3.07 13.88 8.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.25 2.23 2.26 9.61 6.33 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,568 1,634 1,630 1,710 1,126 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 20.79 22.28 23.87 100.73 46.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.33 1.36 1.46 5.89 4.17 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 150 157 158 136 97 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.83 4.32 4.48 14.51 7.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.56 2.74 2.83 10.68 7.49 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 117 119 118 136 105 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 2.98 3.29 3.43 12.58 6.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.55 2.77 2.91 9.27 5.83 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 824 861 857 934 574 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 13.11 14.08 15.23 72.18 28.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.59 1.64 1.78 7.72 4.94 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 423 437 437 434 326 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.49 7.99 8.41 40.27 19.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.77 1.83 1.93 9.27 5.92 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 56 61 60 70 23 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 2.76 3.05 3.26 13.31 3.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.94 5.00 5.39 19.13 16.94 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,365 3,554 3,524 4,084 2,099 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.6 4.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 58.55 58.90 62.32 213.73 151.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.74 1.66 1.77 5.23 7.23 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 558 616 623 488 170 

 Share ................................................................................................ .9 1.0 1.0 .7 .4 

 SE................................................................................................ 19.83 22.42 22.43 86.04 21.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.55 3.64 3.60 17.63 12.73 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 19,884 20,508 20,154 26,412 15,808 

 Share ................................................................................................ 33.1 32.7 32.5 36.3 36.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 231.74 268.42 263.32 1,018.46 373.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.17 1.31 1.31 3.86 2.36 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 11,895 12,246 11,918 17,729 9,613 

 Share ................................................................................................ 19.8 19.6 19.2 24.3 22.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 156.80 181.77 182.85 687.90 295.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.32 1.48 1.53 3.88 3.07 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 6,947 7,429 7,248 10,466 3,808 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.6 11.9 11.7 14.4 8.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 133.28 155.75 158.30 626.39 186.45 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Owned dwellings 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.92 2.10 2.18 5.98 4.90 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,265 3,467 3,350 5,433 1,949 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.4 5.5 5.4 7.5 4.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 73.29 85.04 85.15 436.88 125.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.24 2.45 2.54 8.04 6.45 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,065 2,223 2,153 3,391 1,041 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.4 3.5 3.5 4.7 2.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 46.07 51.81 52.29 212.90 60.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.23 2.33 2.43 6.28 5.82 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,616 1,739 1,745 1,642 818 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.3 1.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 57.64 65.23 70.48 252.79 56.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.57 3.75 4.04 15.39 6.88 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,167 3,970 3,836 6,204 5,447 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.9 6.3 6.2 8.5 12.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 66.09 73.27 70.61 392.82 202.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.59 1.85 1.84 6.33 3.72 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 782 847 835 1,058 358 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.5 .8 

 SE................................................................................................ 28.70 32.02 32.72 149.53 54.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.67 3.78 3.92 14.13 15.34 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,836 3,888 3,900 3,685 3,497 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.4 6.2 6.3 5.1 8.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 40.75 43.04 42.67 104.04 65.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.06 1.11 1.09 2.82 1.88 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 381 378 375 427 395 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 11.21 12.63 12.74 23.62 20.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.94 3.34 3.39 5.53 5.18 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,420 1,428 1,443 1,174 1,364 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.4 2.3 2.3 1.6 3.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 16.65 18.12 18.43 37.96 22.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.17 1.27 1.28 3.23 1.62 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 97 107 110 63 32 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 8.73 9.49 9.50 28.00 8.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.00 8.87 8.66 44.41 25.34 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,356 1,372 1,374 1,347 1,248 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 17.36 18.74 18.93 52.17 29.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.28 1.37 1.38 3.87 2.35 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 238 237 239 199 241 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.24 5.56 5.61 15.22 10.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.20 2.34 2.34 7.66 4.34 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,118 1,135 1,134 1,148 1,007 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 16.54 17.85 18.34 46.86 26.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.48 1.57 1.62 4.08 2.66 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 583 602 598 674 457 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 13.79 14.11 14.28 31.55 26.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.37 2.34 2.39 4.68 5.79 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,412 1,474 1,438 2,082 1,004 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.9 2.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 38.05 43.97 41.92 172.01 54.63 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Household operations 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.70 2.98 2.92 8.26 5.44 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 439 461 430 973 298 

 Share ................................................................................................ .7 .7 .7 1.3 .7 

 SE................................................................................................ 27.13 30.07 26.69 175.99 40.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.18 6.53 6.20 18.08 13.44 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 973 1,014 1,008 1,108 706 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 21.61 24.60 25.11 77.69 30.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.22 2.43 2.49 7.01 4.32 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 755 780 790 587 584 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.2 1.3 .8 1.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 23.58 24.20 25.79 61.97 88.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.12 3.10 3.26 10.56 15.13 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 177 176 179 128 184 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.08 5.70 6.05 15.54 28.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.87 3.23 3.38 12.16 15.33 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 428 445 450 364 308 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 20.66 19.53 20.57 49.40 84.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.83 4.39 4.58 13.57 27.37 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 150 158 162 95 92 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.83 9.18 9.36 16.50 19.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.23 5.79 5.78 17.32 21.18 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,987 2,119 2,107 2,330 1,110 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 58.55 64.93 65.82 334.86 67.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.95 3.06 3.12 14.37 6.04 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 114 121 118 182 65 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 8.78 9.98 10.61 59.10 11.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.70 8.22 8.98 32.44 17.33 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 515 539 535 609 360 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 26.06 29.33 24.92 257.76 34.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.06 5.44 4.66 42.32 9.61 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 30 33 34 11 15 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.50 8.56 9.06 3.32 3.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 24.65 26.04 26.49 31.38 24.37 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 280 297 298 269 174 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 11.93 12.74 13.64 37.85 23.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.26 4.30 4.57 14.08 13.31 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 131 139 137 173 73 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.63 8.39 7.82 52.55 8.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.84 6.02 5.69 30.40 11.15 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 916 990 984 1,086 423 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 38.04 42.85 45.12 181.53 42.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.15 4.33 4.59 16.71 10.06 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,833 1,873 1,853 2,243 1,557 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.6 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Apparel and services 

 SE................................................................................................ 56.45 55.50 52.66 244.17 148.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.08 2.96 2.84 10.89 9.52 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 442 455 446 633 354 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 16.38 16.19 15.42 110.57 40.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.70 3.56 3.46 17.48 11.48 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 342 359 349 536 234 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 15.35 15.50 15.43 109.44 32.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.48 4.32 4.43 20.42 13.67 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 100 97 97 97 119 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.31 5.20 5.74 23.88 18.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.32 5.37 5.92 24.73 15.13 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 694 727 726 726 472 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 24.30 25.11 25.58 81.31 50.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.50 3.46 3.52 11.20 10.76 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 580 615 615 604 342 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.0 1.0 1.0 .8 .8 

 SE................................................................................................ 23.07 24.25 24.73 75.13 49.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.98 3.95 4.02 12.44 14.46 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 114 112 111 122 130 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.60 6.63 6.93 26.13 21.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.78 5.93 6.23 21.38 16.35 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 77 82 77 187 39 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.43 7.21 7.62 70.32 12.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.39 8.77 9.96 37.64 32.56 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 379 371 369 404 436 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .6 .6 .6 1.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 20.56 20.47 21.43 58.43 61.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.43 5.52 5.81 14.46 14.15 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 241 239 236 293 257 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 12.92 11.78 12.16 38.42 42.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.36 4.94 5.16 13.11 16.60 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9,576 9,995 9,932 11,031 6,841 

 Share ................................................................................................ 15.9 16.0 16.0 15.1 15.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 198.51 224.11 224.83 835.89 322.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.07 2.24 2.26 7.58 4.72 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,054 4,295 4,286 4,448 2,484 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.1 5.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 146.09 169.03 170.10 762.87 307.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.60 3.94 3.97 17.15 12.39 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,900 2,070 1,983 3,523 794 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.2 3.3 3.2 4.8 1.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 109.72 121.12 117.59 721.07 186.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.78 5.85 5.93 20.47 23.51 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,101 2,165 2,239 916 1,687 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.5 3.5 3.6 1.3 3.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 112.42 123.02 126.63 210.56 290.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.35 5.68 5.65 22.99 17.24 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 53 61 64 9 3 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Other vehicles 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 9.62 11.06 11.90 8.78 3.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 18.09 18.17 18.62 92.64 106.49 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,968 2,015 2,016 1,999 1,661 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.3 3.2 3.3 2.7 3.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 25.67 24.14 26.04 95.81 66.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.30 1.20 1.29 4.79 4.03 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,842 2,941 2,943 2,889 2,187 

 Share ................................................................................................ 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 90.56 100.67 102.94 256.60 132.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.19 3.42 3.50 8.88 6.06 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 220 224 228 172 194 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.64 6.05 6.12 19.79 13.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.56 2.69 2.69 11.51 7.17 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 954 1,000 1,012 793 650 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 82.24 93.29 98.53 68.79 46.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.62 9.32 9.73 8.68 7.17 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 967 986 990 914 835 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 51.16 55.45 54.93 239.68 108.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.29 5.62 5.55 26.24 13.03 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 700 730 713 1,011 508 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 19.71 21.04 20.74 110.36 52.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.81 2.88 2.91 10.92 10.41 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 712 743 687 1,695 509 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.2 1.2 1.1 2.3 1.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 21.82 24.36 23.13 119.21 35.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.06 3.28 3.37 7.03 7.02 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,928 5,212 5,244 4,658 3,079 

 Share ................................................................................................ 8.2 8.3 8.5 6.4 7.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 72.31 80.45 81.22 242.58 113.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.47 1.54 1.55 5.21 3.68 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,414 3,570 3,575 3,482 2,402 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.7 5.7 5.8 4.8 5.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 42.57 47.32 47.26 198.96 82.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.25 1.33 1.32 5.71 3.43 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 872 950 960 782 364 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.1 .8 

 SE................................................................................................ 32.45 36.80 38.51 65.81 42.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.72 3.87 4.01 8.42 11.57 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 486 524 538 274 235 

 Share ................................................................................................ .8 .8 .9 .4 .5 

 SE................................................................................................ 12.47 14.26 14.72 21.39 16.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.57 2.72 2.74 7.81 7.13 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 156 168 171 121 79 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.69 8.59 9.09 18.68 9.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.92 5.11 5.32 15.49 11.84 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,203 3,439 3,475 2,797 1,643 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.3 5.5 5.6 3.8 3.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 108.24 122.57 126.70 214.05 104.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.38 3.56 3.65 7.65 6.36 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 750 817 782 1,400 313 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.9 .7 

 SE................................................................................................ 32.66 36.26 33.93 180.13 33.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.35 4.44 4.34 12.87 10.55 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 985 1,006 1,021 772 848 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.1 2.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 20.54 22.46 23.19 79.96 29.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.08 2.23 2.27 10.36 3.52 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 869 948 979 393 337 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.4 1.5 1.6 .5 .8 

 SE................................................................................................ 66.18 75.85 79.48 52.94 58.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.62 8.00 8.12 13.46 17.47 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 710 782 811 265 226 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.2 1.2 1.3 .4 .5 

 SE................................................................................................ 64.97 74.43 78.10 39.45 55.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.15 9.52 9.63 14.87 24.31 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 159 166 168 128 111 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 10.28 10.49 11.21 25.51 27.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.47 6.32 6.66 19.94 25.31 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 599 668 693 232 145 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 62.75 73.61 78.31 46.75 48.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.48 11.02 11.30 20.13 33.61 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 762 778 781 720 653 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 15.24 16.64 16.53 60.21 37.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.00 2.14 2.12 8.36 5.73 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 110 119 121 97 47 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.45 6.19 6.37 18.74 5.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.95 5.18 5.28 19.26 12.63 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,491 1,574 1,470 3,314 953 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.4 4.5 2.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 92.85 100.64 103.44 675.29 175.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.23 6.40 7.04 20.37 18.39 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 332 342 355 122 268 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .5 .6 .2 .6 

 SE................................................................................................ 10.61 11.65 12.07 17.10 24.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.19 3.41 3.40 14.05 9.07 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,010 1,067 1,081 835 638 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 67.75 75.57 79.81 172.09 84.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.71 7.08 7.38 20.60 13.27 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,873 1,942 1,961 1,627 1,419 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.2 3.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 95.94 106.97 113.26 239.13 120.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.12 5.51 5.77 14.69 8.48 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 6,771 7,102 6,986 9,035 4,620 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.3 11.3 11.3 12.4 10.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 144.47 161.90 167.33 418.75 229.33 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.13 2.28 2.40 4.63 4.96 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 418 432 433 411 327 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 11.72 12.70 13.40 51.62 20.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.81 2.94 3.10 12.57 6.17 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 6,353 6,670 6,553 8,624 4,293 

 Share ................................................................................................ 10.6 10.6 10.6 11.8 10.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 139.67 156.80 161.92 402.90 224.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.20 2.35 2.47 4.67 5.23 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $73,573 $76,676 $75,362 $98,646 $53,395 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,098.20 1,231.36 1,242.35 3,605.17 1,740.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.49 1.61 1.65 3.65 3.26 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 57,590 59,806 58,235 86,088 43,174 

 Share ................................................................................................ 78.3 78.0 77.3 87.3 80.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 980.51 1,085.96 1,071.54 3,692.93 1,647.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.70 1.82 1.84 4.29 3.82 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,506 4,843 4,858 4,605 2,312 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.1 6.3 6.4 4.7 4.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 245.12 275.20 291.70 1,004.05 444.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.44 5.68 6.00 21.80 19.23 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 8,300 8,713 8,969 4,423 5,614 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.3 11.4 11.9 4.5 10.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 179.20 188.48 204.17 334.55 313.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.16 2.16 2.28 7.56 5.58 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,910 2,107 2,124 1,817 624 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.6 2.7 2.8 1.8 1.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 258.29 295.29 306.29 429.79 211.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 13.53 14.01 14.42 23.66 33.89 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 460 404 407 359 822 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .5 .5 .4 1.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 23.13 24.71 25.55 78.60 52.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.03 6.11 6.28 21.90 6.33 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 457 464 472 329 416 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .6 .6 .3 .8 

 SE................................................................................................ 38.03 39.47 42.00 127.51 79.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.32 8.51 8.90 38.79 19.02 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 351 338 297 1,026 433 

 Share ................................................................................................ .5 .4 .4 1.0 .8 

 SE................................................................................................ 37.46 39.24 24.99 518.13 101.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.68 11.60 8.41 50.52 23.53 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9,967 10,693 10,396 15,672 5,246 

 Share ................................................................................................ 13.5 13.9 13.8 15.9 9.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 483.84 553.48 573.26 1,047.98 404.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.85 5.18 5.51 6.69 7.71 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 7,819 8,409 8,185 12,153 3,982 

 Share ................................................................................................ 10.6 11.0 10.9 12.3 7.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 370.92 425.23 442.41 847.13 327.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.74 5.06 5.41 6.97 8.21 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,098 2,230 2,155 3,484 1,240 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.5 2.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 126.95 142.70 146.23 215.13 92.22 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 State and local income taxes 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.05 6.40 6.79 6.18 7.44 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 51 55 56 36 24 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.40 8.33 8.82 12.84 4.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 14.61 15.24 15.81 35.86 18.00 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 63,606 65,983 64,967 82,974 48,149 

 Share ................................................................................................ 86.5 86.1 86.2 84.1 90.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 767.93 856.19 867.13 2,716.15 1,393.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.21 1.30 1.33 3.27 2.90 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $14,049 $15,652 $15,680 $15,192 $3,618 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,593.57 1,780.22 1,818.76 9,598.58 2,107.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.34 11.37 11.60 63.18 58.24 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 23,805 26,292 25,934 32,270 7,629 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,586.57 1,805.24 1,806.96 10,300.17 1,671.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.66 6.87 6.97 31.92 21.90 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9,756 10,639 10,254 17,079 4,011 

 SE................................................................................................ 960.64 1,022.54 940.51 6,364.69 1,547.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.85 9.61 9.17 37.27 38.58 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,156 1,318 1,381 276 99 

 SE................................................................................................ 463.53 535.16 568.01 199.28 31.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 40.10 40.60 41.14 72.10 31.65 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................................................ -1,839 -1,947 -1,898 -2,769 -1,140 

 SE................................................................................................ 42.83 49.09 51.99 402.34 85.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ -2.33 -2.52 -2.74 -14.53 -7.51 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 186,064 200,800 193,855 316,971 90,219 

 SE................................................................................................ 3,585.18 3,975.14 4,462.84 21,436.99 6,390.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.93 1.98 2.30 6.76 7.08 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,017 1,083 1,061 1,457 584 

 SE................................................................................................ 11.48 12.90 14.26 71.95 24.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.13 1.19 1.34 4.94 4.12 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,229 1,308 1,317 1,140 709 

 SE................................................................................................ 49.08 52.92 53.00 183.44 121.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.99 4.05 4.02 16.09 17.10 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 88 97 98 88 22 

 SE................................................................................................ 8.39 9.73 10.09 26.06 4.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.57 9.98 10.30 29.61 20.41 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 14 16 16 8 2 

 SE................................................................................................ 1.64 1.88 1.97 4.25 1.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.54 11.78 12.02 56.56 45.26 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 233 246 249 194 146 

 SE................................................................................................ 13.92 14.59 15.81 45.82 31.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.97 5.92 6.34 23.67 21.39 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 33 36 37 23 14 

 SE................................................................................................ 4.74 4.71 4.94 4.91 6.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 14.20 13.02 13.40 21.13 45.54 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 7 7 7 4 2 

 SE................................................................................................ 1.26 1.42 1.49 2.39 1.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 19.16 19.51 20.03 60.46 74.58 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 20 22 22 25 6 

 SE................................................................................................ 2.65 2.99 2.81 17.59 2.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 13.13 13.42 12.67 71.42 38.88 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 7 8 8 3 4 

 SE................................................................................................ 1.14 1.22 1.28 2.36 2.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 15.55 15.66 15.87 74.82 52.57 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 13 14 14 21 2 

 SE................................................................................................ 2.20 2.49 2.11 19.76 1.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 17.08 17.20 14.95 91.99 67.66 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 53 58 59 33 22 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.26 5.89 6.19 12.26 6.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.87 10.14 10.42 37.61 31.30 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 120 123 123 109 101 

 SE................................................................................................ 11.53 11.75 12.63 40.98 30.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.63 9.58 10.23 37.53 29.88 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 203 209 205 274 162 

 SE................................................................................................ 11.87 12.22 11.80 84.37 30.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.85 5.84 5.74 30.80 18.55 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 56 57 55 90 48 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.07 5.24 5.28 35.80 11.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.14 9.26 9.65 39.85 24.65 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 73 78 76 109 41 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.82 6.47 6.19 50.28 12.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.94 8.28 8.10 46.23 30.27 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 32 34 33 44 16 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.42 3.94 4.44 20.71 5.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.83 11.61 13.32 46.78 33.92 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 43 41 41 31 57 

 SE................................................................................................ 4.96 4.04 4.40 11.95 18.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.63 9.98 10.72 38.48 32.93 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9 9 9 10 3 

 SE................................................................................................ 1.74 1.98 2.22 6.32 1.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 20.44 21.31 23.98 61.82 45.95 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 34 31 32 21 54 

 SE................................................................................................ 4.19 3.12 3.40 11.80 18.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 12.26 10.01 10.71 56.63 34.61 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 141 143 147 65 134 

 SE................................................................................................ 19.82 19.58 20.75 14.52 69.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 14.02 13.74 14.09 22.42 52.14 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 21 23 22 28 8 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.29 3.71 3.84 14.42 3.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 15.85 16.37 17.23 51.03 40.79 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 98 107 108 97 39 

 SE................................................................................................ 8.18 8.64 9.17 17.32 13.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.32 8.06 8.50 17.91 33.72 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 39 43 43 42 15 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.11 5.16 5.37 17.21 12.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 13.01 12.04 12.52 40.57 79.56 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 59 64 65 54 24 

 SE................................................................................................ 6.06 6.78 6.97 13.17 6.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.24 10.52 10.72 24.26 27.73 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 12 12 12 9 13 

 SE................................................................................................ 2.15 2.47 2.57 4.17 3.89 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2100. Race of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

White and all other races, and Asian 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

White and 

all other 

races1

Asian 

Black or 

AfricanAmerican 

 Personal care products and services 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 17.97 20.74 21.33 46.12 30.67 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3 3 3 4 3 

 SE................................................................................................ .44 .45 .49 1.86 1.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 16.48 16.93 18.48 51.22 51.70 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 314 349 354 256 88 

 SE................................................................................................ 34.37 40.06 42.39 131.79 23.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.95 11.49 11.97 51.44 26.72 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 102 103 102 118 92 

 SE................................................................................................ 12.31 13.29 13.19 48.65 29.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 12.12 12.89 12.92 41.19 31.92 

1

 All other races includes Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, and approximately 1 percent reporting more than one race. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

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