Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 131,738 23,104 28,024 50,775 29,835 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ............................................. $83,599 $91,887 $78,572 $78,716 $90,211 

 SE.................................................. 1,268.80 2,520.64 1,882.87 2,799.60 2,198.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.52 2.74 2.40 3.56 2.44 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 73,212 79,566 69,887 69,111 78,393 

 SE.................................................. 803.66 1,953.04 1,556.14 1,517.83 1,545.14 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.10 2.45 2.23 2.20 1.97 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 51.9 53.3 52.2 51.4 51.2 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

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

 Children under 18 .......................................................... .6 .5 .6 .6 .6 

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

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 1.6 2.1 1.9 2.0 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

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

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

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 65 62 70 66 60 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 38 37 40 37 38 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 25 29 29 22 

 Renter ............................................................................ 35 38 30 34 40 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American............................................. 13 13 11 19 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races .................................. 87 87 89 81 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ......................................................... 14 12 6 14 22 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 86 88 94 86 78 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 29 31 29 31 24 

 College .......................................................................... 68 66 69 66 72 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .............................. 90 81 92 91 91 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ............................................. $62,188 $68,696 $59,789 $57,206 $67,904 

 SE.................................................. 496.45 1,492.12 917.05 893.08 1,041.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ .80 2.17 1.53 1.56 1.53 

 Food 

 Mean ............................................. 7,744 8,632 7,302 7,045 8,673 

 SE.................................................. 98.96 152.36 165.99 180.63 229.82 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.28 1.77 2.27 2.56 2.65 

 Food at home 

 Mean ............................................. 4,792 5,497 4,571 4,313 5,278 

 SE.................................................. 71.29 116.46 113.34 131.57 181.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.49 2.12 2.48 3.05 3.44 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ............................................. 611 747 587 545 645 

 SE.................................................. 10.28 17.48 16.77 18.52 30.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.68 2.34 2.86 3.40 4.67 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ............................................. 198 242 190 168 223 

 SE.................................................. 3.39 5.72 7.15 6.42 9.89 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.72 2.37 3.77 3.83 4.44 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ............................................. 414 505 397 377 422 

 SE.................................................. 7.60 13.93 12.57 12.91 21.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.84 2.76 3.16 3.43 5.10 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ............................................. 1,028 1,219 951 950 1,087 

 SE.................................................. 21.11 40.27 54.64 32.78 48.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.05 3.30 5.75 3.45 4.48 

 Beef 

 Mean ............................................. 283 310 290 257 301 

 SE.................................................. 10.71 17.11 42.73 10.25 13.74 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.78 5.51 14.76 3.99 4.57 

 Pork 

 Mean ............................................. 201 199 194 203 203 

 SE.................................................. 6.27 7.09 9.26 11.97 16.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.13 3.57 4.77 5.89 7.87 

 Other meats 

 Mean ............................................. 135 182 134 120 128 

 SE.................................................. 3.56 9.60 9.68 5.06 6.68 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.63 5.27 7.23 4.22 5.22 

 Poultry 

 Mean ............................................. 189 238 159 174 205 

 SE.................................................. 4.34 12.67 6.78 6.97 10.48 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.30 5.32 4.26 4.00 5.12 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ............................................. 158 221 124 143 170 

 SE.................................................. 4.78 10.54 8.35 8.66 12.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.02 4.77 6.74 6.07 7.19 

 Eggs 

 Mean ............................................. 61 68 50 53 80 

 SE.................................................. 1.47 3.53 1.90 2.12 4.21 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.40 5.15 3.77 4.04 5.24 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ............................................. 464 554 445 400 523 

 SE.................................................. 6.30 15.44 14.70 11.51 13.95 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.36 2.79 3.31 2.87 2.67 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ............................................. 144 170 132 125 167 

 SE.................................................. 2.71 4.75 5.40 4.70 5.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.89 2.79 4.10 3.78 3.54 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ............................................. 321 384 313 276 356 

 SE.................................................. 4.46 11.08 10.65 7.81 11.82 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.39 2.88 3.41 2.83 3.32 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 926 1,115 839 811 1,061 

 SE.................................................. 18.49 40.54 22.11 33.97 45.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 3.64 2.63 4.19 4.33 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ............................................. 335 394 299 289 403 

 SE.................................................. 6.89 14.30 9.61 12.06 17.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.06 3.63 3.21 4.17 4.42 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 303 372 265 254 370 

 SE.................................................. 6.01 14.35 8.46 11.33 13.07 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.98 3.86 3.19 4.46 3.53 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ............................................. 119 150 114 103 127 

 SE.................................................. 3.00 8.77 6.03 5.31 6.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.53 5.86 5.29 5.15 5.06 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 169 200 161 165 162 

 SE.................................................. 5.41 9.80 7.96 10.84 12.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.19 4.91 4.94 6.58 7.50 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ............................................. 1,762 1,861 1,749 1,608 1,963 

 SE.................................................. 25.25 35.51 36.99 49.81 58.66 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.43 1.91 2.11 3.10 2.99 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ............................................. 165 188 175 143 178 

 SE.................................................. 3.91 5.24 6.54 6.78 10.93 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 2.79 3.73 4.76 6.13 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ............................................. 124 143 112 115 134 

 SE.................................................. 3.11 7.33 4.71 5.10 8.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.52 5.13 4.21 4.41 6.36 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ............................................. 962 977 973 874 1,092 

 SE.................................................. 14.26 20.23 24.28 28.29 32.53 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.48 2.07 2.49 3.24 2.98 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ............................................. 455 491 432 433 487 

 SE.................................................. 8.84 15.20 12.96 15.93 23.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.94 3.10 3.00 3.68 4.75 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ............................................. 56 63 57 43 72 

 SE.................................................. 2.00 3.84 3.22 2.71 5.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.59 6.06 5.67 6.37 8.24 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ............................................. 2,952 3,135 2,731 2,732 3,395 

 SE.................................................. 44.52 120.14 73.74 78.86 87.02 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.51 3.83 2.70 2.89 2.56 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ............................................. 529 624 538 447 587 

 SE.................................................. 15.29 45.99 27.88 23.94 37.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.89 7.37 5.19 5.36 6.32 

 Housing 

 Mean ............................................. 21,043 24,356 18,973 18,904 24,066 

 SE.................................................. 180.64 515.59 280.78 257.52 461.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ .86 2.12 1.48 1.36 1.92 

 Shelter 

 Mean ............................................. 12,396 14,990 10,565 10,610 15,148 

 SE.................................................. 117.32 303.58 207.54 151.54 352.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ .95 2.03 1.96 1.43 2.33 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ............................................. 7,134 8,437 6,683 6,259 8,038 

 SE.................................................. 76.56 189.82 156.34 133.46 204.30 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.07 2.25 2.34 2.13 2.54 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ............................................. 2,860 2,810 2,333 2,614 3,813 

 SE.................................................. 40.57 79.35 64.76 72.42 112.47 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.42 2.82 2.78 2.77 2.95 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 2,256 3,651 2,315 1,610 2,219 

 SE.................................................. 41.62 121.69 111.85 58.04 70.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.85 3.33 4.83 3.61 3.16 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 2,018 1,976 2,034 2,035 2,006 

 SE.................................................. 40.56 147.37 64.85 70.51 78.18 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.01 7.46 3.19 3.47 3.90 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ............................................. 4,420 5,496 3,001 3,625 6,273 

 SE.................................................. 62.54 177.98 144.43 107.38 230.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.41 3.24 4.81 2.96 3.67 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ............................................. 842 1,057 881 726 837 

 SE.................................................. 28.31 81.63 77.19 37.33 53.68 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.36 7.72 8.76 5.14 6.41 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ............................................. 4,106 4,301 3,976 4,145 4,012 

 SE.................................................. 28.75 76.15 48.19 48.77 66.04 

 CV(%) ............................................ .70 1.77 1.21 1.18 1.65 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ............................................. 415 620 600 245 373 

 SE.................................................. 11.66 30.41 19.22 18.20 23.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.81 4.91 3.20 7.42 6.43 

 Electricity 

 Mean ............................................. 1,494 1,404 1,326 1,733 1,313 

 SE.................................................. 17.87 29.47 26.01 30.28 51.45 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.20 2.10 1.96 1.75 3.92 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ............................................. 109 338 88 53 46 

 SE.................................................. 6.13 27.56 11.30 6.27 7.77 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.62 8.15 12.80 11.74 16.84 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,425 1,464 1,348 1,435 1,449 

 SE.................................................. 10.17 14.16 17.12 20.82 17.32 

 CV(%) ............................................ .71 .97 1.27 1.45 1.20 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean ............................................. 189 277 183 177 148 

 SE.................................................. 5.08 12.73 5.55 9.59 13.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.68 4.59 3.03 5.41 8.98 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ............................................. 1,235 1,187 1,166 1,258 1,301 

 SE.................................................. 11.37 16.04 17.35 24.75 13.45 

 CV(%) ............................................ .92 1.35 1.49 1.97 1.03 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ............................................. 664 475 614 678 831 

 SE.................................................. 14.52 59.38 26.47 21.69 10.92 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.19 12.51 4.31 3.20 1.31 

 Household operations 

 Mean ............................................. 1,517 1,568 1,449 1,421 1,707 

 SE.................................................. 30.72 61.17 61.90 52.86 61.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.02 3.90 4.27 3.72 3.58 

 Personal services 

 Mean ............................................. 418 461 509 329 450 

 SE.................................................. 19.08 42.40 62.32 21.74 44.78 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.57 9.20 12.24 6.61 9.95 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 1,100 1,107 940 1,092 1,257 

 SE.................................................. 21.67 35.35 18.23 40.76 54.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.97 3.19 1.94 3.73 4.31 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 801 841 862 751 798 

 SE.................................................. 18.92 38.11 53.16 25.33 37.95 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 4.53 6.16 3.37 4.76 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 178 176 187 169 186 

 SE.................................................. 6.24 14.06 18.18 9.46 10.98 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.51 7.98 9.74 5.60 5.90 

 Other household products 

 Mean ............................................. 497 530 540 471 476 

 SE.................................................. 15.82 31.18 47.35 22.70 28.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.18 5.88 8.77 4.82 6.06 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ............................................. 126 135 136 111 136 

 SE.................................................. 4.96 9.12 10.85 9.31 9.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.93 6.75 7.99 8.36 7.33 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 2,222 2,656 2,120 1,977 2,403 

 SE.................................................. 82.77 434.21 68.72 70.00 90.05 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.73 16.35 3.24 3.54 3.75 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ............................................. 124 126 120 113 143 

 SE.................................................. 6.57 15.88 10.95 13.07 12.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.31 12.60 9.16 11.54 8.69 

 Furniture 

 Mean ............................................. 528 528 480 520 584 

 SE.................................................. 13.72 37.42 19.13 26.57 19.49 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.60 7.08 3.99 5.11 3.34 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ............................................. 27 36 25 23 30 

 SE.................................................. 2.46 8.72 4.64 3.60 4.71 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.96 23.89 18.61 15.34 15.84 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ............................................. 338 312 332 333 371 

 SE.................................................. 9.13 17.91 15.59 15.97 20.18 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.70 5.74 4.70 4.79 5.44 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ............................................. 127 121 132 110 154 

 SE.................................................. 5.44 12.29 10.83 9.89 9.75 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.30 10.17 8.18 8.99 6.32 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 1,079 1,532 1,032 876 1,121 

 SE.................................................. 78.63 434.43 71.86 58.32 66.21 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.29 28.35 6.96 6.65 5.91 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,659 2,041 1,636 1,455 1,735 

 SE.................................................. 41.96 117.12 95.93 65.36 67.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.53 5.74 5.87 4.49 3.86 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ............................................. 387 428 353 359 434 

 SE.................................................. 16.77 39.12 29.69 31.50 35.07 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.33 9.13 8.40 8.77 8.07 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ............................................. 294 325 256 276 336 

 SE.................................................. 17.08 42.90 24.10 32.11 38.16 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.81 13.21 9.40 11.63 11.35 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ............................................. 93 104 97 83 98 

 SE.................................................. 3.57 6.90 8.22 6.05 11.73 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.83 6.66 8.47 7.27 11.94 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ............................................. 625 748 642 531 674 

 SE.................................................. 20.70 52.10 42.39 31.44 42.45 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.31 6.97 6.61 5.92 6.29 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ............................................. 529 617 555 447 577 

 SE.................................................. 19.14 53.49 35.71 26.81 44.37 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.62 8.67 6.44 5.99 7.68 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ............................................. 96 131 87 84 97 

 SE.................................................. 5.43 15.22 11.33 9.70 6.02 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.67 11.63 13.01 11.58 6.21 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ............................................. 72 64 70 72 78 

 SE.................................................. 4.96 11.58 8.93 9.19 6.16 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.91 18.00 12.85 12.71 7.85 

 Footwear 

 Mean ............................................. 366 525 355 317 340 

 SE.................................................. 16.51 60.26 27.71 21.08 30.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.51 11.47 7.81 6.65 8.93 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ............................................. 209 276 216 176 208 

 SE.................................................. 10.23 24.78 30.96 15.75 14.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.89 8.98 14.31 8.96 6.86 

 Transportation 

 Mean ............................................. 10,257 9,769 10,346 10,178 10,683 

 SE.................................................. 150.45 386.87 306.55 280.67 171.88 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.47 3.96 2.96 2.76 1.61 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ............................................. 4,429 3,883 4,720 4,610 4,270 

 SE.................................................. 134.62 316.87 277.50 257.19 136.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.04 8.16 5.88 5.58 3.20 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ............................................. 2,010 1,930 2,051 2,125 1,838 

 SE.................................................. 79.24 221.94 216.38 120.43 116.16 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.94 11.50 10.55 5.67 6.32 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ............................................. 2,352 1,926 2,561 2,421 2,369 

 SE.................................................. 107.02 168.79 256.57 216.09 105.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.55 8.76 10.02 8.92 4.46 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ............................................. 67 27 108 64 63 

 SE.................................................. 16.35 9.77 59.27 22.07 25.07 

 CV(%) ............................................ 24.53 36.31 54.78 34.40 39.94 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ............................................. 1,832 1,560 1,764 1,844 2,086 

 SE.................................................. 17.56 44.92 47.35 29.96 40.36 

 CV(%) ............................................ .96 2.88 2.68 1.62 1.93 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 3,472 3,628 3,390 3,335 3,662 

 SE.................................................. 33.19 86.74 63.73 55.88 70.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ .96 2.39 1.88 1.68 1.91 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ............................................. 255 202 258 287 238 

 SE.................................................. 5.64 11.99 12.36 9.22 11.66 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.21 5.93 4.79 3.21 4.90 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ............................................. 883 786 935 836 990 

 SE.................................................. 13.63 40.04 31.88 25.21 23.38 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.54 5.10 3.41 3.02 2.36 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ............................................. 774 1,180 826 535 819 

 SE.................................................. 20.06 74.76 27.94 28.13 32.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.59 6.34 3.38 5.25 3.97 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 1,560 1,461 1,371 1,677 1,616 

 SE.................................................. 16.30 49.38 21.46 29.90 35.07 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.05 3.38 1.57 1.78 2.17 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ............................................. 523 699 472 388 665 

 SE.................................................. 18.37 42.82 36.56 30.75 38.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.51 6.13 7.74 7.92 5.83 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ............................................. 5,185 5,108 5,691 5,040 5,016 

 SE.................................................. 62.44 168.62 117.49 131.08 143.61 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.20 3.30 2.06 2.60 2.86 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 3,598 3,586 3,914 3,593 3,318 

 SE.................................................. 46.72 110.79 112.29 78.41 143.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.30 3.09 2.87 2.18 4.31 

 Medical services 

 Mean ............................................. 924 892 1,023 815 1,042 

 SE.................................................. 30.13 49.31 51.97 42.42 97.06 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.26 5.53 5.08 5.20 9.32 

 Drugs 

 Mean ............................................. 481 417 551 479 468 

 SE.................................................. 13.17 24.89 26.03 25.00 27.28 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.74 5.97 4.72 5.22 5.83 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 182 214 203 152 188 

 SE.................................................. 8.28 28.29 17.85 9.85 18.49 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.56 13.20 8.81 6.49 9.82 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ............................................. 3,030 3,144 3,292 2,639 3,362 

 SE.................................................. 101.44 307.41 196.13 186.12 111.14 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.35 9.78 5.96 7.05 3.31 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ............................................. 653 674 572 624 762 

 SE.................................................. 62.93 67.11 29.25 155.89 51.50 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.64 9.96 5.11 25.00 6.76 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,025 1,037 1,060 994 1,033 

 SE.................................................. 16.39 34.14 39.72 21.58 38.51 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.60 3.29 3.75 2.17 3.73 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 840 788 954 725 970 

 SE.................................................. 50.51 54.97 175.45 53.42 108.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.01 6.97 18.40 7.37 11.16 

 Pets 

 Mean ............................................. 685 639 785 597 778 

 SE.................................................. 52.53 64.56 177.52 49.95 117.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.66 10.10 22.63 8.37 15.11 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 155 149 169 128 192 

 SE.................................................. 8.95 22.11 16.83 12.53 25.49 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.78 14.84 9.95 9.79 13.27 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean ............................................. 513 645 707 296 597 

 SE.................................................. 56.32 294.76 59.58 36.54 70.04 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.98 45.73 8.43 12.33 11.74 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ............................................. 717 766 695 660 796 

 SE.................................................. 11.15 36.97 19.67 17.33 20.05 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.56 4.83 2.83 2.63 2.52 

 Reading 

 Mean ............................................. 103 109 112 93 108 

 SE.................................................. 5.95 15.40 13.88 9.35 10.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.78 14.13 12.42 10.09 10.00 

 Education 

 Mean ............................................. 1,358 2,504 981 1,090 1,279 

 SE.................................................. 74.52 317.02 81.54 96.20 137.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.49 12.66 8.31 8.82 10.72 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 317 311 359 346 235 

 SE.................................................. 9.61 20.55 21.49 15.70 19.37 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.03 6.61 5.98 4.54 8.26 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ............................................. 903 1,113 799 803 1,009 

 SE.................................................. 36.60 84.55 45.51 64.26 78.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.05 7.60 5.69 8.01 7.75 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ............................................. 2,138 2,132 1,985 1,929 2,642 

 SE.................................................. 116.12 331.45 101.85 115.71 378.05 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.43 15.54 5.13 6.00 14.31 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ............................................. 7,205 8,086 7,080 6,577 7,710 

 SE.................................................. 105.55 315.53 217.19 207.62 202.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.46 3.90 3.07 3.16 2.63 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 503 589 511 501 431 

 SE.................................................. 15.74 41.05 31.59 28.38 30.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.13 6.97 6.18 5.67 6.99 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ............................................. 6,702 7,497 6,568 6,076 7,279 

 SE.................................................. 99.93 321.26 196.32 192.26 196.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.49 4.28 2.99 3.16 2.70 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ............................................. $83,599 $91,887 $78,572 $78,716 $90,211 

 SE.................................................. 1,268.80 2,520.64 1,882.87 2,799.60 2,198.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.52 2.74 2.40 3.56 2.44 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ............................................. 65,077 72,632 60,295 61,284 70,172 

 SE.................................................. 1,099.36 2,182.22 1,714.62 2,545.65 1,970.61 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.69 3.00 2.84 4.15 2.81 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ............................................. 5,878 6,295 4,687 5,973 6,511 

 SE.................................................. 411.24 749.91 495.78 878.42 777.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.00 11.91 10.58 14.71 11.94 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ............................................. 9,197 9,399 9,482 8,848 9,364 

 SE.................................................. 170.78 468.70 246.28 414.53 306.33 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.86 4.99 2.60 4.68 3.27 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income 

 Mean ............................................. 1,962 1,972 2,744 1,190 2,534 

 SE.................................................. 139.39 237.58 524.04 129.06 213.71 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.10 12.05 19.10 10.84 8.43 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean ............................................. 442 482 419 419 474 

 SE.................................................. 21.72 44.42 46.29 40.14 35.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.91 9.21 11.06 9.59 7.48 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean ............................................. 731 737 544 794 796 

 SE.................................................. 59.19 98.78 50.86 128.39 114.50 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.09 13.40 9.34 16.17 14.39 

 Other income 

 Mean ............................................. 312 370 401 208 359 

 SE.................................................. 23.95 73.18 70.14 24.50 42.28 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.69 19.77 17.49 11.78 11.78 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ............................................. 10,387 12,321 8,686 9,606 11,818 

 SE.................................................. 690.80 634.28 424.28 1,702.93 930.21 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.65 5.15 4.88 17.73 7.87 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 8,822 9,911 7,180 8,738 9,662 

 SE.................................................. 602.34 441.07 347.86 1,502.44 669.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.83 4.45 4.84 17.19 6.93 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# 

 Mean ............................................. -952 -894 -973 -990 -913 

 SE.................................................. 20.22 32.40 37.50 47.56 30.79 

 CV(%) ............................................ -2.12 -3.62 -3.85 -4.81 -3.37 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 2,450 3,233 2,382 1,785 3,038 

 SE.................................................. 117.11 184.70 113.46 246.60 311.27 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.78 5.71 4.76 13.81 10.25 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 68 71 97 72 31 

 SE.................................................. 12.43 40.65 30.11 15.58 23.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 18.39 57.16 31.20 21.72 75.50 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 73,212 79,566 69,887 69,111 78,393 

 SE.................................................. 803.66 1,953.04 1,556.14 1,517.83 1,545.14 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.10 2.45 2.23 2.20 1.97 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ............................................. $7,291 $7,381 $6,701 $12,806 -$1,608 

 SE.................................................. 2,805.15 2,319.09 2,313.81 6,833.08 3,346.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 38.47 31.42 34.53 53.36 -208.06 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ............................................. 23,975 23,348 19,293 26,492 24,576 

 SE.................................................. 2,513.18 1,707.26 1,715.64 6,259.75 3,573.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.48 7.31 8.89 23.63 14.54 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ............................................. 16,684 15,967 12,592 13,686 26,185 

 SE.................................................. 1,037.81 1,887.84 2,040.06 1,578.01 3,133.88 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.22 11.82 16.20 11.53 11.97 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ............................................. 1,620 456 1,159 2,109 2,121 

 SE.................................................. 860.71 128.16 179.45 2,154.62 937.78 

 CV(%) ............................................ 53.14 28.10 15.48 102.15 44.22 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ............................................. -2,341 -2,534 -2,232 -2,049 -2,792 

 SE.................................................. 37.85 86.31 89.05 61.03 120.60 

 CV(%) ............................................ -1.62 -3.41 -3.99 -2.98 -4.32 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ............................................. 212,907 221,174 161,231 171,066 326,251 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 SE.................................................. 4,044.10 4,993.08 7,608.94 3,344.23 17,496.18 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.90 2.26 4.72 1.95 5.36 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ............................................. 1,139 1,235 972 1,046 1,378 

 SE.................................................. 11.69 19.56 22.05 16.68 48.11 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.03 1.58 2.27 1.59 3.49 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not 

included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2021