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

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units

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 133,843 23,083 28,341 51,921 30,497 

Consumer unit characteristics:

 Income before taxes

 Mean.............................................. $90,724 $104,423 $87,956 $81,251 $99,055 

 SE.................................................. 1,066.33 3,429.62 2,039.61 1,701.17 3,087.88 

 RSE ............................................... 1.18 3.28 2.32 2.09 3.12 

 Income after taxes

 Mean.............................................. 80,973 90,900 78,844 73,812 87,630 

 SE.................................................. 812.59 2,578.05 1,602.04 1,346.17 2,266.78 

 RSE ............................................... 1.00 2.84 2.03 1.82 2.59 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 52.0 53.0 52.4 51.8 51.2 

 Average number in consumer unit:

 People............................................................................ 2.4 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 1.2 1.4 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.8 2.0 

Percent distribution:

 Reference person:

 Men................................................................................ 48 47 48 48 49 

 Women .......................................................................... 52 53 52 52 51 

 Housing tenure:

 Homeowner ................................................................... 65 63 70 67 59 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 38 35 42 37 38 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 28 28 30 20 

 Renter............................................................................ 35 37 30 33 41 

 Race of reference person:

 Black or African-American............................................. 13 13 12 19 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including

 Black or African-American.......................................... 87 87 88 81 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

 Hispanic or Latino.......................................................... 15 13 7 16 22 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 85 87 93 84 78 

 Education of reference person:

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

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 29 28 31 23 

 College........................................................................... 69 68 69 66 74 

 Never attended and other.............................................. ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased............................... 89 82 91 90 91 

Average annual expenditures

 Mean.............................................. $70,052 $76,331 $67,327 $63,610 $78,778 

 SE.................................................. 770.56 2,082.81 1,231.35 1,287.78 2,111.23 

 RSE ............................................... 1.10 2.73 1.83 2.02 2.68 

 Food

 Mean.............................................. 8,818 9,772 8,359 8,045 9,829 

 SE.................................................. 94.19 238.60 172.34 201.94 177.71 

 RSE ............................................... 1.07 2.44 2.06 2.51 1.81 

 Food at home

 Mean.............................................. 5,482 6,217 5,231 4,968 6,022 

 SE.................................................. 69.53 163.95 107.79 141.03 189.47 

 RSE ............................................... 1.27 2.64 2.06 2.84 3.15 

 Cereals and bakery products

 Mean.............................................. 692 834 669 612 741 

 SE.................................................. 11.18 31.10 15.47 22.56 27.21 

 RSE ............................................... 1.62 3.73 2.31 3.68 3.67 

 Cereals and cereal products

 Mean.............................................. 213 254 202 188 232 

 SE.................................................. 3.54 7.05 7.36 7.18 8.46 

 RSE ............................................... 1.67 2.78 3.65 3.82 3.64 

See footnotes at end of table.
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Northeast Midwest South West

 Bakery products

 Mean.............................................. 480 580 467 424 508 

 SE.................................................. 8.85 25.63 11.05 16.17 23.32 

 RSE ............................................... 1.85 4.42 2.37 3.81 4.59 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 Mean.............................................. 1,165 1,305 1,066 1,106 1,253 

 SE.................................................. 18.67 51.29 35.46 30.09 54.26 

 RSE ............................................... 1.60 3.93 3.33 2.72 4.33 

 Beef

 Mean.............................................. 305 296 279 308 332 

 SE.................................................. 7.40 18.83 15.43 11.73 17.29 

 RSE ............................................... 2.43 6.35 5.53 3.81 5.21 

 Pork

 Mean.............................................. 235 239 231 229 246 

 SE.................................................. 5.67 13.07 12.43 7.47 17.98 

 RSE ............................................... 2.42 5.47 5.39 3.26 7.32 

 Other meats

 Mean.............................................. 159 211 162 136 156 

 SE.................................................. 4.67 11.19 5.44 8.07 9.66 

 RSE ............................................... 2.93 5.30 3.35 5.95 6.19 

 Poultry

 Mean.............................................. 209 233 187 199 227 

 SE.................................................. 4.31 13.55 7.41 8.60 7.69 

 RSE ............................................... 2.07 5.82 3.96 4.31 3.39 

 Fish and seafood

 Mean.............................................. 180 242 140 164 200 

 SE.................................................. 5.78 24.93 7.42 7.68 10.64 

 RSE ............................................... 3.20 10.30 5.31 4.70 5.31 

 Eggs

 Mean.............................................. 77 84 67 71 92 

 SE.................................................. 1.38 3.88 2.90 2.02 3.49 

 RSE ............................................... 1.79 4.63 4.29 2.85 3.79 

 Dairy products

 Mean.............................................. 512 600 487 447 578 

 SE.................................................. 7.20 19.29 8.21 15.46 19.76 

 RSE ............................................... 1.41 3.22 1.69 3.46 3.42 

 Fresh milk and cream

 Mean.............................................. 163 189 151 142 188 

 SE.................................................. 2.34 6.71 4.32 4.72 4.84 

 RSE ............................................... 1.44 3.55 2.86 3.32 2.58 

 Other dairy products

 Mean.............................................. 349 411 336 305 390 

 SE.................................................. 5.78 15.11 7.69 11.75 16.11 

 RSE ............................................... 1.66 3.68 2.29 3.85 4.13 

 Fruits and vegetables

 Mean.............................................. 1,066 1,280 988 913 1,234 

 SE.................................................. 16.77 34.46 25.20 36.08 34.08 

 RSE ............................................... 1.57 2.69 2.55 3.95 2.76 

 Fresh fruits

 Mean.............................................. 392 477 363 322 474 

 SE.................................................. 6.61 16.72 10.43 14.74 12.59 

 RSE ............................................... 1.68 3.51 2.87 4.58 2.66 

 Fresh vegetables

 Mean.............................................. 340 419 295 283 419 

 SE.................................................. 5.78 8.52 9.55 12.44 8.83 

 RSE ............................................... 1.70 2.03 3.24 4.40 2.11 

 Processed fruits

 Mean.............................................. 138 156 134 126 150 

 SE.................................................. 3.70 9.77 7.00 5.63 8.78 

 RSE ............................................... 2.67 6.27 5.23 4.47 5.86 

 Processed vegetables

 Mean.............................................. 195 229 196 183 191 

 SE.................................................. 4.63 6.72 8.65 8.35 11.50 

 RSE ............................................... 2.37 2.94 4.40 4.57 6.03 

 Other food at home

 Mean.............................................. 2,046 2,198 2,021 1,890 2,217 

 SE.................................................. 27.55 71.63 54.04 52.95 65.65 

 RSE ............................................... 1.35 3.26 2.67 2.80 2.96 

 Sugar and other sweets

 Mean.............................................. 190 200 197 175 199 

 SE.................................................. 4.71 9.61 9.95 8.34 11.05 

 RSE ............................................... 2.48 4.79 5.04 4.77 5.55 

See footnotes at end of table.
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 Fats and oils

 Mean.............................................. 145 162 138 136 153 

 SE.................................................. 3.37 5.99 6.32 6.66 8.48 

 RSE ............................................... 2.33 3.69 4.58 4.91 5.54 

 Miscellaneous foods

 Mean.............................................. 1,083 1,164 1,062 983 1,209 

 SE.................................................. 15.20 41.05 31.80 32.38 29.16 

 RSE ............................................... 1.40 3.53 2.99 3.29 2.41 

 Nonalcoholic beverages

 Mean.............................................. 549 592 536 528 566 

 SE.................................................. 9.86 23.02 18.39 12.04 31.54 

 RSE ............................................... 1.79 3.89 3.43 2.28 5.58 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town

 trips

 Mean.............................................. 79 80 88 68 91 

 SE.................................................. 2.84 7.83 7.31 3.62 5.46 

 RSE ............................................... 3.59 9.85 8.29 5.36 6.02 

 Food away from home

 Mean.............................................. 3,337 3,555 3,128 3,076 3,807 

 SE.................................................. 59.77 125.57 80.43 131.19 84.87 

 RSE ............................................... 1.79 3.53 2.57 4.26 2.23 

 Alcoholic beverages

 Mean.............................................. 650 764 667 546 724 

 SE.................................................. 17.24 45.31 36.71 18.44 42.07 

 RSE ............................................... 2.65 5.93 5.51 3.37 5.81 

 Housing

 Mean.............................................. 23,462 26,493 21,383 20,871 27,512 

 SE.................................................. 268.48 551.49 503.18 417.46 631.72 

 RSE ............................................... 1.14 2.08 2.35 2.00 2.30 

 Shelter

 Mean.............................................. 13,884 16,458 11,884 11,836 17,278 

 SE.................................................. 201.80 358.91 368.57 319.63 490.49 

 RSE ............................................... 1.45 2.18 3.10 2.70 2.84 

 Owned dwellings

 Mean.............................................. 7,911 9,412 7,554 6,870 8,879 

 SE.................................................. 139.66 349.64 224.91 257.45 285.40 

 RSE ............................................... 1.77 3.71 2.98 3.75 3.21 

 Mortgage interest and charges

 Mean.............................................. 2,941 2,891 2,474 2,593 4,006 

 SE.................................................. 58.04 99.82 111.34 122.97 116.62 

 RSE ............................................... 1.97 3.45 4.50 4.74 2.91 

 Property taxes

 Mean.............................................. 2,522 4,022 2,650 1,840 2,431 

 SE.................................................. 47.94 179.44 96.52 60.62 67.24 

 RSE ............................................... 1.90 4.46 3.64 3.29 2.77 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other

 expenses

 Mean.............................................. 2,447 2,498 2,430 2,437 2,443 

 SE.................................................. 66.65 158.09 62.56 138.28 137.17 

 RSE ............................................... 2.72 6.33 2.57 5.67 5.62 

 Rented dwellings

 Mean.............................................. 4,838 5,553 3,190 4,055 7,159 

 SE.................................................. 60.99 186.37 146.42 101.39 251.56 

 RSE ............................................... 1.26 3.36 4.59 2.50 3.51 

 Other lodging

 Mean.............................................. 1,135 1,493 1,140 912 1,240 

 SE.................................................. 38.01 81.41 72.79 60.44 86.07 

 RSE ............................................... 3.35 5.45 6.39 6.63 6.94 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services

 Mean.............................................. 4,387 4,700 4,380 4,308 4,289 

 SE.................................................. 40.04 126.62 65.50 60.65 105.50 

 RSE ............................................... .91 2.69 1.50 1.41 2.46 

 Natural gas

 Mean.............................................. 491 707 758 291 420 

 SE.................................................. 14.52 35.94 34.88 23.14 28.06 

 RSE ............................................... 2.96 5.08 4.60 7.95 6.68 

 Electricity

 Mean.............................................. 1,617 1,525 1,440 1,834 1,483 

 SE.................................................. 21.86 33.54 37.61 26.46 67.32 

 RSE ............................................... 1.35 2.20 2.61 1.44 4.54 

See footnotes at end of table.
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Northeast Midwest South West

 Fuel oil and other fuels

 Mean.............................................. 141 439 120 71 54 

 SE.................................................. 11.16 56.92 17.80 10.79 11.81 

 RSE ............................................... 7.91 12.98 14.77 15.14 22.01 

 Telephone services

 Mean.............................................. 1,420 1,475 1,393 1,409 1,422 

 SE.................................................. 13.49 39.51 25.59 25.90 26.18 

 RSE ............................................... .95 2.68 1.84 1.84 1.84 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

 cards

 Mean.............................................. 156 252 146 140 119 

 SE.................................................. 5.28 14.52 7.64 10.16 9.54 

 RSE ............................................... 3.38 5.77 5.23 7.23 7.99 

 Cellular phone service

 Mean.............................................. 1,264 1,223 1,247 1,269 1,302 

 SE.................................................. 12.68 28.86 24.83 25.96 23.76 

 RSE ............................................... 1.00 2.36 1.99 2.05 1.82 

 Water and other public services

 Mean.............................................. 717 554 668 703 911 

 SE.................................................. 15.39 66.22 20.54 26.37 17.66 

 RSE ............................................... 2.15 11.96 3.07 3.75 1.94 

 Household operations

 Mean.............................................. 1,744 1,961 1,592 1,606 1,956 

 SE.................................................. 40.59 114.71 58.86 73.73 64.12 

 RSE ............................................... 2.33 5.85 3.70 4.59 3.28 

 Personal services

 Mean.............................................. 433 557 430 347 488 

 SE.................................................. 23.26 60.00 43.84 36.93 51.12 

 RSE ............................................... 5.37 10.78 10.20 10.65 10.47 

 Other household expenses

 Mean.............................................. 1,311 1,405 1,162 1,259 1,468 

 SE.................................................. 25.81 74.06 36.93 45.11 48.61 

 RSE ............................................... 1.97 5.27 3.18 3.58 3.31 

 Housekeeping supplies

 Mean.............................................. 795 837 773 753 854 

 SE.................................................. 17.93 46.80 33.09 35.49 36.06 

 RSE ............................................... 2.26 5.59 4.28 4.71 4.22 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies

 Mean.............................................. 174 160 175 169 192 

 SE.................................................. 4.11 14.13 10.28 6.60 4.44 

 RSE ............................................... 2.36 8.83 5.87 3.90 2.31 

 Other household products

 Mean.............................................. 502 563 489 481 501 

 SE.................................................. 15.94 36.62 27.83 30.52 33.84 

 RSE ............................................... 3.18 6.51 5.69 6.35 6.75 

 Postage and stationery

 Mean.............................................. 119 115 109 103 161 

 SE.................................................. 5.51 9.44 8.69 7.05 17.93 

 RSE ............................................... 4.62 8.23 7.99 6.86 11.17 

 Household furnishings and equipment

 Mean.............................................. 2,653 2,536 2,754 2,367 3,134 

 SE.................................................. 60.56 114.09 166.12 94.66 131.44 

 RSE ............................................... 2.28 4.50 6.03 4.00 4.19 

 Household textiles

 Mean.............................................. 130 120 148 109 156 

 SE.................................................. 7.40 15.83 22.20 9.25 13.18 

 RSE ............................................... 5.69 13.16 15.03 8.50 8.44 

 Furniture

 Mean.............................................. 731 687 754 680 829 

 SE.................................................. 31.90 53.14 70.71 60.36 54.82 

 RSE ............................................... 4.36 7.74 9.38 8.88 6.61 

 Floor coverings

 Mean.............................................. 33 48 30 26 39 

 SE.................................................. 2.58 7.79 3.86 4.01 5.80 

 RSE ............................................... 7.73 16.26 13.03 15.63 14.82 

 Major appliances

 Mean.............................................. 436 448 416 408 491 

 SE.................................................. 13.34 23.98 20.17 24.48 32.13 

 RSE ............................................... 3.06 5.35 4.85 6.00 6.54 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous

 housewares

 Mean.............................................. 142 144 126 128 180 

See footnotes at end of table.
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 Small appliances and miscellaneous

 housewares

 SE.................................................. 3.51 7.94 7.27 6.83 6.86 

 RSE ............................................... 2.47 5.52 5.78 5.33 3.82 

 Miscellaneous household equipment

 Mean.............................................. 1,181 1,089 1,280 1,017 1,439 

 SE.................................................. 40.49 50.96 137.25 46.05 95.69 

 RSE ............................................... 3.43 4.68 10.72 4.53 6.65 

 Apparel and services

 Mean.............................................. 1,850 2,194 1,757 1,637 2,035 

 SE.................................................. 55.36 169.75 72.36 104.91 81.25 

 RSE ............................................... 2.99 7.74 4.12 6.41 3.99 

 Men and boys

 Mean.............................................. 439 523 440 393 452 

 SE.................................................. 14.54 37.29 36.73 26.48 26.35 

 RSE ............................................... 3.31 7.13 8.35 6.74 5.83 

 Men, 16 and over

 Mean.............................................. 328 392 344 284 341 

 SE.................................................. 12.65 35.81 30.87 19.62 20.01 

 RSE ............................................... 3.85 9.13 8.98 6.92 5.87 

 Boys, 2 to 15

 Mean.............................................. 111 131 96 109 111 

 SE.................................................. 7.48 25.17 13.61 13.06 12.43 

 RSE ............................................... 6.77 19.26 14.22 11.96 11.16 

 Women and girls

 Mean.............................................. 697 733 668 641 793 

 SE.................................................. 27.88 54.51 30.16 65.31 48.11 

 RSE ............................................... 4.00 7.44 4.52 10.19 6.07 

 Women, 16 and over

 Mean.............................................. 596 657 555 538 689 

 SE.................................................. 23.88 47.73 33.10 53.87 43.47 

 RSE ............................................... 4.00 7.27 5.97 10.02 6.31 

 Girls, 2 to 15

 Mean.............................................. 101 77 113 103 104 

 SE.................................................. 8.91 13.93 16.53 20.03 13.94 

 RSE ............................................... 8.84 18.19 14.65 19.41 13.38 

 Children under 2

 Mean.............................................. 70 81 65 75 59 

 SE.................................................. 5.05 15.52 10.49 9.02 5.51 

 RSE ............................................... 7.20 19.17 16.26 12.08 9.28 

 Footwear

 Mean.............................................. 367 416 344 327 421 

 SE.................................................. 14.29 25.06 21.07 22.28 43.92 

 RSE ............................................... 3.89 6.02 6.13 6.82 10.42 

 Other apparel products and services

 Mean.............................................. 276 ( 2 ) 242 202 309 

 SE.................................................. 23.99 ( 2 ) 32.83 26.70 33.91 

 RSE ............................................... 8.69 ( 2 ) 13.58 13.19 10.97 

 Transportation

 Mean.............................................. 11,645 11,026 11,059 11,581 12,767 

 SE.................................................. 185.34 483.87 248.63 354.03 409.20 

 RSE ............................................... 1.59 4.39 2.25 3.06 3.21 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

 Mean.............................................. 4,662 3,954 4,293 5,015 4,939 

 SE.................................................. 169.21 320.60 185.29 308.16 475.56 

 RSE ............................................... 3.63 8.11 4.32 6.15 9.63 

 Cars and trucks, new

 Mean.............................................. 2,203 1,955 1,879 2,399 2,357 

 SE.................................................. 121.84 322.16 212.64 224.01 254.54 

 RSE ............................................... 5.53 16.48 11.32 9.34 10.80 

 Cars and trucks, used

 Mean.............................................. 2,397 1,967 2,322 2,558 2,516 

 SE.................................................. 108.42 140.71 111.52 194.55 300.72 

 RSE ............................................... 4.52 7.15 4.80 7.61 11.95 

 Other vehicles

 Mean.............................................. 62 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 SE.................................................. 10.96 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 RSE ............................................... 17.58 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil

 Mean.............................................. 2,635 2,240 2,562 2,667 2,946 

See footnotes at end of table.
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 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil

 SE.................................................. 30.22 69.66 63.41 55.61 67.37 

 RSE ............................................... 1.15 3.11 2.47 2.09 2.29 

 Other vehicle expenses

 Mean.............................................. 3,684 3,875 3,632 3,419 4,040 

 SE.................................................. 49.79 140.83 92.38 58.48 115.74 

 RSE ............................................... 1.35 3.63 2.54 1.71 2.86 

 Vehicle finance charges

 Mean.............................................. 283 233 292 295 293 

 SE.................................................. 6.77 14.02 15.23 13.02 9.15 

 RSE ............................................... 2.39 6.02 5.21 4.41 3.12 

 Maintenance and repairs

 Mean.............................................. 1,068 994 1,120 971 1,240 

 SE.................................................. 23.25 37.49 51.37 39.45 43.48 

 RSE ............................................... 2.18 3.77 4.59 4.06 3.51 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

 charges

 Mean.............................................. 773 1,131 842 529 855 

 SE.................................................. 33.01 99.85 72.53 41.27 66.24 

 RSE ............................................... 4.27 8.83 8.61 7.80 7.74 

 Vehicle insurance

 Mean.............................................. 1,560 1,517 1,378 1,624 1,651 

 SE.................................................. 21.70 47.59 34.96 40.07 43.43 

 RSE ............................................... 1.39 3.14 2.54 2.47 2.63 

 Public and other transportation

 Mean.............................................. 664 958 571 481 842 

 SE.................................................. 20.52 55.75 34.26 36.12 31.74 

 RSE ............................................... 3.09 5.82 6.00 7.51 3.77 

 Healthcare

 Mean.............................................. 5,651 5,914 6,203 5,242 5,638 

 SE.................................................. 71.72 193.17 153.36 111.61 188.99 

 RSE ............................................... 1.27 3.27 2.47 2.13 3.35 

 Health insurance

 Mean.............................................. 3,774 3,892 4,058 3,636 3,654 

 SE.................................................. 38.35 95.19 101.39 55.24 113.53 

 RSE ............................................... 1.02 2.45 2.50 1.52 3.11 

 Medical services

 Mean.............................................. 1,127 1,345 1,214 926 1,222 

 SE.................................................. 44.53 151.86 89.18 57.66 87.09 

 RSE ............................................... 3.95 11.29 7.34 6.23 7.13 

 Drugs

 Mean.............................................. 556 471 696 523 548 

 SE.................................................. 30.91 16.96 136.33 27.88 24.71 

 RSE ............................................... 5.56 3.60 19.59 5.33 4.51 

 Medical supplies

 Mean.............................................. 195 207 235 157 214 

 SE.................................................. 6.02 11.64 16.16 9.19 9.45 

 RSE ............................................... 3.09 5.64 6.88 5.85 4.43 

 Entertainment

 Mean.............................................. 3,513 3,496 3,688 2,981 4,268 

 SE.................................................. 92.96 151.56 146.63 115.13 332.30 

 RSE ............................................... 2.65 4.34 3.98 3.86 7.79 

 Fees and admissions

 Mean.............................................. 743 951 804 557 847 

 SE.................................................. 29.70 111.29 61.77 27.30 74.74 

 RSE ............................................... 4.00 11.70 7.69 4.90 8.83 

 Audio and visual equipment and services

 Mean.............................................. 1,020 1,064 1,012 964 1,091 

 SE.................................................. 17.31 35.56 24.02 32.45 40.38 

 RSE ............................................... 1.70 3.34 2.37 3.37 3.70 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

 Mean.............................................. 939 903 989 799 1,154 

 SE.................................................. 35.79 84.51 68.06 43.20 98.88 

 RSE ............................................... 3.81 9.35 6.88 5.40 8.57 

 Pets

 Mean.............................................. 756 758 756 654 925 

 SE.................................................. 34.50 75.02 68.38 39.61 95.19 

 RSE ............................................... 4.57 9.89 9.05 6.05 10.29 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

 Mean.............................................. 183 145 234 145 229 

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

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Northeast Midwest South West

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

 SE.................................................. 10.99 23.95 29.21 13.09 30.64 

 RSE ............................................... 6.01 16.53 12.50 9.04 13.37 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

 services

 Mean.............................................. 811 578 883 661 1,177 

 SE.................................................. 74.83 98.75 83.87 131.14 230.45 

 RSE ............................................... 9.23 17.10 9.50 19.85 19.58 

 Personal care products and services

 Mean.............................................. 819 900 813 723 924 

 SE.................................................. 13.56 41.14 24.60 20.35 31.00 

 RSE ............................................... 1.66 4.57 3.03 2.82 3.35 

 Reading

 Mean.............................................. 115 141 111 83 155 

 SE.................................................. 6.11 9.63 7.52 11.34 14.97 

 RSE ............................................... 5.30 6.85 6.75 13.63 9.69 

 Education

 Mean.............................................. 1,281 2,002 1,322 963 1,239 

 SE.................................................. 62.52 250.75 95.90 87.65 131.62 

 RSE ............................................... 4.88 12.53 7.26 9.10 10.62 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies

 Mean.............................................. 356 325 435 367 290 

 SE.................................................. 13.61 26.12 29.63 22.21 30.06 

 RSE ............................................... 3.82 8.04 6.82 6.06 10.36 

 Miscellaneous

 Mean.............................................. 997 1,109 1,021 878 1,093 

 SE.................................................. 49.98 115.60 64.70 103.43 51.09 

 RSE ............................................... 5.01 10.42 6.33 11.78 4.68 

 Cash contributions

 Mean.............................................. 2,585 2,595 2,150 2,544 3,052 

 SE.................................................. 224.91 462.11 163.03 368.41 662.87 

 RSE ............................................... 8.70 17.81 7.58 14.48 21.72 

 Personal insurance and pensions

 Mean.............................................. 8,308 9,601 8,361 7,150 9,253 

 SE.................................................. 136.08 491.20 270.87 187.55 395.08 

 RSE ............................................... 1.64 5.12 3.24 2.62 4.27 

 Life and other personal insurance

 Mean.............................................. 496 604 512 437 501 

 SE.................................................. 21.17 83.99 48.78 20.11 44.71 

 RSE ............................................... 4.26 13.90 9.52 4.60 8.93 

 Pensions and Social Security

 Mean.............................................. 7,812 8,997 7,849 6,713 8,753 

 SE.................................................. 124.65 453.45 246.79 178.30 362.43 

 RSE ............................................... 1.60 5.04 3.14 2.66 4.14 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

 Income before taxes

 Mean.............................................. $90,724 $104,423 $87,956 $81,251 $99,055 

 SE.................................................. 1,066.33 3,429.62 2,039.61 1,701.17 3,087.88 

 RSE ............................................... 1.18 3.28 2.32 2.09 3.12 

 Wages and salaries

 Mean.............................................. 70,320 81,048 67,684 63,229 76,722 

 SE.................................................. 862.21 2,779.70 1,620.31 1,601.01 2,415.26 

 RSE ............................................... 1.23 3.43 2.39 2.53 3.15 

 Self-employment income

 Mean.............................................. 6,264 6,863 5,664 5,488 7,687 

 SE.................................................. 300.58 776.77 505.82 504.77 657.64 

 RSE ............................................... 4.80 11.32 8.93 9.20 8.55 

 Social Security, private and government

 retirement

 Mean.............................................. 10,023 11,004 10,303 9,491 9,926 

 SE.................................................. 117.39 508.16 336.16 252.09 437.02 

 RSE ............................................... 1.17 4.62 3.26 2.66 4.40 

See footnotes at end of table.
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Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other

 property income

 Mean.............................................. 2,287 3,329 2,604 1,506 2,530 

 SE.................................................. 167.51 470.33 503.95 191.61 288.24 

 RSE ............................................... 7.33 14.13 19.35 12.72 11.39 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income,

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program

 (SNAP)

 Mean.............................................. 606 776 616 529 598 

 SE.................................................. 21.88 52.56 35.76 39.98 46.37 

 RSE ............................................... 3.61 6.77 5.81 7.56 7.75 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation,

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for

 support

 Mean.............................................. 884 1,049 762 699 1,188 

 SE.................................................. 54.47 110.84 83.33 80.89 142.91 

 RSE ............................................... 6.16 10.57 10.94 11.57 12.03 

 Other income

 Mean.............................................. 341 354 323 309 403 

 SE.................................................. 31.72 74.78 34.83 41.88 93.98 

 RSE ............................................... 9.30 21.11 10.79 13.55 23.32 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)

 Mean.............................................. 9,751 13,522 9,112 7,439 11,425 

 SE.................................................. 301.33 935.28 519.84 466.05 876.90 

 RSE ............................................... 3.09 6.92 5.70 6.26 7.68 

 Federal income taxes

 Mean.............................................. 8,264 10,885 7,646 6,699 9,519 

 SE.................................................. 246.47 677.45 421.75 360.93 686.51 

 RSE ............................................... 2.98 6.22 5.52 5.39 7.21 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)#

 Mean.............................................. -1,269 -1,191 -1,287 -1,227 -1,381 

 SE.................................................. 21.58 42.34 47.12 39.33 44.70 

 RSE ............................................... -1.70 -3.55 -3.66 -3.21 -3.24 

 State and local income taxes

 Mean.............................................. 2,661 3,733 2,674 1,840 3,234 

 SE.................................................. 97.33 249.79 122.24 172.84 314.07 

 RSE ............................................... 3.66 6.69 4.57 9.39 9.71 

 Other taxes

 Mean.............................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 79 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 SE.................................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 17.06 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 RSE ............................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 21.51 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Income after taxes

 Mean.............................................. 80,973 90,900 78,844 73,812 87,630 

 SE.................................................. 812.59 2,578.05 1,602.04 1,346.17 2,266.78 

 RSE ............................................... 1.00 2.84 2.03 1.82 2.59 

Addenda:

 Net change in total assets and liabilities

 Mean.............................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 SE.................................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 RSE ............................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Net change in total assets

 Mean.............................................. 26,495 29,828 26,230 19,442 36,227 

 SE.................................................. 2,017.52 5,396.65 5,588.92 2,316.60 4,751.87 

 RSE ............................................... 7.61 18.09 21.31 11.92 13.12 

 Net change in total liabilities

 Mean.............................................. 19,190 20,549 18,701 14,223 27,072 

 SE.................................................. 1,039.60 3,252.88 3,125.14 1,499.07 1,420.93 

 RSE ............................................... 5.42 15.83 16.71 10.54 5.25 

 Other financial information:

 Other money receipts

 Mean.............................................. 1,062 ( 2 ) 1,245 ( 2 ) 1,165 

 SE.................................................. 191.30 ( 2 ) 251.18 ( 2 ) 189.75 

 RSE ............................................... 18.01 ( 2 ) 20.18 ( 2 ) 16.29 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property

 Mean.............................................. -2,732 -2,908 -2,655 -2,323 -3,364 

 SE.................................................. 56.56 180.90 140.97 86.08 100.47 

 RSE ............................................... -2.07 -6.22 -5.31 -3.71 -2.99 

See footnotes at end of table.
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Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

 Estimated market value of owned home

 Mean.............................................. 266,440 271,743 204,476 217,986 402,505 

 SE.................................................. 5,501.69 9,437.72 8,623.23 4,600.02 21,319.72 

 RSE ............................................... 2.06 3.47 4.22 2.11 5.30 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home

 Mean.............................................. 1,333 1,441 1,187 1,231 1,564 

 SE.................................................. 14.73 39.04 26.81 21.03 53.73 

 RSE ............................................... 1.10 2.71 2.26 1.71 3.44 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands.

2

 Data are suppressed due to the Relative Standard Error (RSE) being equal to or greater than 25 percent. See www.bls.gov/cex/tables-getting-started-guide.htm for more information.

3

 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, 2023