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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012

Item

All

consumer

units

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 124,416 108,778 103,386 5,393 15,637

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $65,596 $68,253 $67,319 $86,156 $47,119

SE .................................................. 1,024.25 1,140.28 1,203.50 4,363.88 1,684.86

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 1.67 1.79 5.07 3.58

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 63,370 65,771 64,842 83,585 46,666

SE .................................................. 906.92 1,012.91 1,059.84 4,464.84 1,641.05

CV(%) ............................................. 1.43 1.54 1.63 5.34 3.52

Age of reference person ................................... 50.0 50.4 50.7 44.1 47.7

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .......................................................... 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.5

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .6 .6 .7 .8

Persons 65 and older ..................................... .3 .4 .4 .3 .2

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

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.3

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................... 47 48 48 55 38

Female ........................................................... 53 52 52 45 62

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 64 67 68 54 43

With mortgage .............................................. 39 40 40 40 28

Without mortgage ......................................... 26 27 28 14 15

Renter ............................................................ 36 33 32 46 57

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 .......................................... 13 14 15 1 1

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 86 85 99 99

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 4 5 5 4 4

High school (9-12) .......................................... 33 32 33 17 41

College ........................................................... 62 63 62 78 56

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 88 89 90 82 76

Average annual expenditures

Mean .............................................. $51,442 $53,290 $52,870 $61,399 $38,627

SE .................................................. 553.43 581.31 605.76 1,460.48 1,276.78

CV(%) ............................................. 1.08 1.09 1.15 2.38 3.31

Food

Mean .............................................. 6,599 6,875 6,822 7,980 4,701

Share .............................................. 12.8 12.9 12.9 13.0 12.2

SE .................................................. 88.45 92.64 90.42 452.25 160.74

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 1.35 1.33 5.67 3.42

Food at home

Mean .............................................. 3,921 4,059 4,044 4,367 2,973

Share .............................................. 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.1 7.7

SE .................................................. 52.98 57.78 56.60 228.72 80.99

CV(%) ............................................. 1.35 1.42 1.40 5.24 2.72

Cereals and bakery products

Mean .............................................. 538 557 556 584 404

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

SE .................................................. 9.52 10.31 10.55 37.05 15.21

CV(%) ............................................. 1.77 1.85 1.90 6.34 3.76

Cereals and cereal products

Mean .............................................. 182 185 183 236 159

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

SE .................................................. 3.45 3.80 3.70 24.17 7.03

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 2.05 2.02 10.26 4.41

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Bakery products

Mean .............................................. 356 372 373 349 245

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

SE .................................................. 7.08 7.63 7.89 22.09 13.10

CV(%) ............................................. 1.99 2.05 2.12 6.33 5.35

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean .............................................. 852 855 846 1,034 836

Share .............................................. 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 2.2

SE .................................................. 14.39 15.98 15.09 80.59 37.47

CV(%) ............................................. 1.69 1.87 1.78 7.80 4.48

Beef

Mean .............................................. 226 232 232 221 188

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

SE .................................................. 6.28 6.96 7.13 24.76 11.39

CV(%) ............................................. 2.77 3.00 3.07 11.22 6.04

Pork

Mean .............................................. 166 164 162 208 179

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

SE .................................................. 4.46 4.34 4.08 25.00 16.16

CV(%) ............................................. 2.69 2.65 2.52 12.05 9.03

Other meats

Mean .............................................. 122 126 127 94 97

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

SE .................................................. 2.91 3.18 3.32 12.71 8.08

CV(%) ............................................. 2.38 2.53 2.61 13.58 8.35

Poultry

Mean .............................................. 159 155 155 160 189

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

SE .................................................. 2.95 3.09 3.02 16.17 13.66

CV(%) ............................................. 1.85 1.99 1.95 10.13 7.23

Fish and seafood

Mean .............................................. 126 124 117 283 138

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

SE .................................................. 4.72 5.07 4.59 27.42 14.78

CV(%) ............................................. 3.75 4.09 3.94 9.70 10.74

Eggs

Mean .............................................. 53 54 54 70 45

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

SE .................................................. .92 .99 1.00 4.36 2.37

CV(%) ............................................. 1.74 1.82 1.86 6.25 5.26

Dairy products

Mean .............................................. 419 443 446 372 254

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

SE .................................................. 5.80 5.79 5.95 21.89 12.16

CV(%) ............................................. 1.38 1.31 1.33 5.88 4.79

Fresh milk and cream

Mean .............................................. 152 160 159 181 96

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

SE .................................................. 2.64 2.62 2.72 17.35 4.79

CV(%) ............................................. 1.74 1.64 1.71 9.57 4.96

Other dairy products

Mean .............................................. 267 283 287 191 157

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

SE .................................................. 3.94 4.30 4.38 15.07 9.33

CV(%) ............................................. 1.48 1.52 1.52 7.88 5.94

Fruits and vegetables

Mean .............................................. 731 760 747 1,037 530

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.4

SE .................................................. 11.07 12.31 12.26 57.05 18.69

CV(%) ............................................. 1.51 1.62 1.64 5.50 3.53

Fresh fruits

Mean .............................................. 261 275 269 409 166

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

SE .................................................. 4.81 5.36 5.29 33.82 8.15

CV(%) ............................................. 1.84 1.95 1.97 8.26 4.91

Fresh vegetables

Mean .............................................. 226 237 230 386 149

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

SE .................................................. 3.79 3.94 3.96 19.27 8.55

CV(%) ............................................. 1.68 1.66 1.72 5.00 5.75

Processed fruits

Mean .............................................. 114 116 116 117 97

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

SE .................................................. 2.37 2.66 2.79 8.35 4.42

CV(%) ............................................. 2.08 2.29 2.40 7.15 4.55

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Processed vegetables

Mean .............................................. 130 131 132 125 119

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

SE .................................................. 3.28 3.57 3.60 17.21 7.09

CV(%) ............................................. 2.52 2.72 2.73 13.72 5.98

Other food at home

Mean .............................................. 1,380 1,443 1,448 1,339 949

Share .............................................. 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.5

SE .................................................. 22.01 23.67 23.79 87.13 34.38

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 1.64 1.64 6.51 3.62

Sugar and other sweets

Mean .............................................. 147 153 153 150 103

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

SE .................................................. 4.25 4.67 4.95 23.66 5.03

CV(%) ............................................. 2.89 3.05 3.23 15.81 4.87

Fats and oils

Mean .............................................. 114 117 118 108 92

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

SE .................................................. 2.28 2.45 2.38 11.78 4.96

CV(%) ............................................. 2.00 2.09 2.02 10.93 5.38

Miscellaneous foods

Mean .............................................. 699 733 734 709 467

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

SE .................................................. 13.97 15.01 15.24 52.21 22.77

CV(%) ............................................. 2.00 2.05 2.08 7.36 4.87

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 370 385 388 319 267

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

SE .................................................. 5.89 6.41 6.45 24.64 12.42

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 1.66 1.66 7.73 4.65

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips

Mean .............................................. 50 55 55 53 19

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

SE .................................................. 2.39 2.61 2.75 5.41 2.36

CV(%) ............................................. 4.77 4.77 5.02 10.20 12.68

Food away from home

Mean .............................................. 2,678 2,816 2,777 3,613 1,728

Share .............................................. 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.9 4.5

SE .................................................. 45.74 45.41 45.61 286.79 122.55

CV(%) ............................................. 1.71 1.61 1.64 7.94 7.09

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 451 486 492 360 212

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

SE .................................................. 16.67 18.25 19.35 65.99 22.13

CV(%) ............................................. 3.69 3.76 3.93 18.33 10.45

Housing

Mean .............................................. 16,887 17,246 17,058 20,821 14,395

Share .............................................. 32.8 32.4 32.3 33.9 37.3

SE .................................................. 166.05 169.40 178.40 501.25 489.15

CV(%) ............................................. .98 .98 1.05 2.41 3.40

Shelter

Mean .............................................. 9,891 10,099 9,904 13,841 8,441

Share .............................................. 19.2 19.0 18.7 22.5 21.9

SE .................................................. 125.20 124.55 134.44 326.85 349.08

CV(%) ............................................. 1.27 1.23 1.36 2.36 4.14

Owned dwellings

Mean .............................................. 6,056 6,402 6,299 8,380 3,645

Share .............................................. 11.8 12.0 11.9 13.6 9.4

SE .................................................. 99.48 101.75 108.29 402.42 249.63

CV(%) ............................................. 1.64 1.59 1.72 4.80 6.85

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean .............................................. 3,067 3,209 3,135 4,627 2,081

Share .............................................. 6.0 6.0 5.9 7.5 5.4

SE .................................................. 68.09 69.93 71.64 216.67 155.03

CV(%) ............................................. 2.22 2.18 2.29 4.68 7.45

Property taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,836 1,968 1,935 2,610 912

Share .............................................. 3.6 3.7 3.7 4.3 2.4

SE .................................................. 34.64 39.52 41.22 138.61 62.06

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 2.01 2.13 5.31 6.81

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean .............................................. 1,153 1,225 1,230 1,143 652

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Share .............................................. 2.2 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.7

SE .................................................. 34.75 37.33 36.70 170.91 63.39

CV(%) ............................................. 3.01 3.05 2.98 14.95 9.72

Rented dwellings

Mean .............................................. 3,186 2,994 2,902 4,770 4,521

Share .............................................. 6.2 5.6 5.5 7.8 11.7

SE .................................................. 58.83 61.43 63.01 273.93 192.65

CV(%) ............................................. 1.85 2.05 2.17 5.74 4.26

Other lodging

Mean .............................................. 649 702 703 691 275

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 .7

SE .................................................. 22.69 26.94 28.14 68.30 37.46

CV(%) ............................................. 3.50 3.84 4.00 9.88 13.61

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean .............................................. 3,648 3,666 3,677 3,456 3,525

Share .............................................. 7.1 6.9 7.0 5.6 9.1

SE .................................................. 34.24 38.08 38.70 91.07 63.92

CV(%) ............................................. .94 1.04 1.05 2.64 1.81

Natural gas

Mean .............................................. 359 358 355 414 369

Share .............................................. .7 .7 .7 .7 1.0

SE .................................................. 11.98 12.27 12.93 19.51 24.60

CV(%) ............................................. 3.33 3.43 3.64 4.71 6.67

Electricity

Mean .............................................. 1,388 1,381 1,393 1,145 1,437

Share .............................................. 2.7 2.6 2.6 1.9 3.7

SE .................................................. 22.43 22.16 22.82 41.40 39.19

CV(%) ............................................. 1.62 1.60 1.64 3.62 2.73

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean .............................................. 137 150 154 76 46

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

SE .................................................. 6.32 7.08 7.39 22.02 13.50

CV(%) ............................................. 4.61 4.72 4.80 28.89 29.22

Telephone services

Mean .............................................. 1,239 1,243 1,243 1,250 1,211

Share .............................................. 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.0 3.1

SE .................................................. 12.99 14.81 15.62 37.36 30.02

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 1.19 1.26 2.99 2.48

Water and other public services

Mean .............................................. 525 534 532 570 461

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.0 1.0 .9 1.2

SE .................................................. 11.31 12.09 12.17 31.04 17.34

CV(%) ............................................. 2.16 2.26 2.29 5.45 3.76

Household operations

Mean .............................................. 1,159 1,209 1,195 1,469 810

Share .............................................. 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.1

SE .................................................. 25.31 28.04 28.81 121.02 49.45

CV(%) ............................................. 2.18 2.32 2.41 8.24 6.10

Personal services

Mean .............................................. 368 379 364 664 292

Share .............................................. .7 .7 .7 1.1 .8

SE .................................................. 18.03 20.23 20.93 103.36 29.94

CV(%) ............................................. 4.90 5.33 5.74 15.55 10.25

Other household expenses

Mean .............................................. 791 830 831 805 518

Share .............................................. 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.3

SE .................................................. 15.63 17.16 17.88 42.52 29.61

CV(%) ............................................. 1.98 2.07 2.15 5.28 5.71

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 610 632 638 497 459

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.2 1.2 .8 1.2

SE .................................................. 14.88 17.11 17.15 57.15 23.90

CV(%) ............................................. 2.44 2.71 2.69 11.51 5.21

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean .............................................. 155 156 158 124 149

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

SE .................................................. 3.97 4.33 4.62 23.13 10.46

CV(%) ............................................. 2.55 2.77 2.93 18.62 7.03

Other household products

Mean .............................................. 319 332 336 254 224

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

SE .................................................. 9.19 10.49 10.60 25.85 14.17

CV(%) ............................................. 2.89 3.16 3.15 10.19 6.33

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Postage and stationery

Mean .............................................. 136 143 144 119 86

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

SE .................................................. 4.82 5.81 5.76 22.88 15.02

CV(%) ............................................. 3.55 4.06 3.99 19.28 17.46

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean .............................................. 1,580 1,641 1,643 1,558 1,160

Share .............................................. 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.5 3.0

SE .................................................. 36.25 48.07 48.76 114.58 178.90

CV(%) ............................................. 2.29 2.93 2.97 7.35 15.42

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 123 127 128 101 94

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

SE .................................................. 8.03 9.07 9.28 28.59 17.62

CV(%) ............................................. 6.55 7.15 7.24 28.41 18.81

Furniture

Mean .............................................. 391 398 395 466 345

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

SE .................................................. 22.84 24.90 24.42 93.20 31.52

CV(%) ............................................. 5.83 6.25 6.19 20.00 9.14

Floor coverings

Mean .............................................. 16 18 18 9 6

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

SE .................................................. 2.10 2.41 2.54 2.11 1.47

CV(%) ............................................. 12.94 13.62 13.99 24.38 24.09

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 197 207 208 193 129

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

SE .................................................. 7.38 8.17 8.44 26.59 12.78

CV(%) ............................................. 3.74 3.95 4.06 13.81 9.90

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 98 103 104 92 62

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

SE .................................................. 4.52 4.71 4.94 11.98 12.79

CV(%) ............................................. 4.62 4.56 4.76 12.97 20.70

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 754 788 791 698 525

Share .............................................. 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.4

SE .................................................. 24.88 39.81 40.46 79.61 154.77

CV(%) ............................................. 3.30 5.05 5.11 11.41 29.48

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 1,736 1,741 1,710 2,391 1,697

Share .............................................. 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.9 4.4

SE .................................................. 36.94 37.83 40.31 224.92 108.03

CV(%) ............................................. 2.13 2.17 2.36 9.41 6.37

Men and boys

Mean .............................................. 408 409 400 605 399

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

SE .................................................. 12.24 13.32 14.44 66.89 41.18

CV(%) ............................................. 3.00 3.26 3.61 11.06 10.31

Men, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 320 322 315 462 306

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

SE .................................................. 11.87 12.96 13.70 57.61 37.77

CV(%) ............................................. 3.71 4.03 4.35 12.48 12.36

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 88 87 84 143 94

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

SE .................................................. 3.45 4.06 4.04 28.88 10.65

CV(%) ............................................. 3.92 4.66 4.79 20.19 11.35

Women and girls

Mean .............................................. 688 698 692 837 620

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

SE .................................................. 21.95 22.04 23.25 128.28 59.44

CV(%) ............................................. 3.19 3.16 3.36 15.32 9.58

Women, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 573 588 584 672 468

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

SE .................................................. 21.33 21.88 22.70 139.14 48.68

CV(%) ............................................. 3.73 3.72 3.89 20.70 10.40

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 116 111 108 165 152

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

SE .................................................. 7.01 5.80 5.60 39.47 34.41

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Girls, 2 to 15

CV(%) ............................................. 6.05 5.25 5.18 23.92 22.60

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 63 64 62 99 60

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

SE .................................................. 4.18 4.46 4.62 24.98 10.23

CV(%) ............................................. 6.61 6.99 7.44 25.28 17.02

Footwear

Mean .............................................. 347 336 330 473 419

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

SE .................................................. 12.91 12.72 13.56 72.61 49.56

CV(%) ............................................. 3.72 3.78 4.11 15.37 11.84

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 230 234 227 378 198

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

SE .................................................. 8.32 9.50 8.54 111.13 10.62

CV(%) ............................................. 3.62 4.06 3.77 29.40 5.36

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 8,998 9,322 9,280 10,117 6,751

Share .............................................. 17.5 17.5 17.6 16.5 17.5

SE .................................................. 152.03 162.93 171.40 547.39 374.51

CV(%) ............................................. 1.69 1.75 1.85 5.41 5.55

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean .............................................. 3,210 3,362 3,363 3,339 2,155

Share .............................................. 6.2 6.3 6.4 5.4 5.6

SE .................................................. 113.53 113.90 122.84 456.00 316.11

CV(%) ............................................. 3.54 3.39 3.65 13.66 14.67

Cars and trucks, new

Mean .............................................. 1,639 1,757 1,739 2,099 815

Share .............................................. 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 2.1

SE .................................................. 101.27 101.47 108.38 343.06 255.31

CV(%) ............................................. 6.18 5.78 6.23 16.34 31.31

Cars and trucks, used

Mean .............................................. 1,516 1,548 1,566 1,219 1,291

Share .............................................. 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.0 3.3

SE .................................................. 68.99 72.21 78.31 307.35 147.92

CV(%) ............................................. 4.55 4.66 5.00 25.21 11.46

Other vehicles

Mean .............................................. 56 57 59 21 49

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

SE .................................................. 14.08 15.62 16.63 21.38 32.91

CV(%) ............................................. 25.22 27.48 28.33 102.21 67.17

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean .............................................. 2,756 2,817 2,825 2,659 2,329

Share .............................................. 5.4 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.0

SE .................................................. 24.99 27.72 28.17 112.99 67.67

CV(%) ............................................. .91 .98 1.00 4.25 2.91

Other vehicle expenses

Mean .............................................. 2,490 2,571 2,566 2,658 1,927

Share .............................................. 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.3 5.0

SE .................................................. 47.09 54.80 55.37 273.89 139.62

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 2.13 2.16 10.31 7.24

Vehicle finance charges

Mean .............................................. 223 226 225 233 207

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

SE .................................................. 5.96 6.16 6.09 32.37 18.40

CV(%) ............................................. 2.67 2.73 2.70 13.92 8.89

Maintenance and repairs

Mean .............................................. 814 848 851 775 583

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.5

SE .................................................. 17.16 18.21 19.73 66.77 38.68

CV(%) ............................................. 2.11 2.15 2.32 8.62 6.64

Vehicle insurance

Mean .............................................. 1,018 1,040 1,038 1,096 863

Share .............................................. 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.2

SE .................................................. 35.25 40.69 41.44 291.01 129.33

CV(%) ............................................. 3.46 3.91 3.99 26.54 14.98

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean .............................................. 434 457 452 554 274

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

SE .................................................. 13.29 14.38 14.62 42.04 27.26

CV(%) ............................................. 3.06 3.15 3.23 7.59 9.94

Public and other transportation

Mean .............................................. 542 571 525 1,461 340

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Public and other transportation

Share .............................................. 1.1 1.1 1.0 2.4 .9

SE .................................................. 16.78 18.86 20.73 84.29 30.41

CV(%) ............................................. 3.09 3.30 3.95 5.77 8.96

Health care

Mean .............................................. 3,556 3,779 3,804 3,285 2,013

Share .............................................. 6.9 7.1 7.2 5.4 5.2

SE .................................................. 57.11 60.48 61.69 159.50 95.42

CV(%) ............................................. 1.61 1.60 1.62 4.86 4.74

Health insurance

Mean .............................................. 2,061 2,163 2,166 2,101 1,349

Share .............................................. 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.5

SE .................................................. 33.77 36.48 37.29 129.47 63.17

CV(%) ............................................. 1.64 1.69 1.72 6.16 4.68

Medical services

Mean .............................................. 839 915 926 704 307

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.1 .8

SE .................................................. 37.47 40.70 41.75 80.10 34.67

CV(%) ............................................. 4.47 4.45 4.51 11.37 11.30

Drugs

Mean .............................................. 515 546 555 368 300

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.0 1.0 .6 .8

SE .................................................. 13.96 15.31 15.94 43.56 17.02

CV(%) ............................................. 2.71 2.81 2.87 11.83 5.67

Medical supplies

Mean .............................................. 142 155 157 112 57

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

SE .................................................. 6.24 7.04 7.33 14.17 6.72

CV(%) ............................................. 4.38 4.55 4.67 12.70 11.88

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 2,605 2,761 2,784 2,303 1,526

Share .............................................. 5.1 5.2 5.3 3.8 4.0

SE .................................................. 55.33 61.60 63.20 150.71 69.64

CV(%) ............................................. 2.12 2.23 2.27 6.54 4.56

Fees and admissions

Mean .............................................. 614 665 654 881 259

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 .7

SE .................................................. 20.31 23.23 23.80 84.17 27.04

CV(%) ............................................. 3.31 3.49 3.64 9.55 10.42

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean .............................................. 979 979 987 829 982

Share .............................................. 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.4 2.5

SE .................................................. 15.01 16.03 16.46 61.75 39.66

CV(%) ............................................. 1.53 1.64 1.67 7.45 4.04

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

Mean .............................................. 648 714 736 259 194

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.3 1.4 .4 .5

SE .................................................. 28.96 32.81 33.73 31.83 21.04

CV(%) ............................................. 4.47 4.59 4.58 12.29 10.85

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

Mean .............................................. 363 403 406 334 91

Share .............................................. .7 .8 .8 .5 .2

SE .................................................. 25.59 29.06 31.57 67.10 17.55

CV(%) ............................................. 7.04 7.21 7.77 20.08 19.28

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 628 637 640 594 565

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

SE .................................................. 12.20 12.65 12.76 58.21 32.54

CV(%) ............................................. 1.94 1.99 2.00 9.80 5.75

Reading

Mean .............................................. 109 119 120 97 45

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

SE .................................................. 2.28 2.48 2.75 8.51 3.28

CV(%) ............................................. 2.08 2.09 2.30 8.80 7.33

Education

Mean .............................................. 1,207 1,289 1,184 3,295 641

Share .............................................. 2.3 2.4 2.2 5.4 1.7

SE .................................................. 54.11 59.38 57.31 326.22 91.99

CV(%) ............................................. 4.48 4.61 4.84 9.90 14.34

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean .............................................. 332 344 354 161 245

Share .............................................. .6 .6 .7 .3 .6

SE .................................................. 11.67 12.67 12.78 27.07 17.84

CV(%) ............................................. 3.52 3.68 3.61 16.77 7.27

Miscellaneous

Mean .............................................. 829 867 868 849 563

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.5

SE .................................................. 37.09 39.78 41.08 174.50 64.54

CV(%) ............................................. 4.47 4.59 4.73 20.55 11.46

Cash contributions

Mean .............................................. 1,913 1,992 2,025 1,356 1,358

Share .............................................. 3.7 3.7 3.8 2.2 3.5

SE .................................................. 107.60 117.69 123.47 155.02 104.04

CV(%) ............................................. 5.63 5.91 6.10 11.43 7.66

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean .............................................. 5,591 5,832 5,730 7,789 3,914

Share .............................................. 10.9 10.9 10.8 12.7 10.1

SE .................................................. 103.78 110.42 121.09 342.99 209.76

CV(%) ............................................. 1.86 1.89 2.11 4.40 5.36

Life and other personal insurance

Mean .............................................. 353 357 357 361 321

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

SE .................................................. 16.37 20.02 21.03 55.00 51.62

CV(%) ............................................. 4.64 5.61 5.89 15.23 16.08

Pensions and Social Security

Mean .............................................. 5,238 5,475 5,373 7,428 3,593

Share .............................................. 10.2 10.3 10.2 12.1 9.3

SE .................................................. 97.92 102.96 113.97 337.15 195.41

CV(%) ............................................. 1.87 1.88 2.12 4.54 5.44

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $65,596 $68,253 $67,319 $86,156 $47,119

SE .................................................. 1,024.25 1,140.28 1,203.50 4,363.88 1,684.86

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 1.67 1.79 5.07 3.58

Wages and salaries

Mean .............................................. 51,730 53,621 52,480 75,496 38,578

Share .............................................. 78.9 78.6 78.0 87.6 81.9

SE .................................................. 845.38 944.08 972.98 4,373.05 1,567.50

CV(%) ............................................. 1.63 1.76 1.85 5.79 4.06

Self-employment income

Mean .............................................. 2,917 3,194 3,182 3,420 990

Share .............................................. 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.0 2.1

SE .................................................. 350.34 399.79 412.15 723.72 206.37

CV(%) ............................................. 12.01 12.52 12.95 21.16 20.84

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean .............................................. 8,021 8,415 8,628 4,330 5,285

Share .............................................. 12.2 12.3 12.8 5.0 11.2

SE .................................................. 161.15 167.22 164.26 927.20 292.65

CV(%) ............................................. 2.01 1.99 1.90 21.41 5.54

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income

Mean .............................................. 1,358 1,531 1,572 735 155

Share .............................................. 2.1 2.2 2.3 .9 .3

SE .................................................. 120.37 137.50 143.53 132.15 52.50

CV(%) ............................................. 8.86 8.98 9.13 17.98 33.93

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits

Mean .............................................. 428 427 435 281 436

Share .............................................. .7 .6 .6 .3 .9

SE .................................................. 21.92 22.36 23.74 99.99 71.43

CV(%) ............................................. 5.12 5.23 5.46 35.61 16.40

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps

Mean .............................................. 534 445 446 426 1,148

Share .............................................. .8 .7 .7 .5 2.4

SE .................................................. 26.85 25.00 26.20 71.98 110.33

CV(%) ............................................. 5.03 5.62 5.87 16.91 9.61

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Regular contributions for support

Mean .............................................. 380 399 365 1,057 243

Share .............................................. .6 .6 .5 1.2 .5

SE .................................................. 26.77 29.55 29.00 271.79 38.71

CV(%) ............................................. 7.05 7.40 7.95 25.71 15.96

Other income

Mean .............................................. 229 220 210 412 285

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

SE .................................................. 16.29 15.30 16.34 165.23 58.46

CV(%) ............................................. 7.13 6.94 7.77 40.09 20.49

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed)

Mean .............................................. 2,226 2,481 2,477 2,571 453

Share .............................................. 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.0 1.0

SE .................................................. 239.57 269.46 278.63 300.48 108.99

CV(%) ............................................. 10.76 10.86 11.25 11.69 24.04

Federal income taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,568 1,768 1,765 1,824 178

Share .............................................. 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.1 .4

SE .................................................. 198.37 222.73 231.18 282.57 99.08

CV(%) ............................................. 12.65 12.60 13.10 15.49 55.65

State and local income taxes

Mean .............................................. 526 570 568 616 221

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

SE .................................................. 44.65 50.30 52.45 47.87 21.20

CV(%) ............................................. 8.49 8.82 9.24 7.78 9.61

Other taxes

Mean .............................................. 132 143 144 132 55

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

SE .................................................. 13.88 15.40 16.23 49.84 10.68

CV(%) ............................................. 10.52 10.77 11.30 37.85 19.55

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 63,370 65,771 64,842 83,585 46,666

Share .............................................. 96.6 96.4 96.3 97.0 99.0

SE .................................................. 906.92 1,012.91 1,059.84 4,464.84 1,641.05

CV(%) ............................................. 1.43 1.54 1.63 5.34 3.52

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean .............................................. - $5,092 - $5,498 - $5,567 - $4,175 - $2,270

SE .................................................. 972.32 1,077.52 1,180.57 5,092.34 2,082.62

CV(%) ............................................. -19.09 -19.60 -21.21 -121.97 -91.74

Net change in total assets

Mean .............................................. 5,073 5,363 4,848 15,231 3,056

SE .................................................. 718.33 770.71 830.55 3,468.37 1,142.26

CV(%) ............................................. 14.16 14.37 17.13 22.77 37.37

Net change in total liabilities

Mean .............................................. 10,165 10,861 10,415 19,406 5,327

SE .................................................. 849.45 913.07 987.25 3,815.11 1,714.84

CV(%) ............................................. 8.36 8.41 9.48 19.66 32.19

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean .............................................. 712 797 762 1,462 125

SE .................................................. 162.87 183.81 181.46 1,216.09 62.92

CV(%) ............................................. 22.87 23.07 23.82 83.18 50.27

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean .............................................. -1,935 -2,060 -2,013 -2,976 -1,063

SE .................................................. 48.26 53.33 60.20 217.16 70.66

CV(%) ............................................. -2.49 -2.59 -2.99 -7.30 -6.65

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean .............................................. 149,574 160,983 158,156 215,191 70,203

SE .................................................. 2,324.89 2,594.14 2,989.36 13,170.64 4,467.32

CV(%) ............................................. 1.55 1.61 1.89 6.12 6.36

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home

Mean .............................................. 869 922 913 1,098 499

SE .................................................. 11.53 12.64 13.80 48.98 27.43

CV(%) ............................................. 1.33 1.37 1.51 4.46 5.49

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean .............................................. 1,116 1,209 1,182 1,726 474

SE .................................................. 50.65 56.80 53.19 346.98 31.37

CV(%) ............................................. 4.54 4.70 4.50 20.10 6.62

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Food

Mean .............................................. 104 116 107 271 27

SE .................................................. 9.80 10.95 8.63 163.02 5.27

CV(%) ............................................. 9.39 9.48 8.03 60.23 19.57

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 12 13 13 19 5

SE .................................................. 1.62 1.87 2.00 8.49 3.12

CV(%) ............................................. 13.49 14.38 15.72 43.74 61.96

Housing

Mean .............................................. 191 203 201 238 103

SE .................................................. 9.21 10.47 11.39 58.45 15.24

CV(%) ............................................. 4.83 5.15 5.66 24.56 14.78

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 29 31 32 13 9

SE .................................................. 2.99 3.35 3.50 3.66 1.78

CV(%) ............................................. 10.48 10.66 10.84 28.57 20.82

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 10 11 11 16 1

SE .................................................. 1.40 1.62 1.68 3.82 .54

CV(%) ............................................. 14.18 14.47 15.31 24.62 57.92

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean .............................................. 18 20 20 23 5

SE .................................................. 1.99 2.17 2.25 10.13 1.97

CV(%) ............................................. 10.91 10.76 11.21 44.48 39.36

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 6 7 7 7 3

SE .................................................. 1.37 1.53 1.58 5.01 1.55

CV(%) ............................................. 21.13 21.78 22.55 72.11 53.41

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 12 13 13 16 2

SE .................................................. 1.54 1.69 1.78 8.32 .96

CV(%) ............................................. 13.11 12.89 13.67 52.61 46.26

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 48 53 52 67 16

SE .................................................. 4.68 5.39 5.51 28.58 3.13

CV(%) ............................................. 9.75 10.23 10.63 42.57 19.52

Other housing

Mean .............................................. 86 88 86 120 73

SE .................................................. 5.83 6.62 7.19 37.28 15.42

CV(%) ............................................. 6.78 7.53 8.33 31.12 21.25

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 215 221 216 319 172

SE .................................................. 9.62 10.89 11.35 96.01 24.71

CV(%) ............................................. 4.48 4.93 5.26 30.09 14.37

Males, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 53 54 54 65 42

SE .................................................. 3.56 4.08 4.17 25.23 8.76

CV(%) ............................................. 6.76 7.52 7.76 39.11 20.76

Females, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 86 88 89 67 71

SE .................................................. 6.68 7.35 7.77 20.92 18.16

CV(%) ............................................. 7.76 8.32 8.69 31.25 25.55

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 20 20 20 25 19

SE .................................................. 2.47 2.67 2.81 9.06 5.92

CV(%) ............................................. 12.33 13.26 14.09 36.37 31.07

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 56 58 53 163 40

SE .................................................. 5.55 6.28 5.05 83.12 7.60

CV(%) ............................................. 9.95 10.81 9.57 51.07 19.18

Jewelry and watches

Mean .............................................. 24 26 22 108 11

SE .................................................. 4.60 5.57 4.24 79.09 5.42

CV(%) ............................................. 19.25 21.60 19.70 73.25 51.17

All other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 32 32 31 55 29

SE .................................................. 2.50 2.84 3.07 24.94 7.68

CV(%) ............................................. 7.85 8.80 9.81 45.53 26.47

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 111 124 123 141 26

SE .................................................. 19.53 22.16 20.89 78.69 5.88

CV(%) ............................................. 17.53 17.91 17.01 55.62 22.80

Health care

Mean .............................................. 53 59 59 71 6

SE .................................................. 13.09 14.95 15.53 33.53 2.56

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

of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

White and all other races, and Asian

Black or

AfricanTotal AmericanWhite and

all other

races1

Asian

Health care

CV(%) ............................................. 24.81 25.15 26.35 46.93 40.38

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 82 88 87 117 37

SE .................................................. 6.48 7.29 7.25 38.91 8.29

CV(%) ............................................. 7.92 8.26 8.37 33.14 22.44

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean .............................................. 28 30 31 17 15

SE .................................................. 3.50 3.93 4.08 7.39 5.51

CV(%) ............................................. 12.41 13.04 13.28 43.96 36.29

Other entertainment

Mean .............................................. 54 58 56 101 22

SE .................................................. 4.88 5.32 5.15 39.67 6.79

CV(%) ............................................. 9.12 9.15 9.21 39.42 31.19

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 16 18 19 10 1

SE .................................................. 2.39 2.73 2.82 4.23 .62

CV(%) ............................................. 14.99 15.06 15.21 44.35 67.58

Reading

Mean .............................................. 2 2 2 1 2 ( )

SE .................................................. .18 .20 .20 .48 .29

CV(%) ............................................. 9.50 9.73 9.44 62.56 86.14

Education

Mean .............................................. 260 290 279 493 53

SE .................................................. 25.57 28.37 26.79 199.42 16.32

CV(%) ............................................. 9.83 9.78 9.59 40.47 30.84

All other gifts

Mean .............................................. 71 75 76 46 44

SE .................................................. 7.45 8.44 8.85 9.57 10.34

CV(%) ............................................. 10.52 11.29 11.62 20.86 23.65

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, 2013