Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2022

Married couple consumer units

Married couple with children

Item

All

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Other

married

couple

consumer

units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 134,090 64,074 28,864 29,570 4,344 14,706 10,520 5,640 6,525 63,491 

Consumer unit characteristics:

 Income before taxes

 Mean.............................................. $94,003 $130,934 $111,791 $147,423 $143,431 $150,262 $145,103 $142,453 $53,674 $60,879 

 SE.................................................. 1,231.08 2,380.09 3,219.08 3,020.75 8,953.78 4,224.05 3,980.52 6,522.26 2,274.82 1,169.71 

 RSE ............................................... 1.31 1.82 2.88 2.05 6.24 2.81 2.74 4.58 4.24 1.92 

 Income after taxes

 Mean.............................................. 83,195 114,467 97,099 128,427 124,426 129,793 128,170 130,162 54,636 54,570 

 SE.................................................. 960.32 1,805.05 2,474.01 2,289.65 6,622.14 3,107.66 2,922.44 5,133.02 1,901.94 960.84 

 RSE ............................................... 1.15 1.58 2.55 1.78 5.32 2.39 2.28 3.94 3.48 1.76 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 52.1 52.0 59.3 44.9 33.3 41.7 54.3 51.6 40.2 53.4 

 Average number in consumer unit:

 People............................................................................ 2.4 3.2 2.0 4.1 3.5 4.2 4.0 4.8 2.9 1.6 

 Children under 18 .......................................................... .6 .8 ( 2 ) 1.6 1.5 2.2 .7 1.2 1.7 .2 

 Adults 65 and older........................................................ .4 .5 .9 .1 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) .3 .7 ( 2 ) .4 

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.3 1.7 1.1 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.5 2.4 1.2 1.0 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.3 3.0 2.6 1.2 1.4 

Percent distribution:

 Reference person:

 Men ................................................................................ 49 55 56 55 62 56 52 51 20 45 

 Women........................................................................... 51 45 44 45 38 44 48 49 80 55 

 Housing tenure:

 Homeowner ................................................................... 65 80 83 79 75 77 83 77 36 53 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 38 52 41 61 64 65 53 54 27 26 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 29 41 18 ( 2 ) 12 30 23 9 27 

 Renter ............................................................................ 35 20 17 21 25 23 17 23 64 47 

 Race of reference person:

 Black or African-American ............................................. 13 9 7 9 ( 2 ) 9 9 16 31 16 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including

 Black or African-American.......................................... 87 91 93 91 91 91 91 84 69 84 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

 Hispanic or Latino .......................................................... 15 15 9 19 16 18 20 26 20 14 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 85 85 91 81 84 82 80 74 80 86 

 Education of reference person:

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

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 23 24 22 18 21 25 31 38 31 

 College........................................................................... 69 74 75 74 79 76 69 65 59 66 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ............................... 89 97 97 96 96 96 96 96 83 82 

Average annual expenditures

 Mean.............................................. $72,967 $95,382 $85,333 $104,891 $94,505 $110,019 $102,316 $96,707 $56,240 $52,043 

 SE.................................................. 902.42 1,686.74 2,654.42 1,732.07 3,476.43 2,615.90 2,054.82 2,917.32 1,848.49 817.48 

 RSE ............................................... 1.24 1.77 3.11 1.65 3.68 2.38 2.01 3.02 3.29 1.57 

 Food

 Mean.............................................. 9,343 12,152 10,242 13,852 11,054 14,711 14,031 12,926 8,815 6,547 

 Share ............................................. 12.8 12.7 12.0 13.2 11.7 13.4 13.7 13.4 15.7 12.6 

 SE.................................................. 125.98 232.79 230.70 394.43 460.23 622.29 708.13 777.69 479.68 124.93 

 RSE ............................................... 1.35 1.92 2.25 2.85 4.16 4.23 5.05 6.02 5.44 1.91 

 Food at home

 Mean.............................................. 5,703 7,328 6,224 8,309 7,051 8,486 8,703 7,761 5,453 4,081 

 Share ............................................. 7.8 7.7 7.3 7.9 7.5 7.7 8.5 8.0 9.7 7.8 

 SE.................................................. 89.92 156.07 150.54 257.85 348.16 378.82 471.28 411.08 325.00 89.94 

 RSE ............................................... 1.58 2.13 2.42 3.10 4.94 4.46 5.42 5.30 5.96 2.20 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Married couple consumer units

Married couple with children

Item

All

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Other

married

couple

consumer

units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

 Cereals and bakery products

 Mean.............................................. 712 924 752 1,076 823 1,139 1,116 1,001 682 500 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.30 23.85 25.78 35.89 57.44 62.53 64.86 64.71 53.75 16.29 

 RSE ............................................... 2.15 2.58 3.43 3.34 6.98 5.49 5.81 6.47 7.88 3.26 

 Cereals and cereal products

 Mean.............................................. 215 280 220 337 257 364 342 283 219 148 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.08 9.53 9.53 13.02 20.53 20.80 25.80 25.80 21.48 6.19 

 RSE ............................................... 2.83 3.40 4.33 3.86 8.00 5.72 7.56 9.10 9.79 4.18 

 Bakery products

 Mean.............................................. 497 644 532 738 566 776 774 717 463 352 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.16 17.25 18.97 28.10 42.90 48.17 47.40 48.91 37.99 11.97 

 RSE ............................................... 2.25 2.68 3.57 3.81 7.58 6.21 6.12 6.82 8.21 3.40 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 Mean.............................................. 1,216 1,546 1,312 1,748 1,438 1,724 1,940 1,668 1,185 884 

 Share ............................................. 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.7 2.1 1.7 

 SE.................................................. 25.95 49.99 39.38 87.15 161.77 94.95 158.82 124.59 96.98 31.80 

 RSE ............................................... 2.13 3.23 3.00 4.99 11.25 5.51 8.19 7.47 8.18 3.60 

 Beef

 Mean.............................................. 317 414 371 444 295 453 508 479 301 221 

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

 SE.................................................. 12.70 21.28 23.87 31.93 37.08 41.39 64.15 74.81 39.24 17.04 

 RSE ............................................... 4.00 5.14 6.43 7.19 12.55 9.14 12.62 15.61 13.06 7.70 

 Pork

 Mean.............................................. 246 325 256 391 ( 2 ) 358 435 327 205 171 

 Share ............................................. .3 .3 .3 .4 ( 2 ) .3 .4 .3 .4 .3 

 SE.................................................. 8.85 17.71 11.92 33.30 ( 2 ) 30.16 57.61 36.42 19.42 8.49 

 RSE ............................................... 3.59 5.44 4.66 8.52 ( 2 ) 8.43 13.24 11.14 9.46 4.97 

 Other meats

 Mean.............................................. 167 219 197 238 168 235 278 236 155 116 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.49 12.36 15.50 15.36 17.52 22.26 26.38 28.52 17.01 4.70 

 RSE ............................................... 3.87 5.63 7.86 6.46 10.46 9.46 9.50 12.09 10.96 4.05 

 Poultry

 Mean.............................................. 215 256 201 307 249 320 318 268 265 167 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.35 7.91 8.00 14.61 26.80 19.32 27.68 35.22 28.07 6.72 

 RSE ............................................... 2.49 3.09 3.97 4.76 10.78 6.04 8.71 13.14 10.59 4.02 

 Fish and seafood

 Mean.............................................. 183 224 200 246 211 239 273 236 ( 2 ) 143 

 Share ............................................. .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 ( 2 ) .3 

 SE.................................................. 9.84 11.95 13.31 20.56 50.81 21.86 35.87 31.51 ( 2 ) 19.38 

 RSE ............................................... 5.39 5.33 6.67 8.36 24.11 9.13 13.11 13.33 ( 2 ) 13.53 

 Eggs

 Mean.............................................. 87 106 87 122 120 119 128 121 106 66 

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

 SE.................................................. 2.16 3.40 4.11 4.71 15.03 7.56 8.10 11.48 14.33 1.98 

 RSE ............................................... 2.48 3.20 4.73 3.86 12.51 6.38 6.34 9.45 13.56 3.02 

 Dairy products

 Mean.............................................. 532 697 594 784 718 819 768 767 528 365 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.17 14.56 17.99 22.97 47.52 42.31 42.06 66.20 40.01 8.25 

 RSE ............................................... 1.54 2.09 3.03 2.93 6.62 5.16 5.48 8.63 7.58 2.26 

 Fresh milk and cream

 Mean.............................................. 168 215 175 250 250 270 222 237 197 117 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.50 6.04 6.21 10.32 23.93 17.64 14.05 23.27 18.74 3.70 

 RSE ............................................... 2.08 2.81 3.55 4.13 9.57 6.53 6.32 9.80 9.49 3.15 

 Other dairy products

 Mean.............................................. 364 482 419 534 468 549 546 530 330 248 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.64 11.02 15.01 17.12 32.72 31.25 32.56 50.71 28.40 6.71 

 RSE ............................................... 1.83 2.29 3.58 3.21 7.00 5.69 5.97 9.57 8.60 2.71 

 Fruits and vegetables

 Mean.............................................. 1,099 1,423 1,209 1,621 1,393 1,699 1,629 1,451 1,066 775 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Married couple consumer units

Married couple with children

Item

All

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Other

married

couple

consumer

units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

 Fruits and vegetables

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

 SE.................................................. 23.03 36.67 34.07 63.47 99.95 98.38 94.83 98.21 84.88 21.66 

 RSE ............................................... 2.10 2.58 2.82 3.92 7.17 5.79 5.82 6.77 7.96 2.80 

 Fresh fruits

 Mean.............................................. 406 538 452 621 532 651 624 529 383 275 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.39 15.18 16.23 25.51 41.20 39.68 47.22 40.04 39.21 8.39 

 RSE ............................................... 2.06 2.82 3.59 4.11 7.74 6.10 7.56 7.57 10.25 3.05 

 Fresh vegetables

 Mean.............................................. 352 452 395 505 425 543 494 459 354 251 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.67 13.14 12.95 22.53 54.42 39.22 26.47 43.94 50.72 11.19 

 RSE ............................................... 2.46 2.90 3.28 4.46 12.80 7.23 5.36 9.57 14.33 4.46 

 Processed fruits

 Mean.............................................. 144 182 149 212 196 212 221 188 133 107 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.82 7.34 8.37 11.40 18.93 15.82 20.07 17.83 13.11 4.75 

 RSE ............................................... 3.35 4.04 5.61 5.37 9.65 7.46 9.09 9.51 9.88 4.46 

 Processed vegetables

 Mean.............................................. 197 251 213 283 240 293 290 276 196 142 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.62 9.24 10.22 14.25 23.76 21.55 23.23 28.40 21.96 6.61 

 RSE ............................................... 3.36 3.69 4.80 5.04 9.92 7.36 8.01 10.29 11.17 4.64 

 Other food at home

 Mean.............................................. 2,144 2,739 2,357 3,081 2,680 3,104 3,250 2,873 1,992 1,557 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.0 

 SE.................................................. 32.56 53.91 69.63 86.85 154.24 138.31 184.34 190.15 140.26 37.49 

 RSE ............................................... 1.52 1.97 2.95 2.82 5.76 4.46 5.67 6.62 7.04 2.41 

 Sugar and other sweets

 Mean.............................................. 197 262 232 286 222 290 314 288 193 132 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.14 8.47 12.26 11.88 21.22 22.53 19.86 34.20 20.62 4.63 

 RSE ............................................... 2.61 3.24 5.29 4.15 9.54 7.78 6.32 11.86 10.70 3.50 

 Fats and oils

 Mean.............................................. 157 204 178 228 171 241 239 206 146 111 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.89 8.42 9.09 12.80 16.43 18.69 20.15 19.94 15.62 4.40 

 RSE ............................................... 3.12 4.13 5.10 5.62 9.58 7.77 8.43 9.67 10.70 3.97 

 Miscellaneous foods

 Mean.............................................. 1,117 1,418 1,188 1,637 1,579 1,654 1,641 1,417 1,077 816 

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

 SE.................................................. 19.29 31.13 41.76 50.70 107.39 80.94 105.20 93.11 85.21 24.73 

 RSE ............................................... 1.73 2.20 3.51 3.10 6.80 4.89 6.41 6.57 7.91 3.03 

 Nonalcoholic beverages

 Mean.............................................. 584 728 627 803 613 785 926 854 522 444 

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

 SE.................................................. 12.30 19.93 22.79 33.84 59.74 40.25 73.75 94.54 40.67 14.66 

 RSE ............................................... 2.11 2.74 3.64 4.21 9.75 5.13 7.97 11.07 7.79 3.30 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town

 trips

 Mean.............................................. 89 127 132 127 94 134 130 107 54 54 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.94 5.97 9.78 7.96 10.62 13.01 12.27 19.33 11.49 4.64 

 RSE ............................................... 4.42 4.69 7.41 6.27 11.29 9.68 9.44 17.99 21.18 8.62 

 Food away from home

 Mean.............................................. 3,639 4,824 4,018 5,543 4,003 6,225 5,329 5,166 3,362 2,467 

 Share ............................................. 5.0 5.1 4.7 5.3 4.2 5.7 5.2 5.3 6.0 4.7 

 SE.................................................. 77.88 129.61 121.19 235.34 236.46 377.30 398.36 503.87 255.98 76.70 

 RSE ............................................... 2.14 2.69 3.02 4.25 5.91 6.06 7.48 9.75 7.61 3.11 

 Alcoholic beverages

 Mean.............................................. 583 704 784 653 610 616 724 569 305 489 

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

 SE.................................................. 17.02 23.99 40.09 35.82 72.84 49.19 65.79 96.77 37.58 20.34 

 RSE ............................................... 2.92 3.40 5.11 5.49 11.95 7.98 9.08 17.00 12.33 4.16 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Married couple consumer units

Married couple with children

Item

All

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Other

married

couple

consumer

units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

 Housing

 Mean.............................................. 24,298 29,654 26,310 32,577 34,521 34,250 29,439 31,457 21,723 19,156 

 Share ............................................. 33.3 31.1 30.8 31.1 36.5 31.1 28.8 32.5 38.6 36.8 

 SE.................................................. 307.36 531.85 696.11 605.38 1,325.17 902.22 688.05 1,188.00 555.65 263.38 

 RSE ............................................... 1.26 1.79 2.65 1.86 3.84 2.63 2.34 3.78 2.56 1.37 

 Shelter

 Mean.............................................. 14,507 16,903 15,145 18,396 17,770 20,143 16,214 18,069 13,073 12,236 

 Share ............................................. 19.9 17.7 17.7 17.5 18.8 18.3 15.8 18.7 23.2 23.5 

 SE.................................................. 247.67 388.71 535.02 405.27 812.41 637.86 452.22 994.01 441.86 221.89 

 RSE ............................................... 1.71 2.30 3.53 2.20 4.57 3.17 2.79 5.50 3.38 1.81 

 Owned dwellings

 Mean.............................................. 8,230 11,540 10,150 12,780 12,567 13,932 11,258 12,159 4,272 5,295 

 Share ............................................. 11.3 12.1 11.9 12.2 13.3 12.7 11.0 12.6 7.6 10.2 

 SE.................................................. 176.09 303.20 412.02 356.07 771.61 552.55 396.36 801.09 271.00 174.75 

 RSE ............................................... 2.14 2.63 4.06 2.79 6.14 3.97 3.52 6.59 6.34 3.30 

 Mortgage interest and charges

 Mean.............................................. 3,101 4,585 3,242 5,829 6,184 6,536 4,693 4,935 1,975 1,719 

 Share ............................................. 4.2 4.8 3.8 5.6 6.5 5.9 4.6 5.1 3.5 3.3 

 SE.................................................. 72.73 128.99 175.72 181.75 372.81 286.52 282.27 331.73 160.32 65.82 

 RSE ............................................... 2.35 2.81 5.42 3.12 6.03 4.38 6.01 6.72 8.12 3.83 

 Property taxes

 Mean.............................................. 2,570 3,625 3,392 3,845 3,322 4,088 3,722 3,655 1,358 1,629 

 Share ............................................. 3.5 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.8 2.4 3.1 

 SE.................................................. 57.72 98.59 121.84 118.40 235.27 180.06 129.56 192.13 108.61 50.22 

 RSE ............................................... 2.25 2.72 3.59 3.08 7.08 4.40 3.48 5.26 8.00 3.08 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other

 expenses

 Mean.............................................. 2,559 3,331 3,516 3,106 3,060 3,307 2,842 3,569 938 1,947 

 Share ............................................. 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.8 3.7 1.7 3.7 

 SE.................................................. 89.16 139.85 205.52 172.41 386.21 279.53 220.48 562.01 129.09 102.85 

 RSE ............................................... 3.48 4.20 5.85 5.55 12.62 8.45 7.76 15.75 13.76 5.28 

 Rented dwellings

 Mean.............................................. 4,990 3,438 2,959 3,691 4,291 4,156 2,793 4,567 8,107 6,237 

 Share ............................................. 6.8 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.5 3.8 2.7 4.7 14.4 12.0 

 SE.................................................. 79.41 139.95 177.58 176.60 529.97 258.81 308.19 571.38 467.97 125.28 

 RSE ............................................... 1.59 4.07 6.00 4.78 12.35 6.23 11.03 12.51 5.77 2.01 

 Other lodging

 Mean.............................................. 1,287 1,924 2,037 1,926 912 2,055 2,163 1,343 694 704 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 2.0 2.4 1.8 1.0 1.9 2.1 1.4 1.2 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 55.70 90.69 119.51 144.06 127.05 209.27 232.04 185.61 115.53 53.82 

 RSE ............................................... 4.33 4.71 5.87 7.48 13.93 10.18 10.73 13.82 16.65 7.64 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services

 Mean.............................................. 4,549 5,651 5,086 5,957 4,917 5,837 6,554 6,935 4,206 3,473 

 Share ............................................. 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.2 5.3 6.4 7.2 7.5 6.7 

 SE.................................................. 42.57 70.22 80.03 76.21 165.19 85.86 124.59 249.88 108.66 43.74 

 RSE ............................................... .94 1.24 1.57 1.28 3.36 1.47 1.90 3.60 2.58 1.26 

 Natural gas

 Mean.............................................. 535 652 589 694 581 680 761 752 518 419 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.13 23.10 28.88 25.64 43.39 27.92 42.17 54.97 36.83 16.51 

 RSE ............................................... 2.83 3.54 4.90 3.69 7.47 4.11 5.54 7.31 7.11 3.94 

 Electricity

 Mean.............................................. 1,683 2,018 1,878 2,092 1,810 2,074 2,233 2,348 1,650 1,349 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.9 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 23.08 33.72 35.94 42.45 79.22 51.96 48.35 75.57 53.28 21.46 

 RSE ............................................... 1.37 1.67 1.91 2.03 4.38 2.51 2.17 3.22 3.23 1.59 

 Fuel oil and other fuels

 Mean.............................................. 160 231 222 186 ( 2 ) 157 216 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 99 

 Share ............................................. .2 .2 .3 .2 ( 2 ) .1 .2 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) .2 

 SE.................................................. 14.19 27.35 27.26 26.62 ( 2 ) 25.34 25.75 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 9.73 

 RSE ............................................... 8.85 11.83 12.27 14.31 ( 2 ) 16.12 11.94 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 9.80 

 Telephone services

 Mean.............................................. 1,431 1,800 1,547 1,983 1,466 1,910 2,299 2,138 1,387 1,064 

 Share ............................................. 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.0 

 SE.................................................. 16.02 25.20 24.65 44.58 79.03 50.22 71.06 71.74 50.53 17.48 

 RSE ............................................... 1.12 1.40 1.59 2.25 5.39 2.63 3.09 3.36 3.64 1.64 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Married couple consumer units

Married couple with children

Item

All

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Other

married

couple

consumer

units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

 cards

 Mean.............................................. 147 167 209 126 ( 2 ) 97 197 165 68 135 

 Share ............................................. .2 .2 .2 .1 ( 2 ) .1 .2 .2 .1 .3 

 SE.................................................. 6.30 7.72 9.55 9.04 ( 2 ) 9.69 17.75 19.19 16.10 7.63 

 RSE ............................................... 4.28 4.62 4.57 7.16 ( 2 ) 9.98 9.03 11.63 23.60 5.65 

 Cellular phone service

 Mean.............................................. 1,284 1,633 1,338 1,857 1,411 1,812 2,102 1,973 1,319 929 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.3 1.8 

 SE.................................................. 14.99 24.55 23.39 44.19 86.71 48.49 68.00 70.28 55.21 15.64 

 RSE ............................................... 1.17 1.50 1.75 2.38 6.15 2.68 3.23 3.56 4.19 1.68 

 Water and other public services

 Mean.............................................. 739 950 850 1,003 848 1,017 1,046 1,183 591 542 

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

 SE.................................................. 17.00 23.44 22.73 27.27 54.17 31.38 43.17 71.04 36.33 15.34 

 RSE ............................................... 2.30 2.47 2.67 2.72 6.39 3.08 4.13 6.01 6.14 2.83 

 Household operations

 Mean.............................................. 1,849 2,518 1,833 3,321 7,501 3,209 1,755 1,810 1,726 1,187 

 Share ............................................. 2.5 2.6 2.1 3.2 7.9 2.9 1.7 1.9 3.1 2.3 

 SE.................................................. 54.87 92.19 77.49 153.33 599.23 202.70 97.20 105.50 157.30 47.53 

 RSE ............................................... 2.97 3.66 4.23 4.62 7.99 6.32 5.54 5.83 9.11 4.00 

 Personal services

 Mean.............................................. 488 796 ( 2 ) 1,589 5,665 1,444 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 717 154 

 Share ............................................. .7 .8 ( 2 ) 1.5 6.0 1.3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1.3 .3 

 SE.................................................. 34.27 57.70 ( 2 ) 113.76 515.34 168.25 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 107.66 35.79 

 RSE ............................................... 7.02 7.25 ( 2 ) 7.16 9.10 11.65 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 15.01 23.21 

 Other household expenses

 Mean.............................................. 1,361 1,723 1,755 1,732 1,836 1,765 1,646 1,506 1,008 1,033 

 Share ............................................. 1.9 1.8 2.1 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.0 

 SE.................................................. 31.35 50.42 69.63 61.28 140.86 72.79 89.54 75.50 112.23 26.54 

 RSE ............................................... 2.30 2.93 3.97 3.54 7.67 4.12 5.44 5.01 11.13 2.57 

 Housekeeping supplies

 Mean.............................................. 787 995 979 974 1,012 894 1,068 1,214 821 573 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 1.0 1.1 .9 1.1 .8 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 18.24 36.11 62.55 47.30 108.27 74.29 77.00 163.04 133.30 27.59 

 RSE ............................................... 2.32 3.63 6.39 4.85 10.70 8.31 7.21 13.43 16.23 4.82 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies

 Mean.............................................. 170 205 194 210 161 192 261 234 230 128 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.65 8.98 9.50 13.50 27.53 16.89 28.05 39.16 37.91 6.85 

 RSE ............................................... 2.74 4.39 4.90 6.42 17.11 8.80 10.76 16.74 16.50 5.33 

 Other household products

 Mean.............................................. 489 634 626 616 656 559 678 796 465 344 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.95 29.28 50.27 36.68 92.97 53.80 65.38 129.03 105.58 22.76 

 RSE ............................................... 3.47 4.62 8.03 5.95 14.18 9.63 9.65 16.21 22.72 6.61 

 Postage and stationery

 Mean.............................................. 128 156 159 148 ( 2 ) 144 130 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 100 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.42 15.22 29.16 17.11 ( 2 ) 23.09 18.59 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 8.20 

 RSE ............................................... 6.58 9.78 18.33 11.56 ( 2 ) 16.07 14.31 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 8.20 

 Household furnishings and equipment

 Mean.............................................. 2,606 3,587 3,267 3,928 3,321 4,167 3,848 3,429 1,896 1,687 

 Share ............................................. 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.2 

 SE.................................................. 71.83 138.50 175.51 206.85 286.67 299.01 413.64 345.47 127.39 69.18 

 RSE ............................................... 2.76 3.86 5.37 5.27 8.63 7.18 10.75 10.08 6.72 4.10 

 Household textiles

 Mean.............................................. 138 175 146 198 ( 2 ) 204 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 102 

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

 SE.................................................. 12.34 21.32 24.08 37.56 ( 2 ) 48.90 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 14.27 

 RSE ............................................... 8.93 12.21 16.44 18.97 ( 2 ) 23.91 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 14.03 

 Furniture

 Mean.............................................. 746 1,108 1,081 1,184 781 1,400 1,048 846 512 405 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.1 .8 1.3 1.0 .9 .9 .8 

 SE.................................................. 54.77 108.01 158.86 133.18 121.30 246.93 168.71 111.96 71.43 26.17 

 RSE ............................................... 7.34 9.75 14.70 11.25 15.52 17.64 16.10 13.23 13.94 6.46 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Married couple consumer units

Married couple with children

Item

All

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Other

married

couple

consumer

units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

 Floor coverings

 Mean.............................................. 34 47 39 61 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 22 

 Share ............................................. ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) .1 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 

 SE.................................................. 3.54 7.03 6.40 13.20 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 2.21 

 RSE ............................................... 10.54 14.95 16.40 21.68 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 10.28 

 Major appliances

 Mean.............................................. 408 581 497 647 517 655 692 664 312 243 

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

 SE.................................................. 17.51 29.17 30.63 54.06 93.23 86.67 88.36 113.20 39.52 15.20 

 RSE ............................................... 4.29 5.02 6.16 8.35 18.03 13.24 12.77 17.06 12.65 6.26 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous

 housewares

 Mean.............................................. 142 176 181 166 169 175 148 205 126 110 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.83 11.09 16.56 14.53 27.97 25.06 17.25 43.66 14.22 5.99 

 RSE ............................................... 3.40 6.32 9.13 8.76 16.53 14.29 11.66 21.32 11.25 5.45 

 Miscellaneous household equipment

 Mean.............................................. 1,138 1,501 1,323 1,672 1,642 1,681 1,674 1,499 793 805 

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

 SE.................................................. 40.42 77.69 61.94 140.46 242.50 102.79 340.59 216.32 93.25 51.33 

 RSE ............................................... 3.55 5.17 4.68 8.40 14.77 6.11 20.34 14.43 11.76 6.37 

 Apparel and services

 Mean.............................................. 1,945 2,534 1,836 3,189 2,837 3,576 2,834 2,598 ( 2 ) 1,300 

 Share ............................................. 2.7 2.7 2.2 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.8 2.7 ( 2 ) 2.5 

 SE.................................................. 77.12 107.91 116.51 183.33 311.23 314.27 206.47 329.25 ( 2 ) 85.22 

 RSE ............................................... 3.97 4.26 6.35 5.75 10.97 8.79 7.29 12.67 ( 2 ) 6.55 

 Men and boys

 Mean.............................................. 454 654 416 901 ( 2 ) 1,021 829 529 355 261 

 Share ............................................. .6 .7 .5 .9 ( 2 ) .9 .8 .5 .6 .5 

 SE.................................................. 22.97 42.64 35.80 78.97 ( 2 ) 116.03 106.06 84.85 80.51 19.68 

 RSE ............................................... 5.06 6.52 8.60 8.76 ( 2 ) 11.36 12.79 16.05 22.65 7.54 

 Men, 16 and over

 Mean.............................................. 347 478 403 572 ( 2 ) 554 669 344 ( 2 ) 231 

 Share ............................................. .5 .5 .5 .5 ( 2 ) .5 .7 .4 ( 2 ) .4 

 SE.................................................. 18.59 36.29 35.91 61.69 ( 2 ) 78.97 92.36 78.48 ( 2 ) 16.48 

 RSE ............................................... 5.36 7.58 8.90 10.78 ( 2 ) 14.26 13.80 22.81 ( 2 ) 7.14 

 Boys, 2 to 15

 Mean.............................................. 107 176 ( 2 ) 329 ( 2 ) 467 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 177 ( 2 ) 

 Share ............................................. .1 .2 ( 2 ) .3 ( 2 ) .4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) .3 ( 2 ) 

 SE.................................................. 11.95 22.67 ( 2 ) 45.29 ( 2 ) 72.12 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 38.08 ( 2 ) 

 RSE ............................................... 11.16 12.91 ( 2 ) 13.77 ( 2 ) 15.43 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 21.54 ( 2 ) 

 Women and girls

 Mean.............................................. 735 949 735 1,134 808 1,215 1,187 1,064 ( 2 ) 468 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 1.0 .9 1.1 .9 1.1 1.2 1.1 ( 2 ) .9 

 SE.................................................. 46.49 56.06 67.70 83.12 97.99 139.04 141.06 171.96 ( 2 ) 33.96 

 RSE ............................................... 6.32 5.91 9.22 7.33 12.13 11.44 11.88 16.16 ( 2 ) 7.25 

 Women, 16 and over

 Mean.............................................. 644 801 714 869 634 797 1,091 899 ( 2 ) 443 

 Share ............................................. .9 .8 .8 .8 .7 .7 1.1 .9 ( 2 ) .9 

 SE.................................................. 44.30 53.36 67.03 74.80 90.01 111.03 137.14 166.00 ( 2 ) 32.58 

 RSE ............................................... 6.88 6.66 9.39 8.61 14.19 13.94 12.57 18.47 ( 2 ) 7.35 

 Girls, 2 to 15

 Mean.............................................. 91 147 ( 2 ) 265 173 419 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 182 25 

 Share ............................................. .1 .2 ( 2 ) .3 .2 .4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) .3 ( 3 ) 

 SE.................................................. 9.26 17.30 ( 2 ) 33.99 39.07 57.17 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 36.88 6.24 

 RSE ............................................... 10.13 11.73 ( 2 ) 12.82 22.53 13.65 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 20.26 24.73 

 Children under 2

 Mean.............................................. 74 102 ( 2 ) 169 653 100 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Share ............................................. .1 .1 ( 2 ) .2 .7 .1 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 SE.................................................. 8.43 15.25 ( 2 ) 24.31 90.28 21.10 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 RSE ............................................... 11.40 15.01 ( 2 ) 14.39 13.83 21.00 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Footwear

 Mean.............................................. 399 504 385 631 357 788 552 423 467 284 

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

 SE.................................................. 25.21 33.56 39.74 61.96 55.81 109.81 78.30 96.06 103.46 38.50 

 RSE ............................................... 6.32 6.65 10.34 9.82 15.63 13.94 14.19 22.70 22.14 13.53 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Married couple consumer units

Married couple with children

Item

All

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Other

married

couple

consumer

units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

 Other apparel products and services

 Mean.............................................. 283 326 291 354 ( 2 ) 451 249 354 149 254 

 Share ............................................. .4 .3 .3 .3 ( 2 ) .4 .2 .4 .3 .5 

 SE.................................................. 25.20 30.62 38.26 50.74 ( 2 ) 95.15 33.76 56.56 18.16 43.94 

 RSE ............................................... 8.91 9.40 13.16 14.33 ( 2 ) 21.09 13.59 15.96 12.21 17.33 

 Transportation

 Mean.............................................. 12,295 16,170 13,633 18,501 15,564 18,396 19,870 16,927 8,625 8,761 

 Share ............................................. 16.8 17.0 16.0 17.6 16.5 16.7 19.4 17.5 15.3 16.8 

 SE.................................................. 241.92 435.25 496.31 658.13 1,522.51 897.56 888.96 1,231.84 751.64 274.44 

 RSE ............................................... 1.97 2.69 3.64 3.56 9.78 4.88 4.47 7.28 8.71 3.13 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

 Mean.............................................. 4,496 6,040 4,794 7,291 6,646 7,374 7,441 5,855 ( 2 ) 3,177 

 Share ............................................. 6.2 6.3 5.6 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.1 ( 2 ) 6.1 

 SE.................................................. 218.69 393.42 487.71 583.68 1,297.42 799.47 872.81 1,153.32 ( 2 ) 246.25 

 RSE ............................................... 4.86 6.51 10.17 8.01 19.52 10.84 11.73 19.70 ( 2 ) 7.75 

 Cars and trucks, new

 Mean.............................................. 2,195 3,199 2,828 3,607 ( 2 ) 3,425 4,188 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,332 

 Share ............................................. 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.4 ( 2 ) 3.1 4.1 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 174.02 286.96 357.68 450.11 ( 2 ) 697.15 780.47 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 178.78 

 RSE ............................................... 7.93 8.97 12.65 12.48 ( 2 ) 20.36 18.64 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 13.42 

 Cars and trucks, used

 Mean.............................................. 2,239 2,756 1,913 3,576 3,815 3,821 3,134 2,774 ( 2 ) 1,802 

 Share ............................................. 3.1 2.9 2.2 3.4 4.0 3.5 3.1 2.9 ( 2 ) 3.5 

 SE.................................................. 145.19 226.37 279.17 302.57 910.02 552.13 421.54 632.64 ( 2 ) 179.57 

 RSE ............................................... 6.48 8.21 14.59 8.46 23.86 14.45 13.45 22.81 ( 2 ) 9.97 

 Other vehicles

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

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

 SE.................................................. 13.63 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 RSE ............................................... 22.10 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil

 Mean.............................................. 3,120 4,095 3,343 4,654 3,652 4,565 5,194 5,014 2,705 2,178 

 Share ............................................. 4.3 4.3 3.9 4.4 3.9 4.1 5.1 5.2 4.8 4.2 

 SE.................................................. 43.06 63.89 80.47 103.99 152.88 128.06 170.69 162.73 94.74 42.85 

 RSE ............................................... 1.38 1.56 2.41 2.23 4.19 2.81 3.29 3.25 3.50 1.97 

 Other vehicle expenses

 Mean.............................................. 3,834 4,898 4,438 5,287 4,452 5,016 6,021 5,202 3,153 2,831 

 Share ............................................. 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.6 5.9 5.4 5.6 5.4 

 SE.................................................. 61.56 100.08 139.86 123.57 388.52 169.15 176.61 210.71 163.16 56.94 

 RSE ............................................... 1.61 2.04 3.15 2.34 8.73 3.37 2.93 4.05 5.17 2.01 

 Vehicle finance charges

 Mean.............................................. 295 396 296 467 451 485 448 539 273 194 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.95 15.45 16.19 24.26 62.96 29.67 33.36 59.40 31.11 9.40 

 RSE ............................................... 3.04 3.90 5.46 5.20 13.97 6.12 7.45 11.01 11.41 4.84 

 Maintenance and repairs

 Mean.............................................. 1,160 1,473 1,424 1,541 1,195 1,486 1,773 1,359 1,025 858 

 Share ............................................. 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.8 1.6 

 SE.................................................. 33.83 50.60 84.10 73.93 137.80 97.87 107.69 141.03 102.20 36.95 

 RSE ............................................... 2.92 3.43 5.90 4.80 11.54 6.59 6.08 10.38 9.97 4.31 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

 charges

 Mean.............................................. 787 1,068 986 1,166 ( 2 ) 1,184 1,126 977 435 540 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 ( 2 ) 1.1 1.1 1.0 .8 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 38.26 67.87 85.95 88.19 ( 2 ) 121.01 119.34 112.04 62.06 33.21 

 RSE ............................................... 4.86 6.36 8.72 7.57 ( 2 ) 10.22 10.60 11.47 14.28 6.15 

 Vehicle insurance

 Mean.............................................. 1,592 1,960 1,732 2,113 1,608 1,860 2,675 2,328 1,421 1,239 

 Share ............................................. 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.4 

 SE.................................................. 25.72 37.14 48.36 53.19 73.51 59.88 105.85 112.73 68.86 27.36 

 RSE ............................................... 1.62 1.89 2.79 2.52 4.57 3.22 3.96 4.84 4.85 2.21 

 Public and other transportation

 Mean.............................................. 845 1,138 1,058 1,269 813 1,442 1,215 856 600 575 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 .9 1.3 1.2 .9 1.1 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 35.20 63.74 70.85 96.13 147.49 164.70 129.17 125.17 77.22 27.37 

 RSE ............................................... 4.17 5.60 6.70 7.58 18.13 11.42 10.63 14.63 12.87 4.76 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Married couple consumer units

Married couple with children

Item

All

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Other

married

couple

consumer

units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

 Healthcare

 Mean.............................................. 5,850 7,870 8,357 7,390 5,644 7,506 7,958 7,881 3,185 4,086 

 Share ............................................. 8.0 8.3 9.8 7.0 6.0 6.8 7.8 8.1 5.7 7.9 

 SE.................................................. 100.44 151.75 161.24 241.80 277.49 395.35 281.50 364.39 208.04 147.28 

 RSE ............................................... 1.72 1.93 1.93 3.27 4.92 5.27 3.54 4.62 6.53 3.60 

 Health insurance

 Mean.............................................. 3,843 5,204 5,663 4,714 3,876 4,611 5,204 5,425 2,102 2,649 

 Share ............................................. 5.3 5.5 6.6 4.5 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.6 3.7 5.1 

 SE.................................................. 44.97 82.51 120.71 127.02 227.09 193.41 210.14 247.98 175.55 44.22 

 RSE ............................................... 1.17 1.59 2.13 2.69 5.86 4.19 4.04 4.57 8.35 1.67 

 Medical services

 Mean.............................................. 1,184 1,634 1,481 1,788 1,227 2,080 1,610 1,615 729 775 

 Share ............................................. 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.5 

 SE.................................................. 61.66 93.89 73.86 170.02 145.92 301.79 125.87 270.20 109.51 81.31 

 RSE ............................................... 5.21 5.74 4.99 9.51 11.89 14.51 7.82 16.73 15.02 10.49 

 Drugs

 Mean.............................................. 615 751 885 644 413 582 833 622 233 516 

 Share ............................................. .8 .8 1.0 .6 .4 .5 .8 .6 .4 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 58.51 29.94 46.03 44.02 47.60 63.45 73.63 92.67 24.11 114.67 

 RSE ............................................... 9.52 3.99 5.20 6.84 11.54 10.90 8.84 14.91 10.35 22.23 

 Medical supplies

 Mean.............................................. 209 280 328 244 128 233 312 220 120 146 

 Share ............................................. .3 .3 .4 .2 .1 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 

 SE.................................................. 8.77 16.70 23.37 29.77 20.69 35.04 65.63 27.30 16.59 9.69 

 RSE ............................................... 4.20 5.96 7.12 12.18 16.13 15.06 21.06 12.41 13.78 6.64 

 Entertainment

 Mean.............................................. 3,458 4,767 4,373 5,339 4,786 6,253 4,273 3,730 2,406 2,245 

 Share ............................................. 4.7 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.7 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.3 

 SE.................................................. 109.09 204.77 391.08 230.57 683.48 374.47 301.38 298.42 173.66 90.63 

 RSE ............................................... 3.15 4.30 8.94 4.32 14.28 5.99 7.05 8.00 7.22 4.04 

 Fees and admissions

 Mean.............................................. 833 1,241 951 1,603 1,027 2,197 1,026 808 683 435 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.1 2.0 1.0 .8 1.2 .8 

 SE.................................................. 37.45 70.87 78.54 104.92 149.91 169.60 91.17 109.15 107.87 26.75 

 RSE ............................................... 4.50 5.71 8.26 6.54 14.59 7.72 8.88 13.51 15.79 6.15 

 Audio and visual equipment and services

 Mean.............................................. 1,020 1,213 1,182 1,224 932 1,271 1,278 1,309 743 854 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.6 

 SE.................................................. 20.99 27.84 25.22 44.05 77.03 74.37 57.26 76.38 54.16 40.54 

 RSE ............................................... 2.06 2.29 2.13 3.60 8.27 5.85 4.48 5.84 7.29 4.75 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

 Mean.............................................. 908 1,196 1,148 1,267 1,451 1,256 1,179 1,051 715 636 

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

 SE.................................................. 32.84 60.39 67.20 107.13 285.12 125.61 143.88 191.80 88.81 30.07 

 RSE ............................................... 3.62 5.05 5.86 8.46 19.65 10.00 12.20 18.26 12.42 4.73 

 Pets

 Mean.............................................. 741 965 1,010 949 ( 2 ) 934 917 807 523 536 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 1.0 1.2 .9 ( 2 ) .8 .9 .8 .9 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 31.12 49.05 63.82 90.26 ( 2 ) 103.00 106.83 157.25 103.79 31.96 

 RSE ............................................... 4.20 5.08 6.32 9.51 ( 2 ) 11.03 11.66 19.50 19.83 5.96 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

 Mean.............................................. 167 231 138 318 414 322 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 100 

 Share ............................................. .2 .2 .2 .3 .4 .3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) .2 

 SE.................................................. 14.45 25.34 14.42 41.54 86.42 52.15 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 10.59 

 RSE ............................................... 8.65 10.97 10.47 13.07 20.88 16.19 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 10.61 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

 services

 Mean.............................................. 698 1,116 ( 2 ) 1,244 ( 2 ) 1,529 790 564 264 320 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 1.2 ( 2 ) 1.2 ( 2 ) 1.4 .8 .6 .5 .6 

 SE.................................................. 79.49 151.46 ( 2 ) 163.92 ( 2 ) 332.77 164.15 97.86 40.75 62.21 

 RSE ............................................... 11.40 13.57 ( 2 ) 13.17 ( 2 ) 21.76 20.78 17.36 15.42 19.47 

 Personal care products and services

 Mean.............................................. 866 1,081 1,011 1,137 895 1,170 1,204 1,150 891 646 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 .9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 18.16 26.75 41.55 38.03 76.81 57.97 70.23 89.43 87.87 27.87 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Married couple consumer units

Married couple with children

Item

All

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Other

married

couple

consumer

units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

 Personal care products and services

 RSE ............................................... 2.10 2.47 4.11 3.35 8.58 4.95 5.83 7.78 9.86 4.31 

 Reading

 Mean.............................................. 117 138 148 138 ( 2 ) 132 156 85 94 97 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.85 12.76 15.97 16.51 ( 2 ) 20.88 38.23 15.02 20.95 7.99 

 RSE ............................................... 6.72 9.21 10.77 11.95 ( 2 ) 15.86 24.46 17.63 22.33 8.23 

 Education

 Mean.............................................. 1,335 2,005 1,318 2,687 ( 2 ) 2,921 3,236 1,935 700 725 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 2.1 1.5 2.6 ( 2 ) 2.7 3.2 2.0 1.2 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 72.10 123.25 141.14 190.64 ( 2 ) 341.98 322.49 334.24 79.53 92.68 

 RSE ............................................... 5.40 6.15 10.71 7.09 ( 2 ) 11.71 9.97 17.27 11.36 12.78 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies

 Mean.............................................. 371 368 347 329 224 308 402 680 279 384 

 Share ............................................. .5 .4 .4 .3 .2 .3 .4 .7 .5 .7 

 SE.................................................. 20.33 28.43 36.00 35.44 52.76 44.11 59.36 126.19 48.74 21.74 

 RSE ............................................... 5.47 7.73 10.37 10.79 23.56 14.33 14.78 18.56 17.45 5.66 

 Miscellaneous

 Mean.............................................. 1,009 1,207 1,246 1,162 847 1,338 1,055 1,227 968 813 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.1 .9 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.6 

 SE.................................................. 37.14 58.78 96.92 80.55 157.01 149.22 115.14 204.01 157.60 54.43 

 RSE ............................................... 3.68 4.87 7.78 6.93 18.53 11.15 10.92 16.62 16.29 6.70 

 Cash contributions

 Mean.............................................. 2,755 4,163 5,755 2,918 1,748 3,244 2,944 2,539 ( 2 ) 1,522 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 4.4 6.7 2.8 1.8 2.9 2.9 2.6 ( 2 ) 2.9 

 SE.................................................. 368.44 749.05 1,416.93 408.56 241.65 690.75 450.32 415.42 ( 2 ) 118.94 

 RSE ............................................... 13.38 17.99 24.62 14.00 13.82 21.29 15.30 16.36 ( 2 ) 7.81 

 Personal insurance and pensions

 Mean.............................................. 8,742 12,568 9,972 15,020 15,079 15,597 14,189 13,001 4,938 5,271 

 Share ............................................. 12.0 13.2 11.7 14.3 16.0 14.2 13.9 13.4 8.8 10.1 

 SE.................................................. 169.70 315.70 462.07 368.24 1,017.99 460.30 486.87 766.21 270.90 133.32 

 RSE ............................................... 1.94 2.51 4.63 2.45 6.75 2.95 3.43 5.89 5.49 2.53 

 Life and other personal insurance

 Mean.............................................. 519 802 839 750 573 800 754 ( 2 ) 227 264 

 Share ............................................. .7 .8 1.0 .7 .6 .7 .7 ( 2 ) .4 .5 

 SE.................................................. 28.48 57.32 86.05 53.24 68.69 72.02 91.68 ( 2 ) 32.41 15.75 

 RSE ............................................... 5.49 7.15 10.26 7.09 11.99 9.00 12.16 ( 2 ) 14.27 5.97 

 Pensions and Social Security

 Mean.............................................. 8,223 11,767 9,134 14,270 14,506 14,797 13,435 12,118 4,711 5,007 

 Share ............................................. 11.3 12.3 10.7 13.6 15.3 13.4 13.1 12.5 8.4 9.6 

 SE.................................................. 157.21 291.96 433.55 349.51 997.71 431.62 462.50 667.05 264.89 132.96 

 RSE ............................................... 1.91 2.48 4.75 2.45 6.88 2.92 3.44 5.50 5.62 2.66 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

 Income before taxes

 Mean.............................................. $94,003 $130,934 $111,791 $147,423 $143,431 $150,262 $145,103 $142,453 $53,674 $60,879 

 SE.................................................. 1,231.08 2,380.09 3,219.08 3,020.75 8,953.78 4,224.05 3,980.52 6,522.26 2,274.82 1,169.71 

 RSE ............................................... 1.31 1.82 2.88 2.05 6.24 2.81 2.74 4.58 4.24 1.92 

 Wages and salaries

 Mean.............................................. 73,220 104,243 75,663 130,199 131,066 135,087 123,008 114,431 44,010 44,914 

 Share ............................................. 77.9 79.6 67.7 88.3 91.4 89.9 84.8 80.3 82.0 73.8 

 SE.................................................. 1,028.62 2,044.03 2,696.74 2,831.05 8,010.98 3,980.44 3,561.59 5,775.94 2,270.72 1,092.27 

 RSE ............................................... 1.40 1.96 3.56 2.17 6.11 2.95 2.90 5.05 5.16 2.43 

 Self-employment income

 Mean.............................................. 6,442 9,899 8,345 11,076 ( 2 ) 11,468 10,606 11,681 ( 2 ) 3,249 

 Share ............................................. 6.9 7.6 7.5 7.5 ( 2 ) 7.6 7.3 8.2 ( 2 ) 5.3 

 SE.................................................. 399.58 707.33 930.61 1,082.25 ( 2 ) 1,417.08 1,447.21 2,080.58 ( 2 ) 361.69 

 RSE ............................................... 6.20 7.15 11.15 9.77 ( 2 ) 12.36 13.65 17.81 ( 2 ) 11.13 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Married couple consumer units

Married couple with children

Item

All

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Other

married

couple

consumer

units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

 Social Security, private and government

 retirement

 Mean.............................................. 10,412 12,355 21,741 3,122 ( 2 ) 681 7,773 12,719 1,257 9,393 

 Share ............................................. 11.1 9.4 19.4 2.1 ( 2 ) .5 5.4 8.9 2.3 15.4 

 SE.................................................. 177.81 357.35 670.95 287.68 ( 2 ) 163.09 779.00 1,198.61 254.27 246.37 

 RSE ............................................... 1.71 2.89 3.09 9.21 ( 2 ) 23.96 10.02 9.42 20.24 2.62 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other

 property income

 Mean.............................................. 2,294 3,180 4,941 1,655 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,589 

 Share ............................................. 2.4 2.4 4.4 1.1 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 175.53 267.61 450.74 346.38 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 186.90 

 RSE ............................................... 7.65 8.42 9.12 20.93 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 11.76 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income,

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program

 (SNAP)

 Mean.............................................. 621 432 184 571 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 590 969 2,140 656 

 Share ............................................. .7 .3 .2 .4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) .4 .7 4.0 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 29.96 49.35 21.68 90.47 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 89.32 145.16 195.31 38.50 

 RSE ............................................... 4.82 11.43 11.79 15.85 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 15.13 14.98 9.13 5.87 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation,

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for

 support

 Mean.............................................. 668 602 680 570 ( 2 ) 554 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 626 

 Share ............................................. .7 .5 .6 .4 ( 2 ) .4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 52.36 64.26 100.71 95.70 ( 2 ) 107.78 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 77.38 

 RSE ............................................... 7.84 10.67 14.81 16.80 ( 2 ) 19.45 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 12.36 

 Other income

 Mean.............................................. 346 223 237 230 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 451 

 Share ............................................. .4 .2 .2 .2 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) .7 

 SE.................................................. 42.08 34.87 46.04 56.97 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 78.59 

 RSE ............................................... 12.16 15.61 19.42 24.81 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 17.43 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)

 Mean.............................................. 10,809 16,467 14,692 18,996 19,005 20,469 16,933 12,290 ( 2 ) 6,308 

 Share ............................................. 11.5 12.6 13.1 12.9 13.2 13.6 11.7 8.6 ( 2 ) 10.4 

 SE.................................................. 329.26 674.76 819.90 1,011.79 2,486.16 1,721.57 1,222.81 1,549.77 ( 2 ) 282.20 

 RSE ............................................... 3.05 4.10 5.58 5.33 13.08 8.41 7.22 12.61 ( 2 ) 4.47 

 Federal income taxes

 Mean.............................................. 7,968 12,206 11,281 13,831 14,158 14,764 12,391 8,418 -2,072 4,723 

 Share ............................................. 8.5 9.3 10.1 9.4 9.9 9.8 8.5 5.9 -3.9 7.8 

 SE.................................................. 283.92 568.78 662.21 885.98 2,264.37 1,465.19 1,046.93 1,240.73 419.81 249.42 

 RSE ............................................... 3.56 4.66 5.87 6.41 15.99 9.92 8.45 14.74 -20.26 5.28 

 Stimulus payment (through Q20221)

 Mean.............................................. ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 

 Share ............................................. ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 

 SE.................................................. ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 

 RSE ............................................... ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 

 State and local income taxes

 Mean.............................................. 2,757 4,142 3,290 5,040 4,758 5,538 4,460 3,799 1,051 1,535 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.1 2.7 2.0 2.5 

 SE.................................................. 98.69 163.16 200.52 204.22 359.37 320.48 249.89 371.17 114.74 68.05 

 RSE ............................................... 3.58 3.94 6.09 4.05 7.55 5.79 5.60 9.77 10.92 4.43 

 Other taxes

 Mean.............................................. 84 119 121 125 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 81 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 50 

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

 SE.................................................. 12.06 20.50 26.74 28.90 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 12.36 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 8.55 

 RSE ............................................... 14.42 17.23 22.03 23.08 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 15.19 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 16.94 

 Income after taxes

 Mean.............................................. 83,195 114,467 97,099 128,427 124,426 129,793 128,170 130,162 54,636 54,570 

 Share ............................................. 88.5 87.4 86.9 87.1 86.8 86.4 88.3 91.4 101.8 89.6 

 SE.................................................. 960.32 1,805.05 2,474.01 2,289.65 6,622.14 3,107.66 2,922.44 5,133.02 1,901.94 960.84 

 RSE ............................................... 1.15 1.58 2.55 1.78 5.32 2.39 2.28 3.94 3.48 1.76 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and relative standard errors, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2022 — Continued

Married couple consumer units

Married couple with children

Item

All

consumer

units

Total

Married

couple

only

Total

Oldest

child

under 6

Oldest

child

6 to 17

Oldest

child 18

or older

Other

married

couple

consumer

units

One

parent,

at least

one child

under 18

Single

person

and other

consumer

units

Addenda:

 Net change in total assets and liabilities

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

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

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

 Net change in total assets

 Mean.............................................. 13,078 18,437 ( 2 ) 29,386 ( 2 ) 25,378 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 SE.................................................. 2,895.88 4,589.07 ( 2 ) 6,781.64 ( 2 ) 5,374.97 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 RSE ............................................... 22.14 24.89 ( 2 ) 23.08 ( 2 ) 21.18 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Net change in total liabilities

 Mean.............................................. 14,525 19,323 8,874 31,268 ( 2 ) 29,091 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 10,120 

 SE.................................................. 1,477.14 2,665.53 2,169.43 5,257.64 ( 2 ) 6,494.04 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,225.40 

 RSE ............................................... 10.17 13.79 24.45 16.81 ( 2 ) 22.32 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 12.11 

 Other financial information:

 Other money receipts

 Mean.............................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 672 

 SE.................................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 146.20 

 RSE ............................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 21.75 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property

 Mean.............................................. -2,843 -4,283 -3,441 -4,993 -4,357 -5,306 -4,818 -4,875 -1,441 -1,533 

 SE.................................................. 75.11 148.73 265.90 216.90 317.14 189.85 504.31 632.20 151.82 70.13 

 RSE ............................................... -2.64 -3.47 -7.73 -4.34 -7.28 -3.58 -10.47 -12.97 -10.54 -4.58 

 Estimated market value of owned home

 Mean.............................................. 279,189 391,231 388,462 396,837 341,298 424,371 381,281 376,015 132,950 181,147 

 SE.................................................. 6,184.13 10,323.72 15,758.32 11,148.66 19,485.55 17,641.68 15,865.22 21,445.86 13,206.46 6,200.89 

 RSE ............................................... 2.22 2.64 4.06 2.81 5.71 4.16 4.16 5.70 9.93 3.42 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home

 Mean.............................................. 1,401 1,908 1,900 1,924 1,750 1,994 1,898 1,865 725 960 

 SE.................................................. 16.87 32.38 48.62 36.93 86.18 55.73 57.62 71.68 50.79 19.18 

 RSE ............................................... 1.20 1.70 2.56 1.92 4.93 2.80 3.04 3.84 7.00 2.00 

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.

4

 No data reported.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2023