Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 133,595 13,968 20,136 12,177 10,331 17,152 19,806 18,953 9,606 11,466 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean.............................................. $87,432 $7,251 $22,355 $34,780 $44,683 $59,210 $83,658 $121,162 $171,570 $316,328 

 SE.................................................. 1,243.71 234.17 152.07 349.49 476.08 472.60 479.65 1,017.25 1,048.74 6,648.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.42 3.23 .68 1.00 1.07 .80 .57 .84 .61 2.10 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 78,743 9,924 25,410 37,790 46,593 59,306 79,669 110,501 147,782 245,844 

 SE.................................................. 956.65 289.84 189.84 441.89 547.05 501.15 531.10 1,059.83 1,338.30 5,121.16 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.21 2.92 .75 1.17 1.17 .85 .67 .96 .91 2.08 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 51.8 53.8 60.6 54.8 52.8 49.7 47.9 48.1 48.5 49.3 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ............................................................................ 2.4 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.2 

 Children under 18 .......................................................... .6 .3 .3 .4 .5 .6 .6 .7 .8 .8 

 Adults 65 and older ........................................................ .4 .4 .6 .6 .6 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.3 .4 .5 .8 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.1 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 .9 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................ 47 39 40 44 46 48 50 56 54 54 

 Women ........................................................................... 53 61 60 56 54 52 50 44 46 46 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 65 38 53 58 58 60 69 79 84 89 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 38 12 17 22 27 35 46 58 64 67 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 26 37 36 31 25 24 22 20 22 

 Renter ............................................................................ 35 62 47 42 42 40 31 21 16 11 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................. 13 23 15 14 15 15 14 10 8 4 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including 

 Black or African-American .......................................... 87 77 85 86 85 85 86 90 92 96 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .......................................................... 15 17 15 17 18 18 17 12 11 7 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 85 83 85 83 82 82 83 88 89 93 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)............................................................ 3 7 5 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 47 43 38 34 29 24 17 9 7 

 College ........................................................................... 69 46 52 58 64 69 74 83 90 92 

 Never attended and other .............................................. ( 2 ) 1 ( 2 ) 1 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ............................... 89 63 82 91 93 93 95 97 97 96 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean.............................................. $66,928 $30,131 $34,678 $43,069 $49,498 $54,988 $66,999 $85,078 $108,334 $162,477 

 SE.................................................. 833.79 1,279.45 716.28 943.54 1,130.22 916.88 1,103.88 1,333.03 1,937.97 3,994.92 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.25 4.25 2.07 2.19 2.28 1.67 1.65 1.57 1.79 2.46 

 Food 

 Mean.............................................. 8,289 5,021 4,872 5,933 6,188 7,321 8,314 10,593 12,892 16,415 

 Share ............................................. 12.4 16.7 14.1 13.8 12.5 13.3 12.4 12.5 11.9 10.1 

 SE.................................................. 131.70 392.73 181.72 186.23 275.47 215.57 254.84 313.88 432.64 580.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.59 7.82 3.73 3.14 4.45 2.94 3.07 2.96 3.36 3.54 

 Food at home 

 Mean.............................................. 5,259 3,659 3,484 4,146 4,114 4,714 5,334 6,333 7,640 9,470 

 Share ............................................. 7.9 12.1 10.0 9.6 8.3 8.6 8.0 7.4 7.1 5.8 

 SE.................................................. 100.65 301.73 142.21 164.53 185.61 157.17 193.81 227.69 307.25 439.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.91 8.25 4.08 3.97 4.51 3.33 3.63 3.60 4.02 4.64 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean.............................................. 672 469 453 529 509 597 683 820 942 1,228 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 .9 .8 

 SE.................................................. 15.86 49.48 25.42 27.86 27.59 28.48 32.48 36.14 48.44 69.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 10.55 5.62 5.26 5.42 4.77 4.75 4.41 5.14 5.63 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean.............................................. 210 154 141 175 163 184 207 245 291 402 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Cereals and cereal products 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.03 16.28 9.84 14.72 13.43 11.18 10.88 12.52 18.64 26.68 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.87 10.61 7.00 8.42 8.23 6.09 5.27 5.10 6.40 6.64 

 Bakery products 

 Mean.............................................. 462 316 312 355 346 413 477 575 651 826 

 Share ............................................. .7 1.0 .9 .8 .7 .8 .7 .7 .6 .5 

 SE.................................................. 11.48 36.09 17.63 17.70 20.96 21.35 27.76 28.35 39.00 48.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.48 11.43 5.65 4.99 6.05 5.17 5.82 4.93 5.99 5.88 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean.............................................. 1,115 827 806 933 909 991 1,144 1,252 1,539 1,949 

 Share ............................................. 1.7 2.7 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 25.76 66.09 60.83 56.61 68.55 54.76 53.50 59.85 89.55 106.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.31 8.00 7.55 6.07 7.54 5.52 4.68 4.78 5.82 5.44 

 Beef 

 Mean.............................................. 293 224 224 243 221 270 314 333 371 482 

 Share ............................................. .4 .7 .6 .6 .4 .5 .5 .4 .3 .3 

 SE.................................................. 9.18 25.47 33.59 23.65 25.86 20.88 23.51 24.43 32.77 40.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.14 11.40 14.98 9.74 11.69 7.75 7.48 7.33 8.84 8.31 

 Pork 

 Mean.............................................. 223 182 160 198 192 210 228 228 295 378 

 Share ............................................. .3 .6 .5 .5 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .2 

 SE.................................................. 6.30 18.51 13.46 12.13 20.23 13.93 15.41 15.53 23.65 33.78 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.83 10.15 8.42 6.14 10.56 6.62 6.75 6.82 8.01 8.94 

 Other meats 

 Mean.............................................. 151 99 103 114 120 126 163 177 230 272 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.40 12.88 14.19 9.84 9.09 9.98 10.41 11.79 17.07 23.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.25 12.96 13.83 8.63 7.59 7.91 6.40 6.67 7.44 8.59 

 Poultry 

 Mean.............................................. 203 151 147 153 180 182 205 235 295 336 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.00 13.30 15.85 12.40 14.52 13.22 15.12 14.35 29.68 25.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.96 8.78 10.80 8.09 8.05 7.25 7.39 6.10 10.08 7.59 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean.............................................. 178 117 120 161 145 141 171 206 257 363 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.84 15.09 11.46 24.95 18.18 14.56 14.01 19.42 25.34 23.51 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.27 12.91 9.51 15.48 12.52 10.36 8.21 9.41 9.85 6.48 

 Eggs 

 Mean.............................................. 68 53 52 64 51 62 64 73 92 119 

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

 SE.................................................. 1.86 5.49 4.41 4.69 4.38 4.41 2.85 4.29 6.52 7.48 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.75 10.40 8.54 7.34 8.54 7.07 4.47 5.91 7.07 6.30 

 Dairy products 

 Mean.............................................. 492 339 330 402 399 446 494 573 706 893 

 Share ............................................. .7 1.1 1.0 .9 .8 .8 .7 .7 .7 .5 

 SE.................................................. 10.70 31.57 17.30 18.63 17.71 16.98 22.38 22.00 33.29 43.30 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.18 9.30 5.23 4.63 4.44 3.81 4.53 3.84 4.72 4.85 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean.............................................. 157 122 110 142 134 147 149 174 208 275 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.76 10.44 5.99 12.26 10.95 6.84 9.14 9.09 13.14 19.66 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.39 8.52 5.42 8.62 8.18 4.66 6.12 5.21 6.31 7.16 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean.............................................. 335 217 220 260 265 299 344 398 497 618 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.77 22.89 12.88 13.41 15.69 14.68 16.29 16.05 23.74 30.20 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.32 10.55 5.85 5.16 5.93 4.90 4.73 4.03 4.77 4.88 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean.............................................. 1,033 698 651 844 816 939 1,049 1,248 1,527 1,849 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 23.45 62.76 29.92 47.89 43.13 41.90 49.74 56.29 67.78 91.02 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.27 8.99 4.60 5.67 5.29 4.46 4.74 4.51 4.44 4.92 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean.............................................. 378 247 229 311 308 323 387 471 554 701 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.82 22.14 11.78 19.62 19.14 14.93 26.35 27.44 26.53 30.14 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.33 8.96 5.13 6.31 6.21 4.63 6.81 5.82 4.79 4.30 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean.............................................. 328 211 201 278 258 312 339 384 497 575 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.29 18.81 12.17 19.77 23.21 16.61 20.23 20.02 28.43 31.27 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Fresh vegetables 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.53 8.93 6.04 7.11 8.99 5.33 5.96 5.21 5.72 5.44 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean.............................................. 133 99 90 117 107 115 131 153 194 230 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.78 14.41 6.72 9.93 9.17 9.51 8.48 9.16 15.37 18.25 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.61 14.53 7.46 8.49 8.54 8.25 6.45 5.97 7.91 7.92 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean.............................................. 194 141 130 138 142 189 191 239 282 343 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.55 16.07 10.01 10.94 12.55 13.08 9.85 15.10 21.48 28.32 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.38 11.40 7.70 7.92 8.83 6.93 5.17 6.33 7.63 8.25 

 Other food at home 

 Mean.............................................. 1,947 1,326 1,245 1,438 1,481 1,741 1,965 2,440 2,925 3,551 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 4.4 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.2 

 SE.................................................. 38.97 112.25 49.49 62.04 77.47 60.77 75.81 85.38 142.60 201.59 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 8.47 3.98 4.32 5.23 3.49 3.86 3.50 4.87 5.68 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean.............................................. 182 125 126 124 128 166 194 213 262 347 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.25 12.78 7.76 8.88 10.92 10.23 13.51 14.04 21.36 30.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.43 10.19 6.16 7.15 8.56 6.15 6.98 6.59 8.15 8.89 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean.............................................. 133 102 88 109 101 125 133 153 193 226 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.89 12.01 6.36 8.08 10.26 7.31 7.58 9.34 16.13 19.15 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.93 11.76 7.22 7.41 10.12 5.87 5.72 6.09 8.34 8.46 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean.............................................. 1,049 683 655 765 804 920 1,052 1,353 1,624 1,913 

 Share ............................................. 1.6 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 23.55 63.23 28.98 42.10 48.20 40.10 48.97 53.51 108.77 131.68 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.25 9.26 4.43 5.50 5.99 4.36 4.65 3.96 6.70 6.88 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean.............................................. 515 393 350 414 398 469 527 613 714 885 

 Share ............................................. .8 1.3 1.0 1.0 .8 .9 .8 .7 .7 .5 

 SE.................................................. 12.13 33.36 20.41 24.49 31.84 20.68 24.10 28.04 44.96 49.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 8.48 5.84 5.92 8.00 4.41 4.57 4.58 6.29 5.64 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town 

 trips 

 Mean.............................................. 69 22 26 26 50 61 59 108 131 180 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.18 3.89 4.33 5.20 7.68 6.42 5.87 10.02 13.72 12.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.58 17.60 16.65 20.20 15.45 10.46 9.87 9.25 10.47 6.92 

 Food away from home 

 Mean.............................................. 3,030 1,362 1,388 1,787 2,074 2,607 2,979 4,260 5,253 6,944 

 Share ............................................. 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.7 4.4 5.0 4.8 4.3 

 SE.................................................. 64.84 128.76 84.50 115.44 123.89 128.68 141.14 175.20 297.38 271.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.14 9.45 6.09 6.46 5.97 4.94 4.74 4.11 5.66 3.91 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean.............................................. 554 202 230 344 288 389 527 673 988 1,758 

 Share ............................................. .8 .7 .7 .8 .6 .7 .8 .8 .9 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 23.09 38.25 30.25 52.37 44.00 34.10 35.46 50.89 96.61 153.20 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.17 18.94 13.16 15.21 15.29 8.78 6.73 7.56 9.78 8.71 

 Housing 

 Mean.............................................. 22,624 12,402 14,291 16,285 18,138 19,840 23,194 26,824 33,649 47,488 

 Share ............................................. 33.8 41.2 41.2 37.8 36.6 36.1 34.6 31.5 31.1 29.2 

 SE.................................................. 306.96 409.78 249.65 331.46 343.40 391.26 518.80 419.65 998.10 1,030.16 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.36 3.30 1.75 2.04 1.89 1.97 2.24 1.56 2.97 2.17 

 Shelter 

 Mean.............................................. 13,258 7,393 8,558 9,232 10,709 11,746 13,252 15,559 19,407 28,548 

 Share ............................................. 19.8 24.5 24.7 21.4 21.6 21.4 19.8 18.3 17.9 17.6 

 SE.................................................. 217.71 261.04 182.56 257.73 259.29 278.59 296.12 306.66 681.97 863.10 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.64 3.53 2.13 2.79 2.42 2.37 2.23 1.97 3.51 3.02 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean.............................................. 7,591 2,241 3,340 4,074 4,934 5,667 7,538 10,506 13,781 20,669 

 Share ............................................. 11.3 7.4 9.6 9.5 10.0 10.3 11.3 12.3 12.7 12.7 

 SE.................................................. 159.67 154.11 159.93 231.93 199.06 199.00 259.45 282.60 665.66 785.14 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.10 6.88 4.79 5.69 4.03 3.51 3.44 2.69 4.83 3.80 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean.............................................. 2,781 641 747 1,136 1,540 1,969 2,794 4,159 5,581 8,393 

 Share ............................................. 4.2 2.1 2.2 2.6 3.1 3.6 4.2 4.9 5.2 5.2 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 SE.................................................. 77.89 71.26 55.57 78.68 94.90 102.57 111.40 140.18 323.22 581.62 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.80 11.12 7.44 6.93 6.16 5.21 3.99 3.37 5.79 6.93 

 Property taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 2,475 862 1,187 1,476 1,704 1,847 2,356 3,190 4,447 6,770 

 Share ............................................. 3.7 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.7 4.1 4.2 

 SE.................................................. 46.56 68.99 45.82 122.58 72.21 61.06 81.65 92.61 156.53 183.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.88 8.00 3.86 8.31 4.24 3.31 3.47 2.90 3.52 2.72 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other 

 expenses 

 Mean.............................................. 2,335 738 1,405 1,463 1,689 1,851 2,388 3,156 3,752 5,507 

 Share ............................................. 3.5 2.5 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.4 

 SE.................................................. 76.76 77.78 104.76 154.14 146.10 111.87 196.69 215.74 352.81 350.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 10.54 7.45 10.54 8.65 6.04 8.24 6.83 9.40 6.37 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean.............................................. 4,684 4,841 4,923 4,853 5,332 5,548 4,984 3,896 3,847 3,504 

 Share ............................................. 7.0 16.1 14.2 11.3 10.8 10.1 7.4 4.6 3.6 2.2 

 SE.................................................. 63.46 196.87 131.88 217.25 255.34 227.64 190.27 226.83 324.29 280.60 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.35 4.07 2.68 4.48 4.79 4.10 3.82 5.82 8.43 8.01 

 Other lodging 

 Mean.............................................. 983 310 295 305 443 531 730 1,157 1,779 4,375 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.0 .8 .7 .9 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.6 2.7 

 SE.................................................. 37.39 69.01 37.55 35.27 54.62 42.86 51.70 67.33 137.95 312.54 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.80 22.26 12.74 11.57 12.33 8.07 7.08 5.82 7.76 7.14 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean.............................................. 4,223 2,596 3,067 3,580 3,762 4,034 4,581 5,086 5,523 6,488 

 Share ............................................. 6.3 8.6 8.8 8.3 7.6 7.3 6.8 6.0 5.1 4.0 

 SE.................................................. 45.01 76.20 59.78 77.79 70.41 65.14 66.44 70.03 88.12 155.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.07 2.94 1.95 2.17 1.87 1.61 1.45 1.38 1.60 2.39 

 Natural gas 

 Mean.............................................. 447 268 334 343 371 412 458 520 652 786 

 Share ............................................. .7 .9 1.0 .8 .7 .7 .7 .6 .6 .5 

 SE.................................................. 15.30 19.11 20.21 23.86 25.68 18.93 19.33 24.10 26.53 33.90 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.42 7.12 6.04 6.96 6.92 4.60 4.22 4.63 4.07 4.31 

 Electricity 

 Mean.............................................. 1,551 1,149 1,270 1,435 1,453 1,497 1,605 1,759 1,793 2,185 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 3.8 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.3 

 SE.................................................. 23.48 41.74 29.81 42.62 35.68 33.99 35.75 33.38 40.56 71.25 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.51 3.63 2.35 2.97 2.46 2.27 2.23 1.90 2.26 3.26 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean.............................................. 122 45 83 102 86 90 120 157 151 303 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.40 9.53 13.41 20.02 16.38 15.85 15.87 26.89 24.75 35.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.55 21.01 16.24 19.71 19.16 17.61 13.18 17.13 16.39 11.58 

 Telephone services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,409 751 890 1,119 1,271 1,376 1,662 1,777 1,957 2,096 

 Share ............................................. 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.3 

 SE.................................................. 16.52 26.73 15.81 28.31 38.25 28.12 37.54 35.23 41.37 50.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.17 3.56 1.78 2.53 3.01 2.04 2.26 1.98 2.11 2.41 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean.............................................. 165 119 177 151 166 139 162 177 170 235 

 Share ............................................. .2 .4 .5 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 

 SE.................................................. 4.94 7.26 7.96 11.29 12.61 7.24 12.44 8.97 11.15 19.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.99 6.10 4.49 7.50 7.58 5.19 7.67 5.08 6.57 8.18 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean.............................................. 1,244 632 713 969 1,105 1,236 1,499 1,600 1,787 1,862 

 Share ............................................. 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 16.05 26.30 13.33 28.77 35.12 27.84 36.75 35.63 39.21 44.15 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.29 4.16 1.87 2.97 3.18 2.25 2.45 2.23 2.19 2.37 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean.............................................. 695 382 490 581 581 660 737 873 969 1,117 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 .9 .7 

 SE.................................................. 15.84 22.22 18.75 39.51 20.08 19.86 23.17 22.73 36.89 47.32 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.28 5.82 3.83 6.80 3.45 3.01 3.15 2.60 3.80 4.24 

 Household operations 

 Mean.............................................. 1,638 678 885 1,196 1,231 1,267 1,480 1,904 2,834 4,360 

 Share ............................................. 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.7 

 SE.................................................. 40.44 45.80 42.53 114.11 68.65 53.06 96.59 68.31 185.47 230.31 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.47 6.75 4.81 9.54 5.58 4.19 6.53 3.59 6.54 5.28 

 Personal services 

 Mean.............................................. 377 54 100 146 214 175 280 505 933 1,443 

 Share ............................................. .6 .2 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 .6 .9 .9 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Personal services 

 SE.................................................. 22.65 15.21 24.61 34.92 65.62 30.99 51.48 53.73 110.38 181.86 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.00 28.42 24.52 23.96 30.61 17.72 18.37 10.63 11.83 12.60 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean.............................................. 1,261 625 784 1,051 1,017 1,092 1,199 1,399 1,901 2,917 

 Share ............................................. 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.8 

 SE.................................................. 28.60 43.43 31.06 114.30 27.84 44.47 74.16 46.89 140.14 129.47 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.27 6.95 3.96 10.88 2.74 4.07 6.18 3.35 7.37 4.44 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 803 457 579 511 625 695 883 941 1,091 1,650 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 26.45 48.99 61.26 41.05 70.92 54.47 56.67 49.58 95.81 199.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 10.72 10.58 8.03 11.35 7.83 6.42 5.27 8.78 12.06 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 178 149 158 167 166 187 194 191 210 186 

 Share ............................................. .3 .5 .5 .4 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .1 

 SE.................................................. 6.68 20.02 18.01 21.81 29.52 24.62 17.14 19.48 26.53 16.93 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.74 13.46 11.42 13.08 17.80 13.13 8.83 10.22 12.64 9.08 

 Other household products 

 Mean.............................................. 514 254 349 264 355 429 553 616 741 1,242 

 Share ............................................. .8 .8 1.0 .6 .7 .8 .8 .7 .7 .8 

 SE.................................................. 23.41 32.97 54.63 20.35 48.58 49.19 46.02 40.48 81.41 189.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.56 12.99 15.64 7.71 13.70 11.48 8.33 6.57 10.99 15.28 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean.............................................. 111 54 72 81 105 79 136 135 141 222 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.74 11.49 9.52 16.07 21.61 11.08 19.72 19.52 13.48 33.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.19 21.16 13.18 19.96 20.63 14.00 14.51 14.47 9.58 15.04 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 2,701 1,279 1,202 1,767 1,811 2,098 2,999 3,334 4,794 6,442 

 Share ............................................. 4.0 4.2 3.5 4.1 3.7 3.8 4.5 3.9 4.4 4.0 

 SE.................................................. 88.86 176.82 77.12 137.91 126.96 118.83 383.20 142.43 300.16 359.59 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 13.82 6.42 7.81 7.01 5.66 12.78 4.27 6.26 5.58 

 Household textiles 

 Mean.............................................. 122 45 71 95 109 112 141 138 188 240 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.59 8.86 15.72 23.14 25.24 32.38 21.88 24.16 42.04 44.59 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.06 19.90 22.06 24.33 23.23 28.87 15.54 17.52 22.41 18.56 

 Furniture 

 Mean.............................................. 716 410 346 364 440 527 671 883 1,179 2,054 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 1.4 1.0 .8 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 

 SE.................................................. 25.13 71.10 41.58 46.02 56.92 55.73 60.83 78.17 145.15 184.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.51 17.33 12.03 12.65 12.92 10.58 9.06 8.86 12.32 9.01 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean.............................................. 33 14 14 9 26 27 26 34 43 137 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.56 3.33 3.78 2.01 10.96 6.09 5.38 4.47 7.26 27.51 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.71 24.47 27.80 22.81 41.75 22.80 20.93 13.11 16.76 20.13 

 Major appliances 

 Mean.............................................. 464 226 214 373 315 360 434 657 789 1,036 

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

 SE.................................................. 19.56 25.78 23.89 45.85 44.71 34.68 43.63 59.97 92.10 124.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.22 11.42 11.16 12.30 14.21 9.65 10.07 9.12 11.67 12.02 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean.............................................. 142 69 83 100 136 124 181 137 222 284 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.71 8.32 9.44 11.08 17.41 12.13 23.37 12.53 23.00 33.70 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.02 12.05 11.40 11.03 12.79 9.79 12.92 9.12 10.34 11.87 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 1,225 516 475 826 785 949 1,547 1,485 2,373 2,691 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.3 1.7 2.2 1.7 

 SE.................................................. 67.64 110.01 38.04 107.67 94.97 72.68 378.34 86.76 173.09 198.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.52 21.31 8.02 13.04 12.10 7.66 24.46 5.84 7.29 7.37 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,754 1,136 817 1,170 1,386 1,507 1,743 1,961 2,630 4,404 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 3.8 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.7 

 SE.................................................. 70.81 138.13 104.97 100.77 155.19 120.02 125.46 121.14 258.06 507.67 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.04 12.16 12.85 8.61 11.20 7.96 7.20 6.18 9.81 11.53 

 Men and boys 

 Mean.............................................. 424 269 218 287 220 387 453 473 765 946 

 Share ............................................. .6 .9 .6 .7 .4 .7 .7 .6 .7 .6 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Men and boys 

 SE.................................................. 18.95 53.26 44.75 46.06 40.02 48.55 56.30 62.01 93.64 135.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.47 19.77 20.57 16.05 18.22 12.55 12.41 13.12 12.25 14.38 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean.............................................. 310 166 168 197 154 297 325 320 617 716 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.07 35.13 35.05 28.69 37.58 39.80 34.88 43.91 94.68 101.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.19 21.22 20.90 14.57 24.36 13.41 10.72 13.72 15.35 14.16 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean.............................................. 114 104 50 90 65 90 128 152 148 230 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.58 37.99 17.06 28.59 14.00 25.39 37.44 38.66 37.62 57.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.27 36.59 34.27 31.76 21.41 28.23 29.24 25.35 25.47 25.14 

 Women and girls 

 Mean.............................................. 659 505 319 389 474 611 697 799 1,030 1,361 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 1.7 .9 .9 1.0 1.1 1.0 .9 1.0 .8 

 SE.................................................. 32.74 79.85 41.48 59.62 80.78 63.00 75.80 74.64 155.01 159.51 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.97 15.83 12.99 15.32 17.05 10.32 10.88 9.34 15.05 11.72 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean.............................................. 549 408 273 325 375 522 583 672 776 1,184 

 Share ............................................. .8 1.4 .8 .8 .8 .9 .9 .8 .7 .7 

 SE.................................................. 26.89 66.50 34.01 48.80 62.64 48.40 65.22 69.63 95.42 159.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.90 16.30 12.45 15.04 16.72 9.27 11.19 10.36 12.30 13.49 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean.............................................. 110 97 46 65 99 88 114 127 254 177 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.77 25.75 18.47 24.01 34.79 27.16 27.27 24.35 91.77 27.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.67 26.66 40.06 37.16 35.04 30.69 24.01 19.19 36.08 15.78 

 Children under 2 

 Mean.............................................. 66 56 24 89 112 53 60 88 71 72 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.37 23.17 9.21 40.37 38.38 14.01 14.56 19.26 16.49 17.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 11.11 41.63 37.67 45.21 34.32 26.21 24.22 21.85 23.21 23.88 

 Footwear 

 Mean.............................................. 336 194 152 292 393 293 320 323 473 815 

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

 SE.................................................. 17.38 38.86 39.83 44.55 94.89 35.26 36.65 29.49 80.32 89.50 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.17 20.04 26.16 15.27 24.13 12.05 11.45 9.12 16.98 10.97 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean.............................................. 269 112 104 113 187 163 213 279 291 1,210 

 Share ............................................. .4 .4 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .7 

 SE.................................................. 34.61 6.17 8.12 9.12 35.71 13.95 25.43 40.94 34.02 387.02 

 CV(%) ............................................ 12.86 5.49 7.84 8.07 19.05 8.54 11.95 14.69 11.68 31.99 

 Transportation 

 Mean.............................................. 10,961 4,141 5,383 7,778 9,118 10,112 11,888 14,847 16,683 22,561 

 Share ............................................. 16.4 13.7 15.5 18.1 18.4 18.4 17.7 17.5 15.4 13.9 

 SE.................................................. 269.00 370.88 363.22 511.08 667.74 592.54 579.78 705.91 1,055.71 1,248.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.45 8.96 6.75 6.57 7.32 5.86 4.88 4.75 6.33 5.53 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean.............................................. 4,828 1,449 1,962 3,167 3,986 4,348 5,115 6,823 7,473 11,210 

 Share ............................................. 7.2 4.8 5.7 7.4 8.1 7.9 7.6 8.0 6.9 6.9 

 SE.................................................. 249.48 303.38 334.37 512.18 636.99 536.49 569.01 664.10 1,010.97 1,218.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.17 20.93 17.04 16.17 15.98 12.34 11.12 9.73 13.53 10.87 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean.............................................. 2,210 170 565 876 1,211 2,102 2,326 3,077 3,906 7,014 

 Share ............................................. 3.3 .6 1.6 2.0 2.4 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.3 

 SE.................................................. 184.47 105.55 248.20 306.15 391.78 467.41 517.57 448.82 814.05 1,044.61 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.35 61.98 43.96 34.96 32.35 22.24 22.25 14.58 20.84 14.89 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean.............................................. 2,555 1,221 1,329 2,285 2,732 2,235 2,696 3,662 3,490 4,079 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 4.1 3.8 5.3 5.5 4.1 4.0 4.3 3.2 2.5 

 SE.................................................. 134.33 268.58 193.84 324.92 442.52 311.25 324.44 524.63 582.98 573.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.26 22.00 14.59 14.22 16.20 13.93 12.03 14.32 16.70 14.05 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean.............................................. 63 59 69 6 42 11 94 83 77 118 

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

 SE.................................................. 13.37 53.47 58.16 4.48 35.70 8.10 46.57 27.91 74.27 63.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 21.24 91.26 84.80 71.13 84.52 74.10 49.80 33.58 96.92 54.21 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean.............................................. 2,148 1,102 1,220 1,759 1,948 2,173 2,464 2,835 2,962 3,239 

 Share ............................................. 3.2 3.7 3.5 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.0 

 SE.................................................. 26.22 64.47 30.65 48.40 67.23 52.14 51.25 52.47 72.38 88.61 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.22 5.85 2.51 2.75 3.45 2.40 2.08 1.85 2.44 2.74 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean.............................................. 3,534 1,429 2,056 2,640 2,976 3,268 3,949 4,593 5,322 6,577 

 Share ............................................. 5.3 4.7 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.4 4.9 4.0 

 SE.................................................. 55.68 76.93 66.35 112.89 118.62 85.59 105.46 103.94 166.27 220.69 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.58 5.38 3.23 4.28 3.99 2.62 2.67 2.26 3.12 3.36 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean.............................................. 272 71 115 152 214 234 316 425 496 512 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.57 10.61 13.02 11.94 20.68 15.17 15.29 20.41 33.09 45.30 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.78 14.86 11.35 7.86 9.67 6.49 4.84 4.80 6.67 8.84 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean.............................................. 975 455 572 757 797 908 1,102 1,257 1,550 1,637 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 23.19 45.21 37.30 62.04 53.49 54.19 50.34 54.36 113.78 141.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.38 9.93 6.52 8.19 6.71 5.97 4.57 4.33 7.34 8.67 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean.............................................. 760 209 367 478 575 591 737 993 1,204 2,120 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 .7 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 

 SE.................................................. 37.11 19.91 42.27 63.06 72.64 39.90 60.90 76.24 104.71 138.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.89 9.51 11.52 13.20 12.63 6.75 8.26 7.68 8.70 6.52 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean.............................................. 1,528 692 1,002 1,254 1,390 1,536 1,794 1,918 2,072 2,307 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 23.73 39.20 34.58 42.32 57.18 35.51 48.50 41.89 49.10 79.15 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.55 5.66 3.45 3.38 4.11 2.31 2.70 2.18 2.37 3.43 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean.............................................. 452 161 145 211 208 322 359 596 926 1,535 

 Share ............................................. .7 .5 .4 .5 .4 .6 .5 .7 .9 .9 

 SE.................................................. 15.92 28.70 16.88 21.43 34.75 29.75 30.35 38.71 81.86 111.25 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.53 17.82 11.62 10.18 16.68 9.23 8.44 6.50 8.84 7.25 

 Healthcare 

 Mean.............................................. 5,452 2,581 3,763 4,325 4,577 4,722 5,638 6,974 8,372 9,705 

 Share ............................................. 8.1 8.6 10.9 10.0 9.2 8.6 8.4 8.2 7.7 6.0 

 SE.................................................. 82.52 165.84 133.80 220.42 146.88 117.87 141.83 160.37 321.96 448.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.51 6.42 3.56 5.10 3.21 2.50 2.52 2.30 3.85 4.62 

 Health insurance 

 Mean.............................................. 3,704 1,774 2,626 3,045 3,290 3,322 3,779 4,725 5,628 6,160 

 Share ............................................. 5.5 5.9 7.6 7.1 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.2 3.8 

 SE.................................................. 48.35 94.14 93.69 108.29 118.28 86.66 88.42 117.88 212.30 218.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.31 5.31 3.57 3.56 3.60 2.61 2.34 2.49 3.77 3.55 

 Medical services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,070 489 568 646 701 807 1,150 1,465 1,801 2,429 

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

 SE.................................................. 51.23 104.90 81.81 118.00 71.32 53.08 76.00 107.12 188.61 314.50 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.79 21.44 14.41 18.26 10.18 6.57 6.61 7.31 10.47 12.95 

 Drugs 

 Mean.............................................. 498 246 450 499 412 460 473 558 688 804 

 Share ............................................. .7 .8 1.3 1.2 .8 .8 .7 .7 .6 .5 

 SE.................................................. 14.23 28.45 26.35 48.80 29.97 33.35 30.23 41.53 78.64 60.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.86 11.56 5.85 9.78 7.28 7.25 6.39 7.45 11.43 7.57 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 181 72 120 135 175 132 236 227 255 313 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.51 12.59 17.70 14.73 26.33 13.52 31.23 20.16 27.48 23.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.71 17.44 14.81 10.87 15.03 10.24 13.23 8.89 10.79 7.60 

 Entertainment 

 Mean.............................................. 3,568 1,432 1,582 1,863 2,454 2,456 3,446 4,454 6,020 10,812 

 Share ............................................. 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.3 5.0 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.6 6.7 

 SE.................................................. 138.54 115.95 172.20 127.55 221.04 144.05 286.95 225.87 473.95 1,345.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.88 8.09 10.88 6.85 9.01 5.86 8.33 5.07 7.87 12.44 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean.............................................. 654 162 185 189 347 295 427 777 1,334 3,002 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 .5 .5 .4 .7 .5 .6 .9 1.2 1.8 

 SE.................................................. 43.16 33.92 28.81 31.05 73.04 21.48 22.87 61.72 113.61 417.17 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.60 21.00 15.54 16.46 21.04 7.29 5.35 7.94 8.52 13.90 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,020 610 687 882 887 924 1,038 1,272 1,413 1,745 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.1 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 SE.................................................. 18.97 36.14 20.81 53.54 36.96 25.18 37.42 56.34 80.24 85.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.86 5.93 3.03 6.07 4.17 2.73 3.61 4.43 5.68 4.89 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 969 415 398 555 693 841 1,266 1,027 1,789 2,223 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.9 1.2 1.7 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 55.09 58.90 38.19 78.01 152.81 115.23 205.05 60.12 226.59 274.68 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.68 14.19 9.59 14.07 22.06 13.71 16.19 5.86 12.66 12.36 

 Pets 

 Mean.............................................. 770 309 340 417 588 602 1,036 775 1,397 1,888 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.5 .9 1.3 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 50.79 44.49 36.87 67.74 153.79 74.10 200.84 57.79 219.99 287.49 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.59 14.42 10.84 16.25 26.16 12.30 19.39 7.45 15.75 15.23 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 199 106 58 138 105 238 231 251 393 336 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.48 31.56 9.67 33.36 21.72 80.10 30.12 30.26 69.39 46.32 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.79 29.66 16.59 24.21 20.70 33.59 13.07 12.04 17.67 13.80 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean.............................................. 925 246 312 238 527 397 715 1,379 1,484 3,842 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 .8 .9 .6 1.1 .7 1.1 1.6 1.4 2.4 

 SE.................................................. 122.57 78.71 157.16 67.61 147.32 81.39 201.80 214.03 313.26 1,271.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ 13.26 31.94 50.44 28.45 27.95 20.49 28.24 15.52 21.11 33.10 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean.............................................. 771 384 420 574 600 610 803 973 1,234 1,680 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 18.94 30.90 28.57 46.51 42.08 32.69 29.82 73.33 58.46 83.59 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.46 8.05 6.80 8.10 7.02 5.36 3.71 7.54 4.74 4.97 

 Reading 

 Mean.............................................. 114 45 82 73 77 75 129 124 180 296 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.22 10.46 12.49 25.37 11.77 9.81 16.99 12.29 25.02 29.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.45 23.11 15.27 34.95 15.22 13.01 13.15 9.95 13.91 9.80 

 Education 

 Mean.............................................. 1,226 634 379 320 591 523 826 1,318 2,045 5,876 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 2.1 1.1 .7 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.9 3.6 

 SE.................................................. 74.00 127.84 89.29 73.44 105.77 70.77 107.26 111.15 317.46 571.82 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.03 20.17 23.54 22.93 17.90 13.53 12.98 8.43 15.53 9.73 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 341 402 287 403 381 365 409 339 245 191 

 Share ............................................. .5 1.3 .8 .9 .8 .7 .6 .4 .2 .1 

 SE.................................................. 12.33 31.35 22.09 35.12 31.92 39.17 30.23 24.95 35.14 26.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.61 7.79 7.71 8.71 8.39 10.72 7.39 7.35 14.36 13.64 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean.............................................. 986 464 563 526 704 769 947 1,422 1,744 2,150 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.3 

 SE.................................................. 81.14 83.10 88.88 79.07 129.45 88.17 96.02 309.64 419.24 281.29 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.23 17.92 15.80 15.02 18.39 11.47 10.14 21.78 24.04 13.08 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean.............................................. 2,415 926 1,040 1,398 1,812 1,507 1,580 2,728 3,836 9,354 

 Share ............................................. 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.7 2.7 2.4 3.2 3.5 5.8 

 SE.................................................. 163.87 320.89 94.72 235.54 268.47 141.29 111.20 212.54 416.16 1,502.68 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.79 34.66 9.11 16.85 14.81 9.37 7.04 7.79 10.85 16.06 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean.............................................. 7,873 361 969 2,077 3,185 4,791 7,556 11,849 17,817 29,786 

 Share ............................................. 11.8 1.2 2.8 4.8 6.4 8.7 11.3 13.9 16.4 18.3 

 SE.................................................. 138.50 34.80 39.46 67.16 102.83 88.39 117.94 212.59 285.74 641.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.76 9.64 4.07 3.23 3.23 1.84 1.56 1.79 1.60 2.15 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean.............................................. 473 134 186 313 319 306 455 571 845 1,511 

 Share ............................................. .7 .4 .5 .7 .6 .6 .7 .7 .8 .9 

 SE.................................................. 18.97 17.24 17.88 31.41 30.43 26.15 30.54 36.69 61.53 147.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.01 12.90 9.61 10.04 9.53 8.56 6.71 6.43 7.28 9.79 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean.............................................. 7,400 227 783 1,764 2,865 4,486 7,101 11,278 16,971 28,274 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Share ............................................. 11.1 .8 2.3 4.1 5.8 8.2 10.6 13.3 15.7 17.4 

 SE.................................................. 128.91 30.26 35.16 61.83 103.90 83.63 117.39 202.25 286.89 593.34 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.74 13.32 4.49 3.50 3.63 1.86 1.65 1.79 1.69 2.10 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean.............................................. $87,432 $7,251 $22,355 $34,780 $44,683 $59,210 $83,658 $121,162 $171,570 $316,328 

 SE.................................................. 1,243.71 234.17 152.07 349.49 476.08 472.60 479.65 1,017.25 1,048.74 6,648.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.42 3.23 .68 1.00 1.07 .80 .57 .84 .61 2.10 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean.............................................. 67,409 1,824 7,696 18,445 27,599 42,995 66,825 100,105 145,537 258,071 

 Share ............................................. 77.1 25.1 34.4 53.0 61.8 72.6 79.9 82.6 84.8 81.6 

 SE.................................................. 964.08 131.31 230.58 571.15 823.61 682.96 696.64 1,144.52 1,674.06 5,626.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.43 7.20 3.00 3.10 2.98 1.59 1.04 1.14 1.15 2.18 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean.............................................. 6,085 -120 532 1,043 1,839 2,551 4,013 6,834 11,686 35,511 

 Share ............................................. 7.0 -1.7 2.4 3.0 4.1 4.3 4.8 5.6 6.8 11.2 

 SE.................................................. 424.47 144.92 102.28 241.89 308.77 283.62 480.56 605.38 1,102.42 3,461.49 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.98 -121.00 19.23 23.19 16.79 11.12 11.98 8.86 9.43 9.75 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean.............................................. 9,632 3,264 11,888 12,655 12,232 10,826 9,354 9,086 8,494 8,422 

 Share ............................................. 11.0 45.0 53.2 36.4 27.4 18.3 11.2 7.5 5.0 2.7 

 SE.................................................. 159.93 189.68 212.96 516.82 689.02 429.57 512.22 630.24 924.85 1,300.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.66 5.81 1.79 4.08 5.63 3.97 5.48 6.94 10.89 15.44 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other 

 property income 

 Mean.............................................. 2,279 172 277 498 1,061 838 1,615 2,986 3,470 12,488 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 2.4 1.2 1.4 2.4 1.4 1.9 2.5 2.0 3.9 

 SE.................................................. 207.05 55.41 46.57 100.74 219.78 122.34 193.92 353.44 464.58 1,946.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.08 32.21 16.81 20.21 20.71 14.59 12.01 11.84 13.39 15.59 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean.............................................. 590 1,430 1,037 696 583 596 271 302 125 87 

 Share ............................................. .7 19.7 4.6 2.0 1.3 1.0 .3 .2 .1 ( 2 ) 

 SE.................................................. 25.39 81.13 91.67 72.01 70.72 69.96 47.36 71.01 44.95 37.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.30 5.67 8.84 10.34 12.12 11.74 17.49 23.50 36.10 42.29 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean.............................................. 1,101 350 655 1,045 1,110 1,167 1,396 1,625 1,288 1,218 

 Share ............................................. 1.3 4.8 2.9 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.7 1.3 .8 .4 

 SE.................................................. 80.12 60.18 75.64 130.17 152.73 145.12 154.26 218.21 248.51 401.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.28 17.21 11.55 12.46 13.76 12.44 11.05 13.43 19.29 32.99 

 Other income 

 Mean.............................................. 336 331 269 397 258 237 186 224 970 531 

 Share ............................................. .4 4.6 1.2 1.1 .6 .4 .2 .2 .6 .2 

 SE.................................................. 34.06 113.35 65.32 133.06 80.83 62.31 38.51 67.76 267.39 161.53 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.12 34.24 24.30 33.50 31.29 26.24 20.72 30.27 27.57 30.44 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean.............................................. 8,689 -2,673 -3,055 -3,011 -1,910 -96 3,989 10,661 23,788 70,484 

 Share ............................................. 9.9 -36.9 -13.7 -8.7 -4.3 -.2 4.8 8.8 13.9 22.3 

 SE.................................................. 369.91 135.03 124.81 262.65 274.70 234.45 216.59 341.23 785.99 2,355.21 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.26 -5.05 -4.09 -8.72 -14.38 -243.86 5.43 3.20 3.30 3.34 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 8,561 -761 -973 -545 185 1,717 4,985 10,382 20,371 57,394 

 Share ............................................. 9.8 -10.5 -4.4 -1.6 .4 2.9 6.0 8.6 11.9 18.1 

 SE.................................................. 285.72 58.52 70.07 193.62 165.23 93.25 110.04 196.99 572.90 1,858.20 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.34 -7.69 -7.20 -35.55 89.32 5.43 2.21 1.90 2.81 3.24 

 Stimulus payment 

 Mean.............................................. -2,542 -1,838 -2,070 -2,765 -2,656 -2,867 -3,066 -3,294 -2,606 -1,196 

 Share ............................................. -2.9 -25.3 -9.3 -8.0 -5.9 -4.8 -3.7 -2.7 -1.5 -.4 

 SE.................................................. 43.52 100.58 96.45 142.52 158.47 166.06 116.74 151.50 189.47 119.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ -1.71 -5.47 -4.66 -5.15 -5.97 -5.79 -3.81 -4.60 -7.27 -9.99 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 2,564 -87 -34 235 532 1,004 2,005 3,483 5,895 13,652 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 -1.2 -.2 .7 1.2 1.7 2.4 2.9 3.4 4.3 

 SE.................................................. 106.78 14.14 21.15 33.48 56.13 66.85 99.25 172.41 228.96 611.78 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.16 -16.34 -61.54 14.27 10.55 6.66 4.95 4.95 3.88 4.48 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Other taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 105 12 23 64 28 50 65 89 127 635 

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

 SE.................................................. 65.45 3.54 4.47 36.22 6.84 14.02 19.49 21.54 47.15 764.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 62.21 29.24 19.67 56.22 24.08 27.95 29.85 24.09 36.98 120.50 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 78,743 9,924 25,410 37,790 46,593 59,306 79,669 110,501 147,782 245,844 

 Share ............................................. 90.1 136.9 113.7 108.7 104.3 100.2 95.2 91.2 86.1 77.7 

 SE.................................................. 956.65 289.84 189.84 441.89 547.05 501.15 531.10 1,059.83 1,338.30 5,121.16 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.21 2.92 .75 1.17 1.17 .85 .67 .96 .91 2.08 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean.............................................. $16,089 $5,533 $5,233 $5,213 $17,461 $11,843 -$3,645 $24,835 $26,651 $75,465 

 SE.................................................. 3,165.60 2,537.50 2,777.26 3,967.08 3,644.09 4,751.30 4,997.34 14,019.52 16,728.93 18,311.82 

 CV(%) ............................................ 19.68 45.86 53.07 76.10 20.87 40.12 -137.10 56.45 62.77 24.27 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean.............................................. 39,962 7,767 8,921 11,737 22,702 21,624 22,101 62,435 76,856 169,451 

 SE.................................................. 2,729.57 2,344.59 2,319.97 3,334.46 4,198.17 3,616.40 3,795.42 11,896.59 14,226.96 15,039.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.83 30.19 26.00 28.41 18.49 16.72 17.17 19.05 18.51 8.88 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean.............................................. 23,873 2,235 3,688 6,525 5,241 9,781 25,746 37,600 50,204 93,986 

 SE.................................................. 1,479.93 840.26 1,516.93 1,725.29 1,791.95 2,677.46 4,139.37 5,777.31 7,996.27 11,972.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.20 37.60 41.13 26.44 34.19 27.38 16.08 15.37 15.93 12.74 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean.............................................. 1,004 402 426 1,120 659 566 457 1,197 2,199 3,213 

 SE.................................................. 241.12 125.53 141.57 492.94 329.21 112.35 128.70 369.43 1,512.45 1,646.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 24.03 31.22 33.20 44.00 49.93 19.85 28.18 30.86 68.78 51.25 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean.............................................. -2,621 -549 -778 -978 -1,374 -1,737 -2,499 -3,706 -5,246 -8,785 

 SE.................................................. 68.59 69.44 72.89 76.21 106.17 81.82 98.03 135.90 214.31 577.74 

 CV(%) ............................................ -2.62 -12.65 -9.37 -7.80 -7.73 -4.71 -3.92 -3.67 -4.08 -6.58 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean.............................................. 253,645 108,111 130,767 162,424 168,077 198,323 238,889 313,456 443,990 670,617 

 SE.................................................. 5,791.95 9,957.51 5,232.68 8,774.14 7,224.03 7,722.78 8,332.38 9,326.87 18,525.74 21,080.27 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.28 9.21 4.00 5.40 4.30 3.89 3.49 2.98 4.17 3.14 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean.............................................. 1,265 567 764 900 935 1,038 1,242 1,617 2,055 2,818 

 SE.................................................. 15.46 31.89 24.00 33.96 29.21 26.83 26.68 29.08 48.13 61.53 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.22 5.63 3.14 3.77 3.12 2.58 2.15 1.80 2.34 2.18 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 No data reported. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2022