Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 131,439 26,333 26,315 26,196 26,221 26,374 

Lower limit ................................................................................................ na. n.a. $21,293 $41,490 $70,367 $116,625 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................$78,635 $11,285 $31,237 $54,900 $90,478 $204,975 

 SE ................................................................ 1,412.01 194.80 232.14 351.87 463.19 4,398.09 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.80 1.73 .74 .64 .51 2.15 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................67,241 11,695 31,199 51,211 79,944 161,954 

 SE ................................................................ 996.40 198.47 227.37 350.74 470.52 2,724.99 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.48 1.70 .73 .68 .59 1.68 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 51.1 53.7 55.1 49.9 47.9 48.9 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 1.7 2.1 2.5 2.9 3.2 

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

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

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 .5 .8 1.3 1.8 2.1 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 1.0 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.7 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 37 44 48 51 56 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 63 56 52 49 44 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................................................ 63 41 56 61 72 87 

 With mortgage................................................................................................ 37 12 20 34 52 67 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 26 29 36 27 20 20 

 Renter................................................................................................ 37 59 44 39 28 13 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 19 15 13 10 8 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................................................ 87 81 85 87 90 92 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 13 14 16 15 13 8 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 87 86 84 85 87 92 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 46 40 30 21 12 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 48 55 67 77 87 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................................ 88 66 89 94 95 97 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................$61,224 $26,399 $39,968 $51,729 $69,131 $118,781 

 SE ................................................................ 775.65 558.96 712.80 771.18 817.06 1,733.50 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.27 2.12 1.78 1.49 1.18 1.46 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,923 4,109 5,840 6,958 9,353 13,348 

 Share................................................................ 12.9 15.6 14.6 13.5 13.5 11.2 

 SE ................................................................ 107.65 111.18 163.81 161.29 231.39 304.99 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.36 2.71 2.80 2.32 2.47 2.28 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,464 2,709 3,620 4,081 5,081 6,827 

 Share................................................................ 7.3 10.3 9.1 7.9 7.3 5.7 

 SE ................................................................ 63.69 94.42 96.86 113.44 145.43 158.58 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.43 3.49 2.68 2.78 2.86 2.32 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 569 344 470 511 657 864 

 Share................................................................ .9 1.3 1.2 1.0 .9 .7 

 SE ................................................................ 11.22 16.58 15.43 17.40 26.97 31.05 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.97 4.81 3.28 3.40 4.11 3.60 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................ 178 108 144 155 205 276 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Cereals and cereal products 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.91 7.34 7.89 6.20 10.78 11.01 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.20 6.77 5.47 4.01 5.27 3.99 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 236 326 357 452 588 

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

 SE ................................................................ 8.65 12.01 10.83 14.33 18.69 24.99 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.21 5.09 3.32 4.02 4.14 4.25 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 961 584 786 878 1,104 1,452 

 Share................................................................ 1.6 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 16.73 27.52 30.57 30.86 52.45 44.82 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.74 4.72 3.89 3.52 4.75 3.09 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 253 145 199 230 302 391 

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

 SE ................................................................ 8.78 18.28 10.10 14.25 21.58 25.96 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.46 12.63 5.07 6.20 7.14 6.63 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 120 153 182 195 250 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.12 6.38 11.47 10.61 10.50 11.14 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.84 5.31 7.51 5.84 5.37 4.46 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 129 72 110 122 149 193 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.93 5.17 8.35 7.81 11.07 8.53 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.04 7.14 7.57 6.39 7.42 4.41 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 114 147 158 212 271 

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

 SE ................................................................ 4.32 7.23 10.51 8.22 12.06 11.41 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.39 6.35 7.15 5.20 5.70 4.21 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 91 125 127 176 249 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.93 9.37 11.57 10.31 17.55 13.68 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.86 10.28 9.26 8.09 9.99 5.49 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 64 41 52 59 70 97 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1.64 3.92 2.68 3.56 3.83 3.69 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.56 9.46 5.14 6.05 5.49 3.80 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 449 272 355 401 515 701 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.84 13.79 11.89 12.84 17.71 27.26 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.75 5.07 3.35 3.20 3.44 3.89 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 147 102 122 134 166 210 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2.84 6.47 4.75 4.48 7.05 8.94 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.94 6.37 3.90 3.35 4.25 4.27 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 303 170 233 268 350 492 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.99 8.58 8.60 9.82 14.55 20.26 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.98 5.03 3.69 3.67 4.16 4.12 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 858 510 683 792 961 1,343 

 Share................................................................ 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.1 

 SE ................................................................ 17.30 26.73 25.15 29.19 36.13 36.52 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.02 5.24 3.68 3.69 3.76 2.72 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 318 190 246 280 357 515 

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

 SE ................................................................ 6.62 11.35 10.68 10.82 15.78 17.12 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.08 5.99 4.35 3.86 4.42 3.32 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 283 166 211 266 314 454 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.67 12.73 9.71 13.82 14.64 15.35 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Fresh vegetables 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.71 7.65 4.60 5.19 4.66 3.38 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 65 98 109 133 164 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.07 3.49 5.32 5.42 6.93 6.98 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.70 5.35 5.43 4.95 5.20 4.26 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 144 89 128 136 156 209 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.60 5.70 6.79 6.58 9.06 9.58 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.51 6.41 5.32 4.84 5.79 4.58 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,627 999 1,326 1,499 1,844 2,467 

 Share................................................................ 2.7 3.8 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.1 

 SE ................................................................ 23.07 36.06 40.59 45.63 47.66 58.34 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.42 3.61 3.06 3.04 2.58 2.36 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 151 91 135 131 164 231 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.93 6.08 9.04 7.10 7.15 11.77 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.61 6.66 6.68 5.41 4.36 5.10 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 71 103 108 137 171 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.41 4.90 5.64 5.50 6.78 7.65 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.90 6.91 5.50 5.10 4.94 4.49 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 865 521 683 804 986 1,330 

 Share................................................................ 1.4 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1 

 SE ................................................................ 13.52 20.56 24.28 25.94 33.53 36.81 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.56 3.95 3.56 3.23 3.40 2.77 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 438 294 375 408 498 613 

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

 SE ................................................................ 8.28 13.79 13.53 18.20 21.14 19.56 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.89 4.69 3.61 4.47 4.24 3.19 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town 

 trips 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 22 30 49 59 123 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2.62 3.82 4.10 4.84 3.87 5.56 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.64 17.75 13.70 9.91 6.59 4.52 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,459 1,400 2,220 2,877 4,272 6,522 

 Share................................................................ 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.6 6.2 5.5 

 SE ................................................................ 62.38 68.52 101.16 84.23 147.98 195.42 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.80 4.89 4.56 2.93 3.46 3.00 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 583 166 308 487 674 1,279 

 Share................................................................ 1.0 .6 .8 .9 1.0 1.1 

 SE ................................................................ 18.53 21.61 25.12 36.42 34.54 73.20 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.18 13.00 8.16 7.48 5.13 5.72 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................20,091 10,553 14,293 17,860 22,217 35,501 

 Share................................................................ 32.8 40.0 35.8 34.5 32.1 29.9 

 SE ................................................................ 251.42 222.48 216.84 340.86 241.29 687.61 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.25 2.11 1.52 1.91 1.09 1.94 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................11,747 6,355 8,212 10,270 13,069 20,814 

 Share................................................................ 19.2 24.1 20.5 19.9 18.9 17.5 

 SE ................................................................ 174.04 145.74 180.21 168.22 243.23 508.10 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.48 2.29 2.19 1.64 1.86 2.44 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,678 2,097 3,353 4,750 7,623 15,544 

 Share................................................................ 10.9 7.9 8.4 9.2 11.0 13.1 

 SE ................................................................ 136.48 124.74 121.53 132.52 217.45 505.98 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.04 5.95 3.62 2.79 2.85 3.26 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,775 554 937 1,844 3,509 7,023 

 Share................................................................ 4.5 2.1 2.3 3.6 5.1 5.9 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 SE ................................................................ 56.94 50.90 47.02 69.58 99.01 220.82 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.05 9.19 5.02 3.77 2.82 3.14 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,200 773 1,236 1,584 2,332 5,066 

 Share................................................................ 3.6 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.4 4.3 

 SE ................................................................ 53.01 41.03 41.87 53.71 59.61 209.65 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.41 5.30 3.39 3.39 2.56 4.14 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,703 770 1,180 1,323 1,782 3,455 

 Share................................................................ 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.9 

 SE ................................................................ 76.53 73.45 75.46 82.71 123.11 304.63 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.49 9.54 6.40 6.25 6.91 8.82 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,249 4,070 4,505 4,964 4,632 3,080 

 Share................................................................ 6.9 15.4 11.3 9.6 6.7 2.6 

 SE ................................................................ 66.68 126.10 151.47 152.31 239.62 161.61 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.57 3.10 3.36 3.07 5.17 5.25 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 821 188 354 555 814 2,190 

 Share................................................................ 1.3 .7 .9 1.1 1.2 1.8 

 SE ................................................................ 28.01 24.21 33.78 52.60 50.11 84.70 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.41 12.90 9.55 9.47 6.16 3.87 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,049 2,415 3,404 3,955 4,633 5,836 

 Share................................................................ 6.6 9.1 8.5 7.6 6.7 4.9 

 SE ................................................................ 34.41 60.44 38.70 41.16 55.11 70.39 

 CV(%)................................................................ .85 2.50 1.14 1.04 1.19 1.21 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 410 241 334 386 450 639 

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

 SE ................................................................ 11.04 12.33 13.35 15.09 16.16 17.09 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.69 5.13 4.00 3.91 3.59 2.67 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,496 1,051 1,363 1,479 1,627 1,961 

 Share................................................................ 2.4 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.4 1.7 

 SE ................................................................ 18.13 29.80 22.80 23.27 28.61 32.33 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.21 2.84 1.67 1.57 1.76 1.65 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 121 78 110 98 108 213 

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

 SE ................................................................ 8.66 11.97 16.48 9.61 8.00 30.04 

 CV(%)................................................................ 7.13 15.34 14.95 9.79 7.43 14.11 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 701 1,089 1,396 1,735 2,116 

 Share................................................................ 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 1.8 

 SE ................................................................ 14.67 20.08 16.39 25.98 29.16 24.87 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.04 2.87 1.50 1.86 1.68 1.18 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 220 186 241 205 205 261 

 Share................................................................ .4 .7 .6 .4 .3 .2 

 SE ................................................................ 6.50 9.85 9.10 10.34 8.96 8.78 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.96 5.31 3.78 5.04 4.38 3.36 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,188 515 848 1,191 1,530 1,855 

 Share................................................................ 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.2 1.6 

 SE ................................................................ 15.50 18.37 17.02 27.84 28.78 26.21 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.31 3.56 2.01 2.34 1.88 1.41 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 344 509 596 713 906 

 Share................................................................ 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 .8 

 SE ................................................................ 14.38 15.28 17.87 16.07 24.29 25.56 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.34 4.44 3.51 2.70 3.40 2.82 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,522 587 904 1,075 1,528 3,513 

 Share................................................................ 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.2 3.0 

 SE ................................................................ 36.26 31.55 40.58 40.47 54.39 139.71 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.38 5.38 4.49 3.76 3.56 3.98 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 472 108 142 197 458 1,451 

 Share................................................................ .8 .4 .4 .4 .7 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 28.03 21.45 28.96 31.59 34.50 124.94 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Personal services 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.94 19.91 20.33 16.04 7.53 8.61 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,050 479 761 878 1,069 2,061 

 Share................................................................ 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.7 

 SE ................................................................ 21.47 20.10 27.36 26.63 36.67 60.92 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.04 4.20 3.60 3.03 3.43 2.96 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 747 453 579 675 840 1,188 

 Share................................................................ 1.2 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 

 SE ................................................................ 22.86 59.94 30.30 45.95 40.19 52.05 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.06 13.23 5.23 6.81 4.78 4.38 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 184 104 159 190 204 262 

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

 SE ................................................................ 9.24 7.65 9.09 34.58 10.95 20.11 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.03 7.34 5.71 18.23 5.37 7.68 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 431 282 303 378 500 694 

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

 SE ................................................................ 15.95 54.80 22.15 25.87 33.03 37.19 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.70 19.41 7.31 6.85 6.61 5.36 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 132 67 117 107 137 232 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.36 7.85 15.71 8.36 11.88 24.90 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.57 11.79 13.40 7.79 8.68 10.72 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,025 744 1,194 1,886 2,147 4,150 

 Share................................................................ 3.3 2.8 3.0 3.6 3.1 3.5 

 SE ................................................................ 83.03 61.71 53.72 302.87 103.43 212.64 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.10 8.29 4.50 16.06 4.82 5.12 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 111 59 82 93 109 211 

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

 SE ................................................................ 6.38 11.44 10.49 11.12 15.99 25.71 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.75 19.34 12.73 11.98 14.60 12.16 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 518 172 323 401 595 1,100 

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

 SE ................................................................ 23.53 15.28 35.10 33.34 46.30 73.41 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.54 8.90 10.86 8.31 7.79 6.67 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 25 7 9 18 34 59 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2.51 1.02 1.04 3.78 7.52 9.19 

 CV(%)................................................................ 9.90 14.80 11.56 21.18 22.02 15.69 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 304 97 190 269 352 610 

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

 SE ................................................................ 16.72 8.95 13.16 20.37 28.80 60.44 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.51 9.23 6.93 7.57 8.17 9.91 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 55 92 103 129 212 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.07 6.11 11.42 8.24 12.87 25.99 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.97 11.09 12.35 8.02 9.94 12.24 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 948 354 497 1,002 927 1,959 

 Share................................................................ 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.9 1.3 1.6 

 SE ................................................................ 74.14 48.20 34.38 292.88 77.81 168.33 

 CV(%)................................................................ 7.82 13.60 6.92 29.23 8.40 8.59 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,866 749 1,280 1,519 2,103 3,680 

 Share................................................................ 3.0 2.8 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.1 

 SE ................................................................ 51.41 58.89 85.29 85.37 105.18 197.00 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.75 7.86 6.67 5.62 5.00 5.35 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 420 146 242 355 498 859 

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

 SE ................................................................ 19.61 22.94 25.04 33.16 42.74 75.87 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.67 15.68 10.33 9.35 8.58 8.83 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 337 121 195 275 395 699 

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

 SE ................................................................ 18.60 21.35 24.57 30.73 42.93 74.56 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.52 17.71 12.62 11.19 10.86 10.67 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 83 26 48 80 103 160 

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

 SE ................................................................ 4.22 5.33 5.67 9.13 9.91 13.73 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.07 20.69 11.88 11.42 9.66 8.58 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 755 279 555 599 787 1,554 

 Share................................................................ 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.3 

 SE ................................................................ 25.60 26.28 50.84 45.79 53.63 80.18 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.39 9.42 9.16 7.65 6.81 5.16 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 638 248 487 532 647 1,275 

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

 SE ................................................................ 22.36 24.91 49.98 45.00 45.06 68.67 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.51 10.06 10.26 8.46 6.96 5.39 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 117 31 68 67 140 280 

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

 SE ................................................................ 9.09 7.30 8.64 7.05 21.18 36.31 

 CV(%)................................................................ 7.76 23.36 12.70 10.60 15.14 12.98 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 47 48 62 113 120 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.01 11.23 7.18 13.06 23.66 14.83 

 CV(%)................................................................ 8.98 24.05 14.92 21.13 20.90 12.31 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 174 297 361 474 652 

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

 SE ................................................................ 16.88 27.02 33.68 44.80 40.22 62.58 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.31 15.54 11.35 12.40 8.49 9.60 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 103 137 142 231 494 

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

 SE ................................................................ 13.27 11.97 13.82 12.49 23.96 50.81 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.98 11.62 10.09 8.78 10.37 10.28 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,761 3,718 6,761 8,636 11,288 18,387 

 Share................................................................ 15.9 14.1 16.9 16.7 16.3 15.5 

 SE ................................................................ 226.33 206.57 336.36 393.22 393.75 564.77 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.32 5.56 4.98 4.55 3.49 3.07 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,975 1,253 2,665 3,350 4,519 8,079 

 Share................................................................ 6.5 4.7 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.8 

 SE ................................................................ 186.52 157.82 298.98 344.28 335.15 521.94 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.69 12.60 11.22 10.28 7.42 6.46 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,825 480 1,361 1,514 1,728 4,037 

 Share................................................................ 3.0 1.8 3.4 2.9 2.5 3.4 

 SE ................................................................ 124.23 93.88 235.18 230.33 286.43 414.62 

 CV(%)................................................................ 6.81 19.54 17.28 15.21 16.57 10.27 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,084 765 1,293 1,752 2,686 3,921 

 Share................................................................ 3.4 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.9 3.3 

 SE ................................................................ 111.39 117.03 151.20 223.66 223.34 331.29 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.35 15.30 11.69 12.76 8.32 8.45 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 66 8 11 83 105 121 

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

 SE ................................................................ 12.29 5.06 4.96 34.16 33.49 51.38 

 CV(%)................................................................ 18.77 67.30 45.92 40.93 32.02 42.36 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,109 986 1,571 2,072 2,610 3,304 

 Share................................................................ 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.8 2.8 

 SE ................................................................ 23.33 33.05 30.84 37.24 44.71 54.10 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.11 3.35 1.96 1.80 1.71 1.64 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,859 1,225 2,086 2,665 3,289 5,028 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Share................................................................ 4.7 4.6 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.2 

 SE ................................................................ 64.92 100.63 137.80 110.34 141.66 193.96 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.27 8.21 6.60 4.14 4.31 3.86 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 60 122 203 303 420 

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

 SE ................................................................ 6.70 7.00 7.93 10.26 13.31 17.11 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.02 11.59 6.53 5.04 4.39 4.07 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 890 400 755 822 999 1,473 

 Share................................................................ 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 19.99 21.01 51.23 29.65 37.75 53.69 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.25 5.25 6.79 3.61 3.78 3.65 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 976 502 811 993 1,078 1,497 

 Share................................................................ 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.3 

 SE ................................................................ 53.42 102.72 128.51 105.31 111.88 157.33 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.47 20.46 15.84 10.61 10.38 10.51 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 772 262 399 647 910 1,638 

 Share................................................................ 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 

 SE ................................................................ 22.58 20.42 20.09 31.90 57.47 64.92 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.93 7.78 5.04 4.93 6.31 3.96 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 818 254 439 550 870 1,976 

 Share................................................................ 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.7 

 SE ................................................................ 27.10 25.47 45.34 43.41 64.87 84.42 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.31 10.02 10.34 7.89 7.45 4.27 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,968 2,475 3,997 4,637 5,866 7,865 

 Share................................................................ 8.1 9.4 10.0 9.0 8.5 6.6 

 SE ................................................................ 72.42 79.04 91.35 115.83 112.91 170.26 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.46 3.19 2.29 2.50 1.92 2.16 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,405 1,745 2,776 3,167 4,102 5,232 

 Share................................................................ 5.6 6.6 6.9 6.1 5.9 4.4 

 SE ................................................................ 49.65 56.06 67.59 75.18 78.73 92.96 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.46 3.21 2.43 2.37 1.92 1.78 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 909 348 628 801 1,046 1,720 

 Share................................................................ 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 

 SE ................................................................ 30.52 36.83 40.62 58.38 43.90 99.91 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.36 10.58 6.47 7.29 4.20 5.81 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 483 305 460 505 515 633 

 Share................................................................ .8 1.2 1.1 1.0 .7 .5 

 SE ................................................................ 12.48 17.89 16.51 28.93 28.37 27.54 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.58 5.87 3.59 5.73 5.51 4.35 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 172 77 133 164 204 281 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.88 12.16 14.01 12.67 14.94 19.94 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.59 15.78 10.50 7.74 7.34 7.11 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,226 1,369 2,183 2,542 3,494 6,532 

 Share................................................................ 5.3 5.2 5.5 4.9 5.1 5.5 

 SE ................................................................ 96.38 131.65 366.13 120.06 192.12 218.79 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.99 9.62 16.78 4.72 5.50 3.35 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................ 766 228 271 463 814 2,050 

 Share................................................................ 1.3 .9 .7 .9 1.2 1.7 

 SE ................................................................ 31.33 38.20 27.47 25.62 44.68 92.32 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.09 16.76 10.14 5.53 5.49 4.50 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,030 584 829 974 1,140 1,621 

 Share................................................................ 1.7 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.4 

 SE ................................................................ 17.58 20.29 17.70 46.27 32.83 41.51 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.71 3.48 2.14 4.75 2.88 2.56 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 816 336 455 769 916 1,604 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Share................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.4 

 SE ................................................................ 42.99 40.67 38.15 77.20 76.41 134.73 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.27 12.10 8.39 10.04 8.34 8.40 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 662 289 369 607 717 1,329 

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

 SE ................................................................ 43.19 39.30 34.61 74.74 73.26 135.99 

 CV(%)................................................................ 6.52 13.59 9.39 12.31 10.22 10.23 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 47 86 162 199 275 

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

 SE ................................................................ 9.04 7.77 11.73 22.87 20.27 26.81 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.87 16.57 13.67 14.12 10.17 9.74 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 221 628 337 623 1,257 

 Share................................................................ 1.0 .8 1.6 .7 .9 1.1 

 SE ................................................................ 95.39 111.51 366.19 94.90 155.72 155.17 

 CV(%)................................................................ 15.54 50.40 58.29 28.19 24.98 12.35 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 768 346 512 653 890 1,439 

 Share................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 18.96 19.92 22.59 17.24 37.98 56.84 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.47 5.76 4.41 2.64 4.27 3.95 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 108 68 95 89 116 171 

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

 SE ................................................................ 6.57 12.56 13.56 8.76 12.62 11.19 

 CV(%)................................................................ 6.08 18.39 14.24 9.79 10.88 6.55 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 766 411 730 1,194 3,926 

 Share................................................................ 2.3 2.9 1.0 1.4 1.7 3.3 

 SE ................................................................ 86.08 139.01 57.40 110.21 118.58 274.63 

 CV(%)................................................................ 6.12 18.15 13.96 15.10 9.93 7.00 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 347 306 354 399 399 275 

 Share................................................................ .6 1.2 .9 .8 .6 .2 

 SE ................................................................ 13.89 25.04 18.58 24.70 24.10 21.75 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.01 8.17 5.25 6.19 6.04 7.90 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 993 424 772 944 1,064 1,759 

 Share................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.5 

 SE ................................................................ 58.29 66.93 96.02 128.25 84.60 142.81 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.87 15.79 12.44 13.58 7.95 8.12 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,888 633 1,109 1,327 1,857 4,505 

 Share................................................................ 3.1 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.7 3.8 

 SE ................................................................ 90.75 55.14 69.40 91.28 136.71 336.98 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.81 8.72 6.26 6.88 7.36 7.48 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,296 716 2,054 4,947 8,618 20,112 

 Share................................................................ 11.9 2.7 5.1 9.6 12.5 16.9 

 SE ................................................................ 161.31 91.39 92.01 206.97 223.26 535.07 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.21 12.76 4.48 4.18 2.59 2.66 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 465 172 298 327 498 1,028 

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

 SE ................................................................ 21.30 14.13 28.54 22.27 31.11 60.33 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.58 8.23 9.58 6.81 6.25 5.87 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,831 545 1,757 4,620 8,120 19,084 

 Share................................................................ 11.2 2.1 4.4 8.9 11.7 16.1 

 SE ................................................................ 153.96 93.06 84.32 202.72 223.37 520.49 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.25 17.09 4.80 4.39 2.75 2.73 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................$78,635 $11,285 $31,237 $54,900 $90,478 $204,975 

 SE ................................................................ 1,412.01 194.80 232.14 351.87 463.19 4,398.09 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.80 1.73 .74 .64 .51 2.15 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................61,557 3,436 16,603 40,249 75,685 171,558 

 Share................................................................ 78.3 30.4 53.2 73.3 83.7 83.7 

 SE ................................................................ 1,071.54 151.37 364.46 551.77 722.35 3,375.56 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.74 4.41 2.20 1.37 .95 1.97 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,232 180 924 2,203 4,109 18,700 

 Share................................................................ 6.7 1.6 3.0 4.0 4.5 9.1 

 SE ................................................................ 350.75 76.56 115.73 215.80 366.02 1,413.54 

 CV(%)................................................................ 6.70 42.52 12.53 9.80 8.91 7.56 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,664 5,725 11,870 10,365 8,147 7,225 

 Share................................................................ 11.0 50.7 38.0 18.9 9.0 3.5 

 SE ................................................................ 166.48 186.15 292.69 397.15 486.75 544.62 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.92 3.25 2.47 3.83 5.97 7.54 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,941 127 580 1,074 1,494 6,417 

 Share................................................................ 2.5 1.1 1.9 2.0 1.7 3.1 

 SE ................................................................ 162.52 25.65 60.99 122.65 178.69 718.44 

 CV(%)................................................................ 8.37 20.21 10.51 11.42 11.96 11.20 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 450 1,071 637 319 147 77 

 Share................................................................ .6 9.5 2.0 .6 .2 ( 1 ) 

 SE ................................................................ 20.41 63.10 45.24 30.65 26.88 14.26 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.53 5.89 7.11 9.61 18.30 18.51 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean ................................................................ 477 280 356 428 650 669 

 Share................................................................ .6 2.5 1.1 .8 .7 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 34.99 40.73 45.66 52.12 95.78 120.36 

 CV(%)................................................................ 7.34 14.53 12.83 12.17 14.74 18.00 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 465 267 262 246 329 

 Share................................................................ .4 4.1 .9 .5 .3 .2 

 SE ................................................................ 29.74 83.01 44.30 52.97 46.61 80.00 

 CV(%)................................................................ 9.48 17.86 16.58 20.26 18.92 24.33 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ................................................................11,394 -410 38 3,688 10,534 43,022 

 Share................................................................ 14.5 -3.6 .1 6.7 11.6 21.0 

 SE ................................................................ 448.15 38.36 75.74 90.01 208.17 1,750.11 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.93 -9.35 199.17 2.44 1.98 4.07 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,032 -368 -189 2,676 7,980 34,976 

 Share................................................................ 11.5 -3.3 -.6 4.9 8.8 17.1 

 SE ................................................................ 356.41 35.86 64.87 64.32 115.07 1,448.88 

 CV(%)................................................................ 3.95 -9.74 -34.36 2.40 1.44 4.14 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,285 -66 197 969 2,374 7,933 

 Share................................................................ 2.9 -.6 .6 1.8 2.6 3.9 

 SE ................................................................ 114.73 14.96 22.45 55.21 117.54 384.13 

 CV(%)................................................................ 5.02 -22.56 11.41 5.70 4.95 4.84 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 24 30 42 179 113 

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

 SE ................................................................ 25.84 6.85 5.21 8.59 115.87 32.81 

 CV(%)................................................................ 33.20 28.09 17.30 20.23 64.55 29.05 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................67,241 11,695 31,199 51,211 79,944 161,954 

 Share................................................................ 85.5 103.6 99.9 93.3 88.4 79.0 

 SE ................................................................ 996.40 198.47 227.37 350.74 470.52 2,724.99 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.48 1.70 .73 .68 .59 1.68 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................$12,679 -$103 $2,593 $11,228 $14,718 $34,918 

 SE ................................................................ 1,543.94 1,359.37 2,084.70 3,017.26 6,395.69 7,401.81 

 CV(%)................................................................ 12.18 -1,315.48 80.39 26.87 43.45 21.20 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................22,521 3,042 5,455 15,956 28,218 59,854 

 SE ................................................................ 1,621.24 1,204.50 2,053.27 2,752.26 6,675.56 6,705.06 

 CV(%)................................................................ 7.20 39.60 37.64 17.25 23.66 11.20 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,842 3,145 2,862 4,728 13,499 24,936 

 SE ................................................................ 1,101.88 847.83 584.07 852.95 1,796.72 4,285.86 

 CV(%)................................................................ 11.20 26.96 20.41 18.04 13.31 17.19 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 701 388 420 464 765 1,466 

 SE ................................................................ 74.66 90.92 69.61 116.14 200.46 345.69 

 CV(%)................................................................ 10.65 23.46 16.59 25.01 26.19 23.58 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................ -2,227 -464 -754 -1,404 -2,625 -5,876 

 SE ................................................................ 58.49 36.85 40.11 66.12 101.56 233.25 

 CV(%)................................................................ -2.63 -7.94 -5.32 -4.71 -3.87 -3.97 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................198,612 74,976 122,079 151,336 206,922 437,119 

 SE ................................................................ 4,260.13 4,094.18 4,322.32 4,918.63 6,035.18 19,264.39 

 CV(%)................................................................ 2.14 5.46 3.54 3.25 2.92 4.41 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,071 480 728 872 1,183 2,091 

 SE ................................................................ 11.00 19.14 18.04 18.71 21.26 45.86 

 CV(%)................................................................ 1.03 3.99 2.48 2.15 1.80 2.19 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,206 445 539 857 1,133 3,051 

 SE ................................................................ 48.73 78.30 56.70 77.14 97.54 209.19 

 CV(%)................................................................ 4.04 17.59 10.51 9.00 8.61 6.86 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 91 53 34 74 75 219 

 SE ................................................................ 7.84 19.53 6.69 25.47 9.55 34.36 

 CV(%)................................................................ 8.61 36.68 19.64 34.35 12.77 15.71 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 15 1 5 14 21 35 

 SE ................................................................ 3.19 .42 2.83 10.16 8.12 7.35 

 CV(%)................................................................ 21.22 70.63 55.55 73.55 38.69 21.14 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 260 104 140 222 249 585 

 SE ................................................................ 20.77 14.40 15.56 40.91 33.54 71.24 

 CV(%)................................................................ 7.98 13.87 11.08 18.41 13.45 12.17 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 35 13 18 36 39 68 

 SE ................................................................ 2.99 3.05 4.92 7.33 5.38 9.13 

 CV(%)................................................................ 8.61 24.06 27.10 20.64 13.68 13.39 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 11 6 6 9 7 26 

 SE ................................................................ 2.11 4.17 2.41 2.91 2.83 7.66 

 CV(%)................................................................ 19.62 69.83 42.31 30.89 40.59 29.82 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 23 6 9 20 16 66 

 SE ................................................................ 5.36 1.98 2.39 5.68 4.50 25.07 

 CV(%)................................................................ 22.85 31.41 27.35 28.16 27.39 38.24 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 8 3 2 7 9 18 

 SE ................................................................ 1.74 1.12 1.16 3.73 3.99 6.48 

 CV(%)................................................................ 22.01 43.64 46.76 50.56 42.40 36.87 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 16 4 6 13 7 48 

 SE ................................................................ 5.05 1.68 2.15 4.35 2.15 23.99 

 CV(%)................................................................ 32.44 45.02 34.28 33.96 30.57 50.00 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 50 16 26 45 37 126 

 SE ................................................................ 8.83 6.14 4.08 11.19 6.14 40.07 

 CV(%)................................................................ 17.71 37.39 15.86 25.01 16.78 31.84 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 141 62 82 112 150 300 

 SE ................................................................ 14.78 9.23 13.30 30.39 31.02 48.49 

 CV(%)................................................................ 10.45 14.78 16.20 27.06 20.69 16.16 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 212 77 128 191 242 423 

 SE ................................................................ 16.95 13.79 21.84 27.12 43.47 59.29 

 CV(%)................................................................ 7.98 17.80 17.04 14.21 17.97 14.03 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 48 19 27 58 41 95 

 SE ................................................................ 4.69 6.94 5.92 14.23 8.69 17.11 

 CV(%)................................................................ 9.77 36.98 21.61 24.50 20.95 18.10 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 84 23 56 64 104 175 

 SE ................................................................ 8.49 6.36 10.79 11.30 19.57 35.12 

 CV(%)................................................................ 10.07 27.93 19.19 17.67 18.82 20.10 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 28 12 8 24 35 62 

 SE ................................................................ 3.16 3.74 2.04 6.25 6.94 12.90 

 CV(%)................................................................ 11.26 31.31 25.00 26.52 19.80 20.91 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 52 24 36 45 61 92 

 SE ................................................................ 6.46 7.22 10.68 10.66 19.56 18.88 

 CV(%)................................................................ 12.47 30.15 29.35 23.49 31.83 20.57 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................ 14 7 7 7 18 34 

 SE ................................................................ 3.88 5.31 3.60 3.64 10.52 14.25 

 CV(%)................................................................ 26.87 78.32 54.30 49.26 59.02 42.50 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 37 17 30 38 44 58 

 SE ................................................................ 5.11 6.21 10.01 9.03 15.98 13.53 

 CV(%)................................................................ 13.66 36.17 33.62 23.78 36.65 23.23 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 125 45 36 98 91 353 

 SE ................................................................ 18.35 23.99 6.46 40.57 19.39 78.00 

 CV(%)................................................................ 14.68 52.93 17.77 41.34 21.20 22.10 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 21 19 -4 28 18 46 

 SE ................................................................ 5.06 13.31 12.12 10.35 4.48 12.79 

 CV(%)................................................................ 23.83 71.64 -283.11 37.04 25.01 27.92 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 105 27 56 80 130 233 

 SE ................................................................ 9.64 5.31 8.32 10.53 39.47 32.48 

 CV(%)................................................................ 9.15 19.43 14.73 13.18 30.37 13.95 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................ 36 11 21 39 38 72 

 SE ................................................................ 3.89 3.92 6.12 8.44 7.30 11.27 

 CV(%)................................................................ 10.82 36.51 29.75 21.53 19.39 15.71 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 69 17 36 41 92 161 

 SE ................................................................ 8.27 4.33 6.52 5.51 38.60 27.21 

 CV(%)................................................................ 11.92 26.17 18.15 13.54 41.81 16.88 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 18 7 15 8 17 43 

 SE ................................................................ 2.39 2.30 5.68 2.85 4.89 10.52 

 CV(%)................................................................ 13.19 33.90 36.82 34.21 28.49 24.58 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 4 1 3 4 4 6 

 SE ................................................................ .63 .37 1.08 2.27 1.06 1.49 

 CV(%)................................................................ 16.51 37.48 31.79 51.45 26.11 23.39 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 258 83 36 74 201 896 

 SE ................................................................ 26.72 62.09 9.64 18.74 41.44 120.93 

 CV(%)................................................................ 10.35 75.22 27.16 25.27 20.60 13.50 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................ 96 28 89 63 84 213 

 SE ................................................................ 11.07 10.25 37.68 13.08 13.76 30.52 

 CV(%)................................................................ 11.58 35.98 42.45 20.68 16.39 14.30 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2019