Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 130,001 23,840 106,161 15,650 7,980 28,483 16,508 16,294 21,245 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $68,819 $74,641 $56,788 $60,941 $69,020 $74,699 $97,918 $82,577 

 SE................................................................ 1,098.20 2,912.94 1,176.31 2,460.81 3,655.22 2,197.05 5,082.60 2,369.65 3,433.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 4.23 1.58 4.33 6.00 3.18 6.80 2.42 4.16 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................ 63,606 60,674 64,264 51,251 54,770 60,439 62,233 81,960 70,552 

 SE................................................................ 767.93 2,325.93 805.36 1,967.01 2,930.32 1,647.72 2,535.32 1,504.82 2,458.88 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 3.83 1.25 3.84 5.35 2.73 4.07 1.84 3.49 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 50.9 54.4 50.1 50.0 50.9 50.2 50.2 48.8 50.9 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.5 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .5 .5 .6 .6 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 .5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 2.6 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men................................................................ 47 49 47 45 45 47 47 50 48 

 Women ................................................................ 53 51 53 55 55 53 53 50 52 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 82 59 60 61 61 60 58 53 

 With mortgage ................................................................36 40 35 33 37 37 37 38 31 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 42 23 27 25 24 23 20 21 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 18 41 40 39 39 40 42 47 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 6 15 9 12 15 15 18 17 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 94 85 91 88 85 85 82 83 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 4 16 11 23 11 13 15 25 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 86 96 84 89 77 89 87 85 75 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 37 28 36 29 29 25 21 27 

 College ................................................................ 67 59 69 61 66 69 73 76 67 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................88 95 87 89 91 89 89 89 78 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................ $60,060 $58,241 $60,468 $49,338 $50,140 $57,053 $60,735 $75,038 $65,744 

 SE................................................................ 681.34 1,765.59 665.41 2,184.11 2,231.01 1,433.72 2,898.54 1,197.89 1,823.34 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 3.03 1.10 4.43 4.45 2.51 4.77 1.60 2.77 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 7,729 7,212 7,844 6,971 7,128 7,709 7,667 9,020 8,166 

 Share ................................ 12.9 12.4 13.0 14.1 14.2 13.5 12.6 12.0 12.4 

 SE................................................................ 89.36 160.77 97.71 328.12 458.40 254.53 438.05 348.15 179.44 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.16 2.23 1.25 4.71 6.43 3.30 5.71 3.86 2.20 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................ 4,363 4,347 4,367 4,099 4,100 4,415 4,199 4,724 4,456 

 Share ................................ 7.3 7.5 7.2 8.3 8.2 7.7 6.9 6.3 6.8 

 SE................................................................ 50.10 129.16 56.61 226.23 314.78 166.91 212.49 177.38 113.76 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.15 2.97 1.30 5.52 7.68 3.78 5.06 3.75 2.55 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 564 567 564 515 532 596 521 622 557 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.42 20.03 10.61 27.65 53.11 39.57 29.24 29.59 17.25 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.67 3.53 1.88 5.37 9.98 6.64 5.61 4.76 3.09 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................ 176 171 178 170 159 171 180 193 185 

 Share ................................ .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

 SE................................................................ 3.52 8.19 3.43 10.54 17.76 8.13 13.73 8.80 9.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 4.78 1.93 6.19 11.19 4.75 7.64 4.55 4.94 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 388 395 386 345 373 425 341 429 372 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.68 14.49 9.25 20.33 37.44 35.39 20.10 24.27 11.45 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 3.66 2.40 5.90 10.02 8.33 5.89 5.66 3.08 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................ 944 907 952 826 933 920 929 1,017 1,059 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.89 41.29 15.70 43.81 61.58 37.33 56.33 52.92 40.34 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.37 4.55 1.65 5.30 6.60 4.06 6.06 5.20 3.81 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................ 253 258 252 232 289 236 248 273 262 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.86 12.78 5.65 18.15 29.08 10.72 20.89 15.41 11.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 4.95 2.24 7.83 10.07 4.53 8.44 5.65 4.23 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................ 181 205 176 167 176 168 174 197 178 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.59 13.31 5.25 8.90 16.94 11.24 16.05 18.39 12.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.53 6.48 2.99 5.33 9.60 6.69 9.25 9.36 7.06 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................ 128 140 126 115 131 125 126 120 136 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.32 19.76 5.09 9.52 14.30 10.51 22.93 10.32 9.31 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 14.17 4.05 8.29 10.88 8.42 18.18 8.57 6.85 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................ 186 159 192 163 166 187 184 195 233 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.85 9.84 5.63 14.26 18.77 10.89 15.01 15.13 11.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.61 6.20 2.93 8.74 11.31 5.83 8.16 7.76 4.94 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................ 140 99 149 99 112 151 142 167 187 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.05 9.30 6.22 12.20 18.02 14.28 15.03 17.01 13.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.61 9.35 4.18 12.28 16.06 9.45 10.61 10.20 7.47 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................ 55 46 57 50 58 52 57 66 62 

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

 SE................................................................ 1.16 2.59 1.33 5.93 6.50 2.26 4.92 3.97 2.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.10 5.68 2.32 11.83 11.27 4.32 8.69 6.05 3.69 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 450 475 444 449 407 461 422 469 434 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.05 20.30 8.37 33.99 30.02 17.84 28.33 17.99 13.04 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.79 4.27 1.88 7.58 7.38 3.87 6.72 3.84 3.01 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................ 147 159 144 135 133 145 130 154 158 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.06 8.29 2.98 8.13 7.84 6.48 9.46 7.37 5.40 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.09 5.20 2.07 6.04 5.91 4.48 7.27 4.79 3.43 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 303 316 300 314 274 316 292 315 276 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.00 14.36 6.29 26.87 25.89 12.97 20.57 14.38 11.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 4.54 2.10 8.56 9.45 4.11 7.05 4.57 4.09 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 837 743 858 740 762 864 795 921 968 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 14.30 27.28 15.51 58.46 78.03 47.76 47.44 42.06 36.72 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.71 3.67 1.81 7.90 10.25 5.53 5.96 4.57 3.79 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................ 314 272 323 267 282 316 294 358 385 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.23 16.02 6.61 28.02 38.19 19.38 18.81 14.80 15.65 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 5.89 2.05 10.50 13.55 6.13 6.40 4.13 4.07 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 274 244 281 237 230 264 269 309 342 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.67 10.80 5.94 23.33 20.51 14.97 20.57 17.44 16.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 4.43 2.11 9.85 8.90 5.66 7.65 5.64 4.92 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................ 112 93 116 105 98 126 112 122 117 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.14 5.74 3.53 9.16 13.15 8.63 8.77 7.05 8.29 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.80 6.15 3.03 8.71 13.39 6.84 7.82 5.80 7.09 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 136 134 137 131 151 157 121 132 124 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.06 6.12 3.65 5.16 16.22 10.83 7.77 9.15 5.70 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.25 4.56 2.67 3.94 10.73 6.90 6.43 6.91 4.60 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................ 1,568 1,655 1,549 1,570 1,467 1,575 1,531 1,695 1,437 

 Share ................................ 2.6 2.8 2.6 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.2 

 SE................................................................ 20.79 49.32 23.56 89.49 120.42 56.48 82.88 68.60 35.76 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.33 2.98 1.52 5.70 8.21 3.59 5.41 4.05 2.49 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................ 150 165 146 144 148 167 134 141 132 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.83 8.59 4.52 16.14 16.56 9.84 8.40 8.27 9.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 5.19 3.10 11.19 11.18 5.88 6.27 5.88 7.26 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................ 117 122 116 107 114 115 117 120 118 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.98 8.73 2.95 8.28 13.05 5.89 6.61 8.49 6.21 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.55 7.15 2.55 7.73 11.41 5.12 5.65 7.06 5.27 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................ 824 836 821 868 745 816 830 896 760 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 13.11 33.36 13.90 52.51 66.34 32.58 56.64 34.68 20.42 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 3.99 1.69 6.05 8.90 3.99 6.83 3.87 2.69 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 423 478 410 405 426 424 386 460 371 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.49 21.19 8.80 22.45 40.45 20.49 20.65 26.35 12.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.77 4.43 2.15 5.54 9.50 4.83 5.36 5.72 3.35 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................ 56 54 56 46 33 52 65 77 56 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.76 7.11 2.70 6.33 5.59 6.25 13.73 5.85 8.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.94 13.23 4.79 13.91 16.97 12.08 21.11 7.56 14.40 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................ 3,365 2,865 3,477 2,871 3,028 3,294 3,467 4,296 3,710 

 Share ................................ 5.6 4.9 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 

 SE................................................................ 58.55 93.34 64.59 131.51 205.96 151.90 254.98 188.07 83.90 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.74 3.26 1.86 4.58 6.80 4.61 7.35 4.38 2.26 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 558 410 591 429 413 522 648 854 624 

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

 SE................................................................ 19.83 32.67 20.92 69.97 41.35 43.11 94.42 55.56 40.94 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.55 7.98 3.54 16.30 10.02 8.26 14.57 6.51 6.56 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 19,884 16,838 20,569 15,169 16,758 18,799 20,423 26,209 24,150 

 Share ................................ 33.1 28.9 34.0 30.7 33.4 32.9 33.6 34.9 36.7 

 SE................................................................ 231.74 811.48 213.11 637.53 751.72 567.01 788.46 744.62 631.20 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 4.82 1.04 4.20 4.49 3.02 3.86 2.84 2.61 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................ 11,895 8,637 12,627 8,098 9,693 10,938 12,370 16,698 16,408 

 Share ................................ 19.8 14.8 20.9 16.4 19.3 19.2 20.4 22.3 25.0 

 SE................................................................ 156.80 554.20 150.79 500.37 603.00 436.38 597.20 523.16 421.20 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.32 6.42 1.19 6.18 6.22 3.99 4.83 3.13 2.57 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 6,947 6,517 7,043 4,653 5,273 6,357 7,354 9,386 8,350 

 Share ................................ 11.6 11.2 11.6 9.4 10.5 11.1 12.1 12.5 12.7 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Owned dwellings 

 SE................................................................ 133.28 520.73 115.32 360.62 393.27 263.45 424.98 394.43 376.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 7.99 1.64 7.75 7.46 4.14 5.78 4.20 4.50 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................ 3,265 3,027 3,318 2,242 2,691 3,113 3,429 4,714 3,466 

 Share ................................ 5.4 5.2 5.5 4.5 5.4 5.5 5.6 6.3 5.3 

 SE................................................................ 73.29 286.47 66.36 171.78 213.16 170.72 194.45 207.72 213.34 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.24 9.46 2.00 7.66 7.92 5.48 5.67 4.41 6.16 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,065 1,848 2,114 1,168 1,310 1,804 2,060 2,566 3,224 

 Share ................................ 3.4 3.2 3.5 2.4 2.6 3.2 3.4 3.4 4.9 

 SE................................................................ 46.07 146.74 40.40 90.71 109.90 121.66 145.35 108.61 114.85 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.23 7.94 1.91 7.76 8.39 6.74 7.05 4.23 3.56 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses 

 Mean ................................ 1,616 1,641 1,611 1,243 1,272 1,439 1,865 2,107 1,661 

 Share ................................ 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.1 2.8 2.5 

 SE................................................................ 57.64 139.48 70.45 172.28 291.27 81.10 182.84 359.06 104.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.57 8.50 4.37 13.87 22.91 5.63 9.80 17.04 6.27 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 4,167 1,304 4,810 2,971 3,834 3,859 4,273 6,191 7,162 

 Share ................................ 6.9 2.2 8.0 6.0 7.6 6.8 7.0 8.3 10.9 

 SE................................................................ 66.09 92.46 81.56 177.12 360.87 244.59 274.37 279.58 232.39 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 7.09 1.70 5.96 9.41 6.34 6.42 4.52 3.24 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................ 782 817 774 473 586 722 743 1,121 895 

 Share ................................ 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 28.70 57.28 31.79 46.20 90.61 56.34 97.58 95.11 98.39 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.67 7.01 4.11 9.76 15.48 7.81 13.13 8.48 10.99 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................ 3,836 4,127 3,770 3,577 3,762 3,722 3,693 4,042 3,831 

 Share ................................ 6.4 7.1 6.2 7.3 7.5 6.5 6.1 5.4 5.8 

 SE................................................................ 40.75 92.91 38.65 76.05 138.89 114.96 84.03 65.99 91.93 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.06 2.25 1.03 2.13 3.69 3.09 2.28 1.63 2.40 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................ 381 213 418 320 199 425 434 495 491 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.21 16.06 12.66 43.32 59.39 39.43 43.24 21.51 15.60 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.94 7.53 3.03 13.54 29.79 9.27 9.96 4.34 3.17 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................ 1,420 1,764 1,342 1,366 1,513 1,342 1,288 1,377 1,276 

 Share ................................ 2.4 3.0 2.2 2.8 3.0 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 16.65 36.19 17.49 49.81 68.26 48.03 56.29 27.16 34.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 2.05 1.30 3.65 4.51 3.58 4.37 1.97 2.68 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................ 97 290 54 42 23 64 15 59 87 

 Share ................................ .2 .5 .1 .1 ( 1 ) .1 ( 1 ) .1 .1 

 SE................................................................ 8.73 28.66 7.64 8.18 10.89 23.47 5.31 15.18 11.01 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.00 9.89 14.21 19.53 47.30 36.96 34.48 25.76 12.70 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................ 1,356 1,406 1,344 1,231 1,343 1,326 1,296 1,426 1,427 

 Share ................................ 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.1 1.9 2.2 

 SE................................................................ 17.36 44.34 15.39 46.49 77.53 38.94 36.63 36.97 32.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.28 3.15 1.14 3.78 5.77 2.94 2.83 2.59 2.31 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, 

 and phone cards 

 Mean ................................ 238 312 221 201 185 211 230 225 252 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.24 15.19 4.63 11.15 19.48 13.82 16.62 7.53 9.02 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 4.87 2.09 5.55 10.54 6.54 7.21 3.35 3.57 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................ 1,118 1,094 1,123 1,031 1,158 1,115 1,066 1,201 1,175 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.54 47.34 14.02 50.14 60.47 33.50 37.60 34.08 28.85 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.48 4.33 1.25 4.86 5.22 3.00 3.53 2.84 2.46 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................ 583 454 612 618 684 565 660 685 549 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.79 22.93 14.46 32.18 30.21 39.70 61.33 17.67 19.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.37 5.05 2.36 5.21 4.42 7.03 9.30 2.58 3.64 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................ 1,412 1,184 1,463 1,026 1,217 1,294 1,475 2,229 1,506 

 Share ................................ 2.4 2.0 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.4 3.0 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 38.05 80.35 41.28 66.82 113.30 73.26 114.78 208.48 87.00 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.70 6.79 2.82 6.51 9.31 5.66 7.78 9.35 5.78 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................ 439 302 470 271 416 387 535 797 447 

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

 SE................................................................ 27.13 50.59 31.49 28.59 108.05 47.50 98.50 173.33 49.48 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.18 16.75 6.70 10.56 26.00 12.26 18.41 21.75 11.08 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................ 973 882 993 755 802 907 940 1,432 1,059 

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

 SE................................................................ 21.61 52.67 20.73 58.98 61.84 40.08 42.57 88.19 51.04 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.22 5.97 2.09 7.81 7.71 4.42 4.53 6.16 4.82 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 755 829 738 703 641 796 798 742 675 

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

 SE................................................................ 23.58 81.97 18.46 53.06 71.83 43.37 93.52 34.94 34.02 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.12 9.89 2.50 7.55 11.21 5.45 11.72 4.71 5.04 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................ 177 193 174 178 159 175 179 151 186 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.08 13.12 6.18 19.17 21.13 15.06 15.20 12.18 9.90 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.87 6.80 3.56 10.76 13.25 8.60 8.47 8.05 5.32 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................ 428 482 415 389 328 463 451 444 356 

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

 SE................................................................ 20.66 72.53 17.17 29.21 44.30 26.34 93.15 33.15 22.22 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.83 15.04 4.13 7.51 13.50 5.69 20.63 7.47 6.25 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................ 150 154 149 135 153 158 167 147 133 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.83 21.65 8.02 17.29 28.07 24.86 17.67 17.01 16.45 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.23 14.06 5.38 12.77 18.36 15.76 10.57 11.57 12.35 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................ 1,987 2,061 1,971 1,765 1,446 2,049 2,086 2,498 1,730 

 Share ................................ 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.6 2.9 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.6 

 SE................................................................ 58.55 170.80 62.27 83.31 121.26 157.07 178.56 180.25 95.00 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.95 8.29 3.16 4.72 8.39 7.67 8.56 7.22 5.49 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 114 120 113 111 90 124 116 124 98 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.78 28.02 7.36 17.37 37.91 15.33 21.68 15.40 14.60 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.70 23.37 6.53 15.70 41.90 12.39 18.74 12.42 14.94 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................ 515 445 531 411 339 509 597 669 566 

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

 SE................................................................ 26.06 51.89 29.78 44.93 45.51 44.51 67.38 114.00 53.70 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.06 11.66 5.61 10.93 13.44 8.75 11.29 17.04 9.49 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................ 30 19 33 18 12 21 85 27 32 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.50 3.91 9.28 3.75 5.31 4.30 66.89 6.04 9.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 24.65 20.90 28.07 20.65 44.75 20.47 78.56 22.07 28.60 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 280 299 276 249 266 263 271 393 233 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.93 30.78 12.42 25.33 35.65 20.14 25.86 42.12 34.88 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.26 10.31 4.50 10.17 13.42 7.66 9.55 10.71 14.98 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 131 124 132 142 103 108 137 213 103 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.63 11.37 9.55 16.73 15.91 9.42 13.22 53.55 9.62 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.84 9.16 7.23 11.76 15.42 8.73 9.63 25.15 9.35 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................ 916 1,055 885 834 636 1,024 880 1,071 699 

 Share ................................ 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 38.04 135.10 40.03 74.04 85.50 122.30 105.12 79.70 45.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 12.81 4.52 8.88 13.44 11.94 11.94 7.44 6.44 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 1,833 1,474 1,913 1,571 1,497 1,658 1,938 2,485 2,199 

 Share ................................ 3.1 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.3 

 SE................................................................ 56.45 90.86 60.68 127.80 94.34 96.08 136.33 209.94 158.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.08 6.17 3.17 8.14 6.30 5.79 7.03 8.45 7.22 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................ 442 322 469 415 397 362 495 599 559 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.38 27.80 18.58 38.11 50.84 27.94 42.06 60.22 51.02 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.70 8.63 3.96 9.18 12.80 7.73 8.50 10.06 9.13 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 342 244 365 321 300 282 382 486 423 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.35 24.11 17.74 36.62 48.27 25.31 41.41 56.15 54.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.48 9.90 4.87 11.41 16.06 8.97 10.85 11.54 12.86 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 100 78 105 94 97 79 113 112 136 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.31 12.53 6.26 14.34 20.88 7.88 23.05 13.67 14.93 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.32 15.96 5.98 15.20 21.57 9.92 20.41 12.18 11.01 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................ 694 526 731 671 588 648 774 978 719 

 Share ................................ 1.2 .9 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 24.30 35.77 27.01 60.56 84.04 36.58 91.12 117.42 47.52 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.50 6.80 3.69 9.02 14.30 5.64 11.77 12.01 6.61 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 580 416 616 539 472 547 654 836 622 

 Share ................................ 1.0 .7 1.0 1.1 .9 1.0 1.1 1.1 .9 

 SE................................................................ 23.07 32.63 26.38 51.97 77.67 32.74 95.57 119.89 45.94 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.98 7.85 4.28 9.65 16.47 5.99 14.62 14.34 7.38 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 114 110 115 132 116 102 120 141 96 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.60 15.28 6.98 26.44 19.71 14.60 12.68 18.77 12.75 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 13.90 6.07 19.98 16.99 14.38 10.53 13.27 13.24 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 77 80 76 60 55 78 58 108 82 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.43 11.33 7.30 21.06 18.04 15.89 10.55 31.21 13.04 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.39 14.11 9.63 35.15 32.97 20.49 18.29 28.88 15.82 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................ 379 314 394 270 276 333 419 521 489 

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

 SE................................................................ 20.56 42.61 23.55 52.89 73.63 33.08 53.43 84.92 61.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.43 13.58 5.98 19.62 26.65 9.93 12.75 16.30 12.50 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................ 241 232 243 155 181 238 193 280 351 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.92 33.33 14.13 21.33 48.03 35.51 23.37 20.84 43.36 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.36 14.37 5.81 13.75 26.57 14.93 12.12 7.44 12.36 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 9,576 11,466 9,151 8,408 8,612 8,980 8,949 11,050 8,835 

 Share ................................ 15.9 19.7 15.1 17.0 17.2 15.7 14.7 14.7 13.4 

 SE................................................................ 198.51 586.06 200.27 410.30 878.38 403.22 587.17 452.65 294.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 5.11 2.19 4.88 10.20 4.49 6.56 4.10 3.34 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................ 4,054 5,182 3,801 3,972 4,183 3,830 3,892 4,342 3,006 

 Share ................................ 6.7 8.9 6.3 8.1 8.3 6.7 6.4 5.8 4.6 

 SE................................................................ 146.09 300.82 161.80 302.77 662.36 333.75 509.13 377.09 293.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.60 5.80 4.26 7.62 15.83 8.71 13.08 8.69 9.75 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................ 1,900 1,918 1,896 1,205 1,746 1,905 2,103 2,421 1,885 

 Share ................................ 3.2 3.3 3.1 2.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.2 2.9 

 SE................................................................ 109.72 289.31 134.61 235.48 543.21 196.88 321.99 444.80 281.08 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 15.08 7.10 19.55 31.11 10.34 15.31 18.37 14.91 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................ 2,101 3,137 1,868 2,703 2,296 1,914 1,765 1,878 1,106 

 Share ................................ 3.5 5.4 3.1 5.5 4.6 3.4 2.9 2.5 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 112.42 319.72 112.05 324.79 332.12 188.48 278.37 302.24 152.11 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.35 10.19 6.00 12.02 14.47 9.85 15.78 16.09 13.76 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................ 53 127 36 65 141 11 25 42 15 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.62 27.74 11.09 28.04 101.37 5.97 22.57 34.12 14.98 

 CV(%) ................................ 18.09 21.77 30.40 43.33 71.83 53.81 91.63 80.41 99.27 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................ 1,968 2,471 1,855 1,861 1,713 1,810 1,774 2,073 1,860 

 Share ................................ 3.3 4.2 3.1 3.8 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 25.67 83.38 23.34 51.27 136.50 48.99 56.08 49.20 46.35 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.30 3.37 1.26 2.75 7.97 2.71 3.16 2.37 2.49 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................ 2,842 3,313 2,736 2,254 2,248 2,772 2,560 3,401 2,855 

 Share ................................ 4.7 5.7 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.9 4.2 4.5 4.3 

 SE................................................................ 90.56 461.48 75.64 173.26 237.79 135.97 143.29 155.97 128.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 13.93 2.76 7.69 10.58 4.91 5.60 4.59 4.50 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................ 220 288 205 213 247 212 217 211 160 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.64 16.45 5.44 18.43 31.06 10.80 14.23 10.51 11.47 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 5.71 2.65 8.64 12.58 5.09 6.56 4.99 7.17 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................ 954 1,463 840 719 685 875 864 1,094 729 

 Share ................................ 1.6 2.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 82.24 445.24 20.90 51.46 95.06 41.04 47.24 69.33 41.80 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.62 30.44 2.49 7.16 13.89 4.69 5.47 6.34 5.73 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................ 967 1,002 959 886 910 1,031 794 1,090 962 

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

 SE................................................................ 51.16 106.33 65.82 131.02 197.71 122.83 127.92 160.05 147.68 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.29 10.61 6.87 14.78 21.73 11.91 16.11 14.68 15.35 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges 

 Mean ................................ 700 560 732 436 407 653 685 1,006 1,004 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.0 1.2 .9 .8 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 19.71 44.93 21.58 60.13 52.93 60.27 49.05 50.51 45.44 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 8.02 2.95 13.80 13.01 9.23 7.16 5.02 4.53 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................ 712 499 760 321 467 568 723 1,234 1,114 

 Share ................................ 1.2 .9 1.3 .7 .9 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 21.82 61.03 21.46 49.61 86.11 40.73 84.14 77.07 47.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.06 12.22 2.82 15.46 18.43 7.17 11.63 6.25 4.27 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 4,928 5,584 4,781 4,448 4,357 4,809 4,723 5,436 4,691 

 Share ................................ 8.2 9.6 7.9 9.0 8.7 8.4 7.8 7.2 7.1 

 SE................................................................ 72.31 180.36 75.18 262.44 276.11 149.36 173.01 148.61 183.84 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.47 3.23 1.57 5.90 6.34 3.11 3.66 2.73 3.92 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................ 3,414 3,852 3,316 3,024 3,131 3,300 3,228 3,741 3,363 

 Share ................................ 5.7 6.6 5.5 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.3 5.0 5.1 

 SE................................................................ 42.57 121.23 43.33 144.12 196.64 89.81 110.61 74.52 155.50 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.25 3.15 1.31 4.77 6.28 2.72 3.43 1.99 4.62 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................ 872 929 859 835 765 839 893 1,059 759 

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

 SE................................................................ 32.45 71.62 35.98 110.19 121.28 86.24 76.82 71.37 48.42 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.72 7.71 4.19 13.20 15.84 10.28 8.60 6.74 6.38 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................ 486 618 456 459 363 522 447 474 393 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.47 37.98 13.28 28.67 42.27 25.54 40.32 26.36 28.51 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.57 6.14 2.91 6.24 11.65 4.89 9.02 5.57 7.25 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................ 156 185 150 129 98 147 155 162 175 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.69 15.39 8.16 23.22 9.81 10.19 14.47 16.17 29.04 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.92 8.34 5.44 17.96 9.98 6.91 9.31 10.00 16.61 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 3,203 3,981 3,028 2,769 2,335 3,073 3,264 3,795 2,657 

 Share ................................ 5.3 6.8 5.0 5.6 4.7 5.4 5.4 5.1 4.0 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Entertainment 

 SE................................................................ 108.24 307.39 101.08 298.39 226.52 232.99 454.51 130.09 158.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.38 7.72 3.34 10.77 9.70 7.58 13.92 3.43 5.96 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................ 750 560 793 443 420 742 844 1,255 865 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.0 1.3 .9 .8 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 32.66 74.24 32.38 47.58 51.05 55.00 100.67 117.54 70.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.35 13.26 4.08 10.74 12.16 7.41 11.93 9.37 8.10 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 985 1,011 980 1,038 814 963 919 1,171 922 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.7 1.6 2.1 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 20.54 41.10 20.94 63.49 76.54 37.77 47.84 34.64 55.65 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.08 4.06 2.14 6.11 9.40 3.92 5.21 2.96 6.03 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 869 1,277 777 799 673 924 770 770 622 

 Share ................................ 1.4 2.2 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.0 .9 

 SE................................................................ 66.18 154.41 63.23 133.39 117.79 198.45 158.38 91.39 80.64 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.62 12.09 8.14 16.70 17.51 21.48 20.58 11.87 12.97 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................ 710 1,125 617 628 533 746 652 586 469 

 Share ................................ 1.2 1.9 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 .8 .7 

 SE................................................................ 64.97 149.47 63.66 129.06 105.15 202.86 134.16 93.87 66.68 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.15 13.28 10.32 20.53 19.74 27.21 20.59 16.01 14.23 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 159 152 160 170 140 178 118 184 153 

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

 SE................................................................ 10.28 20.25 12.00 26.57 29.39 27.27 28.93 18.10 33.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.47 13.33 7.48 15.60 21.00 15.30 24.52 9.84 21.87 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................ 599 1,132 479 489 428 444 732 600 248 

 Share ................................ 1.0 1.9 .8 1.0 .9 .8 1.2 .8 .4 

 SE................................................................ 62.75 227.47 54.24 144.09 208.21 83.46 235.58 94.32 40.60 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.48 20.09 11.33 29.44 48.63 18.81 32.18 15.73 16.36 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................ 762 599 799 681 620 756 801 922 911 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.24 22.49 17.03 59.89 47.35 29.36 50.76 54.85 44.00 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 3.76 2.13 8.80 7.63 3.88 6.33 5.95 4.83 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 110 90 115 101 97 118 94 141 122 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.45 10.45 6.22 10.78 40.62 10.58 12.22 20.21 11.85 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.95 11.66 5.43 10.69 41.83 8.99 13.06 14.28 9.68 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 1,491 919 1,619 726 1,079 1,175 1,585 2,252 2,619 

 Share ................................ 2.5 1.6 2.7 1.5 2.2 2.1 2.6 3.0 4.0 

 SE................................................................ 92.85 114.51 108.50 94.71 389.43 122.06 278.40 254.69 380.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.23 12.46 6.70 13.05 36.10 10.39 17.56 11.31 14.52 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................ 332 480 299 416 272 304 315 273 225 

 Share ................................ .6 .8 .5 .8 .5 .5 .5 .4 .3 

 SE................................................................ 10.61 27.72 10.08 34.08 41.31 23.00 29.18 25.86 26.44 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 5.78 3.37 8.20 15.19 7.57 9.26 9.47 11.75 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................ 1,010 956 1,022 856 552 808 1,087 1,278 1,358 

 Share ................................ 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.4 1.8 1.7 2.1 

 SE................................................................ 67.75 98.82 77.10 198.51 138.40 94.85 175.83 175.79 246.34 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.71 10.33 7.55 23.18 25.06 11.74 16.18 13.76 18.14 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................ 1,873 2,007 1,843 1,554 1,638 1,927 2,028 2,315 1,513 

 Share ................................ 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.3 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Cash contributions 

 SE................................................................ 95.94 131.85 103.58 251.57 316.72 223.36 390.96 163.36 118.05 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.12 6.57 5.62 16.19 19.33 11.59 19.28 7.06 7.80 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................ 6,771 6,226 6,894 5,240 4,781 6,417 7,213 9,008 7,674 

 Share ................................ 11.3 10.7 11.4 10.6 9.5 11.2 11.9 12.0 11.7 

 SE................................................................ 144.47 379.93 164.44 288.99 352.87 300.71 716.83 257.13 448.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.13 6.10 2.39 5.52 7.38 4.69 9.94 2.85 5.85 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................ 418 517 395 345 222 430 401 425 423 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.72 27.58 13.06 33.77 36.79 25.93 45.21 22.08 23.70 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 5.34 3.30 9.80 16.54 6.02 11.28 5.19 5.60 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................ 6,353 5,709 6,498 4,895 4,559 5,987 6,812 8,582 7,251 

 Share ................................ 10.6 9.8 10.7 9.9 9.1 10.5 11.2 11.4 11.0 

 SE................................................................ 139.67 370.15 160.13 293.90 329.79 293.97 711.12 248.87 437.84 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 6.48 2.46 6.00 7.23 4.91 10.44 2.90 6.04 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $68,819 $74,641 $56,788 $60,941 $69,020 $74,699 $97,918 $82,577 

 SE................................................................ 1,098.20 2,912.94 1,176.31 2,460.81 3,655.22 2,197.05 5,082.60 2,369.65 3,433.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 4.23 1.58 4.33 6.00 3.18 6.80 2.42 4.16 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................ 57,590 49,922 59,311 43,095 49,300 54,239 57,322 80,323 67,248 

 Share ................................ 78.3 72.5 79.5 75.9 80.9 78.6 76.7 82.0 81.4 

 SE................................................................ 980.51 2,611.89 1,046.72 2,108.51 3,568.57 2,089.67 4,024.55 2,247.73 2,866.67 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.70 5.23 1.76 4.89 7.24 3.85 7.02 2.80 4.26 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................ 4,506 5,193 4,352 3,041 2,026 3,732 4,083 6,690 5,437 

 Share ................................ 6.1 7.5 5.8 5.4 3.3 5.4 5.5 6.8 6.6 

 SE................................................................ 245.12 773.04 292.51 534.06 769.70 330.55 720.54 1,320.67 775.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.44 14.89 6.72 17.56 37.98 8.86 17.65 19.74 14.26 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement 

 Mean ................................ 8,300 10,959 7,703 8,108 7,417 8,545 8,234 7,009 6,501 

 Share ................................ 11.3 15.9 10.3 14.3 12.2 12.4 11.0 7.2 7.9 

 SE................................................................ 179.20 541.25 209.51 720.92 920.20 587.39 863.32 309.73 318.96 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.16 4.94 2.72 8.89 12.41 6.87 10.48 4.42 4.91 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income 

 Mean ................................ 1,910 1,808 1,932 1,322 1,041 1,258 3,616 2,506 1,872 

 Share ................................ 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.8 4.8 2.6 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 258.29 310.94 318.33 352.34 425.70 198.98 1,829.52 281.97 243.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.53 17.20 16.47 26.64 40.89 15.81 50.59 11.25 13.00 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................ 460 360 483 559 532 426 449 341 618 

 Share ................................ .6 .5 .6 1.0 .9 .6 .6 .3 .7 

 SE................................................................ 23.13 38.69 26.38 56.41 130.47 54.93 67.18 42.37 54.02 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.03 10.75 5.47 10.10 24.52 12.88 14.98 12.43 8.73 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support 

 Mean ................................ 457 427 464 402 411 508 538 563 337 

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

 SE................................................................ 38.03 78.62 38.56 77.40 169.06 74.68 137.17 116.11 64.66 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 18.43 8.31 19.27 41.10 14.69 25.49 20.64 19.18 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................ 351 150 396 260 213 310 458 487 563 

 Share ................................ .5 .2 .5 .5 .4 .4 .6 .5 .7 

 SE................................................................ 37.46 29.87 44.85 56.10 59.93 50.15 118.39 202.59 74.89 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.68 19.97 11.32 21.59 28.09 16.18 25.88 41.57 13.30 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................ 9,967 8,145 10,377 5,537 6,171 8,581 12,466 15,958 12,025 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Share ................................ 13.5 11.8 13.9 9.8 10.1 12.4 16.7 16.3 14.6 

 SE................................................................ 483.84 656.44 566.97 572.38 883.27 600.88 3,172.18 959.16 1,036.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.85 8.06 5.46 10.34 14.31 7.00 25.45 6.01 8.62 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 7,819 6,252 8,171 4,126 5,212 6,416 9,867 12,878 9,687 

 Share ................................ 10.6 9.1 10.9 7.3 8.6 9.3 13.2 13.2 11.7 

 SE................................................................ 370.92 539.06 436.68 420.61 835.49 425.21 2,401.31 821.64 847.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.74 8.62 5.34 10.20 16.03 6.63 24.34 6.38 8.75 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,098 1,813 2,162 1,381 939 2,099 2,557 3,021 2,315 

 Share ................................ 2.9 2.6 2.9 2.4 1.5 3.0 3.4 3.1 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 126.95 163.97 142.29 185.90 358.10 180.02 780.97 186.30 213.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.05 9.05 6.58 13.47 38.13 8.58 30.55 6.17 9.23 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................ 51 80 44 31 20 66 43 59 23 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.40 18.83 6.55 10.11 12.24 18.46 13.77 5.29 13.48 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.61 23.45 14.88 32.81 62.45 28.04 31.96 8.93 59.89 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................ 63,606 60,674 64,264 51,251 54,770 60,439 62,233 81,960 70,552 

 Share ................................ 86.5 88.2 86.1 90.2 89.9 87.6 83.3 83.7 85.4 

 SE................................................................ 767.93 2,325.93 805.36 1,967.01 2,930.32 1,647.72 2,535.32 1,504.82 2,458.88 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 3.83 1.25 3.84 5.35 2.73 4.07 1.84 3.49 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................ $14,049 $13,965 $14,068 $10,245 $8,162 $16,297 $13,713 $16,761 $14,322 

 SE................................................................ 1,593.57 4,505.56 1,753.94 3,861.10 5,246.03 3,649.82 6,887.95 4,526.52 3,167.49 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.34 32.26 12.47 37.69 64.28 22.40 50.23 27.01 22.12 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................ 23,805 24,281 23,698 17,142 15,424 24,342 28,995 29,676 22,068 

 SE................................................................ 1,586.57 3,739.84 1,662.84 4,553.60 2,895.89 3,724.60 5,482.44 4,593.00 2,541.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.66 15.40 7.02 26.56 18.78 15.30 18.91 15.48 11.51 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................ 9,756 10,316 9,630 6,897 7,262 8,046 15,282 12,915 7,746 

 SE................................................................ 960.64 2,824.85 927.97 2,069.85 3,398.79 1,395.67 3,548.62 1,148.30 1,840.61 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.85 27.38 9.64 30.01 46.80 17.35 23.22 8.89 23.76 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................ 1,156 1,051 1,179 588 449 489 4,204 612 902 

 SE................................................................ 463.53 324.47 563.35 211.77 204.17 167.41 3,246.10 213.97 445.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 40.10 30.88 47.76 36.02 45.51 34.27 77.22 34.99 49.42 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned 

 property 

 Mean ................................ -1,839 -2,193 -1,760 -1,144 -1,305 -1,688 -1,903 -2,255 -1,990 

 SE................................................................ 42.83 203.05 40.49 85.39 133.08 86.05 170.06 99.49 101.88 

 CV(%) ................................ -2.33 -9.26 -2.30 -7.46 -10.20 -5.10 -8.93 -4.41 -5.12 

 Estimated market value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................ 186,064 189,892 185,204 118,123 120,450 151,388 168,392 278,634 245,686 

 SE................................................................ 3,585.18 9,480.76 3,934.77 13,183.46 8,258.43 11,001.50 12,463.17 13,479.18 14,035.44 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.93 4.99 2.12 11.16 6.86 7.27 7.40 4.84 5.71 

 Estimated monthly rental value of 

 owned home 

 Mean ................................ 1,017 1,010 1,018 713 823 926 1,001 1,318 1,224 

 SE................................................................ 11.48 42.01 12.24 46.77 42.52 30.47 44.00 53.52 42.25 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 4.16 1.20 6.56 5.17 3.29 4.39 4.06 3.45 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................ 1,229 1,156 1,245 980 956 1,175 1,374 1,417 1,414 

 SE................................................................ 49.08 104.50 51.15 122.45 149.26 92.70 175.79 171.65 114.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.99 9.04 4.11 12.49 15.61 7.89 12.79 12.12 8.09 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 88 91 87 63 67 130 86 92 52 

 SE................................................................ 8.39 16.02 9.64 12.59 20.04 34.08 10.87 17.86 8.88 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.57 17.54 11.10 20.05 30.14 26.20 12.64 19.35 17.08 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 14 12 15 12 5 14 14 17 20 

 SE................................................................ 1.64 3.71 1.85 5.65 2.49 3.74 6.74 5.47 2.86 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.54 30.07 12.71 49.07 53.78 27.36 46.72 33.05 14.10 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 233 230 234 225 190 225 270 339 162 

 SE................................................................ 13.92 23.50 15.77 26.91 45.04 21.47 40.23 80.32 8.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.97 10.21 6.74 11.94 23.67 9.56 14.88 23.69 5.32 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 33 26 35 39 35 35 34 51 22 

 SE................................................................ 4.74 5.14 5.64 11.91 16.30 4.37 9.86 26.05 4.77 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.20 19.68 16.12 30.16 47.18 12.61 29.10 51.57 21.93 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 7 9 6 11 5 7 7 5 2 

 SE................................................................ 1.26 5.20 1.02 3.49 3.33 1.82 3.00 2.63 1.33 

 CV(%) ................................ 19.16 56.24 17.06 32.79 65.78 26.14 40.92 55.29 77.24 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 20 17 21 25 21 13 28 27 19 

 SE................................................................ 2.65 3.47 3.20 11.71 7.45 2.68 5.64 12.36 4.70 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.13 20.29 15.28 47.75 35.99 20.80 20.22 46.42 24.16 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 7 9 7 3 6 5 9 6 12 

 SE................................................................ 1.14 3.28 1.20 1.86 4.29 1.68 3.67 3.58 2.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.55 36.97 17.29 71.93 71.49 31.24 41.44 60.94 21.84 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 13 8 14 22 15 8 19 21 7 

 SE................................................................ 2.20 2.34 2.74 11.10 4.61 1.68 4.69 10.46 3.19 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.08 28.57 19.64 50.60 31.38 22.33 24.64 50.43 43.24 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................ 53 69 50 52 63 47 52 78 24 

 SE................................................................ 5.26 14.33 5.47 16.21 28.59 6.57 12.53 23.38 4.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.87 20.82 10.97 31.19 45.27 13.84 23.96 30.03 18.87 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................ 120 109 122 99 67 123 149 179 95 

 SE................................................................ 11.53 15.12 13.49 18.49 20.26 23.79 33.67 67.40 13.60 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.63 13.90 11.04 18.74 30.29 19.42 22.60 37.60 14.30 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 203 167 211 238 251 187 196 197 231 

 SE................................................................ 11.87 20.52 14.75 47.80 61.00 24.61 38.53 31.53 39.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.85 12.32 6.98 20.12 24.34 13.13 19.67 15.99 17.12 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 56 37 60 56 83 38 71 76 61 

 SE................................................................ 5.07 7.52 6.14 16.43 20.36 4.02 22.89 21.54 11.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.14 20.42 10.28 29.38 24.64 10.50 32.03 28.36 18.36 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 73 55 77 104 99 69 67 61 83 

 SE................................................................ 5.82 12.41 7.36 24.49 48.68 13.86 12.55 11.59 18.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.94 22.73 9.50 23.65 49.37 19.96 18.86 19.14 21.98 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 32 39 30 40 23 39 22 31 19 

 SE................................................................ 3.42 8.49 3.97 15.85 9.65 9.83 5.34 16.31 7.18 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.83 21.59 13.33 40.04 42.84 25.34 24.78 52.71 36.91 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................ 43 36 44 38 47 41 36 30 68 

 SE................................................................ 4.96 7.18 5.85 12.46 24.77 7.52 11.95 6.53 20.40 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.63 20.04 13.24 32.38 52.81 18.36 32.89 21.90 29.92 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................ 9 8 9 4 20 10 3 6 12 

 SE................................................................ 1.74 4.27 1.88 1.66 18.83 3.91 .56 3.18 2.94 

 CV(%) ................................ 20.44 54.08 21.72 41.26 95.49 37.51 19.60 51.82 24.38 

 All other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 34 28 36 34 27 31 33 24 56 

 SE................................................................ 4.19 5.84 5.03 12.49 16.04 5.87 11.82 4.39 19.44 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.26 20.91 14.16 36.25 59.01 19.25 35.34 18.58 34.63 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 141 162 137 128 146 120 148 154 140 

 SE................................................................ 19.82 47.25 20.69 43.73 73.67 42.29 40.39 76.56 54.77 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.02 29.20 15.13 34.14 50.32 35.24 27.23 49.81 39.11 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 21 15 22 18 12 32 19 22 18 

 SE................................................................ 3.29 6.24 3.69 7.42 4.14 12.99 3.66 5.54 4.44 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.85 41.25 16.78 40.57 33.22 41.13 19.52 25.22 24.48 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 98 98 99 109 64 93 91 124 99 

 SE................................................................ 8.18 20.04 8.53 25.46 19.15 12.92 16.11 20.69 24.72 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 20.46 8.66 23.41 29.92 13.94 17.75 16.71 24.98 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and 

 tricycles 

 Mean ................................ 39 41 39 47 19 37 25 56 41 

 SE................................................................ 5.11 14.89 5.89 14.88 7.21 9.35 6.97 14.47 19.85 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.01 36.15 15.17 31.33 37.73 25.58 28.08 26.05 48.27 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 59 57 60 61 45 56 66 68 58 

 SE................................................................ 6.06 12.91 5.74 16.30 16.91 9.54 15.69 16.40 12.28 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.24 22.75 9.61 26.62 37.68 16.99 23.80 24.02 21.25 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................ 12 10 12 9 3 19 8 9 16 

 SE................................................................ 2.15 4.45 2.39 3.04 1.71 5.52 4.21 3.06 7.68 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.97 43.72 19.27 34.24 67.07 28.88 50.63 35.51 48.77 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 3 3 3 1 2 4 1 4 3 

 SE................................................................ .44 1.02 .46 .48 1.36 1.26 .46 1.39 .86 

 CV(%) ................................ 16.48 40.72 16.89 39.15 66.38 31.08 32.30 38.79 33.12 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 314 296 318 103 179 249 383 297 586 

 SE................................................................ 34.37 74.72 37.58 46.14 85.22 39.57 101.00 99.03 137.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.95 25.21 11.83 44.63 47.58 15.92 26.39 33.34 23.52 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................ 102 72 108 74 38 103 157 163 87 

 SE................................................................ 12.31 13.43 14.49 18.92 15.22 21.27 73.11 30.47 25.26 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.12 18.61 13.40 25.50 40.38 20.71 46.54 18.70 29.03 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018