Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020

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)1......................... 131,738 24,625 107,113 15,788 8,203 29,717 16,730 15,447 21,228 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $83,599 $79,878 $84,454 $62,185 $72,619 $81,179 $84,255 $108,855 $92,576 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 73,212 71,312 73,648 56,729 64,822 69,823 74,284 92,594 80,712 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 51.9 55.1 51.1 52.0 52.1 51.3 50.3 50.3 51.1 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

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

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

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

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

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 2.5 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men................................................................................ 48 47 48 47 46 47 48 49 48 

 Women .......................................................................... 52 53 52 53 54 53 52 51 52 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 65 82 61 62 64 63 61 63 53 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 38 41 37 35 33 39 41 41 32 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 42 23 27 31 23 21 22 21 

 Renter ............................................................................ 35 18 39 38 36 37 39 37 47 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................ 13 6 15 7 12 16 13 18 20 

 White, Asian, and all other races .................................. 87 94 85 93 88 84 87 82 80 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ......................................................... 14 4 16 12 22 10 16 15 26 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 86 96 84 88 78 90 84 85 74 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 29 38 27 35 27 28 25 21 26 

 College .......................................................................... 68 59 70 62 70 70 73 77 70 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .............................. 90 96 88 90 91 90 91 88 81 

Average annual expenditures .............................................. $62,188 $60,093 $62,672 $52,150 $52,487 $60,381 $62,686 $76,454 $67,599 

 Food.................................................................................. 7,744 7,350 7,837 6,742 6,560 7,560 7,903 9,223 8,462 

 Food at home ................................................................ 4,792 4,763 4,799 4,314 3,826 4,839 4,769 5,342 5,097 

 Cereals and bakery products ..................................... 611 611 612 534 459 641 604 672 647 

 Cereals and cereal products................................... 198 190 200 171 143 208 194 221 219 

 Bakery products ...................................................... 414 421 412 364 316 433 410 451 427 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................................... 1,028 1,052 1,022 891 843 1,015 963 1,119 1,176 

 Beef ......................................................................... 283 324 274 266 242 278 265 289 280 

 Pork ......................................................................... 201 260 186 182 156 191 184 199 186 

 Other meats ............................................................ 135 132 136 113 92 145 129 152 152 

 Poultry ..................................................................... 189 150 198 171 187 188 180 209 245 

 Fish and seafood .................................................... 158 128 166 106 118 152 148 202 236 

 Eggs ........................................................................ 61 57 62 53 47 61 57 67 77 

 Dairy products ............................................................ 464 473 462 431 375 469 460 495 487 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 144 149 142 134 112 138 139 148 164 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 321 324 320 297 263 331 321 347 323 

 Fruits and vegetables................................................. 926 831 949 777 698 953 926 1,094 1,078 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 335 279 348 276 244 334 337 424 416 

 Fresh vegetables .................................................... 303 264 312 243 242 312 297 363 368 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 119 114 120 104 83 121 122 140 127 

 Processed vegetables ............................................ 169 174 168 155 129 186 170 166 168 

 Other food at home .................................................... 1,762 1,797 1,754 1,681 1,451 1,761 1,817 1,963 1,709 

 Sugar and other sweets .......................................... 165 180 162 159 124 159 170 182 162 

 Fats and oils ........................................................... 124 131 122 112 90 130 123 129 124 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 962 944 967 928 791 966 1,018 1,109 919 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 

— 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 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ......................................... 455 487 447 436 410 453 442 459 458 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips ................................................... 56 56 56 47 36 54 63 85 47 

 Food away from home .................................................. 2,952 2,587 3,038 2,427 2,734 2,721 3,134 3,881 3,365 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................... 529 422 554 426 501 503 573 783 559 

 Housing ............................................................................ 21,043 18,145 21,708 16,675 17,298 19,924 21,507 27,024 25,948 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 12,396 9,187 13,134 8,843 9,574 11,584 13,153 17,104 16,967 

 Owned dwellings ........................................................ 7,134 6,839 7,202 4,817 5,499 6,712 7,411 9,770 8,286 

 Mortgage interest and charges ............................... 2,860 2,615 2,917 1,991 2,141 2,753 3,177 4,173 3,014 

 Property taxes ......................................................... 2,256 2,040 2,305 1,261 1,475 1,967 2,143 3,137 3,400 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses ............................................................. 2,018 2,184 1,980 1,564 1,883 1,992 2,090 2,460 1,872 

 Rented dwellings ........................................................ 4,420 1,499 5,091 3,423 3,515 4,037 4,940 6,133 7,779 

 Other lodging ............................................................. 842 849 841 604 561 835 802 1,202 902 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 4,106 4,316 4,058 3,845 3,965 4,060 4,081 4,293 4,060 

 Natural gas ................................................................. 415 268 449 349 223 446 474 532 536 

 Electricity .................................................................... 1,494 1,786 1,427 1,396 1,590 1,461 1,396 1,428 1,361 

 Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................. 109 303 65 56 33 79 23 73 90 

 Telephone services .................................................... 1,425 1,429 1,424 1,331 1,374 1,407 1,420 1,487 1,491 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards .................................................................... 189 244 177 163 145 179 164 179 203 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 1,235 1,185 1,247 1,168 1,229 1,228 1,256 1,308 1,289 

 Water and other public services ................................ 664 531 694 714 745 668 767 774 581 

 Household operations ................................................... 1,517 1,382 1,548 1,180 1,238 1,425 1,638 2,131 1,621 

 Personal services ....................................................... 418 344 435 285 269 353 520 688 473 

 Other household expenses ........................................ 1,100 1,038 1,114 895 969 1,071 1,118 1,443 1,148 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 801 926 772 751 722 774 691 889 782 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 178 188 176 180 172 170 175 187 174 

 Other household products ......................................... 497 606 471 458 431 499 376 549 476 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 126 132 125 113 119 105 141 152 132 

 Household furnishings and equipment ......................... 2,222 2,334 2,196 2,055 1,797 2,082 1,944 2,606 2,519 

 Household textiles ...................................................... 124 112 126 112 81 121 131 156 136 

 Furniture ..................................................................... 528 531 527 499 546 507 564 578 500 

 Floor coverings .......................................................... 27 30 27 20 33 23 27 31 32 

 Major appliances ........................................................ 338 390 326 319 270 348 291 379 310 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .......... 127 128 126 106 123 108 120 176 137 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ........................ 1,079 1,143 1,064 999 744 974 812 1,286 1,403 

 Apparel and services ........................................................ 1,659 1,325 1,738 1,308 1,494 1,630 1,627 2,209 2,049 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 387 305 406 351 358 389 360 517 447 

 Men, 16 and over ....................................................... 294 212 313 261 281 286 283 416 352 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 93 93 93 90 77 103 77 101 95 

 Women and girls ........................................................... 625 478 659 459 654 643 644 826 726 

 Women, 16 and over.................................................. 529 398 560 369 553 546 533 714 635 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................................... 96 80 99 91 101 96 111 112 91 

 Children under 2 ............................................................ 72 67 73 68 47 68 78 94 73 

 Footwear ....................................................................... 366 273 389 266 303 360 338 525 494 

 Other apparel products and services ............................ 209 201 211 163 133 172 207 247 309 

 Transportation .................................................................. 10,257 11,485 9,974 9,245 9,996 9,974 10,668 10,525 9,560 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)...................................... 4,429 5,369 4,213 4,151 5,027 4,482 4,730 3,936 3,362 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................. 2,010 2,336 1,935 1,616 2,516 2,011 2,241 1,716 1,761 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 2,352 2,934 2,219 2,476 2,472 2,358 2,455 2,153 1,596 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 67 99 59 59 339 113 34 367 35 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 1,832 2,232 1,740 1,801 1,706 1,720 1,742 1,776 1,709 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................ 3,472 3,546 3,455 3,008 2,952 3,356 3,629 3,879 3,677 

 Vehicle finance charges ............................................. 255 349 233 273 239 239 245 230 187 

 Maintenance and repairs ........................................... 883 997 857 817 715 892 923 1,025 718 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ................................................................... 774 585 818 518 435 702 844 960 1,228 

 Vehicle insurance ....................................................... 1,560 1,616 1,547 1,400 1,563 1,523 1,617 1,664 1,544 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 523 338 566 286 311 417 566 935 812 

 Healthcare ........................................................................ 5,185 5,871 5,027 4,719 4,790 5,172 5,117 5,421 4,787 

 Health insurance ........................................................... 3,598 4,048 3,494 3,320 3,332 3,529 3,499 3,801 3,412 

 Medical services ............................................................ 924 1,011 904 793 889 988 952 900 842 

 Drugs ............................................................................. 481 609 451 444 401 488 472 504 370 

 Medical supplies ............................................................ 182 203 177 162 168 167 195 215 163 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2019-2020 

— 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 ................................................................... 3,030 3,490 2,923 2,568 2,304 2,790 2,885 4,163 2,741 

 Fees and admissions .................................................... 653 461 698 409 366 596 650 1,579 578 

 Audio and visual equipment and services .................... 1,025 1,072 1,014 1,044 891 995 1,029 1,209 912 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ........... 840 1,118 775 688 770 768 854 828 749 

 Pets ............................................................................ 685 958 621 540 620 613 703 665 597 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ............... 155 160 154 148 150 155 151 164 152 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services ...................................................................... 513 840 437 427 276 431 352 547 502 

 Personal care products and services ............................... 717 578 749 622 691 737 722 889 803 

 Reading ............................................................................ 103 105 102 105 96 89 102 137 96 

 Education .......................................................................... 1,358 924 1,457 628 788 1,518 1,282 2,090 1,926 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ......................... 317 461 284 419 287 316 297 222 174 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................... 903 860 913 849 770 922 810 1,156 907 

 Cash contributions ............................................................ 2,138 2,267 2,109 2,390 1,359 2,115 1,806 3,280 1,567 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 7,205 6,810 7,296 5,452 5,552 7,130 7,388 9,332 8,019 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 503 604 479 405 367 519 471 513 504 

 Pensions and Social Security ....................................... 6,702 6,206 6,817 5,047 5,186 6,610 6,917 8,819 7,515 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes ......................................................... $83,599 $79,878 $84,454 $62,185 $72,619 $81,179 $84,255 $108,855 $92,576 

 Wages and salaries ....................................................... 65,077 57,220 66,883 47,080 51,036 65,395 67,383 86,547 75,118 

 Self-employment income .............................................. 5,878 6,785 5,669 3,324 8,812 4,062 5,387 7,623 7,248 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ................................................................... 9,197 12,105 8,528 9,188 9,579 8,696 8,281 9,530 6,861 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income ........................................................................ 1,962 2,463 1,847 1,219 1,227 1,609 1,661 3,474 1,850 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) ....................................................................... 442 382 456 512 522 460 441 355 470 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support ....................................................................... 731 700 739 594 1,173 677 826 902 577 

 Other income ................................................................. 312 223 332 268 270 281 278 423 451 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ............. 10,387 8,566 10,806 5,456 7,797 11,357 9,971 16,261 11,864 

 Federal income taxes .................................................... 8,822 7,427 9,142 4,654 7,310 9,459 8,514 13,601 9,997 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)#....................... -952 -1,081 -922 -974 -925 -933 -835 -883 -965 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 2,450 2,111 2,528 1,737 1,390 2,737 2,251 3,447 2,812 

 Other taxes .................................................................... 68 110 58 38 23 93 42 96 321 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 73,212 71,312 73,648 56,729 64,822 69,823 74,284 92,594 80,712 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .......................... $7,291 $8,368 $7,044 $3,102 $5,622 $8,848 -$1,072 $11,738 $10,980 

 Net change in total assets ............................................. 23,975 23,305 24,130 15,639 15,219 25,972 19,556 37,309 25,322 

 Net change in total liabilities ......................................... 16,684 14,937 17,086 12,537 9,597 17,125 20,628 25,571 14,343 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts .................................................... 1,620 918 1,781 1,901 255 4,236 649 1,172 181 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ................. -2,341 -2,344 -2,341 -1,713 -1,623 -2,338 -2,428 -3,130 -2,444 

 Estimated market value of owned home ....................... 212,907 217,445 211,864 145,859 145,840 178,751 193,765 331,500 260,035 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ........... 1,139 1,131 1,141 830 977 1,055 1,109 1,502 1,316 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2021