Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2020 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 131,234 13,028 13,267 13,096 13,172 13,220 13,110 13,082 13,127 13,120 13,013 

Lower limit ............................................................................ n.a. n.a. $14,484 $24,010 $34,569 $45,265 $59,034 $75,889 $96,098 $124,434 $178,532 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ............................................. $84,352 $7,121 $19,207 $29,361 $39,709 $51,748 $67,161 $85,470 $108,931 $147,049 $289,919 

 SE.................................................. 1,260.38 267.85 256.49 325.96 417.82 382.92 477.34 847.56 775.67 903.24 7,679.36 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.49 3.76 1.34 1.11 1.05 .74 .71 .99 .71 .61 2.65 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 74,949 8,681 21,482 31,714 41,053 51,499 64,557 79,995 99,504 128,671 223,907 

 SE.................................................. 1,197.76 268.83 295.59 349.98 445.07 418.91 555.41 869.49 804.02 928.03 9,279.43 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.60 3.10 1.38 1.10 1.08 .81 .86 1.09 .81 .72 4.14 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 52.2 54.1 62.4 57.3 53.0 51.7 49.8 47.9 47.6 48.5 49.5 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ........................................................................... 2.5 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.3 

 Children under 18 .......................................................... .6 .3 .3 .4 .5 .5 .6 .7 .7 .8 .9 

 Adults 65 and older ....................................................... .4 .4 .6 .7 .6 .5 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.3 .4 .5 .7 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.2 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.7 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men................................................................................ 47 37 34 41 46 47 50 52 50 56 58 

 Women .......................................................................... 53 63 66 59 54 53 50 48 50 44 42 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 66 41 55 58 56 60 66 70 78 83 90 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 39 14 15 21 26 31 38 49 58 64 70 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 27 40 36 30 29 28 21 19 19 20 

 Renter ............................................................................ 34 59 45 42 44 40 34 30 22 17 10 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................. 13 24 14 15 15 13 14 13 10 9 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races .................................. 87 76 86 85 85 87 86 87 90 91 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino.......................................................... 14 15 15 17 16 17 15 15 13 11 7 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 86 85 85 83 84 83 85 85 87 89 93 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)............................................................ 2 6 4 3 3 3 2 1 2 1 ( 2 ) 

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 43 45 40 36 32 27 21 18 12 7 

 College .......................................................................... 69 51 50 57 61 65 71 78 80 87 92 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased............................... 90 66 79 88 90 94 96 96 96 97 98 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ............................................. $61,334 $28,042 $29,396 $37,763 $42,006 $47,897 $55,216 $64,170 $79,696 $92,179 $137,659 

 SE.................................................. 573.03 1,260.68 636.53 863.43 839.51 970.94 1,104.54 988.90 1,655.58 1,412.20 2,589.83 

 CV(%) ............................................ .93 4.50 2.17 2.29 2.00 2.03 2.00 1.54 2.08 1.53 1.88 

 Food 

 Mean ............................................. 7,316 4,082 4,115 5,250 5,549 6,136 6,464 7,635 9,428 10,759 13,729 

 Share ............................................. 11.9 14.6 14.0 13.9 13.2 12.8 11.7 11.9 11.8 11.7 10.0 

 SE.................................................. 126.15 416.62 255.42 271.29 242.79 286.98 267.55 382.44 311.50 392.05 427.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.72 10.21 6.21 5.17 4.38 4.68 4.14 5.01 3.30 3.64 3.12 

 Food at home 

 Mean ............................................. 4,942 3,170 3,028 3,722 3,918 4,074 4,386 5,187 6,285 7,032 8,601 

 Share ............................................. 8.1 11.3 10.3 9.9 9.3 8.5 7.9 8.1 7.9 7.6 6.2 

 SE.................................................. 99.87 373.51 187.23 239.40 212.90 220.39 189.39 318.19 247.83 290.76 341.66 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.02 11.78 6.18 6.43 5.43 5.41 4.32 6.13 3.94 4.13 3.97 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ............................................. 640 418 431 476 496 517 569 686 826 845 1,131 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.82 48.35 33.31 31.01 35.90 35.27 31.30 54.60 36.42 46.08 67.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.47 11.56 7.73 6.52 7.23 6.82 5.50 7.96 4.41 5.45 6.00 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ............................................. 212 136 115 144 153 171 199 246 264 299 390 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Cereals and cereal products 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.46 13.72 12.85 10.91 14.05 15.10 13.80 21.30 15.46 19.59 24.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.58 10.10 11.15 7.58 9.16 8.83 6.94 8.66 5.86 6.55 6.35 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ............................................. 428 283 315 332 343 346 370 440 563 546 741 

 Share ............................................. .7 1.0 1.1 .9 .8 .7 .7 .7 .7 .6 .5 

 SE.................................................. 11.31 37.14 24.33 24.15 25.35 25.64 21.75 37.12 28.44 30.87 52.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.64 13.15 7.71 7.28 7.39 7.41 5.88 8.43 5.06 5.65 7.05 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ............................................. 1,075 747 591 779 934 913 975 1,064 1,387 1,493 1,869 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 2.7 2.0 2.1 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 26.77 113.60 48.42 55.26 73.74 70.20 58.11 70.38 96.25 78.43 100.62 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.49 15.21 8.19 7.09 7.89 7.69 5.96 6.61 6.94 5.25 5.38 

 Beef 

 Mean ............................................. 296 218 169 201 256 235 269 310 388 405 508 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.79 44.37 21.45 23.32 25.46 25.87 22.77 29.34 36.84 34.88 45.67 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.65 20.34 12.71 11.62 9.95 11.01 8.46 9.45 9.50 8.61 9.00 

 Pork 

 Mean ............................................. 214 168 112 157 185 205 221 194 290 278 335 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.78 30.14 10.93 19.16 23.37 37.05 20.64 19.47 65.59 21.51 23.38 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.56 17.97 9.76 12.19 12.64 18.09 9.35 10.04 22.64 7.74 6.98 

 Other meats 

 Mean ............................................. 142 86 83 109 132 114 128 159 177 190 241 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.83 20.61 9.18 13.43 19.42 10.42 13.31 15.16 14.07 15.90 15.89 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.40 23.83 11.06 12.27 14.76 9.17 10.40 9.56 7.93 8.38 6.59 

 Poultry 

 Mean ............................................. 189 125 111 128 168 171 160 191 220 270 348 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.30 14.67 10.46 13.68 18.49 14.08 14.60 18.44 12.99 22.30 38.16 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.86 11.74 9.40 10.68 11.02 8.24 9.11 9.65 5.91 8.27 10.97 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ............................................. 170 102 76 136 143 135 140 146 239 257 326 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.72 15.40 9.55 19.43 20.74 24.82 15.06 15.35 28.68 24.87 24.79 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.54 15.09 12.56 14.30 14.50 18.42 10.74 10.52 11.99 9.70 7.60 

 Eggs 

 Mean ............................................. 64 47 40 48 51 54 56 64 73 94 111 

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

 SE.................................................. 2.05 5.41 4.60 7.82 5.59 5.89 3.61 6.68 4.25 6.53 7.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.22 11.45 11.54 16.42 11.02 10.91 6.41 10.40 5.84 6.95 6.39 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ............................................. 474 302 304 349 358 381 438 520 634 662 787 

 Share ............................................. .8 1.1 1.0 .9 .9 .8 .8 .8 .8 .7 .6 

 SE.................................................. 9.49 28.55 25.69 31.47 21.92 29.08 25.74 32.99 35.92 33.81 40.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 9.46 8.44 9.01 6.13 7.62 5.88 6.35 5.66 5.10 5.09 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ............................................. 147 112 98 112 115 123 144 156 189 193 226 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.70 11.33 8.29 9.27 9.70 8.82 8.96 11.99 11.67 10.53 14.93 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.52 10.13 8.46 8.31 8.46 7.16 6.24 7.67 6.19 5.45 6.60 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ............................................. 327 190 206 238 243 258 294 363 446 469 560 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.33 19.04 19.60 23.49 15.68 22.87 19.64 25.29 28.98 28.80 30.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.24 10.02 9.50 9.88 6.45 8.86 6.67 6.96 6.50 6.14 5.48 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 977 646 597 772 762 798 877 990 1,225 1,428 1,670 

 Share ............................................. 1.6 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 26.18 85.86 43.95 50.82 54.08 55.69 46.92 74.49 61.08 74.28 84.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.68 13.29 7.36 6.58 7.09 6.97 5.35 7.52 4.99 5.20 5.04 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ............................................. 349 234 203 256 284 287 304 342 445 518 611 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.81 26.00 15.01 23.21 24.85 27.23 19.04 27.59 28.70 31.37 28.50 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.81 11.09 7.38 9.06 8.74 9.49 6.26 8.08 6.45 6.06 4.66 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 311 197 184 238 233 251 275 315 397 474 543 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.66 19.61 13.35 16.83 14.64 23.56 17.04 22.77 26.94 29.06 27.11 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Fresh vegetables 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.46 9.93 7.27 7.08 6.28 9.37 6.19 7.22 6.78 6.13 5.00 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ............................................. 125 85 81 105 101 108 127 134 149 170 193 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.52 19.68 10.96 11.16 8.17 9.11 13.16 14.83 8.40 13.66 18.18 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.61 23.28 13.51 10.65 8.10 8.40 10.40 11.07 5.62 8.05 9.42 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 192 130 129 173 144 152 171 199 233 267 323 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.56 31.67 16.62 16.77 17.74 13.65 12.06 22.25 14.83 20.31 28.74 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.46 24.42 12.90 9.67 12.30 9.00 7.06 11.16 6.36 7.62 8.89 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ............................................. 1,776 1,056 1,105 1,346 1,367 1,465 1,528 1,927 2,213 2,604 3,144 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.3 

 SE.................................................. 35.44 119.70 68.67 110.67 66.36 83.72 75.52 121.85 84.21 124.12 131.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 11.33 6.21 8.22 4.85 5.72 4.94 6.32 3.81 4.77 4.17 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ............................................. 166 106 121 122 138 150 148 173 194 237 269 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.45 16.17 11.98 9.36 10.41 16.93 12.01 17.07 14.93 18.29 20.71 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 15.25 9.86 7.66 7.56 11.30 8.13 9.88 7.68 7.70 7.71 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ............................................. 133 98 81 116 111 122 110 136 148 201 203 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.55 17.44 8.28 11.90 12.85 14.92 8.16 12.59 11.31 15.24 16.93 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.43 17.81 10.28 10.31 11.55 12.19 7.42 9.27 7.65 7.57 8.34 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ............................................. 973 534 589 719 729 756 834 1,060 1,238 1,485 1,782 

 Share ............................................. 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.3 

 SE.................................................. 21.05 58.88 36.69 82.65 38.92 45.67 47.80 74.96 47.61 83.41 91.88 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.16 11.02 6.23 11.49 5.34 6.04 5.73 7.07 3.85 5.62 5.16 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ............................................. 455 301 298 365 366 405 400 498 573 585 755 

 Share ............................................. .7 1.1 1.0 1.0 .9 .8 .7 .8 .7 .6 .5 

 SE.................................................. 9.57 38.08 24.54 32.19 25.65 27.05 23.01 37.20 34.68 28.06 37.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.10 12.64 8.24 8.81 7.02 6.67 5.74 7.46 6.05 4.79 4.98 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ............................................. 50 17 16 24 24 31 36 59 60 95 135 

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

 SE.................................................. 2.73 4.45 5.86 4.62 3.09 4.55 5.15 10.84 6.87 17.71 9.73 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.51 26.64 35.65 19.57 13.01 14.45 14.49 18.24 11.51 18.65 7.19 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ............................................. 2,375 913 1,087 1,528 1,631 2,061 2,078 2,448 3,143 3,727 5,128 

 Share ............................................. 3.9 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.3 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.7 

 SE.................................................. 63.73 119.97 124.42 116.05 127.61 168.20 144.07 145.27 179.67 205.01 275.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.68 13.14 11.45 7.59 7.82 8.16 6.93 5.93 5.72 5.50 5.37 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ............................................. 478 125 174 205 264 386 352 438 580 959 1,293 

 Share ............................................. .8 .4 .6 .5 .6 .8 .6 .7 .7 1.0 .9 

 SE.................................................. 20.88 31.93 25.20 37.79 35.60 57.83 55.01 51.70 42.85 90.49 112.28 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.37 25.50 14.50 18.39 13.49 14.97 15.62 11.79 7.38 9.43 8.68 

 Housing 

 Mean ............................................. 21,409 12,142 12,489 15,133 16,403 17,465 19,560 22,172 25,601 28,784 44,559 

 Share ............................................. 34.9 43.3 42.5 40.1 39.0 36.5 35.4 34.6 32.1 31.2 32.4 

 SE.................................................. 244.84 484.31 265.76 318.21 278.10 304.48 425.70 417.74 395.53 462.89 1,749.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.14 3.99 2.13 2.10 1.70 1.74 2.18 1.88 1.55 1.61 3.93 

 Shelter 

 Mean ............................................. 12,604 7,603 7,495 8,988 9,741 10,310 11,211 12,789 14,966 16,702 26,386 

 Share ............................................. 20.5 27.1 25.5 23.8 23.2 21.5 20.3 19.9 18.8 18.1 19.2 

 SE.................................................. 140.10 333.78 206.84 236.03 209.10 197.02 218.78 292.44 309.80 336.38 703.04 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.11 4.39 2.76 2.63 2.15 1.91 1.95 2.29 2.07 2.01 2.66 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ............................................. 7,473 2,598 3,120 3,856 4,378 4,992 5,969 7,403 10,326 11,987 20,241 

 Share ............................................. 12.2 9.3 10.6 10.2 10.4 10.4 10.8 11.5 13.0 13.0 14.7 

 SE.................................................. 107.20 192.06 154.45 172.06 205.61 224.37 187.30 222.25 249.70 307.24 535.79 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.43 7.39 4.95 4.46 4.70 4.49 3.14 3.00 2.42 2.56 2.65 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ............................................. 2,962 758 740 1,037 1,414 1,680 2,308 3,264 4,264 5,327 8,894 

 Share ............................................. 4.8 2.7 2.5 2.7 3.4 3.5 4.2 5.1 5.4 5.8 6.5 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 SE.................................................. 50.84 85.40 68.99 70.60 88.53 90.41 103.26 148.69 147.87 175.60 406.70 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.72 11.27 9.32 6.80 6.26 5.38 4.47 4.56 3.47 3.30 4.57 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 2,353 897 1,129 1,341 1,488 1,577 1,837 2,281 2,853 3,612 6,563 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 3.2 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.9 4.8 

 SE.................................................. 49.04 58.79 60.37 61.98 77.98 73.60 76.53 79.44 109.27 108.90 224.42 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.08 6.55 5.35 4.62 5.24 4.67 4.17 3.48 3.83 3.01 3.42 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 2,158 943 1,251 1,477 1,476 1,735 1,824 1,858 3,209 3,048 4,784 

 Share ............................................. 3.5 3.4 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.3 2.9 4.0 3.3 3.5 

 SE.................................................. 55.65 120.01 90.83 120.74 135.10 166.64 110.60 131.29 218.14 207.57 253.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.58 12.73 7.26 8.17 9.15 9.60 6.07 7.07 6.80 6.81 5.30 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ............................................. 4,408 4,630 4,239 4,863 5,070 5,011 4,832 4,773 3,948 3,519 3,188 

 Share ............................................. 7.2 16.5 14.4 12.9 12.1 10.5 8.8 7.4 5.0 3.8 2.3 

 SE.................................................. 63.34 242.94 209.48 221.65 234.77 169.46 205.44 211.98 244.33 176.45 405.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.44 5.25 4.94 4.56 4.63 3.38 4.25 4.44 6.19 5.01 12.71 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ............................................. 722 375 135 270 294 307 410 613 692 1,197 2,957 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 1.3 .5 .7 .7 .6 .7 1.0 .9 1.3 2.1 

 SE.................................................. 40.39 181.89 27.48 63.97 51.94 41.17 56.51 77.44 61.18 110.20 278.58 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.59 48.44 20.29 23.72 17.68 13.40 13.77 12.62 8.85 9.21 9.42 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ............................................. 4,158 2,643 2,870 3,307 3,570 3,816 4,223 4,605 4,872 5,336 6,365 

 Share ............................................. 6.8 9.4 9.8 8.8 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.2 6.1 5.8 4.6 

 SE.................................................. 30.97 66.69 52.45 55.44 55.94 65.61 56.87 68.65 83.59 66.26 91.06 

 CV(%) ............................................ .74 2.52 1.83 1.68 1.57 1.72 1.35 1.49 1.72 1.24 1.43 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ............................................. 414 252 308 333 333 372 419 423 472 527 709 

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

 SE.................................................. 13.59 17.71 22.16 16.29 23.98 25.17 21.22 21.42 21.32 23.81 32.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.28 7.03 7.19 4.90 7.19 6.77 5.07 5.06 4.52 4.52 4.63 

 Electricity 

 Mean ............................................. 1,516 1,128 1,204 1,292 1,396 1,434 1,525 1,631 1,652 1,805 2,099 

 Share ............................................. 2.5 4.0 4.1 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.5 

 SE.................................................. 21.10 28.15 33.52 31.25 31.95 34.21 32.31 36.87 32.69 38.48 47.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.39 2.50 2.78 2.42 2.29 2.38 2.12 2.26 1.98 2.13 2.26 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ............................................. 105 48 80 109 87 90 87 110 105 133 202 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.17 9.12 12.00 17.06 13.44 12.12 18.00 19.05 12.31 22.22 25.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.82 19.15 14.92 15.63 15.39 13.45 20.77 17.31 11.68 16.67 12.63 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,441 822 825 1,050 1,203 1,314 1,519 1,685 1,795 1,968 2,236 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.1 1.6 

 SE.................................................. 13.62 33.63 22.36 29.17 27.58 26.57 29.52 40.07 42.12 34.47 41.92 

 CV(%) ............................................ .95 4.09 2.71 2.78 2.29 2.02 1.94 2.38 2.35 1.75 1.87 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean ............................................. 188 149 220 188 193 180 170 182 183 185 225 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.11 13.12 11.13 12.60 11.11 10.60 8.63 12.84 11.02 9.01 9.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.72 8.83 5.05 6.68 5.76 5.90 5.07 7.07 6.03 4.87 4.33 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ............................................. 1,253 673 605 862 1,010 1,134 1,349 1,503 1,612 1,783 2,011 

 Share ............................................. 2.0 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.5 

 SE.................................................. 12.80 28.72 23.14 26.27 29.70 28.78 25.24 38.84 39.15 35.34 41.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.02 4.27 3.83 3.05 2.94 2.54 1.87 2.58 2.43 1.98 2.04 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ............................................. 682 394 452 523 550 606 674 756 848 904 1,118 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 .8 

 SE.................................................. 14.27 16.46 16.20 15.41 25.76 19.82 22.99 23.98 27.76 24.17 31.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.09 4.18 3.58 2.95 4.69 3.27 3.41 3.17 3.27 2.67 2.81 

 Household operations 

 Mean ............................................. 1,465 540 692 973 1,040 1,052 1,195 1,489 1,655 2,068 3,968 

 Share ............................................. 2.4 1.9 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.9 

 SE.................................................. 35.64 35.71 43.25 74.48 74.78 43.37 55.64 70.33 77.79 83.96 254.07 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.43 6.62 6.25 7.66 7.19 4.12 4.66 4.72 4.70 4.06 6.40 

 Personal services 

 Mean ............................................. 347 51 36 161 142 89 158 341 472 609 1,419 

 Share ............................................. .6 .2 .1 .4 .3 .2 .3 .5 .6 .7 1.0 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Personal services 

 SE.................................................. 22.71 20.86 11.19 74.29 52.44 22.91 29.39 55.05 63.15 82.61 183.32 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.55 40.78 30.79 46.15 36.84 25.85 18.57 16.16 13.37 13.57 12.92 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 1,118 488 655 812 898 964 1,037 1,148 1,182 1,460 2,548 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.9 

 SE.................................................. 27.66 29.19 39.62 32.65 48.46 40.74 49.47 46.79 36.57 34.29 166.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.47 5.98 6.05 4.02 5.40 4.23 4.77 4.07 3.09 2.35 6.53 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 837 391 541 604 603 741 722 997 1,163 1,209 1,391 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 31.96 35.34 55.08 59.46 56.73 68.81 56.05 181.18 108.39 93.34 122.50 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.82 9.03 10.18 9.84 9.41 9.28 7.76 18.18 9.32 7.72 8.81 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 170 100 107 166 169 148 166 165 201 242 239 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.53 20.89 14.63 23.60 34.90 18.51 19.91 19.40 23.62 44.92 36.77 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.01 20.99 13.69 14.20 20.70 12.50 11.99 11.76 11.73 18.55 15.39 

 Other household products 

 Mean ............................................. 536 230 326 353 344 495 457 713 783 765 894 

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

 SE.................................................. 28.38 28.98 39.19 44.89 37.01 55.65 45.04 179.28 98.23 77.18 92.16 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.29 12.62 12.01 12.74 10.75 11.24 9.85 25.14 12.55 10.09 10.31 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ............................................. 130 62 108 86 90 98 99 119 179 202 258 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.59 12.27 23.77 18.80 20.44 20.03 20.63 22.89 32.64 29.18 49.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.83 19.76 21.98 21.91 22.66 20.43 20.88 19.31 18.26 14.46 19.32 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 2,346 965 892 1,261 1,449 1,545 2,209 2,291 2,946 3,468 6,450 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.2 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.7 

 SE.................................................. 137.92 271.86 88.50 127.87 127.06 130.67 285.06 133.86 204.22 223.13 1,372.51 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.88 28.18 9.92 10.14 8.77 8.46 12.90 5.84 6.93 6.43 21.28 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ............................................. 116 60 40 88 73 113 97 97 159 246 189 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.35 18.35 6.96 23.34 16.86 32.06 30.54 18.73 34.23 78.46 25.77 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.78 30.83 17.52 26.66 23.23 28.29 31.51 19.37 21.46 31.85 13.65 

 Furniture 

 Mean ............................................. 534 218 198 312 336 403 431 644 620 832 1,358 

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

 SE.................................................. 17.56 40.69 40.32 45.20 38.73 54.23 68.96 77.08 65.43 87.43 82.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 18.63 20.40 14.48 11.54 13.45 16.01 11.97 10.55 10.51 6.05 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ............................................. 30 9 18 13 32 13 18 24 42 32 98 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.86 1.96 7.75 3.12 13.99 3.24 3.00 4.06 10.33 5.65 29.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 12.91 22.62 43.47 24.23 43.32 24.14 16.66 16.74 24.46 17.69 30.55 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ............................................. 354 160 206 221 270 312 343 386 408 550 687 

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

 SE.................................................. 14.31 28.08 25.42 24.30 28.64 46.92 34.94 44.32 43.38 68.51 70.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.04 17.50 12.32 10.99 10.60 15.03 10.19 11.49 10.64 12.45 10.33 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ............................................. 135 64 79 88 99 96 138 117 176 226 265 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.60 23.64 14.86 11.53 13.42 15.69 25.12 10.99 59.03 25.25 25.14 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.38 36.92 18.81 13.13 13.61 16.28 18.22 9.43 33.47 11.18 9.49 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 1,178 454 352 539 640 607 1,183 1,024 1,539 1,582 3,854 

 Share ............................................. 1.9 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.3 2.1 1.6 1.9 1.7 2.8 

 SE.................................................. 131.18 242.68 61.86 116.22 113.72 90.73 259.47 85.75 143.45 148.20 1,333.32 

 CV(%) ............................................ 11.14 53.51 17.58 21.54 17.76 14.95 21.94 8.37 9.32 9.37 34.59 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,434 772 752 855 870 1,312 1,214 1,190 1,736 2,442 3,199 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.2 1.9 2.2 2.6 2.3 

 SE.................................................. 52.39 170.25 104.84 100.78 98.08 193.20 137.33 105.57 142.39 252.46 236.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.65 22.07 13.94 11.78 11.28 14.73 11.31 8.87 8.20 10.34 7.38 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ............................................. 326 158 106 193 182 272 257 282 480 697 637 

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

 SE.................................................. 23.56 35.78 26.72 41.03 21.66 63.34 36.66 44.02 42.80 188.34 71.74 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Men and boys 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.22 22.66 25.18 21.28 11.92 23.33 14.25 15.62 8.91 27.03 11.26 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ............................................. 240 113 71 145 114 196 181 194 371 533 483 

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

 SE.................................................. 23.52 33.83 26.14 38.52 19.23 53.55 36.32 40.94 42.87 189.22 66.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.80 29.97 36.97 26.59 16.92 27.33 20.09 21.10 11.56 35.50 13.75 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ............................................. 86 45 35 48 68 76 76 88 110 164 154 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.07 8.89 6.85 8.04 12.43 15.97 9.78 11.72 14.66 30.56 20.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.88 19.74 19.34 16.78 18.27 21.13 12.80 13.36 13.38 18.66 12.96 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ............................................. 545 264 330 330 388 430 513 451 593 981 1,168 

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

 SE.................................................. 27.60 62.16 70.82 51.78 79.41 85.10 95.19 59.75 82.99 140.47 109.92 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.07 23.55 21.43 15.70 20.47 19.78 18.56 13.25 14.01 14.31 9.41 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ............................................. 456 220 310 298 345 333 378 369 488 820 997 

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

 SE.................................................. 24.70 57.03 71.64 50.86 78.67 80.62 59.07 54.99 76.25 128.01 106.27 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.42 25.97 23.08 17.08 22.82 24.23 15.61 14.89 15.61 15.61 10.66 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ............................................. 89 44 20 32 43 97 134 82 104 162 171 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.22 17.49 5.73 8.65 10.81 27.20 54.10 12.74 19.65 32.95 25.58 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.24 39.48 28.53 26.87 25.10 27.90 40.23 15.60 18.86 20.40 14.98 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ............................................. 68 13 40 69 31 83 69 75 62 100 137 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.06 7.53 22.07 23.00 7.09 24.32 25.98 22.64 15.13 24.39 42.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.92 59.40 55.85 33.50 22.67 29.48 37.50 30.06 24.29 24.35 31.40 

 Footwear 

 Mean ............................................. 314 176 170 182 132 390 238 238 394 454 764 

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

 SE.................................................. 25.76 112.30 36.66 41.33 28.29 101.56 42.97 34.86 76.31 54.21 166.16 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.21 63.81 21.58 22.73 21.46 26.01 18.04 14.65 19.37 11.94 21.75 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ............................................. 181 161 106 82 137 137 137 144 207 210 493 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.89 56.28 12.63 8.60 19.97 28.21 18.90 31.47 25.84 26.89 91.05 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.01 34.94 11.89 10.49 14.59 20.59 13.84 21.80 12.51 12.80 18.46 

 Transportation 

 Mean ............................................. 9,826 4,387 4,340 5,634 6,799 8,415 9,970 11,594 13,622 15,487 18,115 

 Share ............................................. 16.0 15.6 14.8 14.9 16.2 17.6 18.1 18.1 17.1 16.8 13.2 

 SE.................................................. 192.59 484.83 388.39 347.37 486.70 509.70 592.61 646.32 853.97 835.29 1,059.60 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.96 11.05 8.95 6.17 7.16 6.06 5.94 5.57 6.27 5.39 5.85 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ............................................. 4,523 2,019 1,700 1,996 2,574 3,677 4,426 5,385 6,823 7,882 8,810 

 Share ............................................. 7.4 7.2 5.8 5.3 6.1 7.7 8.0 8.4 8.6 8.6 6.4 

 SE.................................................. 178.25 410.60 392.66 295.04 459.94 465.29 583.35 601.33 845.21 798.86 1,000.77 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.94 20.33 23.10 14.78 17.87 12.65 13.18 11.17 12.39 10.14 11.36 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ............................................. 2,089 660 846 792 787 1,540 1,887 2,383 3,559 3,261 5,211 

 Share ............................................. 3.4 2.4 2.9 2.1 1.9 3.2 3.4 3.7 4.5 3.5 3.8 

 SE.................................................. 133.72 275.99 388.76 244.74 270.07 317.12 313.00 486.42 658.47 499.95 777.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.40 41.80 45.93 30.90 34.30 20.60 16.59 20.42 18.50 15.33 14.92 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ............................................. 2,360 1,279 846 1,189 1,777 2,072 2,397 2,744 3,211 4,522 3,583 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 4.6 2.9 3.1 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.9 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 148.46 258.71 205.83 220.35 374.79 324.73 447.00 517.36 538.30 622.60 581.60 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.29 20.23 24.34 18.53 21.10 15.67 18.65 18.85 16.77 13.77 16.23 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ............................................. 75 80 7 15 10 65 142 259 53 99 16 

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

 SE.................................................. 27.92 79.86 7.19 12.90 6.07 42.82 102.50 224.27 27.88 51.77 10.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 37.43 99.50 97.66 85.50 59.17 65.68 72.10 86.65 52.59 52.18 69.58 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ............................................. 1,568 817 816 1,157 1,349 1,504 1,745 1,902 2,004 2,124 2,274 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.5 2.3 1.7 

 SE.................................................. 18.09 38.54 31.19 36.71 32.64 36.38 41.44 52.62 46.60 50.17 47.37 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.15 4.71 3.82 3.17 2.42 2.42 2.37 2.77 2.33 2.36 2.08 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 3,471 1,470 1,701 2,357 2,761 3,062 3,587 4,053 4,495 5,025 6,228 

 Share ............................................. 5.7 5.2 5.8 6.2 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.3 5.6 5.5 4.5 

 SE.................................................. 46.25 84.31 61.22 108.11 93.09 143.49 97.38 122.33 139.68 143.76 191.28 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.33 5.74 3.60 4.59 3.37 4.69 2.71 3.02 3.11 2.86 3.07 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ............................................. 258 96 67 130 186 168 259 318 411 466 484 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.09 12.39 6.55 11.25 12.22 9.31 15.86 20.39 21.23 25.89 26.37 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 12.88 9.81 8.66 6.57 5.54 6.11 6.42 5.16 5.55 5.45 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ............................................. 879 317 473 621 742 723 968 1,018 1,133 1,303 1,502 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 16.93 30.49 35.76 57.15 49.90 52.69 58.81 77.26 71.21 81.38 100.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.93 9.62 7.56 9.20 6.72 7.29 6.07 7.59 6.29 6.24 6.72 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ............................................. 758 321 255 417 506 653 674 806 1,005 1,155 1,805 

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

 SE.................................................. 26.69 48.18 29.61 31.48 43.58 121.08 68.69 58.98 107.30 106.80 125.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.52 15.03 11.61 7.56 8.62 18.54 10.18 7.32 10.68 9.25 6.93 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 1,575 736 907 1,189 1,327 1,518 1,685 1,911 1,946 2,101 2,438 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 2.6 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.3 1.8 

 SE.................................................. 20.18 31.33 27.03 50.17 53.09 55.80 53.25 51.62 41.02 45.95 65.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.28 4.25 2.98 4.22 4.00 3.67 3.16 2.70 2.11 2.19 2.71 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ............................................. 263 80 123 123 116 171 212 255 301 456 803 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.27 11.98 19.50 19.17 17.94 24.97 39.78 39.65 43.64 71.02 98.60 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.18 15.02 15.86 15.56 15.50 14.56 18.80 15.57 14.52 15.56 12.27 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ............................................. 5,177 2,178 3,363 4,067 4,223 4,702 5,229 5,597 6,575 7,011 8,859 

 Share ............................................. 8.4 7.8 11.4 10.8 10.1 9.8 9.5 8.7 8.2 7.6 6.4 

 SE.................................................. 75.20 115.83 112.29 171.07 166.13 163.07 175.42 206.65 266.66 210.43 242.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.45 5.32 3.34 4.21 3.93 3.47 3.35 3.69 4.06 3.00 2.73 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 3,667 1,635 2,421 2,883 3,019 3,318 3,819 4,011 4,540 4,780 6,267 

 Share ............................................. 6.0 5.8 8.2 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.9 6.3 5.7 5.2 4.6 

 SE.................................................. 58.26 85.96 79.15 101.75 121.39 112.02 108.61 127.17 130.20 133.12 196.82 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.59 5.26 3.27 3.53 4.02 3.38 2.84 3.17 2.87 2.79 3.14 

 Medical services 

 Mean ............................................. 864 218 441 590 578 780 781 983 1,339 1,250 1,689 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 .8 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 33.20 31.00 55.79 101.82 58.02 78.38 86.00 102.67 217.35 103.60 97.15 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.84 14.25 12.64 17.25 10.04 10.05 11.02 10.44 16.24 8.29 5.75 

 Drugs 

 Mean ............................................. 476 246 384 456 425 478 466 423 512 755 618 

 Share ............................................. .8 .9 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 .8 .7 .6 .8 .4 

 SE.................................................. 20.14 28.27 37.70 55.15 35.90 39.47 37.33 32.17 38.87 113.74 56.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.23 11.51 9.83 12.09 8.45 8.25 8.01 7.60 7.59 15.07 9.10 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 170 79 116 138 201 126 163 179 184 227 285 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.73 14.37 18.84 19.89 35.25 15.26 22.90 29.44 17.59 24.99 23.90 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.14 18.10 16.19 14.39 17.55 12.14 14.05 16.48 9.55 11.02 8.39 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ............................................. 2,912 1,096 1,288 1,893 1,894 1,910 2,158 2,899 4,126 4,822 7,068 

 Share ............................................. 4.7 3.9 4.4 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.9 4.5 5.2 5.2 5.1 

 SE.................................................. 145.17 108.27 73.80 409.52 117.28 149.19 108.80 200.38 681.34 369.70 977.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.98 9.88 5.73 21.63 6.19 7.81 5.04 6.91 16.51 7.67 13.82 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ............................................. 425 98 101 150 173 204 276 387 460 807 1,601 

 Share ............................................. .7 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4 .5 .6 .6 .9 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 20.89 24.34 17.12 26.44 27.59 30.97 44.94 38.66 39.99 75.97 108.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.92 24.86 16.96 17.67 15.94 15.20 16.30 9.98 8.70 9.41 6.78 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,049 562 723 809 822 960 985 1,060 1,143 1,539 1,897 

 Share ............................................. 1.7 2.0 2.5 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 25.34 31.81 40.56 27.72 29.39 62.49 42.47 46.23 56.52 154.23 144.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.42 5.66 5.61 3.42 3.58 6.51 4.31 4.36 4.95 10.02 7.63 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 859 324 362 833 696 458 550 823 1,730 1,360 1,458 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.2 1.2 2.2 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.2 1.5 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 87.73 83.97 53.02 404.68 97.12 55.98 52.50 125.59 642.05 256.70 200.90 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.21 25.91 14.65 48.58 13.95 12.21 9.54 15.26 37.12 18.87 13.78 

 Pets 

 Mean ............................................. 690 271 266 765 582 376 398 648 1,495 1,009 1,089 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 1.0 .9 2.0 1.4 .8 .7 1.0 1.9 1.1 .8 

 SE.................................................. 90.72 77.74 37.61 400.27 89.95 53.93 43.68 125.24 649.23 239.49 191.69 

 CV(%) ............................................ 13.15 28.73 14.14 52.31 15.46 14.34 10.98 19.32 43.43 23.73 17.61 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 170 54 96 68 114 82 152 175 235 351 370 

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

 SE.................................................. 13.39 15.34 35.32 20.66 41.31 14.14 33.57 26.04 64.97 73.03 63.68 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.89 28.64 36.80 30.42 36.19 17.18 22.07 14.88 27.68 20.79 17.22 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean ............................................. 579 112 102 101 203 288 348 629 794 1,115 2,112 

 Share ............................................. .9 .4 .3 .3 .5 .6 .6 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.5 

 SE.................................................. 101.44 37.44 18.94 18.86 30.92 84.91 73.04 119.21 249.28 215.51 911.61 

 CV(%) ............................................ 17.52 33.48 18.56 18.65 15.21 29.47 20.99 18.96 31.40 19.32 43.15 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ............................................. 646 283 318 380 527 532 614 629 843 993 1,347 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.47 21.37 27.47 25.93 40.33 42.92 39.11 37.97 55.46 60.88 72.20 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.55 7.55 8.62 6.82 7.65 8.07 6.37 6.04 6.58 6.13 5.36 

 Reading 

 Mean ............................................. 114 43 94 107 64 103 95 87 137 163 245 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.15 11.78 28.35 35.31 10.11 19.51 14.42 14.77 16.29 31.68 34.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.16 27.47 30.21 32.91 15.70 19.03 15.21 16.89 11.85 19.39 14.16 

 Education 

 Mean ............................................. 1,271 1,065 218 379 349 497 868 897 1,370 1,739 5,380 

 Share ............................................. 2.1 3.8 .7 1.0 .8 1.0 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.9 3.9 

 SE.................................................. 92.39 316.53 57.40 115.76 103.26 91.69 172.35 135.15 133.10 193.64 731.04 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.27 29.73 26.36 30.55 29.58 18.43 19.85 15.07 9.71 11.13 13.59 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 315 302 262 351 359 346 386 339 323 289 191 

 Share ............................................. .5 1.1 .9 .9 .9 .7 .7 .5 .4 .3 .1 

 SE.................................................. 10.44 20.69 26.93 26.02 31.40 27.14 34.02 28.79 32.70 27.38 23.58 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.32 6.86 10.29 7.42 8.76 7.84 8.81 8.49 10.13 9.46 12.36 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ............................................. 907 437 399 662 597 758 808 1,098 1,175 1,406 1,738 

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

 SE.................................................. 43.29 77.30 80.63 66.67 78.22 92.33 86.47 197.69 102.63 156.88 148.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.77 17.68 20.23 10.07 13.10 12.18 10.70 18.01 8.74 11.15 8.54 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ............................................. 2,283 679 821 1,217 1,513 1,416 2,181 1,969 3,769 2,876 6,431 

 Share ............................................. 3.7 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.6 3.0 4.0 3.1 4.7 3.1 4.7 

 SE.................................................. 175.86 125.25 105.19 134.10 283.80 160.21 272.53 197.95 1,066.50 387.69 733.42 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.70 18.46 12.82 11.02 18.75 11.31 12.50 10.05 28.29 13.48 11.41 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ............................................. 7,246 454 764 1,629 2,595 3,920 5,315 7,625 10,411 14,446 25,504 

 Share ............................................. 11.8 1.6 2.6 4.3 6.2 8.2 9.6 11.9 13.1 15.7 18.5 

 SE.................................................. 108.92 67.90 38.91 75.97 70.69 82.25 89.53 142.01 158.04 178.49 522.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.50 14.97 5.09 4.66 2.72 2.10 1.68 1.86 1.52 1.24 2.05 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 486 173 181 288 294 331 368 462 611 733 1,427 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.21 46.37 15.82 40.66 27.11 27.89 23.67 31.13 33.60 44.63 119.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.34 26.74 8.75 14.13 9.24 8.43 6.44 6.73 5.50 6.09 8.40 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ............................................. 6,760 280 583 1,341 2,301 3,589 4,948 7,163 9,800 13,713 24,077 

 Share ............................................. 11.0 1.0 2.0 3.6 5.5 7.5 9.0 11.2 12.3 14.9 17.5 

 SE.................................................. 101.94 50.72 37.16 64.96 68.13 82.61 86.54 139.37 153.27 175.74 512.32 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.51 18.10 6.37 4.84 2.96 2.30 1.75 1.95 1.56 1.28 2.13 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ............................................. $84,352 $7,121 $19,207 $29,361 $39,709 $51,748 $67,161 $85,470 $108,931 $147,049 $289,919 

 SE.................................................. 1,260.38 267.85 256.49 325.96 417.82 382.92 477.34 847.56 775.67 903.24 7,679.36 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.49 3.76 1.34 1.11 1.05 .74 .71 .99 .71 .61 2.65 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ............................................. 65,449 2,504 5,470 13,483 24,020 35,561 50,906 70,451 91,465 126,355 236,177 

 Share ............................................. 77.6 35.2 28.5 45.9 60.5 68.7 75.8 82.4 84.0 85.9 81.5 

 SE.................................................. 999.71 399.73 268.51 459.32 499.28 619.60 761.54 1,026.54 972.87 1,443.60 5,729.04 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.53 15.96 4.91 3.41 2.08 1.74 1.50 1.46 1.06 1.14 2.43 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ............................................. 5,808 -672 570 804 1,428 2,128 2,845 3,522 5,961 7,988 33,770 

 Share ............................................. 6.9 -9.4 3.0 2.7 3.6 4.1 4.2 4.1 5.5 5.4 11.6 

 SE.................................................. 438.28 511.53 112.06 146.84 292.17 342.69 361.76 549.78 668.95 845.91 3,529.10 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.55 -76.08 19.66 18.27 20.46 16.10 12.72 15.61 11.22 10.59 10.45 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ............................................. 9,493 3,219 11,548 12,904 11,940 11,529 10,794 8,571 8,211 7,531 8,592 

 Share ............................................. 11.3 45.2 60.1 43.9 30.1 22.3 16.1 10.0 7.5 5.1 3.0 

 SE.................................................. 229.45 159.36 249.01 453.06 485.22 494.07 592.52 533.38 446.26 674.02 1,789.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.42 4.95 2.16 3.51 4.06 4.29 5.49 6.22 5.44 8.95 20.82 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income 

 Mean ............................................. 1,963 137 202 673 643 978 933 1,270 1,890 3,330 9,649 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 1.9 1.0 2.3 1.6 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.7 2.3 3.3 

 SE.................................................. 171.92 33.53 42.18 126.64 94.57 163.94 170.87 205.83 263.97 509.99 1,266.64 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.76 24.51 20.93 18.82 14.72 16.77 18.31 16.21 13.97 15.31 13.13 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean ............................................. 458 1,196 804 636 518 401 328 325 125 149 101 

 Share ............................................. .5 16.8 4.2 2.2 1.3 .8 .5 .4 .1 .1 ( 2 ) 

 SE.................................................. 28.46 74.91 85.30 81.89 70.51 71.03 53.51 105.90 25.73 33.96 28.71 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.21 6.26 10.61 12.88 13.61 17.71 16.33 32.62 20.52 22.72 28.54 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean ............................................. 902 291 431 638 953 947 1,208 1,132 1,031 1,372 1,021 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 4.1 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.3 .9 .9 .4 

 SE.................................................. 71.85 61.74 76.57 88.87 121.11 130.23 201.71 165.13 135.68 271.33 178.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.96 21.23 17.76 13.92 12.70 13.75 16.70 14.59 13.16 19.78 17.48 

 Other income 

 Mean ............................................. 278 446 182 224 206 203 148 199 248 323 610 

 Share ............................................. .3 6.3 .9 .8 .5 .4 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 SE.................................................. 26.87 78.50 35.79 55.72 47.80 44.85 35.14 50.69 54.25 86.82 170.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.65 17.61 19.64 24.91 23.20 22.06 23.68 25.41 21.85 26.91 27.92 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ............................................. 9,402 -1,560 -2,275 -2,353 -1,344 249 2,604 5,475 9,427 18,378 66,012 

 Share ............................................. 11.1 -21.9 -11.8 -8.0 -3.4 .5 3.9 6.4 8.7 12.5 22.8 

 SE.................................................. 740.16 93.61 128.11 106.57 149.07 184.78 291.96 183.02 272.60 490.68 6,279.15 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.87 -6.00 -5.63 -4.53 -11.09 74.22 11.21 3.34 2.89 2.67 9.51 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 8,812 -169 -670 -621 157 1,415 3,330 5,486 8,683 15,808 55,179 

 Share ............................................. 10.4 -2.4 -3.5 -2.1 .4 2.7 5.0 6.4 8.0 10.8 19.0 

 SE.................................................. 653.61 51.13 71.67 71.39 107.99 122.83 231.17 138.15 111.18 337.54 5,814.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.42 -30.33 -10.70 -11.49 68.62 8.68 6.94 2.52 1.28 2.14 10.54 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# 

 Mean ............................................. -1,911 -1,364 -1,558 -1,868 -1,951 -2,016 -2,215 -2,203 -2,382 -2,307 -1,240 

 Share ............................................. -2.3 -19.2 -8.1 -6.4 -4.9 -3.9 -3.3 -2.6 -2.2 -1.6 -.4 

 SE.................................................. 40.69 74.66 74.07 85.35 79.81 104.26 121.10 91.68 116.66 114.65 99.28 

 CV(%) ............................................ -2.13 -5.47 -4.75 -4.57 -4.09 -5.17 -5.47 -4.16 -4.90 -4.97 -8.01 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 2,430 -66 -71 98 402 798 1,425 2,119 3,025 4,745 11,924 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 -.9 -.4 .3 1.0 1.5 2.1 2.5 2.8 3.2 4.1 

 SE.................................................. 113.11 19.77 20.18 28.38 36.71 47.22 77.97 96.72 150.95 200.99 655.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.66 -30.16 -28.29 28.83 9.13 5.92 5.47 4.56 4.99 4.24 5.50 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 72 38 24 38 48 52 64 73 102 132 149 

 Share ............................................. .1 .5 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 

 SE.................................................. 12.03 10.59 8.14 7.38 14.13 11.64 16.71 21.34 22.35 29.61 47.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ 16.74 27.71 33.67 19.61 29.55 22.33 26.06 29.24 21.99 22.42 32.19 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 74,949 8,681 21,482 31,714 41,053 51,499 64,557 79,995 99,504 128,671 223,907 

 Share ............................................. 88.9 121.9 111.8 108.0 103.4 99.5 96.1 93.6 91.3 87.5 77.2 

 SE.................................................. 1,197.76 268.83 295.59 349.98 445.07 418.91 555.41 869.49 804.02 928.03 9,279.43 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.60 3.10 1.38 1.10 1.08 .81 .86 1.09 .81 .72 4.14 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ............................................. $3,584 $2,920 $2,656 -$1,715 -$2,047 -$7,349 -$7,235 -$2,840 $6,066 -$3,209 $49,035 

 SE.................................................. 4,404.92 2,651.98 3,101.84 3,885.36 3,509.15 5,568.08 6,448.43 5,354.74 7,805.18 7,377.40 39,302.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 122.91 90.81 116.80 -226.50 -171.44 -75.77 -89.12 -188.58 128.67 -229.87 80.15 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ............................................. 24,635 6,498 3,676 3,344 4,627 1,234 13,421 19,060 35,108 44,427 115,999 

 SE.................................................. 4,342.48 2,471.62 2,726.55 3,743.87 3,248.89 5,639.34 3,789.55 4,544.21 6,611.86 6,609.62 38,217.92 

 CV(%) ............................................ 17.63 38.04 74.17 111.96 70.22 457.14 28.24 23.84 18.83 14.88 32.95 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ............................................. 21,052 3,578 1,020 5,059 6,674 8,583 20,656 21,899 29,042 47,636 66,964 

 SE.................................................. 1,361.05 1,471.36 1,266.70 1,625.59 1,630.51 2,127.96 5,687.20 3,304.74 4,966.14 5,807.68 7,840.90 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.47 41.13 124.15 32.13 24.43 24.79 27.53 15.09 17.10 12.19 11.71 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ............................................. 2,042 514 393 484 547 893 1,236 620 462 1,606 13,772 

 SE.................................................. 1,660.31 202.03 156.59 170.52 237.42 298.98 623.89 207.39 133.38 748.17 16,173.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 81.32 39.32 39.82 35.26 43.38 33.50 50.47 33.47 28.84 46.58 117.44 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ............................................. -2,395 -596 -670 -896 -1,205 -1,316 -1,661 -2,697 -3,260 -4,385 -7,322 

 SE.................................................. 52.65 62.75 57.09 73.32 86.22 76.79 75.48 199.86 104.87 145.67 379.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ -2.20 -10.52 -8.52 -8.18 -7.16 -5.84 -4.54 -7.41 -3.22 -3.32 -5.18 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ............................................. 221,708 90,935 123,894 136,594 146,179 161,374 184,845 215,011 253,138 321,769 587,024 

 SE.................................................. 4,520.75 5,073.58 6,971.42 6,033.35 7,576.77 7,631.05 6,217.44 7,522.93 6,984.65 7,454.28 19,182.17 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.04 5.58 5.63 4.42 5.18 4.73 3.36 3.50 2.76 2.32 3.27 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ............................................. 1,181 546 735 779 821 915 1,044 1,187 1,419 1,710 2,673 

 SE.................................................. 14.08 23.93 31.51 20.75 32.12 30.47 26.16 28.01 25.69 29.41 68.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.19 4.39 4.29 2.66 3.91 3.33 2.50 2.36 1.81 1.72 2.55 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 No data reported. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

# 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