Table 3330. West region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018-2019

Homeowner 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units in 

the West 

Total 

Homeowner 

with 

mortgage 

Homeowner 

without 

mortgage 

Renter 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) .................................................... 29,542 17,359 11,073 6,285 12,183 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $86,301 $105,793 $121,310 $78,457 $58,526 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 73,929 89,016 101,140 67,657 52,431 

 Age of reference person ............................................................................. 50.4 55.5 50.9 63.5 43.1 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ..................................................................................................... 2.6 2.7 3.0 2.3 2.4 

 Children under 18 .................................................................................... .6 .6 .8 .4 .6 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................................. .4 .5 .3 .9 .2 

 Earners .................................................................................................... 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.0 1.3 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................... 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.2 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men .......................................................................................................... 50 51 52 50 48 

 Women .................................................................................................... 50 49 48 50 52 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................................................. 59 100 100 100 n.a. 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 37 64 100 n.a. n.a. 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................. 21 36 n.a. 100 n.a. 

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 41 n.a. n.a. n.a. 100 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ....................................................................... 5 2 3 2 9 

 White, Asian, and all other races ............................................................ 95 98 97 98 91 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .................................................................................... 22 18 20 14 28 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................. 78 82 80 86 72 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................... 24 21 19 26 28 

 College .................................................................................................... 71 75 79 69 65 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ......................................................... 90 96 98 93 82 

Average annual expenditures ........................................................................ $68,880 $80,458 $89,675 $63,606 $52,589 

 Food ............................................................................................................ 8,930 10,140 10,971 8,267 7,302 

 Food at home .......................................................................................... 4,934 5,603 5,937 4,816 4,045 

 Cereals and bakery products ............................................................... 606 680 725 574 507 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................................................. 196 223 242 179 160 

 Bakery products ................................................................................ 409 457 483 395 347 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................................. 983 1,125 1,174 1,009 795 

 Beef ................................................................................................... 261 312 330 270 193 

 Pork ................................................................................................... 182 211 213 207 142 

 Other meats ...................................................................................... 118 140 147 121 90 

 Poultry ............................................................................................... 194 211 229 170 171 

 Fish and seafood .............................................................................. 148 167 166 167 124 

 Eggs .................................................................................................. 80 84 89 74 75 

 Dairy products ...................................................................................... 508 578 610 502 416 

 Fresh milk and cream ....................................................................... 167 181 198 142 148 

 Other dairy products ......................................................................... 342 397 413 360 268 

 Fruits and vegetables ........................................................................... 982 1,119 1,171 997 799 

 Fresh fruits ........................................................................................ 374 428 446 386 302 

 Fresh vegetables .............................................................................. 344 392 409 352 279 

 Processed fruits ................................................................................ 125 140 147 125 105 

 Processed vegetables ...................................................................... 139 159 169 133 112 

 Other food at home .............................................................................. 1,854 2,100 2,256 1,734 1,527 

 Sugar and other sweets .................................................................... 175 215 228 187 122 

 Fats and oils ...................................................................................... 124 136 144 118 106 

 Miscellaneous foods ......................................................................... 1,021 1,144 1,229 944 857 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3330. West region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Homeowner 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units in 

the West 

Total 

Homeowner 

with 

mortgage 

Homeowner 

without 

mortgage 

Renter 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................................................... 461 510 554 405 396 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips ..................... 74 94 101 81 46 

 Food away from home............................................................................. 3,996 4,538 5,034 3,452 3,257 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................... 644 736 779 643 518 

 Housing ....................................................................................................... 23,218 24,844 29,239 17,083 20,945 

 Shelter ..................................................................................................... 14,535 13,912 17,601 7,412 15,422 

 Owned dwellings .................................................................................. 7,328 12,338 15,950 5,974 190 

 Mortgage interest and charges ......................................................... 3,598 6,084 9,404 235 256 

 Property taxes ................................................................................... 2,055 3,471 3,769 2,946 39 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses ........................... 1,675 2,783 2,778 2,793 95 

 Rented dwellings .................................................................................. 6,268 243 223 277 14,855 

 Other lodging ........................................................................................ 938 1,331 1,428 1,160 377 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services .......................................................... 3,932 4,768 5,075 4,228 2,741 

 Natural gas ........................................................................................... 353 471 504 412 184 

 Electricity .............................................................................................. 1,295 1,543 1,599 1,443 941 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................................... 40 61 54 74 10 

 Telephone services .............................................................................. 1,450 1,595 1,746 1,331 1,242 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ......................... 161 216 194 254 82 

 Cellular phone service ...................................................................... 1,289 1,379 1,551 1,077 1,160 

 Water and other public services .......................................................... 795 1,098 1,172 968 363 

 Household operations ............................................................................. 1,768 2,355 2,554 2,001 932 

 Personal services ................................................................................. 554 764 927 476 254 

 Other household expenses .................................................................. 1,214 1,591 1,626 1,525 679 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................... 746 942 973 870 485 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................................................ 187 219 234 183 144 

 Other household products .................................................................... 406 524 532 504 250 

 Postage and stationery ........................................................................ 153 200 207 183 92 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................................................... 2,238 2,867 3,036 2,572 1,365 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 126 146 165 103 100 

 Furniture ............................................................................................... 560 690 765 558 374 

 Floor coverings ..................................................................................... 27 38 42 31 11 

 Major appliances .................................................................................. 349 501 541 430 132 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares .................................... 133 160 170 136 98 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 1,043 1,333 1,352 1,312 650 

 Apparel and services .................................................................................. 1,989 2,159 2,439 1,553 1,761 

 Men and boys .......................................................................................... 497 552 625 398 424 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................................. 390 431 473 340 336 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ........................................................................................ 107 121 152 58 88 

 Women and girls ..................................................................................... 761 868 980 613 617 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................................................ 656 749 829 562 532 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 105 120 151 52 86 

 Children under 2 ...................................................................................... 96 95 118 242 96 

 Footwear .................................................................................................. 389 377 416 283 405 

 Other apparel products and services ...................................................... 246 267 300 216 219 

 Transportation ............................................................................................ 11,210 13,424 15,061 10,542 8,058 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 4,187 5,211 5,889 4,017 2,727 

 Cars and trucks, new ........................................................................... 1,771 2,456 2,789 1,871 794 

 Cars and trucks, used .......................................................................... 2,346 2,693 3,024 2,110 1,851 

 Other vehicles ...................................................................................... 70 62 77 236 81 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ........................................................ 2,397 2,701 3,006 2,162 1,965 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................................................... 3,634 4,243 4,851 3,167 2,769 

 Vehicle finance charges ....................................................................... 222 261 338 126 165 

 Maintenance and repairs ..................................................................... 966 1,185 1,276 1,020 657 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ............................ 875 1,032 1,223 694 653 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................................. 1,571 1,765 2,014 1,327 1,295 

 Public and other transportation ............................................................... 992 1,269 1,315 1,197 597 

 Healthcare .................................................................................................. 5,005 6,467 6,256 6,854 2,928 

 Health insurance ..................................................................................... 3,236 4,198 4,070 4,423 1,864 

 Medical services ...................................................................................... 1,100 1,436 1,428 1,448 622 

 Drugs ....................................................................................................... 480 590 531 713 327 

 Medical supplies ...................................................................................... 190 244 227 269 114 

 Entertainment ............................................................................................. 3,554 4,539 4,936 3,793 2,177 

 Fees and admissions .............................................................................. 942 1,228 1,375 983 541 

 Audio and visual equipment and services............................................... 1,040 1,249 1,318 1,103 745 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3330. West region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Homeowner 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units in 

the West 

Total 

Homeowner 

with 

mortgage 

Homeowner 

without 

mortgage 

Renter 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ..................................... 934 1,164 1,215 1,059 622 

 Pets ...................................................................................................... 761 952 982 895 500 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......................................... 174 212 233 164 122 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ........................ 637 898 1,027 649 269 

 Personal care products and services ......................................................... 847 987 1,080 799 653 

 Reading ...................................................................................................... 107 133 129 140 71 

 Education .................................................................................................... 1,469 1,800 2,199 1,092 999 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................................... 245 206 234 157 300 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................. 1,054 1,282 1,360 1,144 732 

 Cash contributions ...................................................................................... 2,623 3,715 2,968 5,030 1,068 

 Personal insurance and pensions .............................................................. 7,985 10,027 12,024 6,508 5,077 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................................................... 429 613 730 407 165 

 Pensions and Social Security.................................................................. 7,557 9,414 11,294 6,101 4,911 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ....................................................................... $86,301 $105,793 $121,310 $78,457 $58,526 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................................. 67,794 81,134 101,057 46,036 48,786 

 Self-employment income ......................................................................... 5,846 7,413 8,624 5,279 3,613 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ............................... 8,807 12,400 8,152 19,884 3,687 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income ...................... 2,427 3,701 2,434 5,934 611 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................................. 440 203 151 293 778 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................................... 559 659 613 740 418 

 Other income ........................................................................................... 428 283 278 292 634 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ....................................... 12,372 16,777 20,170 10,800 6,096 

 Federal income taxes .............................................................................. 9,442 12,936 15,474 8,467 4,464 

 State and local income taxes .................................................................. 2,906 3,802 4,644 2,317 1,629 

 Other taxes .............................................................................................. 24 239 252 216 23 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 73,929 89,016 101,140 67,657 52,431 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities .................................................... $12,945 $18,130 $5,595 $40,215 $5,556 

 Net change in total assets ....................................................................... 30,090 46,423 49,773 40,521 6,818 

 Net change in total liabilities .................................................................... 17,146 28,293 44,179 306 1,262 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts .............................................................................. 2,027 2,977 2,963 3,001 674 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ............................................ -2,722 -4,583 -6,858 -574 -70 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................................. 306,489 521,394 521,812 520,658 2280 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ..................................... 1,300 2,208 2,264 2,108 27 

 Gifts of goods and services, total ............................................................... 1,395 1,872 2,030 1,565 725 

 Food ........................................................................................................ 112 165 170 161 39 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................ 13 15 18 9 11 

 Housing ................................................................................................... 269 364 365 353 137 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................ 40 55 61 39 21 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 12 17 18 215 26 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........................................ 25 35 40 22 12 

 Major appliances ............................................................................... 6 7 8 26 25 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares ........................... 19 27 32 216 7 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 40 50 54 40 27 

 Other housing ....................................................................................... 151 208 191 236 71 

 Apparel and services ............................................................................... 264 269 292 218 257 

 Males, 2 and over ................................................................................. 60 80 86 66 33 

 Females, 2 and over ............................................................................ 104 90 100 68 122 

 Children under 2 ................................................................................... 39 47 50 239 29 

 Other apparel products and services ................................................... 62 53 56 45 73 

 Jewelry and watches ........................................................................ 6 7 7 26 6 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 3330. West region by housing tenure: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Homeowner 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units in 

the West 

Total 

Homeowner 

with 

mortgage 

Homeowner 

without 

mortgage 

Renter 

 All other apparel products and services ........................................... 55 46 49 39 67 

 Transportation ......................................................................................... 159 212 247 150 83 

 Healthcare ............................................................................................... 20 21 28 29 218 

 Entertainment .......................................................................................... 115 150 165 118 67 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles ......................................... 34 43 44 241 22 

 Other entertainment ............................................................................. 81 107 121 77 45 

 Personal care products and services ...................................................... 26 29 29 27 22 

 Reading ................................................................................................... 3 4 3 4 2 

 Education ................................................................................................. 283 459 533 329 31 

 All other gifts ............................................................................................ 131 183 180 186 58 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2020