Table 3024. Selected southern metropolitan statistical areas: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 

2021-2022

Item

All consumer

units in the

South

Washington

D.C. Baltimore Atlanta Miami DallasFort Worth Houston Tampa

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 51,921 2,856 877 2,294 2,481 2,808 2,454 1,081 

Consumer unit characteristics:

 Income before taxes......................................................... $81,251 $131,821 $111,644 $106,699 $83,756 $99,233 $82,382 $83,010 

 Age of reference person................................................... 51.8 48.9 52.2 48.7 52.7 49.2 49.2 52.8 

 Average number in consumer unit:

 People ........................................................................... 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.8 2.2 

 Children under 18.......................................................... .6 .7 .6 .7 .4 .7 .8 .4 

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

 Earners.......................................................................... 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.2 

 Vehicles......................................................................... 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.6 

 Percent homeowner ......................................................... 67 64 66 67 53 56 65 66 

Average annual expenditures.............................................. $63,610 $94,171 $82,095 $72,537 $64,943 $71,932 $73,772 $67,636 

 Food.................................................................................. 8,045 11,326 10,661 9,075 7,992 8,755 6,849 8,022 

 Food at home ................................................................ 4,968 6,558 6,174 5,753 5,699 4,787 3,680 4,865 

 Cereals and bakery products..................................... 612 805 790 714 682 548 441 650 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................... 1,106 1,391 1,398 1,260 1,501 1,158 875 1,019 

 Dairy products............................................................ 447 613 554 477 544 431 314 522 

 Fruits and vegetables................................................. 913 1,261 1,329 1,204 1,162 791 776 906 

 Other food at home .................................................... 1,890 2,488 2,102 2,096 1,810 1,859 1,273 1,768 

 Food away from home .................................................. 3,076 4,768 4,488 3,322 2,293 3,968 3,169 3,156 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................... 546 929 692 600 799 663 585 799 

 Housing ............................................................................ 20,871 33,285 26,047 24,914 24,248 25,975 24,773 23,686 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 11,836 22,102 15,839 15,220 16,218 16,149 14,874 13,949 

 Owned dwellings........................................................ 6,870 13,155 9,323 9,097 6,816 8,659 8,799 7,625 

 Rented dwellings........................................................ 4,055 6,929 5,496 4,911 8,499 6,682 4,799 5,648 

 Other lodging.............................................................. 912 2,017 1,019 1,211 903 808 1,275 677 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 4,308 4,778 4,341 4,669 3,656 4,713 4,601 4,188 

 Household operations ................................................... 1,606 2,491 1,989 1,994 1,603 1,674 2,165 1,817 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 753 983 918 812 758 731 593 588 

 Household furnishings and equipment ......................... 2,367 2,929 2,960 2,219 2,013 2,708 2,539 3,144 

 Apparel and services........................................................ 1,637 1,965 2,296 2,442 1,643 1,989 1,397 1,516 

 Transportation .................................................................. 11,581 12,162 14,457 12,354 11,970 12,568 13,658 11,940 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)...................................... 5,015 4,521 7,297 4,682 4,822 5,593 5,631 5,152 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 2,667 2,395 2,692 2,851 2,535 2,525 3,190 2,268 

 Other vehicle expenses................................................. 3,419 4,086 3,786 4,152 3,816 3,874 4,126 3,943 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 481 1,161 683 668 798 576 711 576 

 Healthcare ........................................................................ 5,242 7,001 6,310 5,450 3,862 5,204 5,256 6,067 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 2,981 3,975 3,587 2,828 2,888 3,331 2,476 3,200 

 Personal care products and services ............................... 723 1,373 1,098 968 796 843 844 624 

 Reading ............................................................................ 83 349 157 233 82 87 83 72 

 Education.......................................................................... 963 2,378 896 1,411 857 634 1,400 1,319 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies......................... 367 248 249 188 131 171 379 255 

 Miscellaneous................................................................... 878 1,270 1,226 793 642 706 1,179 973 

 Cash contributions............................................................ 2,544 4,729 3,696 1,816 1,648 1,907 7,880 1,397 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 7,150 13,179 10,720 9,666 7,386 9,099 7,014 7,767 

 Life and other personal insurance................................. 437 657 554 527 388 380 380 484 

 Pensions and Social Security ....................................... 6,713 12,522 10,167 9,139 6,997 8,719 6,634 7,283 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands.

2

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2023