Table 3033. Selected western metropolitan statistical areas: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2017-2018

Item 

All consumer 

units in the 

West 

Los

Angeles 

San 

Francisco San Diego Seattle Phoenix Denver Honolulu Anchorage 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 28,992 6,605 1,856 1,147 1,872 1,279 1,344 537 210 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................ $82,878 $82,119 $122,977 $100,327 $117,499 $71,250 $95,984 $94,905 $93,396 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 49.9 49.2 51.5 49.2 45.5 51.9 48.0 56.6 51.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.4 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .7 .7 .5 .7 .6 .6 .7 .6 .5 

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

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

 Vehicles ................................................................ 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.4 

 Percent homeowner ................................................................ 59 52 57 55 55 68 62 62 63 

Average annual expenditures ................................ $68,276 $68,129 $80,733 $79,672 $84,864 $66,908 $73,670 $60,710 $71,855 

 Food................................................................................................ 8,947 8,974 10,146 10,613 11,412 7,817 9,106 10,985 9,031 

 Food at home ................................................................ 4,962 4,543 5,192 5,580 6,195 3,926 5,256 5,899 5,779 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................ 618 563 644 700 763 534 606 691 790 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 1,024 1,030 1,165 1,334 1,217 677 1,237 1,467 1,202 

 Dairy products ................................................................ 513 431 543 520 645 367 492 508 550 

 Fruits and vegetables................................ 998 955 1,091 1,033 1,358 695 1,184 1,265 1,011 

 Other food at home ................................................................ 1,808 1,563 1,749 1,993 2,212 1,654 1,737 1,968 2,226 

 Food away from home ................................................................ 3,985 4,431 4,954 5,033 5,217 3,890 3,850 5,086 3,252 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 702 657 800 1,218 1,124 527 772 517 878 

 Housing ................................................................ 23,035 24,326 31,786 28,591 29,269 20,730 25,164 23,045 22,619 

 Shelter ................................................................ 14,470 16,613 21,578 19,562 18,966 10,767 15,149 14,710 13,688 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................ 7,575 7,767 10,932 10,176 10,040 6,251 7,907 7,376 8,133 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................ 6,029 8,063 9,362 8,061 7,764 3,568 6,283 6,949 4,682 

 Other lodging ................................................................ 867 783 1,285 1,325 1,162 948 960 385 873 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 3,910 3,787 4,385 3,689 4,004 4,337 4,126 4,416 4,744 

 Household operations ................................................................ 1,657 1,554 3,230 2,180 2,399 1,770 2,001 1,263 1,254 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................ 838 757 703 833 923 912 1,065 838 845 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................ 2,159 1,616 1,890 2,327 2,977 2,944 2,822 1,817 2,088 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 2,059 2,089 2,134 2,582 3,155 2,120 2,359 1,634 2,277 

 Transportation ................................................................ 10,550 9,273 9,138 11,363 11,999 12,720 11,218 6,611 11,290 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)................................ 4,405 2,966 12,860 3,737 4,412 6,531 4,591 11,595 5,025 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................ 2,293 2,706 1,977 2,487 2,175 2,041 2,026 1,800 2,366 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,931 2,683 2,797 3,523 3,978 3,537 3,420 2,202 2,509 

 Public and other transportation ................................ 921 918 1,504 1,616 1,434 610 1,181 1,014 1,390 

 Healthcare ................................................................ 4,834 3,890 4,602 5,174 5,355 6,038 5,820 4,134 5,233 

 Entertainment ................................................................3,729 2,853 3,309 4,576 4,334 3,776 4,431 2,665 4,376 

 Personal care products and services ................................864 811 950 1,020 911 1,004 1,318 798 784 

 Reading ................................................................ 117 94 177 124 157 78 129 53 108 

 Education ................................................................ 1,521 2,334 3,746 1,264 2,047 804 1,461 1,074 1,116 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................ 261 211 93 147 298 554 294 1178 535 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................1,201 1,247 1,664 1,639 1,454 930 1,144 358 1,069 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 2,387 1,654 2,461 1,793 2,630 1,376 1,992 1,456 1,802 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................ 8,070 9,716 9,728 9,567 10,719 8,434 8,463 7,202 10,736 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................374 393 318 593 411 332 317 289 529 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................ 7,696 9,323 9,410 8,974 10,308 8,102 8,146 6,912 10,207 

1

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2019