Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 128,437 23,426 27,674 49,104 28,233

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean ...................................................... $69,627 $79,482 $67,760 $61,792 $76,905

SE .......................................................... 871.92 2,505.19 1,650.49 1,269.69 2,258.03

CV(%) .................................................... 1.25 3.15 2.44 2.05 2.94

Income after taxes

Mean ...................................................... 60,448 67,179 59,178 54,700 66,105

SE .......................................................... 634.35 1,735.84 1,291.34 1,002.22 1,517.99

CV(%) .................................................... 1.05 2.58 2.18 1.83 2.30

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.5 51.8 50.7 50.7 49.1

Average number in consumer unit:

People ................................................................... 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7

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

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

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

Vehicles ................................................................. 1.9 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.0

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

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

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

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 62 61 65 65 56

With mortgage ..................................................... 35 32 38 35 37

Without mortgage ................................................ 27 28 27 31 20

Renter .................................................................... 38 39 35 35 44

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 13 11 19 5

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 87 89 81 95

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 12 5 12 23

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 88 95 88 77

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ................................................. 32 34 33 34 27

College .................................................................. 64 63 63 62 70

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 87 79 90 89 89

Average annual expenditures

Mean ...................................................... $55,978 $58,976 $55,071 $52,020 $61,244

SE .......................................................... 594.00 1,316.81 1,107.64 886.62 1,533.87

CV(%) .................................................... 1.06 2.23 2.01 1.70 2.50

Food

Mean ...................................................... 7,023 6,882 7,090 6,613 7,776

Share ..................................................... 12.5 11.7 12.9 12.7 12.7

SE .......................................................... 77.17 214.70 130.37 144.07 152.16

CV(%) .................................................... 1.10 3.12 1.84 2.18 1.96

Food at home

Mean ...................................................... 4,015 3,939 4,152 3,756 4,387

Share ..................................................... 7.2 6.7 7.5 7.2 7.2

SE .......................................................... 50.10 73.90 91.04 94.76 116.12

CV(%) .................................................... 1.25 1.88 2.19 2.52 2.65

Cereals and bakery products

Mean ...................................................... 518 542 533 481 546

Share ..................................................... .9 .9 1.0 .9 .9

SE .......................................................... 6.93 7.97 17.68 13.20 9.96

CV(%) .................................................... 1.34 1.47 3.32 2.74 1.82

Cereals and cereal products

Mean ...................................................... 172 194 175 155 182

Share ..................................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .......................................................... 3.32 8.62 7.72 5.19 5.52

CV(%) .................................................... 1.93 4.45 4.42 3.36 3.04

Bakery products

Mean ...................................................... 346 348 358 327 365

Share ..................................................... .6 .6 .6 .6 .6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Bakery products

SE .......................................................... 5.11 8.11 12.74 9.53 6.35

CV(%) .................................................... 1.48 2.33 3.56 2.92 1.74

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean ...................................................... 896 879 946 869 907

Share ..................................................... 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.5

SE .......................................................... 16.91 32.20 50.08 28.74 29.18

CV(%) .................................................... 1.89 3.66 5.29 3.31 3.22

Beef

Mean ...................................................... 245 207 302 239 233

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

SE .......................................................... 9.40 10.92 36.74 11.88 9.83

CV(%) .................................................... 3.83 5.28 12.15 4.98 4.23

Pork

Mean ...................................................... 165 153 173 170 158

Share ..................................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .......................................................... 4.76 9.62 9.60 10.13 7.96

CV(%) .................................................... 2.88 6.28 5.54 5.94 5.05

Other meats

Mean ...................................................... 124 138 134 113 122

Share ..................................................... .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .......................................................... 3.73 8.00 8.08 5.57 10.44

CV(%) .................................................... 3.01 5.80 6.03 4.91 8.55

Poultry

Mean ...................................................... 172 185 166 167 177

Share ..................................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .......................................................... 3.51 9.25 7.78 7.08 5.72

CV(%) .................................................... 2.03 5.00 4.70 4.23 3.22

Fish and seafood

Mean ...................................................... 126 135 113 116 146

Share ..................................................... .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .......................................................... 4.68 13.00 11.85 6.37 9.51

CV(%) .................................................... 3.72 9.63 10.49 5.48 6.50

Eggs

Mean ...................................................... 63 61 58 63 71

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

SE .......................................................... 1.40 4.44 1.76 2.35 2.68

CV(%) .................................................... 2.21 7.25 3.03 3.73 3.79

Dairy products

Mean ...................................................... 413 426 439 365 458

Share ..................................................... .7 .7 .8 .7 .7

SE .......................................................... 6.57 11.39 10.50 10.12 18.54

CV(%) .................................................... 1.59 2.67 2.39 2.77 4.05

Fresh milk and cream

Mean ...................................................... 140 144 143 129 151

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

SE .......................................................... 2.40 7.39 4.66 3.50 5.09

CV(%) .................................................... 1.72 5.12 3.26 2.71 3.36

Other dairy products

Mean ...................................................... 273 282 296 236 306

Share ..................................................... .5 .5 .5 .5 .5

SE .......................................................... 5.23 6.49 8.61 8.40 14.70

CV(%) .................................................... 1.92 2.30 2.91 3.56 4.80

Fruits and vegetables

Mean ...................................................... 769 823 757 690 870

Share ..................................................... 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4

SE .......................................................... 12.06 25.39 28.54 19.70 25.36

CV(%) .................................................... 1.57 3.08 3.77 2.86 2.92

Fresh fruits

Mean ...................................................... 284 307 286 241 336

Share ..................................................... .5 .5 .5 .5 .5

SE .......................................................... 5.11 13.66 9.84 6.59 12.22

CV(%) .................................................... 1.80 4.45 3.44 2.73 3.64

Fresh vegetables

Mean ...................................................... 247 273 237 212 295

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

SE .......................................................... 4.50 12.23 12.83 6.64 6.85

CV(%) .................................................... 1.82 4.48 5.41 3.13 2.33

Processed fruits

Mean ...................................................... 108 121 102 98 118

Share ..................................................... .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .......................................................... 2.73 7.32 5.90 4.51 4.76

CV(%) .................................................... 2.53 6.07 5.76 4.58 4.04

Processed vegetables

Mean ...................................................... 130 123 131 138 121

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

SE .......................................................... 3.64 6.67 8.33 7.23 5.78

CV(%) .................................................... 2.80 5.42 6.34 5.23 4.76

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Other food at home

Mean ...................................................... 1,419 1,268 1,478 1,351 1,607

Share ..................................................... 2.5 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.6

SE .......................................................... 22.77 26.87 26.42 42.22 59.66

CV(%) .................................................... 1.60 2.12 1.79 3.13 3.71

Sugar and other sweets

Mean ...................................................... 155 124 155 142 204

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

SE .......................................................... 10.26 4.04 5.93 7.65 42.95

CV(%) .................................................... 6.61 3.26 3.83 5.40 21.00

Fats and oils

Mean ...................................................... 111 114 108 109 115

Share ..................................................... .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .......................................................... 2.70 4.46 6.20 5.13 3.64

CV(%) .................................................... 2.42 3.90 5.71 4.69 3.17

Miscellaneous foods

Mean ...................................................... 726 633 797 674 825

Share ..................................................... 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3

SE .......................................................... 11.98 18.41 20.46 22.55 24.41

CV(%) .................................................... 1.65 2.91 2.57 3.34 2.96

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean ...................................................... 374 345 367 386 386

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

SE .......................................................... 7.60 12.47 12.30 11.06 24.09

CV(%) .................................................... 2.03 3.62 3.36 2.87 6.24

Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town

trips

Mean ...................................................... 52 52 51 40 77

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

SE .......................................................... 2.69 5.50 2.67 3.16 9.28

CV(%) .................................................... 5.12 10.61 5.25 7.95 12.11

Food away from home

Mean ...................................................... 3,008 2,943 2,938 2,857 3,389

Share ..................................................... 5.4 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.5

SE .......................................................... 46.82 163.66 95.24 78.19 78.49

CV(%) .................................................... 1.56 5.56 3.24 2.74 2.32

Alcoholic beverages

Mean ...................................................... 515 562 523 421 630

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

SE .......................................................... 21.77 52.28 34.92 27.88 70.73

CV(%) .................................................... 4.23 9.31 6.68 6.62 11.23

Housing

Mean ...................................................... 18,409 20,817 17,370 16,518 20,716

Share ..................................................... 32.9 35.3 31.5 31.8 33.8

SE .......................................................... 196.17 488.48 343.35 323.38 495.21

CV(%) .................................................... 1.07 2.35 1.98 1.96 2.39

Shelter

Mean ...................................................... 10,742 12,814 9,886 8,939 12,999

Share ..................................................... 19.2 21.7 18.0 17.2 21.2

SE .......................................................... 126.16 323.60 255.34 214.66 302.57

CV(%) .................................................... 1.17 2.53 2.58 2.40 2.33

Owned dwellings

Mean ...................................................... 6,210 7,684 6,115 5,224 6,796

Share ..................................................... 11.1 13.0 11.1 10.0 11.1

SE .......................................................... 85.72 167.09 212.90 169.36 218.47

CV(%) .................................................... 1.38 2.17 3.48 3.24 3.21

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean ...................................................... 2,859 2,778 2,684 2,512 3,701

Share ..................................................... 5.1 4.7 4.9 4.8 6.0

SE .......................................................... 57.41 105.71 89.48 118.48 154.66

CV(%) .................................................... 2.01 3.81 3.33 4.72 4.18

Property taxes

Mean ...................................................... 1,913 3,394 1,931 1,284 1,762

Share ..................................................... 3.4 5.8 3.5 2.5 2.9

SE .......................................................... 37.37 135.58 76.82 51.26 64.51

CV(%) .................................................... 1.95 3.99 3.98 3.99 3.66

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean ...................................................... 1,438 1,512 1,500 1,428 1,332

Share ..................................................... 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.2

SE .......................................................... 39.44 102.91 114.44 57.45 88.90

CV(%) .................................................... 2.74 6.81 7.63 4.02 6.67

Rented dwellings

Mean ...................................................... 3,802 4,277 3,076 3,032 5,460

Share ..................................................... 6.8 7.3 5.6 5.8 8.9

SE .......................................................... 60.96 181.80 173.63 94.56 254.05

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Rented dwellings

CV(%) .................................................... 1.60 4.25 5.64 3.12 4.65

Other lodging

Mean ...................................................... 730 853 695 683 744

Share ..................................................... 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2

SE .......................................................... 41.89 76.92 45.71 95.15 62.30

CV(%) .................................................... 5.74 9.01 6.58 13.93 8.38

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean ...................................................... 3,885 4,210 3,775 3,954 3,604

Share ..................................................... 6.9 7.1 6.9 7.6 5.9

SE .......................................................... 32.01 107.16 75.90 53.57 73.61

CV(%) .................................................... .82 2.55 2.01 1.35 2.04

Natural gas

Mean ...................................................... 421 687 599 250 324

Share ..................................................... .8 1.2 1.1 .5 .5

SE .......................................................... 13.47 36.49 33.52 18.83 22.48

CV(%) .................................................... 3.20 5.31 5.60 7.52 6.93

Electricity

Mean ...................................................... 1,460 1,345 1,282 1,759 1,209

Share ..................................................... 2.6 2.3 2.3 3.4 2.0

SE .......................................................... 14.83 35.35 38.76 20.98 37.35

CV(%) .................................................... 1.02 2.63 3.02 1.19 3.09

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean ...................................................... 116 352 103 55 41

Share ..................................................... .2 .6 .2 .1 .1

SE .......................................................... 8.36 36.41 18.44 9.20 10.17

CV(%) .................................................... 7.19 10.35 17.83 16.85 24.75

Telephone services

Mean ...................................................... 1,347 1,430 1,295 1,346 1,331

Share ..................................................... 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.2

SE .......................................................... 12.96 33.04 29.19 27.41 23.22

CV(%) .................................................... .96 2.31 2.25 2.04 1.74

Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

cards

Mean ...................................................... 324 447 302 316 258

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

SE .......................................................... 6.05 14.96 6.62 13.74 11.75

CV(%) .................................................... 1.87 3.35 2.19 4.35 4.56

Cellular phone service

Mean ...................................................... 1,023 983 993 1,030 1,073

Share ..................................................... 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.8

SE .......................................................... 11.96 24.23 32.69 24.33 26.40

CV(%) .................................................... 1.17 2.46 3.29 2.36 2.46

Water and other public services

Mean ...................................................... 540 396 495 543 699

Share ..................................................... 1.0 .7 .9 1.0 1.1

SE .......................................................... 12.19 48.19 20.64 17.64 16.97

CV(%) .................................................... 2.26 12.16 4.17 3.25 2.43

Household operations

Mean ...................................................... 1,309 1,575 1,121 1,176 1,503

Share ..................................................... 2.3 2.7 2.0 2.3 2.5

SE .......................................................... 41.75 128.26 51.71 63.11 88.60

CV(%) .................................................... 3.19 8.14 4.61 5.37 5.90

Personal services

Mean ...................................................... 427 651 367 353 428

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

SE .......................................................... 27.29 98.16 47.79 33.71 39.58

CV(%) .................................................... 6.39 15.09 13.00 9.55 9.26

Other household expenses

Mean ...................................................... 882 925 753 823 1,075

Share ..................................................... 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.8

SE .......................................................... 22.19 55.15 16.91 35.22 67.92

CV(%) .................................................... 2.52 5.96 2.24 4.28 6.32

Housekeeping supplies

Mean ...................................................... 655 594 702 662 648

Share ..................................................... 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.1

SE .......................................................... 16.44 31.01 51.31 24.41 30.36

CV(%) .................................................... 2.51 5.22 7.31 3.69 4.69

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean ...................................................... 156 140 162 163 151

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

SE .......................................................... 5.03 11.21 13.41 9.05 7.95

CV(%) .................................................... 3.23 8.02 8.26 5.57 5.26

Other household products

Mean ...................................................... 368 328 407 369 361

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

SE .......................................................... 12.20 19.15 36.95 18.83 23.70

CV(%) .................................................... 3.32 5.83 9.09 5.11 6.57

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Postage and stationery

Mean ...................................................... 131 126 133 130 136

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

SE .......................................................... 4.76 8.89 12.60 7.34 10.16

CV(%) .................................................... 3.63 7.07 9.51 5.63 7.48

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean ...................................................... 1,818 1,624 1,887 1,789 1,962

Share ..................................................... 3.2 2.8 3.4 3.4 3.2

SE .......................................................... 56.24 93.80 64.95 90.49 174.21

CV(%) .................................................... 3.09 5.78 3.44 5.06 8.88

Household textiles

Mean ...................................................... 115 107 119 97 148

Share ..................................................... .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .......................................................... 7.61 17.10 19.73 7.30 20.53

CV(%) .................................................... 6.63 16.05 16.51 7.53 13.89

Furniture

Mean ...................................................... 502 448 555 503 495

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

SE .......................................................... 26.87 49.19 52.83 43.89 67.26

CV(%) .................................................... 5.35 10.99 9.52 8.73 13.59

Floor coverings

Mean ...................................................... 18 21 21 12 21

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

SE .......................................................... 1.68 4.06 3.46 2.33 4.72

CV(%) .................................................... 9.45 19.08 16.56 18.98 22.32

Major appliances

Mean ...................................................... 268 194 320 290 241

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

SE .......................................................... 11.89 22.93 13.68 21.29 28.49

CV(%) .................................................... 4.43 11.81 4.27 7.35 11.82

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares

Mean ...................................................... 118 120 124 100 139

Share ..................................................... .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .......................................................... 6.43 13.50 20.96 5.57 14.44

CV(%) .................................................... 5.47 11.26 16.86 5.56 10.40

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean ...................................................... 798 734 747 787 919

Share ..................................................... 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5

SE .......................................................... 34.52 70.63 61.45 57.62 96.68

CV(%) .................................................... 4.33 9.62 8.22 7.32 10.52

Apparel and services

Mean ...................................................... 1,846 1,792 1,716 1,656 2,343

Share ..................................................... 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.8

SE .......................................................... 98.91 102.52 120.00 105.38 368.96

CV(%) .................................................... 5.36 5.72 6.99 6.36 15.75

Men and boys

Mean ...................................................... 422 418 466 373 467

Share ..................................................... .8 .7 .8 .7 .8

SE .......................................................... 17.50 35.21 43.97 28.43 32.70

CV(%) .................................................... 4.15 8.43 9.44 7.62 7.01

Men, 16 and over

Mean ...................................................... 331 340 368 282 372

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

SE .......................................................... 15.29 31.92 41.16 22.19 28.15

CV(%) .................................................... 4.62 9.40 11.18 7.88 7.56

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean ...................................................... 91 78 98 92 94

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

SE .......................................................... 4.98 11.94 12.44 8.10 10.60

CV(%) .................................................... 5.48 15.33 12.73 8.84 11.26

Women and girls

Mean ...................................................... 697 692 628 614 910

Share ..................................................... 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.5

SE .......................................................... 37.37 62.02 60.85 44.71 124.84

CV(%) .................................................... 5.36 8.96 9.70 7.28 13.72

Women, 16 and over

Mean ...................................................... 596 602 519 528 780

Share ..................................................... 1.1 1.0 .9 1.0 1.3

SE .......................................................... 36.53 56.83 52.38 41.73 127.18

CV(%) .................................................... 6.13 9.45 10.09 7.90 16.31

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean ...................................................... 101 90 108 86 130

Share ..................................................... .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .......................................................... 4.94 9.69 12.39 9.25 9.26

CV(%) .................................................... 4.87 10.72 11.42 10.73 7.11

Children under 2

Mean ...................................................... 83 59 108 86 74

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Children under 2

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

SE .......................................................... 7.12 7.47 27.17 10.92 5.50

CV(%) .................................................... 8.59 12.76 25.14 12.72 7.48

Footwear

Mean ...................................................... 354 334 316 351 412

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

SE .......................................................... 19.33 39.99 25.83 32.16 52.33

CV(%) .................................................... 5.46 11.96 8.18 9.17 12.71

Other apparel products and services

Mean ...................................................... 291 289 198 232 481

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

SE .......................................................... 46.88 31.48 22.82 59.80 176.22

CV(%) .................................................... 16.13 10.88 11.50 25.77 36.63

Transportation

Mean ...................................................... 9,503 9,026 9,597 9,598 9,640

Share ..................................................... 17.0 15.3 17.4 18.5 15.7

SE .......................................................... 218.03 536.26 374.27 398.25 431.72

CV(%) .................................................... 2.29 5.94 3.90 4.15 4.48

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean ...................................................... 3,997 3,570 3,996 4,527 3,431

Share ..................................................... 7.1 6.1 7.3 8.7 5.6

SE .......................................................... 187.87 487.29 318.39 348.74 279.50

CV(%) .................................................... 4.70 13.65 7.97 7.70 8.15

Cars and trucks, new

Mean ...................................................... 1,956 1,707 1,901 2,240 1,725

Share ..................................................... 3.5 2.9 3.5 4.3 2.8

SE .......................................................... 126.00 339.97 282.97 208.24 169.23

CV(%) .................................................... 6.44 19.92 14.89 9.30 9.81

Cars and trucks, used

Mean ...................................................... 1,982 1,849 2,006 2,246 1,608

Share ..................................................... 3.5 3.1 3.6 4.3 2.6

SE .......................................................... 96.92 231.24 170.09 190.49 165.23

CV(%) .................................................... 4.89 12.51 8.48 8.48 10.27

Other vehicles

Mean ...................................................... 59 14 89 41 97

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

SE .......................................................... 10.84 12.97 22.20 15.19 33.94

CV(%) .................................................... 18.44 90.51 24.91 37.41 34.82

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean ...................................................... 2,090 1,827 2,058 2,123 2,279

Share ..................................................... 3.7 3.1 3.7 4.1 3.7

SE .......................................................... 24.17 51.86 73.75 42.87 48.98

CV(%) .................................................... 1.16 2.84 3.58 2.02 2.15

Other vehicle expenses

Mean ...................................................... 2,756 2,656 2,965 2,495 3,086

Share ..................................................... 4.9 4.5 5.4 4.8 5.0

SE .......................................................... 57.92 95.60 137.14 78.68 163.48

CV(%) .................................................... 2.10 3.60 4.63 3.15 5.30

Vehicle finance charges

Mean ...................................................... 216 171 221 249 192

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

SE .......................................................... 5.50 11.09 12.42 9.86 10.93

CV(%) .................................................... 2.54 6.50 5.63 3.96 5.70

Maintenance and repairs

Mean ...................................................... 837 774 830 805 951

Share ..................................................... 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6

SE .......................................................... 23.03 30.23 30.58 43.03 60.08

CV(%) .................................................... 2.75 3.91 3.69 5.34 6.32

Vehicle insurance

Mean ...................................................... 1,079 897 1,252 970 1,248

Share ..................................................... 1.9 1.5 2.3 1.9 2.0

SE .......................................................... 54.06 110.30 142.73 82.69 113.43

CV(%) .................................................... 5.01 12.29 11.40 8.53 9.09

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean ...................................................... 624 815 662 471 695

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

SE .......................................................... 23.68 48.98 51.07 36.89 60.39

CV(%) .................................................... 3.79 6.01 7.71 7.83 8.69

Public and other transportation

Mean ...................................................... 661 972 578 453 844

Share ..................................................... 1.2 1.6 1.0 .9 1.4

SE .......................................................... 25.32 74.95 41.95 40.80 61.44

CV(%) .................................................... 3.83 7.71 7.26 9.00 7.28

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Healthcare

Mean ...................................................... 4,342 4,328 4,616 4,264 4,221

Share ..................................................... 7.8 7.3 8.4 8.2 6.9

SE .......................................................... 58.11 158.47 141.99 92.33 100.65

CV(%) .................................................... 1.34 3.66 3.08 2.17 2.38

Health insurance

Mean ...................................................... 2,977 3,112 3,022 2,971 2,834

Share ..................................................... 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.7 4.6

SE .......................................................... 38.63 108.92 94.99 53.12 83.73

CV(%) .................................................... 1.30 3.50 3.14 1.79 2.95

Medical services

Mean ...................................................... 791 682 982 714 830

Share ..................................................... 1.4 1.2 1.8 1.4 1.4

SE .......................................................... 34.90 31.25 128.42 44.32 51.58

CV(%) .................................................... 4.41 4.58 13.08 6.21 6.22

Drugs

Mean ...................................................... 425 398 458 436 395

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

SE .......................................................... 10.07 29.21 19.77 16.48 21.45

CV(%) .................................................... 2.37 7.34 4.32 3.78 5.43

Medical supplies

Mean ...................................................... 149 136 155 144 162

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

SE .......................................................... 5.79 7.35 12.36 8.46 17.33

CV(%) .................................................... 3.89 5.42 7.99 5.88 10.66

Entertainment

Mean ...................................................... 2,842 2,754 2,859 2,682 3,177

Share ..................................................... 5.1 4.7 5.2 5.2 5.2

SE .......................................................... 65.23 62.06 100.07 122.08 185.64

CV(%) .................................................... 2.30 2.25 3.50 4.55 5.84

Fees and admissions

Mean ...................................................... 652 742 619 513 852

Share ..................................................... 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.4

SE .......................................................... 25.16 67.20 42.82 27.92 77.45

CV(%) .................................................... 3.86 9.05 6.92 5.44 9.09

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean ...................................................... 1,084 1,124 1,075 1,083 1,059

Share ..................................................... 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.7

SE .......................................................... 12.71 37.43 29.51 21.66 28.53

CV(%) .................................................... 1.17 3.33 2.74 2.00 2.69

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

Mean ...................................................... 653 601 692 612 729

Share ..................................................... 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2

SE .......................................................... 23.92 44.77 56.09 29.21 64.68

CV(%) .................................................... 3.66 7.45 8.10 4.77 8.87

Pets

Mean ...................................................... 528 502 540 497 592

Share ..................................................... .9 .9 1.0 1.0 1.0

SE .......................................................... 23.54 45.35 59.24 27.72 62.87

CV(%) .................................................... 4.46 9.04 10.96 5.58 10.62

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

Mean ...................................................... 125 99 152 115 137

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

SE .......................................................... 5.89 9.57 15.74 8.77 12.00

CV(%) .................................................... 4.71 9.64 10.38 7.61 8.74

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services

Mean ...................................................... 453 287 473 474 536

Share ..................................................... .8 .5 .9 .9 .9

SE .......................................................... 48.87 50.35 34.86 107.20 108.39

CV(%) .................................................... 10.79 17.53 7.38 22.63 20.21

Personal care products and services

Mean ...................................................... 683 699 673 615 794

Share ..................................................... 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3

SE .......................................................... 10.80 23.37 19.59 14.79 31.83

CV(%) .................................................... 1.58 3.34 2.91 2.41 4.01

Reading

Mean ...................................................... 114 130 117 89 142

Share ..................................................... .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .......................................................... 5.22 15.50 12.32 6.30 11.56

CV(%) .................................................... 4.57 11.97 10.53 7.08 8.16

Education

Mean ...................................................... 1,315 2,021 1,343 973 1,295

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Education

Share ..................................................... 2.3 3.4 2.4 1.9 2.1

SE .......................................................... 79.53 310.58 159.77 117.21 85.74

CV(%) .................................................... 6.05 15.37 11.90 12.05 6.62

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean ...................................................... 349 318 418 388 240

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

SE .......................................................... 11.39 24.60 38.63 15.67 18.97

CV(%) .................................................... 3.26 7.73 9.24 4.04 7.91

Miscellaneous

Mean ...................................................... 871 877 926 698 1,113

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

SE .......................................................... 45.65 81.25 108.99 66.48 101.01

CV(%) .................................................... 5.24 9.27 11.77 9.53 9.07

Cash contributions

Mean ...................................................... 1,819 1,667 1,563 1,896 2,059

Share ..................................................... 3.2 2.8 2.8 3.6 3.4

SE .......................................................... 68.39 122.42 115.13 120.10 158.87

CV(%) .................................................... 3.76 7.34 7.37 6.33 7.71

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean ...................................................... 6,349 7,103 6,260 5,608 7,098

Share ..................................................... 11.3 12.0 11.4 10.8 11.6

SE .......................................................... 116.57 327.57 182.79 212.57 255.01

CV(%) .................................................... 1.84 4.61 2.92 3.79 3.59

Life and other personal insurance

Mean ...................................................... 333 409 323 291 353

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

SE .......................................................... 24.46 91.19 31.75 29.22 57.84

CV(%) .................................................... 7.35 22.29 9.84 10.04 16.40

Pensions and Social Security

Mean ...................................................... 6,016 6,694 5,937 5,317 6,746

Share ..................................................... 10.7 11.4 10.8 10.2 11.0

SE .......................................................... 113.55 316.15 178.20 206.35 251.01

CV(%) .................................................... 1.89 4.72 3.00 3.88 3.72

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean ...................................................... $69,627 $79,482 $67,760 $61,792 $76,905

SE .......................................................... 871.92 2,505.19 1,650.49 1,269.69 2,258.03

CV(%) .................................................... 1.25 3.15 2.44 2.05 2.94

Wages and salaries

Mean ...................................................... 54,405 62,494 53,824 47,914 59,552

Share ..................................................... 78.1 78.6 79.4 77.5 77.4

SE .......................................................... 851.84 2,413.30 1,739.01 1,288.49 2,378.80

CV(%) .................................................... 1.57 3.86 3.23 2.69 3.99

Self-employment income

Mean ...................................................... 4,363 4,890 3,462 3,563 6,203

Share ..................................................... 6.3 6.2 5.1 5.8 8.1

SE .......................................................... 231.97 484.22 418.21 338.85 555.20

CV(%) .................................................... 5.32 9.90 12.08 9.51 8.95

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean ...................................................... 7,801 8,659 7,670 7,858 7,119

Share ..................................................... 11.2 10.9 11.3 12.7 9.3

SE .......................................................... 172.97 570.95 462.99 337.70 529.84

CV(%) .................................................... 2.22 6.59 6.04 4.30 7.44

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income

Mean ...................................................... 1,737 1,789 1,531 1,366 2,543

Share ..................................................... 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 3.3

SE .......................................................... 140.39 289.10 218.48 176.58 439.75

CV(%) .................................................... 8.08 16.16 14.27 12.93 17.29

Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income,

Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program

(SNAP)

Mean ...................................................... 568 721 569 485 583

Share ..................................................... .8 .9 .8 .8 .8

SE .......................................................... 23.66 75.27 58.60 25.41 48.31

CV(%) .................................................... 4.17 10.44 10.30 5.24 8.28

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions for

support

Mean ...................................................... 432 503 408 381 486

Share ..................................................... .6 .6 .6 .6 .6

SE .......................................................... 30.78 76.91 70.54 48.91 54.37

CV(%) .................................................... 7.12 15.29 17.28 12.85 11.19

Other income

Mean ...................................................... 320 428 297 225 419

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

SE .......................................................... 26.13 74.65 84.63 29.58 48.86

CV(%) .................................................... 8.16 17.45 28.54 13.15 11.66

Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)

Mean ...................................................... 9,178 12,303 8,581 7,092 10,799

Share ..................................................... 13.2 15.5 12.7 11.5 14.0

SE .......................................................... 295.70 874.61 423.88 334.06 917.17

CV(%) .................................................... 3.22 7.11 4.94 4.71 8.49

Federal income taxes

Mean ...................................................... 7,111 9,482 6,460 5,626 8,364

Share ..................................................... 10.2 11.9 9.5 9.1 10.9

SE .......................................................... 221.98 685.15 358.46 196.22 712.86

CV(%) .................................................... 3.12 7.23 5.55 3.49 8.52

State and local income taxes

Mean ...................................................... 1,997 2,756 2,064 1,356 2,418

Share ..................................................... 2.9 3.5 3.0 2.2 3.1

SE .......................................................... 96.48 181.32 82.74 169.74 274.94

CV(%) .................................................... 4.83 6.58 4.01 12.52 11.37

Other taxes

Mean ...................................................... 70 66 57 110 17

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

SE .......................................................... 19.68 44.86 19.60 45.99 7.26

CV(%) .................................................... 28.14 68.38 34.32 41.95 42.43

Income after taxes

Mean ...................................................... 60,448 67,179 59,178 54,700 66,105

Share ..................................................... 86.8 84.5 87.3 88.5 86.0

SE .......................................................... 634.35 1,735.84 1,291.34 1,002.22 1,517.99

CV(%) .................................................... 1.05 2.58 2.18 1.83 2.30

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean ...................................................... $6,937 $8,271 $7,818 $4,957 $8,411

SE .......................................................... 1,479.63 3,219.00 2,658.17 2,038.34 3,949.24

CV(%) .................................................... 21.33 38.92 34.00 41.12 46.95

Net change in total assets

Mean ...................................................... 15,442 17,164 16,177 11,225 20,625

SE .......................................................... 1,446.39 3,987.08 2,483.18 1,737.29 3,889.21

CV(%) .................................................... 9.37 23.23 15.35 15.48 18.86

Net change in total liabilities

Mean ...................................................... 8,504 8,893 8,360 6,267 12,214

SE .......................................................... 685.63 1,351.25 1,823.62 836.65 1,807.12

CV(%) .................................................... 8.06 15.19 21.81 13.35 14.80

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean ...................................................... 766 805 416 589 1,384

SE .......................................................... 181.72 481.88 77.36 201.40 649.11

CV(%) .................................................... 23.72 59.82 18.58 34.21 46.89

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean ...................................................... -1,757 -1,905 -1,718 -1,554 -2,024

SE .......................................................... 43.10 74.67 93.60 84.29 116.00

CV(%) .................................................... -2.45 -3.92 -5.45 -5.42 -5.73

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean ...................................................... 162,749 192,976 123,341 128,918 235,136

SE .......................................................... 3,202.93 13,249.85 5,202.85 3,172.85 7,511.30

CV(%) .................................................... 1.97 6.87 4.22 2.46 3.19

Estimated monthly rental value of owned home

Mean ...................................................... 930 1,098 790 831 1,100

SE .......................................................... 11.23 31.76 26.28 16.40 28.46

CV(%) .................................................... 1.21 2.89 3.33 1.97 2.59

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean ...................................................... 1,249 1,407 1,255 1,032 1,486

SE .......................................................... 72.43 167.66 114.59 101.36 215.19

CV(%) .................................................... 5.80 11.92 9.13 9.82 14.48

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Food

Mean ...................................................... 91 75 95 72 135

SE .......................................................... 10.60 12.69 19.90 9.95 39.17

CV(%) .................................................... 11.60 16.82 20.94 13.91 29.03

Alcoholic beverages

Mean ...................................................... 15 24 11 8 21

SE .......................................................... 2.38 8.19 2.93 3.09 5.51

CV(%) .................................................... 16.44 33.50 27.07 38.16 26.59

Housing

Mean ...................................................... 244 278 263 209 260

SE .......................................................... 16.51 47.24 24.17 22.66 43.53

CV(%) .................................................... 6.76 16.99 9.18 10.85 16.77

Housekeeping supplies

Mean ...................................................... 30 32 27 28 37

SE .......................................................... 3.75 12.39 4.40 5.45 6.97

CV(%) .................................................... 12.38 38.55 16.30 19.80 19.03

Household textiles

Mean ...................................................... 8 6 12 6 9

SE .......................................................... 1.99 3.95 8.03 1.30 3.07

CV(%) .................................................... 25.36 64.12 68.80 23.41 32.29

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean ...................................................... 22 18 25 17 30

SE .......................................................... 3.33 5.45 4.70 4.63 11.49

CV(%) .................................................... 15.44 31.14 19.00 27.15 38.90

Major appliances

Mean ...................................................... 8 5 11 7 10

SE .......................................................... 1.33 2.13 3.47 1.72 3.45

CV(%) .................................................... 16.73 45.57 32.95 24.87 34.78

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean ...................................................... 14 13 14 10 20

SE .......................................................... 2.56 5.20 3.20 3.76 8.56

CV(%) .................................................... 18.79 40.54 22.45 37.01 43.61

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean ...................................................... 48 73 50 39 40

SE .......................................................... 5.88 22.44 7.71 9.56 6.79

CV(%) .................................................... 12.34 30.64 15.38 24.80 16.99

Other housing

Mean ...................................................... 137 149 150 120 144

SE .......................................................... 11.84 32.73 20.32 15.86 31.67

CV(%) .................................................... 8.64 21.98 13.58 13.20 22.00

Apparel and services

Mean ...................................................... 253 210 225 199 409

SE .......................................................... 41.42 42.10 40.15 23.39 171.09

CV(%) .................................................... 16.36 20.06 17.82 11.75 41.87

Males, 2 and over

Mean ...................................................... 59 64 49 46 85

SE .......................................................... 5.17 15.24 11.60 7.36 10.11

CV(%) .................................................... 8.81 23.74 23.90 15.86 11.92

Females, 2 and over

Mean ...................................................... 64 61 60 66 68

SE .......................................................... 6.50 15.61 7.20 11.79 14.48

CV(%) .................................................... 10.15 25.65 12.04 17.90 21.42

Children under 2

Mean ...................................................... 40 18 63 46 26

SE .......................................................... 6.15 3.31 23.24 9.59 4.82

CV(%) .................................................... 15.25 18.05 36.64 20.76 18.25

Other apparel products and services

Mean ...................................................... 90 66 54 41 230

SE .......................................................... 36.86 20.86 19.22 6.88 162.20

CV(%) .................................................... 40.90 31.39 35.91 16.95 70.58

Jewelry and watches

Mean ...................................................... 60 36 29 5 203

SE .......................................................... 36.32 12.22 15.00 1.60 161.51

CV(%) .................................................... 60.72 34.05 52.05 29.19 79.76

All other apparel products and services

Mean ...................................................... 30 31 25 35 27

SE .......................................................... 4.71 16.01 10.51 7.34 5.30

CV(%) .................................................... 15.53 52.39 42.58 20.92 19.41

Transportation

Mean ...................................................... 139 59 111 148 218

SE .......................................................... 19.81 12.02 28.75 41.40 48.58

CV(%) .................................................... 14.25 20.44 25.92 28.01 22.29

Healthcare

Mean ...................................................... 34 11 61 35 26

SE .......................................................... 7.46 4.30 28.21 10.79 3.64

CV(%) .................................................... 21.84 38.24 46.29 31.00 14.13

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2015 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Entertainment

Mean ...................................................... 95 84 101 86 113

SE .......................................................... 8.69 16.14 11.51 19.55 11.25

CV(%) .................................................... 9.17 19.22 11.35 22.80 9.96

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean ...................................................... 29 28 23 30 35

SE .......................................................... 3.80 5.48 2.72 8.22 8.22

CV(%) .................................................... 12.97 19.79 11.80 27.47 23.17

Other entertainment

Mean ...................................................... 66 56 78 56 77

SE .......................................................... 6.83 15.02 12.04 14.08 9.91

CV(%) .................................................... 10.42 26.70 15.36 25.20 12.79

Personal care products and services

Mean ...................................................... 16 14 18 16 17

SE .......................................................... 2.82 3.92 5.68 5.79 4.95

CV(%) .................................................... 17.26 27.46 30.85 37.12 28.56

Reading

Mean ...................................................... 6 4 6 5 7

SE .......................................................... .85 1.24 1.71 1.42 2.15

CV(%) .................................................... 14.81 28.23 27.07 26.75 30.70

Education

Mean ...................................................... 278 589 270 189 184

SE .......................................................... 34.06 145.90 45.75 44.31 35.56

CV(%) .................................................... 12.24 24.78 16.95 23.46 19.35

All other gifts

Mean ...................................................... 77 58 92 66 97

SE .......................................................... 5.85 15.32 11.26 10.49 12.72

CV(%) .................................................... 7.59 26.38 12.20 15.91 13.11

1 Value is too small to display.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 2016