Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) .............................. 132,242 39,892 92,351 43,558 19,224 17,011 12,557 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean.................................................. $82,852 $39,661 $101,508 $89,202 $110,152 $117,916 $108,736 

 SE...................................................... 1,973.48 937.65 2,782.08 2,580.39 10,253.12 2,927.77 3,959.47 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.38 2.36 2.74 2.89 9.31 2.48 3.64 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean.................................................. 71,487 34,305 87,549 75,819 93,129 102,982 98,784 

 SE...................................................... 1,312.27 721.85 1,837.13 1,745.46 6,430.16 2,279.64 3,063.10 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.84 2.10 2.10 2.30 6.90 2.21 3.10 

 Age of reference person ....................................................... 51.6 55.7 49.8 55.5 46.6 43.9 42.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ............................................................................... 2.5 1.0 3.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.7 

 Children under 18 .............................................................. .6 n.a. .8 .1 .7 1.5 2.7 

 Adults 65 and older ........................................................... .4 .4 .4 .7 .2 .1 .2 

 Earners .............................................................................. 1.3 .6 1.6 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.3 

 Vehicles ............................................................................. 1.9 1.1 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men .................................................................................... 48 46 49 51 46 50 44 

 Women .............................................................................. 52 54 51 49 54 50 56 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ....................................................................... 64 49 70 72 66 73 65 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 37 21 44 37 45 57 50 

 Without mortgage ........................................................... 27 28 26 35 21 16 15 

 Renter ................................................................................ 36 51 30 28 34 27 35 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................. 13 15 13 11 13 15 13 

 White, Asian, and all other races ...................................... 87 85 87 89 87 85 87 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .............................................................. 14 8 16 9 17 20 31 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ....................................................... 86 92 84 91 83 80 69 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)................................................................ 3 2 3 2 3 3 7 

 High school (9-12) ............................................................. 30 32 29 27 29 27 35 

 College .............................................................................. 67 66 68 71 68 69 57 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................... 89 78 94 94 93 95 95 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean.................................................. $63,036 $38,266 $73,707 $66,861 $74,134 $85,139 $81,361 

 SE...................................................... 578.05 571.82 760.20 980.64 1,361.06 1,623.73 2,281.76 

 CV(%) ................................................ .92 1.49 1.03 1.47 1.84 1.91 2.80 

 Food 

 Mean.................................................. 8,169 4,659 9,668 8,422 9,754 11,108 11,953 

 Share ................................................. 13.0 12.2 13.1 12.6 13.2 13.0 14.7 

 SE...................................................... 118.61 86.32 155.22 197.40 317.47 351.94 528.79 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.45 1.85 1.61 2.34 3.25 3.17 4.42 

 Food at home 

 Mean.................................................. 4,643 2,593 5,518 4,691 5,477 6,449 7,230 

 Share ................................................. 7.4 6.8 7.5 7.0 7.4 7.6 8.9 

 SE...................................................... 79.34 70.16 99.77 119.70 191.20 190.67 365.57 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.71 2.71 1.81 2.55 3.49 2.96 5.06 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean.................................................. 583 318 696 563 685 861 956 

 Share ................................................. .9 .8 .9 .8 .9 1.0 1.2 

 SE...................................................... 9.87 11.10 11.52 18.71 32.19 29.81 49.05 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.69 3.49 1.65 3.32 4.70 3.46 5.13 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean.................................................. 184 91 223 164 227 278 351 

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

 SE...................................................... 4.00 4.01 5.35 6.48 14.13 13.93 21.13 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.18 4.42 2.40 3.95 6.23 5.01 6.02 

 Bakery products 

 Mean.................................................. 400 227 473 399 459 583 606 

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

 SE...................................................... 7.87 8.32 9.68 17.36 23.52 21.59 32.75 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.97 3.67 2.04 4.35 5.13 3.70 5.41 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean.................................................. 980 510 1,181 976 1,130 1,356 1,754 

 Share ................................................. 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 2.2 

 SE...................................................... 29.01 17.87 40.85 37.43 50.14 55.71 195.28 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.96 3.51 3.46 3.83 4.44 4.11 11.14 

 Beef 

 Mean.................................................. 270 126 332 267 304 352 583 

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

 SE...................................................... 18.61 6.68 26.83 13.06 18.57 23.44 175.23 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.89 5.30 8.08 4.89 6.11 6.66 30.08 

 Pork 

 Mean.................................................. 187 97 225 198 212 248 310 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.76 5.03 8.86 13.59 14.38 17.13 21.13 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.62 5.19 3.94 6.86 6.80 6.90 6.82 

 Other meats 

 Mean.................................................. 129 69 155 130 143 181 227 

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

 SE...................................................... 4.51 4.13 6.41 8.18 10.07 12.12 19.94 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.49 6.01 4.14 6.30 7.05 6.72 8.79 

 Poultry 

 Mean.................................................. 189 101 227 175 228 284 331 

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

 SE...................................................... 3.99 5.44 6.10 8.16 15.02 16.32 21.26 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.11 5.40 2.69 4.67 6.60 5.75 6.42 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean.................................................. 147 82 175 150 174 209 215 

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

 SE...................................................... 5.94 6.22 8.49 9.47 20.06 17.49 27.22 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.05 7.61 4.86 6.32 11.53 8.36 12.67 

 Eggs 

 Mean.................................................. 58 35 68 57 70 82 89 

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

 SE...................................................... 1.85 2.22 2.07 2.93 3.56 5.00 5.93 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.17 6.32 3.02 5.14 5.11 6.11 6.69 

 Dairy products 

 Mean.................................................. 455 253 541 456 534 643 711 

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

 SE...................................................... 7.20 9.11 9.77 12.71 20.07 25.30 38.15 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.58 3.60 1.81 2.79 3.76 3.93 5.37 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean.................................................. 140 73 169 136 165 203 247 

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

 SE...................................................... 3.07 3.53 3.87 4.77 6.92 8.80 14.82 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.19 4.84 2.29 3.52 4.19 4.32 6.01 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean.................................................. 315 180 372 321 369 440 464 

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

 SE...................................................... 5.41 7.41 7.40 10.62 16.91 19.47 28.07 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.72 4.12 1.99 3.31 4.59 4.43 6.05 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean.................................................. 876 492 1,040 888 1,030 1,244 1,311 

 Share ................................................. 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 

 SE...................................................... 19.96 18.17 23.87 27.08 45.80 51.60 77.17 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.28 3.69 2.30 3.05 4.45 4.15 5.89 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean.................................................. 322 181 382 323 364 480 480 

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

 SE...................................................... 8.07 7.83 9.74 10.97 19.65 25.24 31.43 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.51 4.31 2.55 3.40 5.39 5.26 6.55 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean.................................................. 295 163 352 306 360 413 419 

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

 SE...................................................... 8.67 8.14 10.74 12.66 19.74 23.97 28.52 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.93 5.00 3.05 4.14 5.49 5.81 6.80 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean.................................................. 112 65 132 110 131 160 176 

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

 SE...................................................... 3.37 3.86 4.42 6.18 7.09 11.99 14.69 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.00 5.92 3.34 5.62 5.40 7.50 8.35 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean.................................................. 147 83 174 149 175 192 236 

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

 SE...................................................... 4.49 4.26 5.56 5.92 9.87 9.43 21.00 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.06 5.15 3.20 3.97 5.64 4.92 8.91 

 Other food at home 

 Mean.................................................. 1,749 1,020 2,059 1,807 2,098 2,344 2,499 

 Share ................................................. 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.1 

 SE...................................................... 30.05 31.67 35.83 48.15 83.49 79.06 113.23 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.72 3.10 1.74 2.66 3.98 3.37 4.53 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean.................................................. 165 90 197 172 198 211 267 

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

 SE...................................................... 4.21 6.03 6.03 7.22 12.91 12.12 24.49 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.55 6.68 3.06 4.21 6.53 5.74 9.18 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean.................................................. 115 64 137 123 137 157 156 

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

 SE...................................................... 3.71 3.13 4.56 7.07 8.04 8.62 12.15 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.23 4.91 3.34 5.76 5.88 5.49 7.78 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean.................................................. 952 563 1,117 966 1,137 1,281 1,397 

 Share ................................................. 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.7 

 SE...................................................... 17.32 22.25 20.07 29.08 51.04 49.59 75.59 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.82 3.95 1.80 3.01 4.49 3.87 5.41 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean.................................................. 455 266 536 470 560 623 610 

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

 SE...................................................... 12.19 11.41 15.84 20.39 28.69 26.49 40.12 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.68 4.29 2.96 4.34 5.13 4.25 6.58 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town 

 trips 

 Mean.................................................. 62 37 73 76 68 73 69 

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

 SE...................................................... 2.60 3.88 2.87 4.49 5.55 6.95 7.71 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.19 10.60 3.94 5.87 8.19 9.55 11.16 

 Food away from home 

 Mean.................................................. 3,526 2,066 4,150 3,731 4,277 4,659 4,722 

 Share ................................................. 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.8 

 SE...................................................... 66.85 74.32 88.36 123.54 189.06 237.68 245.53 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.90 3.60 2.13 3.31 4.42 5.10 5.20 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean.................................................. 579 430 643 799 504 560 421 

 Share ................................................. .9 1.1 .9 1.2 .7 .7 .5 

 SE...................................................... 22.67 24.26 29.47 45.05 46.86 45.94 71.72 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.91 5.64 4.58 5.64 9.29 8.20 17.04 

 Housing 

 Mean.................................................. 20,679 14,622 23,292 21,338 23,486 26,281 25,732 

 Share ................................................. 32.8 38.2 31.6 31.9 31.7 30.9 31.6 

 SE...................................................... 195.28 284.32 256.57 355.45 431.02 509.10 714.90 

 CV(%) ................................................ .94 1.94 1.10 1.67 1.84 1.94 2.78 

 Shelter 

 Mean.................................................. 12,190 9,412 13,390 12,481 13,614 14,684 14,448 

 Share ................................................. 19.3 24.6 18.2 18.7 18.4 17.2 17.8 

 SE...................................................... 143.71 202.91 193.33 269.99 336.07 374.58 534.53 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.18 2.16 1.44 2.16 2.47 2.55 3.70 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean.................................................. 6,797 3,827 8,080 7,270 8,014 9,750 8,730 

 Share ................................................. 10.8 10.0 11.0 10.9 10.8 11.5 10.7 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Owned dwellings 

 SE...................................................... 100.15 126.04 126.22 205.70 330.79 338.90 469.10 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.47 3.29 1.56 2.83 4.13 3.48 5.37 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean.................................................. 2,760 1,226 3,422 2,547 3,504 4,927 4,291 

 Share ................................................. 4.4 3.2 4.6 3.8 4.7 5.8 5.3 

 SE...................................................... 48.36 69.69 59.69 87.80 153.80 215.27 219.31 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.75 5.68 1.74 3.45 4.39 4.37 5.11 

 Property taxes 

 Mean.................................................. 2,159 1,294 2,533 2,447 2,401 3,000 2,400 

 Share ................................................. 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.5 2.9 

 SE...................................................... 41.20 45.51 51.35 68.21 88.29 94.13 117.59 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.91 3.52 2.03 2.79 3.68 3.14 4.90 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean.................................................. 1,879 1,307 2,126 2,276 2,109 1,823 2,039 

 Share ................................................. 3.0 3.4 2.9 3.4 2.8 2.1 2.5 

 SE...................................................... 65.13 60.90 87.56 122.89 231.98 144.41 271.92 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.47 4.66 4.12 5.40 11.00 7.92 13.33 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean.................................................. 4,432 5,056 4,162 3,837 4,620 3,886 4,961 

 Share ................................................. 7.0 13.2 5.6 5.7 6.2 4.6 6.1 

 SE...................................................... 89.41 148.86 138.14 173.28 234.26 298.99 348.93 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.02 2.94 3.32 4.52 5.07 7.69 7.03 

 Other lodging 

 Mean.................................................. 961 529 1,148 1,374 980 1,048 758 

 Share ................................................. 1.5 1.4 1.6 2.1 1.3 1.2 .9 

 SE...................................................... 38.93 42.81 48.96 88.86 73.85 76.89 76.56 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.05 8.10 4.26 6.47 7.53 7.34 10.11 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean.................................................. 4,055 2,590 4,688 4,248 4,653 5,174 5,606 

 Share ................................................. 6.4 6.8 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.9 

 SE...................................................... 32.23 38.14 37.46 45.59 57.37 76.93 110.62 

 CV(%) ................................................ .79 1.47 .80 1.07 1.23 1.49 1.97 

 Natural gas 

 Mean.................................................. 416 291 470 430 461 538 530 

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

 SE...................................................... 10.72 12.99 12.68 15.37 15.52 17.52 30.71 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.58 4.46 2.70 3.57 3.37 3.26 5.79 

 Electricity 

 Mean.................................................. 1,472 1,005 1,673 1,539 1,657 1,760 2,045 

 Share ................................................. 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.5 

 SE...................................................... 17.96 21.24 18.59 20.96 31.95 34.72 45.47 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.22 2.11 1.11 1.36 1.93 1.97 2.22 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean.................................................. 113 79 128 136 127 104 134 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.57 6.98 9.14 12.47 13.57 12.25 28.50 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.81 8.83 7.16 9.17 10.72 11.83 21.31 

 Telephone services 

 Mean.................................................. 1,409 787 1,678 1,465 1,699 1,919 2,054 

 Share ................................................. 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.5 

 SE...................................................... 13.37 14.23 16.42 21.26 31.92 38.37 60.87 

 CV(%) ................................................ .95 1.81 .98 1.45 1.88 2.00 2.96 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean.................................................. 191 174 198 230 173 176 155 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.01 7.51 6.80 8.78 9.24 9.67 12.65 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.15 4.31 3.43 3.81 5.34 5.49 8.18 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean.................................................. 1,218 613 1,480 1,235 1,526 1,743 1,899 

 Share ................................................. 1.9 1.6 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.3 

 SE...................................................... 15.53 15.07 18.33 21.83 29.86 39.97 62.04 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.28 2.46 1.24 1.77 1.96 2.29 3.27 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean.................................................. 645 427 739 678 710 854 843 

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

 SE...................................................... 16.30 14.81 19.00 21.61 22.61 32.83 37.65 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.53 3.47 2.57 3.19 3.19 3.85 4.47 

 Household operations 

 Mean.................................................. 1,570 883 1,867 1,375 2,088 2,782 1,995 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Household operations 

 Share ................................................. 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.8 3.3 2.5 

 SE...................................................... 35.31 43.21 52.47 49.30 91.95 131.72 147.21 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.25 4.90 2.81 3.59 4.40 4.73 7.38 

 Personal services 

 Mean.................................................. 489 117 649 120 917 1,531 878 

 Share ................................................. .8 .3 .9 .2 1.2 1.8 1.1 

 SE...................................................... 27.62 33.10 40.74 27.28 88.07 113.80 108.63 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.65 28.33 6.28 22.65 9.61 7.43 12.37 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean.................................................. 1,081 766 1,218 1,254 1,171 1,251 1,117 

 Share ................................................. 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.4 

 SE...................................................... 20.55 24.09 26.07 35.15 34.66 46.24 70.40 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.90 3.15 2.14 2.80 2.96 3.70 6.30 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean.................................................. 766 437 906 886 803 924 1,118 

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

 SE...................................................... 18.22 23.73 24.24 35.26 50.90 67.86 109.26 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.38 5.44 2.68 3.98 6.34 7.34 9.77 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean.................................................. 185 107 219 186 216 253 290 

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

 SE...................................................... 7.37 11.15 8.86 10.09 17.82 21.03 38.89 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.98 10.47 4.05 5.41 8.24 8.30 13.39 

 Other household products 

 Mean.................................................. 458 241 550 555 483 526 677 

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

 SE...................................................... 16.59 16.75 24.25 31.14 38.19 56.60 93.42 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.62 6.95 4.41 5.61 7.91 10.76 13.80 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean.................................................. 122 89 137 144 104 144 151 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.49 11.20 6.92 9.27 11.62 16.40 35.16 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.30 12.59 5.06 6.43 11.15 11.35 23.34 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean.................................................. 2,098 1,301 2,441 2,348 2,328 2,718 2,564 

 Share ................................................. 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.1 3.2 3.2 

 SE...................................................... 68.52 174.18 62.38 96.95 106.59 211.70 231.12 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.27 13.39 2.56 4.13 4.58 7.79 9.01 

 Household textiles 

 Mean.................................................. 131 79 153 151 136 161 175 

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

 SE...................................................... 9.98 11.10 13.79 14.86 21.08 38.48 48.35 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.62 13.97 9.01 9.81 15.49 23.91 27.59 

 Furniture 

 Mean.................................................. 521 268 630 571 646 702 715 

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

 SE...................................................... 22.45 23.05 30.50 36.60 66.28 83.37 92.20 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.31 8.61 4.84 6.41 10.26 11.87 12.89 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean.................................................. 25 11 31 36 28 30 21 

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

 SE...................................................... 2.61 2.50 3.42 5.29 8.43 8.06 3.30 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.40 22.64 10.97 14.72 30.25 26.88 15.66 

 Major appliances 

 Mean.................................................. 322 174 385 334 360 506 438 

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

 SE...................................................... 14.92 15.38 17.37 23.07 38.37 51.65 42.86 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.64 8.82 4.51 6.91 10.67 10.20 9.78 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean.................................................. 119 74 138 142 122 145 138 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.43 10.29 8.61 12.70 12.00 16.44 17.43 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.42 13.95 6.24 8.92 9.88 11.34 12.61 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean.................................................. 981 694 1,104 1,114 1,037 1,173 1,076 

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

 SE...................................................... 60.07 169.81 49.32 76.15 91.95 168.33 189.11 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.12 24.46 4.47 6.84 8.87 14.35 17.57 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean.................................................. 1,883 1,066 2,232 1,741 2,223 3,018 2,887 

 Share ................................................. 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.6 3.0 3.5 3.5 

 SE...................................................... 68.55 89.10 84.72 94.79 193.51 250.63 261.09 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.64 8.36 3.79 5.44 8.71 8.31 9.05 

 Men and boys 

 Mean.................................................. 447 256 529 377 514 747 785 

 Share ................................................. .7 .7 .7 .6 .7 .9 1.0 

 SE...................................................... 26.11 37.35 32.10 47.77 51.65 74.14 76.41 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.84 14.58 6.06 12.65 10.04 9.93 9.73 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean.................................................. 348 244 392 347 383 465 462 

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

 SE...................................................... 26.26 36.88 32.26 47.84 49.62 68.04 72.18 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.56 15.11 8.24 13.79 12.97 14.62 15.63 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean.................................................. 100 12 138 31 132 281 323 

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

 SE...................................................... 4.60 2.19 6.50 3.98 12.84 22.60 29.21 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.61 18.08 4.72 13.05 9.74 8.04 9.03 

 Women and girls 

 Mean.................................................. 704 421 825 678 728 1,190 986 

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

 SE...................................................... 30.41 47.40 37.95 39.40 91.50 152.28 125.30 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.32 11.26 4.60 5.82 12.57 12.80 12.71 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean.................................................. 602 407 685 641 613 891 660 

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

 SE...................................................... 27.85 47.24 34.19 38.22 88.15 135.50 118.61 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.63 11.60 4.99 5.96 14.39 15.21 17.97 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean.................................................. 102 14 140 36 115 299 326 

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

 SE...................................................... 7.34 2.47 10.53 5.87 13.48 39.51 44.41 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.17 17.87 7.51 16.25 11.68 13.23 13.64 

 Children under 2 

 Mean.................................................. 75 26 97 37 116 162 185 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.98 6.93 9.08 6.91 17.33 28.28 34.59 

 CV(%) ................................................ 9.25 26.81 9.39 18.61 14.88 17.42 18.69 

 Footwear 

 Mean.................................................. 419 210 508 371 563 640 725 

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

 SE...................................................... 26.70 22.34 35.52 44.44 75.47 95.40 118.40 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.38 10.65 6.99 11.99 13.41 14.90 16.34 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean.................................................. 237 153 273 278 301 279 206 

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

 SE...................................................... 15.94 14.81 20.86 23.41 57.89 52.02 28.06 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.72 9.65 7.63 8.41 19.22 18.63 13.64 

 Transportation 

 Mean.................................................. 10,742 5,683 12,928 11,095 13,091 16,202 14,600 

 Share ................................................. 17.0 14.9 17.5 16.6 17.7 19.0 17.9 

 SE...................................................... 194.05 199.80 246.35 359.52 617.07 810.40 648.79 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.81 3.52 1.91 3.24 4.71 5.00 4.44 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean.................................................. 4,394 2,098 5,385 4,397 5,306 7,528 6,033 

 Share ................................................. 7.0 5.5 7.3 6.6 7.2 8.8 7.4 

 SE...................................................... 187.79 187.49 239.16 322.23 592.64 780.69 607.50 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.27 8.94 4.44 7.33 11.17 10.37 10.07 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean.................................................. 1,960 860 2,435 2,236 2,136 3,041 2,759 

 Share ................................................. 3.1 2.2 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.6 3.4 

 SE...................................................... 108.02 143.32 142.38 214.56 428.76 486.15 486.15 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.51 16.66 5.85 9.60 20.07 15.99 17.62 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean.................................................. 2,375 1,204 2,881 2,087 3,148 4,342 3,246 

 Share ................................................. 3.8 3.1 3.9 3.1 4.2 5.1 4.0 

 SE...................................................... 130.12 168.29 164.71 181.41 327.31 471.58 477.03 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.48 13.98 5.72 8.69 10.40 10.86 14.70 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean.................................................. 59 33 70 73 22 144 29 

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

 SE...................................................... 14.52 19.42 18.61 33.68 11.68 50.27 14.14 

 CV(%) ................................................ 24.68 57.99 26.68 45.87 52.90 34.79 48.99 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean.................................................. 2,094 1,106 2,521 2,090 2,540 3,065 3,249 

 Share ................................................. 3.3 2.9 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.6 4.0 

 SE...................................................... 21.44 20.37 25.84 35.30 54.03 50.00 70.86 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.02 1.84 1.02 1.69 2.13 1.63 2.18 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean.................................................. 3,474 2,014 4,105 3,670 4,292 4,702 4,521 

 Share ................................................. 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.6 

 SE...................................................... 40.91 53.81 43.51 58.70 100.74 115.17 115.35 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.18 2.67 1.06 1.60 2.35 2.45 2.55 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean.................................................. 252 109 313 257 317 411 371 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.87 6.13 9.91 12.15 15.35 27.65 27.33 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.73 5.61 3.16 4.73 4.84 6.74 7.36 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean.................................................. 887 614 1,004 903 1,074 1,128 1,083 

 Share ................................................. 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 

 SE...................................................... 19.09 32.31 20.06 32.00 45.70 53.18 72.04 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.15 5.27 2.00 3.54 4.26 4.71 6.65 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean.................................................. 790 418 951 909 1,019 1,075 828 

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

 SE...................................................... 25.51 26.69 32.04 45.66 68.98 66.87 61.88 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.23 6.39 3.37 5.02 6.77 6.22 7.48 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean.................................................. 1,545 873 1,836 1,601 1,881 2,087 2,239 

 Share ................................................. 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.8 

 SE...................................................... 18.67 19.34 26.49 31.13 51.90 52.06 64.51 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.21 2.21 1.44 1.95 2.76 2.49 2.88 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean.................................................. 781 466 917 938 954 908 797 

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

 SE...................................................... 29.43 32.32 39.73 62.56 80.31 63.84 88.87 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.77 6.94 4.33 6.67 8.42 7.03 11.14 

 Healthcare 

 Mean.................................................. 5,193 3,343 5,992 6,324 5,594 6,030 5,397 

 Share ................................................. 8.2 8.7 8.1 9.5 7.5 7.1 6.6 

 SE...................................................... 69.98 77.71 94.80 122.88 185.03 190.10 263.38 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.35 2.32 1.58 1.94 3.31 3.15 4.88 

 Health insurance 

 Mean.................................................. 3,529 2,146 4,127 4,293 3,873 4,170 3,879 

 Share ................................................. 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.4 5.2 4.9 4.8 

 SE...................................................... 46.74 35.98 64.10 73.53 138.40 123.21 201.03 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.32 1.68 1.55 1.71 3.57 2.95 5.18 

 Medical services 

 Mean.................................................. 984 702 1,106 1,128 1,025 1,243 968 

 Share ................................................. 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.2 

 SE...................................................... 36.70 68.51 44.82 59.72 58.87 97.04 91.63 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.73 9.76 4.05 5.29 5.74 7.81 9.47 

 Drugs 

 Mean.................................................. 486 336 550 650 519 433 411 

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

 SE...................................................... 13.92 15.24 17.37 33.46 25.95 36.39 41.72 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.86 4.54 3.16 5.15 5.00 8.40 10.15 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean.................................................. 194 159 209 252 178 184 139 

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

 SE...................................................... 12.17 33.78 9.93 17.82 21.82 13.90 13.60 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.28 21.24 4.76 7.06 12.26 7.57 9.80 

 Entertainment 

 Mean.................................................. 3,090 1,693 3,690 3,681 3,402 3,944 3,815 

 Share ................................................. 4.9 4.4 5.0 5.5 4.6 4.6 4.7 

 SE...................................................... 129.46 61.50 189.34 385.61 156.38 207.83 321.96 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Entertainment 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.19 3.63 5.13 10.48 4.60 5.27 8.44 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean.................................................. 880 337 1,113 1,112 835 1,444 1,091 

 Share ................................................. 1.4 .9 1.5 1.7 1.1 1.7 1.3 

 SE...................................................... 124.68 21.10 182.35 376.37 72.91 136.19 121.40 

 CV(%) ................................................ 14.17 6.26 16.38 33.85 8.73 9.43 11.13 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean.................................................. 1,000 735 1,114 1,081 1,119 1,164 1,156 

 Share ................................................. 1.6 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 

 SE...................................................... 16.12 24.83 18.55 27.49 46.43 52.94 57.36 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.61 3.38 1.66 2.54 4.15 4.55 4.96 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean.................................................. 821 513 953 962 1,024 893 891 

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

 SE...................................................... 40.20 44.91 51.38 89.81 100.91 79.87 123.86 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.90 8.75 5.39 9.33 9.85 8.94 13.91 

 Pets 

 Mean.................................................. 681 443 783 862 846 596 666 

 Share ................................................. 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 .7 .8 

 SE...................................................... 40.29 38.58 53.08 87.91 96.24 73.16 121.76 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.92 8.70 6.78 10.20 11.38 12.28 18.28 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean.................................................. 140 70 170 100 178 297 224 

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

 SE...................................................... 11.00 14.31 13.92 9.02 29.50 39.47 49.38 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.85 20.42 8.19 8.99 16.56 13.28 22.00 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean.................................................. 389 108 510 526 424 443 677 

 Share ................................................. .6 .3 .7 .8 .6 .5 .8 

 SE...................................................... 34.23 13.18 49.88 88.80 77.50 82.49 249.65 

 CV(%) ................................................ 8.80 12.22 9.78 16.89 18.26 18.62 36.86 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean.................................................. 786 484 916 883 840 1,035 988 

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

 SE...................................................... 13.84 16.32 18.85 30.78 35.37 53.68 68.35 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.76 3.37 2.06 3.49 4.21 5.19 6.92 

 Reading 

 Mean.................................................. 92 77 99 120 72 90 78 

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

 SE...................................................... 6.47 9.05 8.01 12.78 11.42 12.23 11.02 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.03 11.78 8.12 10.68 15.78 13.61 14.20 

 Education 

 Mean.................................................. 1,443 693 1,767 1,276 2,485 2,148 1,859 

 Share ................................................. 2.3 1.8 2.4 1.9 3.4 2.5 2.3 

 SE...................................................... 85.62 114.56 100.49 124.08 282.00 219.57 311.19 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.93 16.53 5.69 9.73 11.35 10.22 16.74 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean.................................................. 320 228 360 339 378 364 399 

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

 SE...................................................... 11.43 14.75 13.49 15.18 26.31 32.45 33.38 

 CV(%) ................................................ 3.57 6.47 3.75 4.48 6.95 8.92 8.36 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean.................................................. 899 706 982 954 1,045 982 984 

 Share ................................................. 1.4 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 

 SE...................................................... 42.52 76.00 45.32 75.56 134.41 86.35 108.08 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.73 10.76 4.61 7.92 12.86 8.79 10.99 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean.................................................. 1,995 1,466 2,224 2,412 1,695 2,114 2,528 

 Share ................................................. 3.2 3.8 3.0 3.6 2.3 2.5 3.1 

 SE...................................................... 109.43 104.39 130.30 158.47 148.64 265.86 602.14 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.48 7.12 5.86 6.57 8.77 12.58 23.82 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean.................................................. 7,165 3,115 8,914 7,477 9,562 11,265 9,722 

 Share ................................................. 11.4 8.1 12.1 11.2 12.9 13.2 11.9 

 SE...................................................... 131.08 96.54 181.44 228.57 410.26 340.11 373.41 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.83 3.10 2.04 3.06 4.29 3.02 3.84 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean.................................................. 520 203 656 671 706 664 519 

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

 SE...................................................... 21.59 10.68 29.72 37.68 79.83 55.78 46.64 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.16 5.27 4.53 5.61 11.31 8.40 8.99 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean.................................................. 6,645 2,912 8,258 6,806 8,857 10,600 9,203 

 Share ................................................. 10.5 7.6 11.2 10.2 11.9 12.5 11.3 

 SE...................................................... 124.80 94.44 170.89 221.27 352.55 323.72 344.91 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.88 3.24 2.07 3.25 3.98 3.05 3.75 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean.................................................. $82,852 $39,661 $101,508 $89,202 $110,152 $117,916 $108,736 

 SE...................................................... 1,973.48 937.65 2,782.08 2,580.39 10,253.12 2,927.77 3,959.47 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.38 2.36 2.74 2.89 9.31 2.48 3.64 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean.................................................. 64,708 25,813 81,509 62,301 95,644 105,143 94,481 

 Share ................................................. 78.1 65.1 80.3 69.8 86.8 89.2 86.9 

 SE...................................................... 1,803.94 735.78 2,647.71 1,775.73 9,843.13 2,563.94 3,637.29 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.79 2.85 3.25 2.85 10.29 2.44 3.85 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean.................................................. 5,947 2,172 7,577 8,139 5,533 7,845 8,397 

 Share ................................................. 7.2 5.5 7.5 9.1 5.0 6.7 7.7 

 SE...................................................... 640.92 256.04 892.41 1,758.82 726.46 1,089.76 1,383.04 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.78 11.79 11.78 21.61 13.13 13.89 16.47 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean.................................................. 8,902 8,911 8,898 14,455 5,657 2,686 3,002 

 Share ................................................. 10.7 22.5 8.8 16.2 5.1 2.3 2.8 

 SE...................................................... 208.14 242.35 290.48 530.57 414.01 313.77 375.43 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.34 2.72 3.26 3.67 7.32 11.68 12.51 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income 

 Mean.................................................. 1,962 1,674 2,086 3,094 1,488 1,086 861 

 Share ................................................. 2.4 4.2 2.1 3.5 1.4 .9 .8 

 SE...................................................... 199.07 211.44 267.89 524.26 303.05 227.53 175.64 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.15 12.63 12.84 16.94 20.37 20.95 20.39 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean.................................................. 426 315 475 294 457 445 1,169 

 Share ................................................. .5 .8 .5 .3 .4 .4 1.1 

 SE...................................................... 25.76 32.65 32.87 26.87 49.77 70.87 147.61 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.04 10.37 6.93 9.15 10.89 15.91 12.63 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean.................................................. 562 314 669 601 1,083 491 513 

 Share ................................................. .7 .8 .7 .7 1.0 .4 .5 

 SE...................................................... 77.21 42.28 107.65 84.59 449.77 102.79 105.15 

 CV(%) ................................................ 13.74 13.46 16.09 14.07 41.54 20.95 20.51 

 Other income 

 Mean.................................................. 345 462 294 317 291 221 314 

 Share ................................................. .4 1.2 .3 .4 .3 .2 .3 

 SE...................................................... 35.68 83.90 30.40 56.81 66.37 39.98 72.49 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.35 18.14 10.35 17.90 22.78 18.09 23.12 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean.................................................. 11,364 5,356 13,960 13,382 17,023 14,934 9,952 

 Share ................................................. 13.7 13.5 13.8 15.0 15.5 12.7 9.2 

 SE...................................................... 730.24 261.82 1,030.60 1,034.80 3,872.66 755.10 1,047.41 

 CV(%) ................................................ 6.43 4.89 7.38 7.73 22.75 5.06 10.52 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean.................................................. 8,831 4,258 10,807 10,639 13,515 11,182 6,734 

 Share ................................................. 10.7 10.7 10.6 11.9 12.3 9.5 6.2 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Federal income taxes 

 SE...................................................... 627.45 209.83 890.31 832.15 3,516.72 605.48 780.55 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.10 4.93 8.24 7.82 26.02 5.41 11.59 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean.................................................. 2,470 1,073 3,073 2,655 3,404 3,702 3,164 

 Share ................................................. 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.9 

 SE...................................................... 132.55 68.86 175.18 226.39 377.52 210.53 302.34 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.37 6.42 5.70 8.53 11.09 5.69 9.56 

 Other taxes 

 Mean.................................................. 63 26 80 88 103 51 54 

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

 SE...................................................... 14.43 6.34 18.91 26.20 49.68 11.02 18.90 

 CV(%) ................................................ 22.80 24.77 23.76 29.81 48.16 21.68 35.13 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean.................................................. 71,487 34,305 87,549 75,819 93,129 102,982 98,784 

 Share ................................................. 86.3 86.5 86.2 85.0 84.5 87.3 90.8 

 SE...................................................... 1,312.27 721.85 1,837.13 1,745.46 6,430.16 2,279.64 3,063.10 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.84 2.10 2.10 2.30 6.90 2.21 3.10 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean.................................................. $10,971 $6,586 $12,865 $17,836 $10,122 $9,255 $4,708 

 SE...................................................... 2,278.11 1,940.82 3,163.35 2,825.71 6,501.74 8,445.49 8,967.35 

 CV(%) ................................................ 20.77 29.47 24.59 15.84 64.24 91.25 190.46 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean.................................................. 23,320 11,916 28,247 27,744 22,739 38,026 25,174 

 SE...................................................... 2,064.38 1,915.13 2,898.75 2,998.10 5,483.63 7,701.06 7,408.77 

 CV(%) ................................................ 8.85 16.07 10.26 10.81 24.12 20.25 29.43 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean.................................................. 12,350 5,329 15,382 9,908 12,617 28,771 20,466 

 SE...................................................... 1,381.57 1,007.45 1,892.04 1,444.52 3,580.78 7,171.23 5,352.60 

 CV(%) ................................................ 11.19 18.90 12.30 14.58 28.38 24.93 26.15 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean.................................................. 1,201 1,072 1,257 1,533 1,308 879 736 

 SE...................................................... 391.13 256.23 529.62 797.76 785.46 230.06 494.50 

 CV(%) ................................................ 32.56 23.91 42.12 52.05 60.03 26.18 67.19 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean.................................................. -2,288 -973 -2,856 -2,582 -2,705 -3,509 -3,153 

 SE...................................................... 54.74 46.00 83.90 148.12 124.16 155.73 199.03 

 CV(%) ................................................ -2.39 -4.73 -2.94 -5.74 -4.59 -4.44 -6.31 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean.................................................. 204,174 128,614 236,813 236,972 221,494 262,552 224,840 

 SE...................................................... 4,271.93 5,640.47 5,291.78 6,783.03 10,842.79 6,686.73 16,113.54 

 CV(%) ................................................ 2.09 4.39 2.23 2.86 4.90 2.55 7.17 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean.................................................. 1,097 729 1,255 1,264 1,153 1,402 1,181 

 SE...................................................... 11.77 18.05 13.59 25.00 30.99 30.96 43.59 

 CV(%) ................................................ 1.07 2.48 1.08 1.98 2.69 2.21 3.69 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean.................................................. 1,310 928 1,474 1,672 1,702 1,215 781 

 SE...................................................... 61.97 64.28 83.21 118.29 228.83 159.56 101.24 

 CV(%) ................................................ 4.73 6.93 5.64 7.07 13.44 13.13 12.97 

 Food 

 Mean.................................................. 98 66 112 140 121 73 55 

 SE...................................................... 10.44 10.88 13.50 22.21 38.31 12.64 15.71 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.62 16.57 12.01 15.83 31.64 17.31 28.46 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean.................................................. 13 11 14 23 5 6 11 

 SE...................................................... 2.05 3.10 2.70 5.14 1.97 2.51 4.93 

 CV(%) ................................................ 15.50 29.17 18.76 22.57 37.21 41.97 46.16 

 Housing 

 Mean.................................................. 248 172 281 352 252 239 132 

 SE...................................................... 14.84 14.30 21.15 35.30 37.45 40.34 34.64 

 CV(%) ................................................ 5.98 8.30 7.53 10.02 14.88 16.85 26.31 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean.................................................. 28 26 29 33 20 34 17 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 SE...................................................... 3.16 4.72 3.72 4.77 4.96 10.76 7.80 

 CV(%) ................................................ 11.31 18.04 12.98 14.35 24.27 31.20 46.26 

 Household textiles 

 Mean.................................................. 15 9 18 22 19 16 4 

 SE...................................................... 3.21 2.48 4.61 7.50 10.44 12.01 3.86 

 CV(%) ................................................ 20.91 27.18 25.63 33.50 55.14 77.17 94.36 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean.................................................. 23 15 27 36 17 26 11 

 SE...................................................... 2.00 3.38 3.11 5.48 4.72 8.76 4.95 

 CV(%) ................................................ 8.68 23.25 11.67 15.26 28.05 34.27 47.04 

 Major appliances 

 Mean.................................................. 9 7 10 16 5 5 1 

 SE...................................................... 1.63 1.93 2.11 4.21 2.80 1.87 1.12 

 CV(%) ................................................ 18.64 28.36 21.95 26.14 59.81 41.54 77.57 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean.................................................. 14 8 17 20 12 21 9 

 SE...................................................... 1.87 2.97 2.55 4.12 3.36 8.31 4.73 

 CV(%) ................................................ 13.10 38.40 14.99 20.86 27.66 39.47 52.10 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean.................................................. 47 34 53 65 52 45 24 

 SE...................................................... 5.07 5.35 6.90 11.96 11.90 13.37 10.70 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.77 15.95 13.06 18.53 22.97 29.42 45.19 

 Other housing 

 Mean.................................................. 135 89 155 196 144 118 77 

 SE...................................................... 12.44 12.18 18.48 32.27 30.65 32.79 29.61 

 CV(%) ................................................ 9.23 13.69 11.95 16.46 21.32 27.71 38.68 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean.................................................. 247 201 266 216 254 414 251 

 SE...................................................... 23.40 34.15 27.09 17.41 41.74 135.13 62.88 

 CV(%) ................................................ 9.49 17.02 10.18 8.05 16.44 32.62 25.02 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean.................................................. 57 47 62 57 57 78 64 

 SE...................................................... 4.86 7.00 6.09 8.58 11.50 20.69 30.26 

 CV(%) ................................................ 8.47 14.78 9.89 15.10 20.27 26.67 47.35 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean.................................................. 88 92 87 67 60 183 59 

 SE...................................................... 17.32 27.87 21.91 9.32 15.32 114.97 23.45 

 CV(%) ................................................ 19.63 30.45 25.24 13.84 25.33 62.69 39.59 

 Children under 2 

 Mean.................................................. 37 18 45 34 49 58 56 

 SE...................................................... 4.42 4.01 5.71 6.46 9.89 17.15 18.09 

 CV(%) ................................................ 12.02 22.16 12.76 18.73 20.00 29.75 32.56 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean.................................................. 64 44 73 58 87 96 73 

 SE...................................................... 8.43 12.45 9.14 8.77 24.00 34.61 26.19 

 CV(%) ................................................ 13.12 28.49 12.52 15.20 27.51 36.18 36.05 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean.................................................. 8 14 5 7 5 2 1 

 SE...................................................... 2.40 7.49 .89 1.46 2.21 .77 .45 

 CV(%) ................................................ 31.43 53.98 18.06 20.96 40.17 34.31 53.78 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean.................................................. 57 30 68 51 82 93 72 

 SE...................................................... 7.59 9.12 9.17 8.55 23.95 34.57 26.11 

 CV(%) ................................................ 13.41 30.56 13.48 16.85 29.30 37.01 36.35 

 Transportation 

 Mean.................................................. 133 126 135 157 171 59 108 

 SE...................................................... 16.24 28.19 20.94 37.31 58.52 14.40 40.71 

 CV(%) ................................................ 12.25 22.35 15.47 23.74 34.14 24.22 37.82 

 Healthcare 

 Mean.................................................. 38 54 31 22 42 58 10 

 SE...................................................... 10.56 22.86 11.58 4.38 26.52 51.42 5.92 

 CV(%) ................................................ 27.65 42.05 37.14 19.92 62.78 88.88 58.29 

 Entertainment 

 Mean.................................................. 100 69 113 132 108 100 71 

 SE...................................................... 7.78 10.34 10.38 18.79 23.28 15.86 19.91 

 CV(%) ................................................ 7.78 14.91 9.18 14.23 21.50 15.92 27.92 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean.................................................. 30 18 36 33 24 65 19 

 SE...................................................... 2.93 4.39 3.92 5.83 5.51 13.99 8.27 

 CV(%) ................................................ 9.63 23.95 11.03 17.54 22.56 21.53 44.09 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1400. Size of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean.................................................. 70 51 78 99 84 35 53 

 SE...................................................... 7.32 9.39 9.21 17.60 22.52 6.31 20.03 

 CV(%) ................................................ 10.51 18.41 11.89 17.82 26.86 18.23 38.11 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean.................................................. 21 19 22 36 8 14 3 

 SE...................................................... 5.31 6.57 6.33 12.38 3.10 9.14 1.78 

 CV(%) ................................................ 25.47 34.64 29.24 34.54 39.43 63.79 56.29 

 Reading 

 Mean.................................................. 3 5 3 3 2 3 2 

 SE...................................................... .75 1.36 .67 .69 1.39 1.61 1.61 

 CV(%) ................................................ 23.69 29.30 26.82 25.64 73.24 55.43 66.80 

 Education 

 Mean.................................................. 296 111 376 411 642 195 91 

 SE...................................................... 36.64 28.24 50.64 81.90 157.46 58.27 31.40 

 CV(%) ................................................ 12.38 25.37 13.48 19.91 24.54 29.90 34.61 

 All other gifts 

 Mean.................................................. 113 94 121 180 97 54 47 

 SE...................................................... 16.25 11.37 24.36 51.84 19.18 15.41 13.33 

 CV(%) ................................................ 14.40 12.13 20.12 28.87 19.78 28.74 28.67 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

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