Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016-2017

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 129,775 24,117 105,658 15,215 8,145 28,473 16,451 15,963 21,411 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................ $74,118 $71,156 $74,794 $56,541 $59,229 $69,838 $75,847 $96,887 $82,996 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 63,890 61,827 64,361 50,944 53,084 60,811 64,026 81,020 70,743 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 50.9 54.7 50.1 50.3 50.5 50.1 49.8 48.8 50.9 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

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

 Children under 18 ................................................................6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 

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

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

 Vehicles ................................................................ 1.9 2.6 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................ 47 48 47 45 46 47 48 49 48 

 Women ................................................................ 53 52 53 55 54 53 52 51 52 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner................................................................ 63 82 58 60 58 61 60 58 53 

 With mortgage ................................................................36 39 35 33 35 37 38 38 31 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 43 23 27 24 24 22 20 21 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 18 42 40 42 39 40 42 47 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 5 15 9 15 16 15 17 17 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 95 85 91 85 84 85 83 83 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 13 4 15 12 21 10 14 15 25 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 87 96 85 88 79 90 86 85 75 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8) ................................................................3 4 3 3 4 2 2 2 5 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 31 40 29 36 32 29 26 22 28 

 College ................................................................ 66 56 68 60 64 69 72 75 66 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 94 87 89 87 89 89 88 78 

Average annual expenditures ................................ $58,681 $56,369 $59,209 $48,388 $48,854 $56,592 $60,305 $70,902 $64,782 

 Food ................................................................................................ 7,466 7,010 7,570 6,642 7,030 7,440 7,718 8,515 7,805 

 Food at home ................................................................4,206 4,231 4,201 3,916 3,980 4,226 4,173 4,535 4,230 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................ 544 545 544 505 526 560 534 581 540 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................ 174 165 176 160 165 173 183 182 187 

 Bakery products ................................................................ 370 380 368 345 362 387 350 399 353 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 917 920 916 802 868 904 903 998 983 

 Beef ................................................................ 249 274 243 242 248 241 223 269 237 

 Pork ................................................................ 175 208 168 153 169 168 171 189 158 

 Other meats ................................................................ 124 135 122 111 118 125 133 117 121 

 Poultry ................................................................ 179 158 183 152 160 178 184 181 224 

 Fish and seafood ................................................................ 135 98 143 92 112 138 136 175 182 

 Eggs ................................................................ 55 46 58 53 61 54 56 66 60 

 Dairy products ................................................................ 430 451 425 417 405 434 421 442 418 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................ 143 156 140 134 135 139 133 144 150 

 Other dairy products ................................ 287 295 285 283 270 295 288 298 268 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ 810 740 826 689 755 816 810 913 913 

 Fresh fruits................................................................301 264 310 241 272 303 298 355 356 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................................ 264 235 271 219 232 251 275 305 320 

 Processed fruits ................................................................ 110 100 113 98 103 118 112 118 118 

 Processed vegetables ................................ 134 141 133 131 148 144 125 134 119 

 Other food at home ................................................................ 1,505 1,576 1,489 1,502 1,425 1,512 1,506 1,602 1,376 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................ 149 161 146 154 144 158 138 147 130 

 Fats and oils ................................................................ 114 123 112 104 108 114 113 113 117 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016-2017 —

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Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................ 779 779 779 804 730 776 812 839 712 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................ 408 461 396 388 407 412 380 429 364 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips ................................................................ 55 52 56 52 35 52 63 75 53 

 Food away from home ................................................................ 3,260 2,779 3,370 2,725 3,051 3,214 3,545 3,979 3,575 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 521 369 556 436 441 520 634 744 532 

 Housing ................................................................ 19,388 16,313 20,090 15,003 16,296 18,495 20,135 24,742 23,769 

 Shelter ................................................................ 11,512 8,294 12,247 8,028 9,158 10,708 12,141 15,775 15,917 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................ 6,622 6,246 6,707 4,478 4,894 6,170 6,938 8,772 7,979 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................ 3,078 2,826 3,135 2,158 2,473 2,973 3,239 4,388 3,282 

 Property taxes ................................................................ 2,017 1,832 2,060 1,166 1,245 1,791 1,971 2,485 3,114 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses ................................................................ 1,527 1,588 1,513 1,155 1,176 1,406 1,727 1,899 1,584 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................ 4,101 1,303 4,739 3,005 3,727 3,815 4,383 5,915 6,984 

 Other lodging ................................................................790 745 800 544 538 723 821 1,088 954 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................3,860 4,147 3,794 3,592 3,684 3,769 3,791 4,000 3,863 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 368 207 404 306 187 408 413 486 483 

 Electricity ................................................................ 1,432 1,778 1,353 1,355 1,491 1,362 1,347 1,354 1,289 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................ 91 269 51 45 27 61 12 48 81 

 Telephone services ................................................................ 1,393 1,422 1,387 1,265 1,321 1,365 1,366 1,459 1,488 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, 

 and phone cards ................................................................ 272 346 256 236 202 242 257 266 301 

 Cellular phone service ................................ 1,121 1,077 1,131 1,029 1,120 1,123 1,109 1,194 1,188 

 Water and other public services ................................ 576 471 600 620 657 572 654 652 521 

 Household operations ................................................................ 1,398 1,096 1,467 1,009 1,270 1,327 1,465 2,057 1,614 

 Personal services ................................................................ 448 274 488 248 472 422 527 744 530 

 Other household expenses ................................ 950 822 979 761 798 905 937 1,313 1,084 

 Housekeeping supplies................................................................ 708 775 692 643 642 745 723 687 659 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................ 169 186 165 162 151 166 167 158 174 

 Other household products ................................ 395 446 384 351 358 431 397 392 340 

 Postage and stationery ................................ 144 143 144 130 133 148 159 137 146 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................ 1,910 2,001 1,890 1,732 1,542 1,945 2,016 2,223 1,716 

 Household textiles ................................................................ 106 118 104 99 90 101 128 111 92 

 Furniture ................................................................ 488 404 507 427 368 515 545 583 520 

 Floor coverings ................................................................ 25 16 28 17 12 19 53 24 35 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 282 318 273 241 282 265 291 348 233 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 129 129 129 131 119 118 137 161 113 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................ 881 1,016 850 817 669 926 862 995 723 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 1,817 1,547 1,878 1,502 1,423 1,675 1,828 2,377 2,256 

 Men and boys ................................................................435 384 446 363 387 383 449 542 538 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................ 333 292 342 269 299 290 348 423 415 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................102 92 104 93 87 93 101 118 123 

 Women and girls ................................................................ 679 557 707 654 532 647 713 920 724 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................................ 575 466 600 542 434 552 603 791 623 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................104 91 107 111 98 95 110 129 101 

 Children under 2 ................................................................71 67 71 61 71 73 63 96 65 

 Footwear ................................................................ 383 357 389 273 255 348 392 510 487 

 Other apparel products and services ................................ 249 182 265 151 179 224 210 310 441 

 Transportation ................................................................9,313 10,872 8,957 8,352 8,105 8,928 9,353 10,283 8,465 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................ 3,844 4,872 3,610 3,952 3,728 3,696 4,071 3,942 2,605 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................................ 1,775 1,925 1,741 1,360 1,862 1,645 2,236 2,165 1,395 

 Cars and trucks, used................................................................ 2,010 2,825 1,824 2,517 1,797 2,003 1,802 1,716 1,201 

 Other vehicles ................................................................59 122 45 75 269 48 32 61 210 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................ 1,939 2,391 1,835 1,842 1,691 1,828 1,768 1,989 1,832 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................................ 2,863 3,202 2,785 2,245 2,296 2,839 2,774 3,254 2,950 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................ 223 285 209 219 241 208 239 212 164 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................ 902 1,209 832 739 697 879 854 1,027 724 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................ 1,058 1,208 1,023 864 983 1,089 964 1,081 1,073 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges ................................................................ 680 500 721 422 374 663 718 934 989 

 Public and other transportation................................ 667 406 727 313 390 565 740 1,099 1,078 

 Healthcare ................................................................ 4,770 5,372 4,633 4,277 4,033 4,841 4,631 5,034 4,541 

 Health insurance ................................................................ 3,287 3,676 3,199 2,895 2,885 3,282 3,141 3,503 3,241 

 Medical services ................................................................ 855 940 836 797 658 890 891 919 754 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016-2017 —

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Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Drugs ................................................................ 474 591 448 454 362 523 447 441 382 

 Medical supplies ................................................................ 154 166 151 132 128 146 151 172 163 

 Entertainment ................................................................ 3,051 3,520 2,944 2,628 2,374 2,991 3,157 3,544 2,712 

 Fees and admissions ................................................................ 716 487 768 453 421 733 827 1,149 842 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services ................................................................ 1,028 1,062 1,020 1,042 859 1,012 1,005 1,142 997 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................ 805 1,065 745 729 636 812 791 807 631 

 Pets ................................................................ 647 902 588 553 477 643 645 638 506 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment ................................................................158 163 157 176 159 169 146 169 125 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services ................................ 503 907 410 403 459 433 535 447 243 

 Personal care products and services ................................736 587 770 651 631 741 794 872 850 

 Reading ................................................................ 112 99 115 108 82 117 109 145 113 

 Education ................................................................ 1,410 884 1,530 848 1,144 1,256 1,638 1,955 2,126 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................ 335 487 300 424 275 305 319 269 224 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................ 985 1,039 972 821 756 862 928 1,175 1,192 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 1,977 2,075 1,954 1,708 1,597 1,895 1,878 2,308 2,139 

 Personal insurance and pensions................................ 6,801 6,195 6,939 4,990 4,666 6,528 7,183 8,939 8,058 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 370 445 353 303 195 396 355 386 365 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................ 6,431 5,751 6,586 4,687 4,472 6,132 6,828 8,553 7,693 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................ $74,118 $71,156 $74,794 $56,541 $59,229 $69,838 $75,847 $96,887 $82,996 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................ 57,455 49,065 59,370 42,744 47,576 54,710 59,481 78,990 67,153 

 Self-employment income ................................ 5,387 8,756 4,618 2,822 2,190 4,309 4,320 6,849 5,792 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement ................................ 8,150 10,687 7,572 8,391 7,218 8,143 7,972 7,011 6,474 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income................................................................ 1,830 1,694 1,862 1,235 1,039 1,336 2,586 2,665 2,163 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................ 489 375 516 587 494 485 497 403 612 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................ 451 395 463 462 433 503 525 519 335 

 Other income ................................................................ 356 185 394 301 279 351 465 451 466 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) ................................................................ 10,228 9,329 10,433 5,597 6,145 9,026 11,820 15,867 12,253 

 Federal income taxes ................................................................ 8,093 7,472 8,234 4,194 5,125 6,764 9,350 12,858 9,940 

 State and local income taxes ................................ 2,072 1,781 2,139 1,374 986 2,158 2,426 2,947 2,271 

 Other taxes ................................................................ 63 76 60 29 34 104 45 62 242 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 63,890 61,827 64,361 50,944 53,084 60,811 64,026 81,020 70,743 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities ................................ $11,390 $9,511 $11,818 $6,657 $8,478 $12,577 $12,070 $15,141 $13,078 

 Net change in total assets ................................ 19,694 18,061 20,067 13,773 14,444 19,768 25,057 25,435 19,241 

 Net change in total liabilities ................................ 8,305 8,550 8,249 7,116 5,966 7,191 12,987 10,294 6,163 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................................ 937 735 983 544 290 547 2,487 894 1,050 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned 

 property ................................................................ -1,874 -1,997 -1,846 -1,187 -1,315 -1,916 -1,911 -2,395 -1,964 

 Estimated market value of owned 

 home ................................................................ 179,175 184,314 178,002 114,008 109,544 146,921 164,717 264,685 236,430 

 Estimated monthly rental value of 

 owned home ................................................................994 982 997 697 773 913 981 1,267 1,216 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016-2017 —

Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Gifts of goods and services, total................................ 1,177 1,160 1,181 1,098 953 1,117 1,324 1,196 1,287 

 Food ................................................................ 81 78 82 76 64 105 78 93 57 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 13 9 14 12 12 12 20 11 19 

 Housing ................................................................ 236 236 237 224 208 232 286 244 218 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................ 30 24 31 35 32 33 31 33 24 

 Household textiles ................................................................ 8 14 7 8 26 7 14 26 24 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................21 20 22 31 20 17 26 22 20 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 8 9 8 9 5 7 9 7 8 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 14 11 14 22 215 10 17 15 11 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................ 48 50 48 47 51 49 54 57 33 

 Other housing ................................................................ 129 128 129 102 99 127 162 127 138 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 196 185 199 211 222 181 207 212 188 

 Males, 2 and over ................................................................ 53 52 53 49 69 41 62 63 53 

 Females, 2 and over ................................................................ 68 57 71 86 75 60 62 79 72 

 Children under 2 ................................................................ 29 33 28 33 25 37 28 26 14 

 Other apparel products and services ................................ 46 43 47 43 54 42 54 44 48 

 Jewelry and watches ................................ 11 8 12 7 211 12 16 11 12 

 All other apparel products and 

 services ................................................................ 35 35 35 36 44 30 38 33 36 

 Transportation ................................................................121 142 117 167 106 99 108 114 118 

 Healthcare ................................................................ 24 22 25 33 27 30 21 23 15 

 Entertainment................................................................ 97 108 94 127 78 94 92 91 80 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and 

 tricycles ................................................................ 41 51 39 59 235 37 34 34 36 

 Other entertainment ................................................................ 55 56 55 68 44 57 58 56 44 

 Personal care products and services ................................12 8 13 11 9 18 13 10 13 

 Reading ................................................................ 4 3 4 4 4 6 3 3 2 

 Education ................................................................ 295 277 299 144 180 238 374 263 504 

 All other gifts ................................................................ 97 92 98 90 44 104 123 132 72 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018