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

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 127,006 23,052 28,406 47,205 28,343

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean ...................................................... $66,877 $75,881 $65,340 $61,405 $70,208

SE .......................................................... 1,164.39 2,357.75 1,887.17 2,394.77 2,124.40

CV(%) .................................................... 1.74 3.11 2.89 3.90 3.03

Income after taxes

Mean ...................................................... 58,364 64,569 56,626 54,471 61,544

SE .......................................................... 898.38 1,804.80 1,411.39 1,801.89 1,685.67

CV(%) .................................................... 1.54 2.80 2.49 3.31 2.74

Age of reference person .......................................... 50.3 52.5 49.4 50.3 49.3

Average number in consumer unit:

People ................................................................... 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6

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 1.3

Vehicles ................................................................. 1.9 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.9

Percent distribution:

Reference person:

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

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

Housing tenure:

Homeowner ........................................................... 63 62 66 65 56

With mortgage ..................................................... 37 35 38 37 36

Without mortgage ................................................ 26 27 28 28 20

Renter .................................................................... 37 38 34 35 44

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ..................................... 13 12 9 20 5

White, Asian, and all other races ........................... 87 88 91 80 95

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .................................................. 13 10 5 14 22

Not Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 87 90 95 86 78

Education of reference person:

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

High school (9-12) ................................................. 33 36 31 37 28

College .................................................................. 63 60 66 60 68

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

At least one vehicle owned or leased ...................... 87 82 87 89 89

Average annual expenditures

Mean ...................................................... $53,495 $59,301 $51,961 $49,372 $57,181

SE .......................................................... 603.93 1,089.04 980.95 1,276.20 955.78

CV(%) .................................................... 1.13 1.84 1.89 2.58 1.67

Food

Mean ...................................................... 6,759 6,854 6,898 6,378 7,175

Share ..................................................... 12.6 11.6 13.3 12.9 12.5

SE .......................................................... 89.34 109.17 160.92 174.58 255.78

CV(%) .................................................... 1.32 1.59 2.33 2.74 3.57

Food at home

Mean ...................................................... 3,971 4,090 4,123 3,709 4,164

Share ..................................................... 7.4 6.9 7.9 7.5 7.3

SE .......................................................... 56.60 102.69 128.30 101.14 130.22

CV(%) .................................................... 1.43 2.51 3.11 2.73 3.13

Cereals and bakery products

Mean ...................................................... 519 567 547 487 506

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

SE .......................................................... 9.25 17.36 23.67 14.15 20.64

CV(%) .................................................... 1.78 3.06 4.33 2.91 4.08

Cereals and cereal products

Mean ...................................................... 176 192 183 163 178

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

SE .......................................................... 3.79 9.05 10.66 4.75 7.40

CV(%) .................................................... 2.16 4.72 5.83 2.92 4.15

Bakery products

Mean ...................................................... 343 376 364 324 328

Share ..................................................... .6 .6 .7 .7 .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, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Bakery products

SE .......................................................... 6.71 12.46 15.78 10.46 17.20

CV(%) .................................................... 1.96 3.32 4.33 3.23 5.25

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean ...................................................... 892 919 884 881 894

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

SE .......................................................... 13.63 33.37 31.88 25.33 34.07

CV(%) .................................................... 1.53 3.63 3.61 2.87 3.81

Beef

Mean ...................................................... 232 215 244 226 243

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

SE .......................................................... 7.73 11.50 10.72 10.53 30.45

CV(%) .................................................... 3.34 5.34 4.40 4.66 12.54

Pork

Mean ...................................................... 177 154 195 188 160

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

SE .......................................................... 3.91 9.98 8.29 5.49 8.78

CV(%) .................................................... 2.21 6.49 4.26 2.93 5.49

Other meats

Mean ...................................................... 123 143 134 114 112

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

SE .......................................................... 3.68 6.64 7.34 6.87 8.09

CV(%) .................................................... 2.99 4.63 5.47 6.05 7.24

Poultry

Mean ...................................................... 172 188 162 173 169

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

SE .......................................................... 3.65 8.21 10.94 5.70 5.92

CV(%) .................................................... 2.12 4.37 6.74 3.30 3.50

Fish and seafood

Mean ...................................................... 129 159 97 123 147

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

SE .......................................................... 4.33 12.71 6.48 7.59 7.48

CV(%) .................................................... 3.35 8.00 6.66 6.15 5.10

Eggs

Mean ...................................................... 58 60 52 58 64

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

SE .......................................................... 1.38 2.79 2.70 2.39 2.93

CV(%) .................................................... 2.37 4.66 5.21 4.11 4.59

Dairy products

Mean ...................................................... 423 463 473 367 435

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

SE .......................................................... 6.43 12.18 17.69 11.78 11.29

CV(%) .................................................... 1.52 2.63 3.74 3.21 2.60

Fresh milk and cream

Mean ...................................................... 147 160 152 136 151

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

SE .......................................................... 2.27 3.52 4.72 4.04 4.87

CV(%) .................................................... 1.54 2.20 3.10 2.97 3.23

Other dairy products

Mean ...................................................... 276 303 321 231 285

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

SE .......................................................... 5.46 10.35 14.08 9.99 11.17

CV(%) .................................................... 1.98 3.41 4.39 4.32 3.92

Fruits and vegetables

Mean ...................................................... 756 800 753 681 847

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

SE .......................................................... 12.45 31.26 26.88 21.34 27.22

CV(%) .................................................... 1.65 3.91 3.57 3.13 3.21

Fresh fruits

Mean ...................................................... 274 284 265 238 332

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

SE .......................................................... 4.97 13.37 12.01 6.90 10.56

CV(%) .................................................... 1.82 4.70 4.53 2.90 3.18

Fresh vegetables

Mean ...................................................... 240 265 228 211 281

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

SE .......................................................... 4.10 12.92 7.31 7.96 8.11

CV(%) .................................................... 1.71 4.87 3.20 3.77 2.89

Processed fruits

Mean ...................................................... 109 116 114 96 118

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

SE .......................................................... 2.96 4.22 8.45 3.55 8.22

CV(%) .................................................... 2.72 3.65 7.42 3.69 6.96

Processed vegetables

Mean ...................................................... 133 135 145 136 116

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

SE .......................................................... 3.58 6.67 8.43 6.71 6.88

CV(%) .................................................... 2.69 4.95 5.80 4.95 5.95

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

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Other food at home

Mean ...................................................... 1,382 1,340 1,466 1,292 1,481

Share ..................................................... 2.6 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.6

SE .......................................................... 24.77 34.58 49.66 44.55 57.55

CV(%) .................................................... 1.79 2.58 3.39 3.45 3.89

Sugar and other sweets

Mean ...................................................... 139 145 155 120 151

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

SE .......................................................... 3.96 8.91 9.30 4.59 9.90

CV(%) .................................................... 2.84 6.16 5.99 3.81 6.58

Fats and oils

Mean ...................................................... 115 114 117 108 124

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

SE .......................................................... 3.33 2.18 7.43 4.65 9.88

CV(%) .................................................... 2.90 1.90 6.33 4.29 7.99

Miscellaneous foods

Mean ...................................................... 702 660 768 647 761

Share ..................................................... 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.3

SE .......................................................... 13.41 20.27 24.83 27.43 29.00

CV(%) .................................................... 1.91 3.07 3.23 4.24 3.81

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean ...................................................... 375 366 371 376 383

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

SE .......................................................... 6.99 11.35 13.43 12.12 16.18

CV(%) .................................................... 1.87 3.10 3.62 3.23 4.23

Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town

trips

Mean ...................................................... 51 55 54 40 63

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

SE .......................................................... 2.83 5.00 6.43 3.73 8.82

CV(%) .................................................... 5.53 9.11 11.83 9.26 13.97

Food away from home

Mean ...................................................... 2,787 2,765 2,775 2,669 3,011

Share ..................................................... 5.2 4.7 5.3 5.4 5.3

SE .......................................................... 51.03 80.65 90.00 95.81 142.02

CV(%) .................................................... 1.83 2.92 3.24 3.59 4.72

Alcoholic beverages

Mean ...................................................... 463 523 510 364 531

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

SE .......................................................... 17.50 34.83 41.64 20.58 48.87

CV(%) .................................................... 3.78 6.66 8.17 5.66 9.20

Housing

Mean ...................................................... 17,798 21,067 16,212 16,030 19,672

Share ..................................................... 33.3 35.5 31.2 32.5 34.4

SE .......................................................... 217.06 485.50 365.13 454.12 336.19

CV(%) .................................................... 1.22 2.30 2.25 2.83 1.71

Shelter

Mean ...................................................... 10,491 13,227 9,162 8,844 12,337

Share ..................................................... 19.6 22.3 17.6 17.9 21.6

SE .......................................................... 148.30 401.71 258.29 282.22 243.47

CV(%) .................................................... 1.41 3.04 2.82 3.19 1.97

Owned dwellings

Mean ...................................................... 6,149 7,859 5,919 5,272 6,451

Share ..................................................... 11.5 13.3 11.4 10.7 11.3

SE .......................................................... 96.49 317.75 162.93 198.90 205.80

CV(%) .................................................... 1.57 4.04 2.75 3.77 3.19

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean ...................................................... 2,953 2,896 2,668 2,732 3,654

Share ..................................................... 5.5 4.9 5.1 5.5 6.4

SE .......................................................... 66.35 150.73 119.11 149.51 109.42

CV(%) .................................................... 2.25 5.20 4.46 5.47 2.99

Property taxes

Mean ...................................................... 1,903 3,283 2,020 1,311 1,649

Share ..................................................... 3.6 5.5 3.9 2.7 2.9

SE .......................................................... 49.46 203.23 58.35 54.36 115.05

CV(%) .................................................... 2.60 6.19 2.89 4.15 6.98

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean ...................................................... 1,293 1,679 1,231 1,229 1,148

Share ..................................................... 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.0

SE .......................................................... 32.62 68.79 74.77 61.21 93.33

CV(%) .................................................... 2.52 4.10 6.08 4.98 8.13

Rented dwellings

Mean ...................................................... 3,631 4,382 2,547 2,998 5,162

Share ..................................................... 6.8 7.4 4.9 6.1 9.0

SE .......................................................... 51.61 175.67 139.04 107.06 125.02

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

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Rented dwellings

CV(%) .................................................... 1.42 4.01 5.46 3.57 2.42

Other lodging

Mean ...................................................... 710 987 697 575 725

Share ..................................................... 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.3

SE .......................................................... 38.67 119.81 83.03 58.37 75.50

CV(%) .................................................... 5.44 12.14 11.92 10.16 10.42

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean ...................................................... 3,921 4,335 3,714 4,038 3,596

Share ..................................................... 7.3 7.3 7.1 8.2 6.3

SE .......................................................... 34.80 78.07 102.01 73.09 50.77

CV(%) .................................................... .89 1.80 2.75 1.81 1.41

Natural gas

Mean ...................................................... 439 631 670 248 369

Share ..................................................... .8 1.1 1.3 .5 .6

SE .......................................................... 14.67 57.23 23.30 19.69 17.14

CV(%) .................................................... 3.34 9.07 3.48 7.93 4.64

Electricity

Mean ...................................................... 1,484 1,390 1,260 1,842 1,190

Share ..................................................... 2.8 2.3 2.4 3.7 2.1

SE .......................................................... 20.17 29.94 53.05 39.56 36.43

CV(%) .................................................... 1.36 2.15 4.21 2.15 3.06

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean ...................................................... 152 465 133 70 56

Share ..................................................... .3 .8 .3 .1 .1

SE .......................................................... 9.78 44.77 13.15 14.01 6.81

CV(%) .................................................... 6.42 9.63 9.91 20.14 12.22

Telephone services

Mean ...................................................... 1,315 1,411 1,214 1,334 1,308

Share ..................................................... 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.3

SE .......................................................... 14.52 24.69 35.82 32.21 25.24

CV(%) .................................................... 1.10 1.75 2.95 2.41 1.93

Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

cards

Mean ...................................................... 353 468 321 348 298

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

SE .......................................................... 4.87 12.16 10.99 8.69 11.91

CV(%) .................................................... 1.38 2.60 3.42 2.50 4.00

Cellular phone service

Mean ...................................................... 963 943 893 986 1,010

Share ..................................................... 1.8 1.6 1.7 2.0 1.8

SE .......................................................... 13.80 21.47 26.99 32.73 19.96

CV(%) .................................................... 1.43 2.28 3.02 3.32 1.98

Water and other public services

Mean ...................................................... 530 438 437 545 673

Share ..................................................... 1.0 .7 .8 1.1 1.2

SE .......................................................... 12.43 42.49 23.09 22.78 16.54

CV(%) .................................................... 2.35 9.70 5.28 4.18 2.46

Household operations

Mean ...................................................... 1,174 1,355 1,007 1,085 1,342

Share ..................................................... 2.2 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.3

SE .......................................................... 31.64 65.77 56.22 53.27 61.12

CV(%) .................................................... 2.70 4.85 5.58 4.91 4.55

Personal services

Mean ...................................................... 366 415 328 347 397

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

SE .......................................................... 22.89 48.27 37.38 29.32 63.75

CV(%) .................................................... 6.25 11.62 11.38 8.46 16.06

Other household expenses

Mean ...................................................... 808 940 679 738 945

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

SE .......................................................... 16.49 37.00 25.84 34.22 25.03

CV(%) .................................................... 2.04 3.94 3.81 4.64 2.65

Housekeeping supplies

Mean ...................................................... 632 594 705 598 647

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

SE .......................................................... 18.63 29.23 48.79 28.79 51.46

CV(%) .................................................... 2.95 4.92 6.92 4.82 7.95

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean ...................................................... 148 137 162 149 139

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

SE .......................................................... 4.48 4.63 8.44 8.41 10.70

CV(%) .................................................... 3.04 3.37 5.22 5.64 7.69

Other household products

Mean ...................................................... 354 312 397 347 356

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

SE .......................................................... 12.85 19.35 40.16 21.52 30.36

CV(%) .................................................... 3.63 6.20 10.11 6.21 8.54

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

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Postage and stationery

Mean ...................................................... 131 145 146 102 152

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

SE .......................................................... 7.11 11.61 10.80 8.82 23.66

CV(%) .................................................... 5.44 8.01 7.38 8.67 15.56

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean ...................................................... 1,581 1,555 1,623 1,466 1,750

Share ..................................................... 3.0 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.1

SE .......................................................... 46.11 78.81 72.71 97.18 86.29

CV(%) .................................................... 2.92 5.07 4.48 6.63 4.93

Household textiles

Mean ...................................................... 96 101 114 83 96

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

SE .......................................................... 6.69 9.23 11.82 12.87 14.16

CV(%) .................................................... 6.97 9.11 10.36 15.57 14.77

Furniture

Mean ...................................................... 387 394 340 377 444

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

SE .......................................................... 14.05 33.41 30.52 25.69 21.87

CV(%) .................................................... 3.63 8.49 8.97 6.82 4.92

Floor coverings

Mean ...................................................... 18 32 20 9 21

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

SE .......................................................... 1.99 8.63 3.29 1.43 3.49

CV(%) .................................................... 10.96 26.62 16.30 16.79 16.91

Major appliances

Mean ...................................................... 233 221 213 216 293

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

SE .......................................................... 14.26 20.02 21.03 22.47 43.38

CV(%) .................................................... 6.11 9.06 9.88 10.39 14.82

Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares

Mean ...................................................... 106 93 119 98 115

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

SE .......................................................... 5.83 8.79 12.75 10.57 12.13

CV(%) .................................................... 5.51 9.41 10.67 10.75 10.58

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean ...................................................... 740 714 816 683 782

Share ..................................................... 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.4

SE .......................................................... 30.61 61.85 47.42 65.09 46.08

CV(%) .................................................... 4.13 8.66 5.81 9.52 5.89

Apparel and services

Mean ...................................................... 1,786 1,931 1,882 1,592 1,896

Share ..................................................... 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.3

SE .......................................................... 52.74 121.40 149.77 59.29 126.47

CV(%) .................................................... 2.95 6.29 7.96 3.72 6.67

Men and boys

Mean ...................................................... 430 473 454 356 495

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

SE .......................................................... 15.58 33.47 40.74 17.84 38.81

CV(%) .................................................... 3.62 7.08 8.96 5.01 7.84

Men, 16 and over

Mean ...................................................... 326 370 336 265 381

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

SE .......................................................... 13.51 32.91 31.64 15.13 34.22

CV(%) .................................................... 4.14 8.88 9.41 5.70 8.98

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean ...................................................... 104 103 118 90 114

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

SE .......................................................... 7.81 8.74 24.52 9.72 15.74

CV(%) .................................................... 7.51 8.52 20.76 10.76 13.83

Women and girls

Mean ...................................................... 656 745 628 616 679

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

SE .......................................................... 28.14 89.77 48.44 29.62 77.19

CV(%) .................................................... 4.29 12.06 7.72 4.81 11.36

Women, 16 and over

Mean ...................................................... 551 643 523 504 583

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

SE .......................................................... 27.08 84.29 45.49 30.76 74.70

CV(%) .................................................... 4.91 13.12 8.70 6.10 12.80

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean ...................................................... 105 102 105 112 96

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

SE .......................................................... 5.53 12.65 16.69 7.68 9.40

CV(%) .................................................... 5.27 12.41 15.93 6.89 9.81

Children under 2

Mean ...................................................... 76 65 95 66 83

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

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Children under 2

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

SE .......................................................... 5.33 10.04 9.93 9.13 14.50

CV(%) .................................................... 6.99 15.37 10.47 13.73 17.50

Footwear

Mean ...................................................... 367 365 374 349 391

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

SE .......................................................... 17.09 26.37 40.35 32.22 28.34

CV(%) .................................................... 4.66 7.22 10.79 9.23 7.25

Other apparel products and services

Mean ...................................................... 256 283 331 205 248

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

SE .......................................................... 24.53 25.81 105.36 13.07 15.83

CV(%) .................................................... 9.57 9.14 31.79 6.39 6.38

Transportation

Mean ...................................................... 9,073 9,321 8,807 9,041 9,192

Share ..................................................... 17.0 15.7 16.9 18.3 16.1

SE .......................................................... 177.51 399.56 341.86 340.24 263.70

CV(%) .................................................... 1.96 4.29 3.88 3.76 2.87

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean ...................................................... 3,301 3,046 3,315 3,563 3,058

Share ..................................................... 6.2 5.1 6.4 7.2 5.3

SE .......................................................... 147.72 370.92 219.07 275.00 219.57

CV(%) .................................................... 4.47 12.18 6.61 7.72 7.18

Cars and trucks, new

Mean ...................................................... 1,562 1,517 1,442 1,794 1,331

Share ..................................................... 2.9 2.6 2.8 3.6 2.3

SE .......................................................... 120.29 310.13 206.67 228.60 161.44

CV(%) .................................................... 7.70 20.45 14.33 12.74 12.13

Cars and trucks, used

Mean ...................................................... 1,689 1,488 1,829 1,721 1,659

Share ..................................................... 3.2 2.5 3.5 3.5 2.9

SE .......................................................... 73.36 117.72 173.43 135.56 110.66

CV(%) .................................................... 4.34 7.91 9.48 7.88 6.67

Other vehicles

Mean ...................................................... 50 41 45 48 67

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

SE .......................................................... 14.26 23.03 26.64 23.94 36.98

CV(%) .................................................... 28.29 56.04 59.77 49.65 54.85

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean ...................................................... 2,468 2,256 2,418 2,553 2,550

Share ..................................................... 4.6 3.8 4.7 5.2 4.5

SE .......................................................... 24.08 60.44 77.09 39.90 46.92

CV(%) .................................................... .98 2.68 3.19 1.56 1.84

Other vehicle expenses

Mean ...................................................... 2,723 3,089 2,604 2,512 2,893

Share ..................................................... 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.1

SE .......................................................... 71.91 218.97 171.66 118.29 107.17

CV(%) .................................................... 2.64 7.09 6.59 4.71 3.70

Vehicle finance charges

Mean ...................................................... 208 176 189 228 221

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

SE .......................................................... 6.32 13.32 15.54 10.70 10.59

CV(%) .................................................... 3.04 7.58 8.20 4.70 4.79

Maintenance and repairs

Mean ...................................................... 836 935 824 775 866

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

SE .......................................................... 24.59 67.94 35.77 42.65 51.67

CV(%) .................................................... 2.94 7.26 4.34 5.50 5.96

Vehicle insurance

Mean ...................................................... 1,112 1,130 1,073 1,101 1,154

Share ..................................................... 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.0

SE .......................................................... 53.30 140.39 142.41 77.70 101.40

CV(%) .................................................... 4.79 12.43 13.27 7.05 8.78

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean ...................................................... 567 848 517 408 652

Share ..................................................... 1.1 1.4 1.0 .8 1.1

SE .......................................................... 24.02 60.75 47.22 36.72 58.48

CV(%) .................................................... 4.24 7.17 9.13 9.01 8.97

Public and other transportation

Mean ...................................................... 581 931 469 413 691

Share ..................................................... 1.1 1.6 .9 .8 1.2

SE .......................................................... 23.67 64.44 42.11 39.09 51.23

CV(%) .................................................... 4.07 6.92 8.97 9.46 7.42

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

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Healthcare

Mean ...................................................... 4,290 4,565 4,398 4,024 4,401

Share ..................................................... 8.0 7.7 8.5 8.2 7.7

SE .......................................................... 70.34 175.90 149.26 158.73 121.66

CV(%) .................................................... 1.64 3.85 3.39 3.94 2.76

Health insurance

Mean ...................................................... 2,868 3,219 2,895 2,719 2,804

Share ..................................................... 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.5 4.9

SE .......................................................... 59.14 167.80 97.35 111.91 102.70

CV(%) .................................................... 2.06 5.21 3.36 4.12 3.66

Medical services

Mean ...................................................... 790 721 875 664 971

Share ..................................................... 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.7

SE .......................................................... 28.96 62.56 60.84 49.80 78.42

CV(%) .................................................... 3.67 8.68 6.95 7.50 8.08

Drugs

Mean ...................................................... 486 473 466 519 459

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

SE .......................................................... 14.86 29.56 26.16 28.52 29.54

CV(%) .................................................... 3.06 6.24 5.61 5.50 6.43

Medical supplies

Mean ...................................................... 146 152 162 122 167

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

SE .......................................................... 6.95 14.91 10.66 11.37 21.71

CV(%) .................................................... 4.75 9.84 6.59 9.31 12.99

Entertainment

Mean ...................................................... 2,728 2,744 2,760 2,516 3,034

Share ..................................................... 5.1 4.6 5.3 5.1 5.3

SE .......................................................... 70.23 139.61 111.72 130.71 135.61

CV(%) .................................................... 2.57 5.09 4.05 5.19 4.47

Fees and admissions

Mean ...................................................... 636 770 665 477 763

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

SE .......................................................... 26.62 58.54 74.74 40.23 43.44

CV(%) .................................................... 4.19 7.60 11.24 8.43 5.70

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean ...................................................... 1,051 1,118 991 1,023 1,102

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

SE .......................................................... 24.09 45.08 42.72 33.51 74.40

CV(%) .................................................... 2.29 4.03 4.31 3.28 6.75

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

Mean ...................................................... 634 596 689 588 685

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

SE .......................................................... 29.33 53.62 76.90 28.03 78.25

CV(%) .................................................... 4.63 8.99 11.16 4.77 11.42

Pets

Mean ...................................................... 507 460 551 477 551

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

SE .......................................................... 30.40 48.36 87.45 29.22 79.89

CV(%) .................................................... 5.99 10.50 15.86 6.13 14.49

Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment

Mean ...................................................... 127 136 138 112 134

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

SE .......................................................... 7.37 20.06 16.32 11.35 14.87

CV(%) .................................................... 5.81 14.78 11.82 10.17 11.11

Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

services

Mean ...................................................... 407 259 414 428 484

Share ..................................................... .8 .4 .8 .9 .8

SE .......................................................... 36.20 56.80 82.17 74.30 35.46

CV(%) .................................................... 8.89 21.93 19.83 17.36 7.33

Personal care products and services

Mean ...................................................... 645 704 650 577 705

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

SE .......................................................... 12.03 24.98 21.19 20.95 26.82

CV(%) .................................................... 1.86 3.55 3.26 3.63 3.80

Reading

Mean ...................................................... 103 122 111 82 116

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

SE .......................................................... 3.60 9.10 6.76 5.88 8.33

CV(%) .................................................... 3.49 7.48 6.10 7.21 7.19

Education

Mean ...................................................... 1,236 2,129 1,158 880 1,181

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

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Education

Share ..................................................... 2.3 3.6 2.2 1.8 2.1

SE .......................................................... 68.99 236.52 163.36 69.05 130.08

CV(%) .................................................... 5.58 11.11 14.11 7.85 11.02

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean ...................................................... 319 313 371 344 231

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

SE .......................................................... 12.20 26.85 32.66 19.46 24.53

CV(%) .................................................... 3.82 8.58 8.81 5.66 10.60

Miscellaneous

Mean ...................................................... 782 859 769 664 929

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

SE .......................................................... 47.43 147.55 103.59 68.05 77.01

CV(%) .................................................... 6.07 17.17 13.48 10.25 8.29

Cash contributions

Mean ...................................................... 1,788 1,777 1,803 1,697 1,933

Share ..................................................... 3.3 3.0 3.5 3.4 3.4

SE .......................................................... 87.26 162.00 162.00 97.65 275.43

CV(%) .................................................... 4.88 9.12 8.98 5.75 14.25

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean ...................................................... 5,726 6,392 5,633 5,182 6,184

Share ..................................................... 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.8

SE .......................................................... 103.74 227.65 191.10 192.49 198.52

CV(%) .................................................... 1.81 3.56 3.39 3.71 3.21

Life and other personal insurance

Mean ...................................................... 327 418 339 284 314

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

SE .......................................................... 16.73 46.68 43.92 21.49 33.61

CV(%) .................................................... 5.11 11.17 12.96 7.57 10.72

Pensions and Social Security

Mean ...................................................... 5,399 5,974 5,294 4,898 5,871

Share ..................................................... 10.1 10.1 10.2 9.9 10.3

SE .......................................................... 100.40 203.50 191.90 188.01 193.74

CV(%) .................................................... 1.86 3.41 3.62 3.84 3.30

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean ...................................................... $66,877 $75,881 $65,340 $61,405 $70,208

SE .......................................................... 1,164.39 2,357.75 1,887.17 2,394.77 2,124.40

CV(%) .................................................... 1.74 3.11 2.89 3.90 3.03

Wages and salaries

Mean ...................................................... 51,889 58,640 50,092 48,305 54,169

Share ..................................................... 77.6 77.3 76.7 78.7 77.2

SE .......................................................... 870.98 2,320.48 1,585.00 1,811.05 1,765.34

CV(%) .................................................... 1.68 3.96 3.16 3.75 3.26

Self-employment income

Mean ...................................................... 4,284 5,063 4,345 3,642 4,661

Share ..................................................... 6.4 6.7 6.6 5.9 6.6

SE .......................................................... 401.02 600.87 580.58 766.06 659.44

CV(%) .................................................... 9.36 11.87 13.36 21.04 14.15

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean ...................................................... 7,700 8,938 7,953 7,076 7,480

Share ..................................................... 11.5 11.8 12.2 11.5 10.7

SE .......................................................... 166.80 537.20 407.84 338.88 721.10

CV(%) .................................................... 2.17 6.01 5.13 4.79 9.64

Interest, dividends, rental income, other property

income

Mean ...................................................... 1,594 1,663 1,563 1,148 2,310

Share ..................................................... 2.4 2.2 2.4 1.9 3.3

SE .......................................................... 188.81 263.77 160.27 186.01 756.54

CV(%) .................................................... 11.85 15.86 10.26 16.20 32.75

Public assistance, supplemental security income,

food stamps

Mean ...................................................... 530 675 432 476 601

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

SE .......................................................... 31.81 68.76 62.24 40.91 75.66

CV(%) .................................................... 6.00 10.18 14.41 8.60 12.58

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions for

support

Mean ...................................................... 556 517 578 509 646

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

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits, and regular contributions for

support

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

SE .......................................................... 59.07 55.46 135.05 94.48 155.61

CV(%) .................................................... 10.62 10.73 23.35 18.57 24.08

Other income

Mean ...................................................... 323 385 378 249 341

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

SE .......................................................... 24.97 54.48 79.01 33.70 51.34

CV(%) .................................................... 7.73 14.15 20.89 13.54 15.06

Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)

Mean ...................................................... 8,513 11,312 8,715 6,934 8,664

Share ..................................................... 12.7 14.9 13.3 11.3 12.3

SE .......................................................... 314.53 669.25 568.09 647.27 501.07

CV(%) .................................................... 3.69 5.92 6.52 9.34 5.78

Federal income taxes

Mean ...................................................... 6,680 8,724 6,616 5,760 6,612

Share ..................................................... 10.0 11.5 10.1 9.4 9.4

SE .......................................................... 273.18 521.37 498.64 586.85 362.83

CV(%) .................................................... 4.09 5.98 7.54 10.19 5.49

State and local income taxes

Mean ...................................................... 1,782 2,526 2,006 1,126 2,043

Share ..................................................... 2.7 3.3 3.1 1.8 2.9

SE .......................................................... 72.22 133.34 98.48 138.85 168.76

CV(%) .................................................... 4.05 5.28 4.91 12.34 8.26

Other taxes

Mean ...................................................... 52 61 92 48 10

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

SE .......................................................... 16.21 29.79 67.94 10.16 3.93

CV(%) .................................................... 31.43 48.69 73.95 21.22 40.97

Income after taxes

Mean ...................................................... 58,364 64,569 56,626 54,471 61,544

Share ..................................................... 87.3 85.1 86.7 88.7 87.7

SE .......................................................... 898.38 1,804.80 1,411.39 1,801.89 1,685.67

CV(%) .................................................... 1.54 2.80 2.49 3.31 2.74

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean ...................................................... $7,431 $26,130 $8,620 - $4,093 $10,226

SE .......................................................... 3,809.43 6,284.80 3,114.46 9,403.72 2,494.92

CV(%) .................................................... 51.26 24.05 36.13 -229.78 24.40

Net change in total assets

Mean ...................................................... 15,798 30,287 15,674 6,032 20,400

SE .......................................................... 3,687.91 5,451.75 2,707.94 9,348.57 1,811.06

CV(%) .................................................... 23.34 18.00 17.28 154.97 8.88

Net change in total liabilities

Mean ...................................................... 8,366 4,157 7,055 10,125 10,175

SE .......................................................... 1,423.42 1,359.28 1,869.44 3,406.51 1,697.60

CV(%) .................................................... 17.01 32.70 26.50 33.64 16.68

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean ...................................................... 659 1,091 920 425 438

SE .......................................................... 145.76 535.38 381.93 161.71 129.35

CV(%) .................................................... 22.10 49.09 41.49 38.08 29.52

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean ...................................................... -1,816 -2,063 -1,721 -1,650 -1,986

SE .......................................................... 45.37 137.78 93.82 84.45 80.83

CV(%) .................................................... -2.50 -6.68 -5.45 -5.12 -4.07

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean ...................................................... 160,814 188,407 128,796 128,960 223,513

SE .......................................................... 3,304.66 7,013.82 5,383.00 4,615.22 12,257.83

CV(%) .................................................... 2.05 3.72 4.18 3.58 5.48

Estimated monthly rental value of owned home

Mean ...................................................... 908 1,068 802 826 1,021

SE .......................................................... 11.65 33.25 19.30 22.25 30.90

CV(%) .................................................... 1.28 3.11 2.41 2.69 3.03

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean ...................................................... 1,063 1,393 1,095 919 1,005

SE .......................................................... 48.65 171.38 93.15 75.21 82.78

CV(%) .................................................... 4.58 12.30 8.51 8.18 8.23

Food

Mean ...................................................... 75 76 93 62 77

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

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Food

SE .......................................................... 5.90 15.71 18.89 6.50 8.78

CV(%) .................................................... 7.89 20.76 20.30 10.44 11.44

Alcoholic beverages

Mean ...................................................... 14 27 13 9 11

SE .......................................................... 1.84 7.18 3.57 2.24 2.94

CV(%) .................................................... 13.51 26.48 26.64 25.72 26.27

Housing

Mean ...................................................... 222 233 262 224 173

SE .......................................................... 14.41 18.11 42.68 24.14 27.41

CV(%) .................................................... 6.48 7.76 16.29 10.80 15.89

Housekeeping supplies

Mean ...................................................... 23 21 38 17 22

SE .......................................................... 2.06 4.97 6.18 2.65 2.49

CV(%) .................................................... 8.81 23.64 16.45 15.70 11.36

Household textiles

Mean ...................................................... 9 12 14 8 3

SE .......................................................... 1.70 6.64 3.17 2.52 1.16

CV(%) .................................................... 18.96 56.70 22.61 30.91 36.69

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean ...................................................... 22 21 23 23 19

SE .......................................................... 3.84 3.53 6.88 8.70 6.16

CV(%) .................................................... 17.65 16.86 29.83 37.73 32.55

Major appliances

Mean ...................................................... 8 7 7 8 10

SE .......................................................... 2.00 1.03 3.86 3.62 5.38

CV(%) .................................................... 25.35 15.26 55.00 47.06 53.33

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean ...................................................... 14 14 16 15 9

SE .......................................................... 2.90 3.16 5.62 6.92 2.08

CV(%) .................................................... 20.97 22.22 35.00 44.99 23.49

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean ...................................................... 42 49 47 35 42

SE .......................................................... 3.81 6.92 5.12 7.96 8.71

CV(%) .................................................... 9.12 14.07 10.96 22.73 20.69

Other housing

Mean ...................................................... 127 130 141 140 86

SE .......................................................... 11.68 13.76 40.11 16.84 17.51

CV(%) .................................................... 9.23 10.55 28.55 11.99 20.26

Apparel and services

Mean ...................................................... 201 227 217 186 192

SE .......................................................... 10.29 30.07 11.41 20.49 11.21

CV(%) .................................................... 5.11 13.28 5.25 11.01 5.85

Males, 2 and over

Mean ...................................................... 50 51 62 41 54

SE .......................................................... 4.47 11.43 10.86 6.13 9.55

CV(%) .................................................... 8.85 22.46 17.45 14.79 17.78

Females, 2 and over

Mean ...................................................... 69 83 74 67 54

SE .......................................................... 5.53 17.11 7.82 9.31 7.93

CV(%) .................................................... 8.05 20.60 10.52 13.89 14.61

Children under 2

Mean ...................................................... 31 28 37 30 27

SE .......................................................... 2.98 5.52 5.61 6.03 4.97

CV(%) .................................................... 9.72 19.85 15.19 19.99 18.14

Other apparel products and services

Mean ...................................................... 52 65 44 47 56

SE .......................................................... 5.02 19.09 6.72 7.97 7.24

CV(%) .................................................... 9.72 29.49 15.38 16.80 12.91

Jewelry and watches

Mean ...................................................... 16 28 11 14 14

SE .......................................................... 3.69 15.53 4.06 5.75 3.58

CV(%) .................................................... 22.89 54.99 35.52 40.61 25.08

All other apparel products and services

Mean ...................................................... 36 36 32 33 42

SE .......................................................... 3.14 7.16 7.51 5.53 6.36

CV(%) .................................................... 8.83 19.64 23.29 16.62 15.20

Transportation

Mean ...................................................... 108 73 123 113 115

SE .......................................................... 14.51 34.41 37.85 23.21 25.86

CV(%) .................................................... 13.38 46.97 30.68 20.62 22.42

Healthcare

Mean ...................................................... 35 57 15 8 83

SE .......................................................... 13.26 32.71 2.76 1.71 52.38

CV(%) .................................................... 37.57 57.23 18.58 20.22 63.29

Entertainment

Mean ...................................................... 89 97 117 68 90

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

coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Northeast Midwest South West

Entertainment

SE .......................................................... 5.79 16.21 12.84 9.46 9.35

CV(%) .................................................... 6.50 16.66 10.97 13.95 10.36

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean ...................................................... 28 34 35 23 25

SE .......................................................... 2.66 5.76 6.35 3.98 5.22

CV(%) .................................................... 9.50 17.15 18.04 17.46 20.66

Other entertainment

Mean ...................................................... 61 64 82 45 65

SE .......................................................... 5.16 13.16 13.01 8.15 8.34

CV(%) .................................................... 8.46 20.66 15.89 18.11 12.84

Personal care products and services

Mean ...................................................... 13 14 18 12 8

SE .......................................................... 1.78 2.98 4.64 3.61 1.04

CV(%) .................................................... 13.92 21.69 26.12 29.17 13.04

Reading

Mean ...................................................... 4 4 5 3 4

SE .......................................................... .47 .65 1.41 .81 .61

CV(%) .................................................... 11.92 18.49 26.70 24.63 14.94

Education

Mean ...................................................... 236 529 145 180 182

SE .......................................................... 30.19 133.74 34.82 30.05 49.77

CV(%) .................................................... 12.79 25.30 24.05 16.67 27.31

All other gifts

Mean ...................................................... 65 57 86 54 71

SE .......................................................... 6.18 13.40 18.09 9.90 8.25

CV(%) .................................................... 9.46 23.63 21.08 18.42 11.62

1 Value is too small to display.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2015