Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 130,001 17,598 112,403 61,140 68,861 73,554 56,447 98,267 31,734 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $48,946 $77,429 $77,052 $70,485 $80,282 $64,832 $81,478 $49,097 

 SE ................................................................ 1,098.20 1,355.39 1,273.06 1,136.73 1,545.40 1,189.70 1,517.48 1,135.30 1,730.87 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 2.77 1.64 1.48 2.19 1.48 2.34 1.39 3.53 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................ 63,606 44,324 66,625 67,075 60,526 69,384 56,077 69,921 44,051 

 SE ................................................................ 767.93 1,158.55 901.29 814.40 1,106.68 845.85 1,045.86 820.34 928.13 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 2.61 1.35 1.21 1.83 1.22 1.87 1.17 2.11 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 50.9 24.6 55.0 35.2 64.9 38.0 67.7 43.4 74.2 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................ 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.9 2.1 2.9 1.9 2.7 1.8 

 Children under 18 ................................................................6 .6 .6 1.0 .2 .9 .1 .8 .1 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................4 ( 1 ) .4 ( 1 ) .7 ( 1 ) .8 .1 1.4 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.6 .9 1.6 .5 

 Vehicles................................................................ 1.9 1.4 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................ 47 44 48 47 48 47 48 48 46 

 Women ................................................................ 53 56 52 53 52 53 52 52 54 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 24 69 47 77 51 79 57 80 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 36 18 39 37 35 40 32 41 23 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 6 30 9 42 11 47 17 57 

 Renter ................................................................ 37 76 31 53 23 49 21 43 20 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................ 13 14 13 15 12 15 12 14 10 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 86 87 85 88 85 88 86 90 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference 

 person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 18 13 19 9 18 8 16 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 86 82 87 81 91 82 92 84 94 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12)................................................................ 30 27 30 26 33 26 34 28 35 

 College ................................................................ 67 72 66 72 63 71 62 69 60 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................88 78 90 87 89 88 89 89 88 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................ $60,060 $43,038 $62,732 $60,984 $59,236 $62,939 $56,304 $63,450 $49,542 

 SE ................................................................ 681.34 1,013.40 765.27 779.26 884.76 785.40 888.86 739.65 961.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 2.35 1.22 1.28 1.49 1.25 1.58 1.17 1.94 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 7,729 5,927 8,014 8,095 7,397 8,273 7,017 8,178 6,326 

 Share ................................ 12.9 13.8 12.8 13.3 12.5 13.1 12.5 12.9 12.8 

 SE ................................................................ 89.36 199.72 100.42 130.88 132.36 125.75 126.99 100.41 153.97 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.16 3.37 1.25 1.62 1.79 1.52 1.81 1.23 2.43 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................ 4,363 2,983 4,582 4,378 4,349 4,496 4,190 4,538 3,815 

 Share ................................ 7.3 6.9 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.1 7.4 7.2 7.7 

 SE ................................................................ 50.10 132.09 57.70 79.06 73.15 74.20 70.81 59.74 93.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.15 4.43 1.26 1.81 1.68 1.65 1.69 1.32 2.45 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 564 385 593 570 559 577 547 583 506 

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

 SE ................................................................ 9.42 21.64 11.40 11.92 15.94 11.20 18.74 11.47 14.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.67 5.62 1.92 2.09 2.85 1.94 3.42 1.97 2.86 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................ 176 140 182 196 159 196 151 189 138 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Cereals and cereal products 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.52 9.95 4.08 5.11 4.38 4.72 4.65 4.02 6.21 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 7.11 2.24 2.61 2.76 2.41 3.07 2.13 4.52 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................ 388 245 410 374 401 382 396 394 369 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.68 16.39 9.02 9.55 14.01 8.83 16.82 9.75 11.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 6.69 2.20 2.56 3.50 2.31 4.25 2.48 3.08 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................ 944 656 989 928 958 962 919 990 800 

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

 SE ................................................................ 12.89 39.28 16.79 19.37 24.60 17.83 24.70 14.87 31.52 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.37 5.99 1.70 2.09 2.57 1.85 2.69 1.50 3.94 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................ 253 186 264 243 263 256 250 264 221 

 Share ................................ .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 

 SE ................................................................ 4.86 19.39 5.92 9.79 8.83 7.78 9.92 6.33 12.75 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 10.45 2.24 4.03 3.36 3.04 3.96 2.40 5.76 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................ 181 107 193 168 193 178 185 187 163 

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

 SE ................................................................ 4.59 9.36 5.37 7.54 8.28 6.77 8.41 4.94 8.84 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.53 8.77 2.78 4.49 4.28 3.80 4.54 2.64 5.44 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................ 128 79 136 122 134 126 131 134 111 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.32 9.47 5.67 5.32 7.57 6.13 7.64 6.40 6.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 11.99 4.17 4.36 5.65 4.87 5.82 4.79 5.92 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................ 186 152 191 203 170 206 160 203 132 

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

 SE ................................................................ 4.85 9.01 5.69 6.71 7.09 6.33 6.97 5.58 8.79 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.61 5.91 2.98 3.30 4.16 3.07 4.36 2.75 6.64 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................ 140 86 148 133 146 137 144 144 128 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.05 8.67 6.03 5.67 7.46 5.87 7.74 5.48 8.72 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.61 10.05 4.06 4.27 5.09 4.29 5.37 3.82 6.80 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................ 55 46 57 59 51 60 48 59 44 

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

 SE ................................................................ 1.16 3.21 1.31 1.97 1.51 1.74 1.32 1.40 1.67 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.10 7.00 2.31 3.32 2.94 2.90 2.74 2.38 3.81 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 450 297 474 452 448 464 433 463 409 

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

 SE ................................................................ 8.05 16.18 8.91 10.10 10.22 10.61 10.05 9.28 12.85 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.79 5.44 1.88 2.23 2.28 2.29 2.32 2.00 3.14 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................ 147 107 153 155 140 157 134 154 126 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.06 6.75 3.32 4.03 3.61 3.86 3.71 3.50 5.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.09 6.30 2.17 2.60 2.58 2.46 2.78 2.28 4.07 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................ 303 190 321 297 309 306 299 310 283 

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

 SE ................................................................ 6.00 12.12 6.73 7.80 7.91 8.10 8.07 6.82 9.91 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 6.37 2.10 2.63 2.56 2.64 2.70 2.20 3.50 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 837 573 878 848 826 868 795 862 756 

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

 SE ................................................................ 14.30 29.94 15.81 21.65 19.12 19.59 19.95 16.52 22.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.71 5.22 1.80 2.55 2.31 2.26 2.51 1.92 2.95 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................ 314 218 329 316 312 327 296 323 287 

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

 SE ................................................................ 6.23 13.37 6.95 9.03 9.68 8.12 9.90 6.97 11.51 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.98 6.13 2.11 2.86 3.10 2.48 3.34 2.16 4.02 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 274 178 290 278 271 284 262 282 250 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.67 10.49 6.64 7.97 7.52 7.33 8.00 6.60 9.69 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Fresh vegetables 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 5.88 2.29 2.86 2.78 2.58 3.05 2.34 3.88 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................ 112 77 118 116 109 117 106 116 99 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.14 6.66 3.22 5.01 3.72 4.79 4.12 3.74 4.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.80 8.64 2.74 4.33 3.42 4.10 3.90 3.22 4.33 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................ 136 100 142 138 134 140 131 141 120 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.06 7.95 3.05 4.81 3.82 4.31 4.00 3.48 4.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.25 7.97 2.15 3.48 2.85 3.08 3.05 2.46 3.69 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................ 1,568 1,072 1,647 1,581 1,557 1,624 1,495 1,640 1,345 

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

 SE ................................................................ 20.79 49.48 21.88 32.61 27.45 29.91 26.82 25.45 33.74 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.33 4.62 1.33 2.06 1.76 1.84 1.79 1.55 2.51 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................ 150 79 161 139 160 147 152 151 146 

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

 SE ................................................................ 3.83 6.37 4.23 4.43 6.12 4.23 5.57 4.23 7.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 8.04 2.63 3.20 3.83 2.87 3.66 2.81 4.86 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................ 117 83 122 114 119 118 116 121 104 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2.98 6.65 3.47 3.93 3.91 3.65 4.43 3.66 3.67 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.55 7.99 2.84 3.45 3.27 3.11 3.83 3.02 3.54 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................ 824 598 860 860 791 878 753 871 676 

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

 SE ................................................................ 13.11 28.48 15.15 20.19 17.52 18.33 16.65 15.76 18.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 4.77 1.76 2.35 2.22 2.09 2.21 1.81 2.81 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 423 288 444 417 427 428 415 442 361 

 Share ................................ .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 .7 

 SE ................................................................ 7.49 15.08 7.41 10.95 9.62 10.60 10.59 8.87 12.93 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.77 5.24 1.67 2.62 2.25 2.48 2.55 2.01 3.58 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................ 56 24 61 51 60 53 59 55 58 

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

 SE ................................................................ 2.76 3.49 3.18 2.63 4.04 2.60 4.19 2.45 5.67 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.94 14.43 5.23 5.20 6.68 4.86 7.10 4.43 9.83 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................ 3,365 2,944 3,432 3,717 3,048 3,777 2,827 3,639 2,511 

 Share ................................ 5.6 6.8 5.5 6.1 5.1 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.1 

 SE ................................................................ 58.55 112.02 64.05 86.25 81.32 83.02 82.13 69.02 86.64 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.74 3.81 1.87 2.32 2.67 2.20 2.91 1.90 3.45 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 558 467 572 566 551 580 530 590 459 

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

 SE ................................................................ 19.83 44.49 20.03 27.79 26.60 27.35 29.71 22.21 37.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.55 9.53 3.50 4.91 4.83 4.72 5.61 3.77 8.16 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 19,884 14,957 20,658 20,885 18,999 21,191 18,183 20,923 16,668 

 Share ................................ 33.1 34.8 32.9 34.2 32.1 33.7 32.3 33.0 33.6 

 SE ................................................................ 231.74 395.35 256.31 310.47 274.14 301.71 283.85 252.61 316.77 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 2.64 1.24 1.49 1.44 1.42 1.56 1.21 1.90 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................ 11,895 9,938 12,202 12,969 10,942 13,122 10,297 12,743 9,270 

 Share ................................ 19.8 23.1 19.5 21.3 18.5 20.8 18.3 20.1 18.7 

 SE ................................................................ 156.80 314.45 164.94 221.62 183.38 221.36 183.38 176.93 211.25 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.32 3.16 1.35 1.71 1.68 1.69 1.78 1.39 2.28 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 6,947 2,431 7,654 6,378 7,452 6,898 7,009 7,268 5,950 

 Share ................................ 11.6 5.6 12.2 10.5 12.6 11.0 12.4 11.5 12.0 

 SE ................................................................ 133.28 151.65 151.73 189.66 176.42 193.43 164.21 157.66 185.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.92 6.24 1.98 2.97 2.37 2.80 2.34 2.17 3.12 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................ 3,265 1,424 3,553 3,738 2,845 3,933 2,395 3,811 1,574 

 Share ................................ 5.4 3.3 5.7 6.1 4.8 6.2 4.3 6.0 3.2 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 SE ................................................................ 73.29 104.79 83.07 102.52 99.66 110.00 75.23 87.76 78.92 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.24 7.36 2.34 2.74 3.50 2.80 3.14 2.30 5.02 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,065 595 2,296 1,527 2,543 1,745 2,483 1,985 2,315 

 Share ................................ 3.4 1.4 3.7 2.5 4.3 2.8 4.4 3.1 4.7 

 SE ................................................................ 46.07 39.93 52.85 46.74 64.72 51.52 60.91 50.69 67.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.23 6.71 2.30 3.06 2.55 2.95 2.45 2.55 2.91 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, 

 other expenses 

 Mean ................................ 1,616 411 1,805 1,112 2,064 1,220 2,132 1,472 2,061 

 Share ................................ 2.7 1.0 2.9 1.8 3.5 1.9 3.8 2.3 4.2 

 SE ................................................................ 57.64 51.10 65.86 109.23 67.89 95.04 79.92 74.25 104.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.57 12.43 3.65 9.82 3.29 7.79 3.75 5.04 5.07 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................ 4,167 7,133 3,702 5,976 2,560 5,540 2,377 4,695 2,530 

 Share ................................ 6.9 16.6 5.9 9.8 4.3 8.8 4.2 7.4 5.1 

 SE ................................................................ 66.09 266.22 65.02 126.38 78.65 117.71 85.22 89.92 143.88 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.59 3.73 1.76 2.11 3.07 2.12 3.58 1.92 5.69 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................ 782 375 846 615 930 684 910 779 790 

 Share ................................ 1.3 .9 1.3 1.0 1.6 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.6 

 SE ................................................................ 28.70 51.33 32.35 36.98 36.81 31.62 43.56 30.19 52.55 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.67 13.70 3.83 6.01 3.96 4.63 4.79 3.87 6.65 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................ 3,836 2,451 4,052 3,654 3,997 3,816 3,862 3,921 3,572 

 Share ................................ 6.4 5.7 6.5 6.0 6.7 6.1 6.9 6.2 7.2 

 SE ................................................................ 40.75 62.30 45.94 43.73 52.73 40.72 55.41 42.03 56.08 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.06 2.54 1.13 1.20 1.32 1.07 1.43 1.07 1.57 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................ 381 196 409 337 419 355 414 377 392 

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

 SE ................................................................ 11.21 8.55 12.49 10.86 14.56 11.14 14.55 10.56 18.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.94 4.35 3.05 3.22 3.47 3.14 3.52 2.80 4.80 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................ 1,420 948 1,494 1,329 1,500 1,385 1,465 1,429 1,392 

 Share ................................ 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.8 

 SE ................................................................ 16.65 28.86 17.85 20.37 20.91 19.10 20.46 18.13 22.61 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.17 3.05 1.19 1.53 1.39 1.38 1.40 1.27 1.62 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................ 97 29 108 61 129 69 134 85 134 

 Share ................................ .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 8.73 5.02 9.79 7.18 11.77 6.32 14.09 8.50 15.63 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.00 17.21 9.09 11.77 9.13 9.18 10.54 9.99 11.67 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................ 1,356 967 1,416 1,398 1,318 1,447 1,237 1,450 1,063 

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

 SE ................................................................ 17.36 31.35 18.77 21.36 20.36 20.18 21.71 19.58 19.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.28 3.24 1.33 1.53 1.54 1.39 1.76 1.35 1.83 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, 

 and phone cards 

 Mean ................................ 238 59 266 134 330 152 350 188 391 

 Share ................................ .4 .1 .4 .2 .6 .2 .6 .3 .8 

 SE ................................................................ 5.24 6.83 5.47 5.74 6.57 5.09 7.38 5.56 7.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 11.56 2.06 4.29 1.99 3.36 2.11 2.95 1.83 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................ 1,118 908 1,151 1,264 988 1,296 886 1,262 672 

 Share ................................ 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.1 1.7 2.1 1.6 2.0 1.4 

 SE ................................................................ 16.54 31.09 17.39 20.58 18.71 20.02 19.94 18.51 19.80 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.48 3.42 1.51 1.63 1.89 1.55 2.25 1.47 2.95 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................ 583 311 625 530 630 560 613 580 591 

 Share ................................ 1.0 .7 1.0 .9 1.1 .9 1.1 .9 1.2 

 SE ................................................................ 13.79 14.36 15.08 13.96 17.20 13.92 17.10 13.96 18.06 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.37 4.61 2.41 2.64 2.73 2.49 2.79 2.41 3.05 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................ 1,412 800 1,507 1,651 1,200 1,570 1,205 1,469 1,235 

 Share ................................ 2.4 1.9 2.4 2.7 2.0 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.5 

 SE ................................................................ 38.05 51.77 45.52 64.60 42.62 55.12 48.13 46.21 55.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.70 6.47 3.02 3.91 3.55 3.51 3.99 3.15 4.50 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................ 439 305 460 808 111 693 109 546 110 

 Share ................................ .7 .7 .7 1.3 .2 1.1 .2 .9 .2 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Personal services 

 SE ................................................................ 27.13 42.60 33.62 56.46 23.01 47.01 27.85 36.75 36.20 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.18 13.96 7.31 6.98 20.68 6.79 25.54 6.74 33.00 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................ 973 495 1,047 842 1,088 878 1,096 923 1,125 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.4 1.8 1.4 1.9 1.5 2.3 

 SE ................................................................ 21.61 22.43 24.87 22.06 29.25 20.47 32.06 21.75 37.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.22 4.53 2.37 2.62 2.69 2.33 2.93 2.36 3.34 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 755 408 810 651 849 672 863 720 861 

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

 SE ................................................................ 23.58 31.32 25.99 23.47 40.33 19.53 46.40 25.72 59.56 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.12 7.68 3.21 3.61 4.75 2.91 5.38 3.57 6.91 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................ 177 118 187 179 176 180 173 182 163 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.08 11.63 5.60 9.84 7.30 7.93 8.20 6.16 11.73 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.87 9.86 3.00 5.51 4.15 4.40 4.73 3.39 7.20 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................ 428 224 460 359 490 370 502 403 503 

 Share ................................ .7 .5 .7 .6 .8 .6 .9 .6 1.0 

 SE ................................................................ 20.66 21.88 22.92 15.01 37.21 13.82 44.57 21.02 53.72 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.83 9.77 4.98 4.18 7.60 3.73 8.87 5.21 10.68 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................ 150 66 163 113 183 121 187 135 195 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.83 10.03 9.03 5.60 13.12 6.81 14.81 8.47 18.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.23 15.18 5.54 4.95 7.17 5.60 7.92 6.26 9.41 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................ 1,987 1,359 2,086 1,961 2,012 2,011 1,957 2,070 1,729 

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

 SE ................................................................ 58.55 80.57 66.79 83.16 71.05 75.16 87.35 62.34 120.98 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.95 5.93 3.20 4.24 3.53 3.74 4.46 3.01 7.00 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 114 84 119 107 120 113 115 110 126 

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

 SE ................................................................ 8.78 13.91 10.03 11.08 14.07 10.16 15.73 7.64 26.45 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.70 16.50 8.44 10.33 11.70 8.96 13.70 6.94 20.91 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................ 515 440 527 560 476 545 477 544 427 

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

 SE ................................................................ 26.06 38.21 28.62 37.78 27.18 34.84 38.47 29.02 47.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.06 8.68 5.43 6.75 5.71 6.40 8.06 5.33 11.14 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................ 30 13 33 38 24 35 25 35 16 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.50 2.11 8.63 15.51 3.32 12.84 3.95 9.89 3.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 24.65 16.24 26.02 40.82 14.02 36.96 15.94 28.26 19.17 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 280 163 299 265 294 283 276 284 268 

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

 SE ................................................................ 11.93 23.28 13.11 18.94 14.33 17.59 17.01 14.59 21.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.26 14.24 4.39 7.15 4.88 6.21 6.16 5.13 7.94 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 131 91 137 116 144 135 126 139 106 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.63 13.56 9.63 8.47 14.79 10.61 8.95 8.74 8.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.84 14.88 7.03 7.31 10.26 7.89 7.13 6.30 7.84 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................ 916 567 972 875 954 900 938 958 787 

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

 SE ................................................................ 38.04 41.01 44.01 57.98 49.94 50.03 60.72 44.19 87.51 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.15 7.24 4.53 6.63 5.24 5.56 6.48 4.61 11.13 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 1,833 1,674 1,858 2,127 1,568 2,145 1,425 2,038 1,193 

 Share ................................ 3.1 3.9 3.0 3.5 2.6 3.4 2.5 3.2 2.4 

 SE ................................................................ 56.45 120.46 62.91 89.87 66.09 86.25 63.90 71.84 68.77 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.08 7.20 3.39 4.23 4.22 4.02 4.48 3.53 5.77 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................ 442 369 454 533 361 538 318 501 258 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Men and boys 

 SE ................................................................ 16.38 38.80 18.93 26.50 21.75 25.85 18.80 20.07 21.90 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.70 10.53 4.17 4.98 6.02 4.81 5.91 4.00 8.48 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 342 302 349 368 319 383 289 378 233 

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

 SE ................................................................ 15.35 37.43 17.36 22.62 20.68 22.59 19.23 18.41 22.45 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.48 12.40 4.98 6.14 6.48 5.89 6.65 4.87 9.65 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 100 67 105 164 42 154 29 124 26 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 

 SE ................................................................ 5.31 10.04 6.16 10.59 3.84 9.66 3.24 7.05 4.15 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.32 15.05 5.87 6.44 9.17 6.26 11.28 5.70 16.09 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................ 694 533 719 740 652 778 584 759 490 

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

 SE ................................................................ 24.30 60.20 29.43 42.07 34.71 42.61 33.81 34.01 37.58 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.50 11.29 4.09 5.68 5.33 5.48 5.79 4.48 7.66 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................ 580 467 597 559 598 603 548 618 460 

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

 SE ................................................................ 23.07 57.55 28.40 37.14 34.30 38.55 33.03 32.05 36.44 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.98 12.32 4.75 6.64 5.74 6.39 6.02 5.19 7.92 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................ 114 66 122 181 54 174 36 141 31 

 Share ................................ .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .3 .1 .2 .1 

 SE ................................................................ 6.60 10.95 7.45 13.84 4.95 11.54 4.58 8.78 4.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 16.64 6.12 7.64 9.21 6.62 12.89 6.23 14.79 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 77 103 72 123 34 111 32 91 33 

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

 SE ................................................................ 6.43 19.87 6.45 11.52 5.41 9.51 6.51 7.81 9.38 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.39 19.33 8.90 9.35 15.76 8.59 20.30 8.63 28.47 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................ 379 352 383 465 301 455 279 433 211 

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

 SE ................................................................ 20.56 45.85 23.88 31.36 22.79 30.01 24.70 26.41 24.42 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.43 13.01 6.23 6.75 7.57 6.59 8.85 6.10 11.60 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................ 241 317 229 266 219 263 212 254 200 

 Share ................................ .4 .7 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 

 SE ................................................................ 12.92 56.17 12.64 20.83 13.95 18.74 15.90 15.29 25.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.36 17.73 5.52 7.84 6.36 7.11 7.50 6.01 12.60 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 9,576 7,884 9,841 10,048 9,160 10,262 8,682 10,242 7,513 

 Share ................................ 15.9 18.3 15.7 16.5 15.5 16.3 15.4 16.1 15.2 

 SE ................................................................ 198.51 423.24 211.38 271.09 230.19 248.00 269.34 208.63 431.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.07 5.37 2.15 2.70 2.51 2.42 3.10 2.04 5.75 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................ 4,054 3,711 4,108 4,500 3,658 4,507 3,464 4,441 2,856 

 Share ................................ 6.7 8.6 6.5 7.4 6.2 7.2 6.2 7.0 5.8 

 SE ................................................................ 146.09 325.19 153.49 238.08 157.76 218.42 180.68 175.59 248.25 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.60 8.76 3.74 5.29 4.31 4.85 5.22 3.95 8.69 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................ 1,900 1,459 1,969 1,870 1,927 1,867 1,942 1,966 1,693 

 Share ................................ 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.4 

 SE ................................................................ 109.72 206.93 114.38 187.42 119.52 158.96 146.33 127.32 209.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.78 14.18 5.81 10.03 6.20 8.51 7.53 6.47 12.37 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................ 2,101 2,188 2,087 2,567 1,688 2,577 1,481 2,418 1,119 

 Share ................................ 3.5 5.1 3.3 4.2 2.8 4.1 2.6 3.8 2.3 

 SE ................................................................ 112.42 216.17 119.46 147.21 129.83 139.13 126.59 131.96 109.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.35 9.88 5.72 5.74 7.69 5.40 8.55 5.46 9.83 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................ 53 64 52 64 44 63 40 56 44 

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

 SE ................................................................ 9.62 28.35 10.53 15.00 11.73 14.43 11.35 11.49 25.04 

 CV(%) ................................ 18.09 44.44 20.44 23.45 26.92 22.90 28.17 20.46 57.07 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................ 1,968 1,699 2,010 2,194 1,768 2,220 1,640 2,187 1,290 

 Share ................................ 3.3 3.9 3.2 3.6 3.0 3.5 2.9 3.4 2.6 

 SE ................................................................ 25.67 55.84 26.49 33.67 26.08 32.86 25.62 30.03 24.21 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.30 3.29 1.32 1.53 1.48 1.48 1.56 1.37 1.88 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................ 2,842 1,921 2,987 2,641 3,023 2,798 2,898 2,864 2,774 

 Share ................................ 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.3 5.1 4.4 5.1 4.5 5.6 

 SE ................................................................ 90.56 122.22 101.25 79.12 157.40 79.35 181.64 72.72 327.38 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 6.36 3.39 3.00 5.21 2.84 6.27 2.54 11.80 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................ 220 190 225 266 180 270 155 255 112 

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

 SE ................................................................ 5.64 13.47 5.59 8.60 6.70 7.82 6.86 6.70 5.95 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.56 7.08 2.49 3.23 3.73 2.89 4.42 2.62 5.33 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................ 954 563 1,016 813 1,081 872 1,062 925 1,046 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.4 1.9 1.5 2.1 

 SE ................................................................ 82.24 27.49 95.44 26.86 153.30 28.48 185.44 24.48 328.94 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.62 4.88 9.40 3.30 14.18 3.27 17.46 2.65 31.44 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................ 967 621 1,021 866 1,057 945 995 955 1,003 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.5 2.0 

 SE ................................................................ 51.16 102.16 56.77 65.30 83.07 62.53 77.86 61.33 100.17 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.29 16.44 5.56 7.54 7.86 6.62 7.83 6.42 9.98 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and 

 other charges 

 Mean ................................ 700 546 725 695 705 711 686 729 612 

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

 SE ................................................................ 19.71 40.30 21.79 26.78 29.43 25.18 32.09 26.18 32.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 7.39 3.01 3.85 4.17 3.54 4.67 3.59 5.28 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................ 712 554 737 713 711 736 680 750 594 

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

 SE ................................................................ 21.82 33.17 24.28 26.56 31.80 25.30 31.13 23.30 40.87 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.06 5.99 3.30 3.72 4.47 3.44 4.57 3.11 6.88 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 4,928 2,116 5,369 3,705 6,015 3,914 6,250 4,382 6,620 

 Share ................................ 8.2 4.9 8.6 6.1 10.2 6.2 11.1 6.9 13.4 

 SE ................................................................ 72.31 91.18 81.60 73.90 104.62 69.20 110.92 71.20 132.87 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.47 4.31 1.52 1.99 1.74 1.77 1.77 1.62 2.01 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................ 3,414 1,481 3,717 2,582 4,154 2,720 4,319 2,995 4,712 

 Share ................................ 5.7 3.4 5.9 4.2 7.0 4.3 7.7 4.7 9.5 

 SE ................................................................ 42.57 60.54 45.98 52.35 57.86 47.84 60.75 49.19 74.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.25 4.09 1.24 2.03 1.39 1.76 1.41 1.64 1.58 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................ 872 419 943 714 1,012 746 1,035 859 911 

 Share ................................ 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.2 1.8 1.4 1.8 

 SE ................................................................ 32.45 65.41 36.11 32.53 44.80 29.94 49.58 32.71 60.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.72 15.63 3.83 4.56 4.43 4.01 4.79 3.81 6.68 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................ 486 151 538 297 654 325 695 390 783 

 Share ................................ .8 .3 .9 .5 1.1 .5 1.2 .6 1.6 

 SE ................................................................ 12.47 12.35 13.92 13.45 18.78 14.48 20.97 11.91 34.71 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.57 8.20 2.59 4.52 2.87 4.46 3.02 3.05 4.43 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................ 156 66 171 112 196 123 200 138 214 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.69 6.22 8.64 5.46 12.58 6.51 14.27 6.18 22.14 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.92 9.43 5.06 4.87 6.42 5.29 7.14 4.48 10.35 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 3,203 2,007 3,391 3,231 3,177 3,365 2,991 3,385 2,636 

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

 SE ................................................................ 108.24 125.01 120.32 112.26 138.91 147.29 122.29 136.36 171.28 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.38 6.23 3.55 3.47 4.37 4.38 4.09 4.03 6.50 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................ 750 468 794 861 651 864 602 811 560 

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

 SE ................................................................ 32.66 35.08 36.56 42.26 32.58 39.21 36.56 36.60 46.74 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.35 7.50 4.60 4.91 5.01 4.54 6.08 4.51 8.34 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 985 625 1,042 933 1,032 963 1,015 996 954 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Audio and visual equipment and 

 services 

 Share ................................ 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.9 

 SE ................................................................ 20.54 33.36 22.90 24.60 25.62 23.56 25.78 22.49 25.75 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.08 5.34 2.20 2.64 2.48 2.45 2.54 2.26 2.70 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 869 496 928 787 942 902 825 938 651 

 Share ................................ 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 

 SE ................................................................ 66.18 43.83 76.42 42.51 116.35 98.88 66.89 81.98 61.37 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.62 8.84 8.24 5.40 12.35 10.96 8.11 8.74 9.42 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................ 710 362 765 595 814 712 707 761 549 

 Share ................................ 1.2 .8 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 

 SE ................................................................ 64.97 39.92 74.46 40.52 113.38 95.28 68.12 79.71 63.93 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.15 11.02 9.74 6.81 13.93 13.38 9.64 10.47 11.64 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................ 159 134 163 193 128 190 118 177 102 

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

 SE ................................................................ 10.28 24.94 10.50 14.75 12.27 15.32 11.78 12.08 15.74 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.47 18.63 6.45 7.66 9.55 8.06 9.97 6.83 15.40 

 Other entertainment supplies, 

 equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................ 599 418 627 650 552 636 549 640 471 

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

 SE ................................................................ 62.75 90.89 70.82 76.45 90.29 69.52 102.00 69.20 141.65 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.48 21.75 11.30 11.76 16.35 10.93 18.57 10.82 30.10 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................ 762 487 806 788 738 806 705 791 670 

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

 SE ................................................................ 15.24 27.16 16.91 24.54 20.78 21.11 19.86 16.77 23.98 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.00 5.58 2.10 3.11 2.82 2.62 2.82 2.12 3.58 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................ 110 42 121 82 135 91 135 98 147 

 Share ................................ .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 

 SE ................................................................ 5.45 5.10 6.16 5.24 8.34 6.61 9.51 6.34 11.81 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.95 12.10 5.11 6.38 6.17 7.28 7.05 6.47 8.01 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 1,491 1,745 1,451 1,635 1,363 1,915 938 1,847 388 

 Share ................................ 2.5 4.1 2.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 1.7 2.9 .8 

 SE ................................................................ 92.85 220.64 98.42 138.07 119.05 123.41 102.22 122.93 65.59 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.23 12.64 6.78 8.45 8.73 6.44 10.90 6.66 16.91 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................ 332 262 343 338 328 353 306 369 219 

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

 SE ................................................................ 10.61 26.61 11.29 15.41 11.43 13.97 14.43 13.46 13.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.19 10.15 3.29 4.56 3.49 3.96 4.72 3.65 6.18 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................ 1,010 484 1,092 871 1,133 927 1,118 999 1,043 

 Share ................................ 1.7 1.1 1.7 1.4 1.9 1.5 2.0 1.6 2.1 

 SE ................................................................ 67.75 75.49 77.05 76.65 114.45 65.86 133.52 69.12 145.01 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.71 15.58 7.06 8.80 10.10 7.10 11.94 6.92 13.90 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................ 1,873 582 2,075 1,325 2,359 1,470 2,398 1,693 2,430 

 Share ................................ 3.1 1.4 3.3 2.2 4.0 2.3 4.3 2.7 4.9 

 SE ................................................................ 95.94 75.42 107.19 91.43 139.40 91.29 135.85 105.98 144.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.12 12.97 5.17 6.90 5.91 6.21 5.66 6.26 5.93 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................ 6,771 4,404 7,142 7,287 6,313 7,649 5,627 7,915 3,230 

 Share ................................ 11.3 10.2 11.4 11.9 10.7 12.2 10.0 12.5 6.5 

 SE ................................................................ 144.47 157.93 168.80 130.91 227.58 127.85 251.88 141.88 283.88 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.13 3.59 2.36 1.80 3.60 1.67 4.48 1.79 8.79 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................ 418 98 468 295 527 326 537 402 467 

 Share ................................ .7 .2 .7 .5 .9 .5 1.0 .6 .9 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 SE ................................................................ 11.72 10.88 13.66 12.86 22.81 11.63 24.79 12.71 29.69 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.81 11.11 2.92 4.36 4.33 3.57 4.62 3.16 6.35 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................ 6,353 4,306 6,674 6,992 5,787 7,323 5,090 7,513 2,762 

 Share ................................ 10.6 10.0 10.6 11.5 9.8 11.6 9.0 11.8 5.6 

 SE ................................................................ 139.67 154.34 162.93 129.10 218.03 126.45 244.14 136.88 276.02 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.20 3.58 2.44 1.85 3.77 1.73 4.80 1.82 9.99 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................ $73,573 $48,946 $77,429 $77,052 $70,485 $80,282 $64,832 $81,478 $49,097 

 SE ................................................................ 1,098.20 1,355.39 1,273.06 1,136.73 1,545.40 1,189.70 1,517.48 1,135.30 1,730.87 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.49 2.77 1.64 1.48 2.19 1.48 2.34 1.39 3.53 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................ 57,590 45,149 59,537 69,627 46,902 72,054 38,742 70,718 16,938 

 Share ................................ 78.3 92.2 76.9 90.4 66.5 89.8 59.8 86.8 34.5 

 SE ................................................................ 980.51 1,410.10 1,110.52 1,151.40 1,162.75 1,175.18 1,097.95 1,115.71 835.43 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.70 3.12 1.87 1.65 2.48 1.63 2.83 1.58 4.93 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................ 4,506 1,600 4,961 4,410 4,591 4,767 4,167 5,036 2,866 

 Share ................................ 6.1 3.3 6.4 5.7 6.5 5.9 6.4 6.2 5.8 

 SE ................................................................ 245.12 360.38 277.06 392.04 327.17 341.33 340.22 289.17 379.17 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.44 22.53 5.58 8.89 7.13 7.16 8.17 5.74 13.23 

 Social Security, private and 

 government retirement 

 Mean ................................ 8,300 259 9,559 950 14,825 1,274 17,454 3,012 24,673 

 Share ................................ 11.3 .5 12.3 1.2 21.0 1.6 26.9 3.7 50.3 

 SE ................................................................ 179.20 45.95 209.40 86.57 353.03 101.31 405.56 181.47 511.41 

 CV(%) ................................ 2.16 17.75 2.19 9.11 2.38 7.95 2.32 6.02 2.07 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, 

 other property income 

 Mean ................................ 1,910 160 2,183 590 3,081 771 3,393 1,358 3,618 

 Share ................................ 2.6 .3 2.8 .8 4.4 1.0 5.2 1.7 7.4 

 SE ................................................................ 258.29 35.72 299.85 76.46 488.23 86.96 557.19 114.90 859.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.53 22.34 13.73 12.95 15.85 11.27 16.42 8.46 23.77 

 Public assistance, Supplemental 

 Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................ 460 493 455 543 386 539 357 524 262 

 Share ................................ .6 1.0 .6 .7 .5 .7 .6 .6 .5 

 SE ................................................................ 23.13 48.21 22.60 33.39 27.62 33.00 23.91 29.28 24.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.03 9.78 4.97 6.15 7.15 6.12 6.70 5.58 9.18 

 Unemployment and workers' 

 compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support 

 Mean ................................ 457 318 479 426 485 421 504 429 544 

 Share ................................ .6 .7 .6 .6 .7 .5 .8 .5 1.1 

 SE ................................................................ 38.03 57.24 38.97 50.71 50.13 46.15 57.29 35.36 83.40 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 17.98 8.14 11.90 10.34 10.96 11.36 8.24 15.34 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................ 351 967 254 505 215 456 214 401 196 

 Share ................................ .5 2.0 .3 .7 .3 .6 .3 .5 .4 

 SE ................................................................ 37.46 162.17 35.71 73.15 21.35 61.29 25.86 46.41 38.00 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.68 16.77 14.03 14.50 9.95 13.45 12.07 11.58 19.37 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................ 9,967 4,622 10,804 9,977 9,959 10,898 8,755 11,557 5,046 

 Share ................................ 13.5 9.4 14.0 12.9 14.1 13.6 13.5 14.2 10.3 

 SE ................................................................ 483.84 267.65 552.79 366.30 763.85 382.66 870.90 350.35 1,457.53 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.85 5.79 5.12 3.67 7.67 3.51 9.95 3.03 28.89 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 7,819 3,415 8,508 7,640 7,978 8,430 7,022 9,019 4,103 

 Share ................................ 10.6 7.0 11.0 9.9 11.3 10.5 10.8 11.1 8.4 

 SE ................................................................ 370.92 217.05 426.63 292.96 613.36 298.37 704.79 274.03 1,171.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 4.74 6.36 5.01 3.83 7.69 3.54 10.04 3.04 28.54 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................ 2,098 1,173 2,243 2,296 1,922 2,423 1,674 2,484 903 

 Share ................................ 2.9 2.4 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.6 3.0 1.8 

 SE ................................................................ 126.95 77.61 140.09 109.12 160.28 118.17 173.40 107.50 287.44 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.05 6.61 6.25 4.75 8.34 4.88 10.36 4.33 31.84 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................ 51 33 53 41 59 45 58 54 40 

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

 SE ................................................................ 7.40 6.48 7.95 5.88 10.90 7.66 10.14 7.95 7.27 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.61 19.45 14.90 14.33 18.41 17.08 17.43 14.65 18.37 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................ 63,606 44,324 66,625 67,075 60,526 69,384 56,077 69,921 44,051 

 Share ................................ 86.5 90.6 86.0 87.1 85.9 86.4 86.5 85.8 89.7 

 SE ................................................................ 767.93 1,158.55 901.29 814.40 1,106.68 845.85 1,045.86 820.34 928.13 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.21 2.61 1.35 1.21 1.83 1.22 1.87 1.17 2.11 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................ $14,049 $4,862 $15,487 $7,352 $19,994 $9,630 $19,807 $13,331 $16,270 

 SE ................................................................ 1,593.57 2,113.86 1,838.91 1,964.66 2,533.86 1,746.67 2,534.24 1,852.19 2,906.02 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.34 43.48 11.87 26.72 12.67 18.14 12.79 13.89 17.86 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................ 23,805 16,453 24,956 21,847 25,543 22,703 25,240 25,130 19,701 

 SE ................................................................ 1,586.57 2,969.01 1,876.87 1,947.42 2,432.91 1,889.49 2,602.68 1,776.30 2,910.29 

 CV(%) ................................ 6.66 18.05 7.52 8.91 9.52 8.32 10.31 7.07 14.77 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................ 9,756 11,591 9,469 14,495 5,548 13,074 5,433 11,799 3,430 

 SE ................................................................ 960.64 2,394.14 1,038.30 1,535.50 991.34 1,280.83 1,148.90 1,108.05 1,374.25 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.85 20.66 10.97 10.59 17.87 9.80 21.15 9.39 40.06 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................ 1,156 257 1,296 381 1,844 395 2,148 668 2,667 

 SE ................................................................ 463.53 83.77 535.54 77.44 873.61 71.48 1,066.58 136.65 1,819.30 

 CV(%) ................................ 40.10 32.54 41.31 20.33 47.38 18.11 49.66 20.46 68.21 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned 

 property 

 Mean ................................ -1,839 -518 -2,046 -1,617 -2,037 -1,855 -1,819 -2,018 -1,287 

 SE ................................................................ 42.83 52.61 48.24 73.97 65.94 63.82 56.26 56.54 70.03 

 CV(%) ................................ -2.33 -10.16 -2.36 -4.58 -3.24 -3.44 -3.09 -2.80 -5.44 

 Estimated market value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................ 186,064 48,849 207,546 132,395 233,715 150,859 231,937 171,329 231,690 

 SE ................................................................ 3,585.18 3,262.17 4,312.80 3,356.23 6,442.25 3,859.78 5,685.14 3,712.08 7,015.84 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.93 6.68 2.08 2.54 2.76 2.56 2.45 2.17 3.03 

 Estimated monthly rental value of 

 owned home 

 Mean ................................ 1,017 313 1,127 754 1,250 845 1,241 951 1,221 

 SE ................................................................ 11.48 17.26 14.05 12.05 22.25 15.35 19.24 13.05 21.83 

 CV(%) ................................ 1.13 5.51 1.25 1.60 1.78 1.82 1.55 1.37 1.79 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................ 1,229 433 1,354 863 1,555 1,093 1,405 1,262 1,124 

 SE ................................................................ 49.08 41.77 57.35 72.89 87.46 53.63 78.36 53.17 102.42 

 CV(%) ................................ 3.99 9.65 4.24 8.45 5.62 4.91 5.58 4.21 9.11 

 Food 

 Mean ................................ 88 26 97 63 110 71 110 95 63 

 SE ................................................................ 8.39 8.02 9.80 10.26 14.10 8.73 16.59 11.08 7.46 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.57 31.19 10.06 16.30 12.82 12.38 15.08 11.61 11.77 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................ 14 10 15 17 12 16 11 17 6 

 SE ................................................................ 1.64 8.56 1.50 3.71 2.12 2.75 2.19 2.08 1.52 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.54 87.74 10.09 21.91 18.10 16.83 19.34 12.31 26.60 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................ 233 119 251 169 290 197 280 230 243 

 SE ................................................................ 13.92 13.49 16.19 21.18 20.65 18.88 26.42 17.60 28.31 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.97 11.29 6.45 12.51 7.11 9.57 9.43 7.65 11.65 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................ 33 23 35 26 40 27 42 34 31 

 SE ................................................................ 4.74 7.06 5.43 3.28 7.59 2.61 9.22 6.19 5.65 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.20 30.21 15.54 12.45 19.12 9.73 22.01 18.14 18.15 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................ 7 2 7 3 10 6 8 8 3 

 SE ................................................................ 1.26 .57 1.49 .74 2.28 1.80 1.71 1.65 .89 

 CV(%) ................................ 19.16 24.79 20.52 24.32 23.27 32.06 21.72 21.46 28.21 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 20 12 21 14 26 17 25 21 19 

 SE ................................................................ 2.65 3.62 2.94 3.45 3.15 3.39 2.97 3.22 3.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.13 29.72 13.68 24.19 12.35 20.10 12.08 15.61 21.19 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................ 7 5 8 4 11 5 11 6 10 

 SE ................................................................ 1.14 3.06 1.22 1.24 1.71 1.33 1.64 1.20 3.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.55 66.36 15.75 33.77 16.25 28.31 15.32 18.57 30.90 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................ 13 8 14 11 15 12 14 14 9 

 SE ................................................................ 2.20 2.12 2.55 3.06 2.47 3.04 2.55 2.87 2.32 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.08 27.98 18.52 28.82 16.53 24.98 18.39 20.20 26.33 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................ 53 25 58 33 72 42 68 51 61 

 SE ................................................................ 5.26 6.72 5.78 3.51 9.17 5.20 10.67 5.39 12.57 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.87 26.50 10.01 10.77 12.74 12.44 15.61 10.61 20.51 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................ 120 56 130 93 143 106 138 117 129 

 SE ................................................................ 11.53 10.57 13.35 20.14 13.43 17.96 18.16 14.48 23.18 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.63 18.80 10.29 21.67 9.36 16.94 13.21 12.40 18.01 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................ 203 161 210 186 218 199 209 210 180 

 SE ................................................................ 11.87 25.38 13.54 18.56 17.08 15.87 19.28 13.05 23.05 

 CV(%) ................................ 5.85 15.81 6.45 9.98 7.82 7.99 9.23 6.21 12.80 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 56 45 57 53 58 56 56 57 52 

 SE ................................................................ 5.07 18.54 5.16 8.16 7.72 7.24 6.97 5.68 8.17 

 CV(%) ................................ 9.14 41.53 9.02 15.51 13.27 13.05 12.56 10.02 15.77 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................ 73 47 77 64 81 67 81 78 59 

 SE ................................................................ 5.82 9.58 6.94 7.98 9.64 7.24 11.27 7.19 10.09 

 CV(%) ................................ 7.94 20.28 8.96 12.37 11.86 10.75 13.90 9.22 17.13 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................ 32 23 33 32 31 33 29 32 31 

 SE ................................................................ 3.42 4.68 4.00 4.95 5.33 3.52 6.32 3.38 9.22 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.83 20.54 12.14 15.47 17.14 10.53 21.74 10.70 29.44 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................ 43 46 42 37 48 42 43 44 38 

 SE ................................................................ 4.96 12.55 5.54 7.14 6.64 6.25 7.17 5.69 9.39 

 CV(%) ................................ 11.63 27.40 13.13 19.31 13.91 14.76 16.63 12.88 24.75 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................ 9 14 8 7 10 7 10 8 10 

 SE ................................................................ 1.74 7.03 1.57 2.15 2.75 1.90 3.09 2.01 3.75 

 CV(%) ................................ 20.44 48.70 20.60 32.27 26.90 26.18 30.39 24.50 39.39 

 All other apparel products and 

 services 

 Mean ................................ 34 31 35 30 38 35 33 36 28 

 SE ................................................................ 4.19 10.56 4.72 6.92 5.02 5.99 5.44 5.09 7.01 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.26 33.66 13.65 22.82 13.36 17.09 16.51 14.17 24.66 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................ 141 20 160 132 150 144 138 143 136 

 SE ................................................................ 19.82 4.88 22.92 35.69 25.27 30.48 26.88 23.58 38.12 

 CV(%) ................................ 14.02 23.88 14.30 27.14 16.84 21.18 19.47 16.47 28.05 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................ 21 3 24 10 30 13 31 17 33 

 SE ................................................................ 3.29 1.40 3.82 1.33 6.38 1.96 7.45 1.69 12.10 

 CV(%) ................................ 15.85 50.04 16.20 13.38 21.02 15.13 24.12 10.00 36.93 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 98 50 106 71 123 83 118 96 105 

 SE ................................................................ 8.18 11.25 9.69 7.71 13.01 9.72 14.40 9.13 15.51 

 CV(%) ................................ 8.32 22.63 9.14 10.88 10.56 11.70 12.16 9.48 14.78 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and 

 tricycles 

 Mean ................................ 39 27 41 30 47 37 42 39 40 

 SE ................................................................ 5.11 7.62 5.79 4.99 7.74 7.53 7.73 5.67 10.00 

 CV(%) ................................ 13.01 27.86 14.07 16.46 16.36 20.22 18.45 14.55 24.85 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................ 59 22 65 40 76 46 77 57 65 

 SE ................................................................ 6.06 6.75 7.25 5.55 9.90 5.46 11.71 6.11 12.24 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.24 30.21 11.16 13.71 13.05 11.93 15.30 10.64 18.92 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................ 12 12 12 12 12 11 13 12 13 

 SE ................................................................ 2.15 4.60 2.36 3.31 2.65 2.83 3.10 2.49 3.99 

 CV(%) ................................ 17.97 38.20 19.68 27.87 21.87 25.41 23.61 21.51 30.18 

 Reading 

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

 SE ................................................................ .44 1.17 .47 .48 .69 .52 .76 .52 .89 

 CV(%) ................................ 16.48 48.45 17.24 21.50 22.39 22.08 24.57 20.06 30.41 

 Education 

 Mean ................................ 314 2 363 139 469 286 349 347 211 

 SE ................................................................ 34.37 1.13 39.90 41.77 62.71 43.30 41.02 45.03 49.03 

 CV(%) ................................ 10.95 49.81 11.00 29.96 13.38 15.11 11.74 12.97 23.28 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................ 102 28 113 61 137 71 142 92 132 

 SE ................................................................ 12.31 12.78 14.04 8.86 22.78 9.15 26.40 9.87 41.98 

 CV(%) ................................ 12.12 46.21 12.41 14.41 16.62 12.98 18.60 10.75 31.88 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

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