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

Expenditure Survey, 2018 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 131,439 38,730 92,709 44,633 18,886 16,490 12,701 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean................................................................$78,635 $37,901 $95,652 $83,500 $97,858 $114,797 $110,218 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 804.52 1,879.56 1,792.98 3,084.48 3,411.08 8,262.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 2.12 1.97 2.15 3.15 2.97 7.50 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean................................................................67,241 32,512 81,748 70,781 83,757 97,620 96,696 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 629.64 1,328.68 1,330.26 2,271.10 2,508.39 5,079.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 1.94 1.63 1.88 2.71 2.57 5.25 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 51.1 54.0 49.9 55.7 46.9 43.5 42.6 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

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

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 n.a. .8 .1 .7 1.6 2.8 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 .4 .4 .7 .3 .1 .2 

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

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 1.0 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 46 48 52 43 47 44 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 54 52 48 57 53 56 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................................................ 63 47 70 73 68 70 65 

 With mortgage ................................................................................................ 37 21 44 37 48 56 49 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 26 27 26 36 20 14 16 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 53 30 27 32 30 35 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 15 12 11 14 13 13 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................................................ 87 85 88 89 86 87 87 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 13 8 15 9 17 20 31 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 87 92 85 91 83 80 69 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)................................................................................................ 3 2 3 2 3 4 7 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 33 28 27 29 26 34 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 65 68 70 67 71 58 

 Never attended and other ................................................................ ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 ) 1 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................................ 88 75 94 93 93 95 93 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean................................................................$61,224 $36,087 $71,623 $65,535 $72,696 $80,795 $79,693 

 SE................................................................ 775.65 590.77 1,034.48 1,118.96 1,461.57 1,671.37 2,630.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.27 1.64 1.44 1.71 2.01 2.07 3.30 

 Food 

 Mean................................................................ 7,923 4,436 9,323 8,226 8,964 10,899 11,731 

 Share ................................................................ 12.9 12.3 13.0 12.6 12.3 13.5 14.7 

 SE................................................................ 107.65 111.50 142.94 159.46 283.62 357.74 465.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.36 2.51 1.53 1.94 3.16 3.28 3.97 

 Food at home 

 Mean................................................................ 4,464 2,421 5,282 4,583 5,057 6,128 7,048 

 Share ................................................................ 7.3 6.7 7.4 7.0 7.0 7.6 8.8 

 SE................................................................ 63.69 75.73 94.69 107.18 162.70 216.71 310.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.43 3.13 1.79 2.34 3.22 3.54 4.40 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean................................................................ 569 295 679 554 639 816 1,013 

 Share ................................................................ .9 .8 .9 .8 .9 1.0 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 11.22 12.26 15.32 16.85 25.91 37.21 58.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.97 4.15 2.26 3.04 4.05 4.56 5.73 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean................................................................ 178 84 215 161 209 267 353 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.91 4.13 5.28 6.60 8.06 12.11 26.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 4.89 2.45 4.10 3.86 4.53 7.43 

 Bakery products 

 Mean................................................................ 392 211 464 394 431 549 660 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.65 9.63 11.69 13.65 20.96 29.84 39.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 4.56 2.52 3.47 4.87 5.44 5.92 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean................................................................ 961 478 1,154 983 1,114 1,363 1,559 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 2.0 

 SE................................................................ 16.73 23.24 23.46 28.78 56.82 65.33 90.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 4.86 2.03 2.93 5.10 4.79 5.83 

 Beef 

 Mean................................................................ 253 116 309 254 317 373 405 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.78 10.58 11.36 11.31 31.34 29.34 38.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.46 9.16 3.68 4.45 9.88 7.87 9.50 

 Pork 

 Mean................................................................ 180 83 219 193 222 232 293 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.12 4.66 6.80 9.88 14.09 16.36 21.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.84 5.63 3.11 5.12 6.36 7.04 7.29 

 Other meats 

 Mean................................................................ 129 65 155 136 150 183 195 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 5.73 4.86 7.48 9.78 11.04 17.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.04 8.82 3.13 5.50 6.52 6.04 8.74 

 Poultry 

 Mean................................................................ 180 95 214 173 202 272 308 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.32 6.88 5.67 6.62 12.55 13.30 22.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.39 7.24 2.64 3.83 6.22 4.89 7.25 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean................................................................ 154 86 181 163 153 213 247 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.93 7.48 8.32 8.86 13.98 26.65 25.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.86 8.73 4.60 5.44 9.12 12.52 10.43 

 Eggs 

 Mean................................................................ 64 34 76 64 70 89 110 

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

 SE................................................................ 1.64 3.12 2.03 2.54 4.06 4.62 7.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 9.19 2.68 3.97 5.76 5.17 6.81 

 Dairy products 

 Mean................................................................ 449 254 527 461 518 601 684 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.84 11.88 11.36 11.38 23.09 28.24 34.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.75 4.68 2.15 2.47 4.46 4.70 4.99 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean................................................................ 147 85 171 137 174 205 247 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.84 4.93 4.01 3.91 7.33 10.35 15.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.94 5.83 2.34 2.84 4.22 5.06 6.28 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean................................................................ 303 169 356 324 344 396 437 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.99 8.09 8.56 9.84 19.34 20.84 23.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 4.78 2.40 3.04 5.62 5.26 5.29 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean................................................................ 858 457 1,018 906 968 1,176 1,287 

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

 SE................................................................ 17.30 20.15 24.91 29.59 40.77 46.18 70.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.02 4.40 2.45 3.26 4.21 3.93 5.49 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean................................................................ 318 167 378 343 355 430 472 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.62 7.61 9.73 11.37 18.09 19.12 27.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.08 4.57 2.57 3.32 5.09 4.45 5.80 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean................................................................ 283 150 335 305 318 385 403 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.67 11.17 9.98 11.09 16.85 21.18 29.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.71 7.42 2.97 3.63 5.31 5.50 7.29 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean................................................................ 114 68 132 113 120 163 181 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.07 3.20 4.25 5.52 6.87 8.20 12.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.70 4.68 3.21 4.91 5.73 5.03 6.76 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean................................................................ 144 72 172 145 175 197 232 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.60 3.91 5.10 7.50 9.45 10.88 17.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.51 5.42 2.96 5.16 5.39 5.52 7.53 

 Other food at home 

 Mean................................................................ 1,627 937 1,904 1,678 1,818 2,172 2,505 

 Share ................................................................ 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.7 3.1 

 SE................................................................ 23.07 27.67 35.17 39.81 58.83 73.97 111.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.42 2.95 1.85 2.37 3.24 3.41 4.46 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean................................................................ 151 85 177 157 157 205 240 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 5.52 5.60 6.69 10.09 14.31 22.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.61 6.46 3.17 4.26 6.42 6.98 9.35 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean................................................................ 118 62 140 126 133 155 185 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.41 4.04 4.50 4.77 7.79 8.26 16.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.90 6.56 3.21 3.79 5.87 5.32 8.75 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean................................................................ 865 499 1,011 867 991 1,166 1,362 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 13.52 16.70 20.08 24.26 38.96 44.20 64.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.56 3.34 1.99 2.80 3.93 3.79 4.76 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean................................................................ 438 261 508 460 479 574 642 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.28 10.33 11.73 15.25 18.10 26.06 35.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.89 3.96 2.31 3.31 3.78 4.54 5.45 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town 

 trips 

 Mean................................................................ 56 30 68 68 59 71 74 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.62 3.26 3.20 4.48 5.87 6.59 7.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.64 11.01 4.73 6.59 9.93 9.22 10.52 

 Food away from home 

 Mean................................................................ 3,459 2,015 4,041 3,643 3,906 4,771 4,683 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.9 5.9 

 SE................................................................ 62.38 84.46 75.91 83.32 171.93 205.64 260.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 4.19 1.88 2.29 4.40 4.31 5.56 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean................................................................ 583 395 658 804 511 577 463 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.1 .9 1.2 .7 .7 .6 

 SE................................................................ 18.53 24.13 24.22 43.87 39.32 51.06 72.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.18 6.11 3.68 5.45 7.69 8.85 15.57 

 Housing 

 Mean................................................................20,091 13,797 22,708 20,640 23,217 25,550 25,606 

 Share ................................................................ 32.8 38.2 31.7 31.5 31.9 31.6 32.1 

 SE................................................................ 251.42 192.15 335.35 419.22 474.36 535.65 853.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.25 1.39 1.48 2.03 2.04 2.10 3.33 

 Shelter 

 Mean................................................................11,747 8,968 12,908 11,891 13,156 14,578 13,949 

 Share ................................................................ 19.2 24.9 18.0 18.1 18.1 18.0 17.5 

 SE................................................................ 174.04 146.05 231.12 280.85 326.18 353.56 592.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 1.63 1.79 2.36 2.48 2.43 4.24 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean................................................................ 6,678 3,566 7,978 7,181 8,042 9,627 8,543 

 Share ................................................................ 10.9 9.9 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.9 10.7 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Owned dwellings 

 SE................................................................ 136.48 118.15 191.55 219.32 291.96 322.57 592.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 3.31 2.40 3.05 3.63 3.35 6.94 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean................................................................ 2,775 1,169 3,446 2,602 3,782 4,915 4,009 

 Share ................................................................ 4.5 3.2 4.8 4.0 5.2 6.1 5.0 

 SE................................................................ 56.94 52.63 76.27 85.44 126.75 202.86 226.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.05 4.50 2.21 3.28 3.35 4.13 5.64 

 Property taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 2,200 1,222 2,608 2,483 2,506 3,087 2,582 

 Share ................................................................ 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.2 

 SE................................................................ 53.01 40.56 71.79 78.16 100.32 134.02 271.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.41 3.32 2.75 3.15 4.00 4.34 10.50 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean................................................................ 1,703 1,175 1,923 2,097 1,755 1,625 1,952 

 Share ................................................................ 2.8 3.3 2.7 3.2 2.4 2.0 2.4 

 SE................................................................ 76.53 82.46 103.07 114.05 177.18 100.35 383.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.49 7.02 5.36 5.44 10.10 6.18 19.66 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean................................................................ 4,249 5,004 3,933 3,616 4,216 3,940 4,619 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 13.9 5.5 5.5 5.8 4.9 5.8 

 SE................................................................ 66.68 146.18 102.44 115.63 204.49 273.60 242.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.57 2.92 2.60 3.20 4.85 6.94 5.24 

 Other lodging 

 Mean................................................................ 821 398 997 1,094 898 1,011 787 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.3 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 28.01 31.63 37.52 53.28 63.26 83.10 114.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.41 7.94 3.76 4.87 7.04 8.22 14.60 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean................................................................ 4,049 2,475 4,706 4,229 4,808 5,146 5,663 

 Share ................................................................ 6.6 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.4 7.1 

 SE................................................................ 34.41 40.18 41.16 42.27 71.39 74.36 131.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ .85 1.62 .87 1.00 1.49 1.44 2.33 

 Natural gas 

 Mean................................................................ 410 273 467 413 500 530 530 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.04 12.10 14.01 13.62 18.09 25.86 26.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.69 4.44 3.00 3.30 3.62 4.88 4.91 

 Electricity 

 Mean................................................................ 1,496 990 1,707 1,569 1,724 1,813 2,033 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.6 

 SE................................................................ 18.13 20.63 19.06 18.71 31.95 41.77 54.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 2.08 1.12 1.19 1.85 2.30 2.66 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean................................................................ 121 81 138 154 107 123 150 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.66 7.22 11.63 18.30 7.10 14.51 33.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.13 8.89 8.41 11.87 6.65 11.84 22.70 

 Telephone services 

 Mean................................................................ 1,407 771 1,673 1,463 1,758 1,869 2,032 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.5 

 SE................................................................ 14.67 16.38 20.02 21.11 39.01 45.15 52.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.04 2.12 1.20 1.44 2.22 2.42 2.59 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean................................................................ 220 180 236 267 229 188 200 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .5 .3 .4 .3 .2 .3 

 SE................................................................ 6.50 7.58 7.41 8.86 9.42 10.51 14.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.96 4.22 3.14 3.31 4.12 5.58 7.11 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean................................................................ 1,188 592 1,437 1,195 1,530 1,680 1,832 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.50 15.11 21.27 20.57 38.35 45.21 53.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.31 2.55 1.48 1.72 2.51 2.69 2.89 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean................................................................ 614 359 720 630 719 813 918 

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

 SE................................................................ 14.38 11.51 17.56 16.52 24.47 29.35 35.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.34 3.20 2.44 2.62 3.40 3.61 3.89 

 Household operations 

 Mean................................................................ 1,522 799 1,824 1,326 2,169 2,747 1,861 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Household operations 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.0 3.0 3.4 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 36.26 32.51 50.84 32.45 123.99 158.26 111.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.38 4.07 2.79 2.45 5.72 5.76 5.99 

 Personal services 

 Mean................................................................ 472 100 628 80 1,084 1,457 798 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .3 .9 .1 1.5 1.8 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 28.03 25.82 39.40 12.04 120.08 127.46 99.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.94 25.93 6.28 15.12 11.08 8.75 12.42 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean................................................................ 1,050 700 1,196 1,247 1,086 1,289 1,063 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 21.47 20.49 26.67 31.63 40.10 71.17 59.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 2.93 2.23 2.54 3.69 5.52 5.59 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 747 515 840 772 835 818 1,146 

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

 SE................................................................ 22.86 47.12 26.49 32.15 40.32 45.74 129.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.06 9.15 3.15 4.16 4.83 5.59 11.28 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 184 109 214 172 217 234 335 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.24 10.09 12.44 7.98 17.69 16.90 77.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.03 9.26 5.82 4.63 8.14 7.21 23.25 

 Other household products 

 Mean................................................................ 431 295 486 451 488 469 646 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.95 40.35 17.14 21.58 29.22 36.93 78.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.70 13.69 3.53 4.79 5.99 7.88 12.17 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean................................................................ 132 111 140 149 130 115 165 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.36 11.12 9.60 11.82 11.23 12.18 50.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.57 10.00 6.84 7.94 8.66 10.63 30.73 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 2,025 1,040 2,429 2,422 2,248 2,262 2,986 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 2.9 3.4 3.7 3.1 2.8 3.7 

 SE................................................................ 83.03 51.35 110.78 189.08 122.11 135.08 297.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.10 4.94 4.56 7.81 5.43 5.97 9.97 

 Household textiles 

 Mean................................................................ 111 70 128 142 95 95 174 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.38 8.49 8.65 11.75 15.45 17.45 36.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.75 12.12 6.78 8.26 16.28 18.32 20.92 

 Furniture 

 Mean................................................................ 518 243 633 650 645 551 665 

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

 SE................................................................ 23.53 20.72 30.54 41.27 52.99 64.29 78.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.54 8.52 4.82 6.35 8.22 11.68 11.74 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean................................................................ 25 17 29 32 35 24 16 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.51 4.47 3.32 4.96 9.34 3.87 2.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.90 26.78 11.47 15.60 26.65 16.04 17.40 

 Major appliances 

 Mean................................................................ 304 133 375 322 363 405 548 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.72 8.71 23.45 21.28 34.06 33.04 111.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.51 6.53 6.26 6.62 9.38 8.16 20.28 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean................................................................ 118 65 140 141 156 126 132 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.07 6.06 9.35 8.59 32.42 13.58 18.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.97 9.34 6.67 6.10 20.79 10.75 13.92 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 948 512 1,124 1,136 954 1,061 1,451 

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

 SE................................................................ 74.14 41.93 95.87 175.81 82.39 122.31 227.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.82 8.19 8.53 15.48 8.63 11.53 15.67 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean................................................................ 1,866 974 2,226 1,817 2,210 2,885 2,810 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 2.7 3.1 2.8 3.0 3.6 3.5 

 SE................................................................ 51.41 63.54 73.88 79.04 141.25 248.75 196.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.75 6.53 3.32 4.35 6.39 8.62 6.99 

 Men and boys 

 Mean................................................................ 420 246 491 376 544 594 683 

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

 SE................................................................ 19.61 30.24 26.53 23.63 63.37 89.69 70.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.67 12.32 5.41 6.28 11.64 15.11 10.38 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean................................................................ 337 231 379 344 448 413 350 

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

 SE................................................................ 18.60 29.76 24.06 21.63 61.07 86.55 62.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.52 12.87 6.34 6.28 13.62 20.95 17.78 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean................................................................ 83 14 111 32 96 181 333 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.22 2.94 5.85 4.29 12.21 13.27 34.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.07 20.52 5.25 13.47 12.72 7.35 10.28 

 Women and girls 

 Mean................................................................ 755 361 913 789 815 1,194 1,119 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 25.60 29.15 33.55 47.52 60.47 110.24 99.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.39 8.09 3.67 6.02 7.42 9.23 8.88 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean................................................................ 638 346 755 754 666 842 770 

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

 SE................................................................ 22.36 28.95 29.00 47.32 56.55 87.48 80.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.51 8.37 3.84 6.28 8.48 10.39 10.45 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean................................................................ 117 15 159 36 149 352 349 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.09 3.00 12.49 4.02 20.02 50.80 45.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.76 20.22 7.87 11.29 13.44 14.44 12.95 

 Children under 2 

 Mean................................................................ 78 19 102 39 132 148 223 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.01 4.89 9.28 5.71 15.66 20.35 44.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.98 25.38 9.13 14.79 11.88 13.73 20.08 

 Footwear 

 Mean................................................................ 392 195 470 371 487 658 539 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.88 24.43 22.92 26.16 45.57 89.27 79.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.31 12.55 4.87 7.06 9.35 13.56 14.71 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 222 154 250 242 231 291 245 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.27 15.62 17.29 26.00 24.18 40.87 36.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.98 10.17 6.92 10.73 10.48 14.04 14.99 

 Transportation 

 Mean................................................................ 9,761 4,892 11,789 10,175 13,121 13,507 13,271 

 Share ................................................................ 15.9 13.6 16.5 15.5 18.0 16.7 16.7 

 SE................................................................ 226.33 217.12 287.51 293.95 516.43 649.92 738.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.32 4.44 2.44 2.89 3.94 4.81 5.57 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean................................................................ 3,975 1,669 4,938 4,076 6,223 5,639 5,145 

 Share ................................................................ 6.5 4.6 6.9 6.2 8.6 7.0 6.5 

 SE................................................................ 186.52 165.70 245.78 248.17 474.49 584.97 637.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.69 9.93 4.98 6.09 7.62 10.37 12.38 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean................................................................ 1,825 769 2,267 2,143 2,911 2,321 1,675 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 2.1 3.2 3.3 4.0 2.9 2.1 

 SE................................................................ 124.23 111.37 170.94 184.43 402.42 414.54 396.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.81 14.48 7.54 8.61 13.83 17.86 23.65 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean................................................................ 2,084 869 2,591 1,877 3,223 3,157 3,431 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 2.4 3.6 2.9 4.4 3.9 4.3 

 SE................................................................ 111.39 116.66 133.23 137.65 312.06 387.07 457.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.35 13.43 5.14 7.34 9.68 12.26 13.32 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean................................................................ 66 32 80 57 90 162 39 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.29 15.20 16.50 19.26 52.57 66.17 19.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................18.77 48.15 20.71 33.94 58.45 40.93 49.34 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean................................................................ 2,109 1,084 2,537 2,118 2,582 2,979 3,369 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.7 4.2 

 SE................................................................ 23.33 23.83 31.06 32.70 47.45 71.32 99.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.11 2.20 1.22 1.54 1.84 2.39 2.95 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean................................................................ 2,859 1,672 3,349 3,028 3,452 3,811 3,738 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 

 SE................................................................ 64.92 89.39 76.53 95.91 137.80 151.20 280.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.27 5.35 2.29 3.17 3.99 3.97 7.50 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean................................................................ 222 88 277 237 307 320 321 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.70 5.15 8.88 9.32 18.97 18.00 15.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.02 5.84 3.20 3.93 6.18 5.62 4.96 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean................................................................ 890 537 1,037 999 974 1,140 1,127 

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

 SE................................................................ 19.99 34.08 25.63 36.83 36.57 63.96 62.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 6.35 2.47 3.69 3.76 5.61 5.55 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean................................................................ 976 646 1,108 922 1,198 1,252 1,461 

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

 SE................................................................ 53.42 79.44 64.08 73.30 130.11 120.33 265.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.47 12.30 5.78 7.95 10.86 9.61 18.18 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean................................................................ 772 401 926 870 974 1,099 829 

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

 SE................................................................ 22.58 21.02 28.84 28.40 57.95 84.97 69.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.93 5.24 3.11 3.26 5.95 7.73 8.43 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean................................................................ 818 467 965 954 863 1,078 1,019 

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

 SE................................................................ 27.10 27.26 32.72 49.08 49.65 97.83 132.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.31 5.83 3.39 5.15 5.75 9.07 12.99 

 Healthcare 

 Mean................................................................ 4,968 2,977 5,799 6,162 5,515 5,538 5,286 

 Share ................................................................ 8.1 8.2 8.1 9.4 7.6 6.9 6.6 

 SE................................................................ 72.42 78.58 103.45 141.09 167.12 193.10 272.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 2.64 1.78 2.29 3.03 3.49 5.16 

 Health insurance 

 Mean................................................................ 3,405 1,975 4,002 4,238 3,883 3,784 3,632 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 5.5 5.6 6.5 5.3 4.7 4.6 

 SE................................................................ 49.65 46.42 71.13 103.00 114.39 141.13 170.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 2.35 1.78 2.43 2.95 3.73 4.69 

 Medical services 

 Mean................................................................ 909 555 1,056 1,056 979 1,124 1,086 

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

 SE................................................................ 30.52 41.09 39.73 53.52 62.58 76.20 127.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.36 7.41 3.76 5.07 6.39 6.78 11.71 

 Drugs 

 Mean................................................................ 483 340 542 634 500 448 406 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.48 18.22 16.97 22.89 31.02 30.87 44.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.58 5.35 3.13 3.61 6.21 6.88 10.88 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 172 107 199 234 153 182 162 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.88 9.29 9.25 13.89 15.45 18.03 17.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.59 8.71 4.65 5.92 10.08 9.89 10.74 

 Entertainment 

 Mean................................................................ 3,226 1,822 3,805 3,897 3,519 3,793 3,969 

 Share ................................................................ 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.9 4.8 4.7 5.0 

 SE................................................................ 96.38 93.68 140.71 279.61 171.76 166.14 331.53 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Entertainment 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.99 5.14 3.70 7.17 4.88 4.38 8.35 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean................................................................ 766 377 927 760 787 1,378 1,136 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.7 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 31.33 31.14 39.48 42.32 47.65 91.54 124.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.09 8.25 4.26 5.57 6.06 6.64 10.95 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean................................................................ 1,030 723 1,157 1,142 1,192 1,153 1,169 

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

 SE................................................................ 17.58 23.12 21.73 28.25 47.47 42.03 60.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.71 3.20 1.88 2.47 3.98 3.65 5.17 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 816 473 955 970 903 857 1,139 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 42.99 44.36 53.50 66.96 101.43 69.45 235.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.27 9.39 5.60 6.90 11.23 8.11 20.71 

 Pets 

 Mean................................................................ 662 405 767 830 723 599 858 

 Share ................................................................ 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.0 .7 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 43.19 41.83 54.54 68.73 95.59 61.06 230.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.52 10.34 7.11 8.28 13.22 10.20 26.88 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 154 68 188 140 180 258 281 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.04 10.09 12.55 11.09 31.09 35.29 42.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 14.83 6.66 7.92 17.28 13.67 15.20 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean................................................................ 614 249 766 1,025 637 405 525 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .7 1.1 1.6 .9 .5 .7 

 SE................................................................ 95.39 69.01 138.60 273.00 149.63 63.39 111.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................15.54 27.68 18.10 26.63 23.51 15.65 21.16 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 768 490 882 835 850 1,014 923 

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

 SE................................................................ 18.96 24.69 24.52 27.99 33.52 42.08 50.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.47 5.04 2.78 3.35 3.94 4.15 5.43 

 Reading 

 Mean................................................................ 108 94 114 127 92 114 98 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.57 11.38 6.79 9.11 10.60 11.59 12.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.08 12.06 5.97 7.17 11.46 10.15 13.19 

 Education 

 Mean................................................................ 1,407 756 1,679 1,134 2,015 2,278 2,319 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.1 2.3 1.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 

 SE................................................................ 86.08 101.19 99.06 106.85 206.35 264.76 398.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.12 13.39 5.90 9.42 10.24 11.62 17.20 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 347 252 386 341 421 389 493 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.89 15.98 16.26 18.38 24.20 33.22 52.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.01 6.35 4.21 5.39 5.75 8.54 10.69 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean................................................................ 993 732 1,101 1,125 868 1,276 1,133 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 2.0 1.5 1.7 1.2 1.6 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 58.29 72.65 67.46 106.18 74.39 165.58 173.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 9.93 6.13 9.44 8.57 12.97 15.30 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean................................................................ 1,888 1,290 2,137 2,539 1,717 1,651 1,981 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 3.6 3.0 3.9 2.4 2.0 2.5 

 SE................................................................ 90.75 93.62 117.74 147.60 154.24 181.12 366.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.81 7.26 5.51 5.81 8.98 10.97 18.49 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean................................................................ 7,296 3,181 9,014 7,713 9,676 11,322 9,609 

 Share ................................................................ 11.9 8.8 12.6 11.8 13.3 14.0 12.1 

 SE................................................................ 161.31 128.06 223.08 364.52 429.04 511.40 456.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 4.03 2.47 4.73 4.43 4.52 4.75 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean................................................................ 465 224 566 552 513 675 548 

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

 SE................................................................ 21.30 15.68 28.02 31.32 39.27 66.20 58.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.58 7.01 4.95 5.67 7.66 9.81 10.73 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean................................................................ 6,831 2,957 8,449 7,160 9,163 10,647 9,061 

 Share ................................................................ 11.2 8.2 11.8 10.9 12.6 13.2 11.4 

 SE................................................................ 153.96 124.24 212.68 351.45 421.98 498.30 425.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 4.20 2.52 4.91 4.61 4.68 4.69 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean................................................................$78,635 $37,901 $95,652 $83,500 $97,858 $114,797 $110,218 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 804.52 1,879.56 1,792.98 3,084.48 3,411.08 8,262.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 2.12 1.97 2.15 3.15 2.97 7.50 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean................................................................61,557 24,973 76,840 59,666 83,504 102,660 93,759 

 Share ................................................................ 78.3 65.9 80.3 71.5 85.3 89.4 85.1 

 SE................................................................ 1,071.54 717.96 1,456.65 1,335.95 2,832.43 3,207.05 6,019.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 2.87 1.90 2.24 3.39 3.12 6.42 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean................................................................ 5,232 2,140 6,524 5,658 5,926 7,172 9,615 

 Share ................................................................ 6.7 5.6 6.8 6.8 6.1 6.2 8.7 

 SE................................................................ 350.75 235.01 491.93 574.76 722.96 1,102.71 1,924.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.70 10.98 7.54 10.16 12.20 15.37 20.01 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean................................................................ 8,664 8,012 8,937 14,343 5,796 2,404 3,090 

 Share ................................................................ 11.0 21.1 9.3 17.2 5.9 2.1 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 166.48 283.47 231.74 372.05 410.05 250.59 310.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 3.54 2.59 2.59 7.07 10.43 10.04 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income 

 Mean................................................................ 1,941 1,578 2,093 2,824 1,289 1,253 1,808 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 4.2 2.2 3.4 1.3 1.1 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 162.52 205.91 202.78 276.56 288.63 260.94 802.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.37 13.05 9.69 9.79 22.39 20.82 44.35 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean................................................................ 450 347 493 262 486 616 1,158 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .9 .5 .3 .5 .5 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 20.41 30.76 23.57 23.87 44.32 51.81 117.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.53 8.85 4.78 9.10 9.12 8.41 10.11 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean................................................................ 477 420 500 526 569 397 444 

 Share ................................................................ .6 1.1 .5 .6 .6 .3 .4 

 SE................................................................ 34.99 66.72 43.93 68.42 109.99 70.51 101.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.34 15.90 8.78 13.02 19.32 17.78 22.90 

 Other income 

 Mean................................................................ 314 430 265 222 288 296 345 

 Share ................................................................ .4 1.1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

 SE................................................................ 29.74 69.60 21.77 32.70 52.38 71.36 51.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.48 16.19 8.20 14.73 18.21 24.12 14.98 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean................................................................11,394 5,388 13,904 12,719 14,101 17,177 13,522 

 Share ................................................................ 14.5 14.2 14.5 15.2 14.4 15.0 12.3 

 SE................................................................ 448.15 204.83 600.23 516.31 876.56 1,000.95 3,290.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.93 3.80 4.32 4.06 6.22 5.83 24.33 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 9,032 4,350 10,988 10,218 11,244 13,393 10,190 

 Share ................................................................ 11.5 11.5 11.5 12.2 11.5 11.7 9.2 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Federal income taxes 

 SE................................................................ 356.41 166.83 478.56 408.56 813.05 808.57 2,645.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.95 3.84 4.36 4.00 7.23 6.04 25.97 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 2,285 999 2,822 2,378 2,800 3,692 3,284 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.0 

 SE................................................................ 114.73 52.33 148.26 125.08 150.70 220.86 652.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.02 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.38 5.98 19.88 

 Other taxes 

 Mean................................................................ 78 39 94 123 57 93 48 

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

 SE................................................................ 25.84 8.03 35.85 67.96 13.80 42.58 15.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................33.20 20.49 38.14 55.03 24.32 46.01 33.06 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean................................................................67,241 32,512 81,748 70,781 83,757 97,620 96,696 

 Share ................................................................ 85.5 85.8 85.5 84.8 85.6 85.0 87.7 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 629.64 1,328.68 1,330.26 2,271.10 2,508.39 5,079.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 1.94 1.63 1.88 2.71 2.57 5.25 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean................................................................$12,679 $5,792 $15,556 $23,761 $5,571 $14,485 $2,958 

 SE................................................................ 1,543.94 1,375.44 2,055.24 4,472.58 3,339.21 4,624.70 4,762.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................12.18 23.75 13.21 18.82 59.93 31.93 160.99 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean................................................................22,521 9,482 27,968 33,311 21,452 28,830 17,759 

 SE................................................................ 1,621.24 1,364.91 2,262.70 4,692.30 3,256.64 4,490.97 3,364.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.20 14.39 8.09 14.09 15.18 15.58 18.94 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean................................................................ 9,842 3,690 12,412 9,550 15,880 14,345 14,801 

 SE................................................................ 1,101.88 782.25 1,573.35 1,958.31 3,348.89 2,777.63 3,726.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................11.20 21.20 12.68 20.51 21.09 19.36 25.17 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean................................................................ 701 712 697 838 541 598 559 

 SE................................................................ 74.66 137.10 83.11 171.51 156.18 194.31 294.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................10.65 19.26 11.93 20.47 28.88 32.49 52.62 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean................................................................-2,227 -961 -2,755 -2,261 -2,906 -3,686 -3,057 

 SE................................................................ 58.49 61.01 78.34 89.50 119.84 249.80 189.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................-2.63 -6.35 -2.84 -3.96 -4.12 -6.78 -6.18 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean................................................................198,612 114,153 233,895 228,457 216,751 255,485 250,468 

 SE................................................................ 4,260.13 5,662.56 5,620.54 5,719.74 6,666.34 11,033.13 30,029.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.14 4.96 2.40 2.50 3.08 4.32 11.99 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean................................................................ 1,071 668 1,239 1,234 1,175 1,355 1,203 

 SE................................................................ 11.00 22.43 15.73 23.07 28.68 43.67 58.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.03 3.36 1.27 1.87 2.44 3.22 4.83 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean................................................................ 1,206 808 1,370 1,606 1,646 893 748 

 SE................................................................ 48.73 60.14 67.70 111.19 204.04 131.40 87.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.04 7.44 4.94 6.92 12.40 14.72 11.74 

 Food 

 Mean................................................................ 91 53 107 127 126 57 71 

 SE................................................................ 7.84 7.45 10.20 22.24 31.72 11.71 15.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 14.14 9.57 17.51 25.10 20.62 21.27 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean................................................................ 15 7 18 22 10 20 15 

 SE................................................................ 3.19 2.21 4.38 7.08 4.28 7.66 13.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................21.22 30.77 24.08 32.43 40.87 39.09 91.15 

 Housing 

 Mean................................................................ 260 203 284 334 336 161 189 

 SE................................................................ 20.77 24.55 26.41 32.17 74.96 24.50 48.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 12.08 9.31 9.62 22.32 15.23 25.55 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean................................................................ 35 27 38 43 42 30 22 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 SE................................................................ 2.99 5.57 3.42 4.63 8.56 8.77 4.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 20.48 9.06 10.78 20.31 29.07 19.05 

 Household textiles 

 Mean................................................................ 11 12 10 13 9 7 8 

 SE................................................................ 2.11 5.36 2.21 3.48 4.21 2.86 4.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................19.62 45.82 21.32 27.03 45.67 43.28 54.73 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean................................................................ 23 14 27 25 56 16 5 

 SE................................................................ 5.36 3.63 7.29 6.19 32.07 4.00 2.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................22.85 25.24 26.90 24.68 57.47 24.86 52.62 

 Major appliances 

 Mean................................................................ 8 8 8 7 19 4 ( 1 ) 

 SE................................................................ 1.74 3.15 1.97 2.00 8.71 1.96 .31 

 CV(%) ................................................................22.01 40.35 24.92 30.54 44.94 45.81 74.40 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean................................................................ 16 7 19 19 36 12 5 

 SE................................................................ 5.05 1.67 6.98 5.97 30.44 3.47 2.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................32.44 25.40 36.41 32.16 83.58 29.39 57.18 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean................................................................ 50 35 56 56 97 20 40 

 SE................................................................ 8.83 6.93 12.45 8.49 52.26 4.68 12.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................17.71 19.55 22.37 15.06 53.99 22.86 31.79 

 Other housing 

 Mean................................................................ 141 114 153 197 132 87 113 

 SE................................................................ 14.78 21.31 17.88 28.18 25.26 22.42 43.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................10.45 18.61 11.71 14.31 19.16 25.62 38.48 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean................................................................ 212 169 229 238 257 216 173 

 SE................................................................ 16.95 20.87 20.42 22.86 48.36 54.43 31.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 12.33 8.91 9.62 18.84 25.18 18.41 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean................................................................ 48 43 50 60 62 25 30 

 SE................................................................ 4.69 9.85 5.45 7.12 22.65 6.18 10.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.77 22.97 10.88 11.83 36.33 24.34 36.67 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean................................................................ 84 49 99 90 117 121 69 

 SE................................................................ 8.49 8.25 11.41 10.67 24.89 38.56 21.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................10.07 16.98 11.57 11.90 21.23 31.97 31.54 

 Children under 2 

 Mean................................................................ 28 19 32 34 22 33 37 

 SE................................................................ 3.16 4.87 3.63 5.67 4.17 9.84 9.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................11.26 25.43 11.46 16.78 18.56 30.11 26.84 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 52 59 49 54 55 37 37 

 SE................................................................ 6.46 13.16 6.59 10.30 14.09 15.79 11.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................12.47 22.45 13.50 19.10 25.77 42.15 32.01 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean................................................................ 14 31 7 9 11 4 2 

 SE................................................................ 3.88 11.91 2.07 2.93 7.81 2.13 1.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................26.87 38.15 27.72 33.76 70.07 49.69 81.18 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 37 27 41 45 44 33 35 

 SE................................................................ 5.11 7.62 6.45 10.43 11.91 15.44 11.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................13.66 27.78 15.60 23.06 27.36 46.54 31.95 

 Transportation 

 Mean................................................................ 125 111 131 125 178 131 85 

 SE................................................................ 18.35 33.36 23.30 25.75 84.72 57.75 28.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................14.68 30.10 17.81 20.61 47.72 44.24 33.33 

 Healthcare 

 Mean................................................................ 21 20 22 28 17 17 14 

 SE................................................................ 5.06 12.04 4.41 8.31 6.44 5.91 6.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................23.83 61.27 20.10 29.42 37.94 35.19 47.47 

 Entertainment 

 Mean................................................................ 105 87 113 123 154 69 73 

 SE................................................................ 9.64 15.34 13.28 14.72 52.89 11.07 17.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.15 17.61 11.78 11.99 34.26 16.12 23.73 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean................................................................ 36 20 42 44 46 42 32 

 SE................................................................ 3.89 4.17 4.81 7.97 11.19 9.28 8.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................10.82 21.05 11.33 18.15 24.10 22.31 26.73 

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

Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Two or more people 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

One 

person 

Total Two 

people 

Three 

people 

Four 

people 

Five or 

more 

people 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean................................................................ 69 67 70 79 108 27 41 

 SE................................................................ 8.27 14.52 11.68 11.81 50.93 7.16 13.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................11.92 21.56 16.62 14.99 47.19 26.45 33.87 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean................................................................ 18 13 20 25 20 15 11 

 SE................................................................ 2.39 3.04 3.08 4.17 7.13 9.76 3.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................13.19 24.11 15.16 16.65 36.25 63.35 31.74 

 Reading 

 Mean................................................................ 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 

 SE................................................................ .63 1.56 .59 .88 1.59 .66 1.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................16.51 40.86 15.32 20.15 36.20 34.56 41.13 

 Education 

 Mean................................................................ 258 79 333 415 477 151 67 

 SE................................................................ 26.72 20.02 35.67 61.47 113.83 71.42 37.63 

 CV(%) ................................................................10.35 25.28 10.71 14.81 23.84 47.36 56.31 

 All other gifts 

 Mean................................................................ 96 62 109 165 66 55 48 

 SE................................................................ 11.07 7.55 15.56 29.19 15.83 13.75 13.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................11.58 12.08 14.23 17.67 23.88 24.84 28.65 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2019