Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ...................... 131,841 24,465 107,375 16,368 7,964 29,253 17,166 15,585 21,039 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ..................................................... $80,750 $73,610 $82,377 $58,871 $67,722 $78,818 $81,353 $107,263 $93,559 

 Income after taxes ........................................................ 69,683 64,909 70,771 52,627 59,391 67,799 70,413 89,604 79,670 

 Age of reference person ............................................... 51.3 55.2 50.5 51.0 51.5 50.3 50.1 49.8 50.7 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

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

 Children under 18 ...................................................... .6 .6 .6 .6 .5 .6 .6 .6 .6 

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

 Earners ...................................................................... 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 

 Vehicles ..................................................................... 1.9 2.5 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ............................................................................ 48 48 48 47 46 47 47 50 48 

 Women ...................................................................... 52 52 52 53 54 53 53 50 52 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................... 64 82 59 60 61 62 61 61 52 

 With mortgage ........................................................ 37 38 37 33 34 39 40 41 32 

 Without mortgage ................................................... 26 43 23 26 27 23 21 21 20 

 Renter ........................................................................ 36 18 41 40 39 38 39 39 48 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ......................................... 13 6 15 8 12 16 14 17 18 

 White, Asian, and all other races .............................. 87 94 85 92 88 84 86 83 82 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino...................................................... 13 4 16 12 21 10 15 15 25 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................... 87 96 84 88 79 90 85 85 75 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ..................................................... 30 38 28 36 30 28 26 20 26 

 College ...................................................................... 67 58 69 60 66 70 72 77 69 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased........................... 89 95 87 89 90 89 90 88 80 

Average annual expenditures .......................................... $62,395 $59,812 $62,985 $50,696 $51,090 $60,335 $62,650 $78,731 $69,229 

 Food .............................................................................. 8,047 7,808 8,101 6,813 6,992 7,897 7,856 9,559 8,884 

 Food at home ............................................................ 4,554 4,774 4,503 4,148 3,851 4,545 4,365 4,984 4,711 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................. 576 605 570 526 461 592 532 620 606 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................... 181 177 182 159 137 189 171 206 194 

 Bakery products .................................................. 396 428 388 366 324 403 361 413 412 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................ 971 1,071 947 826 885 916 899 1,042 1,075 

 Beef ..................................................................... 262 359 240 228 252 230 246 243 249 

 Pork ..................................................................... 183 236 171 182 162 167 160 188 170 

 Other meats ........................................................ 129 137 127 119 107 127 124 140 135 

 Poultry ................................................................. 185 155 191 150 199 186 180 201 230 

 Fish and seafood ................................................ 150 127 156 93 113 149 131 197 218 

 Eggs .................................................................... 61 57 62 54 53 57 57 73 74 

 Dairy products ........................................................ 452 473 447 429 369 458 435 478 462 

 Fresh milk and cream ......................................... 143 155 141 137 120 142 134 143 155 

 Other dairy products ........................................... 309 318 306 292 249 316 301 335 307 

 Fruits and vegetables ............................................. 867 806 881 719 716 882 841 1,024 989 

 Fresh fruits .......................................................... 320 270 331 250 255 324 322 401 386 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................ 289 260 296 232 246 294 270 342 350 

 Processed fruits .................................................. 113 115 113 105 87 112 108 131 120 

 Processed vegetables ........................................ 145 161 142 132 128 152 142 149 133 

 Other food at home ................................................ 1,688 1,818 1,658 1,649 1,420 1,697 1,656 1,820 1,580 

 Sugar and other sweets ...................................... 158 173 154 158 128 154 156 167 152 

 Fats and oils ........................................................ 116 132 113 112 92 117 110 128 105 

 Miscellaneous foods ........................................... 908 945 900 886 766 938 901 988 840 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 

— Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ..................................... 446 509 432 441 397 430 427 448 432 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips ............................................... 59 59 59 53 37 57 62 89 51 

 Food away from home .............................................. 3,493 3,034 3,598 2,665 3,141 3,352 3,491 4,575 4,173 

 Alcoholic beverages ..................................................... 581 484 603 423 513 542 643 852 637 

 Housing......................................................................... 20,386 17,294 21,089 15,565 16,610 19,417 20,820 26,678 25,476 

 Shelter ....................................................................... 11,970 8,549 12,749 8,327 9,245 11,125 12,432 16,780 17,046 

 Owned dwellings .................................................... 6,738 6,233 6,853 4,405 5,029 6,318 7,027 9,188 8,320 

 Mortgage interest and charges ........................... 2,767 2,410 2,849 1,902 2,055 2,637 3,071 4,044 3,114 

 Property taxes ..................................................... 2,179 1,919 2,239 1,236 1,281 1,888 2,108 2,892 3,492 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses ......................................................... 1,791 1,904 1,765 1,267 1,693 1,794 1,847 2,253 1,714 

 Rented dwellings .................................................... 4,340 1,450 4,999 3,276 3,615 3,954 4,546 6,270 7,744 

 Other lodging .......................................................... 891 866 897 646 601 853 859 1,322 983 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ............................ 4,052 4,335 3,987 3,673 3,906 3,983 4,083 4,206 4,028 

 Natural gas ............................................................. 413 258 448 335 228 469 465 538 511 

 Electricity ................................................................ 1,484 1,814 1,409 1,367 1,578 1,434 1,418 1,407 1,337 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ........................................... 117 335 68 50 37 85 22 78 98 

 Telephone services ................................................ 1,408 1,420 1,405 1,262 1,369 1,360 1,442 1,456 1,527 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards ................................................................ 205 273 190 177 157 187 179 199 217 

 Cellular phone service ........................................ 1,203 1,147 1,216 1,085 1,212 1,173 1,263 1,257 1,310 

 Water and other public services ............................ 630 509 657 660 694 635 736 727 555 

 Household operations ............................................... 1,546 1,319 1,598 1,099 1,185 1,482 1,706 2,336 1,666 

 Personal services ................................................... 480 339 513 285 284 434 644 864 517 

 Other household expenses .................................... 1,065 980 1,085 814 901 1,048 1,062 1,471 1,149 

 Housekeeping supplies ............................................. 756 783 750 727 710 762 662 888 735 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .............................. 185 191 183 181 173 181 158 214 189 

 Other household products...................................... 445 470 439 426 406 452 382 550 405 

 Postage and stationery .......................................... 127 122 128 120 131 129 122 124 141 

 Household furnishings and equipment...................... 2,062 2,309 2,005 1,738 1,565 2,064 1,936 2,468 2,001 

 Household textiles .................................................. 121 101 126 74 99 136 126 148 145 

 Furniture ................................................................. 520 516 521 407 359 536 564 613 545 

 Floor coverings ....................................................... 25 25 25 19 27 22 23 33 31 

 Major appliances .................................................... 313 336 307 327 244 321 301 337 280 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ...... 119 112 120 109 115 113 121 153 116 

 Miscellaneous household equipment..................... 964 1,220 905 803 721 936 802 1,183 885 

 Apparel and services .................................................... 1,883 1,586 1,952 1,354 1,561 1,942 1,654 2,642 2,290 

 Men and boys ............................................................ 445 383 459 336 383 478 357 622 514 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................... 345 291 358 233 307 371 267 512 411 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .......................................................... 100 92 101 103 76 107 90 111 104 

 Women and girls ....................................................... 730 614 756 528 656 795 676 971 815 

 Women, 16 and over .............................................. 620 515 644 417 589 677 562 843 707 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ........................................................... 110 99 112 111 67 118 114 127 108 

 Children under 2 ........................................................ 77 75 77 66 67 67 71 89 100 

 Footwear.................................................................... 405 315 426 272 323 427 345 585 527 

 Other apparel products and services ........................ 227 199 233 152 133 174 205 375 334 

 Transportation .............................................................. 10,507 11,632 10,251 9,374 9,326 10,052 11,064 11,506 9,963 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) .................................. 4,185 5,020 3,995 4,137 4,246 4,069 4,731 4,109 3,000 

 Cars and trucks, new ............................................. 1,893 2,089 1,848 1,582 2,602 1,760 2,495 1,748 1,439 

 Cars and trucks, used ............................................ 2,230 2,829 2,093 2,498 1,595 2,243 2,210 2,283 1,524 

 Other vehicles ........................................................ 62 102 53 57 249 66 26 78 37 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .......................... 2,101 2,552 1,999 1,998 1,883 1,952 1,996 2,108 2,029 

 Other vehicle expenses ............................................. 3,421 3,543 3,394 2,869 2,764 3,374 3,532 3,804 3,649 

 Vehicle finance charges ......................................... 237 301 222 241 236 220 240 228 186 

 Maintenance and repairs ....................................... 888 1,046 852 804 676 923 922 974 710 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ............................................................... 781 606 821 484 424 736 799 1,023 1,218 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................... 1,515 1,590 1,498 1,340 1,429 1,495 1,571 1,580 1,534 

 Public and other transportation ................................. 799 517 864 370 433 657 805 1,485 1,285 

 Healthcare .................................................................... 5,081 5,755 4,927 4,592 4,634 4,967 4,963 5,446 4,830 

 Health insurance ....................................................... 3,467 3,888 3,371 3,071 3,251 3,345 3,404 3,745 3,385 

 Medical services ........................................................ 946 1,039 925 875 869 975 904 999 881 

 Drugs ......................................................................... 485 642 449 472 361 474 474 475 388 

 Medical supplies ........................................................ 183 186 182 174 152 174 182 227 177 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 

— Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Entertainment ............................................................... 3,158 3,503 3,079 2,616 2,383 2,999 3,095 4,448 2,769 

 Fees and admissions ................................................ 823 605 873 501 450 743 843 1,778 842 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ................ 1,015 1,064 1,004 1,012 858 1,006 998 1,137 955 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ....... 819 926 794 784 769 743 815 943 753 

 Pets ........................................................................ 672 794 644 625 636 601 651 775 614 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ............ 147 132 150 158 133 142 163 167 139 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services .................................................................. 501 907 408 319 307 506 440 590 218 

 Personal care products and services ........................... 777 647 807 661 677 782 787 977 895 

 Reading ........................................................................ 100 102 99 101 58 94 110 131 91 

 Education ...................................................................... 1,425 852 1,556 745 766 1,554 1,502 2,175 2,073 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ..................... 333 512 293 399 279 325 310 223 207 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................... 946 894 958 778 771 915 1,020 1,213 985 

 Cash contributions ........................................................ 1,942 2,178 1,888 1,838 1,289 1,883 1,545 3,100 1,541 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................ 7,230 6,564 7,382 5,438 5,230 6,968 7,281 9,782 8,588 

 Life and other personal insurance ............................. 492 578 473 391 341 506 480 497 516 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................... 6,738 5,985 6,909 5,047 4,890 6,462 6,801 9,285 8,072 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ......................................... $80,750 $73,610 $82,377 $58,871 $67,722 $78,818 $81,353 $107,263 $93,559 

 Wages and salaries ................................................... 63,137 52,648 65,527 44,717 47,708 63,874 64,487 87,037 75,675 

 Self-employment income ........................................... 5,591 5,829 5,536 2,970 7,726 4,088 5,769 7,153 7,331 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ............................................................... 8,783 11,493 8,166 8,661 9,008 8,246 8,070 8,521 7,167 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income ..................................................... 1,952 2,532 1,819 1,170 1,379 1,406 1,798 3,187 2,070 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance 

 Program (SNAP) .................................................... 438 348 459 531 546 446 391 394 493 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions 

 for support .............................................................. 519 535 516 515 1,011 451 526 548 387 

 Other income ............................................................. 329 226 353 308 345 307 311 423 437 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ......... 11,066 8,701 11,605 6,244 8,332 11,020 10,939 17,659 13,889 

 Federal income taxes ................................................ 8,623 6,625 9,078 4,563 6,956 8,414 8,602 14,162 10,942 

 State and local income taxes .................................... 2,373 1,978 2,463 1,642 1,351 2,532 2,295 3,418 2,854 

 Other taxes ................................................................ 71 98 64 39 24 74 42 79 93 

 Income after taxes ........................................................ 69,683 64,909 70,771 52,627 59,391 67,799 70,413 89,604 79,670 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities ...................... $11,822 $8,912 $12,485 $6,107 $9,979 $9,831 $16,291 $18,838 $14,275 

 Net change in total assets ......................................... 22,922 17,417 24,176 14,333 16,410 22,462 30,556 34,891 24,013 

 Net change in total liabilities...................................... 11,100 8,505 11,691 8,226 6,431 12,631 14,265 16,053 9,738 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................ 952 975 947 1,915 331 920 942 1,366 156 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property .............. -2,257 -2,056 -2,303 -1,632 -1,563 -2,184 -2,534 -2,976 -2,585 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................... 201,402 203,498 200,924 130,456 128,290 165,061 185,101 314,161 262,137 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ....... 1,084 1,052 1,091 760 887 1,004 1,079 1,440 1,297 

 Gifts of goods and services, total ................................. 1,258 1,096 1,295 852 800 1,351 1,256 1,895 1,330 

 Food .......................................................................... 95 105 92 72 52 105 91 137 74 

 Alcoholic beverages .................................................. 14 14 14 9 14 14 11 22 15 

 Housing ..................................................................... 254 277 249 176 163 265 269 322 244 

 Housekeeping supplies .......................................... 31 34 31 26 29 34 31 45 18 

 Household textiles .................................................. 13 8 14 9 211 11 18 26 211 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares .......... 23 20 24 17 225 29 29 28 15 

 Major appliances ................................................. 8 10 8 8 25 6 11 14 6 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 

— Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ..................................................... 15 10 16 10 220 23 18 15 10 

 Miscellaneous household equipment..................... 48 58 46 32 37 54 49 51 45 

 Other housing ......................................................... 138 157 134 91 60 138 141 171 156 

 Apparel and services ................................................. 230 218 232 182 226 241 199 335 209 

 Males, 2 and over................................................... 53 52 53 42 37 77 39 41 58 

 Females, 2 and over .............................................. 86 81 88 51 133 79 67 159 71 

 Children under 2..................................................... 32 35 32 35 29 28 28 45 29 

 Other apparel products and services ..................... 58 51 59 54 27 57 65 90 51 

 Jewelry and watches .......................................... 11 15 10 12 24 7 12 17 5 

 All other apparel products and services ............. 47 36 50 42 222 50 53 72 45 

 Transportation ........................................................... 129 70 142 85 64 111 143 238 188 

 Healthcare ................................................................. 30 17 33 14 29 53 18 44 32 

 Entertainment ............................................................ 103 98 104 123 60 110 98 118 91 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles ........... 33 34 33 36 240 27 36 37 31 

 Other entertainment ............................................... 69 63 71 87 20 83 63 80 61 

 Personal care products and services ........................ 19 20 19 20 23 17 23 18 19 

 Reading ..................................................................... 3 3 4 3 3 3 5 5 3 

 Education................................................................... 277 200 295 96 107 346 295 423 355 

 All other gifts .............................................................. 104 74 111 73 78 87 106 233 100 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

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