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

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1............................................ 133,595 23,152 28,230 51,808 30,406 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $87,432 $100,103 $84,454 $79,148 $94,666 

 SE..................................................................... 1,243.71 3,721.75 2,782.26 2,074.84 3,225.86 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.42 3.72 3.29 2.62 3.41 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 78,743 87,948 76,495 72,248 84,890 

 SE..................................................................... 956.65 2,888.41 2,115.02 1,621.63 2,289.47 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.21 3.28 2.76 2.24 2.70 

 Age of reference person ...................................................................... 51.8 53.1 52.3 51.6 51.0 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

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

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

 Adults 65 and older .......................................................................... .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 

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

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

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

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

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

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ...................................................................................... 65 63 70 67 58 

 With mortgage ............................................................................... 38 34 41 37 38 

 Without mortgage .......................................................................... 27 29 28 29 21 

 Renter ............................................................................................... 35 37 30 33 42 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American................................................................ 13 12 12 19 6 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including Black or 

 African-American .......................................................................... 87 88 88 81 94 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................ 15 12 7 16 22 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ...................................................................... 85 88 93 84 78 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ............................................................................ 28 30 28 30 24 

 College ............................................................................................. 69 68 69 67 72 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................. 89 82 91 91 92 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................ $66,928 $72,678 $64,542 $61,473 $74,033 

 SE..................................................................... 833.79 2,765.89 1,348.88 1,278.05 2,227.01 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.25 3.81 2.09 2.08 3.01 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,289 9,334 7,888 7,639 8,973 

 Share ................................................................ 12.4 12.8 12.2 12.4 12.1 

 SE..................................................................... 131.70 329.52 205.90 246.99 294.97 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.59 3.53 2.61 3.23 3.29 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,259 6,128 4,901 4,802 5,709 

 Share ................................................................ 7.9 8.4 7.6 7.8 7.7 

 SE..................................................................... 100.65 254.45 152.39 185.85 246.95 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.91 4.15 3.11 3.87 4.33 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 672 843 635 603 696 

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

 SE..................................................................... 15.86 49.52 26.45 28.72 31.37 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.36 5.88 4.17 4.77 4.51 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................ 210 257 198 192 216 

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

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Cereals and cereal products 

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

 SE..................................................................... 6.03 12.09 10.54 12.25 11.05 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.87 4.70 5.33 6.37 5.11 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 462 585 437 410 480 

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

 SE..................................................................... 11.48 39.91 18.82 18.58 25.10 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.48 6.82 4.31 4.53 5.23 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,115 1,285 983 1,063 1,199 

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

 SE..................................................................... 25.76 65.95 36.95 43.72 65.17 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.31 5.13 3.76 4.11 5.44 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 293 314 247 292 320 

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

 SE..................................................................... 9.18 18.46 15.35 16.23 17.77 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.14 5.87 6.22 5.55 5.56 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 223 237 200 224 231 

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

 SE..................................................................... 6.30 17.33 8.88 9.24 17.56 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.83 7.31 4.44 4.12 7.60 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 151 212 150 123 152 

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

 SE..................................................................... 6.40 23.32 7.69 8.64 11.74 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.25 11.00 5.13 7.03 7.72 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 203 226 183 195 217 

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

 SE..................................................................... 6.00 19.04 13.53 10.32 11.54 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.96 8.43 7.40 5.29 5.31 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 178 219 141 168 201 

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

 SE..................................................................... 5.84 12.09 12.31 10.07 16.26 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.27 5.53 8.74 6.01 8.09 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 68 77 62 61 78 

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

 SE..................................................................... 1.86 5.61 3.33 2.81 4.36 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.75 7.31 5.37 4.63 5.62 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 492 583 451 435 557 

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

 SE..................................................................... 10.70 34.34 14.22 21.11 23.05 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.18 5.89 3.15 4.86 4.14 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 157 185 142 142 176 

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

 SE..................................................................... 3.76 12.71 5.79 7.11 7.71 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.39 6.86 4.09 5.02 4.37 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 335 398 309 293 381 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.77 22.60 11.81 14.71 18.02 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.32 5.68 3.82 5.02 4.73 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,033 1,266 937 910 1,152 

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

 SE..................................................................... 23.45 61.20 39.76 41.18 56.40 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.27 4.83 4.24 4.52 4.89 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 378 467 348 315 446 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.82 26.47 15.91 17.01 18.45 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.33 5.67 4.58 5.40 4.14 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 328 411 279 282 388 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.29 22.48 11.24 12.99 22.93 

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

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Fresh vegetables 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.53 5.47 4.03 4.60 5.91 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 133 152 124 127 135 

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

 SE..................................................................... 4.78 11.18 8.31 7.71 11.23 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.61 7.34 6.71 6.06 8.30 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 194 236 187 186 183 

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

 SE..................................................................... 6.55 9.16 13.86 12.10 13.43 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.38 3.89 7.42 6.51 7.34 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,947 2,151 1,896 1,791 2,105 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 

 SE..................................................................... 38.97 104.15 73.01 71.67 86.87 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.00 4.84 3.85 4.00 4.13 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 182 204 191 164 187 

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

 SE..................................................................... 6.25 17.83 10.87 11.18 12.13 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.43 8.73 5.69 6.81 6.48 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 133 152 122 126 139 

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

 SE..................................................................... 3.89 7.98 8.91 6.08 10.74 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.93 5.25 7.28 4.84 7.72 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,049 1,147 1,007 954 1,172 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 

 SE..................................................................... 23.55 56.74 39.55 49.04 39.85 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.25 4.95 3.93 5.14 3.40 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 515 576 499 491 525 

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

 SE..................................................................... 12.13 28.88 28.86 15.76 35.93 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.36 5.01 5.79 3.21 6.85 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town trips 

 Mean ................................................................ 69 72 77 57 82 

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

 SE..................................................................... 3.18 9.74 6.39 4.86 6.39 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.58 13.53 8.33 8.53 7.83 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,030 3,205 2,987 2,837 3,264 

 Share ................................................................ 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.4 

 SE..................................................................... 64.84 140.23 90.34 115.25 151.76 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.14 4.37 3.02 4.06 4.65 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 554 660 554 456 639 

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

 SE..................................................................... 23.09 55.70 52.58 28.26 55.54 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.17 8.45 9.49 6.20 8.69 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 22,624 25,557 20,855 20,244 26,078 

 Share ................................................................ 33.8 35.2 32.3 32.9 35.2 

 SE..................................................................... 306.96 774.95 593.96 486.09 684.80 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.36 3.03 2.85 2.40 2.63 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................ 13,258 15,724 11,451 11,431 16,172 

 Share ................................................................ 19.8 21.6 17.7 18.6 21.8 

 SE..................................................................... 217.71 436.30 318.39 360.01 525.75 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.64 2.77 2.78 3.15 3.25 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,591 9,035 7,154 6,778 8,283 

 Share ................................................................ 11.3 12.4 11.1 11.0 11.2 

 SE..................................................................... 159.67 414.89 231.36 297.98 371.27 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.10 4.59 3.23 4.40 4.48 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,781 2,741 2,275 2,572 3,637 

 Share ................................................................ 4.2 3.8 3.5 4.2 4.9 

 SE..................................................................... 77.89 113.06 115.27 160.48 175.73 

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

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.80 4.12 5.07 6.24 4.83 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,475 3,988 2,564 1,823 2,352 

 Share ................................................................ 3.7 5.5 4.0 3.0 3.2 

 SE..................................................................... 46.56 152.64 100.21 67.41 65.10 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.88 3.83 3.91 3.70 2.77 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,335 2,306 2,315 2,383 2,294 

 Share ................................................................ 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.9 3.1 

 SE..................................................................... 76.76 214.90 71.01 150.37 177.01 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.29 9.32 3.07 6.31 7.72 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,684 5,411 3,227 3,860 6,887 

 Share ................................................................ 7.0 7.4 5.0 6.3 9.3 

 SE..................................................................... 63.46 237.57 148.87 121.94 247.17 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.35 4.39 4.61 3.16 3.59 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 983 1,278 1,070 792 1,002 

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

 SE..................................................................... 37.39 117.09 82.42 56.50 62.81 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.80 9.16 7.70 7.13 6.27 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,223 4,570 4,225 4,135 4,109 

 Share ................................................................ 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.7 5.6 

 SE..................................................................... 45.01 132.34 84.97 67.52 123.12 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.07 2.90 2.01 1.63 3.00 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 447 661 662 268 390 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .9 1.0 .4 .5 

 SE..................................................................... 15.30 42.66 37.26 21.59 33.49 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.42 6.45 5.63 8.05 8.59 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,551 1,479 1,400 1,745 1,415 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.8 1.9 

 SE..................................................................... 23.48 41.07 28.69 29.77 78.60 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.51 2.78 2.05 1.71 5.55 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 122 389 105 57 45 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .5 .2 .1 .1 

 SE..................................................................... 10.40 51.52 16.73 6.84 10.13 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 8.55 13.25 16.01 12.07 22.73 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,409 1,501 1,408 1,393 1,364 

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

 SE..................................................................... 16.52 37.15 41.23 26.76 39.12 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.17 2.47 2.93 1.92 2.87 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 165 281 162 143 118 

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

 SE..................................................................... 4.94 17.11 11.23 7.40 10.24 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.99 6.08 6.95 5.17 8.71 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,244 1,220 1,247 1,250 1,247 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.7 

 SE..................................................................... 16.05 30.08 41.07 26.79 36.28 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.29 2.47 3.29 2.14 2.91 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 695 539 650 672 895 

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

 SE..................................................................... 15.84 59.96 23.91 28.67 20.86 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.28 11.12 3.68 4.27 2.33 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,638 1,872 1,462 1,550 1,775 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.4 

 SE..................................................................... 40.44 142.19 60.44 66.02 61.92 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.47 7.60 4.13 4.26 3.49 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 377 497 357 339 371 

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

 SE..................................................................... 22.65 70.26 45.51 36.58 38.35 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.00 14.15 12.76 10.80 10.34 

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

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,261 1,375 1,105 1,211 1,404 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.9 

 SE..................................................................... 28.60 93.19 41.79 42.02 66.86 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.27 6.78 3.78 3.47 4.76 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 803 866 737 766 879 

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

 SE..................................................................... 26.45 76.61 32.76 53.02 49.38 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.29 8.85 4.45 6.92 5.62 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 178 163 176 172 203 

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

 SE..................................................................... 6.68 18.29 16.65 11.85 9.29 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.74 11.20 9.47 6.89 4.59 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 514 582 454 495 550 

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

 SE..................................................................... 23.41 63.88 28.22 45.46 41.09 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.56 10.97 6.22 9.18 7.47 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 111 120 107 99 127 

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

 SE..................................................................... 5.74 12.93 11.14 10.04 11.23 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.19 10.75 10.43 10.15 8.87 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,701 2,525 2,980 2,363 3,143 

 Share ................................................................ 4.0 3.5 4.6 3.8 4.2 

 SE..................................................................... 88.86 162.48 301.29 131.54 138.79 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.29 6.44 10.11 5.57 4.42 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 122 122 130 101 147 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.59 22.56 24.71 11.91 17.68 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.06 18.44 18.96 11.78 12.00 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 716 633 788 639 843 

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

 SE..................................................................... 25.13 40.46 68.41 39.50 57.58 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.51 6.39 8.69 6.18 6.83 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 33 53 24 28 36 

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

 SE..................................................................... 3.56 14.28 2.43 5.29 6.01 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 10.71 27.04 10.20 19.12 16.48 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 464 489 415 453 506 

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

 SE..................................................................... 19.56 45.47 22.79 40.94 37.82 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.22 9.30 5.49 9.03 7.47 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 142 139 122 125 191 

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

 SE..................................................................... 5.71 14.65 14.18 8.88 12.47 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.02 10.52 11.65 7.07 6.54 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,225 1,089 1,502 1,017 1,420 

 Share ................................................................ 1.8 1.5 2.3 1.7 1.9 

 SE..................................................................... 67.64 85.24 274.09 74.08 90.90 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.52 7.83 18.25 7.29 6.40 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,754 2,069 1,749 1,489 1,967 

 Share ................................................................ 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.7 

 SE..................................................................... 70.81 277.50 97.65 94.49 140.40 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.04 13.41 5.58 6.34 7.14 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 424 489 445 359 465 

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

 SE..................................................................... 18.95 59.62 31.79 31.93 40.65 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.47 12.20 7.15 8.90 8.74 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 310 347 325 251 367 

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

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Men, 16 and over 

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

 SE..................................................................... 16.07 53.20 32.85 21.65 34.21 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.19 15.35 10.12 8.62 9.33 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 142 120 108 99 

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

 SE..................................................................... 10.58 37.32 18.03 17.96 19.97 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 9.27 26.28 15.01 16.67 20.26 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 659 610 666 595 796 

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

 SE..................................................................... 32.74 56.28 63.62 59.32 81.02 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.97 9.22 9.55 9.97 10.19 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 549 552 534 475 683 

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

 SE..................................................................... 26.89 49.66 49.79 42.39 78.74 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.90 9.00 9.32 8.93 11.53 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 110 59 132 120 112 

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

 SE..................................................................... 11.77 14.90 26.29 23.08 23.06 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 10.67 25.48 19.96 19.21 20.53 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 66 79 81 62 52 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.37 20.36 19.87 9.84 11.32 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 11.11 25.90 24.60 15.93 21.96 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 336 393 351 287 361 

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

 SE..................................................................... 17.38 48.06 22.93 28.37 36.99 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.17 12.24 6.53 9.87 10.24 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 269 498 206 187 293 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .7 .3 .3 .4 

 SE..................................................................... 34.61 185.72 30.21 25.84 22.54 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 12.86 37.28 14.64 13.84 7.69 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 10,961 9,918 10,165 11,203 12,083 

 Share ................................................................ 16.4 13.6 15.7 18.2 16.3 

 SE..................................................................... 269.00 717.01 302.79 416.26 772.07 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.45 7.23 2.98 3.72 6.39 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,828 3,650 4,163 5,466 5,256 

 Share ................................................................ 7.2 5.0 6.4 8.9 7.1 

 SE..................................................................... 249.48 561.03 223.44 386.18 781.02 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.17 15.37 5.37 7.07 14.86 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,210 1,788 1,508 2,769 2,232 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 2.5 2.3 4.5 3.0 

 SE..................................................................... 184.47 487.83 322.88 344.32 401.08 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 8.35 27.28 21.41 12.44 17.97 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,555 1,842 2,552 2,647 2,943 

 Share ................................................................ 3.8 2.5 4.0 4.3 4.0 

 SE..................................................................... 134.33 140.65 168.53 186.17 452.90 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.26 7.64 6.60 7.03 15.39 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 63 20 103 50 81 

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

 SE..................................................................... 13.37 15.14 20.00 26.35 30.31 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 21.24 75.36 19.51 52.42 37.63 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,148 1,850 2,109 2,144 2,416 

 Share ................................................................ 3.2 2.5 3.3 3.5 3.3 

 SE..................................................................... 26.22 59.83 47.37 48.40 60.00 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.22 3.23 2.25 2.26 2.48 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,534 3,745 3,500 3,259 3,874 

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

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

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 SE..................................................................... 55.68 179.62 127.46 62.81 95.82 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.58 4.80 3.64 1.93 2.47 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 272 217 288 282 281 

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

 SE..................................................................... 7.57 10.48 19.14 11.30 18.93 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.78 4.82 6.66 4.00 6.74 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 975 908 1,031 875 1,143 

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

 SE..................................................................... 23.19 57.40 50.86 40.27 38.74 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.38 6.32 4.94 4.60 3.39 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 760 1,105 819 529 835 

 Share ................................................................ 1.1 1.5 1.3 .9 1.1 

 SE..................................................................... 37.11 106.10 85.82 47.02 72.97 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.89 9.60 10.48 8.90 8.74 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,528 1,515 1,362 1,572 1,615 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.2 

 SE..................................................................... 23.73 66.05 53.02 36.56 53.48 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.55 4.36 3.89 2.32 3.31 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 452 673 394 334 536 

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

 SE..................................................................... 15.92 60.39 35.20 22.09 22.73 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.53 8.98 8.94 6.60 4.24 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,452 5,759 5,834 5,107 5,447 

 Share ................................................................ 8.1 7.9 9.0 8.3 7.4 

 SE..................................................................... 82.52 255.85 129.01 126.32 266.91 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.51 4.44 2.21 2.47 4.90 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,704 3,850 3,938 3,601 3,549 

 Share ................................................................ 5.5 5.3 6.1 5.9 4.8 

 SE..................................................................... 48.35 121.24 111.11 76.67 142.89 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.31 3.15 2.82 2.13 4.03 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,070 1,266 1,163 847 1,213 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.6 

 SE..................................................................... 51.23 164.32 118.75 52.77 129.51 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.79 12.98 10.21 6.23 10.68 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 498 435 528 510 495 

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

 SE..................................................................... 14.23 20.64 24.32 32.26 30.74 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.86 4.75 4.61 6.33 6.21 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 181 209 205 150 190 

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

 SE..................................................................... 8.51 20.40 23.78 12.37 14.69 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.71 9.77 11.61 8.27 7.72 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,568 3,483 3,674 3,131 4,272 

 Share ................................................................ 5.3 4.8 5.7 5.1 5.8 

 SE..................................................................... 138.54 303.59 215.08 226.65 391.69 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.88 8.72 5.85 7.24 9.17 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................ 654 853 745 476 718 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.2 1.2 .8 1.0 

 SE..................................................................... 43.16 211.34 70.36 28.77 84.03 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.60 24.77 9.45 6.04 11.70 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,020 1,035 1,045 960 1,088 

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

 SE..................................................................... 18.97 54.44 33.20 29.42 44.98 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.86 5.26 3.18 3.06 4.14 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 969 938 971 796 1,283 

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

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

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 SE..................................................................... 55.09 121.79 88.68 57.36 168.41 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.68 12.99 9.13 7.21 13.12 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 770 803 691 636 1,046 

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

 SE..................................................................... 50.79 112.25 60.27 55.15 162.31 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.59 13.98 8.72 8.67 15.51 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 199 135 280 159 237 

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

 SE..................................................................... 15.48 18.82 60.25 12.26 26.41 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.79 13.93 21.50 7.69 11.15 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 925 657 913 898 1,183 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 .9 1.4 1.5 1.6 

 SE..................................................................... 122.57 113.55 150.38 251.38 281.05 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 13.26 17.29 16.47 27.98 23.76 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 771 819 783 677 878 

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

 SE..................................................................... 18.94 49.51 56.30 22.87 27.42 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.46 6.04 7.19 3.38 3.12 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 129 113 87 150 

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

 SE..................................................................... 6.22 9.40 10.53 10.29 17.18 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 5.45 7.28 9.28 11.85 11.49 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,226 1,839 1,159 1,032 1,152 

 Share ................................................................ 1.8 2.5 1.8 1.7 1.6 

 SE..................................................................... 74.00 271.47 93.55 136.44 140.32 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.03 14.76 8.07 13.22 12.18 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 341 323 406 343 294 

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

 SE..................................................................... 12.33 33.73 20.85 22.06 20.33 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.61 10.46 5.14 6.44 6.92 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 986 1,121 1,063 851 1,043 

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

 SE..................................................................... 81.14 183.95 120.08 169.91 78.69 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 8.23 16.41 11.29 19.97 7.54 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,415 2,458 2,391 2,337 2,535 

 Share ................................................................ 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.4 

 SE..................................................................... 163.87 582.97 250.06 192.24 454.05 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.79 23.71 10.46 8.23 17.91 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,873 9,209 7,907 6,876 8,523 

 Share ................................................................ 11.8 12.7 12.3 11.2 11.5 

 SE..................................................................... 138.50 437.49 261.32 229.76 391.27 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.76 4.75 3.30 3.34 4.59 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 473 603 501 435 415 

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

 SE..................................................................... 18.97 70.84 38.42 22.14 46.23 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.01 11.76 7.67 5.09 11.13 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,400 8,607 7,406 6,441 8,108 

 Share ................................................................ 11.1 11.8 11.5 10.5 11.0 

 SE..................................................................... 128.91 391.22 249.17 221.68 363.39 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.74 4.55 3.36 3.44 4.48 

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

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $87,432 $100,103 $84,454 $79,148 $94,666 

 SE..................................................................... 1,243.71 3,721.75 2,782.26 2,074.84 3,225.86 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.42 3.72 3.29 2.62 3.41 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,409 78,252 63,771 61,395 72,776 

 Share ................................................................ 77.1 78.2 75.5 77.6 76.9 

 SE..................................................................... 964.08 2,809.41 1,877.50 1,945.91 2,657.21 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.43 3.59 2.94 3.17 3.65 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,085 5,797 5,931 5,433 7,557 

 Share ................................................................ 7.0 5.8 7.0 6.9 8.0 

 SE..................................................................... 424.47 711.95 783.82 706.68 847.76 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.98 12.28 13.22 13.01 11.22 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,632 10,613 9,840 9,040 9,699 

 Share ................................................................ 11.0 10.6 11.7 11.4 10.2 

 SE..................................................................... 159.93 784.58 431.49 322.20 420.10 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.66 7.39 4.38 3.56 4.33 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property income 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,279 3,021 2,888 1,604 2,299 

 Share ................................................................ 2.6 3.0 3.4 2.0 2.4 

 SE..................................................................... 207.05 652.54 655.83 206.92 308.22 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 9.08 21.60 22.71 12.90 13.41 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 590 760 615 510 575 

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

 SE..................................................................... 25.39 85.26 47.95 34.28 60.27 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.30 11.21 7.79 6.72 10.49 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,101 1,404 1,006 803 1,467 

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

 SE..................................................................... 80.12 140.68 132.69 117.35 222.17 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 7.28 10.02 13.19 14.62 15.15 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 336 255 402 363 293 

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

 SE..................................................................... 34.06 49.12 59.66 66.33 65.91 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 10.12 19.24 14.84 18.30 22.51 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,689 12,155 7,959 6,900 9,776 

 Share ................................................................ 9.9 12.1 9.4 8.7 10.3 

 SE..................................................................... 369.91 970.82 768.43 619.71 1,018.91 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.26 7.99 9.66 8.98 10.42 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,561 10,895 7,849 7,366 9,484 

 Share ................................................................ 9.8 10.9 9.3 9.3 10.0 

 SE..................................................................... 285.72 705.86 564.78 458.64 769.56 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 3.34 6.48 7.20 6.23 8.11 

 Stimulus payment 

 Mean ................................................................ -2,542 -2,376 -2,584 -2,459 -2,769 

 Share ................................................................ -2.9 -2.4 -3.1 -3.1 -2.9 

 SE..................................................................... 43.52 86.20 100.44 73.20 91.37 

 CV(%) ............................................................... -1.71 -3.63 -3.89 -2.98 -3.30 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,564 3,550 2,622 1,815 3,037 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 3.5 3.1 2.3 3.2 

 SE..................................................................... 106.78 249.14 179.46 182.19 342.11 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 4.16 7.02 6.84 10.04 11.27 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 105 86 71 179 25 

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

 SE..................................................................... 65.45 52.42 23.17 167.70 14.40 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 62.21 60.80 32.63 93.59 56.79 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 78,743 87,948 76,495 72,248 84,890 

 Share ................................................................ 90.1 87.9 90.6 91.3 89.7 

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

Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Income after taxes 

 SE..................................................................... 956.65 2,888.41 2,115.02 1,621.63 2,289.47 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.21 3.28 2.76 2.24 2.70 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ $16,089 $20,499 $20,114 $14,428 $11,824 

 SE..................................................................... 3,165.60 7,764.08 9,924.49 3,676.49 5,814.55 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 19.68 37.88 49.34 25.48 49.18 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................ 39,962 44,738 44,824 30,786 47,447 

 SE..................................................................... 2,729.57 5,852.82 9,290.83 2,878.67 5,107.16 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.83 13.08 20.73 9.35 10.76 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 23,873 24,239 24,709 16,358 35,623 

 SE..................................................................... 1,479.93 4,335.53 3,450.14 2,303.12 2,934.65 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 6.20 17.89 13.96 14.08 8.24 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,004 443 1,323 1,226 755 

 SE..................................................................... 241.12 236.32 398.93 557.59 158.06 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 24.03 53.38 30.16 45.47 20.94 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................ -2,621 -2,908 -2,574 -2,217 -3,132 

 SE..................................................................... 68.59 249.15 209.35 77.03 89.73 

 CV(%) ............................................................... -2.62 -8.57 -8.13 -3.47 -2.87 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 253,645 263,247 192,080 205,099 386,209 

 SE..................................................................... 5,791.95 11,930.27 10,493.80 6,021.06 20,675.97 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 2.28 4.53 5.46 2.94 5.35 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,265 1,381 1,115 1,169 1,481 

 SE..................................................................... 15.46 48.61 29.43 25.50 54.17 

 CV(%) ............................................................... 1.22 3.52 2.64 2.18 3.66 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2022