Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Surveys, 2020 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 131,234 63,670 28,407 29,930 5,395 14,323 10,212 5,332 6,461 61,103 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean.............................................. $84,352 $114,565 $97,059 $131,521 $120,459 $131,948 $136,768 $112,654 $48,496 $56,660 

 SE.................................................. 1,260.38 1,902.59 2,329.34 2,800.49 5,904.83 4,322.82 5,032.56 5,359.30 2,658.53 1,547.70 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.49 1.66 2.40 2.13 4.90 3.28 3.68 4.76 5.48 2.73 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 74,949 100,588 85,806 113,663 106,341 116,119 114,088 105,953 48,541 51,025 

 SE.................................................. 1,197.76 1,870.95 1,763.82 3,514.21 4,373.45 3,161.81 8,550.08 4,467.91 2,115.84 1,141.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.60 1.86 2.06 3.09 4.11 2.72 7.49 4.22 4.36 2.24 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 52.2 51.8 59.8 44.4 33.5 41.4 54.4 50.6 40.2 53.9 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ............................................................................ 2.5 3.2 2.0 4.0 3.5 4.2 3.9 4.9 3.0 1.7 

 Children under 18 .......................................................... .6 .8 ( 2 ) 1.6 1.5 2.2 .6 1.3 1.7 .2 

 Adults 65 and older ........................................................ .4 .5 .9 .1 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) .3 .7 ( 3 ) .4 

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.3 1.6 1.1 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.5 2.3 1.1 1.0 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.6 1.3 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................ 47 54 55 55 64 52 53 45 20 42 

 Women ........................................................................... 53 46 45 45 36 48 47 55 80 58 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 66 80 84 77 67 77 82 79 42 53 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 39 51 41 60 58 64 56 55 31 27 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 29 43 17 9 13 26 24 11 27 

 Renter ............................................................................ 34 20 16 23 33 23 18 21 58 47 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................. 13 8 6 9 6 10 11 10 30 17 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................... 87 92 94 91 94 90 89 90 70 83 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .......................................................... 14 15 9 18 15 18 20 32 22 12 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 86 85 91 82 85 82 80 68 78 88 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 24 25 22 17 22 26 32 29 32 

 College ........................................................................... 69 72 73 74 82 76 68 61 68 66 

 Never attended and other .............................................. ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 2 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ............................... 90 96 96 97 97 97 98 96 85 84 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean.............................................. $61,334 $78,600 $69,617 $87,920 $77,298 $88,945 $91,890 $74,728 $47,053 $44,876 

 SE.................................................. 573.03 906.32 1,330.63 1,478.99 2,899.71 2,154.11 2,364.53 2,852.80 1,696.31 656.53 

 CV(%) ............................................ .93 1.15 1.91 1.68 3.75 2.42 2.57 3.82 3.61 1.46 

 Food 

 Mean.............................................. 7,316 9,482 7,813 10,973 9,015 10,938 11,922 10,408 6,374 5,168 

 Share ............................................. 11.9 12.1 11.2 12.5 11.7 12.3 13.0 13.9 13.5 11.5 

 SE.................................................. 126.15 191.53 233.43 246.63 588.90 337.19 446.23 825.44 469.17 147.69 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.72 2.02 2.99 2.25 6.53 3.08 3.74 7.93 7.36 2.86 

 Food at home 

 Mean.............................................. 4,942 6,431 5,205 7,432 6,206 7,468 7,935 7,633 4,273 3,467 

 Share ............................................. 8.1 8.2 7.5 8.5 8.0 8.4 8.6 10.2 9.1 7.7 

 SE.................................................. 99.87 139.55 150.36 175.98 479.83 251.65 320.21 622.76 314.35 123.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.02 2.17 2.89 2.37 7.73 3.37 4.04 8.16 7.36 3.57 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean.............................................. 640 837 659 998 826 1,035 1,024 926 604 439 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Cereals and bakery products 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.82 22.71 23.42 35.42 73.42 45.44 66.56 94.39 50.92 20.28 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.47 2.71 3.56 3.55 8.89 4.39 6.50 10.20 8.43 4.62 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean.............................................. 212 278 209 340 270 361 343 315 205 143 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.46 8.18 7.83 13.76 32.53 22.77 24.25 33.08 25.64 7.21 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.58 2.94 3.74 4.05 12.06 6.30 7.07 10.49 12.49 5.03 

 Bakery products 

 Mean.............................................. 428 558 449 658 556 673 682 611 399 295 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.31 16.19 17.67 25.61 51.82 30.79 48.08 66.70 32.89 14.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.64 2.90 3.93 3.89 9.32 4.57 7.05 10.92 8.24 4.93 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean.............................................. 1,075 1,409 1,148 1,581 1,220 1,601 1,714 1,881 1,020 735 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.5 2.2 1.6 

 SE.................................................. 26.77 39.04 44.40 59.27 167.01 85.63 100.54 191.14 127.58 32.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.49 2.77 3.87 3.75 13.69 5.35 5.86 10.16 12.50 4.49 

 Beef 

 Mean.............................................. 296 403 338 452 269 498 472 489 333 180 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.79 15.24 22.77 20.38 44.36 36.13 39.90 55.99 64.98 12.27 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.65 3.78 6.73 4.51 16.49 7.26 8.46 11.45 19.51 6.82 

 Pork 

 Mean.............................................. 214 285 234 323 285 334 323 354 210 142 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.78 18.96 14.53 34.75 89.18 62.20 29.82 47.62 36.48 8.02 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.56 6.66 6.22 10.77 31.32 18.61 9.22 13.46 17.33 5.66 

 Other meats 

 Mean.............................................. 142 181 142 214 177 217 226 218 127 102 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.83 6.78 10.66 9.71 21.10 14.83 19.23 30.90 17.83 6.65 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.40 3.74 7.49 4.54 11.91 6.83 8.52 14.20 14.01 6.49 

 Poultry 

 Mean.............................................. 189 237 181 273 231 259 311 339 181 141 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.30 10.08 8.54 16.39 26.99 16.24 33.51 41.75 22.94 10.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.86 4.26 4.72 6.00 11.68 6.26 10.78 12.30 12.70 7.37 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean.............................................. 170 220 187 226 172 201 285 362 121 124 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.72 12.89 12.67 17.17 32.78 20.36 30.68 64.23 28.32 7.31 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.54 5.86 6.76 7.60 19.02 10.13 10.76 17.75 23.32 5.91 

 Eggs 

 Mean.............................................. 64 83 65 93 86 92 98 120 48 46 

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

 SE.................................................. 2.05 2.90 3.26 4.45 9.47 6.09 6.72 14.57 7.68 2.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.22 3.50 4.99 4.78 11.00 6.62 6.88 12.18 16.10 6.48 

 Dairy products 

 Mean.............................................. 474 627 498 745 679 730 795 688 356 328 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.49 16.43 17.70 22.86 47.55 34.46 42.64 59.87 29.30 12.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 2.62 3.56 3.07 7.01 4.72 5.36 8.70 8.24 3.84 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean.............................................. 147 190 142 232 224 232 235 223 130 104 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.70 5.87 6.66 7.99 22.15 11.96 16.86 26.57 11.50 3.67 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.52 3.09 4.68 3.45 9.90 5.15 7.18 11.93 8.88 3.54 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean.............................................. 327 437 355 513 455 498 560 465 226 224 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.33 13.32 13.38 19.86 36.47 27.20 37.09 42.88 20.87 9.98 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.24 3.05 3.77 3.87 8.02 5.47 6.62 9.21 9.23 4.46 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean.............................................. 977 1,268 1,036 1,458 1,336 1,412 1,576 1,493 777 697 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 SE.................................................. 26.18 35.37 40.60 46.77 117.05 54.08 88.07 134.27 66.09 33.10 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.68 2.79 3.92 3.21 8.76 3.83 5.59 9.00 8.51 4.75 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean.............................................. 349 457 360 543 529 525 573 520 250 247 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.81 14.51 14.77 23.34 58.88 23.58 41.71 45.27 22.36 11.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.81 3.17 4.10 4.30 11.14 4.49 7.27 8.71 8.94 4.85 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean.............................................. 311 410 361 443 398 424 490 498 205 220 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.66 12.21 15.84 16.42 38.35 17.79 32.46 56.24 22.23 8.32 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.46 2.98 4.39 3.70 9.63 4.19 6.62 11.28 10.85 3.79 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean.............................................. 125 158 123 188 172 191 192 175 133 91 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.52 6.62 8.58 9.05 23.31 11.92 16.86 21.98 18.70 5.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.61 4.20 6.95 4.80 13.54 6.22 8.80 12.57 14.07 6.13 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean.............................................. 192 243 192 283 237 271 321 299 189 139 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.56 10.64 11.27 14.85 26.48 17.98 34.08 42.38 21.24 11.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.46 4.38 5.87 5.24 11.16 6.62 10.62 14.16 11.22 8.05 

 Other food at home 

 Mean.............................................. 1,776 2,291 1,864 2,651 2,145 2,690 2,825 2,645 1,516 1,270 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.2 2.8 

 SE.................................................. 35.44 54.12 58.82 70.93 168.15 123.35 128.75 232.25 118.82 38.69 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 2.36 3.16 2.68 7.84 4.58 4.56 8.78 7.84 3.05 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean.............................................. 166 216 171 257 183 278 261 235 153 115 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.45 9.54 10.89 11.86 19.72 21.37 19.76 37.66 19.07 5.11 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 4.42 6.35 4.62 10.79 7.68 7.58 15.99 12.49 4.44 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean.............................................. 133 167 139 182 149 177 203 237 134 97 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.55 6.28 6.45 7.60 16.30 11.85 13.64 36.30 11.40 6.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.43 3.77 4.65 4.18 10.95 6.70 6.71 15.34 8.51 6.39 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean.............................................. 973 1,264 1,016 1,479 1,280 1,524 1,507 1,435 790 691 

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

 SE.................................................. 21.05 34.44 35.40 48.63 114.68 100.66 88.43 128.69 72.73 21.42 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.16 2.72 3.48 3.29 8.96 6.60 5.87 8.97 9.20 3.10 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean.............................................. 455 569 459 656 491 626 772 691 408 341 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.57 15.48 18.98 28.04 49.47 41.02 43.63 75.94 41.54 11.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.10 2.72 4.14 4.27 10.07 6.55 5.65 10.98 10.18 3.44 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean.............................................. 50 75 79 76 43 85 82 47 31 25 

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

 SE.................................................. 2.73 5.22 9.54 4.95 6.02 8.55 11.11 10.03 8.39 2.04 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.51 6.95 12.06 6.49 14.14 10.07 13.55 21.53 27.26 8.13 

 Food away from home 

 Mean.............................................. 2,375 3,051 2,608 3,541 2,809 3,470 3,987 2,775 2,101 1,701 

 Share ............................................. 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.9 4.3 3.7 4.5 3.8 

 SE.................................................. 63.73 98.70 145.19 129.36 320.29 189.07 215.36 288.31 296.37 67.88 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.68 3.23 5.57 3.65 11.40 5.45 5.40 10.39 14.11 3.99 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean.............................................. 478 649 743 607 581 554 695 359 143 338 

 Share ............................................. .8 .8 1.1 .7 .8 .6 .8 .5 .3 .8 

 SE.................................................. 20.88 31.28 54.01 44.39 111.70 68.88 90.12 90.43 39.10 26.50 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.37 4.82 7.27 7.31 19.22 12.44 12.96 25.16 27.42 7.83 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Housing 

 Mean.............................................. 21,409 25,629 22,737 28,460 29,182 28,654 27,783 25,160 18,799 17,296 

 Share ............................................. 34.9 32.6 32.7 32.4 37.8 32.2 30.2 33.7 40.0 38.5 

 SE.................................................. 244.84 329.87 418.70 542.74 1,206.71 721.41 802.75 866.90 587.11 351.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.14 1.29 1.84 1.91 4.14 2.52 2.89 3.45 3.12 2.03 

 Shelter 

 Mean.............................................. 12,604 14,631 12,988 16,353 16,379 16,871 15,611 13,722 11,552 10,603 

 Share ............................................. 20.5 18.6 18.7 18.6 21.2 19.0 17.0 18.4 24.6 23.6 

 SE.................................................. 140.10 236.82 253.74 438.73 749.19 601.58 633.16 609.78 468.70 164.87 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.11 1.62 1.95 2.68 4.57 3.57 4.06 4.44 4.06 1.56 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean.............................................. 7,473 10,415 9,255 11,633 10,831 12,141 11,346 9,749 4,393 4,734 

 Share ............................................. 12.2 13.2 13.3 13.2 14.0 13.6 12.3 13.0 9.3 10.5 

 SE.................................................. 107.20 202.62 259.71 349.49 928.76 499.30 501.94 622.58 490.08 118.37 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.43 1.95 2.81 3.00 8.57 4.11 4.42 6.39 11.16 2.50 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean.............................................. 2,962 4,286 3,002 5,459 5,355 5,958 4,814 4,539 2,075 1,676 

 Share ............................................. 4.8 5.5 4.3 6.2 6.9 6.7 5.2 6.1 4.4 3.7 

 SE.................................................. 50.84 91.69 120.26 159.72 465.81 195.76 286.76 345.60 253.24 61.17 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.72 2.14 4.01 2.93 8.70 3.29 5.96 7.61 12.20 3.65 

 Property taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 2,353 3,265 3,103 3,455 2,876 3,520 3,671 3,060 1,316 1,513 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 4.2 4.5 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 2.8 3.4 

 SE.................................................. 49.04 94.95 110.71 125.72 253.27 154.69 281.97 276.61 189.13 41.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.08 2.91 3.57 3.64 8.81 4.39 7.68 9.04 14.37 2.73 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean.............................................. 2,158 2,864 3,150 2,719 2,600 2,663 2,861 2,150 1,002 1,545 

 Share ............................................. 3.5 3.6 4.5 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.1 3.4 

 SE.................................................. 55.65 114.32 153.73 214.57 436.39 356.17 215.61 290.40 142.42 65.50 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.58 3.99 4.88 7.89 16.79 13.38 7.54 13.51 14.22 4.24 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean.............................................. 4,408 3,092 2,546 3,563 4,985 3,593 2,769 3,361 6,813 5,525 

 Share ............................................. 7.2 3.9 3.7 4.1 6.4 4.0 3.0 4.5 14.5 12.3 

 SE.................................................. 63.34 93.66 171.88 175.05 471.12 280.30 197.79 362.71 437.17 120.06 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.44 3.03 6.75 4.91 9.45 7.80 7.14 10.79 6.42 2.17 

 Other lodging 

 Mean.............................................. 722 1,124 1,187 1,157 563 1,138 1,497 611 346 343 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.3 .7 1.3 1.6 .8 .7 .8 

 SE.................................................. 40.39 79.66 112.33 150.40 120.97 198.93 323.98 105.37 61.36 27.10 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.59 7.08 9.46 13.00 21.49 17.49 21.64 17.24 17.73 7.89 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean.............................................. 4,158 5,062 4,518 5,401 4,276 5,354 6,062 6,059 3,833 3,250 

 Share ............................................. 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.1 5.5 6.0 6.6 8.1 8.1 7.2 

 SE.................................................. 30.97 45.00 45.21 68.70 120.95 67.29 128.13 146.42 132.58 42.15 

 CV(%) ............................................ .74 .89 1.00 1.27 2.83 1.26 2.11 2.42 3.46 1.30 

 Natural gas 

 Mean.............................................. 414 492 445 530 445 521 586 532 400 335 

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

 SE.................................................. 13.59 17.75 22.34 20.57 28.36 22.48 39.96 34.74 28.98 12.53 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.28 3.61 5.03 3.88 6.38 4.31 6.81 6.53 7.25 3.74 

 Electricity 

 Mean.............................................. 1,516 1,796 1,636 1,890 1,545 1,920 2,030 2,125 1,408 1,235 

 Share ............................................. 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.8 3.0 2.8 

 SE.................................................. 21.10 26.71 26.93 40.92 48.19 42.12 62.09 66.90 47.12 24.36 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.39 1.49 1.65 2.16 3.12 2.19 3.06 3.15 3.35 1.97 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean.............................................. 105 126 131 126 84 124 150 100 55 89 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.17 9.89 10.60 13.22 10.31 18.43 24.25 19.79 19.90 8.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.82 7.85 8.09 10.51 12.22 14.88 16.11 19.86 36.47 9.47 

 Telephone services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,441 1,787 1,537 1,942 1,495 1,882 2,263 2,248 1,423 1,081 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.4 

 SE.................................................. 13.62 17.91 25.71 30.65 66.88 37.99 47.82 93.80 73.59 19.27 

 CV(%) ............................................ .95 1.00 1.67 1.58 4.47 2.02 2.11 4.17 5.17 1.78 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean.............................................. 188 211 257 163 89 147 223 235 76 175 

 Share ............................................. .3 .3 .4 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .4 

 SE.................................................. 5.11 6.36 8.77 6.44 14.16 9.90 10.94 25.70 10.64 6.87 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.72 3.02 3.42 3.96 15.90 6.73 4.90 10.94 13.98 3.92 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean.............................................. 1,253 1,577 1,281 1,780 1,406 1,735 2,040 2,013 1,347 906 

 Share ............................................. 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.7 2.9 2.0 

 SE.................................................. 12.80 17.57 25.46 31.02 62.06 39.12 49.35 86.87 69.33 19.06 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.02 1.11 1.99 1.74 4.41 2.25 2.42 4.32 5.15 2.10 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean.............................................. 682 861 769 913 706 907 1,032 1,054 548 510 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 .9 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 14.27 20.04 21.16 23.26 35.83 25.80 42.76 45.14 33.15 14.29 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.09 2.33 2.75 2.55 5.08 2.84 4.14 4.28 6.05 2.80 

 Household operations 

 Mean.............................................. 1,465 1,923 1,414 2,468 4,822 2,356 1,380 1,576 1,180 1,017 

 Share ............................................. 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.8 6.2 2.6 1.5 2.1 2.5 2.3 

 SE.................................................. 35.64 65.36 60.13 118.36 499.33 147.93 83.35 133.86 70.00 45.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.43 3.40 4.25 4.80 10.35 6.28 6.04 8.49 5.93 4.47 

 Personal services 

 Mean.............................................. 347 579 59 1,128 3,596 919 117 270 329 106 

 Share ............................................. .6 .7 .1 1.3 4.7 1.0 .1 .4 .7 .2 

 SE.................................................. 22.71 43.89 20.02 91.34 449.69 107.91 52.97 71.86 50.75 23.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.55 7.58 33.68 8.10 12.51 11.75 45.23 26.64 15.40 22.61 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean.............................................. 1,118 1,344 1,355 1,340 1,227 1,437 1,263 1,307 850 911 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.0 

 SE.................................................. 27.66 37.87 50.90 46.12 113.15 76.46 59.94 106.58 40.03 39.10 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.47 2.82 3.76 3.44 9.22 5.32 4.74 8.16 4.71 4.29 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 837 1,135 1,019 1,242 1,055 1,002 1,659 1,180 547 559 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 31.96 61.93 42.07 102.24 157.32 74.55 260.51 169.95 80.58 27.36 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.82 5.46 4.13 8.23 14.91 7.44 15.70 14.40 14.74 4.90 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 170 209 183 219 222 197 247 300 132 134 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.53 12.82 19.56 17.18 37.46 25.23 25.09 45.57 32.95 11.73 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.01 6.12 10.66 7.86 16.84 12.82 10.17 15.21 25.05 8.75 

 Other household products 

 Mean.............................................. 536 747 645 850 712 614 1,238 738 360 337 

 Share ............................................. .9 1.0 .9 1.0 .9 .7 1.3 1.0 .8 .8 

 SE.................................................. 28.38 55.20 35.50 94.90 140.69 49.15 248.20 144.00 53.14 23.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.29 7.39 5.50 11.17 19.75 8.00 20.05 19.51 14.78 7.06 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean.............................................. 130 179 190 174 121 191 174 143 55 88 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.59 14.81 19.96 24.56 37.30 30.14 58.43 31.56 18.60 9.02 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.83 8.28 10.48 14.11 30.94 15.76 33.52 22.11 33.52 10.28 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 2,346 2,877 2,798 2,996 2,650 3,070 3,070 2,623 1,687 1,867 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.6 4.2 

 SE.................................................. 137.92 95.83 181.68 94.43 216.63 147.36 169.51 251.12 120.43 286.07 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.88 3.33 6.49 3.15 8.18 4.80 5.52 9.58 7.14 15.32 

 Household textiles 

 Mean.............................................. 116 139 126 162 233 142 159 80 102 94 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.35 12.62 16.67 24.15 91.68 24.28 39.94 19.58 26.03 19.49 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.78 9.08 13.18 14.87 39.37 17.06 25.09 24.62 25.61 20.77 

 Furniture 

 Mean.............................................. 534 701 658 767 731 844 678 558 525 362 

 Share ............................................. .9 .9 .9 .9 .9 .9 .7 .7 1.1 .8 

 SE.................................................. 17.56 25.88 52.00 44.81 108.38 77.72 93.18 85.54 91.23 22.93 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 3.69 7.91 5.84 14.82 9.21 13.74 15.32 17.39 6.34 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean.............................................. 30 42 43 46 48 59 25 20 17 18 

 Share ............................................. ( 3 ) .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

 SE.................................................. 3.86 7.36 9.11 13.52 16.82 27.34 5.19 6.58 4.19 2.20 

 CV(%) ............................................ 12.91 17.44 21.36 29.54 34.69 46.12 20.42 33.13 24.82 11.91 

 Major appliances 

 Mean.............................................. 354 459 402 474 347 481 529 681 317 248 

 Share ............................................. .6 .6 .6 .5 .4 .5 .6 .9 .7 .6 

 SE.................................................. 14.31 24.00 38.74 30.51 59.32 45.00 62.29 107.21 48.00 21.92 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.04 5.23 9.63 6.44 17.09 9.36 11.77 15.73 15.12 8.82 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean.............................................. 135 172 159 179 157 195 167 205 79 102 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.60 12.45 14.38 26.29 33.42 51.21 25.49 44.09 11.98 11.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.38 7.22 9.04 14.67 21.36 26.27 15.25 21.47 15.17 11.21 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 1,178 1,364 1,410 1,368 1,133 1,349 1,511 1,078 648 1,043 

 Share ............................................. 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.3 

 SE.................................................. 131.18 72.57 143.60 70.81 158.43 105.68 116.13 157.36 81.59 278.07 

 CV(%) ............................................ 11.14 5.32 10.18 5.18 13.98 7.84 7.68 14.60 12.59 26.66 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,434 1,755 1,305 2,238 2,319 2,285 2,145 1,541 1,478 1,096 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.5 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.1 3.1 2.4 

 SE.................................................. 52.39 63.48 94.83 123.36 331.17 177.67 254.01 171.73 240.52 72.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.65 3.62 7.27 5.51 14.28 7.77 11.84 11.14 16.27 6.66 

 Men and boys 

 Mean.............................................. 326 415 311 518 501 617 390 408 256 243 

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

 SE.................................................. 23.56 24.72 33.45 38.56 139.03 69.40 47.15 65.37 29.88 46.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.22 5.95 10.77 7.45 27.73 11.25 12.10 16.03 11.65 19.07 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean.............................................. 240 290 278 307 293 307 316 261 37 211 

 Share ............................................. .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .1 .5 

 SE.................................................. 23.52 21.62 30.95 33.39 126.43 57.46 48.40 62.85 10.13 45.83 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.80 7.45 11.12 10.86 43.16 18.70 15.31 24.12 27.66 21.75 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean.............................................. 86 125 32 210 209 310 74 147 220 32 

 Share ............................................. .1 .2 ( 3 ) .2 .3 .3 .1 .2 .5 .1 

 SE.................................................. 5.07 9.90 8.07 17.15 43.72 31.59 11.83 14.52 27.81 3.95 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.88 7.93 25.01 8.16 20.97 10.20 16.07 9.86 12.65 12.38 

 Women and girls 

 Mean.............................................. 545 656 498 834 695 839 890 542 692 413 

 Share ............................................. .9 .8 .7 .9 .9 .9 1.0 .7 1.5 .9 

 SE.................................................. 27.60 41.28 51.33 66.39 128.28 92.71 113.52 105.32 123.92 31.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.07 6.29 10.30 7.96 18.45 11.05 12.75 19.43 17.91 7.65 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean.............................................. 456 529 467 608 519 510 783 435 451 381 

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

 SE.................................................. 24.70 33.81 49.68 55.59 131.51 75.53 110.38 97.46 99.81 31.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.42 6.39 10.63 9.15 25.35 14.80 14.10 22.38 22.15 8.40 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean.............................................. 89 128 31 226 176 329 107 107 241 32 

 Share ............................................. .1 .2 ( 3 ) .3 .2 .4 .1 .1 .5 .1 

 SE.................................................. 8.22 14.80 6.36 29.60 60.11 50.69 22.66 29.69 56.65 6.67 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.24 11.61 20.53 13.08 34.06 15.41 21.11 27.84 23.48 20.89 

 Children under 2 

 Mean.............................................. 68 98 45 151 562 106 29 100 53 38 

 Share ............................................. .1 .1 .1 .2 .7 .1 ( 3 ) .1 .1 .1 

 SE.................................................. 6.06 12.06 10.65 25.48 119.64 30.39 11.11 42.65 23.35 8.34 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.92 12.27 23.70 16.86 21.28 28.77 38.09 42.70 44.00 22.00 

 Footwear 

 Mean.............................................. 314 390 268 528 448 507 593 300 330 233 

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

 SE.................................................. 25.76 32.39 28.25 77.21 107.00 66.97 204.86 65.81 127.28 31.79 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.21 8.31 10.55 14.62 23.87 13.21 34.52 21.91 38.52 13.64 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean.............................................. 181 195 183 207 112 217 242 191 146 170 

 Share ............................................. .3 .2 .3 .2 .1 .2 .3 .3 .3 .4 

 SE.................................................. 10.89 15.67 21.54 19.04 22.17 28.97 36.62 47.33 26.74 20.25 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.01 8.02 11.74 9.19 19.77 13.38 15.12 24.76 18.27 11.91 

 Transportation 

 Mean.............................................. 9,826 12,915 10,419 15,266 11,442 15,746 16,605 13,020 7,329 6,871 

 Share ............................................. 16.0 16.4 15.0 17.4 14.8 17.7 18.1 17.4 15.6 15.3 

 SE.................................................. 192.59 345.78 448.01 594.67 1,353.39 1,159.53 768.10 1,017.77 647.25 231.36 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.96 2.68 4.30 3.90 11.83 7.36 4.63 7.82 8.83 3.37 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean.............................................. 4,523 6,248 4,928 7,670 5,355 8,417 7,846 5,299 2,665 2,922 

 Share ............................................. 7.4 7.9 7.1 8.7 6.9 9.5 8.5 7.1 5.7 6.5 

 SE.................................................. 178.25 310.64 394.85 546.27 1,254.20 1,101.57 711.40 975.79 574.77 196.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.94 4.97 8.01 7.12 23.42 13.09 9.07 18.41 21.57 6.71 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean.............................................. 2,089 2,966 2,787 3,263 2,044 3,800 3,153 2,259 1,070 1,283 

 Share ............................................. 3.4 3.8 4.0 3.7 2.6 4.3 3.4 3.0 2.3 2.9 

 SE.................................................. 133.72 278.93 368.66 429.48 1,133.48 813.05 510.38 740.54 463.24 127.82 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.40 9.40 13.23 13.16 55.45 21.40 16.19 32.78 43.29 9.97 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean.............................................. 2,360 3,243 2,101 4,368 3,302 4,539 4,692 3,006 1,542 1,526 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 4.1 3.0 5.0 4.3 5.1 5.1 4.0 3.3 3.4 

 SE.................................................. 148.46 266.56 297.50 388.22 754.20 612.45 590.04 838.29 369.77 122.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.29 8.22 14.16 8.89 22.84 13.49 12.58 27.89 23.97 8.01 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean.............................................. 75 39 40 40 9 79 2 34 52 114 

 Share ............................................. .1 ( 3 ) .1 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) .1 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) .1 .3 

 SE.................................................. 27.92 14.21 21.61 19.75 8.91 40.55 1.94 28.66 31.17 55.95 

 CV(%) ............................................ 37.43 36.16 54.50 49.57 100.13 51.60 105.37 83.76 59.75 49.17 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean.............................................. 1,568 1,993 1,587 2,289 1,739 2,285 2,587 2,496 1,416 1,141 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.3 3.0 2.5 

 SE.................................................. 18.09 22.40 31.14 33.61 53.74 50.38 54.88 89.55 73.05 23.06 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.15 1.12 1.96 1.47 3.09 2.21 2.12 3.59 5.16 2.02 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean.............................................. 3,471 4,346 3,644 4,922 4,082 4,673 5,709 4,850 3,055 2,603 

 Share ............................................. 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.6 5.3 5.3 6.2 6.5 6.5 5.8 

 SE.................................................. 46.25 78.02 106.85 100.31 201.21 144.19 186.35 189.35 212.12 58.66 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.33 1.80 2.93 2.04 4.93 3.09 3.26 3.90 6.94 2.25 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean.............................................. 258 351 272 414 383 413 432 423 220 165 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.09 10.28 14.56 16.20 38.53 23.49 37.65 50.73 27.14 7.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 2.92 5.36 3.91 10.06 5.69 8.72 11.99 12.33 4.38 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean.............................................. 879 1,079 940 1,194 879 1,104 1,481 1,180 799 680 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.5 

 SE.................................................. 16.93 25.66 47.44 38.29 86.94 68.87 121.91 131.75 80.40 22.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.93 2.38 5.05 3.21 9.89 6.24 8.23 11.17 10.07 3.32 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean.............................................. 758 984 846 1,149 1,171 1,183 1,089 788 533 547 

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

 SE.................................................. 26.69 52.71 75.24 77.91 179.72 104.49 133.64 103.75 82.44 29.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.52 5.36 8.89 6.78 15.34 8.83 12.27 13.17 15.46 5.34 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean.............................................. 1,575 1,931 1,586 2,165 1,649 1,974 2,707 2,459 1,503 1,211 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.9 3.3 3.2 2.7 

 SE.................................................. 20.18 30.58 40.97 36.02 61.88 55.78 75.43 104.50 95.24 25.98 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.28 1.58 2.58 1.66 3.75 2.83 2.79 4.25 6.34 2.15 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean.............................................. 263 328 261 384 266 370 462 374 193 204 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.27 28.18 28.75 44.90 73.60 55.24 83.46 97.61 30.78 16.62 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.18 8.60 11.03 11.69 27.70 14.91 18.04 26.07 15.96 8.14 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Healthcare 

 Mean.............................................. 5,177 7,007 7,532 6,628 6,231 6,211 7,415 6,330 2,866 3,516 

 Share ............................................. 8.4 8.9 10.8 7.5 8.1 7.0 8.1 8.5 6.1 7.8 

 SE.................................................. 75.20 113.55 127.49 174.89 317.94 269.90 253.17 283.83 247.62 88.07 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.45 1.62 1.69 2.64 5.10 4.35 3.41 4.48 8.64 2.50 

 Health insurance 

 Mean.............................................. 3,667 4,966 5,405 4,590 4,287 4,291 5,171 4,741 2,105 2,478 

 Share ............................................. 6.0 6.3 7.8 5.2 5.5 4.8 5.6 6.3 4.5 5.5 

 SE.................................................. 58.26 94.57 109.02 137.50 223.96 168.28 197.91 219.39 188.44 50.31 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.59 1.90 2.02 3.00 5.22 3.92 3.83 4.63 8.95 2.03 

 Medical services 

 Mean.............................................. 864 1,191 1,129 1,333 1,497 1,288 1,309 726 454 567 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.3 

 SE.................................................. 33.20 67.50 64.70 110.10 206.40 205.42 112.82 87.95 65.64 40.48 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.84 5.67 5.73 8.26 13.79 15.95 8.62 12.12 14.45 7.14 

 Drugs 

 Mean.............................................. 476 624 740 521 343 444 718 579 214 352 

 Share ............................................. .8 .8 1.1 .6 .4 .5 .8 .8 .5 .8 

 SE.................................................. 20.14 32.42 38.83 53.70 73.25 58.70 125.96 85.17 69.61 18.98 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.23 5.20 5.24 10.31 21.37 13.23 17.55 14.70 32.57 5.40 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 170 225 258 184 104 189 217 284 93 120 

 Share ............................................. .3 .3 .4 .2 .1 .2 .2 .4 .2 .3 

 SE.................................................. 8.73 12.56 21.58 12.58 27.17 16.81 24.64 49.78 15.84 10.17 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.14 5.57 8.36 6.85 26.03 8.90 11.34 17.53 17.11 8.47 

 Entertainment 

 Mean.............................................. 2,912 3,852 3,638 4,272 2,784 4,457 4,761 2,711 2,141 2,016 

 Share ............................................. 4.7 4.9 5.2 4.9 3.6 5.0 5.2 3.6 4.5 4.5 

 SE.................................................. 145.17 200.35 206.56 392.39 262.08 229.97 925.99 264.25 319.62 213.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.98 5.20 5.68 9.19 9.42 5.16 19.45 9.75 14.93 10.61 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean.............................................. 425 659 525 855 577 1,084 689 281 382 185 

 Share ............................................. .7 .8 .8 1.0 .7 1.2 .8 .4 .8 .4 

 SE.................................................. 20.89 39.61 39.05 64.74 140.84 87.93 92.30 56.06 51.94 11.25 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.92 6.01 7.43 7.57 24.42 8.11 13.39 19.95 13.60 6.08 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,049 1,241 1,350 1,147 778 1,204 1,260 1,170 800 876 

 Share ............................................. 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 2.0 

 SE.................................................. 25.34 41.55 78.51 37.63 42.62 58.23 56.18 74.79 81.52 30.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.42 3.35 5.82 3.28 5.48 4.84 4.46 6.39 10.19 3.45 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 859 1,207 1,010 1,493 829 1,250 2,128 718 650 521 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.1 1.4 2.3 1.0 1.4 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 87.73 177.25 116.05 371.55 170.07 126.92 950.99 143.76 254.92 46.49 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.21 14.69 11.49 24.89 20.52 10.15 44.68 20.02 39.20 8.92 

 Pets 

 Mean.............................................. 690 946 831 1,154 498 773 1,980 441 553 438 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 .6 .9 2.2 .6 1.2 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 90.72 181.52 109.57 373.76 130.80 108.67 953.53 97.09 249.68 46.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 13.15 19.18 13.18 32.40 26.25 14.07 48.16 22.04 45.15 10.54 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 170 261 178 339 331 477 149 278 97 83 

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

 SE.................................................. 13.39 21.66 26.38 36.58 77.12 63.00 34.01 107.54 33.72 12.77 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.89 8.31 14.80 10.78 23.33 13.19 22.89 38.73 34.64 15.31 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean.............................................. 579 745 753 777 599 919 683 542 308 434 

 Share ............................................. .9 .9 1.1 .9 .8 1.0 .7 .7 .7 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 101.44 79.28 136.27 80.65 146.01 141.10 120.78 174.54 99.66 199.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 17.52 10.63 18.09 10.38 24.36 15.35 17.69 32.20 32.32 46.01 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean.............................................. 646 797 756 839 697 874 863 791 739 478 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 .9 1.0 .9 1.1 1.6 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 16.47 28.97 39.41 42.21 80.94 60.90 64.45 83.39 96.64 19.99 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Personal care products and services 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.55 3.63 5.22 5.03 11.61 6.97 7.47 10.55 13.09 4.18 

 Reading 

 Mean.............................................. 114 136 159 119 112 113 130 107 56 97 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.15 14.55 26.48 13.30 26.75 12.83 32.15 24.34 22.20 9.51 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.16 10.67 16.64 11.21 23.89 11.35 24.71 22.84 39.94 9.81 

 Education 

 Mean.............................................. 1,271 1,777 861 2,741 868 2,787 3,664 1,253 611 815 

 Share ............................................. 2.1 2.3 1.2 3.1 1.1 3.1 4.0 1.7 1.3 1.8 

 SE.................................................. 92.39 155.91 127.49 283.41 178.87 356.47 649.75 523.36 103.15 90.63 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.27 8.77 14.81 10.34 20.61 12.79 17.73 41.77 16.89 11.13 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 315 299 275 278 183 289 315 540 258 338 

 Share ............................................. .5 .4 .4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .7 .5 .8 

 SE.................................................. 10.44 14.72 19.67 23.39 37.91 32.77 35.44 62.20 31.24 16.31 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.32 4.93 7.15 8.41 20.76 11.35 11.24 11.53 12.10 4.83 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean.............................................. 907 1,037 1,141 936 531 959 1,113 1,051 905 771 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.1 .7 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.9 1.7 

 SE.................................................. 43.29 71.99 114.38 78.12 77.20 92.79 144.39 195.71 131.53 51.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.77 6.94 10.02 8.35 14.53 9.68 12.97 18.62 14.53 6.73 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean.............................................. 2,283 3,090 4,176 2,224 1,398 2,445 2,350 2,169 1,176 1,558 

 Share ............................................. 3.7 3.9 6.0 2.5 1.8 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.5 3.5 

 SE.................................................. 175.86 320.13 628.45 244.99 179.81 441.51 239.71 489.59 187.01 118.54 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.70 10.36 15.05 11.02 12.87 18.05 10.20 22.57 15.90 7.61 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean.............................................. 7,246 10,175 8,060 12,339 11,956 12,633 12,129 9,288 4,181 4,518 

 Share ............................................. 11.8 12.9 11.6 14.0 15.5 14.2 13.2 12.4 8.9 10.1 

 SE.................................................. 108.92 175.69 261.34 258.19 631.49 361.19 449.92 501.11 242.32 108.59 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.50 1.73 3.24 2.09 5.28 2.86 3.71 5.40 5.80 2.40 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean.............................................. 486 721 699 759 549 731 909 621 182 273 

 Share ............................................. .8 .9 1.0 .9 .7 .8 1.0 .8 .4 .6 

 SE.................................................. 16.21 31.84 48.82 54.45 91.44 71.48 122.00 59.21 24.86 12.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.34 4.42 6.99 7.17 16.65 9.78 13.42 9.54 13.67 4.46 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean.............................................. 6,760 9,454 7,362 11,580 11,407 11,902 11,220 8,667 3,999 4,245 

 Share ............................................. 11.0 12.0 10.6 13.2 14.8 13.4 12.2 11.6 8.5 9.5 

 SE.................................................. 101.94 163.08 250.73 235.67 579.27 338.26 406.18 476.09 235.40 106.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.51 1.73 3.41 2.04 5.08 2.84 3.62 5.49 5.89 2.51 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean.............................................. $84,352 $114,565 $97,059 $131,521 $120,459 $131,948 $136,768 $112,654 $48,496 $56,660 

 SE.................................................. 1,260.38 1,902.59 2,329.34 2,800.49 5,904.83 4,322.82 5,032.56 5,359.30 2,658.53 1,547.70 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.49 1.66 2.40 2.13 4.90 3.28 3.68 4.76 5.48 2.73 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean.............................................. 65,449 90,741 64,914 115,427 109,742 116,827 116,467 89,772 41,442 41,632 

 Share ............................................. 77.6 79.2 66.9 87.8 91.1 88.5 85.2 79.7 85.5 73.5 

 SE.................................................. 999.71 1,663.21 1,988.05 2,374.78 4,995.76 3,984.38 3,942.96 5,048.73 2,826.36 1,195.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.53 1.83 3.06 2.06 4.55 3.41 3.39 5.62 6.82 2.87 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean.............................................. 5,808 8,834 7,543 10,307 8,724 11,067 10,077 7,443 2,463 3,008 

 Share ............................................. 6.9 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.2 8.4 7.4 6.6 5.1 5.3 

 SE.................................................. 438.28 761.65 907.12 1,242.26 2,085.64 2,035.21 2,004.04 1,345.61 700.90 462.69 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.55 8.62 12.03 12.05 23.91 18.39 19.89 18.08 28.46 15.38 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean.............................................. 9,493 10,969 19,462 2,721 137 1,178 6,251 12,020 719 8,884 

 Share ............................................. 11.3 9.6 20.1 2.1 .1 .9 4.6 10.7 1.5 15.7 

 SE.................................................. 229.45 287.27 556.03 251.41 83.93 243.15 601.51 1,178.81 189.73 407.70 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.42 2.62 2.86 9.24 61.25 20.63 9.62 9.81 26.40 4.59 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income 

 Mean.............................................. 1,963 2,543 3,760 1,688 1,018 1,502 2,301 863 419 1,521 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.2 3.9 1.3 .8 1.1 1.7 .8 .9 2.7 

 SE.................................................. 171.92 281.45 509.75 320.09 394.71 256.17 711.04 408.25 113.17 186.47 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.76 11.07 13.56 18.97 38.77 17.06 30.90 47.29 27.00 12.26 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean.............................................. 458 334 207 360 144 458 335 864 1,230 507 

 Share ............................................. .5 .3 .2 .3 .1 .3 .2 .8 2.5 .9 

 SE.................................................. 28.46 33.63 42.40 45.38 40.50 81.46 74.30 149.10 141.49 37.49 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.21 10.07 20.45 12.61 28.08 17.77 22.16 17.26 11.51 7.40 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean.............................................. 902 895 927 762 437 721 993 1,465 1,778 818 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 .8 1.0 .6 .4 .5 .7 1.3 3.7 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 71.85 80.63 134.02 83.64 110.62 112.27 124.53 472.89 215.18 102.17 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.96 9.01 14.46 10.97 25.32 15.57 12.55 32.29 12.10 12.50 

 Other income 

 Mean.............................................. 278 249 246 256 257 194 344 226 445 291 

 Share ............................................. .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 .3 .2 .9 .5 

 SE.................................................. 26.87 37.13 63.05 35.27 78.19 50.65 63.00 130.64 111.96 31.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.65 14.91 25.67 13.75 30.42 26.15 18.30 57.88 25.14 10.73 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean.............................................. 9,402 13,977 11,253 17,858 14,118 15,830 22,680 6,700 -46 5,635 

 Share ............................................. 11.1 12.2 11.6 13.6 11.7 12.0 16.6 5.9 -.1 9.9 

 SE.................................................. 740.16 1,514.94 627.29 2,985.95 1,639.53 1,358.60 8,857.50 1,109.51 660.28 473.61 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.87 10.84 5.57 16.72 11.61 8.58 39.05 16.56 -1,450.64 8.41 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 8,812 12,758 10,556 15,848 12,193 13,685 20,812 7,153 847 5,541 

 Share ............................................. 10.4 11.1 10.9 12.0 10.1 10.4 15.2 6.3 1.7 9.8 

 SE.................................................. 653.61 1,337.91 490.67 2,675.20 1,277.70 1,070.72 8,017.53 822.60 576.22 458.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.42 10.49 4.65 16.88 10.48 7.82 38.52 11.50 68.03 8.27 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# 

 Mean.............................................. -1,911 -2,384 -2,046 -2,536 -2,279 -2,474 -2,760 -3,330 -1,775 -1,433 

 Share ............................................. -2.3 -2.1 -2.1 -1.9 -1.9 -1.9 -2.0 -3.0 -3.7 -2.5 

 SE.................................................. 40.69 60.05 46.30 88.98 137.22 129.26 157.91 230.03 125.70 33.42 

 CV(%) ............................................ -2.13 -2.52 -2.26 -3.51 -6.02 -5.22 -5.72 -6.91 -7.08 -2.33 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 2,430 3,508 2,641 4,454 4,152 4,515 4,527 2,820 864 1,472 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 3.1 2.7 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.5 1.8 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 113.11 195.41 156.22 311.22 388.66 329.99 764.16 300.80 98.44 66.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.66 5.57 5.92 6.99 9.36 7.31 16.88 10.67 11.39 4.54 

 Other taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 72 94 102 94 53 104 100 57 18 54 

 Share ............................................. .1 .1 .1 .1 ( 3 ) .1 .1 .1 ( 3 ) .1 

 SE.................................................. 12.03 12.42 17.21 16.16 12.10 24.44 29.42 13.79 6.49 15.20 

 CV(%) ............................................ 16.74 13.18 16.87 17.27 23.01 23.45 29.31 24.40 35.25 28.03 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 74,949 100,588 85,806 113,663 106,341 116,119 114,088 105,953 48,541 51,025 

 Share ............................................. 88.9 87.8 88.4 86.4 88.3 88.0 83.4 94.1 100.1 90.1 

 SE.................................................. 1,197.76 1,870.95 1,763.82 3,514.21 4,373.45 3,161.81 8,550.08 4,467.91 2,115.84 1,141.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.60 1.86 2.06 3.09 4.11 2.72 7.49 4.22 4.36 2.24 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1502. Composition of consumer unit: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure

Surveys, 2020 — Continued 

Married couple consumer units 

Married couple with children 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Total 

Married 

couple 

only 

Total 

Oldest 

child 

under 6 

Oldest 

child 

6 to 17 

Oldest 

child 18 

or older 

Other 

married 

couple 

consumer 

units 

One 

parent, 

at least 

one child 

under 18 

Single 

person 

and other 

consumer 

units 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean.............................................. $3,584 $6,486 $5,528 $12,983 -$9,207 -$8,012 $54,155 -$24,883 -$1,282 $1,075 

 SE.................................................. 4,404.92 8,520.04 4,565.15 17,879.53 16,938.93 9,142.17 47,516.88 11,091.53 4,069.76 1,660.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 122.91 131.37 82.58 137.71 -183.97 -114.10 87.74 -44.58 -317.54 154.53 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean.............................................. 24,635 38,618 25,966 56,015 47,913 41,568 80,558 8,374 9,566 11,659 

 SE.................................................. 4,342.48 8,105.66 4,255.17 16,909.46 8,348.84 4,686.61 47,040.28 5,662.57 3,636.17 1,806.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 17.63 20.99 16.39 30.19 17.42 11.27 58.39 67.62 38.01 15.49 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean.............................................. 21,052 32,132 20,438 43,031 57,120 49,580 26,403 33,256 10,848 10,585 

 SE.................................................. 1,361.05 2,778.29 2,713.62 5,186.42 14,959.70 7,511.10 6,715.20 10,267.00 2,978.19 1,155.04 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.47 8.65 13.28 12.05 26.19 15.15 25.43 30.87 27.45 10.91 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean.............................................. 2,042 3,213 818 5,958 224 318 16,897 564 177 1,019 

 SE.................................................. 1,660.31 3,351.71 184.96 7,102.83 99.18 102.62 20,954.10 260.13 58.98 260.64 

 CV(%) ............................................ 81.32 104.33 22.62 119.22 44.20 32.31 124.01 46.11 33.38 25.59 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean.............................................. -2,395 -3,516 -2,974 -4,070 -3,230 -4,371 -4,094 -3,291 -1,287 -1,344 

 SE.................................................. 52.65 102.96 154.31 152.10 276.12 193.44 244.69 210.90 138.26 58.98 

 CV(%) ............................................ -2.20 -2.93 -5.19 -3.74 -8.55 -4.43 -5.98 -6.41 -10.74 -4.39 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean.............................................. 221,708 303,207 303,966 304,312 239,491 313,973 325,011 292,962 109,287 148,671 

 SE.................................................. 4,520.75 7,749.75 10,345.58 8,426.70 19,758.98 10,368.83 14,916.80 30,478.90 12,417.57 4,018.05 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.04 2.56 3.40 2.77 8.25 3.30 4.59 10.40 11.36 2.70 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean.............................................. 1,181 1,566 1,544 1,582 1,330 1,621 1,661 1,589 642 838 

 SE.................................................. 14.08 23.69 33.56 29.85 97.44 39.36 48.67 133.17 47.32 13.47 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.19 1.51 2.17 1.89 7.32 2.43 2.93 8.38 7.37 1.61 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 No data reported. 

3

 Value is too small to display. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2021