Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Urban consumer units

Item Aggregate

Outside

urban

area

All urban

consumer

units

Less

than

100,000

100,000

to

249,999

250,000

to

999,999

1,000,000

to

2,499,999

2,500,000

to

4,999,999

5,000,000

and

more

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 134,090 25,556 108,534 15,153 8,570 30,181 17,625 16,905 20,100 

Percent distribution of consumer units ................................ 100.0 19.1 80.9 11.3 6.4 22.5 13.1 12.6 15.0 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values):

 Income before taxes......................................................... $94,003 $91,936 $94,490 $72,101 $74,449 $88,490 $95,644 $113,120 $112,244 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 83,195 82,995 83,242 66,709 68,572 78,425 84,181 97,371 96,486 

 Age of reference person................................................... 52.1 56.0 51.2 52.4 53.0 51.1 51.3 48.8 51.4 

 Average number in consumer unit:

 People ........................................................................... 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 

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

 Adults 65 and older ....................................................... .4 .6 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .3 .4 

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

 Vehicles......................................................................... 1.9 2.4 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.4 

Percent distribution:

 Reference person:

 Men................................................................................ 49 50 49 47 52 49 46 52 48 

 Women .......................................................................... 51 50 51 53 48 51 54 48 52 

 Housing tenure:

 Homeowner................................................................... 65 83 61 63 68 62 64 59 54 

 With mortgage............................................................ 38 40 38 36 37 38 40 41 34 

 Without mortgage....................................................... 27 43 23 26 31 24 24 18 20 

 Renter............................................................................ 35 17 39 37 32 38 36 41 46 

 Race of reference person:

 Black or African-American............................................. 13 5 15 8 13 16 14 17 18 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including

 Black or African-American ......................................... 87 95 85 92 87 84 86 83 82 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

 Hispanic or Latino ......................................................... 15 4 17 12 ( 2 ) 12 14 17 28 

 Not Hispanic or Latino................................................... 85 96 83 88 76 88 86 83 72 

 Education of reference person:

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

 High school (9-12)......................................................... 28 35 26 36 29 26 24 21 25 

 College .......................................................................... 69 62 71 62 68 72 75 75 71 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased .............................. 89 94 88 90 90 89 89 88 81 

Annual aggregate expenditures .......................................... $9,782,862 18.5 81.5 9.3 5.3 21.6 13.5 15.0 16.8 

 Food.................................................................................. 1,251,954 18.3 81.7 9.4 6.0 22.4 13.5 13.0 17.4 

 Food at home ................................................................ 764,242 19.3 80.7 9.7 5.7 22.6 13.5 12.5 16.7 

 Cereals and bakery products..................................... 95,405 20.0 80.0 9.8 5.3 23.1 13.3 12.2 16.3 

 Cereals and cereal products................................... 28,807 19.4 80.6 9.5 4.7 23.7 12.9 12.7 17.1 

 Bakery products...................................................... 66,598 20.3 79.7 9.9 5.5 22.9 13.5 12.0 15.9 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.................................... 162,883 19.2 80.8 9.5 6.2 21.3 13.3 12.0 18.5 

 Beef......................................................................... 42,539 21.4 78.6 10.3 6.9 20.9 12.9 11.3 16.3 

 Pork......................................................................... 33,024 22.0 78.0 11.5 6.3 20.8 12.4 10.7 16.2 

 Other meats ............................................................ 22,444 20.2 79.8 9.6 5.6 22.5 13.4 11.3 17.3 

 Poultry..................................................................... 28,755 15.5 84.5 8.3 6.1 22.8 14.6 12.8 19.9 

 Fish and seafood .................................................... 24,469 ( 2 ) 84.6 6.8 5.6 19.4 13.8 13.7 25.3 

 Eggs........................................................................ 11,652 18.2 81.8 9.8 5.7 21.8 12.8 13.9 17.8 

 Dairy products............................................................ 71,295 19.6 80.4 10.2 5.8 22.6 13.3 12.2 16.3 

 Fresh milk and cream ............................................. 22,541 19.8 80.2 10.3 4.9 21.7 13.3 12.0 17.9 

 Other dairy products ............................................... 48,754 19.4 80.6 10.2 6.2 23.1 13.3 12.2 15.6 

 Fruits and vegetables................................................. 147,321 17.7 82.3 8.7 5.4 22.3 13.9 13.8 18.2 

 Fresh fruits .............................................................. 54,448 17.2 82.8 8.4 5.4 21.5 13.5 14.5 19.5 

 Fresh vegetables .................................................... 47,210 16.4 83.6 8.4 5.9 21.8 14.4 14.7 18.4 

 Processed fruits ...................................................... 19,288 17.9 82.1 9.6 5.1 24.0 13.5 12.5 17.3 

 Processed vegetables ............................................ 26,375 21.1 78.9 9.4 4.7 23.6 13.8 11.8 15.6 

 Other food at home .................................................... 287,338 19.8 80.2 10.1 5.6 23.3 13.7 12.4 15.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 — 

Continued

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Urban consumer units

Item Aggregate

Outside

urban

area

All urban

consumer

units

Less

than

100,000

100,000

to

249,999

250,000

to

999,999

1,000,000

to

2,499,999

2,500,000

to

4,999,999

5,000,000

and

more

 Sugar and other sweets.......................................... 26,427 21.6 78.4 9.4 5.9 23.7 13.8 12.9 12.7 

 Fats and oils............................................................ 21,038 20.6 79.4 10.3 5.8 22.3 13.8 12.1 15.2 

 Miscellaneous foods ............................................... 149,686 19.2 80.8 10.1 5.6 23.4 13.7 12.6 15.3 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ......................................... 78,246 20.0 80.0 10.2 5.5 23.6 13.2 11.6 15.9 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town

 trips ...................................................................... 11,941 20.5 79.5 9.5 5.0 21.6 14.9 14.7 13.8 

 Food away from home .................................................. 487,712 16.7 83.3 8.9 6.5 22.1 13.5 13.6 18.6 

 Alcoholic beverages ......................................................... 78,159 15.3 84.7 7.5 5.5 21.6 15.0 16.4 18.7 

 Housing ............................................................................ 3,258,013 16.1 83.9 9.0 5.1 22.0 13.6 15.7 18.6 

 Shelter ........................................................................... 1,945,236 13.8 86.2 8.1 4.6 21.8 13.6 17.5 20.6 

 Owned dwellings........................................................ 1,103,524 18.1 81.9 7.9 4.8 21.4 13.6 16.1 18.2 

 Mortgage interest and charges............................... 415,786 17.9 82.1 8.0 4.9 20.5 13.6 17.9 17.3 

 Property taxes......................................................... 344,551 17.3 82.7 6.8 4.5 20.8 12.7 15.5 22.3 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other

 expenses ............................................................. 343,187 19.0 81.0 8.9 4.8 23.1 14.7 14.4 15.1 

 Rented dwellings........................................................ 669,166 6.1 93.9 8.5 4.4 22.7 13.7 19.7 24.8 

 Other lodging.............................................................. 172,546 16.5 83.5 7.3 ( 2 ) 21.0 13.0 18.1 20.1 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 609,999 20.5 79.5 10.7 6.1 22.2 12.8 12.5 15.1 

 Natural gas................................................................. 71,739 12.2 87.8 10.1 ( 2 ) 25.2 14.5 14.5 19.8 

 Electricity.................................................................... 225,710 22.5 77.5 10.6 6.8 22.0 12.1 11.7 14.2 

 Fuel oil and other fuels............................................... 21,506 57.2 42.8 5.3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 2.5 6.4 10.0 

 Telephone services.................................................... 191,929 19.5 80.5 11.1 6.1 21.9 13.1 12.7 15.7 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone

 cards .................................................................... 19,716 25.1 74.9 10.6 4.9 20.2 11.9 10.4 17.0 

 Cellular phone service ............................................ 172,214 18.9 81.1 11.2 6.2 22.1 13.2 12.9 15.6 

 Water and other public services ................................ 99,115 15.9 84.1 11.9 7.3 22.5 14.9 13.9 13.5 

 Household operations ................................................... 247,981 15.8 84.2 8.7 5.6 20.9 14.9 16.3 17.8 

 Personal services....................................................... 65,450 12.5 87.5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 19.6 17.3 20.1 19.5 

 Other household expenses........................................ 182,531 16.9 83.1 9.6 6.0 21.4 14.0 14.9 17.2 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................. 105,461 22.8 77.2 11.2 4.9 21.5 13.6 11.7 14.3 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies .................................. 22,757 20.3 79.7 10.7 5.0 23.8 13.7 12.0 14.4 

 Other household products ......................................... 65,552 23.9 76.1 11.6 4.7 20.7 13.7 10.8 14.6 

 Postage and stationery .............................................. 17,151 21.9 78.1 10.0 5.5 21.2 ( 2 ) 15.0 13.2 

 Household furnishings and equipment ......................... 349,336 19.2 80.8 11.0 5.6 23.2 13.9 11.9 15.2 

 Household textiles...................................................... 18,516 15.6 84.4 6.1 ( 2 ) 19.6 19.3 ( 2 ) 15.1 

 Furniture..................................................................... 100,050 17.8 82.2 11.0 4.6 24.9 12.8 11.7 17.2 

 Floor coverings........................................................... 4,504 ( 2 ) 76.2 7.1 ( 2 ) 25.5 ( 2 ) 16.0 11.6 

 Major appliances........................................................ 54,687 21.7 78.3 11.4 5.6 21.9 12.7 10.8 16.1 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous

 housewares............................................................. 19,045 20.6 79.4 9.9 4.2 24.3 12.3 12.9 15.9 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ........................ 152,534 19.4 80.6 11.7 6.3 22.9 14.6 11.7 13.5 

 Apparel and services........................................................ 260,599 16.5 83.5 10.4 6.4 19.4 15.4 12.6 19.3 

 Men and boys................................................................ 60,825 13.1 86.9 10.2 7.5 22.3 14.3 14.5 18.2 

 Men, 16 and over....................................................... 46,479 13.1 86.9 10.7 7.1 20.9 15.0 15.7 17.5 

 Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................................. 14,346 13.1 86.9 8.6 ( 2 ) 26.6 ( 2 ) 10.4 ( 2 ) 

 Women and girls ........................................................... 98,514 16.8 83.2 ( 2 ) 5.5 20.8 15.2 11.2 17.1 

 Women, 16 and over.................................................. 86,260 17.2 82.8 ( 2 ) 5.5 20.5 14.2 11.2 17.8 

 Girls, 2 to 15............................................................... 12,255 14.3 85.7 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 22.4 ( 2 ) 11.0 ( 2 ) 

 Children under 2............................................................ 9,903 ( 2 ) 77.0 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 17.5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Footwear ....................................................................... 53,423 15.9 84.1 9.0 ( 2 ) 16.0 20.2 12.1 18.4 

 Other apparel products and services............................ 37,934 ( 2 ) 79.8 6.2 ( 2 ) 16.8 12.3 12.5 28.4 

 Transportation .................................................................. 1,648,616 20.5 79.5 10.6 5.7 20.8 13.1 14.2 15.1 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay)...................................... 602,859 21.1 78.9 12.0 5.7 19.7 13.5 14.2 13.8 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................. 294,368 22.6 77.4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 21.4 13.3 14.5 17.3 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................ 300,222 19.4 80.6 16.0 ( 2 ) 18.2 13.4 14.1 10.7 

 Other vehicles ............................................................ 8,269 ( 2 ) 66.8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil .............................. 418,327 23.6 76.4 11.2 6.2 21.1 11.9 12.5 13.6 

 Other vehicle expenses................................................. 514,121 18.9 81.1 9.6 5.8 22.3 13.6 14.2 15.6 

 Vehicle finance charges............................................. 39,501 22.2 77.8 12.3 7.7 20.7 13.2 11.0 12.9 

 Maintenance and repairs ........................................... 155,554 20.2 79.8 9.8 6.5 22.3 15.0 13.7 12.4 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

 charges ................................................................... 105,564 14.6 85.4 6.9 ( 2 ) 22.3 13.4 17.0 21.9 

 Vehicle insurance....................................................... 213,503 19.4 80.6 10.4 5.8 22.6 12.9 13.8 15.3 

 Public and other transportation ..................................... 113,309 13.1 86.9 5.5 ( 2 ) 19.0 12.9 19.8 25.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2022 — 

Continued

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

Urban consumer units

Item Aggregate

Outside

urban

area

All urban

consumer

units

Less

than

100,000

100,000

to

249,999

250,000

to

999,999

1,000,000

to

2,499,999

2,500,000

to

4,999,999

5,000,000

and

more

 Healthcare ........................................................................ 784,461 21.2 78.8 10.2 5.6 23.4 13.3 12.8 13.5 

 Health insurance ........................................................... 515,341 21.4 78.6 10.8 5.6 21.9 13.6 12.9 13.8 

 Medical services............................................................ 158,696 19.3 80.7 8.0 5.8 25.9 12.8 14.0 14.3 

 Drugs............................................................................. 82,408 23.2 76.8 10.3 5.1 ( 2 ) 12.2 9.9 10.8 

 Medical supplies............................................................ 28,016 22.5 77.5 9.6 6.9 21.7 13.4 13.5 12.5 

 Entertainment ................................................................... 463,625 23.1 76.9 9.0 4.6 21.9 13.7 13.1 14.6 

 Fees and admissions .................................................... 111,620 13.7 86.3 7.4 ( 2 ) 23.9 14.4 17.4 18.9 

 Audio and visual equipment and services .................... 136,793 19.1 80.9 10.6 5.4 24.0 14.1 12.1 14.8 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment........... 121,681 24.9 75.1 10.1 5.1 22.4 13.2 11.3 13.1 

 Pets ............................................................................ 99,286 26.6 73.4 9.6 4.7 21.5 12.7 12.0 12.8 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment................ 22,395 17.1 82.9 12.4 ( 2 ) 26.1 15.1 8.1 14.7 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and

 services ...................................................................... 93,530 ( 2 ) 61.9 7.2 ( 2 ) 15.8 ( 2 ) 12.0 ( 2 ) 

 Personal care products and services ............................... 116,121 15.6 84.4 8.9 4.9 21.9 13.8 16.6 18.2 

 Reading ............................................................................ 15,644 14.4 85.6 11.1 ( 2 ) 21.2 14.9 17.4 17.2 

 Education.......................................................................... 179,063 13.6 86.4 5.2 ( 2 ) 19.8 16.6 19.7 21.7 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies......................... 49,790 25.5 74.5 14.5 6.0 19.8 13.4 10.1 10.7 

 Miscellaneous................................................................... 135,227 19.7 80.3 10.0 ( 2 ) 22.4 13.5 14.3 14.4 

 Cash contributions............................................................ 369,374 ( 2 ) 74.9 8.5 4.1 19.5 10.0 ( 2 ) 10.9 

 Personal insurance and pensions .................................... 1,172,216 18.1 81.9 8.5 4.7 20.9 14.0 16.1 17.8 

 Life and other personal insurance................................. 69,620 18.1 81.9 10.1 4.5 19.9 13.2 13.5 20.7 

 Pensions and Social Security ....................................... 1,102,596 18.1 81.9 8.4 4.7 21.0 14.0 16.2 17.6 

Sources of income and personal taxes:

 Income before taxes......................................................... $12,604,933 18.6 81.4 8.7 5.1 21.2 13.4 15.2 17.9 

 Wages and salaries....................................................... 9,818,116 17.1 82.9 8.2 5.0 21.2 13.9 16.0 18.6 

 Self-employment income............................................... 863,769 22.6 77.4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 18.4 10.2 14.3 21.2 

 Social Security, private and government

 retirement ................................................................... 1,396,199 25.9 74.1 11.1 6.5 22.7 11.7 10.2 12.0 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other

 property income ......................................................... 307,597 24.0 76.0 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 14.7 13.9 15.2 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income,

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program

 (SNAP)....................................................................... 83,294 15.7 84.3 16.0 ( 2 ) 22.5 11.6 9.8 16.2 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation,

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for

 support ....................................................................... 89,571 17.7 82.3 11.4 ( 2 ) 20.3 12.8 16.7 17.6 

 Other income................................................................. 46,387 17.5 82.5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 20.8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 16.6 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ............. 1,449,337 15.8 84.2 5.6 ( 2 ) 21.0 13.9 18.4 21.9 

 Federal income taxes.................................................... 1,068,402 15.3 84.7 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 19.7 14.4 19.2 22.7 

 Stimulus payment (through Q20221)............................ ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 

 State and local income taxes ........................................ 369,717 16.8 83.2 7.2 ( 2 ) 24.1 12.8 16.0 20.0 

 Other taxes.................................................................... 11,217 22.6 77.4 6.6 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Income after taxes ............................................................ 11,155,596 19.0 81.0 9.1 5.3 21.2 13.3 14.8 17.4 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands.

2

 Data are suppressed due to the Relative Standard Error (RSE) being equal to or greater than 25 percent. See www.bls.gov/cex/tables-getting-started-guide.htm for more information.

3

 Value is too small to display.

4

 No data reported.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2023