Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 133,595 13,381 13,261 13,430 13,247 13,242 13,384 13,414 13,387 13,380 13,469 

Lower limit ............................................................................ n.a. n.a. $14,448 $24,128 $34,771 $46,507 $60,549 $78,260 $99,414 $129,537 $186,115 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ............................................. $87,432 $6,916 $19,471 $29,315 $40,294 $53,344 $69,002 $88,015 $113,065 $154,515 $297,782 

 SE.................................................. 1,243.71 237.85 159.73 370.49 282.92 579.66 420.30 518.49 1,021.33 1,022.16 6,304.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.42 3.44 .82 1.26 .70 1.09 .61 .59 .90 .66 2.12 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 78,743 9,603 22,272 32,526 42,551 54,188 67,653 83,414 103,954 135,680 233,604 

 SE.................................................. 956.65 290.96 232.36 427.00 346.88 614.33 457.83 585.92 1,041.86 1,212.12 4,868.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.21 3.03 1.04 1.31 .82 1.13 .68 .70 1.00 .89 2.08 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 51.8 53.4 61.9 56.9 53.4 50.8 48.5 48.0 48.0 48.4 49.3 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ........................................................................... 2.4 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2 

 Children under 18 .......................................................... .6 .3 .3 .4 .5 .6 .6 .6 .7 .8 .8 

 Adults 65 and older ....................................................... .4 .4 .6 .6 .6 .5 .4 .3 .3 .3 .2 

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.3 .4 .4 .7 .9 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.1 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 .9 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men................................................................................ 47 39 37 43 45 47 49 50 55 54 54 

 Women .......................................................................... 53 61 63 57 55 53 51 50 45 46 46 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 65 38 52 55 59 57 66 70 78 84 88 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 38 12 16 19 25 31 41 46 56 64 66 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 26 37 36 34 26 25 24 22 20 22 

 Renter ............................................................................ 35 62 48 45 41 43 34 30 22 16 12 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................. 13 23 15 14 15 15 16 13 10 9 4 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including 

 Black or African-American ......................................... 87 77 85 86 85 85 84 87 90 91 96 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino.......................................................... 15 17 14 16 18 18 18 16 12 12 7 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 85 83 86 84 82 82 82 84 88 88 93 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)............................................................ 3 7 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 46 43 41 34 30 27 24 18 11 7 

 College .......................................................................... 69 46 51 55 63 67 71 74 81 88 92 

 Never attended and other ............................................. ( 2 ) 1 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased............................... 89 63 79 87 92 93 95 96 97 96 96 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ............................................. $66,928 $30,433 $31,315 $41,446 $46,418 $52,585 $59,218 $69,512 $81,066 $100,909 $155,365 

 SE.................................................. 833.79 1,331.11 527.17 1,132.27 951.44 932.53 1,333.39 1,212.93 1,531.31 1,626.65 3,495.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.25 4.37 1.68 2.73 2.05 1.77 2.25 1.74 1.89 1.61 2.25 

 Food 

 Mean ............................................. 8,289 5,112 4,638 5,592 6,025 7,022 7,712 8,247 10,567 12,022 15,923 

 Share ............................................. 12.4 16.8 14.8 13.5 13.0 13.4 13.0 11.9 13.0 11.9 10.2 

 SE.................................................. 131.70 401.47 208.53 233.44 209.46 208.85 321.36 250.70 313.23 393.73 539.33 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.59 7.85 4.50 4.17 3.48 2.97 4.17 3.04 2.96 3.28 3.39 

 Food at home 

 Mean ............................................. 5,259 3,740 3,308 4,006 4,024 4,480 5,028 5,277 6,459 7,131 9,124 

 Share ............................................. 7.9 12.3 10.6 9.7 8.7 8.5 8.5 7.6 8.0 7.1 5.9 

 SE.................................................. 100.65 311.98 160.51 205.75 156.29 144.53 247.46 200.88 249.73 281.32 391.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.91 8.34 4.85 5.14 3.88 3.23 4.92 3.81 3.87 3.95 4.29 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ............................................. 672 481 409 530 523 566 630 665 853 889 1,173 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 .9 .8 

 SE.................................................. 15.86 51.31 24.29 34.52 26.07 30.50 45.35 34.36 41.17 43.76 59.64 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 10.67 5.94 6.51 4.99 5.39 7.20 5.17 4.83 4.92 5.09 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ............................................. 210 159 131 170 170 167 190 202 255 279 379 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.03 17.06 10.83 15.12 12.27 11.17 16.04 12.38 14.43 17.23 23.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.87 10.72 8.27 8.92 7.23 6.69 8.45 6.14 5.66 6.17 6.29 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ............................................. 462 322 278 361 353 399 440 463 598 610 794 

 Share ............................................. .7 1.1 .9 .9 .8 .8 .7 .7 .7 .6 .5 

 SE.................................................. 11.48 37.17 16.32 23.22 19.54 23.86 34.48 27.30 33.76 32.79 40.77 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.48 11.55 5.87 6.44 5.54 5.98 7.83 5.89 5.64 5.38 5.14 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ............................................. 1,115 837 813 841 904 946 1,066 1,142 1,313 1,399 1,887 

 Share ............................................. 1.7 2.7 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 25.76 68.61 83.09 55.27 54.20 48.20 67.50 48.76 71.41 79.13 94.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.31 8.20 10.22 6.57 5.99 5.09 6.33 4.27 5.44 5.66 5.03 

 Beef 

 Mean ............................................. 293 233 219 218 235 261 300 292 359 351 457 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.18 26.28 43.82 22.09 24.36 18.83 23.57 21.00 29.14 31.50 35.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.14 11.30 19.96 10.14 10.36 7.21 7.84 7.18 8.11 8.96 7.82 

 Pork 

 Mean ............................................. 223 182 161 174 191 202 224 230 229 270 367 

 Share ............................................. .3 .6 .5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .2 

 SE.................................................. 6.30 18.68 19.56 12.85 16.59 15.83 18.84 18.18 19.08 18.77 29.37 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.83 10.28 12.18 7.39 8.69 7.84 8.40 7.91 8.34 6.95 8.01 

 Other meats 

 Mean ............................................. 151 99 101 111 113 123 130 170 182 215 262 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.40 13.34 17.33 11.16 8.24 10.04 12.35 12.60 13.76 13.04 21.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.25 13.41 17.11 10.07 7.27 8.17 9.47 7.43 7.57 6.07 8.31 

 Poultry 

 Mean ............................................. 203 151 157 136 168 174 187 215 250 253 339 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.00 12.83 20.69 12.25 12.66 12.67 19.31 14.60 21.80 22.74 22.98 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.96 8.48 13.20 9.00 7.55 7.30 10.34 6.80 8.72 9.00 6.77 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ............................................. 178 119 124 144 141 126 164 172 220 229 345 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.84 16.75 16.02 22.63 15.34 11.15 16.93 15.64 22.10 22.16 24.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.27 14.06 12.95 15.73 10.87 8.87 10.33 9.07 10.06 9.67 6.97 

 Eggs 

 Mean ............................................. 68 53 51 59 56 61 60 63 74 81 118 

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

 SE.................................................. 1.86 5.62 6.59 4.90 4.60 5.50 4.15 3.94 4.63 5.51 7.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.75 10.65 12.91 8.37 8.15 8.97 6.88 6.28 6.24 6.79 6.03 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ............................................. 492 348 293 403 395 429 465 489 563 684 848 

 Share ............................................. .7 1.1 .9 1.0 .9 .8 .8 .7 .7 .7 .5 

 SE.................................................. 10.70 32.19 17.18 26.15 17.59 20.70 25.57 22.45 19.90 31.34 40.89 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.18 9.25 5.86 6.49 4.45 4.82 5.50 4.59 3.54 4.58 4.82 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ............................................. 157 127 101 139 136 136 149 150 178 200 256 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.76 10.97 7.14 11.31 9.34 7.57 10.39 9.28 10.16 11.49 17.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.39 8.61 7.10 8.16 6.86 5.58 6.99 6.19 5.71 5.74 6.96 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ............................................. 335 221 193 265 259 293 316 340 385 484 592 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.77 23.28 12.67 18.42 14.02 17.51 20.79 16.25 14.90 22.47 28.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.32 10.55 6.57 6.96 5.41 5.97 6.58 4.79 3.87 4.65 4.81 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 1,033 713 625 798 786 913 969 1,039 1,301 1,373 1,809 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 23.45 65.87 31.70 51.51 31.04 41.65 58.67 59.27 59.62 68.38 75.02 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.27 9.24 5.07 6.46 3.95 4.56 6.06 5.70 4.58 4.98 4.15 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ............................................. 378 248 215 299 295 311 364 370 491 508 681 

 Share ............................................. .6 .8 .7 .7 .6 .6 .6 .5 .6 .5 .4 

 SE.................................................. 8.82 22.99 12.94 19.81 15.51 15.50 24.59 26.79 29.24 26.42 24.59 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.33 9.27 6.03 6.63 5.26 4.99 6.75 7.24 5.95 5.20 3.61 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 328 218 196 252 245 323 290 350 398 437 569 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Fresh vegetables 

 SE.................................................. 8.29 19.68 12.73 19.56 16.37 23.98 17.88 27.35 22.94 23.65 26.17 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.53 9.03 6.49 7.77 6.68 7.43 6.16 7.82 5.76 5.41 4.60 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ............................................. 133 102 85 112 108 107 125 132 152 179 223 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.78 15.47 7.67 9.81 7.76 8.69 11.64 10.58 11.47 12.33 16.02 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.61 15.13 8.97 8.72 7.16 8.14 9.33 8.02 7.56 6.87 7.18 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ............................................. 194 145 129 135 137 172 189 188 260 248 335 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.55 16.69 11.78 11.21 7.78 12.76 17.53 11.52 18.24 17.17 27.29 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.38 11.51 9.12 8.30 5.66 7.40 9.26 6.14 7.02 6.92 8.14 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ............................................. 1,947 1,361 1,167 1,433 1,416 1,626 1,899 1,942 2,429 2,786 3,407 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 4.5 3.7 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.2 

 SE.................................................. 38.97 116.40 54.40 72.49 68.76 62.89 99.34 76.05 97.10 113.43 185.85 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 8.55 4.66 5.06 4.85 3.87 5.23 3.92 4.00 4.07 5.45 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ............................................. 182 130 120 127 125 144 190 190 207 264 321 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.25 13.64 7.10 11.24 9.42 11.78 19.53 12.37 14.78 20.14 25.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.43 10.47 5.91 8.85 7.52 8.16 10.26 6.50 7.14 7.63 8.01 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ............................................. 133 103 82 109 101 106 139 131 168 163 222 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.89 12.54 6.43 8.71 9.14 7.15 11.94 10.86 11.35 12.74 16.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.93 12.15 7.84 8.02 9.04 6.73 8.59 8.29 6.76 7.79 7.30 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ............................................. 1,049 699 615 769 758 871 1,015 1,028 1,335 1,558 1,836 

 Share ............................................. 1.6 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 23.55 64.92 34.45 44.80 41.46 42.45 66.04 46.19 60.65 85.79 123.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.25 9.29 5.60 5.82 5.47 4.88 6.51 4.49 4.54 5.51 6.73 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ............................................. 515 406 330 394 402 445 492 531 614 682 851 

 Share ............................................. .8 1.3 1.1 1.0 .9 .8 .8 .8 .8 .7 .5 

 SE.................................................. 12.13 34.55 23.73 30.13 27.79 26.75 27.33 28.24 37.92 36.22 43.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 8.50 7.18 7.65 6.91 6.01 5.56 5.32 6.18 5.31 5.10 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town 

 trips 

 Mean ............................................. 69 23 20 35 30 59 63 61 106 118 177 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.18 4.04 5.38 5.53 2.76 6.38 7.94 5.70 11.63 10.52 10.62 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.58 17.77 26.89 15.88 9.29 10.79 12.61 9.29 10.98 8.89 6.00 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ............................................. 3,030 1,372 1,330 1,586 2,000 2,541 2,684 2,970 4,108 4,891 6,800 

 Share ............................................. 4.5 4.5 4.2 3.8 4.3 4.8 4.5 4.3 5.1 4.8 4.4 

 SE.................................................. 64.84 130.54 108.97 97.50 106.16 130.30 155.81 151.03 177.88 259.99 271.42 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.14 9.52 8.19 6.15 5.31 5.13 5.81 5.09 4.33 5.32 3.99 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ............................................. 554 207 209 304 296 361 455 540 705 775 1,683 

 Share ............................................. .8 .7 .7 .7 .6 .7 .8 .8 .9 .8 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 23.09 38.89 38.94 40.19 38.35 34.58 53.31 41.88 60.76 75.68 129.89 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.17 18.80 18.60 13.20 12.96 9.59 11.73 7.76 8.62 9.77 7.72 

 Housing 

 Mean ............................................. 22,624 12,416 13,295 16,178 17,174 19,194 20,693 24,043 25,953 31,389 45,619 

 Share ............................................. 33.8 40.8 42.5 39.0 37.0 36.5 34.9 34.6 32.0 31.1 29.4 

 SE.................................................. 306.96 429.33 228.88 336.73 382.19 352.26 479.47 617.13 459.42 715.26 990.29 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.36 3.46 1.72 2.08 2.23 1.84 2.32 2.57 1.77 2.28 2.17 

 Shelter 

 Mean ............................................. 13,258 7,374 7,807 9,548 10,061 11,443 11,987 13,643 15,094 18,169 27,274 

 Share ............................................. 19.8 24.2 24.9 23.0 21.7 21.8 20.2 19.6 18.6 18.0 17.6 

 SE.................................................. 217.71 277.33 168.36 294.93 273.69 250.69 335.81 327.49 365.42 468.75 827.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.64 3.76 2.16 3.09 2.72 2.19 2.80 2.40 2.42 2.58 3.03 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ............................................. 7,591 2,244 2,955 3,942 4,685 5,248 6,214 7,922 9,859 12,907 19,771 

 Share ............................................. 11.3 7.4 9.4 9.5 10.1 10.0 10.5 11.4 12.2 12.8 12.7 

 SE.................................................. 159.67 155.81 170.02 229.06 235.91 238.10 258.89 324.26 367.16 500.27 749.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.10 6.94 5.75 5.81 5.04 4.54 4.17 4.09 3.72 3.88 3.79 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ............................................. 2,781 638 691 973 1,374 1,778 2,248 2,921 3,920 5,242 7,954 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Share ............................................. 4.2 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.0 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.8 5.2 5.1 

 SE.................................................. 77.89 72.26 68.50 74.22 89.38 119.14 110.10 159.38 147.79 221.46 526.64 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.80 11.33 9.91 7.63 6.50 6.70 4.90 5.46 3.77 4.22 6.62 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 2,475 864 1,105 1,340 1,632 1,812 1,994 2,435 3,012 4,043 6,467 

 Share ............................................. 3.7 2.8 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.2 

 SE.................................................. 46.56 68.79 45.76 73.79 102.69 72.60 70.78 93.94 119.12 126.82 173.85 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.88 7.96 4.14 5.51 6.29 4.01 3.55 3.86 3.96 3.14 2.69 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other 

 expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 2,335 743 1,159 1,630 1,678 1,658 1,972 2,567 2,927 3,622 5,351 

 Share ............................................. 3.5 2.4 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4 

 SE.................................................. 76.76 79.86 120.77 172.56 141.04 122.53 168.45 239.01 293.27 282.97 336.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 10.75 10.42 10.59 8.40 7.39 8.54 9.31 10.02 7.81 6.29 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ............................................. 4,684 4,807 4,567 5,280 5,030 5,675 5,167 4,991 4,201 3,673 3,466 

 Share ............................................. 7.0 15.8 14.6 12.7 10.8 10.8 8.7 7.2 5.2 3.6 2.2 

 SE.................................................. 63.46 206.87 160.69 228.20 229.11 249.38 237.68 204.79 267.40 300.98 268.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.35 4.30 3.52 4.32 4.55 4.39 4.60 4.10 6.37 8.20 7.75 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ............................................. 983 322 285 326 346 521 605 730 1,034 1,590 4,036 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.1 .9 .8 .7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.6 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 37.39 71.88 52.37 31.74 42.54 48.17 60.90 55.78 54.14 129.37 267.63 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.80 22.29 18.36 9.73 12.31 9.24 10.07 7.65 5.24 8.14 6.63 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ............................................. 4,223 2,596 2,959 3,391 3,647 3,864 4,271 4,690 4,965 5,439 6,379 

 Share ............................................. 6.3 8.5 9.4 8.2 7.9 7.3 7.2 6.7 6.1 5.4 4.1 

 SE.................................................. 45.01 78.96 67.02 66.93 69.96 86.26 50.62 84.45 71.35 89.89 131.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.07 3.04 2.27 1.97 1.92 2.23 1.19 1.80 1.44 1.65 2.06 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ............................................. 447 267 317 343 369 379 453 461 501 604 775 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.30 18.88 21.88 21.68 27.66 20.70 17.90 23.53 26.48 23.21 32.63 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.42 7.06 6.91 6.31 7.50 5.47 3.95 5.11 5.28 3.84 4.21 

 Electricity 

 Mean ............................................. 1,551 1,153 1,249 1,350 1,432 1,468 1,544 1,633 1,758 1,778 2,134 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 3.8 4.0 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 23.48 43.53 41.41 30.20 32.79 40.53 34.49 38.46 36.31 35.59 61.61 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.51 3.78 3.32 2.24 2.29 2.76 2.23 2.36 2.06 2.00 2.89 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ............................................. 122 44 83 104 79 96 91 120 153 156 288 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.40 9.74 18.65 17.42 13.71 18.73 13.83 19.36 29.03 22.82 33.76 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.55 22.05 22.36 16.68 17.30 19.61 15.27 16.07 18.98 14.65 11.74 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,409 753 842 1,044 1,183 1,304 1,497 1,715 1,702 1,950 2,086 

 Share ............................................. 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.3 

 SE.................................................. 16.52 27.37 20.77 23.91 30.54 37.69 30.26 49.35 34.56 48.57 41.86 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.17 3.64 2.47 2.29 2.58 2.89 2.02 2.88 2.03 2.49 2.01 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean ............................................. 165 117 186 156 157 146 131 177 172 183 225 

 Share ............................................. .2 .4 .6 .4 .3 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 

 SE.................................................. 4.94 7.03 9.02 9.12 10.06 10.09 7.79 15.09 11.88 10.52 16.28 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.99 6.01 4.85 5.86 6.39 6.92 5.94 8.50 6.90 5.75 7.23 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ............................................. 1,244 636 656 888 1,026 1,158 1,365 1,537 1,530 1,767 1,860 

 Share ............................................. 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 16.05 27.28 18.57 24.48 29.66 37.85 31.23 48.25 36.79 45.88 38.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.29 4.29 2.83 2.76 2.89 3.27 2.29 3.14 2.40 2.60 2.09 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ............................................. 695 378 468 549 584 619 686 761 850 951 1,097 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 .9 .7 

 SE.................................................. 15.84 22.40 18.73 38.67 22.89 21.86 22.89 27.26 26.08 31.30 41.93 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.28 5.92 4.00 7.04 3.92 3.53 3.34 3.58 3.07 3.29 3.82 

 Household operations 

 Mean ............................................. 1,638 681 857 1,059 1,169 1,235 1,390 1,496 1,845 2,499 4,125 

 Share ............................................. 2.4 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.7 

 SE.................................................. 40.44 47.50 50.13 125.66 54.29 72.54 64.04 120.60 87.94 135.09 199.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.47 6.97 5.85 11.87 4.64 5.87 4.61 8.06 4.77 5.41 4.85 

 Personal services 

 Mean ............................................. 377 55 125 57 201 182 262 266 471 770 1,372 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Personal services 

 Share ............................................. .6 .2 .4 .1 .4 .3 .4 .4 .6 .8 .9 

 SE.................................................. 22.65 15.80 37.98 15.73 45.44 49.79 46.63 55.51 68.71 86.52 158.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.00 28.86 30.27 27.47 22.59 27.39 17.82 20.90 14.59 11.24 11.58 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 1,261 626 732 1,002 968 1,053 1,128 1,230 1,374 1,729 2,752 

 Share ............................................. 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 

 SE.................................................. 28.60 44.96 31.05 123.55 29.08 47.56 37.42 100.71 55.80 95.07 121.79 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.27 7.18 4.24 12.33 3.00 4.52 3.32 8.19 4.06 5.50 4.43 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 803 464 573 560 527 665 781 900 951 1,038 1,571 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 26.45 51.40 84.49 52.94 55.46 48.51 71.61 72.37 62.61 70.11 175.45 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 11.08 14.76 9.46 10.53 7.30 9.17 8.04 6.59 6.76 11.17 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 178 152 159 162 152 178 214 189 186 206 187 

 Share ............................................. .3 .5 .5 .4 .3 .3 .4 .3 .2 .2 .1 

 SE.................................................. 6.68 21.08 25.70 17.90 20.54 25.51 30.38 20.74 23.78 17.54 17.70 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.74 13.90 16.13 11.05 13.51 14.33 14.22 10.97 12.76 8.53 9.47 

 Other household products 

 Mean ............................................. 514 257 337 321 288 412 451 579 631 680 1,182 

 Share ............................................. .8 .8 1.1 .8 .6 .8 .8 .8 .8 .7 .8 

 SE.................................................. 23.41 33.81 73.58 36.96 41.03 32.69 61.12 58.03 48.26 58.47 163.34 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.56 13.17 21.81 11.51 14.23 7.94 13.55 10.03 7.65 8.60 13.82 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ............................................. 111 56 76 77 86 75 116 133 133 153 202 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.74 11.83 13.76 14.51 17.44 11.45 21.39 24.67 20.86 15.93 28.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.19 21.31 18.13 18.94 20.21 15.24 18.42 18.61 15.65 10.44 13.92 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 2,701 1,301 1,100 1,620 1,771 1,986 2,265 3,314 3,099 4,244 6,271 

 Share ............................................. 4.0 4.3 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.8 3.8 4.2 4.0 

 SE.................................................. 88.86 183.15 67.74 141.83 108.39 118.10 153.64 531.51 161.97 212.32 353.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 14.08 6.16 8.75 6.12 5.95 6.78 16.04 5.23 5.00 5.65 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ............................................. 122 44 78 84 102 98 131 144 115 182 237 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.59 9.11 21.42 16.62 22.97 30.33 30.20 27.97 19.29 37.69 43.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.06 20.53 27.46 19.68 22.51 30.97 23.13 19.42 16.71 20.67 18.23 

 Furniture 

 Mean ............................................. 716 418 292 405 401 538 576 703 830 1,040 1,938 

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

 SE.................................................. 25.13 74.15 37.81 44.89 51.08 70.02 70.91 69.09 93.80 96.15 174.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.51 17.75 12.95 11.09 12.75 13.01 12.30 9.83 11.30 9.25 8.98 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ............................................. 33 13 16 11 12 26 34 25 31 42 123 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.56 3.35 5.40 2.34 2.56 8.15 13.28 4.60 5.34 5.27 24.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.71 25.36 34.67 21.76 22.00 31.44 38.99 18.74 17.20 12.55 19.65 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ............................................. 464 231 211 276 355 379 360 440 593 755 1,028 

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

 SE.................................................. 19.56 27.14 27.84 36.62 35.76 32.43 31.11 53.20 52.18 90.55 122.78 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.22 11.74 13.18 13.29 10.06 8.56 8.63 12.10 8.80 12.00 11.94 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ............................................. 142 67 81 96 124 121 151 184 112 205 280 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.71 8.21 12.24 14.50 14.68 11.95 19.93 34.30 10.46 22.71 31.47 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.02 12.30 15.14 15.14 11.86 9.87 13.24 18.60 9.37 11.11 11.25 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 1,225 528 422 749 777 824 1,014 1,819 1,417 2,021 2,666 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.6 1.7 2.0 1.7 

 SE.................................................. 67.64 113.19 33.39 100.74 75.58 59.82 105.56 560.21 90.08 142.45 194.11 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.52 21.44 7.92 13.46 9.73 7.26 10.42 30.81 6.36 7.05 7.28 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,754 1,177 709 1,133 1,277 1,277 1,803 1,670 1,877 2,418 4,189 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 3.9 2.3 2.7 2.8 2.4 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 

 SE.................................................. 70.81 136.96 100.86 116.31 146.89 105.14 172.53 126.33 183.57 174.72 441.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.04 11.63 14.22 10.26 11.50 8.24 9.57 7.56 9.78 7.23 10.53 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ............................................. 424 301 170 272 255 279 472 437 458 666 926 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Men and boys 

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

 SE.................................................. 18.95 60.87 28.70 37.31 40.48 44.12 66.49 64.48 82.35 71.01 115.74 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.47 20.23 16.90 13.70 15.90 15.80 14.08 14.74 17.98 10.66 12.50 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ............................................. 310 194 120 217 166 202 368 313 297 511 706 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.07 47.63 19.37 33.10 31.50 33.94 52.27 42.72 56.26 72.39 84.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.19 24.55 16.09 15.23 18.94 16.78 14.19 13.64 18.97 14.16 11.95 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ............................................. 114 107 49 55 88 77 104 124 162 155 220 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.58 39.14 22.42 16.70 25.97 27.41 28.66 49.60 49.56 36.37 51.48 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.27 36.60 45.35 30.32 29.43 35.64 27.55 39.93 30.68 23.50 23.45 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ............................................. 659 509 271 428 419 528 698 675 765 967 1,329 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 1.7 .9 1.0 .9 1.0 1.2 1.0 .9 1.0 .9 

 SE.................................................. 32.74 79.08 42.97 68.43 61.59 63.03 83.05 83.35 92.94 111.49 149.11 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.97 15.54 15.83 16.00 14.69 11.94 11.90 12.35 12.15 11.53 11.22 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ............................................. 549 411 217 376 334 465 588 558 662 713 1,162 

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

 SE.................................................. 26.89 65.20 32.40 62.88 41.83 57.19 70.08 66.19 90.85 71.73 145.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.90 15.88 14.91 16.70 12.51 12.29 11.93 11.87 13.72 10.06 12.55 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ............................................. 110 98 54 51 85 63 110 118 103 254 167 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.77 26.53 25.72 17.88 32.53 17.55 36.21 37.14 24.97 72.22 27.45 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.67 27.02 47.48 34.89 38.23 27.97 32.87 31.61 24.33 28.48 16.43 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ............................................. 66 57 26 72 100 52 47 76 93 60 80 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.37 23.88 13.20 35.34 33.62 15.88 14.89 20.79 25.51 14.93 18.61 

 CV(%) ............................................ 11.11 41.68 51.32 49.07 33.46 30.60 31.71 27.49 27.30 25.03 23.19 

 Footwear 

 Mean ............................................. 336 198 133 260 360 228 404 273 299 431 773 

 Share ............................................. .5 .6 .4 .6 .8 .4 .7 .4 .4 .4 .5 

 SE.................................................. 17.38 39.65 51.40 49.37 75.76 34.27 51.80 36.71 47.36 52.43 83.05 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.17 20.06 38.69 18.96 21.02 15.00 12.82 13.47 15.82 12.18 10.74 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ............................................. 269 113 109 101 142 189 182 210 262 295 1,081 

 Share ............................................. .4 .4 .3 .2 .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .7 

 SE.................................................. 34.61 6.16 10.63 8.68 18.86 27.49 26.25 30.02 40.41 45.08 330.61 

 CV(%) ............................................ 12.86 5.47 9.71 8.62 13.24 14.54 14.43 14.31 15.45 15.30 30.59 

 Transportation 

 Mean ............................................. 10,961 4,213 4,334 7,229 8,757 9,782 10,784 12,191 13,778 16,392 21,999 

 Share ............................................. 16.4 13.8 13.8 17.4 18.9 18.6 18.2 17.5 17.0 16.2 14.2 

 SE.................................................. 269.00 386.58 259.46 600.59 509.73 656.42 776.66 632.25 876.63 969.30 1,098.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.45 9.18 5.99 8.31 5.82 6.71 7.20 5.19 6.36 5.91 4.99 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ............................................. 4,828 1,496 1,245 3,060 3,828 4,343 4,563 5,175 6,121 7,393 10,975 

 Share ............................................. 7.2 4.9 4.0 7.4 8.2 8.3 7.7 7.4 7.6 7.3 7.1 

 SE.................................................. 249.48 319.03 243.44 585.55 492.19 608.05 752.19 594.46 839.50 947.14 1,060.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.17 21.33 19.55 19.14 12.86 14.00 16.48 11.49 13.71 12.81 9.66 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ............................................. 2,210 178 327 900 1,155 1,880 2,224 2,199 2,959 3,550 6,677 

 Share ............................................. 3.3 .6 1.0 2.2 2.5 3.6 3.8 3.2 3.7 3.5 4.3 

 SE.................................................. 184.47 110.01 132.48 376.19 221.76 542.15 622.20 524.32 600.43 677.93 926.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.35 61.89 40.50 41.80 19.20 28.84 27.98 23.84 20.29 19.10 13.87 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ............................................. 2,555 1,257 898 2,074 2,637 2,451 2,302 2,873 3,115 3,717 4,199 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 4.1 2.9 5.0 5.7 4.7 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.7 2.7 

 SE.................................................. 134.33 283.29 191.74 364.60 419.03 320.15 373.20 395.74 603.74 618.33 544.68 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.26 22.54 21.36 17.58 15.89 13.06 16.21 13.78 19.38 16.64 12.97 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ............................................. 63 61 20 86 36 12 37 103 47 126 100 

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

 SE.................................................. 13.37 55.74 14.61 85.85 27.94 9.97 26.41 64.91 25.25 59.13 54.16 

 CV(%) ............................................ 21.24 91.14 72.57 99.88 78.31 83.69 71.39 62.78 54.06 46.92 54.09 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ............................................. 2,148 1,107 1,114 1,552 1,854 2,048 2,320 2,556 2,758 2,983 3,165 

 Share ............................................. 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.7 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.0 2.0 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 SE.................................................. 26.22 67.38 37.76 46.04 52.78 56.49 57.54 61.26 58.86 55.56 77.43 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.22 6.09 3.39 2.97 2.85 2.76 2.48 2.40 2.13 1.86 2.45 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ............................................. 3,534 1,448 1,839 2,431 2,873 3,080 3,552 4,123 4,333 5,184 6,433 

 Share ............................................. 5.3 4.8 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.3 5.1 4.1 

 SE.................................................. 55.68 79.39 64.40 99.82 121.81 86.03 105.57 124.58 116.27 145.58 180.87 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.58 5.48 3.50 4.11 4.24 2.79 2.97 3.02 2.68 2.81 2.81 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ............................................. 272 74 97 146 185 208 278 330 407 478 512 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.57 11.07 16.89 10.99 17.00 19.97 12.61 19.49 21.78 25.15 40.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.78 15.00 17.41 7.55 9.16 9.59 4.53 5.91 5.35 5.26 7.84 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ............................................. 975 464 553 659 786 833 1,027 1,138 1,159 1,496 1,623 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 23.19 46.84 41.23 59.44 47.91 47.52 62.19 58.69 65.64 95.42 120.68 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.38 10.09 7.46 9.02 6.10 5.70 6.06 5.16 5.66 6.38 7.44 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ............................................. 760 213 276 461 567 582 592 805 924 1,163 1,998 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 .7 .9 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 

 SE.................................................. 37.11 20.33 30.06 63.95 85.23 45.10 51.90 74.02 88.86 80.57 126.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.89 9.53 10.89 13.86 15.03 7.75 8.76 9.20 9.62 6.93 6.34 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 1,528 697 913 1,165 1,335 1,457 1,655 1,851 1,843 2,046 2,301 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.5 

 SE.................................................. 23.73 40.19 40.15 40.76 48.95 42.34 44.55 60.84 45.40 47.37 71.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.55 5.77 4.40 3.50 3.67 2.91 2.69 3.29 2.46 2.31 3.09 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ............................................. 452 162 136 186 202 311 349 336 566 832 1,425 

 Share ............................................. .7 .5 .4 .4 .4 .6 .6 .5 .7 .8 .9 

 SE.................................................. 15.92 30.16 21.38 20.43 16.84 39.22 44.11 29.80 43.36 68.16 96.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.53 18.62 15.76 10.98 8.33 12.62 12.65 8.86 7.67 8.20 6.75 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ............................................. 5,452 2,579 3,581 4,205 4,301 4,563 5,039 5,967 6,752 7,810 9,661 

 Share ............................................. 8.1 8.5 11.4 10.1 9.3 8.7 8.5 8.6 8.3 7.7 6.2 

 SE.................................................. 82.52 172.20 178.98 212.17 116.70 142.51 164.03 205.55 200.95 232.93 390.29 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.51 6.68 5.00 5.05 2.71 3.12 3.26 3.45 2.98 2.98 4.04 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 3,704 1,766 2,536 2,889 3,078 3,197 3,575 3,904 4,661 5,224 6,170 

 Share ............................................. 5.5 5.8 8.1 7.0 6.6 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.2 4.0 

 SE.................................................. 48.35 96.33 114.44 97.79 99.68 102.82 111.46 117.79 141.66 142.40 190.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.31 5.46 4.51 3.38 3.24 3.22 3.12 3.02 3.04 2.73 3.09 

 Medical services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,070 487 524 717 581 800 848 1,316 1,313 1,729 2,361 

 Share ............................................. 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.5 

 SE.................................................. 51.23 108.02 89.63 131.67 48.45 66.71 90.44 117.07 118.04 159.49 268.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.79 22.16 17.11 18.36 8.34 8.34 10.66 8.89 8.99 9.23 11.37 

 Drugs 

 Mean ............................................. 498 251 401 488 472 431 446 505 540 609 830 

 Share ............................................. .7 .8 1.3 1.2 1.0 .8 .8 .7 .7 .6 .5 

 SE.................................................. 14.23 29.24 35.43 38.60 32.72 37.65 32.15 44.14 45.49 44.30 66.32 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.86 11.65 8.83 7.91 6.93 8.74 7.21 8.74 8.43 7.27 7.99 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 181 74 119 110 169 135 170 241 239 247 300 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.51 13.06 22.76 14.08 17.73 17.65 20.66 38.08 25.36 25.54 24.63 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.71 17.54 19.07 12.82 10.48 13.04 12.13 15.79 10.60 10.32 8.20 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ............................................. 3,568 1,450 1,337 1,917 2,208 2,466 2,625 3,828 4,019 5,629 10,130 

 Share ............................................. 5.3 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.4 5.5 5.0 5.6 6.5 

 SE.................................................. 138.54 120.12 67.37 256.09 193.07 157.78 249.66 390.70 180.46 337.23 1,146.61 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.88 8.29 5.04 13.36 8.74 6.40 9.51 10.21 4.49 5.99 11.32 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ............................................. 654 166 168 204 264 297 322 482 674 1,170 2,769 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 .5 .5 .5 .6 .6 .5 .7 .8 1.2 1.8 

 SE.................................................. 43.16 35.19 36.44 27.03 61.57 31.25 28.98 33.78 65.04 89.97 354.71 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.60 21.19 21.70 13.27 23.35 10.53 9.00 7.02 9.65 7.69 12.81 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ............................................. 1,020 607 638 847 871 920 926 1,093 1,172 1,444 1,678 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 18.97 36.83 25.37 48.34 36.24 31.04 28.28 43.84 43.44 71.06 72.77 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.86 6.07 3.98 5.70 4.16 3.38 3.05 4.01 3.71 4.92 4.34 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 969 425 370 496 637 723 964 1,421 1,041 1,365 2,243 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.6 2.0 1.3 1.4 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 55.09 62.02 41.86 62.52 125.42 104.76 196.73 263.24 76.58 118.78 281.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.68 14.61 11.30 12.60 19.70 14.49 20.41 18.52 7.36 8.70 12.55 

 Pets 

 Mean ............................................. 770 316 310 394 526 608 687 1,137 805 1,000 1,916 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 50.79 46.91 39.72 54.44 124.96 97.20 148.81 258.61 69.10 110.17 288.65 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.59 14.85 12.83 13.82 23.76 15.98 21.68 22.75 8.59 11.02 15.06 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ............................................. 199 109 61 102 111 115 277 285 236 365 327 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.48 32.34 14.30 34.99 22.13 23.29 106.82 44.15 34.08 60.26 43.89 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.79 29.76 23.54 34.19 19.98 20.32 38.51 15.52 14.43 16.49 13.42 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean ............................................. 925 252 161 370 437 526 414 833 1,132 1,650 3,440 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 .8 .5 .9 .9 1.0 .7 1.2 1.4 1.6 2.2 

 SE.................................................. 122.57 81.74 40.05 225.41 119.38 118.59 111.99 285.68 152.74 290.25 1,085.70 

 CV(%) ............................................ 13.26 32.38 24.90 60.99 27.30 22.53 27.06 34.30 13.49 17.59 31.57 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ............................................. 771 392 373 551 568 600 651 861 947 1,113 1,642 

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

 SE.................................................. 18.94 31.51 32.02 47.23 35.19 38.45 34.12 39.84 92.26 43.09 75.51 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.46 8.03 8.59 8.57 6.19 6.41 5.24 4.63 9.75 3.87 4.60 

 Reading 

 Mean ............................................. 114 47 70 81 75 77 77 151 122 159 280 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.22 12.35 15.06 12.91 21.85 11.24 12.82 21.06 16.41 16.28 25.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.45 26.07 21.49 15.97 29.02 14.64 16.61 13.96 13.43 10.23 9.26 

 Education 

 Mean ............................................. 1,226 658 360 318 538 458 609 952 1,136 1,872 5,316 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 2.2 1.1 .8 1.2 .9 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.9 3.4 

 SE.................................................. 74.00 134.33 90.49 102.45 101.27 77.62 76.55 131.21 137.02 200.34 508.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.03 20.41 25.15 32.25 18.82 16.95 12.56 13.78 12.06 10.70 9.57 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ............................................. 341 400 269 375 366 379 394 393 366 278 195 

 Share ............................................. .5 1.3 .9 .9 .8 .7 .7 .6 .5 .3 .1 

 SE.................................................. 12.33 32.86 25.84 32.88 28.23 35.99 34.27 30.59 31.24 30.94 23.66 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.61 8.21 9.61 8.77 7.70 9.50 8.70 7.79 8.54 11.12 12.14 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ............................................. 986 477 477 566 686 719 849 991 1,336 1,786 1,964 

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

 SE.................................................. 81.14 86.23 78.19 102.26 129.26 77.71 111.72 123.18 359.75 330.16 228.54 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.23 18.08 16.41 18.06 18.85 10.82 13.17 12.43 26.92 18.48 11.63 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ............................................. 2,415 949 941 1,408 1,407 1,555 1,629 1,665 2,645 3,498 8,384 

 Share ............................................. 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.4 3.3 3.5 5.4 

 SE.................................................. 163.87 333.79 88.74 213.33 187.03 160.21 173.23 146.25 255.12 316.88 1,283.65 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.79 35.18 9.43 15.15 13.29 10.31 10.64 8.78 9.64 9.06 15.31 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ............................................. 7,873 357 722 1,590 2,739 4,135 5,898 8,013 10,862 15,768 28,381 

 Share ............................................. 11.8 1.2 2.3 3.8 5.9 7.9 10.0 11.5 13.4 15.6 18.3 

 SE.................................................. 138.50 35.94 40.72 47.00 84.47 125.64 112.60 129.72 204.33 279.17 612.74 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.76 10.07 5.64 2.96 3.08 3.04 1.91 1.62 1.88 1.77 2.16 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ............................................. 473 133 168 269 310 268 441 430 541 745 1,418 

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

 SE.................................................. 18.97 17.70 15.80 27.08 26.22 16.35 40.46 27.54 51.46 38.92 128.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.01 13.28 9.39 10.06 8.47 6.11 9.17 6.41 9.51 5.23 9.05 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ............................................. 7,400 224 554 1,321 2,429 3,867 5,456 7,584 10,321 15,024 26,963 

 Share ............................................. 11.1 .7 1.8 3.2 5.2 7.4 9.2 10.9 12.7 14.9 17.4 

 SE.................................................. 128.91 31.29 37.58 46.69 81.68 124.11 102.88 127.41 184.89 277.49 576.95 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.74 13.99 6.79 3.53 3.36 3.21 1.89 1.68 1.79 1.85 2.14 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ............................................. $87,432 $6,916 $19,471 $29,315 $40,294 $53,344 $69,002 $88,015 $113,065 $154,515 $297,782 

 SE.................................................. 1,243.71 237.85 159.73 370.49 282.92 579.66 420.30 518.49 1,021.33 1,022.16 6,304.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.42 3.44 .82 1.26 .70 1.09 .61 .59 .90 .66 2.12 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ............................................. 67,409 1,784 5,248 13,750 23,755 37,263 52,487 70,747 92,882 130,111 243,781 

 Share ............................................. 77.1 25.8 27.0 46.9 59.0 69.9 76.1 80.4 82.1 84.2 81.9 

 SE.................................................. 964.08 129.71 282.54 420.46 678.09 852.30 741.86 792.82 1,242.06 1,458.22 5,221.98 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.43 7.27 5.38 3.06 2.85 2.29 1.41 1.12 1.34 1.12 2.14 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ............................................. 6,085 -149 523 696 1,579 2,056 3,141 4,488 6,544 9,281 32,405 

 Share ............................................. 7.0 -2.2 2.7 2.4 3.9 3.9 4.6 5.1 5.8 6.0 10.9 

 SE.................................................. 424.47 152.63 136.53 168.71 240.45 291.57 433.04 584.20 668.37 815.03 3,163.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.98 -102.43 26.08 24.25 15.23 14.18 13.79 13.02 10.21 8.78 9.76 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ............................................. 9,632 2,994 11,521 12,493 12,173 11,092 10,234 9,366 8,830 9,264 8,407 

 Share ............................................. 11.0 43.3 59.2 42.6 30.2 20.8 14.8 10.6 7.8 6.0 2.8 

 SE.................................................. 159.93 186.47 260.71 379.99 602.81 571.72 551.84 534.35 668.49 762.27 1,107.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.66 6.23 2.26 3.04 4.95 5.15 5.39 5.71 7.57 8.23 13.17 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other 

 property income 

 Mean ............................................. 2,279 179 203 407 824 899 1,323 1,437 2,761 3,332 11,330 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 2.6 1.0 1.4 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.6 2.4 2.2 3.8 

 SE.................................................. 207.05 58.11 50.66 86.26 169.16 131.30 201.01 204.84 424.16 393.28 1,694.54 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.08 32.56 24.98 21.19 20.53 14.60 15.19 14.26 15.36 11.80 14.96 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean ............................................. 590 1,439 1,079 843 640 637 394 276 258 252 93 

 Share ............................................. .7 20.8 5.5 2.9 1.6 1.2 .6 .3 .2 .2 ( 2 ) 

 SE.................................................. 25.39 79.35 103.57 93.35 68.57 87.21 58.27 55.36 58.84 78.30 34.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.30 5.51 9.60 11.08 10.71 13.70 14.78 20.04 22.76 31.06 36.65 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean ............................................. 1,101 341 622 803 1,035 1,140 1,189 1,513 1,579 1,652 1,130 

 Share ............................................. 1.3 4.9 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.1 .4 

 SE.................................................. 80.12 61.39 86.94 106.27 129.09 141.24 155.01 178.58 251.01 249.33 341.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.28 18.02 13.98 13.23 12.47 12.39 13.03 11.80 15.90 15.09 30.23 

 Other income 

 Mean ............................................. 336 328 274 324 286 257 234 187 211 624 636 

 Share ............................................. .4 4.7 1.4 1.1 .7 .5 .3 .2 .2 .4 .2 

 SE.................................................. 34.06 117.18 61.68 110.44 78.30 66.20 84.45 45.84 87.44 169.09 167.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.12 35.73 22.52 34.09 27.39 25.78 36.10 24.49 41.36 27.10 26.42 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ............................................. 8,689 -2,686 -2,801 -3,211 -2,258 -844 1,348 4,601 9,110 18,835 64,178 

 Share ............................................. 9.9 -38.8 -14.4 -11.0 -5.6 -1.6 2.0 5.2 8.1 12.2 21.6 

 SE.................................................. 369.91 136.98 174.04 175.75 225.68 262.11 215.48 292.52 332.21 760.58 2,164.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.26 -5.10 -6.21 -5.47 -10.00 -31.05 15.98 6.36 3.65 4.04 3.37 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 8,561 -740 -896 -969 -29 1,081 3,006 5,404 8,995 16,860 52,412 

 Share ............................................. 9.8 -10.7 -4.6 -3.3 -.1 2.0 4.4 6.1 8.0 10.9 17.6 

 SE.................................................. 285.72 60.39 97.49 116.33 162.89 128.00 135.38 144.34 176.44 495.30 1,710.42 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.34 -8.16 -10.88 -12.00 -555.38 11.84 4.50 2.67 1.96 2.94 3.26 

 Stimulus payment 

 Mean ............................................. -2,542 -1,875 -1,835 -2,410 -2,670 -2,758 -3,129 -3,025 -3,149 -3,147 -1,424 

 Share ............................................. -2.9 -27.1 -9.4 -8.2 -6.6 -5.2 -4.5 -3.4 -2.8 -2.0 -.5 

 SE.................................................. 43.52 105.28 118.82 104.39 120.06 158.42 135.38 154.84 170.15 191.45 125.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ -1.71 -5.61 -6.48 -4.33 -4.50 -5.74 -4.33 -5.12 -5.40 -6.08 -8.79 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 2,564 -84 -86 106 408 806 1,401 2,159 3,178 4,996 12,639 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 -1.2 -.4 .4 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.8 3.2 4.2 

 SE.................................................. 106.78 14.10 24.57 24.58 39.55 74.78 66.22 117.46 171.31 206.98 545.74 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1110. Deciles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys, 2021 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

10

percent 

Second 

10

percent 

Third 

10

percent 

Fourth 

10

percent 

Fifth 

10

percent 

Sixth 

10

percent 

Seventh 

10

percent 

Eighth 

10

percent 

Ninth 

10

percent 

Highest 

10

percent 

 State and local income taxes 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.16 -16.82 -28.41 23.30 9.70 9.28 4.72 5.44 5.39 4.14 4.32 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 105 13 16 62 34 27 69 64 87 126 551 

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

 SE.................................................. 65.45 3.65 3.81 32.21 7.99 7.60 17.00 21.02 19.91 34.09 651.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 62.21 29.16 24.12 52.01 23.70 27.85 24.69 33.09 22.98 27.11 118.23 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ............................................. 78,743 9,603 22,272 32,526 42,551 54,188 67,653 83,414 103,954 135,680 233,604 

 Share ............................................. 90.1 138.8 114.4 111.0 105.6 101.6 98.0 94.8 91.9 87.8 78.4 

 SE.................................................. 956.65 290.96 232.36 427.00 346.88 614.33 457.83 585.92 1,041.86 1,212.12 4,868.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.21 3.03 1.04 1.31 .82 1.13 .68 .70 1.00 .89 2.08 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ............................................. $16,089 $5,570 $5,108 $6,628 $12,198 $11,708 $1,693 -$852 $20,440 $37,097 $60,903 

 SE.................................................. 3,165.60 2,651.89 2,587.23 3,502.06 3,427.21 5,475.51 4,080.37 5,447.56 8,487.94 21,253.31 15,956.42 

 CV(%) ............................................ 19.68 47.61 50.65 52.84 28.10 46.77 241.07 -639.45 41.53 57.29 26.20 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ............................................. 39,962 7,911 7,743 11,606 19,954 19,646 17,279 26,622 49,348 87,043 151,179 

 SE.................................................. 2,729.57 2,446.18 2,135.46 3,457.06 3,432.60 4,388.38 2,775.59 5,135.22 7,825.08 18,934.04 12,462.87 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.83 30.92 27.58 29.79 17.20 22.34 16.06 19.29 15.86 21.75 8.24 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ............................................. 23,873 2,342 2,635 4,978 7,756 7,938 15,586 27,474 28,908 49,945 90,276 

 SE.................................................. 1,479.93 880.50 1,564.75 1,776.86 1,838.60 2,661.03 3,165.58 4,658.33 5,112.03 7,332.44 10,745.62 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.20 37.60 59.39 35.70 23.71 33.52 20.31 16.96 17.68 14.68 11.90 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ............................................. 1,004 404 276 632 935 671 748 341 832 2,364 2,813 

 SE.................................................. 241.12 129.73 102.30 235.29 443.82 288.86 181.10 125.09 222.38 1,182.76 1,409.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 24.03 32.08 37.10 37.22 47.46 43.07 24.22 36.72 26.73 50.03 50.09 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ............................................. -2,621 -546 -742 -886 -1,201 -1,510 -2,019 -2,676 -3,301 -4,975 -8,275 

 SE.................................................. 68.59 70.10 92.89 55.43 100.88 84.97 112.05 142.11 113.51 195.56 533.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ -2.62 -12.85 -12.52 -6.26 -8.40 -5.63 -5.55 -5.31 -3.44 -3.93 -6.44 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ............................................. 253,645 108,723 125,964 154,480 159,735 189,643 202,905 251,638 297,699 400,204 640,541 

 SE.................................................. 5,791.95 10,260.60 5,918.28 8,133.81 5,829.55 10,156.77 8,664.55 11,328.41 9,926.68 15,177.85 19,661.04 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.28 9.44 4.70 5.27 3.65 5.36 4.27 4.50 3.33 3.79 3.07 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ............................................. 1,265 566 744 846 916 991 1,111 1,272 1,541 1,920 2,728 

 SE.................................................. 15.46 32.07 29.27 32.61 27.11 37.26 29.46 36.63 33.51 43.61 56.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.22 5.67 3.93 3.85 2.96 3.76 2.65 2.88 2.17 2.27 2.07 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 No data reported. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

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