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

Surveys, 2021 

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......................... 133,595 63,293 28,950 29,525 5,135 14,369 10,022 4,817 6,614 63,688 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean.............................................. $87,432 $121,829 $104,638 $138,315 $128,546 $139,933 $141,002 $124,088 $49,811 $57,157 

 SE.................................................. 1,243.71 2,392.26 2,435.27 3,533.85 5,903.48 5,215.75 4,865.96 7,731.09 2,353.24 884.48 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.42 1.96 2.33 2.55 4.59 3.73 3.45 6.23 4.72 1.55 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 78,743 108,262 91,898 122,872 114,243 124,460 125,014 117,068 51,987 52,186 

 SE.................................................. 956.65 1,823.47 1,832.56 2,741.77 4,392.83 3,830.43 3,866.05 5,970.79 1,878.70 776.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.21 1.68 1.99 2.23 3.85 3.08 3.09 5.10 3.61 1.49 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 51.8 52.1 59.7 44.7 33.5 41.8 54.6 51.8 40.4 52.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ............................................................................ 2.4 3.2 2.0 4.0 3.5 4.2 4.0 4.8 3.0 1.7 

 Children under 18 .......................................................... .6 .8 ( 2 ) 1.6 1.5 2.2 .6 1.2 1.8 .2 

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

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

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.3 3.0 2.7 1.3 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................ 47 54 56 52 54 50 52 52 20 44 

 Women ........................................................................... 53 46 44 48 46 50 48 48 80 56 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 65 81 84 78 70 77 85 74 43 51 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 38 51 41 60 59 64 56 52 32 25 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 30 44 18 10 13 30 22 11 26 

 Renter ............................................................................ 35 19 16 22 30 23 15 26 57 49 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................. 13 8 6 9 8 8 11 10 33 17 

 White, Asian, and all other races, not including 

 Black or African-American .......................................... 87 92 94 91 92 92 89 90 67 83 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .......................................................... 15 15 10 19 14 18 21 30 21 13 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 85 85 90 81 86 82 79 70 79 87 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)............................................................ 3 3 1 4 2 2 6 5 3 3 

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 24 25 23 18 21 28 32 37 31 

 College ........................................................................... 69 72 73 73 79 77 64 62 60 66 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ............................... 89 97 96 97 97 97 98 96 86 83 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean.............................................. $66,928 $86,966 $76,046 $98,056 $87,996 $103,139 $95,779 $84,482 $54,227 $48,108 

 SE.................................................. 833.79 1,481.18 1,489.45 2,442.05 3,190.70 3,641.20 2,511.63 3,503.44 1,761.54 618.98 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.25 1.70 1.96 2.49 3.63 3.53 2.62 4.15 3.25 1.29 

 Food 

 Mean.............................................. 8,289 10,579 8,860 12,114 10,030 12,566 12,417 11,351 7,718 5,945 

 Share ............................................. 12.4 12.2 11.7 12.4 11.4 12.2 13.0 13.4 14.2 12.4 

 SE.................................................. 131.70 223.40 226.20 357.17 621.23 406.86 588.01 601.43 427.47 109.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.59 2.11 2.55 2.95 6.19 3.24 4.74 5.30 5.54 1.83 

 Food at home 

 Mean.............................................. 5,259 6,682 5,522 7,641 6,444 7,854 7,875 7,625 5,416 3,738 

 Share ............................................. 7.9 7.7 7.3 7.8 7.3 7.6 8.2 9.0 10.0 7.8 

 SE.................................................. 100.65 148.26 170.84 226.68 424.64 295.42 329.17 435.29 331.01 91.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.91 2.22 3.09 2.97 6.59 3.76 4.18 5.71 6.11 2.45 

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, 2021 — 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 

 Mean.............................................. 672 854 681 997 845 1,019 1,035 989 760 470 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.86 22.83 24.22 34.94 63.68 41.45 57.05 80.85 56.24 15.90 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 2.67 3.56 3.50 7.54 4.07 5.51 8.17 7.40 3.39 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean.............................................. 210 274 209 331 269 340 346 308 247 138 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.03 8.89 8.93 15.92 29.83 20.80 23.61 30.35 25.33 5.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.87 3.25 4.27 4.81 11.07 6.12 6.82 9.85 10.25 4.29 

 Bakery products 

 Mean.............................................. 462 580 472 666 575 679 689 681 513 331 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.48 16.20 17.44 23.63 43.33 26.75 40.07 62.25 44.00 13.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.48 2.79 3.69 3.55 7.53 3.94 5.82 9.14 8.58 4.00 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean.............................................. 1,115 1,411 1,157 1,599 1,186 1,610 1,772 1,730 1,136 800 

 Share ............................................. 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.7 

 SE.................................................. 25.76 39.27 48.08 62.93 88.45 82.41 103.60 119.53 122.10 28.14 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.31 2.78 4.15 3.94 7.46 5.12 5.85 6.91 10.75 3.52 

 Beef 

 Mean.............................................. 293 368 294 414 293 401 489 502 325 210 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.18 13.39 17.41 18.49 26.86 26.87 38.75 51.26 60.29 12.64 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.14 3.64 5.92 4.47 9.16 6.70 7.92 10.21 18.52 6.03 

 Pork 

 Mean.............................................. 223 280 239 313 197 327 345 320 225 162 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.30 10.81 14.26 18.67 27.74 25.43 29.80 40.25 32.17 8.10 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.83 3.86 5.97 5.97 14.12 7.79 8.64 12.59 14.27 4.99 

 Other meats 

 Mean.............................................. 151 197 167 217 162 215 245 244 127 105 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.40 9.11 9.94 14.75 18.87 22.88 19.08 30.81 14.00 5.34 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.25 4.63 5.96 6.80 11.65 10.62 7.80 12.63 10.99 5.11 

 Poultry 

 Mean.............................................. 203 253 200 291 240 290 316 331 229 146 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.00 9.90 11.44 16.05 28.29 17.95 30.02 33.21 28.05 6.77 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.96 3.90 5.71 5.52 11.81 6.20 9.50 10.05 12.23 4.62 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean.............................................. 178 230 188 270 212 279 284 239 152 127 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.84 9.76 11.97 15.85 40.88 21.60 23.52 27.96 21.54 7.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.27 4.24 6.38 5.86 19.29 7.73 8.29 11.70 14.19 5.97 

 Eggs 

 Mean.............................................. 68 83 69 94 83 99 93 94 76 50 

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

 SE.................................................. 1.86 2.41 2.65 4.60 7.25 6.42 7.79 7.82 11.00 1.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.75 2.90 3.81 4.88 8.75 6.51 8.34 8.28 14.43 3.81 

 Dairy products 

 Mean.............................................. 492 640 533 735 635 770 730 689 453 340 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.70 16.80 19.28 24.98 47.49 37.90 34.83 49.26 25.60 9.05 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.18 2.63 3.62 3.40 7.48 4.92 4.77 7.15 5.65 2.66 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean.............................................. 157 205 158 245 231 264 222 237 145 108 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.76 6.48 8.11 10.44 21.70 17.21 11.30 19.43 10.42 3.27 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.39 3.16 5.15 4.26 9.40 6.51 5.10 8.20 7.18 3.02 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean.............................................. 335 435 376 490 404 505 508 452 308 232 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.77 11.88 13.68 17.72 38.02 24.98 26.24 36.46 21.85 7.24 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.32 2.73 3.64 3.61 9.41 4.94 5.16 8.06 7.09 3.12 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean.............................................. 1,033 1,336 1,110 1,516 1,385 1,544 1,535 1,555 1,039 711 

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, 2021 — 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 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.5 

 SE.................................................. 23.45 35.32 40.52 55.03 106.84 72.91 82.92 121.99 67.44 20.82 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.27 2.64 3.65 3.63 7.72 4.72 5.40 7.85 6.49 2.93 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean.............................................. 378 498 412 567 537 577 566 573 367 253 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.82 15.07 19.13 21.09 42.87 31.05 33.06 53.13 29.04 7.43 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.33 3.03 4.65 3.72 7.98 5.38 5.84 9.27 7.91 2.93 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean.............................................. 328 424 355 477 437 481 489 500 296 230 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.29 13.63 14.29 21.47 56.25 26.56 26.75 49.77 25.74 8.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.53 3.21 4.02 4.50 12.86 5.52 5.47 9.96 8.70 3.67 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean.............................................. 133 167 138 190 169 196 191 198 140 95 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.78 6.76 7.73 10.58 17.05 13.50 15.23 24.69 12.14 4.62 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.61 4.04 5.59 5.57 10.10 6.90 7.97 12.48 8.68 4.86 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean.............................................. 194 247 205 281 241 289 289 284 236 133 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.55 9.01 9.84 14.36 24.69 21.10 26.43 29.30 19.84 5.89 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.38 3.65 4.81 5.10 10.24 7.30 9.15 10.33 8.40 4.43 

 Other food at home 

 Mean.............................................. 1,947 2,441 2,040 2,794 2,394 2,911 2,803 2,663 2,028 1,417 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.7 2.9 

 SE.................................................. 38.97 58.32 66.89 88.53 189.55 128.31 126.73 149.42 131.23 38.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 2.39 3.28 3.17 7.92 4.41 4.52 5.61 6.47 2.70 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean.............................................. 182 233 190 274 220 273 302 232 182 129 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.25 10.23 10.26 14.84 25.87 16.53 30.39 22.28 19.74 5.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.43 4.40 5.39 5.41 11.78 6.06 10.06 9.61 10.86 4.34 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean.............................................. 133 166 138 188 131 196 204 195 143 96 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.89 5.09 6.13 8.10 14.79 10.44 14.91 23.31 13.69 4.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.93 3.06 4.44 4.30 11.33 5.33 7.32 11.95 9.57 5.03 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean.............................................. 1,049 1,315 1,095 1,520 1,361 1,604 1,467 1,374 1,088 762 

 Share ............................................. 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 2.0 1.6 

 SE.................................................. 23.55 37.89 45.17 57.03 121.88 94.69 70.84 97.79 73.14 21.28 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.25 2.88 4.12 3.75 8.96 5.90 4.83 7.12 6.72 2.79 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean.............................................. 515 629 532 705 578 728 731 724 562 389 

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

 SE.................................................. 12.13 16.42 22.34 27.27 55.14 36.86 45.46 47.34 55.75 14.29 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 2.61 4.20 3.87 9.55 5.07 6.22 6.54 9.92 3.67 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out of town 

 trips 

 Mean.............................................. 69 99 85 106 105 111 99 138 54 42 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.18 4.94 6.25 8.23 20.63 12.42 11.17 33.55 9.70 2.69 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.58 4.99 7.34 7.76 19.59 11.15 11.32 24.35 18.11 6.45 

 Food away from home 

 Mean.............................................. 3,030 3,897 3,338 4,473 3,585 4,713 4,543 3,726 2,302 2,208 

 Share ............................................. 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.6 

 SE.................................................. 64.84 115.02 117.96 207.90 359.01 219.82 361.45 404.22 159.83 64.01 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.14 2.95 3.53 4.65 10.01 4.66 7.96 10.85 6.94 2.90 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean.............................................. 554 656 764 599 614 609 578 399 316 474 

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

 SE.................................................. 23.09 32.58 55.85 47.62 143.88 50.60 78.00 52.22 61.95 33.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.17 4.96 7.31 7.95 23.43 8.31 13.50 13.09 19.60 6.96 

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, 2021 — 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.............................................. 22,624 27,549 24,811 30,344 32,660 31,235 27,884 26,922 20,668 17,899 

 Share ............................................. 33.8 31.7 32.6 30.9 37.1 30.3 29.1 31.9 38.1 37.2 

 SE.................................................. 306.96 487.63 647.83 560.50 1,184.58 907.20 652.52 1,672.23 668.38 239.66 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.36 1.77 2.61 1.85 3.63 2.90 2.34 6.21 3.23 1.34 

 Shelter 

 Mean.............................................. 13,258 15,440 13,854 17,075 17,415 18,214 15,266 14,957 11,673 11,254 

 Share ............................................. 19.8 17.8 18.2 17.4 19.8 17.7 15.9 17.7 21.5 23.4 

 SE.................................................. 217.71 321.20 408.70 372.20 670.21 621.50 484.68 1,503.60 406.77 179.53 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.64 2.08 2.95 2.18 3.85 3.41 3.17 10.05 3.48 1.60 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean.............................................. 7,591 10,761 9,696 11,900 11,331 12,783 10,926 10,181 4,399 4,772 

 Share ............................................. 11.3 12.4 12.8 12.1 12.9 12.4 11.4 12.1 8.1 9.9 

 SE.................................................. 159.67 263.55 382.60 318.50 673.01 531.42 449.81 1,351.78 326.49 142.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.10 2.45 3.95 2.68 5.94 4.16 4.12 13.28 7.42 2.98 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean.............................................. 2,781 4,097 3,065 4,975 5,235 5,512 4,072 4,924 2,132 1,540 

 Share ............................................. 4.2 4.7 4.0 5.1 5.9 5.3 4.3 5.8 3.9 3.2 

 SE.................................................. 77.89 152.92 203.21 154.75 319.10 235.01 226.44 1,044.41 212.24 59.37 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.80 3.73 6.63 3.11 6.09 4.26 5.56 21.21 9.96 3.86 

 Property taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 2,475 3,501 3,366 3,744 3,029 4,027 3,706 2,826 1,191 1,589 

 Share ............................................. 3.7 4.0 4.4 3.8 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.3 2.2 3.3 

 SE.................................................. 46.56 74.74 91.45 113.56 190.74 201.41 138.44 195.28 93.95 49.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.88 2.13 2.72 3.03 6.30 5.00 3.74 6.91 7.89 3.14 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other 

 expenses 

 Mean.............................................. 2,335 3,163 3,266 3,181 3,066 3,245 3,149 2,431 1,076 1,643 

 Share ............................................. 3.5 3.6 4.3 3.2 3.5 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.0 3.4 

 SE.................................................. 76.76 114.54 185.15 182.34 495.64 317.53 270.36 315.05 135.95 82.32 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 3.62 5.67 5.73 16.16 9.79 8.59 12.96 12.64 5.01 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean.............................................. 4,684 3,159 2,533 3,670 5,290 3,806 2,645 3,791 6,796 5,980 

 Share ............................................. 7.0 3.6 3.3 3.7 6.0 3.7 2.8 4.5 12.5 12.4 

 SE.................................................. 63.46 97.39 148.09 175.22 438.51 283.27 245.04 471.90 367.22 104.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.35 3.08 5.85 4.77 8.29 7.44 9.26 12.45 5.40 1.74 

 Other lodging 

 Mean.............................................. 983 1,520 1,624 1,504 794 1,625 1,695 986 478 502 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.7 2.1 1.5 .9 1.6 1.8 1.2 .9 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 37.39 74.49 90.61 109.31 100.82 162.45 225.27 302.66 73.16 27.28 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.80 4.90 5.58 7.27 12.70 10.00 13.29 30.71 15.31 5.43 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean.............................................. 4,223 5,234 4,731 5,606 4,390 5,587 6,255 5,976 3,905 3,253 

 Share ............................................. 6.3 6.0 6.2 5.7 5.0 5.4 6.5 7.1 7.2 6.8 

 SE.................................................. 45.01 63.20 75.05 78.81 115.82 119.11 100.57 154.35 107.51 47.45 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.07 1.21 1.59 1.41 2.64 2.13 1.61 2.58 2.75 1.46 

 Natural gas 

 Mean.............................................. 447 547 511 581 475 563 660 562 396 353 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.30 19.33 22.83 25.68 39.77 22.70 41.33 33.49 28.73 14.58 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.42 3.53 4.47 4.42 8.38 4.03 6.26 5.96 7.25 4.13 

 Electricity 

 Mean.............................................. 1,551 1,851 1,693 1,954 1,621 1,951 2,129 2,167 1,487 1,260 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.6 2.7 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 23.48 30.82 35.46 36.18 56.36 44.35 49.47 75.91 52.47 23.18 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.51 1.67 2.10 1.85 3.48 2.27 2.32 3.50 3.53 1.84 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean.............................................. 122 174 191 156 120 158 172 173 38 79 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.40 15.42 22.13 24.17 42.70 37.99 27.19 45.87 27.58 9.04 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.55 8.88 11.56 15.46 35.50 24.01 15.81 26.57 73.46 11.49 

 Telephone services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,409 1,775 1,528 1,978 1,429 1,968 2,274 2,013 1,470 1,038 

 Share ............................................. 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.2 

 SE.................................................. 16.52 24.02 27.34 30.73 58.05 43.03 56.40 73.57 62.12 17.64 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.17 1.35 1.79 1.55 4.06 2.19 2.48 3.65 4.23 1.70 

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, 2021 — 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.............................................. 165 196 250 144 63 128 208 200 77 143 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.94 7.98 11.90 8.31 12.23 11.28 13.64 21.50 10.06 4.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.99 4.06 4.77 5.78 19.50 8.84 6.55 10.73 13.10 3.45 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean.............................................. 1,244 1,579 1,279 1,834 1,366 1,841 2,065 1,812 1,393 895 

 Share ............................................. 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.6 1.9 

 SE.................................................. 16.05 22.96 27.37 28.97 56.83 37.58 55.85 71.52 61.87 16.62 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.29 1.45 2.14 1.58 4.16 2.04 2.70 3.95 4.44 1.86 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean.............................................. 695 887 807 937 745 947 1,021 1,062 514 523 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.84 22.15 28.56 26.07 36.88 31.45 41.60 52.73 27.18 14.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.28 2.50 3.54 2.78 4.95 3.32 4.08 4.96 5.29 2.70 

 Household operations 

 Mean.............................................. 1,638 2,207 1,695 2,801 6,023 2,565 1,484 1,643 1,560 1,082 

 Share ............................................. 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.9 6.8 2.5 1.5 1.9 2.9 2.2 

 SE.................................................. 40.44 80.44 73.61 125.93 498.83 167.09 68.61 138.51 103.60 34.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.47 3.64 4.34 4.50 8.28 6.51 4.62 8.43 6.64 3.18 

 Personal services 

 Mean.............................................. 377 632 90 1,213 4,556 836 41 326 599 101 

 Share ............................................. .6 .7 .1 1.2 5.2 .8 ( 3 ) .4 1.1 .2 

 SE.................................................. 22.65 47.53 28.75 88.84 434.35 100.18 10.95 100.01 83.81 13.85 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.00 7.52 31.80 7.32 9.53 11.99 26.70 30.65 13.98 13.72 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean.............................................. 1,261 1,575 1,605 1,588 1,467 1,730 1,443 1,316 961 981 

 Share ............................................. 1.9 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.0 

 SE.................................................. 28.60 51.30 62.69 72.92 107.01 127.34 67.18 100.36 54.21 30.17 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.27 3.26 3.91 4.59 7.30 7.36 4.66 7.62 5.64 3.07 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 803 1,030 937 1,119 1,021 1,036 1,290 1,046 691 576 

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

 SE.................................................. 26.45 48.18 50.31 87.79 133.43 80.60 194.64 122.63 78.70 31.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 4.68 5.37 7.84 13.08 7.78 15.09 11.73 11.38 5.55 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 178 204 172 228 166 241 237 242 235 145 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.68 10.90 12.34 17.25 28.32 22.22 29.12 42.19 35.47 11.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.74 5.35 7.19 7.58 17.10 9.24 12.29 17.42 15.09 8.23 

 Other household products 

 Mean.............................................. 514 695 615 773 733 688 919 697 377 338 

 Share ............................................. .8 .8 .8 .8 .8 .7 1.0 .8 .7 .7 

 SE.................................................. 23.41 42.95 42.88 84.85 124.73 72.39 187.08 104.47 50.04 24.34 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.56 6.18 6.97 10.97 17.01 10.51 20.35 15.00 13.27 7.20 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean.............................................. 111 132 150 119 122 107 134 107 79 92 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.74 8.58 12.62 10.50 27.22 13.34 18.93 25.44 22.78 8.30 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.19 6.52 8.43 8.86 22.36 12.43 14.13 23.82 28.69 9.01 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 2,701 3,638 3,595 3,743 3,811 3,832 3,588 3,300 2,838 1,735 

 Share ............................................. 4.0 4.2 4.7 3.8 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.9 5.2 3.6 

 SE.................................................. 88.86 168.00 314.53 164.72 362.43 242.52 194.97 327.92 309.24 62.67 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 4.62 8.75 4.40 9.51 6.33 5.43 9.94 10.90 3.61 

 Household textiles 

 Mean.............................................. 122 150 158 134 81 143 144 188 103 94 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.59 13.11 19.30 19.66 18.07 34.51 33.28 33.01 46.08 11.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.06 8.76 12.20 14.68 22.41 24.10 23.11 17.60 44.67 12.09 

 Furniture 

 Mean.............................................. 716 935 847 1,030 1,055 1,091 929 886 1,186 448 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 2.2 .9 

 SE.................................................. 25.13 45.86 60.81 78.79 176.11 129.89 104.21 178.25 182.86 27.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.51 4.90 7.18 7.65 16.69 11.90 11.21 20.13 15.42 6.14 

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, 2021 — 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.............................................. 33 45 43 46 70 45 36 42 43 21 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.56 6.13 9.18 8.23 18.46 14.30 7.19 14.57 15.55 3.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.71 13.77 21.25 17.79 26.23 31.85 20.08 34.80 36.56 16.20 

 Major appliances 

 Mean.............................................. 464 644 619 659 597 677 664 710 345 296 

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

 SE.................................................. 19.56 36.51 57.51 46.24 96.43 83.38 79.23 147.99 69.47 22.70 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.22 5.67 9.30 7.02 16.14 12.31 11.92 20.85 20.16 7.67 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean.............................................. 142 173 158 186 153 203 177 179 104 114 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.71 10.33 18.07 15.08 33.69 20.46 22.44 23.24 12.77 6.65 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.02 5.98 11.40 8.12 21.97 10.10 12.69 13.01 12.25 5.82 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 1,225 1,691 1,769 1,688 1,854 1,673 1,637 1,297 1,058 761 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 1.9 2.3 1.7 2.1 1.6 1.7 1.5 2.0 1.6 

 SE.................................................. 67.64 136.06 274.31 94.87 243.79 124.64 148.32 160.66 148.67 41.58 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.52 8.05 15.50 5.62 13.15 7.45 9.06 12.39 14.05 5.46 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,754 2,186 1,421 2,876 2,424 3,111 2,747 2,502 2,261 1,242 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 2.5 1.9 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.0 4.2 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 70.81 117.62 70.34 243.53 239.70 387.77 316.14 281.36 274.24 67.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.04 5.38 4.95 8.47 9.89 12.47 11.51 11.24 12.13 5.42 

 Men and boys 

 Mean.............................................. 424 539 344 696 527 802 614 713 526 291 

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

 SE.................................................. 18.95 31.87 30.01 56.39 88.93 88.40 91.86 160.39 114.65 32.88 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.47 5.91 8.72 8.10 16.86 11.02 14.95 22.50 21.78 11.31 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean.............................................. 310 381 317 418 382 361 519 509 153 253 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.07 25.55 29.03 37.93 71.15 52.74 73.87 126.89 44.03 26.30 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.19 6.71 9.16 9.08 18.64 14.62 14.23 24.92 28.77 10.38 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean.............................................. 114 158 27 279 146 441 95 204 373 37 

 Share ............................................. .2 .2 ( 3 ) .3 .2 .4 .1 .2 .7 .1 

 SE.................................................. 10.58 20.32 7.57 38.74 42.85 73.78 27.79 77.43 95.63 10.49 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.27 12.84 27.93 13.91 29.39 16.73 29.17 38.03 25.61 28.11 

 Women and girls 

 Mean.............................................. 659 810 581 1,026 677 1,084 1,099 857 914 470 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 .9 .8 1.0 .8 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.7 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 32.74 50.40 42.41 105.48 83.44 140.12 154.04 115.33 124.19 32.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.97 6.23 7.30 10.28 12.33 12.92 14.02 13.46 13.58 6.89 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean.............................................. 549 660 560 753 546 692 940 693 620 422 

 Share ............................................. .8 .8 .7 .8 .6 .7 1.0 .8 1.1 .9 

 SE.................................................. 26.89 41.74 41.89 81.33 72.62 108.64 134.21 128.57 94.82 30.57 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.90 6.32 7.48 10.80 13.29 15.69 14.27 18.56 15.30 7.23 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean.............................................. 110 149 21 273 130 392 159 164 295 48 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.77 18.94 4.09 41.69 40.82 68.50 56.81 56.66 58.61 12.78 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.67 12.70 19.66 15.29 31.37 17.47 35.77 34.58 19.90 26.71 

 Children under 2 

 Mean.............................................. 66 98 32 163 593 113 38 102 156 22 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.37 11.93 8.13 23.26 78.94 34.73 12.28 39.16 50.31 4.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 11.11 12.15 25.44 14.29 13.30 30.72 32.16 38.51 32.23 22.16 

 Footwear 

 Mean.............................................. 336 402 246 535 381 573 549 510 480 249 

 Share ............................................. .5 .5 .3 .5 .4 .6 .6 .6 .9 .5 

 SE.................................................. 17.38 25.41 22.05 47.92 109.41 60.32 106.15 91.36 117.72 21.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.17 6.32 8.98 8.95 28.73 10.52 19.34 17.92 24.51 8.57 

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, 2021 — 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.............................................. 269 338 218 456 246 538 447 321 184 209 

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

 SE.................................................. 34.61 69.10 18.80 145.14 74.98 267.66 128.90 105.83 31.69 23.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 12.86 20.47 8.62 31.80 30.50 49.73 28.85 32.94 17.24 11.11 

 Transportation 

 Mean.............................................. 10,961 14,241 11,143 17,153 14,212 18,178 17,188 14,990 9,292 7,874 

 Share ............................................. 16.4 16.4 14.7 17.5 16.2 17.6 17.9 17.7 17.1 16.4 

 SE.................................................. 269.00 438.48 416.10 712.34 1,461.39 1,069.50 839.12 1,154.16 876.09 281.92 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.45 3.08 3.73 4.15 10.28 5.88 4.88 7.70 9.43 3.58 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean.............................................. 4,828 6,448 4,550 8,326 6,937 9,449 7,426 6,347 3,907 3,314 

 Share ............................................. 7.2 7.4 6.0 8.5 7.9 9.2 7.8 7.5 7.2 6.9 

 SE.................................................. 249.48 411.22 399.08 651.31 1,383.52 1,024.86 765.59 1,205.13 761.78 260.84 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.17 6.38 8.77 7.82 19.94 10.85 10.31 18.99 19.50 7.87 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean.............................................. 2,210 3,342 2,536 4,132 2,579 5,118 3,515 3,344 1,019 1,209 

 Share ............................................. 3.3 3.8 3.3 4.2 2.9 5.0 3.7 4.0 1.9 2.5 

 SE.................................................. 184.47 337.36 402.13 492.45 824.34 817.40 604.73 1,070.10 440.98 216.85 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.35 10.09 15.85 11.92 31.96 15.97 17.20 32.01 43.26 17.93 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean.............................................. 2,555 3,006 1,889 4,126 4,290 4,255 3,857 2,856 2,867 2,073 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 3.5 2.5 4.2 4.9 4.1 4.0 3.4 5.3 4.3 

 SE.................................................. 134.33 237.16 190.81 450.70 1,088.55 615.11 524.65 594.09 686.63 171.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.26 7.89 10.10 10.92 25.37 14.46 13.60 20.80 23.95 8.29 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean.............................................. 63 99 124 67 68 77 54 148 21 31 

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

 SE.................................................. 13.37 25.83 45.61 19.20 50.85 30.02 33.52 144.51 20.92 10.92 

 CV(%) ............................................ 21.24 26.00 36.84 28.50 75.33 39.21 61.98 97.52 101.78 34.95 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean.............................................. 2,148 2,765 2,185 3,253 2,730 3,211 3,582 3,253 1,965 1,553 

 Share ............................................. 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.2 

 SE.................................................. 26.22 34.80 34.64 56.61 123.21 77.56 100.80 152.22 95.51 31.30 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.22 1.26 1.59 1.74 4.51 2.42 2.81 4.68 4.86 2.02 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean.............................................. 3,534 4,448 3,882 4,950 4,121 4,758 5,645 4,767 3,003 2,679 

 Share ............................................. 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.6 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.6 

 SE.................................................. 55.68 77.25 67.87 110.33 220.41 152.49 170.70 317.04 158.28 57.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.58 1.74 1.75 2.23 5.35 3.20 3.02 6.65 5.27 2.15 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean.............................................. 272 381 290 455 410 471 455 470 273 164 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.57 12.90 20.91 16.38 40.88 29.42 27.73 55.32 29.24 6.29 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.78 3.39 7.21 3.60 9.96 6.24 6.09 11.77 10.73 3.84 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean.............................................. 975 1,220 1,155 1,284 1,084 1,258 1,419 1,208 784 750 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6 

 SE.................................................. 23.19 34.92 47.08 48.89 134.13 75.41 90.23 134.37 79.43 26.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.38 2.86 4.08 3.81 12.38 5.99 6.36 11.12 10.13 3.52 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean.............................................. 760 1,001 884 1,139 1,042 1,171 1,142 860 507 546 

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

 SE.................................................. 37.11 60.51 60.85 83.39 124.17 104.00 131.54 156.68 61.62 29.67 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.89 6.04 6.88 7.32 11.92 8.88 11.52 18.23 12.16 5.43 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean.............................................. 1,528 1,847 1,553 2,072 1,586 1,858 2,629 2,230 1,440 1,220 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.8 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.5 

 SE.................................................. 23.73 31.43 31.06 39.94 65.25 45.00 88.07 135.08 99.82 26.85 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.55 1.70 2.00 1.93 4.12 2.42 3.35 6.06 6.93 2.20 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean.............................................. 452 580 527 625 424 759 535 623 416 327 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.92 27.98 33.29 52.64 71.51 80.23 89.39 117.58 75.34 18.59 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.53 4.82 6.32 8.43 16.87 10.57 16.72 18.88 18.10 5.68 

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, 2021 — 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.............................................. 5,452 7,507 7,934 7,095 6,138 6,956 7,794 7,442 2,881 3,672 

 Share ............................................. 8.1 8.6 10.4 7.2 7.0 6.7 8.1 8.8 5.3 7.6 

 SE.................................................. 82.52 141.70 180.09 212.87 383.55 272.39 243.85 415.11 174.67 77.53 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.51 1.89 2.27 3.00 6.25 3.92 3.13 5.58 6.06 2.11 

 Health insurance 

 Mean.............................................. 3,704 5,159 5,539 4,774 4,153 4,628 5,302 5,229 1,819 2,453 

 Share ............................................. 5.5 5.9 7.3 4.9 4.7 4.5 5.5 6.2 3.4 5.1 

 SE.................................................. 48.35 88.37 109.54 149.32 274.42 194.29 198.79 320.34 115.39 38.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.31 1.71 1.98 3.13 6.61 4.20 3.75 6.13 6.34 1.58 

 Medical services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,070 1,457 1,384 1,557 1,362 1,606 1,588 1,282 690 724 

 Share ............................................. 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.5 

 SE.................................................. 51.23 88.04 115.28 100.05 170.59 154.46 143.31 191.27 85.39 53.89 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.79 6.04 8.33 6.43 12.53 9.62 9.03 14.92 12.37 7.44 

 Drugs 

 Mean.............................................. 498 661 771 553 480 499 673 661 246 357 

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

 SE.................................................. 14.23 23.76 40.54 36.54 121.93 43.59 54.94 74.74 40.00 14.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.86 3.59 5.26 6.61 25.40 8.73 8.16 11.32 16.27 4.15 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 181 230 240 212 144 223 231 270 126 137 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.51 12.45 19.76 16.45 26.52 20.69 26.46 45.56 21.62 9.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.71 5.42 8.23 7.77 18.46 9.28 11.45 16.86 17.17 6.65 

 Entertainment 

 Mean.............................................. 3,568 5,074 4,714 5,645 3,792 7,166 4,406 3,748 2,381 2,179 

 Share ............................................. 5.3 5.8 6.2 5.8 4.3 6.9 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 

 SE.................................................. 138.54 288.02 351.05 513.26 361.76 1,019.13 451.86 470.55 149.36 81.65 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.88 5.68 7.45 9.09 9.54 14.22 10.25 12.55 6.27 3.75 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean.............................................. 654 977 664 1,367 680 1,996 811 483 605 335 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 1.1 .9 1.4 .8 1.9 .8 .6 1.1 .7 

 SE.................................................. 43.16 88.52 39.54 173.54 90.80 340.89 87.03 90.55 114.44 21.90 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.60 9.06 5.96 12.70 13.35 17.08 10.74 18.73 18.91 6.54 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,020 1,212 1,208 1,222 1,134 1,243 1,251 1,192 862 846 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.8 

 SE.................................................. 18.97 29.23 40.66 37.10 181.91 51.48 43.92 72.70 61.46 19.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.86 2.41 3.37 3.04 16.04 4.14 3.51 6.10 7.13 2.26 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 969 1,281 1,236 1,323 1,202 1,644 913 1,279 560 692 

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

 SE.................................................. 55.09 89.73 132.60 111.23 191.70 226.60 109.02 338.30 80.13 54.36 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.68 7.00 10.73 8.41 15.95 13.78 11.94 26.44 14.32 7.86 

 Pets 

 Mean.............................................. 770 1,023 1,052 983 575 1,301 711 1,065 321 560 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 .7 1.3 .7 1.3 .6 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 50.79 86.22 123.92 106.57 126.98 222.19 89.39 330.36 45.50 47.29 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.59 8.43 11.78 10.84 22.10 17.07 12.57 31.02 14.19 8.45 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 199 258 184 340 627 343 202 214 239 132 

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

 SE.................................................. 15.48 18.45 26.30 33.03 132.84 54.60 56.41 71.55 57.88 24.97 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.79 7.14 14.29 9.71 21.17 15.93 27.97 33.39 24.23 18.96 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean.............................................. 925 1,603 1,606 1,734 776 2,284 1,432 794 354 307 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.8 2.1 1.8 .9 2.2 1.5 .9 .7 .6 

 SE.................................................. 122.57 252.72 298.00 466.62 133.62 917.97 373.50 266.32 63.13 41.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 13.26 15.77 18.55 26.92 17.22 40.19 26.09 33.54 17.83 13.46 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean.............................................. 771 978 887 1,085 893 1,097 1,164 865 807 554 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 18.94 33.97 30.94 57.01 72.50 84.22 87.53 92.15 53.07 17.70 

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, 2021 — 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(%) ............................................ 2.46 3.47 3.49 5.25 8.12 7.67 7.52 10.65 6.57 3.19 

 Reading 

 Mean.............................................. 114 145 168 116 102 140 89 174 69 88 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.22 10.13 13.29 9.73 16.01 15.31 15.33 48.26 16.03 6.83 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.45 7.01 7.91 8.36 15.67 10.97 17.25 27.79 23.08 7.75 

 Education 

 Mean.............................................. 1,226 1,815 1,131 2,607 752 2,582 3,589 1,077 878 675 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 2.1 1.5 2.7 .9 2.5 3.7 1.3 1.6 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 74.00 132.89 145.04 258.12 150.37 354.30 507.90 296.39 122.22 67.93 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.03 7.32 12.83 9.90 19.99 13.72 14.15 27.53 13.93 10.07 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 341 321 303 292 247 309 293 602 279 369 

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

 SE.................................................. 12.33 16.06 21.95 26.49 81.46 35.38 33.51 73.61 29.10 17.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.61 5.01 7.24 9.08 32.95 11.43 11.45 12.22 10.44 4.72 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean.............................................. 986 1,184 1,043 1,312 1,406 1,220 1,392 1,257 1,040 782 

 Share ............................................. 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.6 

 SE.................................................. 81.14 144.28 90.50 240.56 667.63 353.62 330.44 214.05 148.57 46.05 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.23 12.18 8.68 18.34 47.48 28.97 23.75 17.03 14.28 5.89 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean.............................................. 2,415 3,425 3,875 3,176 1,324 3,837 3,177 2,245 1,099 1,547 

 Share ............................................. 3.6 3.9 5.1 3.2 1.5 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.0 3.2 

 SE.................................................. 163.87 315.05 385.75 527.85 241.94 977.15 549.75 512.03 267.11 99.65 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.79 9.20 9.96 16.62 18.28 25.47 17.30 22.80 24.31 6.44 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean.............................................. 7,873 11,306 8,991 13,641 13,402 14,131 13,062 10,907 4,538 4,808 

 Share ............................................. 11.8 13.0 11.8 13.9 15.2 13.7 13.6 12.9 8.4 10.0 

 SE.................................................. 138.50 253.51 298.86 393.34 729.58 534.75 516.11 791.54 243.65 103.20 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.76 2.24 3.32 2.88 5.44 3.78 3.95 7.26 5.37 2.15 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean.............................................. 473 731 687 786 478 868 825 661 267 239 

 Share ............................................. .7 .8 .9 .8 .5 .8 .9 .8 .5 .5 

 SE.................................................. 18.97 36.45 45.18 60.12 54.98 90.63 93.24 68.42 57.27 11.37 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.01 4.99 6.58 7.65 11.50 10.44 11.30 10.36 21.41 4.76 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean.............................................. 7,400 10,575 8,305 12,856 12,924 13,263 12,236 10,246 4,270 4,569 

 Share ............................................. 11.1 12.2 10.9 13.1 14.7 12.9 12.8 12.1 7.9 9.5 

 SE.................................................. 128.91 235.45 288.85 364.66 700.27 505.56 490.79 762.48 227.53 102.29 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.74 2.23 3.48 2.84 5.42 3.81 4.01 7.44 5.33 2.24 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean.............................................. $87,432 $121,829 $104,638 $138,315 $128,546 $139,933 $141,002 $124,088 $49,811 $57,157 

 SE.................................................. 1,243.71 2,392.26 2,435.27 3,533.85 5,903.48 5,215.75 4,865.96 7,731.09 2,353.24 884.48 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.42 1.96 2.33 2.55 4.59 3.73 3.45 6.23 4.72 1.55 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean.............................................. 67,409 96,022 70,819 120,239 122,262 121,506 117,385 99,059 38,700 41,955 

 Share ............................................. 77.1 78.8 67.7 86.9 95.1 86.8 83.3 79.8 77.7 73.4 

 SE.................................................. 964.08 1,862.06 2,065.91 2,659.09 5,833.55 3,894.17 3,706.46 6,652.44 1,974.68 852.40 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.43 1.94 2.92 2.21 4.77 3.20 3.16 6.72 5.10 2.03 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean.............................................. 6,085 9,079 7,210 10,984 4,190 13,229 11,245 8,636 3,883 3,338 

 Share ............................................. 7.0 7.5 6.9 7.9 3.3 9.5 8.0 7.0 7.8 5.8 

 SE.................................................. 424.47 779.94 862.55 1,217.73 961.94 1,868.59 1,679.50 1,599.13 1,082.64 262.60 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.98 8.59 11.96 11.09 22.96 14.12 14.94 18.52 27.88 7.87 

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, 2021 — 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.............................................. 9,632 11,808 20,629 3,155 295 1,267 7,328 11,827 1,264 8,338 

 Share ............................................. 11.0 9.7 19.7 2.3 .2 .9 5.2 9.5 2.5 14.6 

 SE.................................................. 159.93 303.68 695.85 356.55 132.62 410.69 837.31 973.34 257.20 215.27 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.66 2.57 3.37 11.30 44.93 32.42 11.43 8.23 20.34 2.58 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, and other 

 property income 

 Mean.............................................. 2,279 3,257 4,544 2,223 779 2,304 2,847 1,864 500 1,492 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 2.7 4.3 1.6 .6 1.6 2.0 1.5 1.0 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 207.05 401.79 603.81 560.21 236.90 1,011.82 596.69 846.19 268.60 148.25 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.08 12.34 13.29 25.20 30.42 43.92 20.96 45.41 53.68 9.94 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean.............................................. 590 376 198 461 134 530 528 929 2,017 655 

 Share ............................................. .7 .3 .2 .3 .1 .4 .4 .7 4.0 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 25.39 28.09 27.12 44.34 37.89 59.11 92.47 148.36 185.80 45.98 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.30 7.47 13.68 9.63 28.32 11.15 17.51 15.97 9.21 7.02 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean.............................................. 1,101 1,088 1,089 1,010 789 877 1,314 1,565 2,455 973 

 Share ............................................. 1.3 .9 1.0 .7 .6 .6 .9 1.3 4.9 1.7 

 SE.................................................. 80.12 117.59 212.41 112.79 203.87 139.92 219.28 296.87 350.74 84.68 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.28 10.80 19.51 11.17 25.83 15.95 16.69 18.97 14.29 8.70 

 Other income 

 Mean.............................................. 336 198 149 244 97 219 354 209 992 406 

 Share ............................................. .4 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .3 .2 2.0 .7 

 SE.................................................. 34.06 31.03 22.12 55.05 56.14 68.75 127.66 128.83 360.54 67.70 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.12 15.68 14.82 22.57 57.64 31.37 36.03 61.51 36.35 16.68 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean.............................................. 8,689 13,566 12,740 15,444 14,303 15,472 15,988 7,020 -2,175 4,971 

 Share ............................................. 9.9 11.1 12.2 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.3 5.7 -4.4 8.7 

 SE.................................................. 369.91 694.06 715.57 1,029.42 1,622.54 1,618.13 1,605.18 2,033.99 649.37 287.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.26 5.12 5.62 6.67 11.34 10.46 10.04 28.97 -29.85 5.77 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 8,561 12,768 11,981 14,257 12,887 14,477 14,643 8,374 -210 5,292 

 Share ............................................. 9.8 10.5 11.5 10.3 10.0 10.3 10.4 6.7 -.4 9.3 

 SE.................................................. 285.72 543.86 567.13 809.94 1,368.39 1,333.20 1,015.70 1,562.85 435.10 234.27 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.34 4.26 4.73 5.68 10.62 9.21 6.94 18.66 -207.18 4.43 

 Stimulus payment 

 Mean.............................................. -2,542 -3,188 -2,336 -3,774 -3,101 -4,000 -3,795 -4,714 -3,115 -1,840 

 Share ............................................. -2.9 -2.6 -2.2 -2.7 -2.4 -2.9 -2.7 -3.8 -6.3 -3.2 

 SE.................................................. 43.52 68.73 60.61 112.67 225.28 201.76 229.93 372.95 222.90 53.16 

 CV(%) ............................................ -1.71 -2.16 -2.59 -2.99 -7.26 -5.04 -6.06 -7.91 -7.16 -2.89 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 2,564 3,808 3,008 4,677 4,426 4,906 4,477 3,286 1,114 1,479 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.2 2.6 2.2 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 106.78 171.06 174.90 235.10 315.66 357.46 269.80 389.29 136.66 66.67 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.16 4.49 5.82 5.03 7.13 7.29 6.03 11.85 12.27 4.51 

 Other taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 105 178 88 284 92 89 662 74 35 40 

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

 SE.................................................. 65.45 137.87 21.90 296.62 40.16 20.66 898.59 34.62 12.81 7.87 

 CV(%) ............................................ 62.21 77.42 25.02 104.47 43.82 23.30 135.66 47.02 36.08 19.65 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 78,743 108,262 91,898 122,872 114,243 124,460 125,014 117,068 51,987 52,186 

 Share ............................................. 90.1 88.9 87.8 88.8 88.9 88.9 88.7 94.3 104.4 91.3 

 SE.................................................. 956.65 1,823.47 1,832.56 2,741.77 4,392.83 3,830.43 3,866.05 5,970.79 1,878.70 776.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.21 1.68 1.99 2.23 3.85 3.08 3.09 5.10 3.61 1.49 

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, 2021 — 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.............................................. $16,089 $23,272 $43,945 $3,124 -$10,176 -$3,890 $19,994 $22,522 $153 $10,606 

 SE.................................................. 3,165.60 5,989.54 10,814.44 7,782.99 17,852.15 9,392.91 13,403.58 10,673.56 7,380.26 2,477.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 19.68 25.74 24.61 249.16 -175.43 -241.45 67.04 47.39 4,820.13 23.36 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean.............................................. 39,962 58,990 69,004 50,705 59,583 44,139 55,571 49,588 24,247 22,684 

 SE.................................................. 2,729.57 5,376.05 10,398.27 5,425.44 13,070.20 7,630.80 11,792.16 13,747.91 6,776.02 2,377.98 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.83 9.11 15.07 10.70 21.94 17.29 21.22 27.72 27.95 10.48 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean.............................................. 23,873 35,718 25,059 47,581 69,759 48,029 35,576 27,066 24,094 12,078 

 SE.................................................. 1,479.93 2,561.65 3,540.27 4,683.76 17,010.90 6,476.71 6,376.47 9,008.52 7,498.46 1,539.65 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.20 7.17 14.13 9.84 24.39 13.49 17.92 33.28 31.12 12.75 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean.............................................. 1,004 883 1,116 753 489 624 1,072 283 909 1,133 

 SE.................................................. 241.12 259.03 481.05 290.20 190.52 143.09 825.81 113.52 400.65 432.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 24.03 29.32 43.09 38.55 38.97 22.92 77.03 40.08 44.08 38.15 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean.............................................. -2,621 -3,961 -3,336 -4,664 -4,056 -5,014 -4,472 -3,405 -1,539 -1,401 

 SE.................................................. 68.59 132.89 194.37 229.97 308.68 386.55 315.30 289.10 162.14 55.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ -2.62 -3.36 -5.83 -4.93 -7.61 -7.71 -7.05 -8.49 -10.53 -3.93 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean.............................................. 253,645 357,481 364,671 355,767 287,414 374,914 363,333 324,781 125,354 163,775 

 SE.................................................. 5,791.95 9,063.22 14,939.98 10,036.98 12,422.72 15,817.63 15,288.00 28,937.65 11,155.11 4,730.33 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.28 2.54 4.10 2.82 4.32 4.22 4.21 8.91 8.90 2.89 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean.............................................. 1,265 1,723 1,731 1,739 1,504 1,794 1,779 1,584 705 868 

 SE.................................................. 15.46 26.55 39.09 33.78 62.60 48.96 51.12 92.93 46.65 15.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.22 1.54 2.26 1.94 4.16 2.73 2.87 5.87 6.62 1.73 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 No data reported. 

3

 Value is too small to display. 

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