Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2016-2017

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................................................ 129,775 23,437 27,896 49,841 28,601 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................................ $74,118 $80,741 $69,473 $67,297 $85,107 

 Income after taxes ................................................................................................ 63,890 68,643 60,762 58,827 71,869 

 Age of reference person ................................................................................................ 50.9 52.5 51.2 50.7 49.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................................................ 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 

 Children under 18................................................................................................ .6 .5 .6 .6 .7 

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

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

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 1.6 2.1 1.8 2.1 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

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

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

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................................................ 63 60 67 64 58 

 With mortgage ................................................................................................ 36 33 39 35 37 

 Without mortgage................................................................................................ 27 27 28 29 22 

 Renter ................................................................................................................................ 37 40 33 36 42 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................................................ 13 13 11 19 4 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................................................ 87 87 89 81 96 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................................................13 11 6 13 22 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................................................ 87 89 94 87 78 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................................31 32 32 33 24 

 College ................................................................................................ 66 65 65 63 72 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................................ 88 80 90 89 91 

Average annual expenditures................................................................................................ $58,681 $62,391 $56,114 $53,740 $66,704 

 Food ................................................................................................................................ 7,466 7,611 7,157 6,921 8,571 

 Food at home ................................................................................................ 4,206 4,418 4,028 3,892 4,742 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................................................ 544 594 528 500 596 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................................................ 174 189 165 155 203 

 Bakery products ................................................................................................ 370 404 363 345 393 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................................ 917 977 829 884 1,008 

 Beef ................................................................................................ 249 254 236 240 271 

 Pork ................................................................................................ 175 169 164 178 185 

 Other meats ................................................................................................124 149 135 108 122 

 Poultry ................................................................................................ 179 194 143 178 203 

 Fish and seafood ................................................................................................ 135 157 105 127 158 

 Eggs ................................................................................................ 55 55 46 53 69 

 Dairy products ................................................................................................430 468 435 376 486 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................................................................................ 143 156 136 133 156 

 Other dairy products ................................................................................................ 287 312 299 244 330 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................................................................ 810 891 740 724 958 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................................................ 301 327 276 262 370 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................................................................ 264 304 232 226 326 

 Processed fruits ................................................................................................ 110 122 100 101 127 

 Processed vegetables ................................................................................................ 134 138 131 135 134 

 Other food at home ................................................................................................ 1,505 1,489 1,497 1,407 1,694 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................................................ 149 143 162 136 162 

 Fats and oils ................................................................................................114 127 109 107 121 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................................................................................ 779 750 779 712 916 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................................................ 408 407 396 409 417 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2016-2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips ................................ 55 62 50 43 78 

 Food away from home ................................................................................................ 3,260 3,193 3,130 3,030 3,829 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................................ 521 560 518 421 663 

 Housing ................................................................................................................................ 19,388 22,063 17,408 17,383 22,612 

 Shelter ................................................................................................................................ 11,512 14,006 9,716 9,797 14,210 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................................................ 6,622 8,123 6,165 5,659 7,514 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................................................3,078 3,069 2,689 2,812 3,926 

 Property taxes ................................................................................................ 2,017 3,400 2,082 1,377 1,937 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses ................................ 1,527 1,654 1,393 1,470 1,651 

 Rented dwellings................................................................................................ 4,101 4,820 2,847 3,463 5,845 

 Other lodging ................................................................................................ 790 1,063 704 675 851 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................................................ 3,860 3,999 3,748 3,864 3,847 

 Natural gas ................................................................................................ 368 538 542 208 337 

 Electricity ................................................................................................ 1,432 1,331 1,280 1,664 1,257 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................................................ 91 282 71 42 39 

 Telephone services ................................................................................................ 1,393 1,446 1,335 1,371 1,446 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ................................ 272 388 261 252 224 

 Cellular phone service ................................................................................................ 1,121 1,058 1,074 1,119 1,222 

 Water and other public services ................................................................ 576 403 521 578 768 

 Household operations ................................................................................................ 1,398 1,507 1,241 1,339 1,565 

 Personal services................................................................................................ 448 554 414 426 431 

 Other household expenses ................................................................ 950 953 827 912 1,134 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................................................ 708 683 705 674 788 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................................................ 169 148 177 169 177 

 Other household products ................................................................ 395 386 394 370 447 

 Postage and stationery ................................................................................................ 144 149 134 134 164 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................................................ 1,910 1,867 1,999 1,709 2,203 

 Household textiles................................................................................................ 106 100 109 104 113 

 Furniture ................................................................................................ 488 521 498 444 526 

 Floor coverings ................................................................................................25 35 41 14 22 

 Major appliances ................................................................................................ 282 280 278 274 300 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ................................ 129 116 139 112 158 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................................ 881 815 933 762 1,085 

 Apparel and services ................................................................................................ 1,817 1,951 1,680 1,691 2,054 

 Men and boys ................................................................................................ 435 501 405 394 479 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................................................ 333 383 299 301 379 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................................................ 102 119 106 93 100 

 Women and girls ................................................................................................679 705 631 624 799 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................................................................ 575 611 534 520 680 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................................................ 104 94 97 103 119 

 Children under 2 ................................................................................................ 71 61 66 73 79 

 Footwear ................................................................................................ 383 405 354 358 438 

 Other apparel products and services ................................................................249 279 224 243 259 

 Transportation ................................................................................................ 9,313 8,494 9,058 9,323 10,217 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 3,844 2,951 3,617 4,204 4,170 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................................................................ 1,775 1,396 1,366 2,059 1,988 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................................................................ 2,010 1,519 2,196 2,075 2,117 

 Other vehicles ................................................................................................ 59 36 55 70 65 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................................................1,939 1,665 1,902 1,949 2,180 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................................................................ 2,863 2,914 2,987 2,688 3,004 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................................................................................ 223 180 220 248 219 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................................................................................ 902 841 1,025 794 1,019 

 Vehicle insurance................................................................................................ 1,058 951 946 1,201 1,005 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ................................ 680 942 797 445 762 

 Public and other transportation ................................................................ 667 964 551 482 863 

 Healthcare ................................................................................................ 4,770 4,889 5,111 4,473 4,857 

 Health insurance ................................................................................................ 3,287 3,432 3,471 3,135 3,254 

 Medical services ................................................................................................855 860 946 720 998 

 Drugs ................................................................................................................................ 474 445 523 480 441 

 Medical supplies ................................................................................................154 152 172 138 164 

 Entertainment ................................................................................................ 3,051 2,952 3,182 2,741 3,540 

 Fees and admissions ................................................................................................ 716 838 688 551 927 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ................................................................ 1,028 1,027 997 1,035 1,047 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment................................................................ 805 774 959 699 863 

 Pets ................................................................................................................................ 647 619 794 556 683 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2016-2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ................................................................ 158 156 164 143 179 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ................................ 503 312 539 456 703 

 Personal care products and services ................................................................ 736 729 739 668 854 

 Reading ................................................................................................................................ 112 107 114 95 143 

 Education................................................................................................ 1,410 2,144 1,256 1,088 1,518 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................................................ 335 362 397 336 249 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................................................ 985 1,088 969 779 1,275 

 Cash contributions................................................................................................ 1,977 2,187 1,865 1,773 2,268 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................................................ 6,801 7,254 6,660 6,047 7,882 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................................................ 370 429 404 350 322 

 Pensions and Social Security ................................................................ 6,431 6,825 6,255 5,697 7,560 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................................................................................ $74,118 $80,741 $69,473 $67,297 $85,107 

 Wages and salaries................................................................................................ 57,455 63,334 53,848 52,946 64,012 

 Self-employment income ................................................................................................ 5,387 4,679 4,233 4,440 8,741 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ................................ 8,150 9,156 8,458 7,645 7,908 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income ................................ 1,830 2,020 1,712 1,164 2,953 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................ 489 628 420 443 525 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular contributions for support ................................ 451 456 471 366 575 

 Other income ................................................................................................ 356 469 330 295 394 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ................................................................ 10,228 12,099 8,711 8,470 13,237 

 Federal income taxes ................................................................................................ 8,093 9,233 6,669 6,944 10,549 

 State and local income taxes ................................................................ 2,072 2,800 1,974 1,461 2,637 

 Other taxes ................................................................................................ 63 65 68 66 51 

 Income after taxes ................................................................................................ 63,890 68,643 60,762 58,827 71,869 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities ................................................................ $11,390 $14,693 $12,201 $8,166 $13,508 

 Net change in total assets ................................................................................................ 19,694 22,528 18,151 15,342 26,462 

 Net change in total liabilities ................................................................ 8,305 7,834 5,950 7,175 12,954 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................................................................ 937 1,152 705 516 1,722 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ................................................................ -1,874 -1,989 -1,832 -1,615 -2,270 

 Estimated market value of owned home................................................................ 179,175 201,942 130,445 137,443 280,773 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ................................................................ 994 1,129 847 885 1,217 

 Gifts of goods and services, total ................................................................ 1,177 1,245 1,179 1,027 1,379 

 Food ................................................................................................................................ 81 69 96 76 85 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................................ 13 21 13 7 19 

 Housing ................................................................................................ 236 221 230 231 264 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................................................ 30 27 33 24 37 

 Household textiles................................................................................................8 8 11 7 8 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ................................................................ 21 25 19 20 24 

 Major appliances................................................................................................ 8 9 4 9 9 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares ................................ 14 15 15 11 15 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................................48 53 53 45 45 

 Other housing ................................................................................................129 108 114 135 150 

 Apparel and services ................................................................................................ 196 186 194 189 217 

 Males, 2 and over ................................................................................................ 53 54 54 50 56 

 Females, 2 and over ................................................................................................ 68 67 64 69 72 

 Children under 2 ................................................................................................29 25 29 27 33 

 Other apparel products and services................................................................46 40 47 43 56 

 Jewelry and watches ................................................................................................ 11 11 15 10 10 

 All other apparel products and services ................................................................ 35 29 32 33 46 

 Transportation ................................................................................................ 121 87 107 104 195 

 Healthcare ................................................................................................ 24 21 20 28 25 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2016-2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Entertainment ................................................................................................ 97 86 110 79 122 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles ................................................................ 41 40 50 34 46 

 Other entertainment ................................................................................................ 55 47 59 45 76 

 Personal care products and services ................................................................ 12 11 14 11 13 

 Reading ................................................................................................ 4 3 4 3 4 

 Education ................................................................................................ 295 442 285 224 306 

 All other gifts ................................................................................................ 97 98 105 73 130 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018