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

2018

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) ................................ 131,439 13,169 13,164 13,156 13,159 13,117 13,079 13,124 13,097 13,207 13,167 

Lower limit ................................................................................................ n.a. n.a. $12,103 $21,293 $31,057 $41,490 $54,407 $70,367 $88,821 $116,626 $166,633 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $5,724 $16,848 $26,306 $36,167 $47,738 $62,083 $79,250 $101,729 $138,383 $271,773 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 174.18 170.39 252.88 218.83 347.33 508.54 400.48 585.12 741.67 7,852.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 3.04 1.01 .96 .61 .73 .82 .51 .58 .54 2.89 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 5,947 17,445 26,592 35,805 45,489 56,950 71,072 88,835 117,022 207,024 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 176.67 182.11 273.19 227.82 365.82 518.45 441.31 644.47 708.97 4,781.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 2.97 1.04 1.03 .64 .80 .91 .62 .73 .61 2.31 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 511 48.0 59.4 56.6 53.7 51.0 48.8 48.1 47.7 48.4 49.4 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 

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

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

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 .5 .5 .7 .9 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.1 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 .9 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 40 34 44 44 47 49 51 52 54 58 

 Women................................................................................................ 53 60 66 56 56 53 51 49 48 46 42 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 32 50 54 58 60 62 69 75 84 90 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 37 11 14 17 23 32 36 48 55 63 71 

 Without mortgage ................................................................26 21 36 38 35 28 26 21 20 21 19 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 68 50 46 42 40 38 31 25 16 10 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 21 18 16 14 13 13 12 9 10 6 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 79 82 84 86 87 87 88 91 90 94 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 13 15 13 16 16 16 15 14 12 10 6 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 87 85 87 84 84 84 85 86 88 90 94 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 43 48 43 38 33 27 22 20 16 8 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 51 46 52 59 64 70 76 79 83 92 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 59 74 86 92 94 93 95 96 98 96 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................ $61,224 $25,309 $27,488 $37,164 $42,771 $49,241 $54,223 $64,029 $74,236 $95,056 $142,554 

 SE................................................................ 775.65 933.20 603.07 931.36 1,004.88 888.88 1,232.55 1,182.93 963.11 1,459.94 2,955.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.27 3.69 2.19 2.51 2.35 1.81 2.27 1.85 1.30 1.54 2.07 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,923 4,175 4,045 5,753 5,927 6,697 7,219 8,677 10,026 11,184 15,508 

 Share ................................................................ 12.9 16.5 14.7 15.5 13.9 13.6 13.3 13.6 13.5 11.8 10.9 

 SE................................................................ 107.65 188.47 145.62 282.18 203.27 201.79 241.07 284.70 326.63 266.67 485.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.36 4.51 3.60 4.90 3.43 3.01 3.34 3.28 3.26 2.38 3.13 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,464 2,673 2,746 3,656 3,584 3,875 4,287 4,906 5,255 5,992 7,659 

 Share ................................................................ 7.3 10.6 10.0 9.8 8.4 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.1 6.3 5.4 

 SE................................................................ 63.69 162.00 102.28 174.11 136.73 129.48 170.16 170.20 217.40 204.15 235.63 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.43 6.06 3.73 4.76 3.82 3.34 3.97 3.47 4.14 3.41 3.08 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 569 334 355 474 467 476 547 640 673 769 958 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.22 26.90 17.80 27.37 23.93 20.33 26.63 28.31 41.06 29.64 47.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.97 8.05 5.02 5.77 5.13 4.27 4.87 4.42 6.10 3.85 4.96 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................ 178 107 110 146 143 140 169 195 215 262 290 

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 Survey, 

2018 — 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 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.91 13.50 7.04 10.31 10.74 8.10 9.29 13.38 14.68 13.83 17.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 12.65 6.38 7.07 7.53 5.78 5.49 6.87 6.84 5.28 6.00 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 227 245 328 324 335 378 446 458 507 668 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.65 17.53 15.15 19.97 18.19 14.70 23.08 19.66 29.12 23.60 38.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 7.71 6.20 6.08 5.61 4.38 6.11 4.41 6.35 4.65 5.75 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 961 586 581 788 784 849 906 1,035 1,172 1,244 1,659 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 16.73 58.82 29.55 48.94 48.30 40.46 43.89 52.21 76.32 58.10 76.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 10.04 5.08 6.21 6.16 4.76 4.84 5.04 6.51 4.67 4.59 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 253 153 137 209 190 220 239 293 311 337 445 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.78 35.42 12.64 18.15 10.57 18.04 21.27 19.51 35.14 30.79 38.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.46 23.22 9.23 8.69 5.57 8.19 8.90 6.66 11.28 9.13 8.74 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 121 119 156 149 175 188 193 198 236 264 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.12 11.90 8.03 16.19 15.09 17.71 11.79 14.25 13.99 16.04 19.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.84 9.81 6.76 10.39 10.11 10.11 6.26 7.39 7.07 6.80 7.23 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 129 76 68 102 119 113 131 140 159 166 220 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 8.98 6.48 9.63 13.83 7.75 10.90 9.41 18.12 10.22 12.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.04 11.74 9.50 9.47 11.63 6.83 8.33 6.74 11.41 6.15 5.58 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 107 121 145 149 154 162 191 232 239 302 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.32 9.87 11.80 12.12 16.82 11.79 12.56 12.35 16.49 18.00 19.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.39 9.20 9.78 8.38 11.26 7.65 7.76 6.46 7.10 7.53 6.55 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 88 94 127 123 132 123 153 198 177 321 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.93 14.63 11.55 13.48 18.28 14.95 12.19 18.09 27.52 16.11 25.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.86 16.67 12.23 10.65 14.84 11.35 9.89 11.84 13.87 9.08 7.92 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 64 40 43 51 54 55 63 66 74 88 106 

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

 SE................................................................ 1.64 5.04 4.05 3.82 3.49 4.53 4.91 5.13 4.59 5.94 6.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 12.53 9.50 7.51 6.52 8.28 7.80 7.79 6.22 6.75 5.92 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 449 247 297 351 359 374 429 511 520 634 769 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.84 20.24 15.80 17.60 17.44 16.31 17.10 24.32 21.07 33.52 31.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.75 8.21 5.31 5.01 4.86 4.37 3.98 4.76 4.05 5.29 4.15 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 147 94 110 122 122 123 144 165 167 190 229 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.84 9.38 6.72 6.10 6.75 5.80 6.43 9.87 8.77 10.13 11.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.94 10.02 6.13 5.01 5.53 4.71 4.46 5.97 5.26 5.34 4.89 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 303 153 188 230 237 250 285 346 353 444 539 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.99 12.81 11.14 13.44 13.38 13.93 14.34 19.25 18.73 25.88 24.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 8.37 5.94 5.85 5.65 5.57 5.02 5.57 5.30 5.83 4.63 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 858 484 537 694 671 733 851 937 985 1,181 1,503 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 17.30 35.97 32.34 37.53 31.90 34.29 47.22 39.37 53.95 42.29 66.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.02 7.43 6.03 5.41 4.76 4.68 5.55 4.20 5.48 3.58 4.39 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 318 182 197 254 237 257 304 344 371 447 583 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.62 15.19 14.26 15.65 12.73 14.04 18.16 17.97 22.67 19.20 28.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.08 8.34 7.23 6.15 5.38 5.47 5.97 5.22 6.11 4.30 4.87 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 283 157 176 217 206 245 287 307 322 381 528 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.67 13.66 15.63 13.61 13.65 15.13 22.33 16.94 22.56 17.91 28.35 

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 Survey, 

2018 — 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 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.71 8.71 8.88 6.28 6.63 6.17 7.77 5.53 7.01 4.70 5.37 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 58 73 98 98 101 118 130 136 150 178 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.07 5.35 5.70 7.21 8.18 6.57 8.04 9.65 8.29 8.14 11.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.70 9.26 7.84 7.35 8.35 6.51 6.82 7.42 6.08 5.44 6.60 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 144 87 91 125 130 130 142 157 156 204 214 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.60 9.23 8.19 10.64 10.61 9.34 9.51 10.53 13.19 11.28 15.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.51 10.60 9.01 8.50 8.15 7.20 6.70 6.72 8.45 5.53 7.14 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,627 1,022 975 1,348 1,303 1,444 1,554 1,782 1,905 2,164 2,770 

 Share ................................................................ 2.7 4.0 3.5 3.6 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.3 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 23.07 56.26 40.17 65.28 58.31 58.72 63.45 60.98 80.54 79.60 88.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.42 5.50 4.12 4.84 4.47 4.07 4.08 3.42 4.23 3.68 3.18 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 151 92 91 130 140 128 135 170 158 217 245 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 9.76 8.35 11.78 11.83 9.13 10.70 10.64 9.98 18.98 16.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.61 10.63 9.21 9.04 8.43 7.15 7.95 6.25 6.33 8.76 6.79 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 71 71 103 102 105 110 140 134 160 181 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.41 7.32 5.86 8.67 7.15 6.72 7.25 9.05 11.16 8.65 12.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.90 10.31 8.26 8.37 7.04 6.40 6.56 6.46 8.31 5.41 6.71 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 865 533 509 693 673 760 848 908 1,063 1,166 1,494 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 13.52 35.60 24.62 37.89 35.93 31.88 40.10 40.94 62.09 51.88 52.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.56 6.68 4.84 5.47 5.34 4.19 4.73 4.51 5.84 4.45 3.53 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 438 304 284 398 353 405 411 513 484 530 695 

 Share ................................................................ .7 1.2 1.0 1.1 .8 .8 .8 .8 .7 .6 .5 

 SE................................................................ 8.28 16.68 18.67 23.11 18.78 26.80 24.63 26.66 25.35 22.96 33.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.89 5.48 6.57 5.81 5.32 6.62 6.00 5.20 5.24 4.34 4.81 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 22 21 24 36 47 51 51 66 92 154 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.62 6.08 5.07 2.96 7.65 6.92 6.28 6.11 5.57 6.19 10.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.64 27.49 24.23 12.41 21.25 14.83 12.33 11.93 8.42 6.75 7.03 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,459 1,502 1,299 2,097 2,343 2,822 2,931 3,770 4,771 5,192 7,849 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 5.9 4.7 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.9 6.4 5.5 5.5 

 SE................................................................ 62.38 106.97 95.31 150.44 112.61 136.01 121.95 183.60 206.65 155.14 325.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 7.12 7.34 7.17 4.81 4.82 4.16 4.87 4.33 2.99 4.14 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 583 208 125 296 320 443 531 524 823 840 1,716 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .8 .5 .8 .7 .9 1.0 .8 1.1 .9 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 18.53 35.06 17.38 34.61 35.63 43.29 55.31 35.29 64.02 59.07 133.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.18 16.88 13.93 11.69 11.14 9.78 10.42 6.74 7.78 7.03 7.79 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 20,091 9,875 11,233 13,807 14,779 17,122 18,600 20,963 23,473 28,381 42,640 

 Share ................................................................ 32.8 39.0 40.9 37.2 34.6 34.8 34.3 32.7 31.6 29.9 29.9 

 SE................................................................ 251.42 339.56 246.97 261.79 277.81 303.31 584.70 341.58 339.83 678.58 999.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.25 3.44 2.20 1.90 1.88 1.77 3.14 1.63 1.45 2.39 2.34 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,747 5,962 6,748 8,206 8,217 9,725 10,816 12,280 13,860 16,075 25,567 

 Share ................................................................ 19.2 23.6 24.5 22.1 19.2 19.7 19.9 19.2 18.7 16.9 17.9 

 SE................................................................ 174.04 170.31 229.61 222.49 227.57 210.62 219.96 275.06 333.11 476.24 766.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 2.86 3.40 2.71 2.77 2.17 2.03 2.24 2.40 2.96 3.00 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,678 1,748 2,446 3,256 3,450 4,350 5,152 6,762 8,485 11,556 19,543 

 Share ................................................................ 10.9 6.9 8.9 8.8 8.1 8.8 9.5 10.6 11.4 12.2 13.7 

 SE................................................................ 136.48 138.90 173.53 181.00 142.50 168.56 182.15 216.75 304.44 409.06 765.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 7.95 7.09 5.56 4.13 3.87 3.54 3.21 3.59 3.54 3.92 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,775 555 552 856 1,018 1,606 2,082 3,097 3,921 5,414 8,636 

 Share ................................................................ 4.5 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.4 3.3 3.8 4.8 5.3 5.7 6.1 

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 Survey, 

2018 — 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 

 SE................................................................ 56.94 72.01 57.16 61.41 68.37 85.24 99.49 107.16 153.95 173.72 347.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.05 12.97 10.35 7.17 6.71 5.31 4.78 3.46 3.93 3.21 4.02 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,200 692 855 1,164 1,307 1,491 1,678 2,110 2,554 3,591 6,546 

 Share ................................................................ 3.6 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.6 

 SE................................................................ 53.01 53.89 47.91 57.28 57.52 57.19 65.94 79.02 76.64 105.80 352.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.41 7.79 5.60 4.92 4.40 3.84 3.93 3.75 3.00 2.95 5.39 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,703 501 1,039 1,236 1,124 1,253 1,392 1,555 2,010 2,551 4,361 

 Share ................................................................ 2.8 2.0 3.8 3.3 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.7 3.1 

 SE................................................................ 76.53 55.91 138.65 128.43 73.18 103.81 118.97 121.83 191.93 290.39 474.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.49 11.17 13.35 10.39 6.51 8.28 8.55 7.83 9.55 11.38 10.89 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,249 4,028 4,112 4,691 4,319 4,858 5,071 4,846 4,418 3,150 3,009 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 15.9 15.0 12.6 10.1 9.9 9.4 7.6 6.0 3.3 2.1 

 SE................................................................ 66.68 145.79 183.74 190.69 188.68 212.85 199.53 279.88 315.65 224.86 254.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.57 3.62 4.47 4.07 4.37 4.38 3.94 5.78 7.14 7.14 8.47 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 821 186 190 259 448 517 594 672 956 1,369 3,014 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 .7 .7 .7 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.4 2.1 

 SE................................................................ 28.01 34.11 33.34 31.27 56.70 57.37 77.88 56.99 72.12 98.35 151.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.41 18.35 17.58 12.07 12.65 11.10 13.11 8.48 7.54 7.19 5.04 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,049 2,130 2,699 3,200 3,609 3,874 4,036 4,452 4,814 5,414 6,259 

 Share ................................................................ 6.6 8.4 9.8 8.6 8.4 7.9 7.4 7.0 6.5 5.7 4.4 

 SE................................................................ 34.41 83.70 60.51 49.90 49.32 50.57 50.08 60.35 78.80 68.87 105.97 

 CV(%) ................................................................ .85 3.93 2.24 1.56 1.37 1.31 1.24 1.36 1.64 1.27 1.69 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 410 212 269 322 346 384 388 429 471 570 709 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.04 14.34 14.87 18.49 15.09 17.41 20.10 20.65 22.27 22.47 23.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.69 6.75 5.53 5.74 4.36 4.54 5.18 4.81 4.72 3.94 3.37 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,496 933 1,169 1,303 1,422 1,485 1,472 1,604 1,649 1,782 2,141 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 3.7 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 18.13 41.55 32.41 30.63 30.29 25.81 30.10 31.68 34.95 36.01 45.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 4.45 2.77 2.35 2.13 1.74 2.04 1.97 2.12 2.02 2.14 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 121 49 107 113 107 93 103 89 127 165 261 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.66 14.49 16.84 20.80 18.13 11.11 12.79 10.07 14.59 28.51 42.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.13 29.42 15.76 18.34 16.93 11.89 12.44 11.34 11.53 17.26 16.15 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 643 759 989 1,189 1,316 1,476 1,638 1,832 2,053 2,179 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 14.67 28.66 24.68 17.05 24.92 28.70 31.54 33.15 45.18 33.80 29.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.04 4.45 3.25 1.72 2.10 2.18 2.14 2.02 2.47 1.65 1.36 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 220 151 220 238 244 212 198 201 208 241 281 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .6 .8 .6 .6 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 .2 

 SE................................................................ 6.50 13.87 9.51 9.96 12.49 12.04 11.09 10.21 12.46 11.74 12.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.96 9.19 4.32 4.18 5.13 5.67 5.60 5.08 5.98 4.87 4.54 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,188 493 538 751 945 1,103 1,278 1,437 1,624 1,811 1,898 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 15.50 26.31 24.07 18.14 27.77 29.97 34.32 32.87 43.72 35.16 29.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.31 5.34 4.47 2.42 2.94 2.72 2.68 2.29 2.69 1.94 1.56 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 292 396 473 545 596 596 692 735 844 969 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 .9 .7 

 SE................................................................ 14.38 16.92 18.36 18.52 21.05 18.29 17.12 27.67 26.38 28.37 32.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.34 5.80 4.63 3.92 3.86 3.07 2.87 4.00 3.59 3.36 3.40 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,522 501 673 804 1,003 1,025 1,125 1,434 1,622 2,377 4,652 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.5 3.3 

 SE................................................................ 36.26 47.33 42.15 44.24 54.49 62.32 48.99 66.86 70.63 100.61 275.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.38 9.46 6.26 5.50 5.43 6.08 4.35 4.66 4.36 4.23 5.93 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 472 93 123 108 177 199 195 429 488 937 1,968 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .4 .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .7 .7 1.0 1.4 

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 Survey, 

2018 — 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 

 SE................................................................ 28.03 36.49 25.20 36.61 45.38 54.70 28.03 51.27 57.29 108.11 219.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.94 39.30 20.55 33.96 25.61 27.48 14.39 11.95 11.74 11.54 11.17 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,050 408 550 696 826 826 930 1,005 1,134 1,440 2,684 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 21.47 22.66 28.68 33.12 32.80 27.95 41.73 43.04 44.97 47.54 109.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 5.56 5.21 4.76 3.97 3.39 4.49 4.28 3.97 3.30 4.08 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 747 489 417 528 631 746 604 802 878 1,026 1,351 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 .9 

 SE................................................................ 22.86 111.04 34.94 33.16 54.42 80.19 36.32 54.08 59.21 68.75 83.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.06 22.71 8.37 6.28 8.63 10.75 6.02 6.74 6.74 6.70 6.16 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 184 90 118 163 156 225 155 197 210 241 283 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.24 8.67 14.87 14.64 13.61 67.33 16.58 17.89 16.98 28.03 25.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.03 9.59 12.62 9.00 8.74 29.95 10.73 9.07 8.08 11.64 8.89 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 431 338 227 258 348 413 342 475 524 576 812 

 Share ................................................................ .7 1.3 .8 .7 .8 .8 .6 .7 .7 .6 .6 

 SE................................................................ 15.95 109.76 21.89 24.75 40.98 38.58 31.57 40.32 52.93 39.53 60.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.70 32.45 9.65 9.58 11.79 9.33 9.23 8.48 10.10 6.87 7.46 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 132 60 73 107 127 108 107 129 144 209 255 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.36 12.33 10.33 20.45 19.66 13.22 10.99 12.98 18.88 46.65 26.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.57 20.44 14.19 19.10 15.42 12.28 10.26 10.03 13.09 22.29 10.55 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,025 793 695 1,068 1,320 1,753 2,019 1,994 2,299 3,489 4,812 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 3.1 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.6 3.7 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.4 

 SE................................................................ 83.03 120.35 42.86 62.30 90.65 133.83 561.37 125.56 154.29 296.77 266.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.10 15.17 6.17 5.83 6.87 7.63 27.81 6.30 6.71 8.51 5.55 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 111 52 67 91 74 100 86 116 103 211 212 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.38 13.75 15.67 19.69 12.60 20.26 12.32 22.16 20.69 43.38 34.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.75 26.59 23.56 21.59 17.12 20.25 14.39 19.14 20.03 20.55 16.18 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 518 186 157 286 360 380 423 529 660 1,061 1,139 

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

 SE................................................................ 23.53 27.34 21.33 48.46 49.02 45.94 47.07 50.94 60.00 127.19 74.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.54 14.68 13.58 16.94 13.61 12.08 11.14 9.62 9.09 11.99 6.55 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 25 8 6 8 10 15 21 32 36 40 77 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.51 1.50 1.29 1.64 2.04 5.00 6.18 8.78 12.39 6.65 17.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.90 18.38 23.09 21.76 19.52 34.29 29.27 27.41 34.12 16.45 22.47 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 304 80 113 172 208 283 255 366 339 420 800 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.72 13.18 11.85 20.89 22.65 30.89 24.34 45.34 34.70 52.65 110.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.51 16.40 10.45 12.16 10.88 10.92 9.54 12.39 10.24 12.54 13.83 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 47 63 90 95 87 118 129 130 201 224 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.07 6.94 11.44 13.17 15.46 9.07 14.41 22.52 11.26 48.53 24.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.97 14.82 18.05 14.68 16.23 10.37 12.21 17.48 8.66 24.18 10.90 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 948 420 289 422 572 888 1,116 822 1,031 1,556 2,361 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.8 2.1 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 74.14 96.45 30.18 40.12 64.74 116.11 546.50 63.68 139.96 241.68 224.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.82 22.97 10.44 9.51 11.32 13.08 48.97 7.75 13.58 15.54 9.50 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,866 762 736 1,305 1,254 1,308 1,729 1,793 2,411 2,735 4,624 

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

 SE................................................................ 51.41 82.76 69.62 129.72 110.10 104.70 146.91 121.63 137.27 146.12 386.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.75 10.86 9.46 9.94 8.78 8.00 8.50 6.78 5.69 5.34 8.36 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 420 158 135 192 293 326 384 461 535 583 1,135 

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

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 Survey, 

2018 — 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 

 SE................................................................ 19.61 40.97 21.54 28.19 45.76 46.15 48.39 62.06 49.25 58.62 144.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.67 25.92 15.99 14.70 15.61 14.18 12.61 13.47 9.21 10.06 12.71 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 337 136 105 150 240 253 296 362 428 456 942 

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

 SE................................................................ 18.60 39.39 20.94 26.42 45.34 45.59 41.78 60.08 45.79 52.89 140.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.52 29.03 19.86 17.66 18.91 17.99 14.12 16.60 10.69 11.61 14.90 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 83 22 29 42 53 72 88 99 106 127 193 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.22 5.72 7.06 8.29 6.54 7.23 18.94 14.59 11.78 22.77 25.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.07 25.56 24.19 19.67 12.26 10.02 21.56 14.76 11.06 17.93 13.30 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 755 258 299 562 549 578 619 651 922 1,208 1,900 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 25.60 38.82 36.22 76.34 57.12 60.92 76.38 66.28 71.64 78.78 165.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.39 15.04 12.09 13.59 10.41 10.53 12.34 10.17 7.77 6.52 8.71 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 638 230 265 487 487 512 552 560 734 989 1,559 

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

 SE................................................................ 22.36 38.24 34.32 76.01 54.57 61.67 74.29 61.30 64.32 76.03 149.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.51 16.66 12.93 15.61 11.20 12.04 13.46 10.95 8.76 7.69 9.57 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 117 28 34 75 61 66 67 92 188 219 340 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.09 6.36 13.39 12.77 9.80 9.87 10.51 12.53 39.59 36.48 55.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.76 22.31 39.35 17.09 15.98 14.90 15.74 13.67 21.07 16.65 16.41 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 47 46 46 51 68 55 95 131 106 135 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.01 16.99 15.49 11.56 10.37 19.64 13.26 22.32 40.62 18.66 21.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.98 35.91 33.62 25.30 20.51 28.74 23.99 23.44 31.00 17.60 16.19 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 175 173 339 255 218 504 379 567 556 748 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.88 36.04 35.51 48.56 46.56 38.46 78.47 58.57 54.54 58.66 110.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.31 20.65 20.49 14.32 18.29 17.61 15.56 15.44 9.61 10.56 14.80 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 124 82 167 107 118 167 207 255 283 706 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.27 21.74 6.36 25.92 10.30 13.05 19.94 22.61 41.73 39.56 90.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.98 17.53 7.74 15.55 9.60 11.09 11.93 10.94 16.33 14.00 12.80 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,761 3,483 3,953 6,169 7,352 7,891 9,385 10,324 12,254 16,427 20,352 

 Share ................................................................ 15.9 13.8 14.4 16.6 17.2 16.0 17.3 16.1 16.5 17.3 14.3 

 SE................................................................ 226.33 310.73 262.29 462.55 484.26 538.97 546.47 485.07 543.38 775.99 886.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.32 8.92 6.63 7.50 6.59 6.83 5.82 4.70 4.43 4.72 4.36 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,975 1,195 1,310 2,329 3,001 2,944 3,757 3,981 5,058 7,647 8,513 

 Share ................................................................ 6.5 4.7 4.8 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.9 6.2 6.8 8.0 6.0 

 SE................................................................ 186.52 251.62 196.64 390.47 434.16 486.69 464.75 396.55 467.48 703.97 815.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.69 21.05 15.01 16.77 14.47 16.53 12.37 9.96 9.24 9.21 9.58 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,825 523 438 1,149 1,572 1,363 1,666 1,431 2,027 3,683 4,393 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 2.1 1.6 3.1 3.7 2.8 3.1 2.2 2.7 3.9 3.1 

 SE................................................................ 124.23 163.25 149.10 301.50 342.28 323.15 342.23 321.48 409.52 523.83 642.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.81 31.24 34.02 26.23 21.77 23.71 20.55 22.47 20.20 14.22 14.61 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,084 660 870 1,161 1,425 1,482 2,024 2,484 2,888 3,903 3,939 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 2.6 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.1 2.8 

 SE................................................................ 111.39 140.92 154.19 191.48 255.19 249.10 334.01 289.42 328.83 469.54 548.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.35 21.36 17.72 16.49 17.91 16.81 16.50 11.65 11.39 12.03 13.93 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 66 13 2 18 4 99 68 66 143 61 181 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.29 9.90 1.87 9.30 3.63 60.18 29.53 14.72 64.99 38.95 93.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 18.77 75.61 95.98 51.56 102.09 60.57 43.74 22.25 45.42 63.39 51.71 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,109 967 1,005 1,396 1,746 1,968 2,177 2,439 2,781 3,240 3,369 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.4 

 SE................................................................ 23.33 49.83 34.69 33.18 43.89 44.90 57.55 59.36 64.25 65.72 82.11 

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 Survey, 

2018 — 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 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.11 5.15 3.45 2.38 2.51 2.28 2.64 2.43 2.31 2.03 2.44 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,859 1,032 1,417 1,997 2,176 2,515 2,814 3,195 3,384 4,338 5,719 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 4.1 5.2 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.6 4.0 

 SE................................................................ 64.92 111.89 152.88 160.82 203.71 150.42 147.59 185.48 170.45 241.71 259.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.27 10.84 10.79 8.05 9.36 5.98 5.24 5.81 5.04 5.57 4.54 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 53 68 95 148 189 217 280 326 412 428 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.70 9.12 7.55 7.66 12.25 13.81 11.71 14.63 20.08 23.86 27.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.02 17.11 11.17 8.10 8.25 7.29 5.39 5.23 6.16 5.79 6.42 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 890 380 420 725 785 779 865 963 1,034 1,365 1,580 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 19.99 40.64 29.91 81.00 45.60 33.29 46.49 44.92 60.02 66.71 70.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 10.69 7.13 11.18 5.81 4.28 5.38 4.66 5.80 4.89 4.47 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 976 334 670 822 800 989 997 1,072 1,083 1,396 1,597 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.3 2.4 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 53.42 92.93 159.48 158.33 184.69 133.78 133.65 158.41 133.01 226.15 201.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.47 27.82 23.82 19.25 23.09 13.53 13.41 14.78 12.28 16.20 12.59 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 772 264 260 356 442 558 735 880 941 1,164 2,113 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.0 .9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 22.58 36.00 27.32 33.04 34.72 36.87 53.88 74.92 71.84 69.57 105.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.93 13.61 10.49 9.29 7.86 6.60 7.33 8.52 7.64 5.98 5.00 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 818 288 220 447 430 464 637 710 1,031 1,203 2,751 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.1 .8 1.2 1.0 .9 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 27.10 37.74 30.73 70.30 58.53 43.33 65.98 69.20 114.42 84.56 145.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.31 13.10 13.96 15.72 13.60 9.34 10.36 9.75 11.10 7.03 5.29 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,968 1,919 3,030 3,678 4,316 4,491 4,783 5,465 6,267 6,944 8,789 

 Share ................................................................ 8.1 7.6 11.0 9.9 10.1 9.1 8.8 8.5 8.4 7.3 6.2 

 SE................................................................ 72.42 91.37 108.41 111.77 128.48 151.48 131.92 126.97 160.28 226.22 219.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 4.76 3.58 3.04 2.98 3.37 2.76 2.32 2.56 3.26 2.50 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,405 1,331 2,159 2,555 2,998 3,043 3,292 3,835 4,369 4,706 5,758 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 5.3 7.9 6.9 7.0 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.0 4.0 

 SE................................................................ 49.65 64.02 71.23 90.71 86.60 104.06 84.53 105.41 108.32 126.46 145.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 4.81 3.30 3.55 2.89 3.42 2.57 2.75 2.48 2.69 2.52 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 909 317 380 567 689 783 818 927 1,165 1,467 1,973 

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

 SE................................................................ 30.52 49.44 53.26 56.59 48.49 68.13 66.62 59.59 78.87 122.52 126.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.36 15.61 14.02 9.99 7.04 8.70 8.15 6.43 6.77 8.35 6.40 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 483 227 383 407 513 505 505 509 520 552 714 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .9 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.0 .9 .8 .7 .6 .5 

 SE................................................................ 12.48 18.10 29.32 25.42 31.76 39.58 36.75 32.12 37.28 45.39 37.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.58 7.98 7.66 6.25 6.20 7.84 7.27 6.31 7.17 8.22 5.23 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 172 45 109 150 117 160 167 194 213 219 343 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.88 6.87 23.33 24.22 12.93 20.58 20.01 20.57 21.93 23.44 29.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.59 15.18 21.43 16.13 11.09 12.85 11.97 10.59 10.29 10.72 8.58 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,226 1,369 1,368 1,535 2,830 2,679 2,405 3,503 3,485 5,309 7,758 

 Share ................................................................ 5.3 5.4 5.0 4.1 6.6 5.4 4.4 5.5 4.7 5.6 5.4 

 SE................................................................ 96.38 222.63 128.69 72.12 725.07 241.12 98.68 324.80 155.10 348.48 370.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.99 16.26 9.41 4.70 25.62 9.00 4.10 9.27 4.45 6.56 4.77 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................ 766 296 160 222 320 399 528 704 924 1,264 2,837 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.2 .6 .6 .7 .8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.0 

 SE................................................................ 31.33 79.29 21.29 22.65 44.61 32.93 38.33 44.95 68.81 72.87 165.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.09 26.77 13.34 10.21 13.95 8.25 7.26 6.39 7.44 5.76 5.84 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,030 528 639 776 882 934 1,014 1,087 1,194 1,416 1,827 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 

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 Survey, 

2018 — 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 

 SE................................................................ 17.58 30.19 24.89 23.74 25.45 47.65 70.14 50.53 45.57 59.30 62.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.71 5.72 3.89 3.06 2.89 5.10 6.92 4.65 3.82 4.19 3.43 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 816 250 422 398 511 875 663 926 907 1,434 1,774 

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

 SE................................................................ 42.99 44.40 75.38 48.46 61.12 151.28 53.33 126.58 62.10 198.79 200.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.27 17.75 17.88 12.18 11.95 17.28 8.05 13.66 6.85 13.86 11.32 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 662 200 378 306 432 703 511 742 693 1,221 1,437 

 Share ................................................................ 1.1 .8 1.4 .8 1.0 1.4 .9 1.2 .9 1.3 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 43.19 38.82 73.83 44.62 56.49 148.09 39.90 117.70 62.22 192.32 193.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.52 19.43 19.52 14.58 13.09 21.06 7.81 15.87 8.98 15.75 13.43 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 50 43 92 80 172 152 185 214 213 337 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.04 13.33 12.53 18.06 14.14 32.94 36.29 31.34 30.35 32.93 49.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 26.46 28.83 19.65 17.72 19.13 23.93 16.96 14.20 15.45 14.52 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 295 147 140 1,117 471 201 786 460 1,194 1,319 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 1.2 .5 .4 2.6 1.0 .4 1.2 .6 1.3 .9 

 SE................................................................ 95.39 199.65 96.14 43.21 728.38 186.72 27.94 295.46 87.68 307.97 270.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 15.54 67.71 65.22 30.97 65.21 39.62 13.87 37.58 19.06 25.78 20.48 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 768 334 358 459 564 634 673 893 886 1,189 1,690 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 18.96 24.59 31.38 25.29 32.20 31.07 26.72 57.96 40.83 57.43 80.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.47 7.37 8.77 5.51 5.71 4.90 3.97 6.49 4.61 4.83 4.76 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 108 65 71 106 84 93 85 117 115 144 198 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.57 16.29 16.26 24.85 13.29 13.46 11.65 19.86 12.73 14.75 19.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.08 24.93 22.82 23.42 15.75 14.40 13.63 16.97 11.08 10.24 9.86 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 1,215 317 363 459 632 828 972 1,416 2,524 5,332 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 4.8 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.9 2.7 3.7 

 SE................................................................ 86.08 275.25 65.87 84.62 67.98 120.95 175.75 131.13 190.47 309.27 517.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.12 22.66 20.78 23.29 14.82 19.14 21.23 13.49 13.45 12.25 9.70 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 347 286 327 327 381 411 388 390 409 324 227 

 Share ................................................................ .6 1.1 1.2 .9 .9 .8 .7 .6 .6 .3 .2 

 SE................................................................ 13.89 33.81 27.98 26.74 25.98 32.05 34.57 32.50 37.59 36.60 28.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.01 11.83 8.55 8.18 6.82 7.81 8.92 8.34 9.19 11.31 12.36 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 993 442 405 710 833 938 951 1,042 1,086 1,414 2,105 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 58.29 90.39 73.25 137.93 114.37 181.79 170.95 121.47 119.84 187.67 209.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 20.44 18.06 19.43 13.72 19.38 17.98 11.66 11.04 13.27 9.93 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,888 490 775 1,112 1,107 1,253 1,402 1,762 1,952 3,011 6,004 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 1.9 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.6 3.2 4.2 

 SE................................................................ 90.75 55.14 79.39 73.10 97.51 101.63 114.58 149.75 179.25 280.61 637.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.81 11.24 10.25 6.58 8.81 8.11 8.17 8.50 9.18 9.32 10.63 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,296 687 746 1,543 2,566 4,650 5,245 7,604 9,634 14,630 25,612 

 Share ................................................................ 11.9 2.7 2.7 4.2 6.0 9.4 9.7 11.9 13.0 15.4 18.0 

 SE................................................................ 161.31 179.14 55.36 74.08 150.77 411.35 141.92 337.59 173.62 686.39 706.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 26.09 7.42 4.80 5.88 8.85 2.71 4.44 1.80 4.69 2.76 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 465 129 214 258 337 328 327 435 560 718 1,339 

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

 SE................................................................ 21.30 17.92 16.83 21.98 47.19 35.07 21.40 35.59 40.34 48.95 100.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.58 13.89 7.85 8.51 13.99 10.70 6.55 8.18 7.20 6.81 7.54 

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 Survey, 

2018 — 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 ................................................................ 6,831 558 531 1,285 2,228 4,322 4,918 7,169 9,074 13,911 24,273 

 Share ................................................................ 11.2 2.2 1.9 3.5 5.2 8.8 9.1 11.2 12.2 14.6 17.0 

 SE................................................................ 153.96 181.05 54.91 75.15 140.13 409.40 143.59 341.69 163.27 687.32 680.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 32.47 10.33 5.85 6.29 9.47 2.92 4.77 1.80 4.94 2.80 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $5,724 $16,848 $26,306 $36,167 $47,738 $62,083 $79,250 $101,729 $138,383 $271,773 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 174.18 170.39 252.88 218.83 347.33 508.54 400.48 585.12 741.67 7,852.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 3.04 1.01 .96 .61 .73 .82 .51 .58 .54 2.89 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................ 61,557 1,812 5,061 12,298 20,908 33,093 47,426 64,733 86,659 117,772 225,510 

 Share ................................................................ 78.3 31.7 30.0 46.7 57.8 69.3 76.4 81.7 85.2 85.1 83.0 

 SE................................................................ 1,071.54 137.70 217.45 429.32 568.69 576.17 857.90 936.18 910.81 1,203.13 5,996.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 7.60 4.30 3.49 2.72 1.74 1.81 1.45 1.05 1.02 2.66 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,232 -23 383 715 1,133 1,725 2,683 3,676 4,543 8,547 28,885 

 Share ................................................................ 6.7 -.4 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.6 4.3 4.6 4.5 6.2 10.6 

 SE................................................................ 350.75 146.96 75.29 145.46 160.02 209.77 391.32 461.84 525.44 937.23 2,461.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.70 -640.96 19.65 20.35 14.13 12.16 14.59 12.56 11.57 10.97 8.52 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,664 2,059 9,393 11,421 12,318 11,056 9,672 8,495 7,799 7,852 6,596 

 Share ................................................................ 11.0 36.0 55.8 43.4 34.1 23.2 15.6 10.7 7.7 5.7 2.4 

 SE................................................................ 166.48 101.48 271.30 376.26 513.20 529.73 544.68 668.13 585.89 588.01 849.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 4.93 2.89 3.29 4.17 4.79 5.63 7.87 7.51 7.49 12.88 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,941 76 178 515 646 893 1,255 1,169 1,819 3,079 9,765 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 1.3 1.1 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.5 1.8 2.2 3.6 

 SE................................................................ 162.52 37.54 42.19 84.72 104.12 136.03 192.19 187.69 292.43 388.12 1,334.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.37 49.34 23.74 16.46 16.11 15.24 15.31 16.06 16.08 12.60 13.67 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 450 1,102 1,041 673 600 375 263 163 131 91 63 

 Share ................................................................ .6 19.2 6.2 2.6 1.7 .8 .4 .2 .1 .1 ( 1 ) 

 SE................................................................ 20.41 81.06 78.68 61.20 67.00 47.45 40.26 25.02 52.52 21.25 24.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.53 7.36 7.56 9.10 11.16 12.66 15.31 15.40 40.01 23.31 38.26 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................ 477 180 381 323 389 390 467 775 524 770 567 

 Share ................................................................ .6 3.1 2.3 1.2 1.1 .8 .8 1.0 .5 .6 .2 

 SE................................................................ 34.99 30.78 74.68 53.63 69.64 83.30 61.74 156.76 92.67 198.99 139.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.34 17.14 19.60 16.61 17.90 21.36 13.22 20.22 17.68 25.85 24.54 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 520 410 362 172 206 317 239 253 272 386 

 Share ................................................................ .4 9.1 2.4 1.4 .5 .4 .5 .3 .2 .2 .1 

 SE................................................................ 29.74 103.46 89.64 76.70 31.58 57.78 89.53 69.68 58.68 71.54 114.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.48 19.91 21.86 21.19 18.31 28.02 28.25 29.14 23.15 26.32 29.71 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,394 -223 -597 -286 362 2,248 5,133 8,178 12,894 21,361 64,749 

 Share ................................................................ 14.5 -3.9 -3.5 -1.1 1.0 4.7 8.3 10.3 12.7 15.4 23.8 

 SE................................................................ 448.15 40.57 60.75 97.71 89.85 96.53 122.99 188.20 298.69 302.21 3,219.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.93 -18.18 -10.17 -34.18 24.83 4.29 2.40 2.30 2.32 1.41 4.97 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,032 -170 -567 -402 24 1,525 3,832 6,170 9,794 16,887 53,121 

 Share ................................................................ 11.5 -3.0 -3.4 -1.5 .1 3.2 6.2 7.8 9.6 12.2 19.5 

 SE................................................................ 356.41 36.96 56.42 88.44 77.98 83.23 87.38 108.86 155.76 228.32 2,671.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.95 -21.75 -9.96 -22.01 322.30 5.46 2.28 1.76 1.59 1.35 5.03 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,285 -69 -64 84 309 685 1,255 1,952 2,797 4,405 11,472 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 -1.2 -.4 .3 .9 1.4 2.0 2.5 2.7 3.2 4.2 

 SE................................................................ 114.73 15.03 20.89 16.90 30.26 43.00 69.25 118.41 129.08 187.00 658.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.02 -21.83 -32.76 20.02 9.79 6.28 5.52 6.07 4.61 4.25 5.74 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 16 33 32 29 38 47 56 303 69 157 

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

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 Survey, 

2018 — 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 

 Other taxes 

 SE................................................................ 25.84 4.66 10.61 7.12 5.31 7.09 11.76 15.81 229.88 15.67 58.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 33.20 29.66 32.06 22.58 18.54 18.50 25.26 28.31 75.77 22.68 37.19 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 5,947 17,445 26,592 35,805 45,489 56,950 71,072 88,835 117,022 207,024 

 Share ................................................................ 85.5 103.9 103.5 101.1 99.0 95.3 91.7 89.7 87.3 84.6 76.2 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 176.67 182.11 273.19 227.82 365.82 518.45 441.31 644.47 708.97 4,781.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 2.97 1.04 1.03 .64 .80 .91 .62 .73 .61 2.31 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ $12,679 -$257 $50 $3,699 $1,488 $10,534 $11,924 $7,442 $22,010 $18,883 $51,002 

 SE................................................................ 1,543.94 2,296.65 1,367.13 2,534.34 3,765.50 3,826.78 4,788.73 2,827.93 12,977.12 6,694.62 12,750.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.18 -894.53 2,726.80 68.52 253.13 36.33 40.16 38.00 58.96 35.45 25.00 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................ 22,521 3,623 2,461 5,773 5,137 14,543 17,373 20,943 35,507 43,747 76,009 

 SE................................................................ 1,621.24 1,838.04 1,396.33 2,266.17 3,651.17 3,688.07 4,697.94 3,279.80 12,768.50 6,675.87 11,501.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.20 50.74 56.74 39.26 71.07 25.36 27.04 15.66 35.96 15.26 15.13 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,842 3,879 2,411 2,074 3,650 4,009 5,449 13,501 13,497 24,865 25,007 

 SE................................................................ 1,101.88 1,460.33 858.79 771.87 966.32 1,304.49 1,377.44 3,138.24 2,404.04 5,325.69 5,483.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.20 37.64 35.62 37.22 26.48 32.54 25.28 23.24 17.81 21.42 21.93 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 701 498 277 680 160 301 628 566 965 1,139 1,795 

 SE................................................................ 74.66 157.77 109.36 133.04 49.29 92.67 194.01 250.65 350.03 522.58 492.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.65 31.69 39.45 19.57 30.85 30.75 30.90 44.28 36.26 45.89 27.45 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................ -2,227 -444 -484 -644 -864 -1,221 -1,588 -2,183 -3,069 -4,204 -7,553 

 SE................................................................ 58.49 49.13 60.02 51.30 66.36 84.81 89.22 103.38 154.52 199.89 380.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ -2.63 -11.07 -12.39 -7.97 -7.68 -6.95 -5.62 -4.74 -5.04 -4.75 -5.03 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 198,612 63,446 86,512 114,162 129,995 141,251 161,451 181,412 232,484 314,941 559,673 

 SE................................................................ 4,260.13 4,595.49 5,153.45 6,356.49 5,923.47 6,117.56 5,760.96 6,195.82 8,426.27 13,370.14 32,227.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.14 7.24 5.96 5.57 4.56 4.33 3.57 3.42 3.62 4.25 5.76 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,071 392 567 675 781 823 921 1,073 1,293 1,667 2,516 

 SE................................................................ 11.00 22.64 23.73 24.97 24.11 19.42 25.58 26.79 26.31 37.80 70.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.03 5.78 4.18 3.70 3.09 2.36 2.78 2.50 2.04 2.27 2.80 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,206 568 322 511 567 803 912 1,041 1,225 1,996 4,110 

 SE................................................................ 48.73 147.71 45.54 92.20 68.18 93.99 115.65 128.52 122.09 214.12 369.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.04 26.01 14.13 18.03 12.02 11.71 12.68 12.35 9.97 10.73 8.99 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 91 78 28 30 38 36 113 76 74 121 317 

 SE................................................................ 7.84 39.21 8.21 7.66 10.45 7.66 49.54 15.02 15.56 22.50 56.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 50.21 28.85 25.60 27.35 21.54 43.92 19.89 20.97 18.67 17.76 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 15 ( 1 ) 1 6 4 5 22 13 29 32 37 

 SE................................................................ 3.19 .10 .84 5.25 1.64 2.40 19.97 4.25 15.09 8.92 10.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 21.22 45.48 86.24 92.39 36.42 43.95 90.13 33.65 51.55 27.67 26.93 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 260 125 82 125 155 242 203 184 315 507 665 

 SE................................................................ 20.77 24.97 12.80 20.63 26.07 66.28 38.04 26.03 59.22 113.66 86.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 19.94 15.54 16.44 16.79 27.43 18.77 14.16 18.80 22.44 12.99 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 35 11 14 11 25 34 37 39 40 52 85 

 SE................................................................ 2.99 4.04 4.88 2.64 9.54 12.14 8.89 8.43 8.75 9.85 16.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 35.19 35.26 24.07 37.64 35.73 24.00 21.57 22.09 19.09 19.87 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 11 7 5 3 8 12 7 9 5 27 25 

 SE................................................................ 2.11 8.03 2.99 2.33 4.05 5.21 2.99 4.76 3.54 8.23 12.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 19.62 113.46 61.39 69.48 50.52 44.38 41.99 55.24 66.09 30.67 52.65 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 23 7 6 7 11 20 20 11 22 88 44 

 SE................................................................ 5.36 3.25 2.25 2.52 4.19 5.66 10.11 4.48 6.98 47.06 15.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.85 46.37 40.32 38.33 38.40 28.47 49.40 39.72 32.31 53.75 35.54 

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 Survey, 

2018 — 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 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 8 4 2 1 4 8 7 7 12 24 11 

 SE................................................................ 1.74 2.02 1.06 .73 2.14 3.40 6.59 4.35 5.74 12.30 3.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.01 57.27 65.16 69.34 55.07 44.71 92.46 62.24 48.46 50.85 30.31 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 16 3 4 6 7 12 13 4 10 63 33 

 SE................................................................ 5.05 2.68 2.03 2.44 3.65 4.68 7.45 1.18 3.99 44.54 15.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 32.44 76.94 51.33 44.25 52.01 38.19 55.86 27.49 40.92 70.29 47.13 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 50 24 9 25 27 41 48 37 36 166 86 

 SE................................................................ 8.83 11.72 3.13 5.80 8.74 13.47 17.29 7.01 10.16 80.70 17.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 17.71 48.91 35.23 23.62 32.46 32.57 35.90 18.81 28.24 48.71 20.11 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 141 76 49 80 84 135 90 88 212 175 426 

 SE................................................................ 14.78 12.78 11.46 19.80 18.76 52.38 29.73 22.83 56.79 50.09 81.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.45 16.88 23.29 24.73 22.31 38.88 33.09 26.05 26.74 28.64 19.24 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 212 69 86 146 111 174 208 221 263 360 485 

 SE................................................................ 16.95 19.39 21.93 33.90 23.46 38.20 42.72 46.91 62.84 66.39 89.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 28.10 25.54 23.24 21.23 21.94 20.56 21.25 23.88 18.42 18.40 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 48 10 28 31 24 54 62 51 32 63 126 

 SE................................................................ 4.69 7.04 12.43 9.90 6.11 20.10 23.18 16.26 7.23 22.88 23.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.77 70.29 45.17 32.28 25.36 37.22 37.31 31.94 22.51 36.44 18.67 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 84 25 21 65 47 71 57 111 97 137 212 

 SE................................................................ 8.49 11.24 7.55 14.50 16.57 18.35 13.60 30.99 25.34 34.37 53.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.07 45.37 36.31 22.14 35.28 25.89 23.88 27.92 26.12 25.03 25.42 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 28 11 13 7 10 20 27 34 37 54 69 

 SE................................................................ 3.16 4.75 6.09 2.78 2.91 6.96 9.04 9.22 11.46 15.35 16.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.26 42.31 48.08 42.28 29.69 35.15 33.07 27.50 31.33 28.20 24.34 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 52 23 25 43 30 29 61 25 97 106 78 

 SE................................................................ 6.46 11.62 11.15 15.23 11.27 11.37 17.90 11.63 36.54 31.58 21.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.47 50.55 44.79 35.31 37.98 38.64 29.19 45.84 37.52 29.84 27.36 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................ 14 12 1 10 3 8 6 13 23 44 23 

 SE................................................................ 3.88 10.76 .62 7.14 1.18 6.59 2.82 10.89 17.85 27.46 6.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 26.87 87.12 51.69 70.15 38.36 77.69 44.77 83.04 79.12 62.19 29.55 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 37 11 24 33 27 21 55 12 75 62 55 

 SE................................................................ 5.11 6.50 11.11 13.05 11.18 7.91 17.26 3.71 31.19 21.33 19.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.66 61.13 46.89 39.62 42.04 37.78 31.36 30.27 41.68 34.59 35.07 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 125 70 21 37 36 103 94 82 101 222 485 

 SE................................................................ 18.35 45.93 3.52 9.25 8.71 67.71 46.95 26.04 27.69 67.13 145.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.68 65.86 16.84 25.05 24.35 65.97 50.13 31.70 27.46 30.29 30.12 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 21 6 31 -19 10 20 36 21 15 41 51 

 SE................................................................ 5.06 2.98 26.50 23.59 6.04 12.81 15.62 8.31 4.72 21.64 14.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 23.83 52.05 84.24 -124.33 57.96 63.21 43.83 40.07 31.22 53.31 27.53 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 105 33 21 54 59 68 92 178 82 180 286 

 SE................................................................ 9.64 9.62 5.83 13.15 11.48 15.07 22.01 77.59 13.43 33.00 54.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.15 28.89 27.33 24.28 19.52 22.25 23.89 43.57 16.42 18.29 19.05 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................ 36 11 10 27 14 36 43 35 41 61 82 

 SE................................................................ 3.89 6.34 4.85 11.07 4.18 9.96 14.17 11.59 9.98 16.80 16.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.82 56.38 47.27 40.54 30.21 28.02 33.08 33.41 24.59 27.50 20.56 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 69 22 11 27 45 32 49 143 41 119 203 

 SE................................................................ 8.27 7.80 3.15 8.76 11.17 9.94 13.92 76.32 7.77 22.33 49.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.92 35.38 28.47 32.63 24.83 30.93 28.24 53.23 18.85 18.72 24.18 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 18 5 9 15 16 10 7 17 17 53 33 

 SE................................................................ 2.39 2.19 3.76 7.00 8.24 4.29 3.45 7.07 6.93 18.73 8.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.19 46.61 42.45 46.08 52.66 44.92 48.45 41.97 39.72 35.43 27.26 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 4 1 1 3 4 5 3 2 7 6 7 

 SE................................................................ .63 .55 .49 1.10 1.87 4.22 1.65 .39 2.10 1.94 2.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 16.51 62.72 43.48 37.60 48.78 79.25 47.22 25.84 31.97 33.59 29.96 

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 Survey, 

2018 — 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 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 258 141 24 32 39 66 83 162 241 350 1,444 

 SE................................................................ 26.72 121.83 18.04 14.44 14.04 25.97 23.34 57.67 58.85 123.99 203.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.35 86.57 74.08 45.27 35.89 39.62 28.19 35.65 24.45 35.47 14.11 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................ 96 40 17 82 95 75 52 87 81 125 302 

 SE................................................................ 11.07 20.17 4.12 68.83 28.54 24.41 10.88 17.07 20.79 30.72 49.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.58 49.93 24.80 83.65 29.97 32.61 21.10 19.65 25.66 24.58 16.33 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2019