Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)................. 131,841 23,300 28,222 50,776 29,542 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean .................................... $80,750 $90,625 $76,134 $75,555 $86,301 

 SE........................................ 1,356.38 4,181.48 2,013.52 2,812.87 1,929.63 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.68 4.61 2.64 3.72 2.24 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean .................................... 69,683 76,803 66,375 65,786 73,929 

 SE........................................ 944.40 3,106.88 1,568.25 1,900.71 1,504.86 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.36 4.05 2.36 2.89 2.04 

 Age of reference person ......................................... 51.3 52.8 51.7 51.0 50.4 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

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

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

 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 1.9 2.0 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ...................................................................... 48 48 48 47 50 

 Women ................................................................ 52 52 52 53 50 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ......................................................... 64 61 68 65 59 

 With mortgage .................................................. 37 36 39 37 37 

 Without mortgage ............................................. 26 26 29 29 21 

 Renter .................................................................. 36 39 32 35 41 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................... 13 13 11 19 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races ........................ 87 87 89 81 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................ 13 11 6 14 22 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 87 89 94 86 78 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ............................................... 30 31 30 32 24 

 College ................................................................. 67 66 67 65 71 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ..................... 89 81 91 90 90 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean .................................... $62,395 $67,668 $59,282 $57,925 $68,880 

 SE........................................ 606.63 2,133.33 932.92 1,089.31 1,080.95 

 CV(%) .................................. .97 3.15 1.57 1.88 1.57 

 Food 

 Mean .................................... 8,047 8,683 7,597 7,484 8,930 

 SE........................................ 89.89 210.43 154.16 172.10 217.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.12 2.42 2.03 2.30 2.44 

 Food at home 

 Mean .................................... 4,554 5,018 4,368 4,222 4,934 

 SE........................................ 58.52 145.32 118.48 98.38 181.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.29 2.90 2.71 2.33 3.68 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean .................................... 576 681 545 528 606 

 SE........................................ 8.34 18.04 15.23 15.24 27.23 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.45 2.65 2.80 2.88 4.49 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean .................................... 181 211 172 162 196 

 SE........................................ 2.87 8.14 4.97 5.57 7.25 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.59 3.86 2.88 3.44 3.69 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Bakery products 

 Mean .................................... 396 470 372 366 409 

 SE........................................ 6.55 13.26 11.55 10.40 22.63 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.66 2.82 3.10 2.84 5.53 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean .................................... 971 1,108 926 925 983 

 SE........................................ 18.10 43.64 53.67 23.05 40.44 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.87 3.94 5.79 2.49 4.11 

 Beef 

 Mean .................................... 262 267 286 247 261 

 SE........................................ 10.10 15.25 42.00 9.07 9.72 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.85 5.71 14.70 3.67 3.73 

 Pork 

 Mean .................................... 183 171 187 188 182 

 SE........................................ 4.57 8.62 7.57 8.20 12.54 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.49 5.04 4.06 4.36 6.90 

 Other meats 

 Mean .................................... 129 165 131 118 118 

 SE........................................ 3.01 9.88 6.72 4.12 7.61 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.33 5.98 5.12 3.48 6.44 

 Poultry 

 Mean .................................... 185 222 155 179 194 

 SE........................................ 2.90 9.24 5.81 5.33 6.44 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.57 4.16 3.76 2.98 3.32 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean .................................... 150 219 118 138 148 

 SE........................................ 4.56 14.72 8.95 6.60 9.09 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.03 6.71 7.58 4.79 6.13 

 Eggs 

 Mean .................................... 61 63 50 55 80 

 SE........................................ 1.50 2.68 1.74 1.95 5.46 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.46 4.24 3.47 3.55 6.82 

 Dairy products 

 Mean .................................... 452 515 442 395 508 

 SE........................................ 6.28 10.51 11.72 10.25 21.20 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.39 2.04 2.65 2.59 4.17 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean .................................... 143 162 135 126 167 

 SE........................................ 2.07 2.98 5.17 3.26 6.14 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.44 1.84 3.82 2.59 3.68 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean .................................... 309 354 307 269 342 

 SE........................................ 4.87 8.91 7.71 7.50 16.86 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.58 2.52 2.51 2.79 4.94 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 867 997 788 784 982 

 SE........................................ 15.86 35.72 17.11 29.08 46.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.83 3.58 2.17 3.71 4.73 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean .................................... 320 369 287 284 374 

 SE........................................ 6.10 15.08 9.62 9.95 16.91 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.91 4.09 3.36 3.51 4.52 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 289 342 252 253 344 

 SE........................................ 7.15 14.22 6.47 11.50 23.87 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.47 4.16 2.57 4.54 6.95 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean .................................... 113 127 107 103 125 

 SE........................................ 2.30 7.84 4.33 4.26 4.20 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.04 6.18 4.07 4.13 3.35 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 145 159 143 143 139 

 SE........................................ 3.21 6.06 5.12 6.85 6.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.21 3.80 3.57 4.77 4.74 

 Other food at home 

 Mean .................................... 1,688 1,716 1,666 1,589 1,854 

 SE........................................ 21.39 56.24 38.91 38.61 64.82 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.27 3.28 2.34 2.43 3.50 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean .................................... 158 170 164 138 175 

 SE........................................ 3.14 8.23 4.03 4.86 9.39 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.99 4.84 2.45 3.51 5.36 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean .................................... 116 124 107 114 124 

 SE........................................ 2.80 7.45 2.30 4.36 9.09 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.41 6.03 2.15 3.83 7.36 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean .................................... 908 902 916 841 1,021 

 SE........................................ 11.87 30.88 25.34 18.78 40.20 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.31 3.42 2.77 2.23 3.94 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 446 457 420 448 461 

 SE........................................ 8.21 15.70 12.73 14.21 24.85 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.84 3.44 3.03 3.17 5.39 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean .................................... 59 64 59 49 74 

 SE........................................ 2.19 7.09 3.85 3.37 3.75 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.71 11.13 6.57 6.92 5.05 

 Food away from home 

 Mean .................................... 3,493 3,665 3,229 3,262 3,996 

 SE........................................ 50.62 102.48 77.47 99.15 91.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.45 2.80 2.40 3.04 2.29 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 581 653 591 506 644 

 SE........................................ 15.51 40.05 24.48 24.41 40.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.67 6.13 4.14 4.82 6.31 

 Housing 

 Mean .................................... 20,386 23,586 18,263 18,449 23,218 

 SE........................................ 199.39 704.32 313.47 295.46 420.30 

 CV(%) .................................. .98 2.99 1.72 1.60 1.81 

 Shelter 

 Mean .................................... 11,970 14,587 10,196 10,263 14,535 

 SE........................................ 136.00 399.27 229.45 185.18 384.46 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.14 2.74 2.25 1.80 2.65 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean .................................... 6,738 8,302 6,312 5,913 7,328 

 SE........................................ 94.99 331.62 182.25 160.96 200.72 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.41 3.99 2.89 2.72 2.74 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean .................................... 2,767 2,754 2,286 2,558 3,598 

 SE........................................ 42.38 106.02 62.23 78.92 127.78 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.53 3.85 2.72 3.09 3.55 

 Property taxes 

 Mean .................................... 2,179 3,687 2,206 1,545 2,055 

 SE........................................ 38.76 156.21 101.44 43.65 51.77 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.78 4.24 4.60 2.82 2.52 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean .................................... 1,791 1,861 1,821 1,810 1,675 

 SE........................................ 57.86 143.34 141.85 103.43 79.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.23 7.70 7.79 5.71 4.73 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean .................................... 4,340 5,243 2,978 3,562 6,268 

 SE........................................ 66.17 191.89 127.09 67.12 270.64 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.52 3.66 4.27 1.88 4.32 

 Other lodging 

 Mean .................................... 891 1,042 906 787 938 

 SE........................................ 24.26 75.46 52.42 34.79 51.43 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.72 7.24 5.79 4.42 5.48 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean .................................... 4,052 4,249 3,943 4,092 3,932 

 SE........................................ 30.53 121.40 47.10 45.80 54.20 

 CV(%) .................................. .75 2.86 1.19 1.12 1.38 

 Natural gas 

 Mean .................................... 413 622 589 254 353 

 SE........................................ 10.42 32.38 16.56 15.17 20.47 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.52 5.21 2.81 5.96 5.81 

 Electricity 

 Mean .................................... 1,484 1,361 1,353 1,723 1,295 

 SE........................................ 16.79 43.18 30.47 24.85 47.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.13 3.17 2.25 1.44 3.68 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean .................................... 117 378 92 56 40 

 SE........................................ 7.13 35.14 11.64 4.91 9.44 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.08 9.31 12.61 8.70 23.36 

 Telephone services 

 Mean .................................... 1,408 1,438 1,332 1,413 1,450 

 SE........................................ 12.08 29.09 21.83 20.90 18.04 

 CV(%) .................................. .86 2.02 1.64 1.48 1.24 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean .................................... 205 289 197 197 161 

 SE........................................ 5.94 14.86 6.01 11.91 13.30 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.89 5.14 3.04 6.05 8.28 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean .................................... 1,203 1,149 1,134 1,216 1,289 

 SE........................................ 13.98 21.66 20.58 29.10 17.21 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.16 1.88 1.81 2.39 1.34 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean .................................... 630 450 576 645 795 

 SE........................................ 14.73 59.67 23.25 23.69 12.54 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.34 13.25 4.03 3.67 1.58 

 Household operations 

 Mean .................................... 1,546 1,672 1,432 1,422 1,768 

 SE........................................ 30.79 93.26 66.76 44.30 70.47 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.99 5.58 4.66 3.12 3.99 

 Personal services 

 Mean .................................... 480 543 529 382 554 

 SE........................................ 23.82 74.33 59.14 23.20 65.64 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.96 13.68 11.18 6.08 11.86 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean .................................... 1,065 1,129 903 1,040 1,214 

 SE........................................ 18.27 59.28 17.73 30.03 38.32 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.71 5.25 1.96 2.89 3.16 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean .................................... 756 771 752 759 746 

 SE........................................ 16.58 39.20 28.30 34.50 28.39 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.19 5.08 3.77 4.55 3.81 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean .................................... 185 188 180 184 187 

 SE........................................ 5.79 17.64 10.00 10.98 10.63 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.13 9.41 5.55 5.96 5.69 

 Other household products 

 Mean .................................... 445 461 452 456 406 

 SE........................................ 11.37 30.59 21.68 23.66 14.95 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.56 6.64 4.79 5.19 3.68 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean .................................... 127 123 119 118 153 

 SE........................................ 4.87 8.07 6.95 8.65 13.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.83 6.55 5.83 7.32 8.91 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean .................................... 2,062 2,307 1,941 1,915 2,238 

 SE........................................ 51.84 217.15 81.55 64.31 89.93 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.51 9.41 4.20 3.36 4.02 

 Household textiles 

 Mean .................................... 121 141 98 122 126 

 SE........................................ 5.53 18.41 6.01 8.01 11.18 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.57 13.10 6.12 6.58 8.84 

 Furniture 

 Mean .................................... 520 557 494 493 560 

 SE........................................ 17.51 58.10 23.29 29.09 25.77 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.37 10.42 4.71 5.90 4.60 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean .................................... 25 31 21 24 27 

 SE........................................ 1.88 5.31 3.49 2.94 3.96 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.47 16.99 16.37 12.39 14.88 

 Major appliances 

 Mean .................................... 313 305 298 303 349 

 SE........................................ 11.23 36.76 20.17 15.80 27.45 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.59 12.06 6.77 5.21 7.87 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 119 119 119 110 133 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 SE........................................ 5.19 16.76 9.55 6.93 10.56 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.37 14.10 8.01 6.33 7.92 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean .................................... 964 1,154 910 863 1,043 

 SE........................................ 45.51 201.67 68.04 46.37 74.32 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.72 17.47 7.48 5.37 7.13 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean .................................... 1,883 2,211 1,816 1,709 1,989 

 SE........................................ 45.35 69.65 83.17 98.92 72.49 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.41 3.15 4.58 5.79 3.65 

 Men and boys 

 Mean .................................... 445 494 395 418 497 

 SE........................................ 17.83 43.46 31.02 34.50 32.78 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.01 8.79 7.85 8.25 6.59 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean .................................... 345 391 295 325 390 

 SE........................................ 17.74 47.80 27.00 32.64 34.33 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.14 12.24 9.14 10.03 8.79 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean .................................... 100 104 100 93 107 

 SE........................................ 3.05 8.27 8.08 5.29 10.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.06 7.96 8.07 5.70 9.73 

 Women and girls 

 Mean .................................... 730 824 746 660 761 

 SE........................................ 21.08 51.01 29.74 40.24 45.56 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.89 6.19 3.99 6.10 5.99 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean .................................... 620 690 630 562 656 

 SE........................................ 20.13 47.52 32.21 36.72 44.35 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.25 6.89 5.11 6.54 6.77 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean .................................... 110 134 116 98 105 

 SE........................................ 5.14 12.89 12.93 10.37 6.21 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.69 9.63 11.16 10.58 5.91 

 Children under 2 

 Mean .................................... 77 70 74 70 96 

 SE........................................ 4.73 11.39 5.95 9.02 7.91 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.17 16.19 8.09 12.83 8.28 

 Footwear 

 Mean .................................... 405 530 391 366 389 

 SE........................................ 16.61 45.85 26.82 30.63 26.42 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.10 8.65 6.85 8.37 6.79 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 227 293 209 195 246 

 SE........................................ 11.53 29.02 27.47 19.02 22.70 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.08 9.90 13.13 9.76 9.22 

 Transportation 

 Mean .................................... 10,507 10,141 10,102 10,491 11,210 

 SE........................................ 156.40 533.69 280.20 262.80 256.55 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.49 5.26 2.77 2.50 2.29 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean .................................... 4,185 3,638 4,107 4,478 4,187 

 SE........................................ 137.70 407.20 259.07 218.43 268.01 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.29 11.19 6.31 4.88 6.40 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean .................................... 1,893 1,740 1,681 2,151 1,771 

 SE........................................ 83.04 248.82 145.72 137.63 149.67 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.39 14.30 8.67 6.40 8.45 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean .................................... 2,230 1,866 2,384 2,244 2,346 

 SE........................................ 87.12 211.73 195.95 127.99 199.91 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.91 11.35 8.22 5.70 8.52 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean .................................... 62 32 42 83 70 

 SE........................................ 10.13 4.57 14.33 20.93 25.28 

 CV(%) .................................. 16.29 14.42 34.35 25.22 36.16 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean .................................... 2,101 1,817 2,015 2,107 2,397 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 SE........................................ 19.80 67.79 54.02 29.89 36.95 

 CV(%) .................................. .94 3.73 2.68 1.42 1.54 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean .................................... 3,421 3,608 3,294 3,283 3,634 

 SE........................................ 36.18 116.81 53.34 68.73 57.58 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.06 3.24 1.62 2.09 1.58 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean .................................... 237 184 231 273 222 

 SE........................................ 6.13 15.75 13.25 11.34 9.22 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.59 8.56 5.74 4.15 4.16 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean .................................... 888 819 924 855 966 

 SE........................................ 14.62 40.73 28.22 27.19 24.59 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.65 4.97 3.06 3.18 2.55 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean .................................... 781 1,154 809 540 875 

 SE........................................ 17.31 51.49 32.12 29.29 28.04 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.22 4.46 3.97 5.43 3.20 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean .................................... 1,515 1,451 1,331 1,615 1,571 

 SE........................................ 18.15 60.15 25.30 31.33 34.54 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.20 4.15 1.90 1.94 2.20 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean .................................... 799 1,077 685 623 992 

 SE........................................ 22.07 41.50 48.87 37.70 52.58 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.76 3.85 7.13 6.05 5.30 

 Healthcare 

 Mean .................................... 5,081 5,100 5,445 4,914 5,005 

 SE........................................ 60.57 160.26 138.71 100.60 170.80 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.19 3.14 2.55 2.05 3.41 

 Health insurance 

 Mean .................................... 3,467 3,566 3,669 3,444 3,236 

 SE........................................ 41.58 94.46 120.37 69.96 97.28 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.20 2.65 3.28 2.03 3.01 

 Medical services 

 Mean .................................... 946 914 1,010 837 1,100 

 SE........................................ 27.10 37.59 63.15 40.60 85.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.86 4.11 6.25 4.85 7.76 

 Drugs 

 Mean .................................... 485 412 556 481 480 

 SE........................................ 10.78 21.66 20.76 17.49 31.69 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.22 5.25 3.73 3.64 6.61 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean .................................... 183 208 209 153 190 

 SE........................................ 7.68 27.18 14.13 10.26 15.07 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.20 13.09 6.75 6.72 7.95 

 Entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 3,158 3,146 3,373 2,811 3,554 

 SE........................................ 89.96 148.31 141.11 193.85 115.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.85 4.71 4.18 6.90 3.25 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean .................................... 823 923 730 759 942 

 SE........................................ 67.35 102.27 41.33 163.28 44.96 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.18 11.08 5.67 21.50 4.77 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean .................................... 1,015 1,039 1,013 989 1,040 

 SE........................................ 12.85 44.50 20.14 19.14 25.13 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.27 4.28 1.99 1.93 2.42 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean .................................... 819 798 863 736 934 

 SE........................................ 30.60 81.43 72.32 40.60 51.44 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.74 10.21 8.38 5.52 5.51 

 Pets 

 Mean .................................... 672 655 692 616 761 

 SE........................................ 32.14 85.27 71.84 40.94 62.11 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.78 13.03 10.39 6.64 8.17 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean .................................... 147 143 172 119 174 

 SE........................................ 7.67 21.96 12.85 11.83 19.46 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.22 15.32 7.49 9.91 11.21 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean .................................... 501 386 767 326 637 

 SE........................................ 50.11 74.88 179.44 40.10 105.68 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.00 19.39 23.40 12.29 16.58 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean .................................... 777 823 728 743 847 

 SE........................................ 13.14 34.08 23.16 25.17 17.99 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.69 4.14 3.18 3.39 2.13 

 Reading 

 Mean .................................... 100 114 118 80 107 

 SE........................................ 4.80 11.27 5.95 6.84 13.08 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.80 9.86 5.03 8.58 12.27 

 Education 

 Mean .................................... 1,425 2,370 1,107 1,143 1,469 

 SE........................................ 57.56 232.20 93.04 66.37 117.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.04 9.80 8.41 5.81 8.01 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean .................................... 333 327 394 354 245 

 SE........................................ 10.45 22.40 24.44 18.06 22.23 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.13 6.85 6.20 5.10 9.08 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean .................................... 946 1,107 858 858 1,054 

 SE........................................ 42.78 98.19 61.32 85.95 65.32 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.52 8.87 7.15 10.02 6.20 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean .................................... 1,942 1,613 1,803 1,773 2,623 

 SE........................................ 87.33 138.44 80.32 113.29 310.14 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.50 8.58 4.45 6.39 11.82 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean .................................... 7,230 7,792 7,088 6,611 7,985 

 SE........................................ 125.26 419.41 255.53 209.23 275.33 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.73 5.38 3.60 3.16 3.45 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean .................................... 492 570 509 484 429 

 SE........................................ 17.46 53.53 33.69 30.92 22.02 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.55 9.39 6.62 6.38 5.14 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean .................................... 6,738 7,222 6,579 6,127 7,557 

 SE........................................ 119.13 414.64 228.74 194.25 276.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.77 5.74 3.48 3.17 3.66 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean .................................... $80,750 $90,625 $76,134 $75,555 $86,301 

 SE........................................ 1,356.38 4,181.48 2,013.52 2,812.87 1,929.63 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.68 4.61 2.64 3.72 2.24 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean .................................... 63,137 72,133 58,096 59,102 67,794 

 SE........................................ 1,158.08 3,259.34 1,671.23 2,698.50 1,596.67 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.83 4.52 2.88 4.57 2.36 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean .................................... 5,591 6,105 5,096 5,481 5,846 

 SE........................................ 372.24 654.42 591.22 801.57 467.84 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.66 10.72 11.60 14.63 8.00 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean .................................... 8,783 9,058 8,991 8,528 8,807 

 SE........................................ 163.51 563.32 171.99 331.71 391.08 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.86 6.22 1.91 3.89 4.44 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean .................................... 1,952 1,996 2,721 1,227 2,427 

 SE........................................ 145.03 322.75 553.38 126.28 178.38 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.43 16.17 20.34 10.29 7.35 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean .................................... 438 502 416 421 440 

 SE........................................ 18.02 41.82 41.83 35.51 32.89 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.11 8.33 10.06 8.44 7.48 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean .................................... 519 508 407 564 559 

 SE........................................ 43.75 70.20 48.04 96.82 68.02 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.42 13.81 11.81 17.17 12.16 

 Other income 

 Mean .................................... 329 322 406 232 428 

 SE........................................ 22.66 56.87 61.81 23.88 59.16 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.88 17.65 15.21 10.28 13.83 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean .................................... 11,066 13,822 9,759 9,769 12,372 

 SE........................................ 459.09 1,156.19 520.89 974.26 712.83 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.15 8.36 5.34 9.97 5.76 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean .................................... 8,623 10,462 7,362 8,004 9,442 

 SE........................................ 374.89 890.23 425.84 826.83 488.40 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.35 8.51 5.78 10.33 5.17 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean .................................... 2,373 3,274 2,277 1,702 2,906 

 SE........................................ 109.62 262.63 125.57 198.24 276.33 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.62 8.02 5.52 11.65 9.51 

 Other taxes 

 Mean .................................... 71 87 120 62 24 

 SE........................................ 16.75 46.71 61.53 13.17 17.33 

 CV(%) .................................. 23.75 53.69 51.18 21.09 71.97 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean .................................... 69,683 76,803 66,375 65,786 73,929 

 SE........................................ 944.40 3,106.88 1,568.25 1,900.71 1,504.86 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.36 4.05 2.36 2.89 2.04 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean .................................... $11,822 $11,308 $10,555 $12,109 $12,945 

 SE........................................ 1,235.72 2,883.09 2,882.15 2,072.92 1,959.23 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.45 25.50 27.31 17.12 15.14 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean .................................... 22,922 21,665 19,695 21,122 30,090 

 SE........................................ 1,209.10 2,340.78 2,973.84 1,417.25 3,578.46 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.27 10.80 15.10 6.71 11.89 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean .................................... 11,100 10,357 9,139 9,012 17,146 

 SE........................................ 904.77 1,523.54 1,076.35 1,473.66 2,677.06 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.15 14.71 11.78 16.35 15.61 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean .................................... 952 239 1,140 549 2,027 

 SE........................................ 212.13 55.92 114.58 107.22 912.78 

 CV(%) .................................. 22.28 23.42 10.05 19.53 45.03 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean .................................... -2,257 -2,483 -2,105 -1,968 -2,722 

 SE........................................ 43.36 95.21 62.85 82.39 126.43 

 CV(%) .................................. -1.92 -3.84 -2.99 -4.19 -4.65 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean .................................... 201,402 222,565 149,580 159,354 306,489 

 SE........................................ 3,649.58 8,920.75 6,324.69 3,069.07 14,420.74 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.81 4.01 4.23 1.93 4.71 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean .................................... 1,084 1,223 907 993 1,300 

 SE........................................ 10.22 18.34 18.25 16.27 43.57 

 CV(%) .................................. .94 1.50 2.01 1.64 3.35 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean .................................... 1,258 1,469 1,266 1,078 1,395 

 SE........................................ 41.60 125.57 71.49 63.29 75.08 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.31 8.55 5.65 5.87 5.38 

 Food 

 Mean .................................... 95 106 81 87 112 

 SE........................................ 7.09 18.98 7.52 9.26 21.85 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.49 17.83 9.25 10.67 19.51 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 14 23 14 11 13 

 SE........................................ 1.95 7.71 2.05 2.39 4.37 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.80 33.95 15.03 21.64 32.77 

 Housing 

 Mean .................................... 254 261 253 243 269 

 SE........................................ 12.88 41.85 26.57 21.42 13.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.07 16.01 10.49 8.83 5.09 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean .................................... 31 31 31 26 40 

 SE........................................ 2.00 3.75 3.93 2.86 5.59 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.40 11.97 12.77 10.87 13.82 

 Household textiles 

 Mean .................................... 13 13 11 15 12 

 SE........................................ 1.83 5.03 3.10 3.42 2.87 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.99 39.44 28.98 22.73 23.66 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 23 30 19 21 25 

 SE........................................ 3.11 15.62 2.08 3.04 3.28 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.40 51.37 10.94 14.37 13.09 

 Major appliances 

 Mean .................................... 8 7 8 10 6 

 SE........................................ 1.14 1.36 1.29 2.61 1.42 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.66 20.67 16.36 25.04 22.10 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 15 24 11 11 19 

 SE........................................ 3.02 15.22 1.87 2.49 3.60 

 CV(%) .................................. 20.27 63.93 16.79 23.17 19.34 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean .................................... 48 54 62 43 40 

 SE........................................ 5.33 11.16 19.23 5.43 6.52 

 CV(%) .................................. 11.00 20.69 30.94 12.57 16.13 

 Other housing 

 Mean .................................... 138 133 131 137 151 

 SE........................................ 9.55 23.51 13.72 17.29 20.44 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.91 17.67 10.50 12.63 13.52 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean .................................... 230 253 250 187 264 

 SE........................................ 15.27 38.18 25.97 16.77 47.30 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.65 15.10 10.40 8.95 17.91 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean .................................... 53 75 47 43 60 

 SE........................................ 3.48 9.28 8.32 3.88 9.01 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.55 12.41 17.58 9.09 15.12 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean .................................... 86 78 111 66 104 

 SE........................................ 10.12 19.75 17.55 9.89 35.18 

 CV(%) .................................. 11.72 25.23 15.82 15.00 33.84 

 Children under 2 

 Mean .................................... 32 29 40 26 39 

 SE........................................ 2.58 5.89 6.55 3.17 6.42 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.95 20.21 16.27 12.27 16.46 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 58 71 51 53 62 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018-2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Other apparel products and services 

 SE........................................ 5.94 14.88 9.96 9.32 14.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.30 21.05 19.45 17.60 23.66 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean .................................... 11 11 15 11 6 

 SE........................................ 2.12 2.61 6.75 3.77 1.54 

 CV(%) .................................. 19.87 23.63 46.17 35.16 24.08 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 47 60 37 42 55 

 SE........................................ 5.26 16.45 6.89 7.12 13.90 

 CV(%) .................................. 11.18 27.59 18.83 16.87 25.19 

 Transportation 

 Mean .................................... 129 97 157 110 159 

 SE........................................ 10.17 9.54 17.10 20.83 20.60 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.90 9.82 10.86 18.94 12.97 

 Healthcare 

 Mean .................................... 30 40 32 29 20 

 SE........................................ 5.76 18.81 9.17 9.74 9.42 

 CV(%) .................................. 19.39 47.06 28.25 33.33 47.41 

 Entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 103 109 109 89 115 

 SE........................................ 6.03 12.47 8.54 13.20 8.16 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.88 11.40 7.82 14.85 7.09 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean .................................... 33 38 46 24 34 

 SE........................................ 2.23 7.30 6.43 3.01 2.98 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.72 19.18 14.09 12.76 8.73 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 69 71 63 65 81 

 SE........................................ 5.85 11.41 5.23 13.18 8.48 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.42 15.99 8.24 20.19 10.49 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean .................................... 19 26 20 13 26 

 SE........................................ 2.81 12.94 5.26 2.15 3.82 

 CV(%) .................................. 14.43 49.04 26.84 17.06 14.80 

 Reading 

 Mean .................................... 3 3 6 3 3 

 SE........................................ .47 .66 1.29 .45 1.25 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.32 20.04 23.15 16.60 40.69 

 Education 

 Mean .................................... 277 442 228 226 283 

 SE........................................ 22.50 90.90 37.48 24.30 40.85 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.11 20.58 16.42 10.76 14.46 

 All other gifts 

 Mean .................................... 104 107 116 81 131 

 SE........................................ 10.80 13.17 32.34 6.56 32.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.36 12.27 27.98 8.11 24.90 

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Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2020