Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................. 132,242 16,876 115,366 61,246 70,996 73,172 59,070 97,737 34,505 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean .................................... $82,852 $53,655 $87,123 $86,546 $79,665 $90,051 $73,933 $92,453 $55,656 

 SE........................................ 1,973.48 1,706.56 2,242.54 1,371.47 2,956.06 1,266.58 3,619.82 2,474.31 2,820.97 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 3.18 2.57 1.58 3.71 1.41 4.90 2.68 5.07 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean .................................... 71,487 48,832 74,801 75,795 67,771 78,398 62,927 79,269 49,445 

 SE........................................ 1,312.27 1,424.02 1,486.95 1,073.08 1,876.66 1,005.03 2,303.41 1,658.86 1,861.08 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.84 2.92 1.99 1.42 2.77 1.28 3.66 2.09 3.76 

 Age of reference person ......................................... 51.6 24.8 55.5 35.3 65.6 38.0 68.3 43.4 74.6 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People .................................................................. 2.5 2.1 2.5 2.9 2.1 2.9 1.9 2.7 1.7 

 Children under 18 ................................................ .6 .5 .6 1.0 .2 .9 .1 .8 .1 

 Adults 65 and older .............................................. .4 ( 1 ) .5 ( 1 ) .7 ( 1 ) .9 .1 1.4 

 Earners ................................................................ 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.6 .9 1.6 .5 

 Vehicles ............................................................... 1.9 1.4 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.7 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ...................................................................... 48 50 48 50 46 49 47 49 45 

 Women ................................................................ 52 50 52 50 54 51 53 51 55 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ......................................................... 64 26 69 50 76 53 77 58 79 

 With mortgage .................................................. 37 20 40 40 35 42 32 42 24 

 Without mortgage ............................................. 27 6 29 10 41 11 45 17 55 

 Renter .................................................................. 36 74 31 50 24 47 23 42 21 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................... 13 16 13 16 11 15 11 14 10 

 White, Asian, and all other races......................... 87 84 87 84 89 85 89 86 90 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................ 14 17 13 18 9 18 8 16 7 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 86 83 87 82 90 82 92 84 93 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ............................................... 30 28 30 26 33 26 34 27 37 

 College ................................................................. 67 71 67 71 64 71 63 70 60 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ..................... 89 81 90 89 89 90 89 90 87 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean .................................... $63,036 $47,609 $65,347 $64,615 $61,670 $66,860 $58,277 $67,519 $50,220 

 SE........................................ 578.05 1,169.06 626.56 759.41 696.15 754.91 767.42 746.83 866.78 

 CV(%) .................................. .92 2.46 .96 1.18 1.13 1.13 1.32 1.11 1.73 

 Food 

 Mean .................................... 8,169 6,251 8,476 8,645 7,737 8,737 7,440 8,698 6,599 

 Share ................................... 13.0 13.1 13.0 13.4 12.5 13.1 12.8 12.9 13.1 

 SE........................................ 118.61 195.74 132.52 172.91 146.50 166.38 163.07 158.13 163.80 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.45 3.13 1.56 2.00 1.89 1.90 2.19 1.82 2.48 

 Food at home 

 Mean .................................... 4,643 3,068 4,897 4,644 4,643 4,753 4,502 4,837 4,063 

 Share ................................... 7.4 6.4 7.5 7.2 7.5 7.1 7.7 7.2 8.1 

 SE........................................ 79.34 136.54 91.02 109.36 104.98 103.83 112.62 99.04 107.64 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.71 4.45 1.86 2.36 2.26 2.18 2.50 2.05 2.65 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean .................................... 583 385 615 583 583 594 569 606 516 

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

 SE........................................ 9.87 19.56 11.82 12.77 16.25 12.57 16.96 12.42 17.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.69 5.08 1.92 2.19 2.78 2.12 2.98 2.05 3.41 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean .................................... 184 145 190 199 170 200 162 199 138 

 Share ................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and

older 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 SE........................................ 4.00 9.77 4.99 5.48 6.79 5.53 7.01 5.12 7.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.18 6.72 2.63 2.76 4.00 2.76 4.33 2.58 5.53 

 Bakery products 

 Mean .................................... 400 240 425 384 414 394 407 407 377 

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

 SE........................................ 7.87 11.75 9.04 9.38 12.32 8.90 12.99 9.98 10.96 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.97 4.90 2.13 2.44 2.98 2.26 3.19 2.45 2.90 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean .................................... 980 674 1,030 988 974 1,010 942 1,023 852 

 Share ................................... 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.7 

 SE........................................ 29.01 44.54 32.29 48.13 30.27 44.70 31.01 38.09 34.30 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.96 6.60 3.14 4.87 3.11 4.43 3.29 3.72 4.03 

 Beef 

 Mean .................................... 270 188 284 274 267 280 258 285 228 

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

 SE........................................ 18.61 19.46 21.09 36.93 10.35 32.27 10.78 24.55 14.45 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.89 10.35 7.44 13.47 3.88 11.53 4.18 8.63 6.34 

 Pork 

 Mean .................................... 187 123 197 176 196 184 190 193 169 

 Share ................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

 SE........................................ 6.76 14.99 7.36 7.87 10.79 8.04 11.08 7.98 10.48 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.62 12.18 3.74 4.46 5.50 4.37 5.82 4.14 6.21 

 Other meats 

 Mean .................................... 129 76 138 129 129 132 125 134 113 

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

 SE........................................ 4.51 7.11 5.02 6.05 6.01 6.14 5.99 5.74 6.86 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.49 9.39 3.64 4.69 4.65 4.65 4.79 4.27 6.08 

 Poultry 

 Mean .................................... 189 151 195 206 173 209 163 203 147 

 Share ................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 

 SE........................................ 3.99 11.78 4.49 6.47 6.21 5.70 6.74 5.08 8.98 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.11 7.83 2.30 3.13 3.58 2.72 4.14 2.50 6.09 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean .................................... 147 94 155 143 150 144 150 148 144 

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

 SE........................................ 5.94 10.54 6.58 9.93 6.67 9.14 7.55 8.34 9.92 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.05 11.21 4.24 6.94 4.44 6.33 5.03 5.65 6.88 

 Eggs 

 Mean .................................... 58 43 61 59 58 60 56 61 51 

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

 SE........................................ 1.85 3.53 1.97 2.11 2.34 2.00 2.53 2.11 2.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.17 8.20 3.24 3.56 4.06 3.30 4.53 3.47 4.73 

 Dairy products 

 Mean .................................... 455 284 483 449 460 459 449 469 414 

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

 SE........................................ 7.20 16.28 8.39 10.19 10.41 9.69 11.35 8.32 10.91 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.58 5.74 1.74 2.27 2.26 2.11 2.53 1.78 2.63 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean .................................... 140 89 149 144 137 145 135 147 122 

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

 SE........................................ 3.07 5.77 3.54 3.93 4.48 3.66 5.01 3.46 4.71 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.19 6.52 2.38 2.73 3.27 2.53 3.72 2.36 3.86 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean .................................... 315 195 334 305 323 314 315 322 292 

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

 SE........................................ 5.41 12.33 6.15 7.79 7.73 7.36 8.72 6.35 8.57 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.72 6.32 1.84 2.55 2.39 2.34 2.77 1.97 2.93 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 876 581 924 874 878 891 857 899 809 

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

 SE........................................ 19.96 28.22 22.41 27.47 24.42 25.95 26.04 21.44 29.78 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.28 4.86 2.42 3.14 2.78 2.91 3.04 2.39 3.68 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean .................................... 322 198 342 317 326 324 319 327 308 

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

 SE........................................ 8.07 11.04 9.21 11.25 9.62 10.42 10.90 8.76 12.49 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.51 5.58 2.70 3.55 2.95 3.21 3.42 2.68 4.06 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 295 207 310 297 294 304 284 305 266 

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

 SE........................................ 8.67 11.96 9.27 11.43 10.99 10.89 10.77 9.34 12.31 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.93 5.77 2.99 3.84 3.74 3.58 3.79 3.06 4.63 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean .................................... 112 77 118 114 111 114 110 115 105 

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

 SE........................................ 3.37 7.13 3.97 5.25 4.69 5.04 5.12 4.32 5.07 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.00 9.27 3.36 4.60 4.24 4.40 4.67 3.76 4.84 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean .................................... 147 99 154 146 148 148 144 152 131 

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

 SE........................................ 4.49 7.04 5.08 6.23 5.65 6.00 5.79 5.05 6.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.06 7.15 3.29 4.27 3.83 4.05 4.00 3.32 4.77 

 Other food at home 

 Mean .................................... 1,749 1,144 1,846 1,750 1,747 1,798 1,685 1,841 1,472 

 Share ................................... 2.8 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.9 

 SE........................................ 30.05 53.50 34.46 36.55 42.86 34.25 48.12 37.28 42.67 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.72 4.68 1.87 2.09 2.45 1.91 2.86 2.02 2.90 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean .................................... 165 90 177 156 173 163 168 168 156 

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

 SE........................................ 4.21 8.00 5.08 6.86 6.41 5.92 6.51 4.99 8.72 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.55 8.89 2.87 4.39 3.70 3.64 3.87 2.97 5.60 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean .................................... 115 71 122 112 117 116 113 120 99 

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

 SE........................................ 3.71 6.23 4.27 4.63 5.27 3.82 5.69 4.55 5.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.23 8.75 3.51 4.12 4.51 3.30 5.02 3.79 5.70 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean .................................... 952 646 1,001 974 932 995 896 1,006 789 

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

 SE........................................ 17.32 34.56 20.26 23.19 24.90 21.93 28.42 20.38 25.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.82 5.35 2.02 2.38 2.67 2.20 3.17 2.03 3.20 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 455 301 480 451 458 465 443 481 378 

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

 SE........................................ 12.19 19.57 12.80 13.57 16.22 12.81 17.55 15.35 17.07 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.68 6.51 2.67 3.01 3.54 2.76 3.96 3.19 4.52 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean .................................... 62 37 66 56 67 59 65 66 50 

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

 SE........................................ 2.60 3.25 2.94 2.54 4.00 2.98 4.18 2.77 4.33 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.19 8.86 4.47 4.50 5.99 5.02 6.40 4.19 8.64 

 Food away from home 

 Mean .................................... 3,526 3,183 3,579 4,002 3,094 3,985 2,938 3,861 2,536 

 Share ................................... 5.6 6.7 5.5 6.2 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 

 SE........................................ 66.85 133.73 73.60 101.05 73.83 96.89 89.45 87.54 108.83 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.90 4.20 2.06 2.53 2.39 2.43 3.04 2.27 4.29 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 579 431 603 542 614 570 592 606 501 

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

 SE........................................ 22.67 46.43 23.09 27.02 28.84 25.10 35.81 27.26 39.37 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.91 10.78 3.83 4.99 4.70 4.41 6.05 4.50 7.86 

 Housing 

 Mean .................................... 20,679 16,616 21,283 21,635 19,867 22,019 19,026 21,810 17,472 

 Share ................................... 32.8 34.9 32.6 33.5 32.2 32.9 32.6 32.3 34.8 

 SE........................................ 195.28 375.54 214.81 228.15 277.14 224.43 300.11 222.64 354.31 

 CV(%) .................................. .94 2.26 1.01 1.05 1.39 1.02 1.58 1.02 2.03 

 Shelter 

 Mean .................................... 12,190 10,803 12,393 13,232 11,291 13,369 10,730 13,048 9,760 

 Share ................................... 19.3 22.7 19.0 20.5 18.3 20.0 18.4 19.3 19.4 

 SE........................................ 143.71 330.42 154.73 157.11 196.50 165.69 212.77 156.01 266.96 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.18 3.06 1.25 1.19 1.74 1.24 1.98 1.20 2.74 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean .................................... 6,797 2,619 7,409 6,278 7,245 6,692 6,928 6,996 6,235 

 Share ................................... 10.8 5.5 11.3 9.7 11.7 10.0 11.9 10.4 12.4 

 SE........................................ 100.15 248.88 112.52 125.07 147.64 133.82 157.96 116.49 201.66 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.47 9.50 1.52 1.99 2.04 2.00 2.28 1.67 3.23 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean .................................... 2,760 1,340 2,967 3,274 2,316 3,349 2,029 3,240 1,398 

 Share ................................... 4.4 2.8 4.5 5.1 3.8 5.0 3.5 4.8 2.8 

 SE........................................ 48.36 97.62 55.94 71.21 74.71 68.04 73.90 58.56 74.61 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.75 7.29 1.89 2.17 3.23 2.03 3.64 1.81 5.34 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Property taxes 

 Mean .................................... 2,159 646 2,380 1,717 2,540 1,909 2,469 2,098 2,333 

 Share ................................... 3.4 1.4 3.6 2.7 4.1 2.9 4.2 3.1 4.6 

 SE........................................ 41.20 53.39 46.56 46.30 58.01 48.42 58.76 46.29 80.15 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.91 8.26 1.96 2.70 2.28 2.54 2.38 2.21 3.43 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean .................................... 1,879 633 2,061 1,287 2,389 1,434 2,430 1,658 2,504 

 Share ................................... 3.0 1.3 3.2 2.0 3.9 2.1 4.2 2.5 5.0 

 SE........................................ 65.13 148.06 71.13 81.15 82.74 81.03 96.71 73.75 107.87 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.47 23.39 3.45 6.30 3.46 5.65 3.98 4.45 4.31 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean .................................... 4,432 7,713 3,952 6,202 2,905 5,837 2,691 5,089 2,571 

 Share ................................... 7.0 16.2 6.0 9.6 4.7 8.7 4.6 7.5 5.1 

 SE........................................ 89.41 312.12 95.82 164.37 95.26 145.76 111.94 118.82 165.05 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.02 4.05 2.42 2.65 3.28 2.50 4.16 2.33 6.42 

 Other lodging 

 Mean .................................... 961 470 1,033 752 1,142 840 1,111 964 954 

 Share ................................... 1.5 1.0 1.6 1.2 1.9 1.3 1.9 1.4 1.9 

 SE........................................ 38.93 62.38 41.53 40.99 61.77 38.87 68.26 41.81 80.13 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.05 13.26 4.02 5.45 5.41 4.63 6.14 4.34 8.40 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean .................................... 4,055 2,725 4,250 3,894 4,194 4,055 4,055 4,141 3,810 

 Share ................................... 6.4 5.7 6.5 6.0 6.8 6.1 7.0 6.1 7.6 

 SE........................................ 32.23 78.19 34.59 36.46 44.67 33.90 49.38 34.66 50.03 

 CV(%) .................................. .79 2.87 .81 .94 1.06 .84 1.22 .84 1.31 

 Natural gas 

 Mean .................................... 416 224 444 368 458 390 448 407 440 

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

 SE........................................ 10.72 12.85 11.36 10.81 13.53 11.47 14.64 10.46 17.04 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.58 5.73 2.56 2.94 2.96 2.94 3.26 2.57 3.87 

 Electricity 

 Mean .................................... 1,472 1,027 1,537 1,413 1,522 1,449 1,499 1,484 1,436 

 Share ................................... 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.2 2.9 

 SE........................................ 17.96 38.82 17.37 21.31 21.41 20.50 22.87 18.65 28.29 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.22 3.78 1.13 1.51 1.41 1.41 1.53 1.26 1.97 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean .................................... 113 44 123 76 145 84 149 99 153 

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

 SE........................................ 6.57 8.14 7.31 5.99 9.87 7.31 10.29 7.20 12.84 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.81 18.38 5.94 7.88 6.80 8.66 6.92 7.27 8.41 

 Telephone services 

 Mean .................................... 1,409 1,048 1,462 1,452 1,372 1,521 1,271 1,516 1,105 

 Share ................................... 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 

 SE........................................ 13.37 38.16 14.83 18.54 16.79 17.67 19.09 15.14 19.15 

 CV(%) .................................. .95 3.64 1.01 1.28 1.22 1.16 1.50 1.00 1.73 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean .................................... 191 41 213 90 278 105 297 136 346 

 Share ................................... .3 .1 .3 .1 .5 .2 .5 .2 .7 

 SE........................................ 6.01 6.29 6.35 6.03 7.67 6.00 7.92 5.83 9.10 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.15 15.20 2.98 6.69 2.76 5.69 2.67 4.28 2.63 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean .................................... 1,218 1,007 1,249 1,362 1,094 1,415 974 1,380 759 

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

 SE........................................ 15.53 36.60 17.18 20.33 17.98 19.71 19.66 16.82 19.82 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.28 3.64 1.38 1.49 1.64 1.39 2.02 1.22 2.61 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean .................................... 645 381 684 584 698 611 688 634 676 

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

 SE........................................ 16.30 26.12 17.24 17.36 19.78 16.64 20.31 15.53 23.60 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.53 6.86 2.52 2.97 2.83 2.72 2.95 2.45 3.49 

 Household operations 

 Mean .................................... 1,570 1,009 1,652 1,819 1,355 1,755 1,341 1,623 1,418 

 Share ................................... 2.5 2.1 2.5 2.8 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.8 

 SE........................................ 35.31 63.02 37.89 70.35 38.56 61.51 43.46 45.38 65.51 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.25 6.25 2.29 3.87 2.85 3.51 3.24 2.80 4.62 

 Personal services 

 Mean .................................... 489 394 502 870 159 757 156 586 213 

 Share ................................... .8 .8 .8 1.3 .3 1.1 .3 .9 .4 

 SE........................................ 27.62 49.38 29.19 56.74 27.90 48.28 32.80 32.96 52.94 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.65 12.54 5.81 6.52 17.54 6.38 20.97 5.63 24.85 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean .................................... 1,081 615 1,150 949 1,196 998 1,184 1,038 1,205 

 Share ................................... 1.7 1.3 1.8 1.5 1.9 1.5 2.0 1.5 2.4 

 SE........................................ 20.55 29.77 23.86 26.28 29.37 26.06 28.68 24.06 36.69 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.90 4.84 2.08 2.77 2.46 2.61 2.42 2.32 3.04 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean .................................... 766 397 825 650 871 695 857 747 821 

 Share ................................... 1.2 .8 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.5 1.1 1.6 

 SE........................................ 18.22 42.40 22.38 25.34 22.99 22.24 24.67 21.51 30.72 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 10.68 2.71 3.90 2.64 3.20 2.88 2.88 3.74 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean .................................... 185 106 198 170 199 181 191 186 182 

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

 SE........................................ 7.37 13.91 8.63 8.18 11.63 9.38 10.89 8.53 13.16 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.98 13.09 4.36 4.82 5.83 5.18 5.70 4.58 7.22 

 Other household products 

 Mean .................................... 458 224 496 389 521 414 514 444 498 

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

 SE........................................ 16.59 29.44 19.36 24.54 21.21 22.44 21.07 19.47 28.79 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.62 13.15 3.91 6.32 4.07 5.41 4.10 4.38 5.78 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean .................................... 122 67 131 92 151 100 152 117 140 

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

 SE........................................ 6.49 17.22 6.84 7.34 9.77 7.45 10.58 8.46 8.28 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.30 25.64 5.21 8.02 6.49 7.48 6.97 7.26 5.91 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean .................................... 2,098 1,682 2,164 2,040 2,156 2,146 2,043 2,249 1,663 

 Share ................................... 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.3 

 SE........................................ 68.52 104.74 75.88 65.84 118.17 73.77 124.45 92.98 84.88 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.27 6.23 3.51 3.23 5.48 3.44 6.09 4.13 5.10 

 Household textiles 

 Mean .................................... 131 67 141 113 147 129 134 138 110 

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

 SE........................................ 9.98 14.07 10.87 13.92 13.55 14.49 11.32 13.11 11.33 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.62 21.01 7.69 12.27 9.19 11.22 8.47 9.49 10.26 

 Furniture 

 Mean .................................... 521 504 523 586 465 595 429 585 339 

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

 SE........................................ 22.45 61.99 24.21 36.27 27.01 31.55 29.55 28.40 32.21 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.31 12.29 4.63 6.19 5.81 5.30 6.88 4.85 9.49 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean .................................... 25 12 27 21 29 23 28 24 27 

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

 SE........................................ 2.61 2.58 3.06 2.74 4.17 3.08 4.16 3.00 6.00 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.40 21.80 11.33 13.04 14.60 13.65 14.79 12.28 22.25 

 Major appliances 

 Mean .................................... 322 251 332 324 319 327 315 330 297 

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

 SE........................................ 14.92 31.60 16.94 21.51 21.26 17.96 21.54 17.73 23.69 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.64 12.58 5.10 6.63 6.66 5.49 6.85 5.37 7.96 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 119 121 118 120 117 127 109 128 92 

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

 SE........................................ 6.43 15.38 6.61 9.71 8.32 9.18 7.66 7.51 7.20 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.42 12.76 5.59 8.08 7.08 7.24 7.06 5.87 7.83 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean .................................... 981 727 1,021 875 1,078 945 1,029 1,044 797 

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

 SE........................................ 60.07 79.53 65.88 39.72 109.79 51.10 119.57 78.30 71.04 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.12 10.94 6.45 4.54 10.18 5.41 11.62 7.50 8.92 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean .................................... 1,883 1,682 1,915 2,126 1,666 2,163 1,526 2,079 1,305 

 Share ................................... 3.0 3.5 2.9 3.3 2.7 3.2 2.6 3.1 2.6 

 SE........................................ 68.55 161.24 66.72 102.75 78.69 89.42 77.48 84.03 83.67 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.64 9.59 3.48 4.83 4.72 4.13 5.08 4.04 6.41 

 Men and boys 

 Mean .................................... 447 447 447 533 371 539 331 509 267 

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

 SE........................................ 26.11 68.96 26.68 27.50 38.37 28.04 40.95 29.98 48.35 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.84 15.44 5.97 5.16 10.33 5.20 12.38 5.89 18.09 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean .................................... 348 386 341 369 328 387 296 382 245 

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

 SE........................................ 26.26 69.59 26.72 26.65 37.59 28.04 40.22 30.41 48.15 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.56 18.01 7.83 7.23 11.45 7.24 13.57 7.96 19.62 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean .................................... 100 60 106 165 43 152 35 127 22 

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

 SE........................................ 4.60 9.59 5.14 9.64 3.92 8.37 4.13 6.52 3.14 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.61 15.93 4.86 5.86 9.08 5.51 11.97 5.14 14.34 

 Women and girls 

 Mean .................................... 704 448 745 725 686 773 616 749 571 

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

 SE........................................ 30.41 72.34 33.59 50.22 33.08 43.79 36.12 36.93 40.32 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.32 16.15 4.51 6.93 4.82 5.66 5.86 4.93 7.07 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean .................................... 602 393 636 573 628 630 565 624 536 

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

 SE........................................ 27.85 69.61 30.64 47.07 31.62 40.66 35.36 33.39 41.83 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.63 17.73 4.82 8.22 5.03 6.45 6.26 5.35 7.81 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean .................................... 102 55 110 152 58 143 51 125 35 

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

 SE........................................ 7.34 13.86 8.37 12.91 8.46 11.68 9.73 9.65 6.94 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.17 24.99 7.63 8.49 14.60 8.18 19.12 7.70 19.87 

 Children under 2 

 Mean .................................... 75 133 66 116 39 103 40 90 33 

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

 SE........................................ 6.98 21.72 7.26 11.47 7.09 9.57 8.18 8.17 9.84 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.25 16.38 10.95 9.92 18.19 9.32 20.22 9.12 29.62 

 Footwear 

 Mean .................................... 419 405 421 503 342 498 317 473 255 

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

 SE........................................ 26.70 75.73 25.52 41.73 28.34 37.74 27.61 33.20 29.53 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.38 18.70 6.06 8.30 8.29 7.58 8.72 7.01 11.58 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 237 249 236 249 227 250 222 258 179 

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

 SE........................................ 15.94 39.47 15.93 25.14 19.16 22.03 22.42 20.07 19.27 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.72 15.82 6.76 10.09 8.43 8.83 10.08 7.78 10.76 

 Transportation 

 Mean .................................... 10,742 9,407 10,938 11,527 10,065 12,061 9,109 11,890 7,492 

 Share ................................... 17.0 19.8 16.7 17.8 16.3 18.0 15.6 17.6 14.9 

 SE........................................ 194.05 610.50 207.37 364.66 212.20 334.14 212.94 262.22 290.13 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.81 6.49 1.90 3.16 2.11 2.77 2.34 2.21 3.87 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean .................................... 4,394 4,078 4,440 4,784 4,057 5,097 3,523 4,959 2,792 

 Share ................................... 7.0 8.6 6.8 7.4 6.6 7.6 6.0 7.3 5.6 

 SE........................................ 187.79 557.52 198.51 329.54 182.94 316.64 158.57 258.43 233.84 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.27 13.67 4.47 6.89 4.51 6.21 4.50 5.21 8.38 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean .................................... 1,960 1,461 2,033 1,868 2,039 2,096 1,790 2,060 1,677 

 Share ................................... 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 

 SE........................................ 108.02 424.84 124.75 187.49 169.56 174.45 150.59 155.36 224.85 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.51 29.07 6.14 10.04 8.32 8.32 8.41 7.54 13.41 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean .................................... 2,375 2,564 2,347 2,845 1,970 2,928 1,690 2,836 1,068 

 Share ................................... 3.8 5.4 3.6 4.4 3.2 4.4 2.9 4.2 2.1 

 SE........................................ 130.12 257.46 137.00 229.97 138.56 218.50 129.10 177.77 138.08 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.48 10.04 5.84 8.08 7.03 7.46 7.64 6.27 12.92 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean .................................... 59 52 60 71 48 72 42 63 46 

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

 SE........................................ 14.52 21.96 16.30 20.26 22.09 19.38 23.56 14.34 39.17 

 CV(%) .................................. 24.68 42.30 27.24 28.56 45.69 26.85 55.71 22.67 84.69 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean .................................... 2,094 1,825 2,134 2,334 1,887 2,381 1,739 2,345 1,383 

 Share ................................... 3.3 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.1 3.6 3.0 3.5 2.8 

 SE........................................ 21.44 45.19 22.70 28.60 26.83 28.05 27.82 25.76 25.74 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.02 2.48 1.06 1.23 1.42 1.18 1.60 1.10 1.86 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean .................................... 3,474 2,843 3,567 3,635 3,335 3,780 3,095 3,765 2,649 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Share ................................... 5.5 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.3 

 SE........................................ 40.91 106.68 42.50 65.11 53.06 56.98 57.82 45.90 62.47 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.18 3.75 1.19 1.79 1.59 1.51 1.87 1.22 2.36 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean .................................... 252 231 255 303 207 305 186 292 137 

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

 SE........................................ 6.87 12.56 7.61 10.37 8.60 10.03 8.58 8.45 10.34 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.73 5.43 2.99 3.42 4.15 3.29 4.62 2.89 7.53 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean .................................... 887 683 917 878 894 917 849 940 735 

 Share ................................... 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 

 SE........................................ 19.09 57.81 19.14 31.22 22.90 27.97 26.08 22.62 25.94 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.15 8.47 2.09 3.56 2.56 3.05 3.07 2.41 3.53 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean .................................... 790 590 820 835 752 877 684 859 597 

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

 SE........................................ 25.51 47.74 28.55 40.97 32.01 38.26 34.46 29.97 39.45 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.23 8.09 3.48 4.91 4.25 4.36 5.04 3.49 6.60 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean .................................... 1,545 1,340 1,575 1,619 1,482 1,681 1,377 1,674 1,180 

 Share ................................... 2.5 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.3 

 SE........................................ 18.67 54.89 18.11 26.90 23.97 23.04 24.80 21.85 25.84 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.21 4.10 1.15 1.66 1.62 1.37 1.80 1.31 2.19 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean .................................... 781 661 797 774 786 803 752 820 668 

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

 SE........................................ 29.43 68.76 29.63 26.56 42.94 29.04 45.92 26.25 67.46 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.77 10.40 3.72 3.43 5.46 3.61 6.11 3.20 10.10 

 Healthcare 

 Mean .................................... 5,193 2,175 5,637 3,920 6,295 4,166 6,469 4,616 6,833 

 Share ................................... 8.2 4.6 8.6 6.1 10.2 6.2 11.1 6.8 13.6 

 SE........................................ 69.98 73.84 82.44 80.30 91.07 76.15 90.61 80.45 138.53 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.35 3.40 1.46 2.05 1.45 1.83 1.40 1.74 2.03 

 Health insurance 

 Mean .................................... 3,529 1,480 3,829 2,672 4,269 2,842 4,380 3,099 4,748 

 Share ................................... 5.6 3.1 5.9 4.1 6.9 4.3 7.5 4.6 9.5 

 SE........................................ 46.74 57.42 52.38 57.84 63.10 54.69 63.45 54.44 72.04 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.32 3.88 1.37 2.16 1.48 1.92 1.45 1.76 1.52 

 Medical services 

 Mean .................................... 984 466 1,060 821 1,125 853 1,146 960 1,054 

 Share ................................... 1.6 1.0 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.3 2.0 1.4 2.1 

 SE........................................ 36.70 70.76 41.79 37.79 57.29 39.88 59.17 40.95 87.14 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.73 15.18 3.94 4.61 5.09 4.67 5.16 4.27 8.27 

 Drugs 

 Mean .................................... 486 151 537 302 647 329 683 399 737 

 Share ................................... .8 .3 .8 .5 1.0 .5 1.2 .6 1.5 

 SE........................................ 13.92 13.11 16.00 17.03 23.03 16.54 26.03 14.26 29.40 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.86 8.70 2.98 5.63 3.56 5.03 3.81 3.58 3.99 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean .................................... 194 78 211 125 253 141 259 159 293 

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

 SE........................................ 12.17 7.67 13.91 8.62 21.57 9.63 26.31 8.59 42.11 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.28 9.84 6.59 6.88 8.52 6.82 10.15 5.41 14.35 

 Entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 3,090 1,827 3,282 3,010 3,162 3,118 3,057 3,333 2,381 

 Share ................................... 4.9 3.8 5.0 4.7 5.1 4.7 5.2 4.9 4.7 

 SE........................................ 129.46 72.70 149.37 85.51 231.39 82.64 276.40 175.86 72.95 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.19 3.98 4.55 2.84 7.32 2.65 9.04 5.28 3.06 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean .................................... 880 490 940 918 850 918 836 1,014 489 

 Share ................................... 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.0 

 SE........................................ 124.68 34.19 146.45 48.38 232.04 45.51 278.60 169.98 42.27 

 CV(%) .................................. 14.17 6.97 15.58 5.27 27.30 4.96 33.32 16.77 8.64 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean .................................... 1,000 647 1,052 921 1,067 970 1,036 994 1,014 

 Share ................................... 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.5 2.0 

 SE........................................ 16.12 36.42 16.72 27.13 19.22 24.76 15.29 20.49 22.44 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.61 5.63 1.59 2.95 1.80 2.55 1.48 2.06 2.21 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean .................................... 821 515 870 786 853 834 805 872 670 

 Share ................................... 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 

 SE........................................ 40.20 54.99 47.24 45.84 48.74 48.70 55.01 47.75 44.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.90 10.68 5.43 5.83 5.71 5.84 6.83 5.47 6.62 

 Pets 

 Mean .................................... 681 430 721 612 744 671 695 721 563 

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

 SE........................................ 40.29 55.20 46.61 45.06 48.35 49.23 52.46 49.82 38.34 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.92 12.83 6.47 7.37 6.50 7.34 7.55 6.91 6.81 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean .................................... 140 84 149 174 109 163 111 151 107 

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

 SE........................................ 11.00 13.83 12.13 17.24 11.13 14.77 12.27 12.52 17.18 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.85 16.36 8.14 9.89 10.21 9.05 11.10 8.29 16.00 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean .................................... 389 176 421 384 392 396 379 453 206 

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

 SE........................................ 34.23 22.23 39.26 53.18 58.54 47.87 68.90 41.93 31.26 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.80 12.66 9.32 13.85 14.93 12.09 18.19 9.27 15.14 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean .................................... 786 529 826 772 799 803 765 811 715 

 Share ................................... 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 

 SE........................................ 13.84 26.32 16.36 23.34 15.18 19.31 21.58 18.39 21.00 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.76 4.98 1.98 3.02 1.90 2.40 2.82 2.27 2.94 

 Reading 

 Mean .................................... 92 47 99 66 116 70 120 77 138 

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

 SE........................................ 6.47 6.41 7.24 5.26 10.60 5.93 11.13 5.23 16.18 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.03 13.76 7.29 7.99 9.14 8.44 9.26 6.80 11.76 

 Education 

 Mean .................................... 1,443 2,277 1,321 1,583 1,323 1,845 945 1,829 349 

 Share ................................... 2.3 4.8 2.0 2.4 2.1 2.8 1.6 2.7 .7 

 SE........................................ 85.62 399.57 73.16 138.16 104.16 150.28 97.01 117.43 89.03 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.93 17.54 5.54 8.73 7.88 8.14 10.27 6.42 25.51 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean .................................... 320 262 328 338 305 341 294 356 219 

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

 SE........................................ 11.43 27.89 11.41 17.85 15.45 16.52 16.83 14.47 15.94 

 CV(%) .................................. 3.57 10.63 3.47 5.28 5.07 4.84 5.73 4.07 7.29 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean .................................... 899 571 947 825 964 848 963 930 811 

 Share ................................... 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.6 

 SE........................................ 42.52 123.69 40.42 54.26 55.39 53.12 52.34 48.09 52.50 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.73 21.68 4.27 6.58 5.75 6.26 5.44 5.17 6.48 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean .................................... 1,995 531 2,209 1,449 2,466 1,600 2,484 1,794 2,564 

 Share ................................... 3.2 1.1 3.4 2.2 4.0 2.4 4.3 2.7 5.1 

 SE........................................ 109.43 65.30 123.24 126.42 152.37 120.46 172.29 103.47 264.74 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.48 12.29 5.58 8.72 6.18 7.53 6.93 5.77 10.32 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean .................................... 7,165 5,004 7,481 8,176 6,292 8,518 5,488 8,690 2,843 

 Share ................................... 11.4 10.5 11.4 12.7 10.2 12.7 9.4 12.9 5.7 

 SE........................................ 131.08 193.88 144.31 170.55 139.92 161.14 170.02 163.99 161.67 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.83 3.87 1.93 2.09 2.22 1.89 3.10 1.89 5.69 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean .................................... 520 149 574 384 636 425 636 518 523 

 Share ................................... .8 .3 .9 .6 1.0 .6 1.1 .8 1.0 

 SE........................................ 21.59 24.72 24.26 23.73 31.56 21.66 35.18 26.50 29.96 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.16 16.55 4.23 6.17 4.96 5.09 5.53 5.11 5.72 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean .................................... 6,645 4,855 6,907 7,792 5,656 8,093 4,852 8,172 2,320 

 Share ................................... 10.5 10.2 10.6 12.1 9.2 12.1 8.3 12.1 4.6 

 SE........................................ 124.80 189.97 138.12 159.23 136.77 153.06 164.17 156.60 156.04 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.88 3.91 2.00 2.04 2.42 1.89 3.38 1.92 6.73 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean .................................... $82,852 $53,655 $87,123 $86,546 $79,665 $90,051 $73,933 $92,453 $55,656 

 SE........................................ 1,973.48 1,706.56 2,242.54 1,371.47 2,956.06 1,266.58 3,619.82 2,474.31 2,820.97 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.38 3.18 2.57 1.58 3.71 1.41 4.90 2.68 5.07 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean .................................... 64,708 49,676 66,907 78,381 52,913 81,127 44,369 81,055 18,405 

 Share ................................... 78.1 92.6 76.8 90.6 66.4 90.1 60.0 87.7 33.1 

 SE........................................ 1,803.94 1,659.23 2,040.61 1,364.12 2,639.41 1,207.97 3,281.14 2,376.97 1,063.68 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.79 3.34 3.05 1.74 4.99 1.49 7.40 2.93 5.78 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean .................................... 5,947 1,817 6,551 5,226 6,569 5,538 6,453 6,147 5,379 

 Share ................................... 7.2 3.4 7.5 6.0 8.2 6.1 8.7 6.6 9.7 

 SE........................................ 640.92 385.56 746.19 456.00 1,097.41 440.69 1,294.42 421.54 2,146.08 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.78 21.22 11.39 8.73 16.71 7.96 20.06 6.86 39.90 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean .................................... 8,902 420 10,143 849 15,849 1,161 18,491 2,740 26,355 

 Share ................................... 10.7 .8 11.6 1.0 19.9 1.3 25.0 3.0 47.4 

 SE........................................ 208.14 100.02 247.15 71.03 399.61 81.71 482.76 124.89 718.00 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.34 23.80 2.44 8.36 2.52 7.04 2.61 4.56 2.72 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean .................................... 1,962 312 2,203 639 3,103 767 3,441 1,047 4,552 

 Share ................................... 2.4 .6 2.5 .7 3.9 .9 4.7 1.1 8.2 

 SE........................................ 199.07 103.37 231.13 77.11 371.68 106.81 428.38 101.18 676.79 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.15 33.17 10.49 12.06 11.98 13.92 12.45 9.66 14.87 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean .................................... 426 428 426 466 392 482 358 487 255 

 Share ................................... .5 .8 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 

 SE........................................ 25.76 59.14 25.95 38.91 29.01 38.46 28.51 33.93 23.69 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.04 13.81 6.09 8.35 7.40 7.99 7.96 6.97 9.27 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean .................................... 562 213 613 568 557 579 541 604 442 

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

 SE........................................ 77.21 46.55 88.33 145.87 62.01 129.58 67.03 101.84 63.27 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.74 21.90 14.41 25.70 11.13 22.39 12.38 16.85 14.33 

 Other income 

 Mean .................................... 345 790 280 417 282 398 278 372 267 

 Share ................................... .4 1.5 .3 .5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 

 SE........................................ 35.68 196.90 30.34 59.06 47.06 49.47 52.81 36.39 73.55 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.35 24.93 10.86 14.17 16.67 12.43 18.97 9.78 27.51 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean .................................... 11,364 4,823 12,321 10,751 11,893 11,654 11,006 13,184 6,211 

 Share ................................... 13.7 9.0 14.1 12.4 14.9 12.9 14.9 14.3 11.2 

 SE........................................ 730.24 369.20 834.15 344.98 1,181.86 316.39 1,426.08 886.39 1,087.20 

 CV(%) .................................. 6.43 7.65 6.77 3.21 9.94 2.71 12.96 6.72 17.50 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean .................................... 8,831 3,392 9,627 8,040 9,514 8,815 8,852 10,162 5,063 

 Share ................................... 10.7 6.3 11.0 9.3 11.9 9.8 12.0 11.0 9.1 

 SE........................................ 627.45 265.09 719.96 276.76 1,030.99 241.71 1,254.51 776.02 919.54 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.10 7.81 7.48 3.44 10.84 2.74 14.17 7.64 18.16 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean .................................... 2,470 1,390 2,628 2,652 2,313 2,778 2,088 2,951 1,107 

 Share ................................... 3.0 2.6 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.2 2.0 

 SE........................................ 132.55 130.51 144.83 117.14 179.28 121.97 199.48 154.04 174.38 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.37 9.39 5.51 4.42 7.75 4.39 9.55 5.22 15.75 

 Other taxes 

 Mean .................................... 63 41 67 59 67 61 66 71 42 

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

 SE........................................ 14.43 15.00 15.81 16.77 18.68 15.22 19.96 17.76 8.32 

 CV(%) .................................. 22.80 36.26 23.78 28.27 28.00 25.02 30.09 25.03 20.02 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean .................................... 71,487 48,832 74,801 75,795 67,771 78,398 62,927 79,269 49,445 

 Share ................................... 86.3 91.0 85.9 87.6 85.1 87.1 85.1 85.7 88.8 

 SE........................................ 1,312.27 1,424.02 1,486.95 1,073.08 1,876.66 1,005.03 2,303.41 1,658.86 1,861.08 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.84 2.92 1.99 1.42 2.77 1.28 3.66 2.09 3.76 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean .................................... $10,971 $3,056 $12,129 $9,118 $12,569 $10,704 $11,301 $9,286 $15,741 

 SE........................................ 2,278.11 2,449.30 2,546.85 3,431.37 2,539.89 3,093.93 2,762.96 2,716.43 3,302.41 

 CV(%) .................................. 20.77 80.16 21.00 37.63 20.21 28.91 24.45 29.25 20.98 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean .................................... 23,320 19,499 23,879 28,862 18,540 28,616 16,761 24,911 18,814 

 SE........................................ 2,064.38 2,990.27 2,309.29 3,155.34 2,238.33 2,938.71 2,487.06 2,495.43 3,373.27 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.85 15.34 9.67 10.93 12.07 10.27 14.84 10.02 17.93 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean .................................... 12,350 16,444 11,751 19,744 5,970 17,912 5,459 15,625 3,073 

 SE........................................ 1,381.57 3,408.33 1,431.90 2,723.79 1,006.11 2,353.47 1,127.84 1,852.76 1,123.30 

 CV(%) .................................. 11.19 20.73 12.19 13.80 16.85 13.14 20.66 11.86 36.56 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean .................................... 1,201 606 1,288 656 1,671 659 1,873 1,063 1,594 

 SE........................................ 391.13 165.25 446.84 179.02 604.39 158.92 721.29 448.94 550.67 

 CV(%) .................................. 32.56 27.27 34.68 27.27 36.16 24.10 38.52 42.25 34.54 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean .................................... -2,288 -693 -2,521 -2,137 -2,418 -2,326 -2,240 -2,468 -1,778 

 SE........................................ 54.74 60.47 62.17 63.42 82.87 57.23 101.42 50.97 168.94 

 CV(%) .................................. -2.39 -8.72 -2.47 -2.97 -3.43 -2.46 -4.53 -2.07 -9.50 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean .................................... 204,174 60,605 225,175 152,762 248,526 168,147 248,802 190,736 242,235 

 SE........................................ 4,271.93 5,078.00 4,676.48 4,116.97 6,137.08 4,122.28 6,860.10 4,357.45 7,991.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 2.09 8.38 2.08 2.70 2.47 2.45 2.76 2.28 3.30 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean .................................... 1,097 373 1,202 852 1,308 930 1,303 1,028 1,290 

 SE........................................ 11.77 21.58 12.76 11.88 19.78 12.13 21.53 11.47 30.52 

 CV(%) .................................. 1.07 5.79 1.06 1.39 1.51 1.30 1.65 1.12 2.37 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean .................................... 1,310 809 1,384 938 1,633 1,183 1,468 1,350 1,196 

 SE........................................ 61.97 170.42 63.98 94.96 86.84 86.76 86.78 73.62 105.45 

 CV(%) .................................. 4.73 21.08 4.62 10.12 5.32 7.33 5.91 5.45 8.82 

 Food 

 Mean .................................... 98 39 107 55 137 84 117 107 73 

 SE........................................ 10.44 12.72 11.45 6.31 18.13 10.35 14.90 13.44 8.14 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.62 33.03 10.66 11.49 13.27 12.36 12.74 12.53 11.08 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean .................................... 13 2 15 10 16 13 14 11 19 

 SE........................................ 2.05 1.19 2.35 1.83 3.31 2.45 3.14 2.04 4.45 

 CV(%) .................................. 15.50 58.38 15.60 17.47 20.94 19.32 22.49 17.87 23.70 

 Housing 

 Mean .................................... 248 152 262 184 305 230 272 251 242 

 SE........................................ 14.84 26.93 17.14 19.76 25.01 22.18 21.51 16.91 29.19 

 CV(%) .................................. 5.98 17.67 6.53 10.76 8.21 9.65 7.92 6.75 12.05 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean .................................... 28 8 31 19 37 22 36 25 38 

 SE........................................ 3.16 2.70 3.68 3.81 5.09 3.94 4.70 3.08 6.43 

 CV(%) .................................. 11.31 33.22 11.83 20.59 13.94 17.97 13.20 12.47 17.06 

 Household textiles 

 Mean .................................... 15 5 17 12 19 13 19 15 17 

 SE........................................ 3.21 2.87 3.76 5.25 4.07 5.18 3.85 4.06 3.62 

 CV(%) .................................. 20.91 59.10 22.06 45.45 21.67 40.94 20.46 27.26 21.64 

 Appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 23 18 24 20 25 22 24 22 25 

 SE........................................ 2.00 6.66 2.37 3.46 2.87 3.27 3.07 2.79 4.83 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.68 36.19 10.01 17.14 11.34 14.83 12.72 12.47 19.65 

 Major appliances 

 Mean .................................... 9 1 10 4 13 7 11 7 13 

 SE........................................ 1.63 .98 1.88 1.38 2.44 2.36 2.04 1.91 3.07 

 CV(%) .................................. 18.64 82.72 19.08 31.18 19.56 33.97 18.60 25.76 24.50 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean .................................... 14 17 14 16 13 15 13 15 12 

 SE........................................ 1.87 6.64 1.86 3.45 2.17 3.05 2.56 2.57 3.78 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.10 38.54 13.51 21.89 16.90 20.23 19.45 17.15 31.41 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean .................................... 47 44 47 35 58 38 58 45 54 

 SE........................................ 5.07 13.57 5.88 4.98 9.08 4.58 10.07 4.49 15.38 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.77 30.77 12.40 14.26 15.68 11.99 17.25 10.05 28.27 

 Other housing 

 Mean .................................... 135 77 143 99 166 135 135 144 109 

 SE........................................ 12.44 24.09 13.69 17.12 19.35 19.77 16.21 14.77 22.24 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.23 31.31 9.55 17.37 11.65 14.65 12.05 10.26 20.44 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean .................................... 247 281 241 259 235 255 235 262 200 

 SE........................................ 23.40 73.03 23.91 49.83 20.32 42.30 20.22 32.35 21.63 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.49 26.03 9.91 19.21 8.66 16.58 8.59 12.34 10.80 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean .................................... 57 67 56 54 60 57 58 57 60 

 SE........................................ 4.86 18.34 4.50 8.98 5.55 7.71 6.47 5.96 8.61 

 CV(%) .................................. 8.47 27.40 8.08 16.56 9.25 13.61 11.14 10.54 14.41 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean .................................... 88 102 86 95 82 94 81 92 76 

 SE........................................ 17.32 63.05 18.68 37.64 11.33 31.33 10.55 23.75 12.23 

 CV(%) .................................. 19.63 62.02 21.72 39.73 13.77 33.38 13.04 25.77 16.00 

 Children under 2 

 Mean .................................... 37 31 38 40 34 39 34 41 26 

 SE........................................ 4.42 9.21 4.59 6.38 5.50 5.72 6.18 4.99 6.70 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.02 30.19 12.15 15.91 16.30 14.80 17.96 12.31 26.22 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 64 81 62 70 59 66 62 73 39 

 SE........................................ 8.43 25.50 8.40 15.18 9.14 13.58 9.79 10.91 6.67 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.12 31.31 13.62 21.56 15.58 20.58 15.79 14.97 17.27 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean .................................... 8 20 6 8 8 7 9 8 6 

 SE........................................ 2.40 16.82 1.06 4.62 1.65 3.88 1.98 3.11 1.80 

 CV(%) .................................. 31.43 84.38 18.12 61.08 21.47 58.15 22.36 38.42 28.22 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean .................................... 57 62 56 63 51 59 53 65 32 

 SE........................................ 7.59 16.55 8.21 13.50 9.19 12.07 9.84 9.85 6.18 

 CV(%) .................................. 13.41 26.90 14.70 21.49 18.04 20.34 18.52 15.21 19.15 

 Transportation 

 Mean .................................... 133 96 138 102 159 114 155 122 164 

 SE........................................ 16.24 45.24 17.42 24.28 22.80 22.72 26.94 17.79 49.10 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.25 46.88 12.65 23.72 14.37 19.91 17.33 14.64 30.00 

 Healthcare 

 Mean .................................... 38 5 43 19 55 23 57 40 33 

 SE........................................ 10.56 3.42 12.14 9.47 17.45 9.18 21.08 12.35 22.23 

 CV(%) .................................. 27.65 68.26 28.17 50.04 31.83 40.55 36.69 30.82 67.75 

 Entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 100 44 109 67 129 86 117 99 102 

 SE........................................ 7.78 11.99 8.86 7.62 13.60 10.57 13.06 9.83 16.53 

 CV(%) .................................. 7.78 27.47 8.15 11.34 10.52 12.29 11.12 9.92 16.13 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean .................................... 30 14 33 29 32 30 31 30 32 

 SE........................................ 2.93 6.08 3.37 4.10 4.49 3.83 4.77 3.45 5.99 

 CV(%) .................................. 9.63 42.77 10.22 14.20 14.12 12.67 15.58 11.55 18.71 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean .................................... 70 29 76 38 97 56 87 69 70 

 SE........................................ 7.32 10.21 8.54 6.21 12.83 9.66 12.29 8.81 14.93 

 CV(%) .................................. 10.51 34.71 11.27 16.19 13.16 17.32 14.15 12.72 21.20 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean .................................... 21 19 21 12 29 14 29 18 29 

 SE........................................ 5.31 8.92 5.94 3.53 8.37 4.16 9.30 6.16 9.58 

 CV(%) .................................. 25.47 47.99 27.99 29.32 28.96 28.75 31.98 33.81 33.28 

 Reading 

 Mean .................................... 3 2 3 1 5 2 4 3 4 

 SE........................................ .75 1.70 .83 .67 1.30 .71 1.17 .74 1.37 

 CV(%) .................................. 23.69 80.77 25.01 51.05 27.15 33.43 26.27 27.34 30.61 

 Education 

 Mean .................................... 296 138 319 151 421 285 309 340 171 

 SE........................................ 36.64 129.59 37.90 47.70 51.49 49.97 49.29 43.14 64.67 

 CV(%) .................................. 12.38 94.24 11.87 31.64 12.22 17.50 15.95 12.68 37.87 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 4500. Selected age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer 

Expenditure Survey, 2019 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

30 years 

30 and 

older 

Under 

50 years 

50 and 

older 

Under 

55 years 

55 and 

older 

Under 

65 years 

65 and 

older 

 All other gifts 

 Mean .................................... 113 32 125 77 144 77 157 97 158 

 SE........................................ 16.25 4.91 18.64 18.84 26.14 15.75 31.02 12.77 45.78 

 CV(%) .................................. 14.40 15.46 14.94 24.52 18.15 20.39 19.75 13.18 28.94 

1

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