Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................ 131,439 7,588 21,298 22,000 23,050 24,480 33,023 19,315 13,707 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $32,268 $74,082 $96,581 $109,366 $88,342 $51,624 $60,735 $38,786 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 2,013.04 1,812.47 3,041.70 4,473.02 2,936.66 1,569.80 2,204.07 1,135.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 6.24 2.45 3.15 4.09 3.32 3.04 3.63 2.93 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 29,793 64,518 82,386 90,152 73,351 46,990 54,357 36,609 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 1,817.30 1,291.56 2,254.21 2,828.81 2,075.11 1,253.87 1,679.43 1,019.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 6.10 2.00 2.74 3.14 2.83 2.67 3.09 2.78 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 51.1 21.3 29.8 39.5 49.6 59.4 74.4 69.2 81.7 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 1.9 2.7 3.4 2.9 2.2 1.8 1.9 1.6 

 Children under 18 ................................................................ .6 .3 .9 1.4 .7 .2 .1 .1 ( 1 ) 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................ .4 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) .1 .1 1.4 1.4 1.4 

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.4 .5 .7 .3 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 1.1 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 46 50 48 46 48 46 48 43 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 54 50 52 54 52 54 52 57 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................ 63 13 41 58 68 76 80 81 79 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 37 8 33 48 52 44 24 30 16 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 26 5 8 11 16 32 56 51 63 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 87 59 42 32 24 20 19 21 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 12 15 15 15 13 10 11 8 

 White, Asian, and all other races................................ 87 88 85 85 85 87 90 89 92 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 13 16 17 21 16 9 6 7 4 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 87 84 83 79 84 91 94 93 96 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 34 23 27 28 31 35 30 42 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 66 75 70 69 66 60 66 52 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 65 89 91 90 90 88 91 84 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................ $61,224 $32,039 $56,457 $71,198 $75,387 $66,212 $50,860 $56,268 $43,181 

 SE................................................................ 775.65 1,242.82 1,078.53 1,522.07 1,700.48 1,632.04 803.84 1,219.81 1,299.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.27 3.88 1.91 2.14 2.26 2.46 1.58 2.17 3.01 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,923 4,748 7,343 9,820 9,532 8,023 6,607 7,311 5,592 

 Share ................................................................ 12.9 14.8 13.0 13.8 12.6 12.1 13.0 13.0 12.9 

 SE................................................................ 107.65 208.03 281.73 300.98 302.74 191.26 191.97 248.06 253.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.36 4.38 3.84 3.07 3.18 2.38 2.91 3.39 4.54 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,464 2,412 3,893 5,425 5,135 4,755 4,009 4,265 3,639 

 Share ................................................................ 7.3 7.5 6.9 7.6 6.8 7.2 7.9 7.6 8.4 

 SE................................................................ 63.69 148.04 138.02 176.44 151.60 129.85 123.80 156.19 167.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.43 6.14 3.55 3.25 2.95 2.73 3.09 3.66 4.60 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 569 307 473 697 668 583 532 553 501 

 Share ................................................................ .9 1.0 .8 1.0 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 11.22 22.99 23.02 33.64 24.96 19.82 21.24 25.26 28.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.97 7.48 4.86 4.83 3.74 3.40 3.99 4.57 5.74 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................ 178 109 168 223 217 182 139 148 126 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 SE................................................................ 3.91 11.66 11.96 11.40 11.03 7.70 7.95 10.16 10.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 10.71 7.13 5.11 5.08 4.22 5.71 6.84 7.95 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 198 305 474 451 401 393 405 375 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.65 14.54 14.11 27.39 18.56 14.27 15.83 18.77 22.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 7.33 4.62 5.78 4.11 3.56 4.03 4.64 5.88 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 961 495 828 1,205 1,101 1,053 830 880 758 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.73 38.40 37.32 54.57 56.17 39.05 34.02 39.18 57.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 7.76 4.51 4.53 5.10 3.71 4.10 4.45 7.57 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 253 112 210 348 303 257 215 221 207 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.78 16.37 11.83 33.75 22.61 14.34 13.44 14.83 23.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.46 14.59 5.63 9.69 7.47 5.57 6.25 6.72 11.18 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 95 153 211 209 188 171 185 151 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.12 15.04 10.44 11.06 12.01 9.04 9.91 12.26 13.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.84 15.91 6.82 5.24 5.75 4.81 5.78 6.61 8.69 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 129 51 103 157 156 144 118 122 111 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 7.59 8.15 9.50 12.41 9.34 8.04 8.73 13.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.04 14.90 7.90 6.06 7.93 6.48 6.83 7.14 12.13 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 180 125 179 246 204 186 130 144 109 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.32 12.57 13.05 14.07 15.47 8.85 6.36 8.93 8.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.39 10.06 7.30 5.71 7.57 4.77 4.90 6.19 7.83 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 71 125 160 161 208 142 147 134 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.93 14.19 10.32 12.62 13.60 22.72 8.28 11.94 13.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.86 20.01 8.28 7.87 8.43 10.91 5.84 8.10 9.74 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 64 41 58 82 67 70 54 60 46 

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

 SE................................................................ 1.64 3.29 3.98 3.89 3.55 3.44 2.77 3.97 3.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 7.96 6.81 4.73 5.31 4.92 5.13 6.62 6.86 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 449 245 385 560 514 454 419 447 378 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.84 16.96 17.63 23.93 16.63 15.08 15.24 20.03 19.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.75 6.91 4.58 4.27 3.24 3.32 3.64 4.48 5.26 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 147 79 129 187 172 149 128 135 117 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.84 5.94 6.45 8.37 7.16 6.19 4.17 5.35 6.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.94 7.51 4.99 4.48 4.15 4.16 3.27 3.96 5.34 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 303 166 255 373 341 305 291 312 261 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.99 13.19 13.69 18.10 12.26 11.33 12.95 17.40 16.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 7.94 5.36 4.85 3.59 3.71 4.45 5.58 6.21 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 858 459 769 997 979 918 790 828 735 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 17.30 34.56 40.55 35.03 41.30 27.63 29.10 36.11 41.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.02 7.54 5.27 3.51 4.22 3.01 3.68 4.36 5.62 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 318 175 284 357 355 343 302 318 280 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.62 16.10 17.57 13.07 17.41 13.40 10.51 14.39 16.88 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.08 9.19 6.18 3.66 4.90 3.90 3.47 4.52 6.03 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 283 143 248 327 346 306 247 266 221 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.67 12.46 13.77 15.78 18.29 11.78 13.57 16.89 16.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.71 8.71 5.54 4.82 5.29 3.85 5.48 6.36 7.37 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 69 106 135 116 118 113 113 112 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.07 6.54 6.93 7.72 6.72 5.60 5.56 6.63 9.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.70 9.47 6.52 5.74 5.82 4.76 4.94 5.87 8.03 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 144 71 130 178 163 151 128 132 121 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.60 8.80 9.81 10.28 9.31 6.78 6.68 9.22 10.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.51 12.32 7.52 5.78 5.72 4.48 5.23 6.98 8.25 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,627 906 1,438 1,966 1,873 1,746 1,438 1,556 1,268 

 Share ................................................................ 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.9 

 SE................................................................ 23.07 68.72 43.23 72.25 44.57 55.91 42.79 57.48 54.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.42 7.59 3.01 3.67 2.38 3.20 2.97 3.69 4.31 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 151 70 113 186 170 159 151 159 140 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.93 10.56 6.45 13.65 8.64 8.76 7.20 11.55 11.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.61 15.05 5.69 7.34 5.09 5.50 4.77 7.27 8.14 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 49 97 137 136 132 112 119 101 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.41 5.80 5.97 8.09 6.25 6.81 4.86 7.23 6.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.90 11.77 6.14 5.89 4.60 5.15 4.35 6.10 6.12 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 865 553 826 1,049 977 921 722 773 647 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 13.52 53.08 28.77 44.17 26.56 34.99 25.22 31.87 35.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.56 9.61 3.48 4.21 2.72 3.80 3.49 4.12 5.48 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 438 212 364 535 513 470 399 439 341 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.28 18.72 14.35 24.11 19.12 18.79 14.21 20.62 19.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.89 8.81 3.94 4.51 3.73 4.00 3.56 4.69 5.79 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 21 37 59 77 64 55 66 39 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.62 6.27 2.97 4.79 6.52 6.36 4.68 5.58 6.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.64 29.42 7.97 8.13 8.43 9.92 8.54 8.43 16.05 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,459 2,336 3,450 4,395 4,397 3,268 2,598 3,046 1,953 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 7.3 6.1 6.2 5.8 4.9 5.1 5.4 4.5 

 SE................................................................ 62.38 128.26 186.22 163.50 223.06 107.73 103.90 145.16 143.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 5.49 5.40 3.72 5.07 3.30 4.00 4.77 7.35 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 583 271 633 725 656 629 446 573 263 

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

 SE................................................................ 18.53 37.43 46.88 69.94 54.62 55.14 31.07 46.38 24.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.18 13.81 7.41 9.65 8.33 8.76 6.97 8.10 9.47 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 20,091 11,410 19,627 23,732 23,566 20,907 16,940 18,007 15,427 

 Share ................................................................ 32.8 35.6 34.8 33.3 31.3 31.6 33.3 32.0 35.7 

 SE................................................................ 251.42 490.99 264.12 431.74 562.14 688.01 314.74 395.31 460.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.25 4.30 1.35 1.82 2.39 3.29 1.86 2.20 2.98 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,747 7,706 12,219 14,086 13,711 11,864 9,357 9,717 8,849 

 Share ................................................................ 19.2 24.1 21.6 19.8 18.2 17.9 18.4 17.3 20.5 

 SE................................................................ 174.04 379.81 230.87 341.20 359.21 401.21 241.87 261.27 421.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 4.93 1.89 2.42 2.62 3.38 2.59 2.69 4.76 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,678 1,006 4,360 7,912 8,778 8,401 5,910 6,524 5,046 

 Share ................................................................ 10.9 3.1 7.7 11.1 11.6 12.7 11.6 11.6 11.7 

 SE................................................................ 136.48 170.33 180.59 364.31 304.73 336.08 185.31 223.15 288.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 16.93 4.14 4.60 3.47 4.00 3.14 3.42 5.71 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,775 508 2,387 4,266 4,146 3,131 1,333 1,730 775 

 Share ................................................................ 4.5 1.6 4.2 6.0 5.5 4.7 2.6 3.1 1.8 

 SE................................................................ 56.94 107.47 99.20 182.95 188.21 128.17 72.19 100.07 81.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.05 21.15 4.16 4.29 4.54 4.09 5.41 5.79 10.48 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,200 329 1,140 2,243 2,926 2,868 2,283 2,430 2,076 

 Share ................................................................ 3.6 1.0 2.0 3.2 3.9 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.8 

 SE................................................................ 53.01 66.16 59.43 119.80 133.99 112.95 71.08 86.56 96.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.41 20.08 5.22 5.34 4.58 3.94 3.11 3.56 4.63 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,703 169 834 1,403 1,707 2,402 2,294 2,364 2,196 

 Share ................................................................ 2.8 .5 1.5 2.0 2.3 3.6 4.5 4.2 5.1 

 SE................................................................ 76.53 24.30 79.66 134.98 119.38 254.02 132.00 162.85 225.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.49 14.39 9.56 9.62 6.99 10.57 5.75 6.89 10.28 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,249 6,421 7,412 5,498 3,764 2,400 2,585 2,190 3,142 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 20.0 13.1 7.7 5.0 3.6 5.1 3.9 7.3 

 SE................................................................ 66.68 385.21 284.24 161.09 123.90 123.31 155.68 124.15 364.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.57 6.00 3.83 2.93 3.29 5.14 6.02 5.67 11.61 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 821 279 447 676 1,169 1,064 861 1,003 661 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 .9 .8 .9 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 28.01 65.74 30.78 49.60 82.91 73.54 56.11 83.54 53.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.41 23.60 6.89 7.34 7.09 6.91 6.52 8.33 8.14 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,049 1,896 3,370 4,489 4,836 4,497 3,806 4,062 3,445 

 Share ................................................................ 6.6 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.8 7.5 7.2 8.0 

 SE................................................................ 34.41 120.93 48.87 70.91 82.74 66.21 55.04 65.04 76.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ .85 6.38 1.45 1.58 1.71 1.47 1.45 1.60 2.22 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 410 135 303 456 469 476 421 430 408 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.04 9.31 12.97 16.50 17.46 15.66 17.76 20.01 20.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.69 6.87 4.28 3.62 3.72 3.29 4.22 4.65 5.09 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,496 722 1,281 1,651 1,694 1,633 1,470 1,554 1,351 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.9 2.8 3.1 

 SE................................................................ 18.13 60.90 27.15 30.51 35.42 25.22 22.74 28.47 32.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 8.44 2.12 1.85 2.09 1.54 1.55 1.83 2.42 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 121 19 47 73 141 161 183 174 196 

 Share ................................................................ .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 .4 .3 .5 

 SE................................................................ 8.66 6.02 8.61 11.12 15.98 17.86 16.86 18.31 20.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.13 32.12 18.47 15.28 11.35 11.10 9.21 10.54 10.44 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 778 1,274 1,628 1,812 1,543 1,108 1,257 897 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 

 SE................................................................ 14.67 54.22 28.25 32.63 36.73 34.75 20.01 25.85 22.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.04 6.97 2.22 2.00 2.03 2.25 1.81 2.06 2.54 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and 

 phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 220 33 77 136 205 282 374 347 412 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .1 .1 .2 .3 .4 .7 .6 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 6.50 5.84 5.67 9.25 9.80 11.66 10.64 12.56 11.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.96 17.87 7.40 6.78 4.79 4.14 2.85 3.62 2.86 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,188 745 1,197 1,492 1,608 1,261 734 910 485 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.6 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 15.50 50.46 29.16 32.03 34.96 34.25 20.91 27.11 21.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.31 6.77 2.44 2.15 2.17 2.72 2.85 2.98 4.33 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 242 465 681 719 684 625 647 593 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .8 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 

 SE................................................................ 14.38 19.61 16.44 25.42 22.85 23.78 21.67 26.52 26.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.34 8.11 3.53 3.73 3.18 3.48 3.47 4.10 4.49 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,522 490 1,681 2,227 1,545 1,268 1,361 1,342 1,387 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 1.5 3.0 3.1 2.0 1.9 2.7 2.4 3.2 

 SE................................................................ 36.26 44.27 82.74 121.61 89.97 78.59 60.74 71.52 98.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.38 9.03 4.92 5.46 5.82 6.20 4.46 5.33 7.11 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 472 122 916 1,231 310 71 172 81 299 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .4 1.6 1.7 .4 .1 .3 .1 .7 

 SE................................................................ 28.03 26.53 76.00 107.29 68.15 49.52 41.48 38.89 81.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.94 21.67 8.30 8.72 22.01 70.08 24.16 47.94 27.17 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,050 368 765 996 1,235 1,198 1,189 1,261 1,088 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.3 2.2 2.5 

 SE................................................................ 21.47 30.61 23.88 39.04 62.19 57.36 46.24 57.89 57.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.04 8.33 3.12 3.92 5.04 4.79 3.89 4.59 5.31 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 747 324 523 845 927 810 759 820 670 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 1.0 .9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 22.86 40.72 38.41 59.95 77.43 39.03 41.38 47.54 53.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.06 12.58 7.34 7.09 8.35 4.82 5.45 5.79 7.98 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 184 84 144 265 206 188 162 178 139 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.24 13.76 11.73 42.38 12.92 11.12 9.70 16.14 13.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.03 16.45 8.16 15.98 6.28 5.93 5.98 9.07 9.67 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 431 180 304 451 561 475 439 471 393 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.95 23.08 29.58 35.80 66.92 30.50 28.53 31.17 37.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.70 12.82 9.74 7.94 11.93 6.42 6.49 6.62 9.61 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 132 60 76 129 160 147 158 171 138 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.36 19.04 8.53 14.83 25.44 15.13 12.66 17.81 14.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.57 31.77 11.26 11.50 15.86 10.32 8.03 10.39 10.16 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,025 994 1,833 2,085 2,547 2,468 1,657 2,065 1,075 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.7 2.5 

 SE................................................................ 83.03 95.75 101.67 123.45 178.71 339.51 90.70 141.05 67.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.10 9.63 5.55 5.92 7.02 13.76 5.47 6.83 6.28 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 111 67 81 81 114 170 114 137 81 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.38 27.78 10.68 16.11 16.02 22.78 15.54 22.84 14.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.75 41.19 13.16 19.94 14.00 13.41 13.58 16.63 18.22 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 518 235 632 561 608 621 344 464 174 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .7 1.1 .8 .8 .9 .7 .8 .4 

 SE................................................................ 23.53 36.57 54.37 41.83 49.65 58.59 23.65 37.85 26.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.54 15.56 8.61 7.45 8.17 9.44 6.88 8.15 15.13 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 25 9 24 15 36 35 21 29 10 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.51 3.23 6.47 2.37 7.82 6.11 4.60 7.42 3.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.90 34.48 26.53 15.53 21.53 17.31 21.70 25.63 38.32 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 304 154 224 294 420 384 255 294 201 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.72 40.89 21.25 24.45 62.38 36.19 17.45 25.05 24.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.51 26.53 9.50 8.32 14.86 9.42 6.83 8.53 12.25 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 118 84 96 115 131 127 129 161 83 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.07 14.99 10.29 11.53 12.86 12.37 20.61 35.70 11.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.97 17.94 10.72 10.04 9.79 9.77 15.98 22.18 14.13 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 948 445 777 1,019 1,237 1,131 794 980 526 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 74.14 65.25 78.31 96.50 149.81 306.94 85.54 132.83 64.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.82 14.67 10.08 9.47 12.11 27.13 10.78 13.56 12.33 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,866 1,128 2,126 2,421 2,325 1,837 1,207 1,460 842 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.4 2.6 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 51.41 139.65 182.83 115.67 132.24 95.80 79.94 102.54 131.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.75 12.38 8.60 4.78 5.69 5.21 6.62 7.02 15.62 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 420 253 519 564 511 407 246 316 145 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .8 .9 .8 .7 .6 .5 .6 .3 

 SE................................................................ 19.61 68.48 63.13 51.31 38.90 41.20 24.67 34.23 23.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.67 27.09 12.17 9.09 7.62 10.12 10.02 10.83 15.92 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 337 240 434 366 386 358 227 291 136 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .7 .8 .5 .5 .5 .4 .5 .3 

 SE................................................................ 18.60 68.48 62.85 43.36 35.45 38.85 23.51 33.35 21.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.52 28.52 14.47 11.84 9.19 10.85 10.34 11.48 15.97 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 83 13 85 198 125 49 19 26 9 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.22 3.09 7.98 18.65 12.32 9.43 4.19 5.31 3.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.07 24.32 9.41 9.41 9.85 19.28 22.27 20.71 39.06 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 755 438 707 969 992 805 514 610 375 

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

 SE................................................................ 25.60 66.52 77.93 64.66 74.70 52.43 42.58 58.75 70.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.39 15.19 11.02 6.67 7.53 6.51 8.28 9.63 18.72 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 638 415 571 748 781 723 496 587 365 

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

 SE................................................................ 22.36 64.77 63.01 58.95 58.71 49.92 42.45 58.10 69.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.51 15.61 11.04 7.88 7.52 6.91 8.55 9.90 19.12 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 117 23 136 222 211 82 18 23 10 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.09 7.33 31.64 18.54 32.46 16.68 2.89 3.68 3.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.76 31.93 23.22 8.37 15.37 20.23 16.34 16.17 38.22 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 96 197 92 50 63 19 27 7 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.01 21.68 25.16 14.91 10.62 18.48 5.06 7.90 2.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.98 22.57 12.76 16.24 21.28 29.34 27.21 29.67 41.78 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 392 249 473 531 477 327 270 326 190 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.88 49.72 71.30 55.23 49.73 35.43 35.33 51.51 52.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.31 19.93 15.07 10.40 10.43 10.85 13.07 15.81 27.39 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 92 229 265 295 236 158 181 124 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.27 11.37 44.13 35.06 29.45 23.10 12.94 16.61 17.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.98 12.32 19.25 13.25 9.99 9.81 8.21 9.15 14.18 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,761 5,526 10,307 11,840 11,521 10,444 7,270 8,810 5,098 

 Share ................................................................ 15.9 17.2 18.3 16.6 15.3 15.8 14.3 15.7 11.8 

 SE................................................................ 226.33 480.17 513.56 473.60 409.58 496.20 349.28 506.77 357.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.32 8.69 4.98 4.00 3.56 4.75 4.80 5.75 7.02 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,975 2,085 4,852 5,128 4,167 4,344 2,667 3,486 1,513 

 Share ................................................................ 6.5 6.5 8.6 7.2 5.5 6.6 5.2 6.2 3.5 

 SE................................................................ 186.52 368.23 434.36 430.84 365.35 442.98 264.46 407.17 290.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.69 17.66 8.95 8.40 8.77 10.20 9.92 11.68 19.21 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,825 465 2,084 2,161 1,916 2,035 1,530 2,047 801 

 Share ................................................................ 3.0 1.4 3.7 3.0 2.5 3.1 3.0 3.6 1.9 

 SE................................................................ 124.23 206.50 329.25 288.33 293.51 291.00 201.63 337.67 183.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.81 44.45 15.80 13.34 15.32 14.30 13.18 16.50 22.92 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,084 1,519 2,683 2,874 2,184 2,262 1,099 1,376 709 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 4.7 4.8 4.0 2.9 3.4 2.2 2.4 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 111.39 280.45 263.41 240.15 198.95 283.02 156.44 190.92 198.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.35 18.47 9.82 8.35 9.11 12.51 14.24 13.88 28.05 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 66 102 86 92 67 48 38 63 4 

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

 SE................................................................ 12.29 45.18 26.34 41.23 17.42 22.52 22.77 38.74 3.63 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 18.77 44.22 30.68 44.91 25.88 47.26 59.29 61.42 99.42 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,109 1,416 2,149 2,592 2,651 2,243 1,442 1,741 1,021 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.8 3.1 2.4 

 SE................................................................ 23.33 78.77 49.40 54.94 52.73 51.67 35.29 46.01 39.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.11 5.56 2.30 2.12 1.99 2.30 2.45 2.64 3.92 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,859 1,565 2,571 3,286 3,601 2,993 2,450 2,765 2,005 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.6 

 SE................................................................ 64.92 225.77 146.99 124.39 150.18 119.51 139.86 186.98 226.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.27 14.43 5.72 3.79 4.17 3.99 5.71 6.76 11.32 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 222 139 266 271 293 243 114 155 56 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .4 .5 .4 .4 .4 .2 .3 .1 

 SE................................................................ 6.70 16.62 13.16 12.03 17.71 12.82 9.00 13.42 6.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.02 11.96 4.95 4.44 6.04 5.28 7.88 8.66 12.14 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 890 471 735 965 1,036 1,052 815 921 666 

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

 SE................................................................ 19.99 54.33 51.54 51.28 44.71 35.67 42.13 37.35 85.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 11.53 7.02 5.31 4.31 3.39 5.17 4.05 12.78 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 976 647 804 1,125 1,249 899 937 998 849 

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

 SE................................................................ 53.42 226.61 112.83 118.71 128.39 98.94 121.05 155.94 185.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.47 35.00 14.03 10.56 10.28 11.00 12.92 15.63 21.86 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 772 307 766 926 1,023 798 584 691 434 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 22.58 34.28 70.30 59.63 80.17 45.85 26.27 36.75 30.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.93 11.15 9.17 6.44 7.84 5.74 4.50 5.32 7.12 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 818 460 734 835 1,102 865 711 819 559 

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

 SE................................................................ 27.10 102.74 46.07 58.03 66.35 67.90 53.72 65.01 79.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.31 22.33 6.28 6.95 6.02 7.85 7.56 7.94 14.22 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,968 1,206 3,072 4,317 5,138 5,743 6,802 6,711 6,930 

 Share ................................................................ 8.1 3.8 5.4 6.1 6.8 8.7 13.4 11.9 16.0 

 SE................................................................ 72.42 154.78 107.93 137.10 163.85 145.30 127.42 132.65 215.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 12.84 3.51 3.18 3.19 2.53 1.87 1.98 3.11 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,405 700 2,182 2,888 3,483 3,848 4,776 4,761 4,796 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 2.2 3.9 4.1 4.6 5.8 9.4 8.5 11.1 

 SE................................................................ 49.65 76.82 83.51 89.42 95.30 105.86 75.43 84.83 109.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.46 10.98 3.83 3.10 2.74 2.75 1.58 1.78 2.29 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 909 314 588 946 987 1,144 998 935 1,087 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.0 1.7 2.5 

 SE................................................................ 30.52 104.12 44.08 71.25 76.08 70.02 60.75 50.02 131.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.36 33.20 7.49 7.53 7.71 6.12 6.09 5.35 12.06 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 483 131 213 350 491 562 768 752 792 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .4 .4 .5 .7 .8 1.5 1.3 1.8 

 SE................................................................ 12.48 21.45 16.71 21.93 28.06 26.55 26.27 29.52 46.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.58 16.33 7.84 6.27 5.72 4.72 3.42 3.93 5.85 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 172 61 89 134 177 189 260 263 256 

 Share ................................................................ .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .5 .5 .6 

 SE................................................................ 7.88 11.90 8.66 8.76 17.86 12.53 22.53 25.25 33.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.59 19.57 9.77 6.56 10.07 6.64 8.66 9.60 13.26 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,226 1,409 2,547 3,572 3,952 3,755 2,958 3,801 1,763 

 Share ................................................................ 5.3 4.4 4.5 5.0 5.2 5.7 5.8 6.8 4.1 

 SE................................................................ 96.38 126.21 120.17 163.47 190.96 221.97 306.60 540.58 100.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.99 8.96 4.72 4.58 4.83 5.91 10.36 14.22 5.72 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................ 766 412 635 1,140 1,047 748 500 594 368 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.1 .9 

 SE................................................................ 31.33 105.35 39.74 87.34 65.87 59.36 43.80 50.78 55.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.09 25.57 6.25 7.66 6.29 7.94 8.75 8.55 14.96 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,030 460 851 1,098 1,207 1,138 1,028 1,102 924 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.1 

 SE................................................................ 17.58 43.75 34.73 41.37 42.77 30.75 26.13 34.33 27.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.71 9.51 4.08 3.77 3.54 2.70 2.54 3.12 2.99 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground 

 equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 816 384 704 947 1,036 906 685 893 386 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.6 .9 

 SE................................................................ 42.99 83.06 72.82 74.36 113.99 70.01 91.65 148.69 58.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.27 21.62 10.35 7.85 11.00 7.73 13.37 16.65 15.21 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 662 270 536 700 868 756 600 782 339 

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

 SE................................................................ 43.19 58.84 66.18 68.21 109.53 64.60 92.60 150.04 57.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.52 21.76 12.34 9.74 12.61 8.55 15.43 19.20 16.83 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 154 114 168 248 168 150 85 112 47 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.04 44.97 22.92 36.33 23.21 19.65 9.47 16.12 11.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 39.52 13.67 14.68 13.85 13.08 11.14 14.45 25.64 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, 

 and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 614 152 358 386 662 964 745 1,212 86 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .5 .6 .5 .9 1.5 1.5 2.2 .2 

 SE................................................................ 95.39 36.82 68.07 52.20 153.86 204.69 313.27 538.01 20.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 15.54 24.18 19.03 13.54 23.25 21.24 42.06 44.40 24.27 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 768 475 676 877 951 787 682 759 571 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 18.96 39.57 35.15 30.78 44.45 30.05 28.79 32.95 37.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.47 8.34 5.20 3.51 4.67 3.82 4.22 4.34 6.51 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 108 35 66 107 100 101 165 177 148 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.57 6.85 7.74 10.98 9.98 9.82 14.86 18.10 24.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.08 19.62 11.66 10.30 9.94 9.72 9.00 10.23 16.22 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,407 2,270 1,095 1,130 2,808 1,732 375 504 194 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 7.1 1.9 1.6 3.7 2.6 .7 .9 .4 

 SE................................................................ 86.08 374.01 127.70 125.65 251.85 216.51 87.22 142.53 71.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.12 16.47 11.66 11.12 8.97 12.50 23.23 28.29 36.85 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 347 228 337 408 437 454 196 246 126 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .7 .6 .6 .6 .7 .4 .4 .3 

 SE................................................................ 13.89 40.82 22.48 26.70 18.08 36.60 12.35 21.87 13.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.01 17.89 6.68 6.54 4.13 8.07 6.30 8.90 10.96 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 993 308 685 1,065 1,182 1,176 1,032 1,058 994 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.3 

 SE................................................................ 58.29 59.97 67.41 122.93 104.76 111.06 126.36 131.62 208.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.87 19.45 9.84 11.54 8.86 9.44 12.25 12.44 21.00 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,888 353 828 1,681 2,221 2,164 2,625 2,755 2,440 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 1.1 1.5 2.4 2.9 3.3 5.2 4.9 5.7 

 SE................................................................ 90.75 65.76 68.96 249.31 168.18 180.32 207.00 376.98 223.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.81 18.61 8.33 14.83 7.57 8.33 7.89 13.68 9.18 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,296 2,671 7,115 9,503 10,998 8,460 3,556 4,097 2,794 

 Share ................................................................ 11.9 8.3 12.6 13.3 14.6 12.8 7.0 7.3 6.5 

 SE................................................................ 161.31 199.00 208.62 486.45 439.42 301.07 365.63 289.80 678.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.21 7.45 2.93 5.12 4.00 3.56 10.28 7.07 24.30 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 465 41 198 442 605 653 512 552 455 

 Share ................................................................ .8 .1 .4 .6 .8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 21.30 10.43 24.26 41.92 47.89 43.76 34.05 37.38 48.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.58 25.45 12.25 9.48 7.92 6.70 6.65 6.77 10.61 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,831 2,630 6,917 9,061 10,393 7,807 3,044 3,545 2,339 

 Share ................................................................ 11.2 8.2 12.3 12.7 13.8 11.8 6.0 6.3 5.4 

 SE................................................................ 153.96 194.70 205.50 478.84 429.09 285.63 359.61 276.47 674.07 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 7.40 2.97 5.28 4.13 3.66 11.81 7.80 28.82 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ $78,635 $32,268 $74,082 $96,581 $109,366 $88,342 $51,624 $60,735 $38,786 

 SE................................................................ 1,412.01 2,013.04 1,812.47 3,041.70 4,473.02 2,936.66 1,569.80 2,204.07 1,135.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.80 6.24 2.45 3.15 4.09 3.32 3.04 3.63 2.93 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................ 61,557 28,632 68,683 86,649 95,295 70,346 17,744 25,366 7,003 

 Share ................................................................ 78.3 88.7 92.7 89.7 87.1 79.6 34.4 41.8 18.1 

 SE................................................................ 1,071.54 2,025.17 1,722.52 2,796.68 3,269.35 2,401.77 1,098.55 1,700.17 685.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 7.07 2.51 3.23 3.43 3.41 6.19 6.70 9.78 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 5,232 1,072 3,222 6,735 8,712 6,330 3,241 4,508 1,457 

 Share ................................................................ 6.7 3.3 4.3 7.0 8.0 7.2 6.3 7.4 3.8 

 SE................................................................ 350.75 364.01 406.49 760.57 1,156.45 790.78 483.96 741.69 359.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.70 33.96 12.62 11.29 13.27 12.49 14.93 16.45 24.69 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,664 350 473 1,095 2,076 7,935 26,040 25,918 26,212 

 Share ................................................................ 11.0 1.1 .6 1.1 1.9 9.0 50.4 42.7 67.6 

 SE................................................................ 166.48 109.45 106.30 135.18 203.77 489.08 601.41 718.98 671.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 31.31 22.50 12.34 9.82 6.16 2.31 2.77 2.56 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,941 238 471 882 1,944 2,379 3,659 3,893 3,329 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 .7 .6 .9 1.8 2.7 7.1 6.4 8.6 

 SE................................................................ 162.52 86.94 106.98 196.67 481.96 306.41 414.17 619.03 410.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.37 36.52 22.71 22.29 24.79 12.88 11.32 15.90 12.32 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition 

 Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 450 393 556 505 528 528 247 271 213 

 Share ................................................................ .6 1.2 .8 .5 .5 .6 .5 .4 .5 

 SE................................................................ 20.41 80.47 49.75 53.27 54.56 40.38 27.86 36.90 38.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.53 20.47 8.94 10.54 10.33 7.64 11.30 13.64 18.18 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular 

 contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................ 477 232 379 434 525 639 471 502 426 

 Share ................................................................ .6 .7 .5 .4 .5 .7 .9 .8 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 34.99 85.99 52.33 85.05 91.14 98.36 84.53 94.60 108.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.34 37.02 13.83 19.59 17.35 15.40 17.96 18.84 25.55 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 1,351 299 280 286 185 223 278 145 

 Share ................................................................ .4 4.2 .4 .3 .3 .2 .4 .5 .4 

 SE................................................................ 29.74 321.59 62.22 49.41 55.77 29.85 54.47 76.52 56.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.48 23.80 20.80 17.64 19.51 16.15 24.46 27.57 38.85 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed 

 values) 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,394 2,475 9,565 14,195 19,214 14,991 4,634 6,378 2,177 

 Share ................................................................ 14.5 7.7 12.9 14.7 17.6 17.0 9.0 10.5 5.6 

 SE................................................................ 448.15 273.94 571.95 847.42 1,788.45 912.73 366.19 580.43 219.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.93 11.07 5.98 5.97 9.31 6.09 7.90 9.10 10.07 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,032 1,820 7,302 11,152 15,238 12,087 3,796 5,197 1,821 

 Share ................................................................ 11.5 5.6 9.9 11.5 13.9 13.7 7.4 8.6 4.7 

 SE................................................................ 356.41 212.70 422.43 695.06 1,425.04 775.82 294.05 464.05 178.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.95 11.69 5.79 6.23 9.35 6.42 7.75 8.93 9.83 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,285 636 2,226 2,993 3,775 2,840 777 1,108 310 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 2.0 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.2 1.5 1.8 .8 

 SE................................................................ 114.73 81.74 168.23 183.00 373.73 177.41 79.85 124.74 54.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.02 12.85 7.56 6.11 9.90 6.25 10.28 11.26 17.43 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 78 19 36 49 201 64 62 73 46 

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

 SE................................................................ 25.84 8.62 8.16 14.30 134.37 16.39 13.10 16.35 15.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 33.20 45.65 22.67 29.14 66.85 25.63 21.17 22.30 34.25 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 67,241 29,793 64,518 82,386 90,152 73,351 46,990 54,357 36,609 

 Share ................................................................ 85.5 92.3 87.1 85.3 82.4 83.0 91.0 89.5 94.4 

 SE................................................................ 996.40 1,817.30 1,291.56 2,254.21 2,828.81 2,075.11 1,253.87 1,679.43 1,019.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 6.10 2.00 2.74 3.14 2.83 2.67 3.09 2.78 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ $12,679 $1,012 -$65 $10,343 $17,688 $23,901 $13,320 $18,962 $5,369 

 SE................................................................ 1,543.94 2,429.89 2,775.04 4,121.21 4,593.14 4,802.78 4,251.09 7,221.31 2,801.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.18 240.21 -4,251.29 39.84 25.97 20.09 31.92 38.08 52.18 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................ 22,521 9,502 19,891 25,192 27,154 31,607 15,459 22,549 5,469 

 SE................................................................ 1,621.24 2,684.85 2,437.26 3,492.90 4,360.52 4,879.90 4,312.68 7,253.60 2,795.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.20 28.26 12.25 13.87 16.06 15.44 27.90 32.17 51.11 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,842 8,490 19,956 14,848 9,466 7,706 2,140 3,587 100 

 SE................................................................ 1,101.88 2,541.41 2,154.29 2,877.26 2,024.02 1,834.57 784.06 1,174.96 609.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.20 29.93 10.80 19.38 21.38 23.81 36.64 32.75 609.74 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 701 740 275 677 373 1,289 777 899 604 

 SE................................................................ 74.66 251.89 62.95 240.81 126.63 288.90 151.64 167.37 319.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.65 34.06 22.91 35.59 33.93 22.41 19.53 18.62 52.94 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................ -2,227 -342 -1,365 -2,899 -3,478 -2,953 -1,355 -1,688 -886 

 SE................................................................ 58.49 78.46 74.32 162.69 163.15 142.74 90.61 107.25 153.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ -2.63 -22.96 -5.44 -5.61 -4.69 -4.83 -6.69 -6.35 -17.33 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 198,612 25,966 100,940 197,093 254,728 240,840 231,819 235,261 226,968 

 SE................................................................ 4,260.13 4,238.60 5,911.96 10,599.12 14,970.04 8,084.60 5,815.37 10,498.93 9,980.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.14 16.32 5.86 5.38 5.88 3.36 2.51 4.46 4.40 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned 

 home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,071 175 621 1,058 1,281 1,310 1,253 1,296 1,192 

 SE................................................................ 11.00 21.93 22.59 34.51 32.06 31.01 25.03 37.43 33.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.03 12.53 3.64 3.26 2.50 2.37 2.00 2.89 2.84 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,206 298 524 850 2,043 1,766 1,096 1,337 752 

 SE................................................................ 48.73 50.93 64.90 97.45 165.36 155.39 123.85 186.68 80.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.04 17.06 12.39 11.46 8.09 8.80 11.30 13.96 10.65 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 91 21 68 56 122 139 90 113 56 

 SE................................................................ 7.84 9.34 25.40 10.47 31.38 23.63 22.32 36.27 13.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 45.16 37.50 18.81 25.72 17.04 24.82 32.01 23.32 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 15 2 14 18 22 17 11 16 3 

 SE................................................................ 3.19 1.04 7.59 6.00 6.00 4.93 8.48 14.22 1.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 21.22 61.94 53.95 34.24 26.67 28.94 80.01 90.67 50.85 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 260 65 118 155 344 406 302 385 183 

 SE................................................................ 20.77 10.63 23.08 16.66 45.48 69.00 41.62 65.73 27.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 16.32 19.50 10.72 13.22 17.01 13.80 17.09 14.80 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 35 7 24 27 53 37 40 50 26 

 SE................................................................ 2.99 3.26 7.02 4.87 9.79 6.13 6.49 7.60 10.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.61 50.08 29.39 18.05 18.62 16.60 16.22 15.33 39.13 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 11 3 9 7 12 19 9 11 7 

 SE................................................................ 2.11 2.54 4.09 5.55 5.81 7.69 2.73 3.71 3.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 19.62 96.50 43.57 81.29 50.35 39.97 29.53 34.54 47.47 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 23 3 10 16 22 21 45 69 10 

 SE................................................................ 5.36 1.36 5.02 4.28 4.70 6.16 19.93 33.97 2.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.85 47.79 48.38 25.98 20.91 29.77 44.53 49.42 25.26 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 8 1 5 8 12 11 6 7 3 

 SE................................................................ 1.74 .48 4.14 2.68 4.54 5.95 1.31 2.21 1.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 22.01 77.81 79.84 32.23 37.63 52.40 23.74 30.92 58.76 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 16 2 5 8 10 9 39 62 7 

 SE................................................................ 5.05 1.21 2.44 3.48 2.65 1.38 19.82 33.74 2.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 32.44 54.38 47.12 42.56 25.39 14.82 50.52 54.77 39.57 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 50 19 21 32 42 93 60 70 46 

 SE................................................................ 8.83 6.59 6.78 7.10 8.12 40.00 12.29 18.86 10.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 17.71 35.40 31.97 22.04 19.28 42.90 20.32 26.86 22.19 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 141 35 53 73 215 236 147 185 93 

 SE................................................................ 14.78 8.87 14.96 13.94 39.17 52.01 28.93 46.87 20.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.45 25.70 27.97 19.15 18.19 22.07 19.67 25.30 21.86 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 212 111 190 222 276 245 176 192 153 

 SE................................................................ 16.95 35.44 40.82 41.23 35.80 22.96 34.14 39.46 56.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.98 31.94 21.53 18.57 12.97 9.39 19.37 20.52 36.59 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 48 41 26 49 57 57 49 67 24 

 SE................................................................ 4.69 26.62 5.66 15.14 11.73 9.50 10.65 16.97 6.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.77 65.17 21.73 30.66 20.50 16.52 21.56 25.44 27.94 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 84 47 62 83 123 86 80 92 63 

 SE................................................................ 8.49 21.31 26.15 21.72 21.62 12.46 16.10 20.91 23.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.07 45.65 41.93 26.04 17.53 14.50 20.17 22.81 37.51 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 28 3 42 24 34 45 11 14 7 

 SE................................................................ 3.16 2.39 10.66 7.25 8.38 7.84 3.44 5.14 2.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.26 68.79 25.32 30.38 24.61 17.47 31.42 37.16 43.12 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 52 20 59 65 61 56 36 20 59 

 SE................................................................ 6.46 8.38 17.22 18.52 13.43 12.91 14.35 6.54 33.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.47 42.00 29.15 28.33 21.86 22.92 39.79 32.54 56.22 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................ 14 3 11 21 15 29 4 4 3 

 SE................................................................ 3.88 1.28 7.65 15.84 7.08 11.44 .83 1.14 1.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 26.87 47.25 68.76 74.02 47.77 39.61 22.03 25.31 38.68 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 37 17 48 44 47 27 32 16 56 

 SE................................................................ 5.11 8.35 16.31 11.44 12.38 6.43 14.05 6.40 33.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.66 48.45 34.02 26.02 26.57 23.42 43.52 40.97 58.76 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 125 20 26 176 191 173 97 124 59 

 SE................................................................ 18.35 8.10 4.72 76.19 50.44 48.95 22.51 36.87 14.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.68 40.01 17.86 43.39 26.40 28.27 23.21 29.77 25.24 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 21 9 3 11 43 26 24 40 1 

 SE................................................................ 5.06 4.48 2.51 4.34 15.65 6.42 15.58 19.13 26.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 23.83 49.82 78.48 39.34 36.75 24.31 65.88 48.12 3,022.93 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 105 33 41 110 154 163 84 111 45 

 SE................................................................ 9.64 15.34 9.42 22.14 42.00 24.61 9.88 13.72 9.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.15 46.28 22.98 20.21 27.34 15.08 11.80 12.37 21.81 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................ 36 21 12 45 36 65 26 38 9 

 SE................................................................ 3.89 13.90 3.21 11.13 6.47 11.02 5.27 8.63 4.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.82 67.09 25.79 24.71 17.89 16.91 20.01 22.63 45.39 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 69 12 29 65 117 98 57 73 36 

 SE................................................................ 8.27 3.82 8.38 19.75 40.74 21.16 8.33 11.95 8.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.92 30.76 29.36 30.62 34.70 21.59 14.52 16.42 22.91 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 18 15 11 23 20 15 21 22 20 

 SE................................................................ 2.39 8.40 3.45 8.72 8.21 4.21 5.87 9.36 7.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.19 56.13 32.30 37.53 40.18 28.93 27.49 42.65 34.18 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 4 4 2 2 6 3 5 5 6 

 SE................................................................ .63 1.63 .81 .74 1.48 .70 2.11 1.94 4.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 16.51 44.99 45.89 29.77 26.45 21.78 39.02 38.85 69.58 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 258 7 4 30 767 428 151 202 81 

 SE................................................................ 26.72 4.73 1.33 6.95 122.41 65.58 60.77 108.33 33.97 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.35 64.46 31.54 23.43 15.97 15.31 40.11 53.73 42.08 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1300. Age of reference person: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure 

Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Under 

25

years 

25-34

years 

35-44

years 

45-54

years 

55-64

years 

65 years 

and older 

65-74

years 

75 years 

and older 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................ 96 12 47 48 99 151 135 128 144 

 SE................................................................ 11.07 3.13 11.19 9.97 21.74 22.57 35.90 55.42 36.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.58 26.74 23.94 20.81 21.97 14.91 26.56 43.13 25.34 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

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