Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)1......................... 131,234 13,714 19,663 12,848 11,274 16,684 19,678 18,849 8,336 10,188 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean.............................................. $84,352 $7,489 $22,130 $34,766 $44,719 $59,191 $83,593 $120,944 $171,127 $318,252 

 SE.................................................. 1,260.38 255.29 247.32 410.46 408.66 313.06 784.32 781.28 1,355.78 9,389.38 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.49 3.41 1.12 1.18 .91 .53 .94 .65 .79 2.95 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 74,949 9,045 24,496 36,692 45,478 58,115 78,164 108,838 146,907 241,675 

 SE.................................................. 1,197.76 258.73 282.31 439.01 445.66 341.29 810.91 828.57 1,387.68 11,700.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.60 2.86 1.15 1.20 .98 .59 1.04 .76 .94 4.84 

 Age of reference person ................................................... 52.2 54.7 60.9 54.6 52.7 50.6 48.4 47.6 49.2 49.5 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ............................................................................ 2.5 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.2 

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

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

 Earners .......................................................................... 1.3 .4 .5 .9 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.2 

 Vehicles ......................................................................... 1.9 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.7 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................ 47 36 36 47 44 50 50 52 57 59 

 Women ........................................................................... 53 64 64 53 56 50 50 48 43 41 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................... 66 42 56 57 58 62 70 80 86 90 

 With mortgage ............................................................ 39 14 17 23 29 34 48 61 67 70 

 Without mortgage ....................................................... 27 28 39 34 29 29 22 19 20 20 

 Renter ............................................................................ 34 58 44 43 42 38 30 20 14 10 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ............................................. 13 23 14 16 15 13 14 9 7 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................... 87 77 86 84 85 87 86 91 93 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .......................................................... 14 15 16 16 17 16 15 12 10 7 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................... 86 85 84 84 83 84 85 88 90 93 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)............................................................ 2 6 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 ( 2 ) 

 High school (9-12) ......................................................... 28 44 43 39 33 29 23 15 10 7 

 College ........................................................................... 69 50 52 58 64 68 76 83 89 93 

 Never attended and other .............................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ............................... 90 66 81 90 92 95 96 97 97 97 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean.............................................. $61,334 $28,235 $31,604 $40,689 $44,081 $51,285 $63,592 $83,050 $100,484 $145,402 

 SE.................................................. 573.03 1,288.69 593.17 871.70 962.96 949.15 1,109.86 1,119.37 1,937.04 2,947.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ .93 4.56 1.88 2.14 2.18 1.85 1.75 1.35 1.93 2.03 

 Food 

 Mean.............................................. 7,316 4,226 4,087 5,756 5,783 6,026 7,475 9,901 11,002 14,066 

 Share ............................................. 11.9 15.0 12.9 14.1 13.1 11.8 11.8 11.9 10.9 9.7 

 SE.................................................. 126.15 440.12 183.22 302.25 309.94 243.68 289.92 242.96 444.55 507.79 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.72 10.42 4.48 5.25 5.36 4.04 3.88 2.45 4.04 3.61 

 Food at home 

 Mean.............................................. 4,942 3,254 3,007 4,040 4,023 4,088 5,044 6,538 6,996 8,883 

 Share ............................................. 8.1 11.5 9.5 9.9 9.1 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.0 6.1 

 SE.................................................. 99.87 398.90 141.44 240.06 239.00 195.09 231.60 214.88 355.15 396.33 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.02 12.26 4.70 5.94 5.94 4.77 4.59 3.29 5.08 4.46 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean.............................................. 640 433 412 520 512 523 658 847 846 1,160 

 Share ............................................. 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 .8 .8 

 SE.................................................. 15.82 52.70 22.95 37.06 45.36 32.49 38.66 36.64 51.53 75.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.47 12.18 5.57 7.13 8.85 6.22 5.87 4.33 6.09 6.53 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean.............................................. 212 139 114 156 169 173 236 284 297 397 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 SE.................................................. 5.46 14.44 10.04 12.86 19.94 11.35 15.05 16.79 24.54 26.43 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.58 10.41 8.79 8.26 11.81 6.55 6.37 5.91 8.25 6.66 

 Bakery products 

 Mean.............................................. 428 294 298 364 344 349 422 563 549 763 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.31 40.91 15.96 27.62 28.29 25.07 26.64 24.48 35.89 57.66 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.64 13.91 5.36 7.59 8.23 7.17 6.31 4.35 6.53 7.55 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean.............................................. 1,075 762 608 892 929 916 1,061 1,405 1,546 1,913 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 2.7 1.9 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.3 

 SE.................................................. 26.77 121.32 36.88 59.19 68.68 55.89 51.01 73.76 116.73 114.64 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.49 15.93 6.07 6.64 7.39 6.10 4.81 5.25 7.55 5.99 

 Beef 

 Mean.............................................. 296 221 168 228 258 249 302 392 395 535 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.79 48.19 15.46 24.08 26.52 22.24 24.30 27.82 46.71 55.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.65 21.78 9.22 10.55 10.29 8.94 8.03 7.10 11.82 10.34 

 Pork 

 Mean.............................................. 214 171 122 169 192 211 210 286 281 335 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.78 31.95 11.08 16.00 19.93 27.41 17.50 45.33 23.67 28.67 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.56 18.73 9.11 9.49 10.36 13.01 8.32 15.84 8.42 8.56 

 Other meats 

 Mean.............................................. 142 90 84 132 118 116 152 182 177 261 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.83 22.22 8.76 19.35 10.50 10.48 11.28 11.51 17.33 19.27 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.40 24.66 10.43 14.70 8.91 9.02 7.40 6.32 9.78 7.39 

 Poultry 

 Mean.............................................. 189 126 111 160 165 159 183 227 332 325 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.30 16.09 8.21 21.09 15.75 15.22 14.38 11.70 54.91 20.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.86 12.75 7.38 13.16 9.52 9.58 7.86 5.15 16.56 6.26 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean.............................................. 170 106 85 147 142 130 153 237 264 342 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.72 16.16 8.55 25.98 15.00 20.48 13.43 20.26 35.55 28.88 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.54 15.28 10.08 17.65 10.57 15.75 8.78 8.54 13.49 8.45 

 Eggs 

 Mean.............................................. 64 48 38 56 53 51 60 81 98 115 

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

 SE.................................................. 2.05 6.08 3.20 8.65 6.70 3.82 4.92 3.92 8.92 7.98 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.22 12.71 8.35 15.49 12.59 7.48 8.23 4.86 9.12 6.92 

 Dairy products 

 Mean.............................................. 474 309 297 377 371 398 498 648 648 814 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.49 30.22 20.75 35.50 22.97 23.46 27.32 27.10 46.56 46.42 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 9.80 6.98 9.41 6.18 5.89 5.49 4.18 7.18 5.70 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean.............................................. 147 114 96 121 119 126 157 192 180 240 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.70 12.33 6.42 9.98 10.91 6.28 10.41 9.15 10.40 16.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.52 10.79 6.70 8.23 9.16 4.99 6.63 4.76 5.78 7.05 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean.............................................. 327 194 201 256 252 273 341 455 468 574 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.33 19.40 15.79 27.39 15.44 18.66 20.28 22.30 40.83 34.67 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.24 9.99 7.84 10.70 6.12 6.84 5.95 4.90 8.72 6.04 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean.............................................. 977 668 593 814 764 832 972 1,293 1,386 1,744 

 Share ............................................. 1.6 2.4 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 26.18 93.61 30.52 57.32 62.31 41.99 58.28 47.01 84.76 93.66 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.68 14.02 5.15 7.04 8.16 5.05 5.99 3.64 6.12 5.37 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean.............................................. 349 238 202 286 271 297 339 465 504 647 

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

 SE.................................................. 9.81 28.43 11.30 26.22 23.80 18.71 21.59 20.89 34.54 32.09 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.81 11.96 5.60 9.18 8.80 6.29 6.37 4.50 6.86 4.96 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean.............................................. 311 206 179 244 240 266 308 422 469 559 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.66 21.70 10.45 17.92 17.61 17.70 19.71 22.40 34.33 30.28 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.46 10.53 5.83 7.34 7.34 6.66 6.41 5.31 7.32 5.42 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean.............................................. 125 88 80 114 110 110 132 158 158 203 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.52 21.29 7.65 13.18 12.92 8.82 11.73 7.48 16.24 19.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.61 24.19 9.56 11.60 11.72 7.99 8.89 4.73 10.29 9.72 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean.............................................. 192 136 132 170 143 159 194 248 255 335 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.56 34.61 13.31 15.59 21.71 12.79 15.87 14.62 20.86 33.48 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.46 25.43 10.09 9.15 15.16 8.06 8.19 5.89 8.17 10.00 

 Other food at home 

 Mean.............................................. 1,776 1,084 1,097 1,438 1,446 1,420 1,855 2,345 2,569 3,252 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.3 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.2 

 SE.................................................. 35.44 125.50 56.44 101.21 81.12 75.97 89.68 83.90 133.09 150.79 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.00 11.58 5.14 7.04 5.61 5.35 4.84 3.58 5.18 4.64 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean.............................................. 166 108 113 143 143 145 167 220 202 278 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.45 16.64 10.08 11.12 16.92 11.57 14.04 14.32 19.60 22.81 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 15.38 8.89 7.77 11.81 7.98 8.40 6.50 9.72 8.21 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean.............................................. 133 101 85 119 118 113 130 167 189 209 

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

 SE.................................................. 4.55 18.40 6.76 11.82 13.82 11.68 9.88 9.98 15.71 19.93 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.43 18.19 7.96 9.92 11.76 10.32 7.61 5.96 8.30 9.55 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean.............................................. 973 554 566 784 758 753 1,029 1,289 1,505 1,843 

 Share ............................................. 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3 

 SE.................................................. 21.05 61.01 27.41 78.06 46.68 43.77 54.91 50.50 90.11 102.14 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.16 11.01 4.84 9.96 6.15 5.81 5.34 3.92 5.99 5.54 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean.............................................. 455 304 317 362 402 377 473 589 590 773 

 Share ............................................. .7 1.1 1.0 .9 .9 .7 .7 .7 .6 .5 

 SE.................................................. 9.57 39.84 26.12 21.33 28.58 22.62 26.59 26.66 29.95 45.37 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.10 13.11 8.24 5.89 7.11 6.00 5.62 4.53 5.08 5.87 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips 

 Mean.............................................. 50 16 16 29 25 31 55 79 83 150 

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

 SE.................................................. 2.73 4.26 4.28 5.04 3.80 3.96 8.69 11.72 12.43 10.44 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.51 25.97 26.46 17.41 15.16 12.64 15.71 14.88 14.99 6.98 

 Food away from home 

 Mean.............................................. 2,375 971 1,080 1,716 1,761 1,938 2,432 3,364 4,006 5,183 

 Share ............................................. 3.9 3.4 3.4 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.6 

 SE.................................................. 63.73 125.86 91.32 147.87 164.62 130.07 149.81 147.78 252.02 332.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.68 12.96 8.45 8.62 9.35 6.71 6.16 4.39 6.29 6.41 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean.............................................. 478 124 184 216 320 350 444 610 1,228 1,261 

 Share ............................................. .8 .4 .6 .5 .7 .7 .7 .7 1.2 .9 

 SE.................................................. 20.88 30.97 24.51 36.86 54.11 47.90 47.86 40.00 130.32 137.74 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.37 24.93 13.30 17.08 16.91 13.70 10.79 6.56 10.61 10.93 

 Housing 

 Mean.............................................. 21,409 12,163 13,483 15,404 16,942 18,511 21,926 26,257 32,804 46,591 

 Share ............................................. 34.9 43.1 42.7 37.9 38.4 36.1 34.5 31.6 32.6 32.0 

 SE.................................................. 244.84 486.32 257.99 306.51 351.25 318.78 325.67 356.21 642.91 2,136.11 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.14 4.00 1.91 1.99 2.07 1.72 1.49 1.36 1.96 4.58 

 Shelter 

 Mean.............................................. 12,604 7,581 8,143 9,001 10,160 10,786 12,570 15,508 19,274 27,432 

 Share ............................................. 20.5 26.8 25.8 22.1 23.0 21.0 19.8 18.7 19.2 18.9 

 SE.................................................. 140.10 323.08 195.37 213.44 275.24 215.49 233.93 271.33 468.08 889.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.11 4.26 2.40 2.37 2.71 2.00 1.86 1.75 2.43 3.24 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean.............................................. 7,473 2,623 3,401 3,972 4,691 5,427 7,312 10,935 14,471 20,885 

 Share ............................................. 12.2 9.3 10.8 9.8 10.6 10.6 11.5 13.2 14.4 14.4 

 SE.................................................. 107.20 187.30 130.26 217.43 175.99 190.91 190.16 254.51 527.83 679.69 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.43 7.14 3.83 5.47 3.75 3.52 2.60 2.33 3.65 3.25 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean.............................................. 2,962 744 845 1,195 1,509 1,980 3,137 4,692 6,403 9,117 

 Share ............................................. 4.8 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.4 3.9 4.9 5.7 6.4 6.3 

 SE.................................................. 50.84 77.50 58.24 96.93 79.16 84.00 125.85 121.42 315.20 477.79 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.72 10.42 6.89 8.11 5.25 4.24 4.01 2.59 4.92 5.24 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Property taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 2,353 894 1,210 1,400 1,523 1,694 2,222 3,100 4,342 6,973 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 3.2 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.7 4.3 4.8 

 SE.................................................. 49.04 56.72 48.86 72.92 58.64 59.32 66.00 102.32 143.36 269.88 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.08 6.35 4.04 5.21 3.85 3.50 2.97 3.30 3.30 3.87 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses 

 Mean.............................................. 2,158 986 1,346 1,377 1,659 1,753 1,953 3,143 3,725 4,796 

 Share ............................................. 3.5 3.5 4.3 3.4 3.8 3.4 3.1 3.8 3.7 3.3 

 SE.................................................. 55.65 117.99 72.68 132.10 183.44 128.92 125.66 162.32 372.82 320.18 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.58 11.97 5.40 9.59 11.06 7.35 6.44 5.16 10.01 6.68 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean.............................................. 4,408 4,597 4,523 4,819 5,142 5,001 4,707 3,751 3,282 3,194 

 Share ............................................. 7.2 16.3 14.3 11.8 11.7 9.8 7.4 4.5 3.3 2.2 

 SE.................................................. 63.34 232.62 170.13 206.37 203.74 185.43 176.91 215.93 313.40 396.72 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.44 5.06 3.76 4.28 3.96 3.71 3.76 5.76 9.55 12.42 

 Other lodging 

 Mean.............................................. 722 361 219 210 327 358 551 822 1,521 3,354 

 Share ............................................. 1.2 1.3 .7 .5 .7 .7 .9 1.0 1.5 2.3 

 SE.................................................. 40.39 172.86 44.22 28.83 63.06 38.96 56.55 65.82 163.03 349.11 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.59 47.87 20.17 13.72 19.28 10.89 10.27 8.00 10.72 10.41 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean.............................................. 4,158 2,638 3,002 3,446 3,687 4,035 4,556 5,050 5,463 6,568 

 Share ............................................. 6.8 9.3 9.5 8.5 8.4 7.9 7.2 6.1 5.4 4.5 

 SE.................................................. 30.97 63.28 49.11 59.53 64.10 58.50 57.83 68.77 78.82 107.17 

 CV(%) ............................................ .74 2.40 1.64 1.73 1.74 1.45 1.27 1.36 1.44 1.63 

 Natural gas 

 Mean.............................................. 414 251 313 339 347 389 430 496 569 732 

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

 SE.................................................. 13.59 17.10 17.73 18.69 25.24 20.36 17.56 21.66 27.15 39.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.28 6.80 5.66 5.51 7.27 5.23 4.08 4.37 4.77 5.39 

 Electricity 

 Mean.............................................. 1,516 1,126 1,240 1,355 1,397 1,493 1,614 1,705 1,804 2,173 

 Share ............................................. 2.5 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.5 

 SE.................................................. 21.10 26.28 29.58 32.06 38.87 31.86 30.81 33.90 39.23 56.27 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.39 2.33 2.39 2.37 2.78 2.13 1.91 1.99 2.18 2.59 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean.............................................. 105 47 84 98 96 89 105 115 146 219 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.17 9.22 10.13 9.91 16.33 13.65 16.53 14.97 20.03 28.85 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.82 19.64 12.07 10.08 16.95 15.35 15.77 13.05 13.69 13.20 

 Telephone services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,441 815 895 1,120 1,275 1,427 1,650 1,866 1,985 2,306 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.0 1.6 

 SE.................................................. 13.62 32.20 22.04 34.46 33.79 26.04 31.44 38.23 32.26 49.12 

 CV(%) ............................................ .95 3.95 2.46 3.08 2.65 1.83 1.91 2.05 1.63 2.13 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean.............................................. 188 151 211 185 205 165 178 186 197 226 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.11 12.61 9.15 11.02 12.39 9.79 9.70 9.52 10.10 10.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.72 8.35 4.33 5.97 6.05 5.95 5.45 5.13 5.12 4.46 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean.............................................. 1,253 664 683 936 1,070 1,262 1,472 1,681 1,788 2,080 

 Share ............................................. 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 12.80 27.38 20.87 36.34 32.43 24.11 30.62 37.71 32.31 48.02 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.02 4.13 3.05 3.88 3.03 1.91 2.08 2.24 1.81 2.31 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean.............................................. 682 400 470 534 571 636 757 868 959 1,139 

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

 SE.................................................. 14.27 16.54 13.98 22.08 21.97 19.63 23.37 23.97 34.66 34.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.09 4.14 2.97 4.14 3.85 3.08 3.09 2.76 3.61 3.01 

 Household operations 

 Mean.............................................. 1,465 541 803 1,020 1,007 1,122 1,461 1,688 2,768 4,127 

 Share ............................................. 2.4 1.9 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.8 2.8 

 SE.................................................. 35.64 34.51 55.67 68.79 43.16 56.63 67.78 73.66 164.69 279.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.43 6.38 6.93 6.74 4.29 5.05 4.64 4.36 5.95 6.77 

 Personal services 

 Mean.............................................. 347 49 106 144 86 125 321 424 1,000 1,492 

 Share ............................................. .6 .2 .3 .4 .2 .2 .5 .5 1.0 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 22.71 19.80 49.10 50.52 31.89 26.71 56.56 59.51 127.33 222.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.55 40.66 46.37 35.13 37.24 21.40 17.64 14.02 12.74 14.90 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean.............................................. 1,118 492 697 877 921 997 1,140 1,263 1,768 2,636 

 Share ............................................. 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.8 

 SE.................................................. 27.66 28.55 29.38 39.52 44.47 46.15 39.36 31.58 119.95 144.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.47 5.80 4.22 4.51 4.83 4.63 3.45 2.50 6.79 5.50 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 837 404 545 596 590 775 943 1,103 1,258 1,462 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 31.96 35.55 43.08 73.76 55.35 61.58 148.55 70.71 116.15 141.21 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.82 8.80 7.91 12.37 9.38 7.95 15.76 6.41 9.23 9.66 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 170 102 121 189 136 158 170 210 244 231 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.53 21.49 14.85 46.10 17.40 15.32 16.08 34.88 41.59 32.01 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.01 21.03 12.26 24.40 12.78 9.67 9.45 16.62 17.02 13.87 

 Other household products 

 Mean.............................................. 536 235 328 313 372 501 663 724 796 966 

 Share ............................................. .9 .8 1.0 .8 .8 1.0 1.0 .9 .8 .7 

 SE.................................................. 28.38 27.28 30.84 44.49 47.35 44.75 143.79 55.48 106.66 107.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.29 11.61 9.42 14.22 12.74 8.94 21.69 7.66 13.40 11.12 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean.............................................. 130 67 96 95 82 116 109 169 218 265 

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

 SE.................................................. 7.59 13.16 17.77 20.99 13.69 22.28 17.05 26.34 34.52 58.89 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.83 19.74 18.50 22.16 16.67 19.24 15.58 15.61 15.85 22.19 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 2,346 998 991 1,340 1,499 1,793 2,396 2,909 4,042 7,002 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.5 4.0 4.8 

 SE.................................................. 137.92 293.96 77.21 124.81 149.19 138.39 206.31 157.50 301.70 1,628.96 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.88 29.44 7.79 9.32 9.95 7.72 8.61 5.41 7.46 23.26 

 Household textiles 

 Mean.............................................. 116 60 56 87 68 120 93 165 242 214 

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

 SE.................................................. 11.35 19.36 14.51 20.66 15.65 30.54 16.02 21.74 99.28 31.28 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.78 32.13 25.93 23.63 22.89 25.41 17.27 13.19 41.07 14.63 

 Furniture 

 Mean.............................................. 534 217 258 295 347 446 587 624 1,095 1,420 

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

 SE.................................................. 17.56 40.07 30.57 33.03 44.10 49.03 55.75 56.55 114.45 104.33 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.29 18.45 11.87 11.19 12.72 10.98 9.49 9.07 10.45 7.35 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean.............................................. 30 11 15 28 16 21 21 40 35 114 

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

 SE.................................................. 3.86 3.10 5.02 13.21 8.86 3.53 2.86 8.83 5.53 36.74 

 CV(%) ............................................ 12.91 29.29 33.24 47.93 56.31 17.18 13.77 22.11 15.89 32.33 

 Major appliances 

 Mean.............................................. 354 171 207 241 319 315 379 439 596 727 

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

 SE.................................................. 14.31 29.26 17.09 31.26 47.73 36.15 33.93 40.38 93.55 84.60 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.04 17.12 8.24 12.99 14.97 11.49 8.95 9.21 15.70 11.63 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean.............................................. 135 69 83 81 102 118 131 174 271 257 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.60 25.97 9.17 12.30 16.35 13.97 15.89 41.57 28.25 27.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.38 37.57 11.12 15.16 16.01 11.84 12.18 23.85 10.41 10.85 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 1,178 470 372 607 647 773 1,186 1,467 1,803 4,270 

 Share ............................................. 1.9 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.9 

 SE.................................................. 131.18 262.32 58.28 110.56 121.16 102.97 193.81 112.67 199.09 1,576.13 

 CV(%) ............................................ 11.14 55.77 15.65 18.20 18.73 13.31 16.35 7.68 11.04 36.91 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,434 796 779 851 1,160 1,208 1,145 2,037 2,276 3,405 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.6 2.4 1.8 2.5 2.3 2.3 

 SE.................................................. 52.39 184.72 95.51 105.28 171.18 141.36 86.89 176.67 149.35 280.43 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.65 23.21 12.25 12.37 14.75 11.70 7.59 8.67 6.56 8.24 

 Men and boys 

 Mean.............................................. 326 170 139 157 233 239 314 573 588 653 

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

 SE.................................................. 23.56 38.43 31.81 19.45 49.75 41.19 44.87 120.11 84.07 80.25 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.22 22.65 22.87 12.38 21.36 17.21 14.28 20.95 14.30 12.28 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean.............................................. 240 122 104 92 167 164 228 442 436 495 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Men, 16 and over 

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

 SE.................................................. 23.52 36.58 29.75 24.35 49.81 31.84 43.41 121.89 79.64 72.52 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.80 29.93 28.65 26.45 29.88 19.37 19.04 27.61 18.25 14.66 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean.............................................. 86 47 35 65 66 75 86 132 152 159 

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

 SE.................................................. 5.07 8.56 4.83 13.73 13.10 13.39 9.13 16.95 27.33 23.36 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.88 18.04 13.70 21.09 19.78 17.87 10.61 12.86 18.03 14.72 

 Women and girls 

 Mean.............................................. 545 260 326 375 403 493 417 717 1,011 1,194 

 Share ............................................. .9 .9 1.0 .9 .9 1.0 .7 .9 1.0 .8 

 SE.................................................. 27.60 63.53 53.85 81.90 55.59 86.60 47.50 99.23 99.36 128.14 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.07 24.47 16.50 21.82 13.81 17.55 11.38 13.84 9.83 10.73 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean.............................................. 456 214 304 333 329 377 334 612 826 1,011 

 Share ............................................. .7 .8 1.0 .8 .7 .7 .5 .7 .8 .7 

 SE.................................................. 24.70 58.01 53.58 82.44 47.78 69.06 42.48 98.86 79.15 124.66 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.42 27.17 17.63 24.77 14.53 18.32 12.73 16.16 9.58 12.33 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean.............................................. 89 46 22 43 74 117 84 105 184 183 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.22 18.81 4.64 8.67 25.75 43.14 12.70 18.89 40.88 28.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.24 40.81 20.84 20.36 34.92 37.03 15.18 17.95 22.18 15.74 

 Children under 2 

 Mean.............................................. 68 14 45 57 33 89 61 94 62 155 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.06 8.22 19.14 17.79 10.52 25.52 15.30 16.66 14.80 49.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.92 59.77 42.47 31.25 32.23 28.64 25.27 17.64 23.86 32.27 

 Footwear 

 Mean.............................................. 314 187 167 157 335 262 213 414 451 837 

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

 SE.................................................. 25.76 122.15 30.85 38.75 108.89 46.79 30.59 57.17 58.80 199.29 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.21 65.17 18.48 24.67 32.49 17.87 14.39 13.81 13.04 23.82 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean.............................................. 181 165 102 105 157 124 141 239 164 567 

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

 SE.................................................. 10.89 61.01 9.47 15.52 28.37 10.66 25.39 28.10 23.73 116.27 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.01 36.91 9.28 14.83 18.06 8.61 18.06 11.78 14.43 20.52 

 Transportation 

 Mean.............................................. 9,826 4,388 4,666 6,491 7,378 9,225 11,098 14,888 14,404 19,397 

 Share ............................................. 16.0 15.5 14.8 16.0 16.7 18.0 17.5 17.9 14.3 13.3 

 SE.................................................. 192.59 469.52 326.01 389.77 529.80 452.72 518.28 749.06 898.65 1,317.45 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.96 10.70 6.99 6.00 7.18 4.91 4.67 5.03 6.24 6.79 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean.............................................. 4,523 1,996 1,797 2,376 3,006 4,044 4,940 7,785 6,619 9,804 

 Share ............................................. 7.4 7.1 5.7 5.8 6.8 7.9 7.8 9.4 6.6 6.7 

 SE.................................................. 178.25 394.83 323.35 355.73 498.14 451.05 465.82 743.36 847.81 1,243.30 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.94 19.78 18.00 14.97 16.57 11.15 9.43 9.55 12.81 12.68 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean.............................................. 2,089 664 829 901 952 1,688 2,239 3,696 2,746 6,054 

 Share ............................................. 3.4 2.4 2.6 2.2 2.2 3.3 3.5 4.4 2.7 4.2 

 SE.................................................. 133.72 263.36 288.94 304.95 308.48 281.80 386.22 557.07 611.49 988.65 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.40 39.68 34.86 33.83 32.42 16.69 17.25 15.07 22.27 16.33 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean.............................................. 2,360 1,256 953 1,468 1,977 2,243 2,671 3,868 3,783 3,744 

 Share ............................................. 3.8 4.4 3.0 3.6 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.7 3.8 2.6 

 SE.................................................. 148.46 237.40 157.75 267.78 424.80 312.17 414.39 529.90 570.20 683.55 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.29 18.90 16.56 18.25 21.49 13.92 15.52 13.70 15.07 18.26 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean.............................................. 75 76 15 7 77 113 31 222 90 5 

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

 SE.................................................. 27.92 75.89 9.82 5.43 49.80 81.58 22.21 153.89 73.20 5.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 37.43 99.53 65.41 73.69 64.34 71.89 72.41 69.44 80.98 97.48 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean.............................................. 1,568 816 914 1,284 1,421 1,658 1,859 2,054 2,179 2,258 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.2 1.6 

 SE.................................................. 18.09 36.59 25.03 36.68 37.37 35.29 51.46 41.82 56.98 50.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.15 4.48 2.74 2.86 2.63 2.13 2.77 2.04 2.62 2.25 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean.............................................. 3,471 1,483 1,838 2,703 2,859 3,300 4,069 4,720 5,014 6,469 

 Share ............................................. 5.7 5.3 5.8 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.4 5.7 5.0 4.4 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 SE.................................................. 46.25 85.75 51.74 102.24 85.68 117.49 106.20 100.25 169.66 228.63 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.33 5.78 2.82 3.78 3.00 3.56 2.61 2.12 3.38 3.53 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean.............................................. 258 93 83 171 173 207 317 447 478 461 

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

 SE.................................................. 6.09 11.53 6.47 11.46 11.04 11.17 17.50 17.76 40.04 26.42 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.36 12.35 7.76 6.70 6.39 5.40 5.51 3.97 8.38 5.73 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean.............................................. 879 321 491 728 707 845 1,075 1,163 1,326 1,526 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 16.93 30.55 34.39 49.00 50.81 46.16 60.09 53.33 100.43 124.23 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.93 9.51 7.00 6.73 7.19 5.46 5.59 4.59 7.57 8.14 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges 

 Mean.............................................. 758 331 290 470 575 664 803 1,095 1,052 2,009 

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

 SE.................................................. 26.69 51.11 22.86 48.02 63.42 93.30 66.96 93.14 62.22 136.21 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.52 15.42 7.89 10.21 11.03 14.05 8.34 8.51 5.91 6.78 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean.............................................. 1,575 737 974 1,334 1,405 1,583 1,874 2,015 2,157 2,472 

 Share ............................................. 2.6 2.6 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.4 2.1 1.7 

 SE.................................................. 20.18 30.80 25.62 53.51 63.97 48.50 39.86 43.90 83.41 85.29 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.28 4.18 2.63 4.01 4.55 3.06 2.13 2.18 3.87 3.45 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean.............................................. 263 93 118 127 92 223 230 329 593 866 

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

 SE.................................................. 16.27 19.25 16.61 18.80 13.87 34.22 32.05 40.70 101.47 120.26 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.18 20.68 14.13 14.79 15.06 15.33 13.95 12.36 17.11 13.89 

 Healthcare 

 Mean.............................................. 5,177 2,267 3,594 4,180 4,386 4,958 5,745 6,508 7,662 8,997 

 Share ............................................. 8.4 8.0 11.4 10.3 9.9 9.7 9.0 7.8 7.6 6.2 

 SE.................................................. 75.20 122.40 118.06 155.26 183.80 133.22 219.98 139.17 280.19 267.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.45 5.40 3.28 3.71 4.19 2.69 3.83 2.14 3.66 2.97 

 Health insurance 

 Mean.............................................. 3,667 1,671 2,566 3,016 3,126 3,572 4,001 4,624 5,082 6,478 

 Share ............................................. 6.0 5.9 8.1 7.4 7.1 7.0 6.3 5.6 5.1 4.5 

 SE.................................................. 58.26 86.96 80.02 101.48 109.78 99.63 119.88 107.91 170.65 227.46 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.59 5.20 3.12 3.36 3.51 2.79 3.00 2.33 3.36 3.51 

 Medical services 

 Mean.............................................. 864 240 505 550 622 811 1,110 1,137 1,571 1,587 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 .9 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 33.20 35.39 64.00 66.73 68.09 78.20 165.33 76.04 181.35 115.60 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.84 14.74 12.66 12.13 10.94 9.64 14.89 6.69 11.54 7.28 

 Drugs 

 Mean.............................................. 476 271 402 426 469 462 440 550 767 639 

 Share ............................................. .8 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.1 .9 .7 .7 .8 .4 

 SE.................................................. 20.14 37.04 35.29 44.58 49.60 29.68 26.84 37.21 130.38 62.02 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.23 13.65 8.77 10.46 10.58 6.42 6.09 6.77 17.01 9.71 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 170 84 120 188 168 113 193 197 242 293 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.73 14.56 16.39 34.28 23.47 10.45 27.28 18.89 27.50 27.41 

 CV(%) ............................................ 5.14 17.28 13.68 18.26 13.97 9.24 14.11 9.57 11.36 9.35 

 Entertainment 

 Mean.............................................. 2,912 1,075 1,395 2,101 1,811 2,004 2,694 4,331 5,236 7,654 

 Share ............................................. 4.7 3.8 4.4 5.2 4.1 3.9 4.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 

 SE.................................................. 145.17 93.29 67.24 421.07 112.89 90.14 157.93 498.95 456.51 1,248.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.98 8.68 4.82 20.04 6.23 4.50 5.86 11.52 8.72 16.31 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean.............................................. 425 96 115 166 148 265 338 568 1,066 1,701 

 Share ............................................. .7 .3 .4 .4 .3 .5 .5 .7 1.1 1.2 

 SE.................................................. 20.89 23.66 15.03 33.90 16.97 38.90 36.00 47.32 112.65 121.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.92 24.64 13.12 20.45 11.47 14.71 10.64 8.33 10.57 7.16 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean.............................................. 1,049 566 769 775 930 946 1,057 1,286 1,533 1,998 

 Share ............................................. 1.7 2.0 2.4 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 

 SE.................................................. 25.34 32.66 29.50 22.70 50.55 38.11 38.08 75.84 128.85 173.71 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.42 5.77 3.84 2.93 5.44 4.03 3.60 5.90 8.41 8.69 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 859 301 414 1,003 547 506 717 1,562 1,447 1,544 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Share ............................................. 1.4 1.1 1.3 2.5 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.9 1.4 1.1 

 SE.................................................. 87.73 63.50 55.77 414.70 78.95 41.78 93.10 457.14 337.70 231.25 

 CV(%) ............................................ 10.21 21.07 13.48 41.33 14.43 8.25 12.98 29.27 23.34 14.97 

 Pets 

 Mean.............................................. 690 249 331 925 431 380 561 1,277 1,125 1,163 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 .9 1.0 2.3 1.0 .7 .9 1.5 1.1 .8 

 SE.................................................. 90.72 57.55 48.14 407.66 65.50 35.83 91.44 462.63 322.95 222.75 

 CV(%) ............................................ 13.15 23.09 14.56 44.06 15.21 9.44 16.31 36.23 28.70 19.15 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean.............................................. 170 52 83 78 117 126 157 285 321 381 

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

 SE.................................................. 13.39 16.33 24.02 21.19 45.29 25.50 20.73 67.19 66.02 72.61 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.89 31.34 28.89 27.16 38.85 20.16 13.24 23.57 20.55 19.04 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean.............................................. 579 111 98 156 186 288 582 915 1,191 2,410 

 Share ............................................. .9 .4 .3 .4 .4 .6 .9 1.1 1.2 1.7 

 SE.................................................. 101.44 37.06 15.40 33.38 35.05 55.91 93.25 202.17 263.68 1,174.17 

 CV(%) ............................................ 17.52 33.27 15.75 21.34 18.87 19.42 16.02 22.09 22.14 48.73 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean.............................................. 646 289 345 464 495 539 652 934 961 1,400 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 16.47 21.94 24.49 39.71 40.56 37.78 31.25 51.50 65.37 81.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.55 7.60 7.10 8.56 8.19 7.01 4.79 5.51 6.81 5.83 

 Reading 

 Mean.............................................. 114 41 94 100 74 102 90 127 210 259 

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

 SE.................................................. 8.15 10.84 22.88 31.33 14.38 14.82 11.98 15.23 49.79 37.54 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.16 26.29 24.43 31.24 19.34 14.58 13.38 12.04 23.74 14.51 

 Education 

 Mean.............................................. 1,271 1,020 283 426 360 688 893 1,494 2,426 5,901 

 Share ............................................. 2.1 3.6 .9 1.0 .8 1.3 1.4 1.8 2.4 4.1 

 SE.................................................. 92.39 301.37 87.71 110.33 82.61 137.32 102.18 148.95 460.10 786.61 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.27 29.55 30.96 25.93 22.97 19.96 11.45 9.97 18.96 13.33 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean.............................................. 315 300 289 368 353 367 351 305 250 190 

 Share ............................................. .5 1.1 .9 .9 .8 .7 .6 .4 .2 .1 

 SE.................................................. 10.44 20.73 19.35 33.14 34.06 29.16 20.71 25.93 34.02 26.74 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.32 6.91 6.70 9.01 9.65 7.95 5.90 8.51 13.59 14.04 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean.............................................. 907 416 500 614 681 759 1,059 1,186 1,656 1,750 

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

 SE.................................................. 43.29 74.02 61.16 76.94 97.51 93.14 135.09 96.24 236.81 152.70 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.77 17.81 12.22 12.54 14.32 12.28 12.76 8.12 14.30 8.72 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean.............................................. 2,283 678 906 1,589 1,232 1,923 2,695 2,587 3,829 7,102 

 Share ............................................. 3.7 2.4 2.9 3.9 2.8 3.8 4.2 3.1 3.8 4.9 

 SE.................................................. 175.86 120.39 93.39 274.55 143.66 223.64 734.86 169.83 623.69 895.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.70 17.77 10.31 17.28 11.66 11.63 27.27 6.56 16.29 12.61 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean.............................................. 7,246 454 997 2,130 3,106 4,625 7,327 11,885 16,539 27,429 

 Share ............................................. 11.8 1.6 3.2 5.2 7.0 9.0 11.5 14.3 16.5 18.9 

 SE.................................................. 108.92 64.34 41.08 72.58 76.20 81.53 125.55 165.77 276.24 625.99 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.50 14.16 4.12 3.41 2.45 1.76 1.71 1.39 1.67 2.28 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean.............................................. 486 172 234 267 309 325 479 683 796 1,523 

 Share ............................................. .8 .6 .7 .7 .7 .6 .8 .8 .8 1.0 

 SE.................................................. 16.21 44.21 27.71 23.44 31.27 21.92 25.44 31.56 71.64 143.64 

 CV(%) ............................................ 3.34 25.72 11.86 8.77 10.13 6.75 5.31 4.62 9.00 9.43 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean.............................................. 6,760 282 763 1,863 2,797 4,300 6,847 11,202 15,743 25,906 

 Share ............................................. 11.0 1.0 2.4 4.6 6.3 8.4 10.8 13.5 15.7 17.8 

 SE.................................................. 101.94 47.92 34.22 71.50 75.21 79.98 118.97 161.40 263.57 606.68 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.51 16.98 4.48 3.84 2.69 1.86 1.74 1.44 1.67 2.34 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean.............................................. $84,352 $7,489 $22,130 $34,766 $44,719 $59,191 $83,593 $120,944 $171,127 $318,252 

 SE.................................................. 1,260.38 255.29 247.32 410.46 408.66 313.06 784.32 781.28 1,355.78 9,389.38 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.49 3.41 1.12 1.18 .91 .53 .94 .65 .79 2.95 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean.............................................. 65,449 2,520 7,495 19,168 28,598 42,929 67,890 102,822 147,778 256,803 

 Share ............................................. 77.6 33.7 33.9 55.1 63.9 72.5 81.2 85.0 86.4 80.7 

 SE.................................................. 999.71 381.08 295.38 479.78 689.82 573.53 885.35 1,050.20 1,887.10 7,043.37 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.53 15.12 3.94 2.50 2.41 1.34 1.30 1.02 1.28 2.74 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean.............................................. 5,808 -615 589 1,012 2,072 2,481 3,645 6,771 8,584 40,275 

 Share ............................................. 6.9 -8.2 2.7 2.9 4.6 4.2 4.4 5.6 5.0 12.7 

 SE.................................................. 438.28 484.36 93.05 195.43 349.65 303.04 472.95 679.18 1,001.36 4,322.38 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.55 -78.76 15.80 19.31 16.88 12.22 12.97 10.03 11.67 10.73 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement 

 Mean.............................................. 9,493 3,559 12,087 12,515 11,563 11,250 9,144 7,662 8,199 8,620 

 Share ............................................. 11.3 47.5 54.6 36.0 25.9 19.0 10.9 6.3 4.8 2.7 

 SE.................................................. 229.45 168.13 282.44 464.79 608.95 462.93 451.64 446.20 839.28 2,208.80 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.42 4.72 2.34 3.71 5.27 4.11 4.94 5.82 10.24 25.63 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income 

 Mean.............................................. 1,963 135 374 674 737 977 1,247 2,124 4,872 10,786 

 Share ............................................. 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.8 2.8 3.4 

 SE.................................................. 171.92 32.72 66.57 110.65 145.53 155.15 174.47 293.51 977.65 1,522.56 

 CV(%) ............................................ 8.76 24.21 17.81 16.41 19.74 15.88 13.99 13.82 20.07 14.12 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean.............................................. 458 1,178 824 400 601 305 320 142 100 99 

 Share ............................................. .5 15.7 3.7 1.2 1.3 .5 .4 .1 .1 ( 2 ) 

 SE.................................................. 28.46 78.02 75.99 48.33 89.80 45.10 74.83 28.52 28.54 35.08 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.21 6.62 9.22 12.08 14.95 14.77 23.42 20.08 28.59 35.61 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean.............................................. 902 278 556 813 915 1,065 1,170 1,161 1,274 942 

 Share ............................................. 1.1 3.7 2.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.0 .7 .3 

 SE.................................................. 71.85 58.63 74.92 110.07 147.04 150.29 150.48 153.41 442.56 188.82 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.96 21.07 13.46 13.54 16.07 14.11 12.86 13.22 34.74 20.04 

 Other income 

 Mean.............................................. 278 434 205 183 234 185 177 262 319 727 

 Share ............................................. .3 5.8 .9 .5 .5 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 

 SE.................................................. 26.87 74.04 42.44 40.49 63.76 29.54 34.46 50.94 103.87 212.16 

 CV(%) ............................................ 9.65 17.07 20.70 22.07 27.28 15.99 19.48 19.45 32.54 29.19 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean.............................................. 9,402 -1,555 -2,366 -1,925 -759 1,076 5,429 12,106 24,219 76,577 

 Share ............................................. 11.1 -20.8 -10.7 -5.5 -1.7 1.8 6.5 10.0 14.2 24.1 

 SE.................................................. 740.16 94.42 118.42 136.58 180.50 148.54 221.29 298.87 545.36 7,935.19 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.87 -6.07 -5.01 -7.09 -23.79 13.80 4.08 2.47 2.25 10.36 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 8,812 -193 -706 -276 666 2,160 5,385 10,835 20,364 64,091 

 Share ............................................. 10.4 -2.6 -3.2 -.8 1.5 3.6 6.4 9.0 11.9 20.1 

 SE.................................................. 653.61 51.77 55.93 95.87 126.65 79.24 207.45 181.28 382.11 7,366.39 

 CV(%) ............................................ 7.42 -26.82 -7.92 -34.77 19.01 3.67 3.85 1.67 1.88 11.49 

 Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)# 

 Mean.............................................. -1,911 -1,331 -1,652 -1,961 -2,026 -2,176 -2,120 -2,347 -2,273 -1,063 

 Share ............................................. -2.3 -17.8 -7.5 -5.6 -4.5 -3.7 -2.5 -1.9 -1.3 -.3 

 SE.................................................. 40.69 75.70 70.43 80.53 109.03 98.87 75.63 91.87 147.07 94.94 

 CV(%) ............................................ -2.13 -5.69 -4.26 -4.11 -5.38 -4.54 -3.57 -3.91 -6.47 -8.93 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 2,430 -70 -34 262 555 1,041 2,081 3,509 5,974 13,409 

 Share ............................................. 2.9 -.9 -.2 .8 1.2 1.8 2.5 2.9 3.5 4.2 

 SE.................................................. 113.11 18.55 21.05 35.79 38.38 55.14 88.39 164.15 242.74 796.93 

 CV(%) ............................................ 4.66 -26.50 -61.89 13.67 6.92 5.30 4.25 4.68 4.06 5.94 

 Other taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 72 38 26 50 45 51 83 109 154 140 

 Share ............................................. .1 .5 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 ( 2 ) 

 SE.................................................. 12.03 11.03 6.37 13.72 9.79 14.25 20.19 26.73 42.52 43.85 

 CV(%) ............................................ 16.74 28.81 24.75 27.54 21.59 27.71 24.44 24.50 27.57 31.39 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1203. Income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, 2020 —

Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

$15,000 

$15,000 

to

$29,999 

$30,000 

to

$39,999 

$40,000 

to

$49,999 

$50,000 

to

$69,999 

$70,000 

to

$99,999 

$100,000 

to

$149,999 

$150,000 

to

$199,999 

$200,000 

and

more 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean.............................................. 74,949 9,045 24,496 36,692 45,478 58,115 78,164 108,838 146,907 241,675 

 Share ............................................. 88.9 120.8 110.7 105.5 101.7 98.2 93.5 90.0 85.8 75.9 

 SE.................................................. 1,197.76 258.73 282.31 439.01 445.66 341.29 810.91 828.57 1,387.68 11,700.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.60 2.86 1.15 1.20 .98 .59 1.04 .76 .94 4.84 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean.............................................. $3,584 $3,461 $403 $306 -$2,675 -$10,265 -$3,087 -$914 -$2,104 $69,482 

 SE.................................................. 4,404.92 2,650.90 2,703.35 2,709.77 4,096.17 6,493.30 4,857.93 5,787.75 14,137.29 49,317.47 

 CV(%) ............................................ 122.91 76.59 670.01 885.02 -153.15 -63.26 -157.38 -633.40 -671.81 70.98 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean.............................................. 24,635 6,814 2,507 6,632 4,240 4,797 19,876 34,147 54,985 135,854 

 SE.................................................. 4,342.48 2,457.93 2,488.36 2,017.83 3,981.03 5,256.05 3,664.69 6,129.98 9,865.18 48,189.03 

 CV(%) ............................................ 17.63 36.07 99.25 30.42 93.90 109.56 18.44 17.95 17.94 35.47 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean.............................................. 21,052 3,353 2,104 6,326 6,914 15,062 22,963 35,061 57,089 66,372 

 SE.................................................. 1,361.05 1,399.44 1,157.21 1,911.38 1,849.54 3,551.97 3,575.96 4,519.75 9,495.88 9,130.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ 6.47 41.74 55.01 30.21 26.75 23.58 15.57 12.89 16.63 13.76 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean.............................................. 2,042 538 433 433 955 647 948 950 1,155 17,539 

 SE.................................................. 1,660.31 196.39 147.79 159.18 317.27 161.36 496.89 463.18 699.33 20,661.35 

 CV(%) ............................................ 81.32 36.47 34.10 36.76 33.21 24.92 52.43 48.73 60.57 117.80 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean.............................................. -2,395 -595 -767 -993 -1,257 -1,441 -2,528 -3,700 -5,115 -7,656 

 SE.................................................. 52.65 58.71 51.26 79.37 74.56 64.09 140.09 116.55 342.61 392.00 

 CV(%) ............................................ -2.20 -9.87 -6.68 -8.00 -5.93 -4.45 -5.54 -3.15 -6.70 -5.12 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean.............................................. 221,708 91,994 129,414 138,823 152,701 173,052 210,216 273,219 387,830 625,966 

 SE.................................................. 4,520.75 4,979.50 5,704.58 6,855.23 6,465.92 5,810.80 6,199.15 5,812.81 12,305.08 22,134.91 

 CV(%) ............................................ 2.04 5.41 4.41 4.94 4.23 3.36 2.95 2.13 3.17 3.54 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean.............................................. 1,181 550 764 779 870 968 1,173 1,510 1,974 2,796 

 SE.................................................. 14.08 23.49 24.99 26.83 25.56 22.16 22.22 24.68 44.56 81.22 

 CV(%) ............................................ 1.19 4.27 3.27 3.44 2.94 2.29 1.89 1.63 2.26 2.90 

1

 Data are rounded to the nearest thousands. 

2

 Value is too small to display. 

3

 No data reported. 

# Data collection for this item began in June 2020. Stimulus payments delivered to respondents interviewed in April and May of 2020 were not included in estimation. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Surveys, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2021