Table 1720. Type of area: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Urban 

Item Aggregate Total Central city Other urban Rural 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ..................................................... 132,242 121,604 48,030 73,574 10,639 

Percent distribution of consumer units ........................................................... 100.0 92.0 36.3 55.6 8.0 

Consumer unit characteristics (mean values): 

 Income before taxes ................................................................................... $82,852 $84,784 $76,029 $90,499 $60,765 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 71,487 72,889 65,487 77,721 55,465 

 Age of reference person ............................................................................. 51.6 51.2 49.3 52.5 55.0 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ...................................................................................................... 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.5 

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

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

 Earners .................................................................................................... 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................... 1.9 1.9 1.6 2.1 2.5 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men .......................................................................................................... 48 48 48 49 45 

 Women ..................................................................................................... 52 52 52 51 55 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ............................................................................................. 64 62 50 70 78 

 With mortgage ...................................................................................... 37 38 30 43 32 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................. 27 25 20 28 46 

 Renter ...................................................................................................... 36 38 50 30 22 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ....................................................................... 13 14 19 11 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races ............................................................. 87 86 81 89 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino .................................................................................... 14 14 19 12 3 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ............................................................................. 86 86 81 88 97 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................... 30 29 28 29 43 

 College ..................................................................................................... 67 69 69 68 52 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ......................................................... 89 89 82 93 95 

Annual aggregate expenditures ..................................................................... $8,333,301 93.5 33.5 60.0 6.5 

 Food ............................................................................................................ 1,078,750 93.2 33.9 59.3 6.8 

 Food at home ........................................................................................... 613,097 92.6 33.1 59.5 7.4 

 Cereals and bakery products ............................................................... 76,992 92.8 32.9 59.8 7.2 

 Cereals and cereal products ............................................................. 24,233 93.0 34.6 58.3 7.0 

 Bakery products ................................................................................ 52,759 92.7 32.2 60.5 7.3 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................................. 129,460 92.2 33.2 59.0 7.8 

 Beef ................................................................................................... 35,694 91.2 29.7 61.5 8.8 

 Pork ................................................................................................... 24,650 88.3 31.4 56.9 11.7 

 Other meats ....................................................................................... 17,044 92.3 31.8 60.5 7.7 

 Poultry ............................................................................................... 24,966 94.3 37.1 57.2 5.7 

 Fish and seafood ............................................................................... 19,390 95.5 37.2 58.3 4.5 

 Eggs .................................................................................................. 7,716 93.3 35.3 58.0 6.7 

 Dairy products ...................................................................................... 60,061 92.3 32.3 60.0 7.7 

 Fresh milk and cream ........................................................................ 18,536 91.9 32.8 59.0 8.1 

 Other dairy products .......................................................................... 41,526 92.5 32.1 60.4 7.5 

 Fruits and vegetables ........................................................................... 115,700 93.6 34.3 59.2 6.4 

 Fresh fruits ........................................................................................ 42,493 94.3 34.8 59.6 5.7 

 Fresh vegetables ............................................................................... 39,015 93.2 35.4 57.8 6.8 

 Processed fruits ................................................................................. 14,824 93.6 32.8 60.8 6.4 

 Processed vegetables ....................................................................... 19,367 92.5 32.5 60.1 7.5 

 Other food at home............................................................................... 230,883 92.3 32.6 59.6 7.7 

 Sugar and other sweets .................................................................... 21,794 91.5 30.1 61.5 8.5 

 Fats and oils ...................................................................................... 15,153 92.7 33.2 59.5 7.3 

 Miscellaneous foods .......................................................................... 125,665 92.4 32.9 59.5 7.6 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1720. Type of area: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Urban 

Item Aggregate Total Central city Other urban Rural 

 Nonalcoholic beverages .................................................................... 60,075 91.9 32.5 59.4 8.1 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips ...................... 8,196 94.0 35.7 58.3 6.0 

 Food away from home ............................................................................. 465,653 94.1 35.0 59.2 5.9 

 Alcoholic beverages .................................................................................... 76,493 95.0 36.4 58.6 5.0 

 Housing ....................................................................................................... 2,734,285 94.6 34.7 59.9 5.4 

 Shelter ...................................................................................................... 1,612,057 95.8 36.7 59.1 4.2 

 Owned dwellings .................................................................................. 898,894 95.0 28.7 66.3 5.0 

 Mortgage interest and charges ......................................................... 364,926 96.0 29.5 66.5 4.0 

 Property taxes ................................................................................... 285,524 95.6 28.9 66.6 4.4 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses ............................ 248,444 92.9 27.2 65.7 7.1 

 Rented dwellings .................................................................................. 586,042 97.6 50.4 47.1 2.4 

 Other lodging ........................................................................................ 127,121 93.7 30.4 63.4 6.3 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ........................................................... 536,253 92.2 32.8 59.4 7.8 

 Natural gas ........................................................................................... 55,020 95.6 36.6 59.1 4.4 

 Electricity .............................................................................................. 194,628 90.7 31.2 59.5 9.3 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................................... 14,954 79.0 10.2 68.8 21.0 

 Telephone services .............................................................................. 186,323 93.1 34.0 59.0 6.9 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards ......................... 25,241 88.2 28.8 59.3 11.8 

 Cellular phone service ....................................................................... 161,082 93.8 34.9 59.0 6.2 

 Water and other public services ........................................................... 85,327 94.0 35.1 58.9 6.0 

 Household operations .............................................................................. 207,591 94.7 32.9 61.8 5.3 

 Personal services ................................................................................. 64,603 94.9 30.4 64.5 5.1 

 Other household expenses .................................................................. 142,988 94.6 34.0 60.6 5.4 

 Housekeeping supplies ........................................................................... 101,081 91.1 29.9 61.2 8.9 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ............................................................. 24,466 90.9 34.7 56.2 9.1 

 Other household products .................................................................... 60,451 91.2 27.9 63.3 8.8 

 Postage and stationery ......................................................................... 16,164 91.0 30.3 60.7 9.0 

 Household furnishings and equipment .................................................... 277,303 93.7 30.3 63.5 6.3 

 Household textiles ................................................................................ 17,309 94.1 31.6 62.6 5.9 

 Furniture ............................................................................................... 68,897 94.4 32.1 62.3 5.6 

 Floor coverings ..................................................................................... 3,315 96.6 34.4 62.2 3.4 

 Major appliances .................................................................................. 42,534 93.2 28.2 65.0 6.8 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares..................................... 15,681 93.6 34.5 59.1 6.4 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................................... 129,567 93.5 29.2 64.3 6.5 

 Apparel and services .................................................................................. 248,692 95.3 35.4 60.0 4.7 

 Men and boys .......................................................................................... 59,093 95.3 36.2 59.1 4.7 

 Men, 16 and over.................................................................................. 45,894 96.0 37.1 58.9 4.0 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 13,199 92.6 32.9 59.7 7.4 

 Women and girls ...................................................................................... 92,986 95.9 31.9 64.0 4.1 

 Women, 16 and over ............................................................................ 79,473 96.2 31.3 64.8 3.8 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ......................................................................................... 13,513 94.7 35.6 59.1 5.3 

 Children under 2 ...................................................................................... 9,966 93.0 33.3 59.7 7.0 

 Footwear .................................................................................................. 55,289 95.7 38.8 56.9 4.3 

 Other apparel products and services ...................................................... 31,357 93.7 38.5 55.2 6.3 

 Transportation ............................................................................................. 1,420,566 91.4 31.8 59.6 8.6 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 581,033 89.7 31.0 58.7 10.3 

 Cars and trucks, new ............................................................................ 259,160 90.4 27.2 63.2 9.6 

 Cars and trucks, used .......................................................................... 314,094 88.9 33.9 55.0 11.1 

 Other vehicles ....................................................................................... 7,779 98.6 39.9 58.7 31.4 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ......................................................... 276,931 91.0 29.9 61.1 9.0 

 Other vehicle expenses ........................................................................... 459,390 92.9 32.2 60.8 7.1 

 Vehicle finance charges ....................................................................... 33,277 90.9 30.0 60.9 9.1 

 Maintenance and repairs ...................................................................... 117,224 91.9 32.6 59.3 8.1 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges ............................. 104,536 95.3 32.3 63.1 4.7 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................................. 204,352 92.6 32.2 60.4 7.4 

 Public and other transportation ............................................................... 103,212 95.7 39.9 55.8 4.3 

 Healthcare ................................................................................................... 686,691 91.7 30.7 61.0 8.3 

 Health insurance ...................................................................................... 466,729 91.6 31.0 60.5 8.4 

 Medical services ...................................................................................... 130,142 93.4 30.7 62.7 6.6 

 Drugs ....................................................................................................... 64,211 88.2 28.7 59.6 11.8 

 Medical supplies ...................................................................................... 25,610 94.1 29.1 65.0 5.9 

 Entertainment .............................................................................................. 408,392 93.0 32.0 61.0 7.0 

 Fees and admissions ............................................................................... 116,302 97.0 31.1 65.9 3.0 

 Audio and visual equipment and services ............................................... 132,230 92.4 33.8 58.6 7.6 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ..................................... 108,457 92.6 32.4 60.3 7.4 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1720. Type of area: Shares of annual aggregate expenditures and sources of income, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 

2019 — Continued 

 (Aggregates in millions of dollars, unless otherwise indicated) 

Urban 

Item Aggregate Total Central city Other urban Rural 

 Pets ....................................................................................................... 89,952 92.0 33.0 59.0 8.0 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment .......................................... 18,505 95.5 29.2 66.3 4.5 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services ......................... 51,404 86.4 28.8 57.5 13.6 

 Personal care products and services ......................................................... 103,912 95.3 34.8 60.5 4.7 

 Reading ....................................................................................................... 12,167 92.8 34.4 58.3 7.2 

 Education .................................................................................................... 190,849 96.8 37.9 58.9 3.2 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................................... 42,314 86.1 28.6 57.4 13.9 

 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................. 118,856 93.9 32.2 61.7 6.1 

 Cash contributions ...................................................................................... 263,854 92.6 32.8 59.8 7.4 

 Personal insurance and pensions .............................................................. 947,479 94.3 33.6 60.7 5.7 

 Life and other personal insurance ........................................................... 68,706 92.6 30.1 62.5 7.4 

 Pensions and Social Security .................................................................. 878,774 94.4 33.9 60.5 5.6 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ........................................................................ $10,956,495 94.1 33.3 60.8 5.9 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................................. 8,557,137 94.9 33.5 61.4 5.1 

 Self-employment income ......................................................................... 786,437 93.9 38.5 55.4 6.1 

 Social Security, private and government retirement ............................... 1,177,207 90.6 29.3 61.4 9.4 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income ...................... 259,431 85.3 29.3 56.0 14.7 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary 

 Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ................................................. 56,396 92.0 44.9 47.0 8.0 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, 

 and regular contributions for support ................................................... 74,314 95.3 26.2 69.1 4.7 

 Other income ........................................................................................... 45,572 94.0 43.4 50.6 6.0 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ........................................ 1,502,850 96.2 33.7 62.6 3.8 

 Federal income taxes .............................................................................. 1,167,872 96.3 33.8 62.6 3.7 

 State and local income taxes................................................................... 326,607 96.1 33.4 62.7 3.9 

 Other taxes .............................................................................................. 8,371 89.7 31.6 58.1 10.3 

 Income after taxes ...................................................................................... 9,453,645 93.8 33.3 60.5 6.2 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

3

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

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