Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

Number of consumer units (in thousands)................................................................ 130,001 25,981 25,988 26,012 26,100 25,921 

Lower limit ................................................................................................ n.a. n.a. $20,739 $39,609 $66,898 $109,743 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................$73,573 $11,394 $29,821 $52,431 $86,363 $188,103 

 SE................................................................ 1,098.20 169.99 209.77 402.26 439.55 2,714.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.49 1.49 .70 .77 .51 1.44 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 63,606 11,933 30,315 49,339 77,103 149,504 

 SE................................................................ 767.93 171.53 232.01 414.91 428.03 1,787.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 1.44 .77 .84 .56 1.20 

 Age of reference person ................................................................ 50.9 54.0 54.3 49.6 47.6 49.1 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 1.6 2.2 2.5 2.9 3.1 

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

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

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 .5 .9 1.3 1.8 2.1 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 1.0 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.8 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................ 47 38 42 47 51 59 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 62 58 53 49 41 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................................................ 63 41 55 61 72 86 

 With mortgage ................................................................................................ 36 11 19 34 51 66 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 27 30 36 27 21 20 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 59 45 39 28 14 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 20 16 13 11 7 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................................................ 87 80 84 87 89 93 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 14 15 16 16 13 8 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 86 85 84 84 87 92 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 44 40 30 22 12 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 49 56 66 76 88 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................................ 88 67 89 94 96 97 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................$60,060 $26,019 $39,300 $50,470 $67,604 $116,988 

 SE................................................................ 681.34 520.64 591.19 734.00 714.57 1,532.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.13 2.00 1.50 1.45 1.06 1.31 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,729 4,070 5,671 7,061 8,757 13,079 

 Share ................................................................ 12.9 15.6 14.4 14.0 13.0 11.2 

 SE................................................................ 89.36 128.16 139.84 183.57 188.20 217.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.16 3.15 2.47 2.60 2.15 1.66 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,363 2,582 3,622 4,038 4,893 6,677 

 Share ................................................................ 7.3 9.9 9.2 8.0 7.2 5.7 

 SE................................................................ 50.10 84.61 98.20 101.90 128.94 145.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.15 3.28 2.71 2.52 2.64 2.18 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 564 346 471 536 616 852 

 Share ................................................................ .9 1.3 1.2 1.1 .9 .7 

 SE................................................................ 9.42 14.09 15.07 17.20 22.65 38.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.67 4.07 3.20 3.21 3.68 4.51 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................ 176 105 151 160 203 263 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Cereals and cereal products 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.52 5.88 6.92 6.66 9.82 8.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.00 5.61 4.58 4.15 4.83 3.39 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................ 388 241 320 376 413 589 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.68 10.23 11.54 13.49 15.25 35.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 4.24 3.61 3.59 3.70 5.98 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 944 571 826 902 1,040 1,379 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.2 

 SE................................................................ 12.89 28.92 29.77 39.29 32.94 44.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.37 5.07 3.60 4.35 3.17 3.20 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................ 253 158 217 253 288 351 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .6 .6 .5 .4 .3 

 SE................................................................ 4.86 12.34 12.89 15.55 13.86 16.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 7.82 5.93 6.16 4.81 4.74 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................ 181 109 175 164 194 264 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.59 8.12 12.14 9.84 8.17 17.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.53 7.43 6.96 6.01 4.20 6.53 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................ 128 77 109 129 152 174 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.32 6.07 7.19 13.58 14.46 9.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.15 7.87 6.61 10.51 9.50 5.50 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................ 186 120 164 176 196 273 

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

 SE................................................................ 4.85 6.42 10.71 11.02 9.14 11.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.61 5.34 6.52 6.26 4.65 4.34 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................ 140 70 115 129 151 235 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.05 7.42 7.50 10.11 11.41 14.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.61 10.67 6.54 7.84 7.54 6.29 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................ 55 37 46 52 57 83 

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

 SE................................................................ 1.16 1.31 2.34 2.73 2.95 4.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.10 3.57 5.03 5.28 5.17 4.87 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 450 268 350 407 513 712 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.05 11.27 11.71 13.38 14.64 21.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.79 4.20 3.34 3.29 2.85 3.04 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................ 147 95 128 137 162 213 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.06 4.47 6.05 5.08 6.99 6.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.09 4.72 4.72 3.71 4.32 2.89 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................ 303 174 222 270 352 499 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.00 8.38 8.45 10.98 10.29 17.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 4.82 3.80 4.07 2.93 3.45 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 837 488 669 746 954 1,326 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 14.30 20.02 21.44 25.78 32.82 38.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.71 4.10 3.21 3.46 3.44 2.88 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 178 237 267 365 522 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.23 10.51 10.05 10.73 14.76 17.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.98 5.91 4.23 4.02 4.05 3.27 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 274 151 224 239 312 446 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.67 7.90 9.82 9.97 12.51 15.32 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Fresh vegetables 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.07 5.24 4.38 4.17 4.00 3.44 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................ 112 71 89 102 132 166 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.14 4.04 4.90 5.26 6.81 7.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.80 5.66 5.53 5.14 5.18 4.54 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................ 136 88 118 137 145 193 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.06 5.30 5.85 6.88 4.84 10.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.25 6.05 4.94 5.02 3.34 5.40 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,568 909 1,306 1,447 1,771 2,408 

 Share ................................................................ 2.6 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.1 

 SE................................................................ 20.79 31.79 43.75 35.20 49.57 49.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.33 3.50 3.35 2.43 2.80 2.05 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................ 150 83 125 145 166 229 

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

 SE................................................................ 3.83 3.72 7.66 7.19 9.38 8.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 4.49 6.15 4.96 5.64 3.87 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................ 117 73 108 108 127 168 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.98 4.63 6.25 5.31 5.53 7.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.55 6.31 5.81 4.91 4.36 4.31 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................ 824 468 648 759 933 1,309 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 13.11 19.81 24.96 20.40 28.48 36.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.59 4.23 3.85 2.69 3.05 2.78 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 423 270 389 397 478 578 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.49 11.83 15.59 15.05 16.87 20.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.77 4.39 4.01 3.79 3.53 3.54 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town 

 trips 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 15 37 37 67 123 

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

 SE................................................................ 2.76 2.71 3.52 3.02 4.75 7.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.94 17.92 9.44 8.17 7.12 6.36 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,365 1,488 2,049 3,023 3,863 6,402 

 Share ................................................................ 5.6 5.7 5.2 6.0 5.7 5.5 

 SE................................................................ 58.55 72.46 84.07 135.91 107.03 144.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.74 4.87 4.10 4.50 2.77 2.26 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 558 163 302 415 681 1,228 

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

 SE................................................................ 19.83 18.93 36.83 31.81 49.93 51.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.55 11.60 12.19 7.66 7.33 4.21 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 19,884 10,413 14,095 17,462 22,244 35,234 

 Share ................................................................ 33.1 40.0 35.9 34.6 32.9 30.1 

 SE................................................................ 231.74 231.00 200.50 220.47 357.41 595.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.17 2.22 1.42 1.26 1.61 1.69 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................ 11,895 6,325 8,286 10,238 13,126 21,521 

 Share ................................................................ 19.8 24.3 21.1 20.3 19.4 18.4 

 SE................................................................ 156.80 178.66 146.94 142.38 225.85 441.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.32 2.82 1.77 1.39 1.72 2.05 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,947 1,980 3,479 5,219 8,104 15,970 

 Share ................................................................ 11.6 7.6 8.9 10.3 12.0 13.7 

 SE................................................................ 133.28 88.87 116.81 161.31 170.38 467.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.92 4.49 3.36 3.09 2.10 2.93 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,265 595 1,133 2,273 4,073 8,262 

 Share ................................................................ 5.4 2.3 2.9 4.5 6.0 7.1 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 SE................................................................ 73.29 41.96 52.65 73.72 99.47 269.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.24 7.05 4.65 3.24 2.44 3.27 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,065 750 1,204 1,590 2,280 4,508 

 Share ................................................................ 3.4 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.9 

 SE................................................................ 46.07 36.22 47.09 58.41 70.57 116.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.23 4.83 3.91 3.67 3.10 2.59 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,616 635 1,143 1,356 1,751 3,200 

 Share ................................................................ 2.7 2.4 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.7 

 SE................................................................ 57.64 48.21 61.76 90.27 103.13 261.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.57 7.60 5.41 6.66 5.89 8.18 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,167 4,136 4,487 4,557 4,198 3,454 

 Share ................................................................ 6.9 15.9 11.4 9.0 6.2 3.0 

 SE................................................................ 66.09 128.51 111.96 117.73 139.22 264.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.59 3.11 2.50 2.58 3.32 7.66 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................ 782 209 320 462 825 2,097 

 Share ................................................................ 1.3 .8 .8 .9 1.2 1.8 

 SE................................................................ 28.70 28.79 24.96 36.47 49.94 101.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.67 13.74 7.80 7.89 6.05 4.84 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,836 2,336 3,229 3,719 4,399 5,498 

 Share ................................................................ 6.4 9.0 8.2 7.4 6.5 4.7 

 SE................................................................ 40.75 46.43 48.04 55.07 66.55 69.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.06 1.99 1.49 1.48 1.51 1.27 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................ 381 236 303 354 423 588 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.21 9.70 14.64 15.53 16.14 19.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.94 4.11 4.83 4.39 3.82 3.39 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,420 1,004 1,312 1,410 1,538 1,835 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 3.9 3.3 2.8 2.3 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 16.65 24.40 23.73 20.97 30.71 33.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.17 2.43 1.81 1.49 2.00 1.82 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................ 97 61 81 86 99 158 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.73 6.78 10.78 11.01 10.76 22.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.00 11.17 13.35 12.77 10.84 14.42 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,356 706 1,060 1,314 1,663 2,036 

 Share ................................................................ 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 17.36 16.71 18.23 22.78 33.40 30.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.28 2.37 1.72 1.73 2.01 1.51 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards 

 Mean ................................................................ 238 202 244 222 239 282 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .8 .6 .4 .4 .2 

 SE................................................................ 5.24 8.12 9.16 7.53 9.53 8.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 4.01 3.76 3.39 4.00 3.14 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,118 503 816 1,092 1,424 1,754 

 Share ................................................................ 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 16.54 16.16 19.32 20.41 29.65 29.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.48 3.21 2.37 1.87 2.08 1.69 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................ 583 329 473 555 677 880 

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

 SE................................................................ 13.79 15.02 17.14 19.66 18.25 23.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.37 4.56 3.62 3.54 2.70 2.69 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,412 537 836 1,088 1,486 3,115 

 Share ................................................................ 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.7 

 SE................................................................ 38.05 33.68 34.41 49.99 56.87 147.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.70 6.27 4.12 4.59 3.83 4.73 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................ 439 97 122 286 477 1,216 

 Share ................................................................ .7 .4 .3 .6 .7 1.0 

 SE................................................................ 27.13 28.87 21.60 42.35 44.90 115.45 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Personal services 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.18 29.75 17.70 14.80 9.42 9.50 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 973 440 714 802 1,009 1,899 

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

 SE................................................................ 21.61 17.14 22.50 23.69 32.53 70.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.22 3.90 3.15 2.95 3.22 3.69 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 755 424 607 701 803 1,238 

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

 SE................................................................ 23.58 30.39 53.62 63.97 35.93 64.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.12 7.18 8.84 9.13 4.47 5.21 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 177 112 160 158 207 249 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.08 9.57 11.61 9.78 13.48 15.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.87 8.51 7.28 6.21 6.51 6.37 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................ 428 225 326 403 445 738 

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

 SE................................................................ 20.66 21.58 53.23 57.07 26.98 51.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.83 9.60 16.32 14.15 6.07 6.92 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................ 150 86 121 140 151 251 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.83 10.38 10.72 20.34 12.48 26.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.23 12.01 8.86 14.55 8.24 10.72 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,987 792 1,138 1,715 2,430 3,863 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.6 3.3 

 SE................................................................ 58.55 45.38 71.94 60.51 170.62 160.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.95 5.73 6.32 3.53 7.02 4.16 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 70 83 107 131 179 

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

 SE................................................................ 8.78 11.82 14.36 20.85 16.67 19.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.70 16.79 17.25 19.48 12.73 11.19 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................ 515 196 312 395 577 1,098 

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

 SE................................................................ 26.06 24.41 25.48 26.16 47.79 95.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.06 12.44 8.16 6.63 8.28 8.74 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................ 30 8 10 14 22 98 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.50 3.16 2.45 1.86 3.25 37.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 24.65 37.16 24.93 13.27 14.56 38.64 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 280 129 170 277 318 507 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.93 16.58 17.02 24.16 26.12 33.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.26 12.81 10.03 8.72 8.20 6.58 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 131 64 80 103 150 257 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.63 6.15 7.57 7.35 12.38 33.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.84 9.67 9.51 7.14 8.24 12.96 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 916 323 483 820 1,231 1,724 

 Share ................................................................ 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.8 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 38.04 27.32 45.49 52.47 144.89 119.97 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.15 8.44 9.42 6.40 11.77 6.96 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,833 878 1,252 1,348 2,052 3,633 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 3.4 3.2 2.7 3.0 3.1 

 SE................................................................ 56.45 61.12 84.26 70.48 109.42 206.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.08 6.96 6.73 5.23 5.33 5.70 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................ 442 201 291 337 483 899 

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

 SE................................................................ 16.38 22.78 29.07 27.38 31.81 66.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.70 11.31 10.01 8.12 6.59 7.34 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 342 145 213 265 367 722 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.35 21.15 25.66 23.51 30.51 62.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.48 14.59 12.05 8.88 8.31 8.59 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 100 56 78 72 116 177 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.31 9.88 11.28 8.04 11.35 18.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.32 17.51 14.54 11.11 9.79 10.70 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................ 694 336 445 497 764 1,426 

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

 SE................................................................ 24.30 43.15 33.14 40.01 51.76 100.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.50 12.83 7.45 8.06 6.78 7.01 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 580 283 376 402 623 1,213 

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

 SE................................................................ 23.07 42.25 31.41 38.27 47.44 96.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.98 14.91 8.36 9.52 7.62 7.93 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................ 114 53 69 95 141 213 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.60 12.46 8.06 10.14 18.34 19.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.78 23.53 11.65 10.72 12.97 9.08 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 77 29 60 65 109 120 

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

 SE................................................................ 6.43 6.35 13.17 11.95 16.76 19.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.39 21.64 22.10 18.52 15.35 16.57 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................ 379 202 304 253 448 688 

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

 SE................................................................ 20.56 19.50 38.88 30.34 53.92 61.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.43 9.68 12.77 12.01 12.04 8.89 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 241 109 152 197 248 500 

 Share ................................................................ .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 

 SE................................................................ 12.92 9.09 14.97 28.83 16.57 54.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.36 8.33 9.82 14.64 6.68 10.84 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,576 3,497 6,572 8,532 11,099 18,190 

 Share ................................................................ 15.9 13.4 16.7 16.9 16.4 15.5 

 SE................................................................ 198.51 167.15 246.23 325.49 346.05 646.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.07 4.78 3.75 3.81 3.12 3.55 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,054 1,230 2,736 3,515 4,510 8,287 

 Share ................................................................ 6.7 4.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.1 

 SE................................................................ 146.09 155.75 221.64 295.05 328.99 470.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.60 12.67 8.10 8.39 7.29 5.68 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,900 492 1,300 1,246 1,937 4,531 

 Share ................................................................ 3.2 1.9 3.3 2.5 2.9 3.9 

 SE................................................................ 109.72 119.35 194.42 199.08 258.82 407.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.78 24.24 14.96 15.98 13.36 8.99 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,101 716 1,404 2,245 2,491 3,651 

 Share ................................................................ 3.5 2.8 3.6 4.4 3.7 3.1 

 SE................................................................ 112.42 99.35 144.15 232.00 220.60 334.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.35 13.87 10.27 10.33 8.86 9.16 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................ 53 21 32 24 83 106 

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

 SE................................................................ 9.62 15.19 17.24 13.72 29.52 39.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 18.09 72.37 54.60 56.00 35.62 37.14 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,968 920 1,499 1,930 2,497 2,994 

 Share ................................................................ 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.7 2.6 

 SE................................................................ 25.67 22.86 32.58 34.02 41.04 41.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.30 2.48 2.17 1.76 1.64 1.38 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,842 1,103 1,994 2,609 3,356 5,148 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Share ................................................................ 4.7 4.2 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.4 

 SE................................................................ 90.56 70.83 111.92 118.63 121.17 361.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.19 6.42 5.61 4.55 3.61 7.02 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 220 67 120 192 293 430 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.64 8.49 5.90 6.80 11.03 16.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.56 12.67 4.91 3.54 3.76 3.94 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................ 954 368 568 809 1,041 1,986 

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

 SE................................................................ 82.24 28.99 16.19 26.41 40.66 397.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.62 7.88 2.85 3.27 3.90 20.01 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 967 439 855 1,034 1,220 1,285 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.1 

 SE................................................................ 51.16 50.47 106.71 115.64 108.22 147.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.29 11.51 12.48 11.19 8.87 11.45 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean ................................................................ 700 230 451 574 801 1,448 

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

 SE................................................................ 19.71 18.24 26.39 32.60 39.66 62.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.81 7.94 5.85 5.68 4.95 4.33 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 712 244 343 478 736 1,761 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 .9 .9 .9 1.1 1.5 

 SE................................................................ 21.82 27.53 27.01 28.00 36.35 66.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.06 11.28 7.86 5.85 4.94 3.80 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,928 2,492 3,889 4,642 5,764 7,857 

 Share ................................................................ 8.2 9.6 9.9 9.2 8.5 6.7 

 SE................................................................ 72.31 74.03 95.42 129.55 122.56 168.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.47 2.97 2.45 2.79 2.13 2.14 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,414 1,761 2,775 3,236 3,967 5,335 

 Share ................................................................ 5.7 6.8 7.1 6.4 5.9 4.6 

 SE................................................................ 42.57 51.75 63.85 74.51 81.16 110.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.25 2.94 2.30 2.30 2.05 2.07 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................ 872 335 525 771 1,119 1,610 

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

 SE................................................................ 32.45 24.85 38.58 68.16 63.31 87.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.72 7.42 7.34 8.84 5.66 5.45 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................ 486 298 472 498 504 655 

 Share ................................................................ .8 1.1 1.2 1.0 .7 .6 

 SE................................................................ 12.47 15.25 27.47 32.79 21.60 28.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.57 5.12 5.82 6.58 4.28 4.35 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 156 98 116 136 174 257 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.69 20.72 10.16 14.47 11.69 14.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.92 21.05 8.75 10.61 6.71 5.78 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 3,203 1,270 1,873 2,517 3,470 6,889 

 Share ................................................................ 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.9 

 SE................................................................ 108.24 86.32 109.81 148.05 115.57 400.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.38 6.80 5.86 5.88 3.33 5.81 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................ 750 214 278 509 796 1,955 

 Share ................................................................ 1.2 .8 .7 1.0 1.2 1.7 

 SE................................................................ 32.66 24.26 20.22 36.93 31.82 105.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.35 11.32 7.27 7.25 4.00 5.42 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 985 555 763 934 1,113 1,562 

 Share ................................................................ 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 20.54 22.25 24.41 29.28 34.15 44.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.08 4.01 3.20 3.13 3.07 2.83 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 869 324 547 693 964 1,814 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Share ................................................................ 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 

 SE................................................................ 66.18 35.42 62.11 99.81 84.69 235.41 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.62 10.92 11.35 14.41 8.78 12.98 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................ 710 263 450 554 758 1,523 

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

 SE................................................................ 64.97 35.61 61.23 92.52 79.97 239.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.15 13.55 13.59 16.71 10.55 15.73 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 159 62 97 139 206 291 

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

 SE................................................................ 10.28 10.55 10.75 23.32 24.99 25.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.47 17.11 11.10 16.78 12.13 8.87 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services 

 Mean ................................................................ 599 177 283 381 596 1,558 

 Share ................................................................ 1.0 .7 .7 .8 .9 1.3 

 SE................................................................ 62.75 69.86 81.80 70.23 67.20 274.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.48 39.47 28.86 18.45 11.27 17.61 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 762 373 512 650 869 1,407 

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

 SE................................................................ 15.24 21.43 22.01 25.88 28.06 44.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.00 5.75 4.30 3.98 3.23 3.17 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................ 110 48 62 102 130 208 

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

 SE................................................................ 5.45 9.17 6.37 11.47 15.14 16.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.95 19.02 10.31 11.20 11.68 7.80 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,491 784 426 584 1,179 4,492 

 Share ................................................................ 2.5 3.0 1.1 1.2 1.7 3.8 

 SE................................................................ 92.85 107.53 64.62 82.63 124.30 396.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.23 13.72 15.18 14.15 10.55 8.83 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 332 277 355 372 367 291 

 Share ................................................................ .6 1.1 .9 .7 .5 .2 

 SE................................................................ 10.61 16.18 24.45 20.01 19.78 17.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.19 5.84 6.89 5.38 5.39 5.92 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,010 449 678 964 904 2,057 

 Share ................................................................ 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.3 1.8 

 SE................................................................ 67.75 56.69 80.17 106.16 54.22 274.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.71 12.62 11.82 11.01 6.00 13.33 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,873 650 1,192 1,485 1,873 4,170 

 Share ................................................................ 3.1 2.5 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.6 

 SE................................................................ 95.94 77.43 82.90 123.33 104.87 295.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.12 11.92 6.95 8.30 5.60 7.09 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,771 655 2,421 4,336 8,215 18,253 

 Share ................................................................ 11.3 2.5 6.2 8.6 12.2 15.6 

 SE................................................................ 144.47 85.60 296.94 99.77 127.40 351.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.13 13.08 12.26 2.30 1.55 1.93 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................ 418 160 257 311 459 903 

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

 SE................................................................ 11.72 11.71 14.21 20.08 15.54 40.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.81 7.33 5.53 6.46 3.39 4.47 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................ 6,353 495 2,165 4,025 7,756 17,350 

 Share ................................................................ 10.6 1.9 5.5 8.0 11.5 14.8 

 SE................................................................ 139.67 83.05 297.81 97.34 126.68 340.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.20 16.79 13.76 2.42 1.63 1.96 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................$73,573 $11,394 $29,821 $52,431 $86,363 $188,103 

 SE................................................................ 1,098.20 169.99 209.77 402.26 439.55 2,714.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.49 1.49 .70 .77 .51 1.44 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................ 57,590 3,491 16,143 38,585 72,202 157,727 

 Share ................................................................ 78.3 30.6 54.1 73.6 83.6 83.9 

 SE................................................................ 980.51 163.10 370.88 485.39 638.40 2,468.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.70 4.67 2.30 1.26 .88 1.57 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................ 4,506 172 817 1,983 4,107 15,483 

 Share ................................................................ 6.1 1.5 2.7 3.8 4.8 8.2 

 SE................................................................ 245.12 50.27 99.29 186.97 363.51 1,110.09 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.44 29.31 12.15 9.43 8.85 7.17 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean ................................................................ 8,300 5,871 11,162 9,873 7,562 7,029 

 Share ................................................................ 11.3 51.5 37.4 18.8 8.8 3.7 

 SE................................................................ 179.20 169.32 293.25 396.81 380.12 504.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 2.16 2.88 2.63 4.02 5.03 7.17 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property 

 income 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,910 80 419 915 1,365 6,784 

 Share ................................................................ 2.6 .7 1.4 1.7 1.6 3.6 

 SE................................................................ 258.29 45.61 45.42 109.97 146.36 1,217.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.53 57.34 10.84 12.01 10.72 17.94 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program 

 (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................ 460 1,020 648 365 224 44 

 Share ................................................................ .6 9.0 2.2 .7 .3 ( 1 ) 

 SE................................................................ 23.13 65.13 52.95 33.52 36.96 7.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.03 6.39 8.17 9.19 16.49 17.07 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for 

 support 

 Mean ................................................................ 457 245 370 388 691 591 

 Share ................................................................ .6 2.1 1.2 .7 .8 .3 

 SE................................................................ 38.03 39.16 40.79 55.95 96.74 101.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.32 16.00 11.01 14.40 14.01 17.21 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................ 351 516 262 322 212 444 

 Share ................................................................ .5 4.5 .9 .6 .2 .2 

 SE................................................................ 37.46 72.73 51.25 66.42 35.58 143.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.68 14.10 19.58 20.63 16.80 32.21 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,967 -540 -494 3,093 9,260 38,599 

 Share ................................................................ 13.5 -4.7 -1.7 5.9 10.7 20.5 

 SE................................................................ 483.84 39.35 100.61 129.53 133.76 1,932.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.85 -7.29 -20.38 4.19 1.44 5.01 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 7,819 -476 -677 2,170 6,952 31,192 

 Share ................................................................ 10.6 -4.2 -2.3 4.1 8.0 16.6 

 SE................................................................ 370.92 27.01 83.64 122.28 84.78 1,558.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 4.74 -5.68 -12.36 5.64 1.22 5.00 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 2,098 -80 151 875 2,257 7,299 

 Share ................................................................ 2.9 -.7 .5 1.7 2.6 3.9 

 SE................................................................ 126.95 19.53 25.36 54.98 101.13 428.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.05 -24.52 16.78 6.28 4.48 5.87 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 51 16 32 48 51 107 

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

 SE................................................................ 7.40 3.26 7.63 11.56 10.31 18.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.61 20.52 24.05 24.24 20.25 17.40 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................ 63,606 11,933 30,315 49,339 77,103 149,504 

 Share ................................................................ 86.5 104.7 101.7 94.1 89.3 79.5 

 SE................................................................ 767.93 171.53 232.01 414.91 428.03 1,787.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.21 1.44 .77 .84 .56 1.20 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................$14,049 $2,106 $4,102 $6,786 $15,008 $42,314 

 SE................................................................ 1,593.57 1,533.07 1,969.87 2,338.66 2,698.33 6,729.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.34 72.78 48.02 34.46 17.98 15.90 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................ 23,805 3,841 8,018 15,499 25,350 66,420 

 SE................................................................ 1,586.57 1,638.02 1,708.86 2,355.92 2,815.00 5,749.56 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 6.66 42.65 21.31 15.20 11.10 8.66 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................ 9,756 1,734 3,916 8,713 10,342 24,107 

 SE................................................................ 960.64 827.74 1,021.17 1,462.06 1,599.45 3,834.63 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.85 47.73 26.08 16.78 15.46 15.91 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,156 229 686 796 539 3,539 

 SE................................................................ 463.53 67.96 228.38 301.13 106.47 2,264.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 40.10 29.63 33.31 37.85 19.76 64.01 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................ -1,839 -417 -728 -1,176 -2,194 -4,688 

 SE................................................................ 42.83 49.63 43.42 44.54 97.87 183.63 

 CV(%) ................................................................ -2.33 -11.89 -5.97 -3.79 -4.46 -3.92 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................186,064 78,025 113,900 141,061 197,839 400,010 

 SE................................................................ 3,585.18 4,466.18 3,750.39 3,719.04 5,970.95 13,464.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.93 5.72 3.29 2.64 3.02 3.37 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,017 476 688 840 1,145 1,936 

 SE................................................................ 11.48 18.39 17.18 15.00 26.18 33.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 1.13 3.86 2.50 1.79 2.29 1.71 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................ 1,229 486 575 769 1,226 3,092 

 SE................................................................ 49.08 70.13 59.33 59.52 84.44 198.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 3.99 14.44 10.32 7.74 6.89 6.42 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................ 88 22 28 63 100 224 

 SE................................................................ 8.39 5.79 4.63 9.12 17.02 39.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.57 25.88 16.27 14.40 16.97 17.53 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................ 14 4 3 14 10 40 

 SE................................................................ 1.64 2.33 1.30 4.54 3.61 10.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.54 61.75 50.99 33.22 34.70 25.68 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 233 125 121 198 217 506 

 SE................................................................ 13.92 17.23 16.28 29.15 21.99 57.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.97 13.80 13.41 14.74 10.13 11.29 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................ 33 11 27 40 34 54 

 SE................................................................ 4.74 3.34 6.70 16.69 5.14 8.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.20 30.65 24.62 41.33 15.00 16.00 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................ 7 2 5 6 13 7 

 SE................................................................ 1.26 .96 1.50 2.43 4.72 2.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 19.16 41.18 33.23 42.29 35.75 40.33 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 20 9 8 18 26 40 

 SE................................................................ 2.65 3.23 2.47 4.78 5.81 9.94 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.13 34.38 29.22 26.90 22.45 25.14 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................ 7 5 3 9 8 12 

 SE................................................................ 1.14 2.11 1.56 3.53 2.53 3.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 15.55 43.42 50.34 40.22 33.51 29.30 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................ 13 5 5 9 18 27 

 SE................................................................ 2.20 2.33 1.81 2.82 4.59 8.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 17.08 51.22 33.68 31.30 25.01 33.04 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................ 53 35 22 54 60 95 

 SE................................................................ 5.26 11.05 4.66 11.26 8.49 20.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.87 31.17 21.25 20.67 14.26 21.56 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of 

variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Lowest 

20

percent 

Second 

20

percent 

Third 

20

percent 

Fourth 

20

percent 

Highest 

20

percent 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................ 120 67 59 79 84 310 

 SE................................................................ 11.53 8.02 11.16 16.03 16.41 51.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.63 12.02 18.82 20.19 19.53 16.71 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 203 101 164 153 249 348 

 SE................................................................ 11.87 13.29 25.99 16.44 36.64 40.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 5.85 13.16 15.82 10.76 14.70 11.60 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 56 32 46 46 50 104 

 SE................................................................ 5.07 4.75 8.69 8.56 10.35 19.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 9.14 14.85 19.07 18.71 20.79 18.68 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................ 73 28 49 60 97 133 

 SE................................................................ 5.82 5.80 9.24 11.70 15.92 21.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 7.94 20.45 19.03 19.57 16.40 16.21 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................ 32 18 33 22 44 41 

 SE................................................................ 3.42 4.75 7.98 4.48 10.88 7.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.83 26.38 24.44 20.74 24.56 18.54 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 43 23 38 26 58 69 

 SE................................................................ 4.96 6.32 8.41 4.98 16.16 14.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 11.63 27.96 22.43 19.38 27.82 21.26 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................ 9 3 7 3 11 18 

 SE................................................................ 1.74 1.68 3.36 1.20 3.11 6.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 20.44 52.04 45.62 34.39 28.27 36.75 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 34 19 30 22 47 52 

 SE................................................................ 4.19 5.93 6.41 4.79 15.93 11.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.26 30.62 21.26 21.59 33.83 22.46 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................ 141 52 100 72 170 314 

 SE................................................................ 19.82 25.70 28.70 20.69 38.37 73.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 14.02 49.91 28.74 28.89 22.59 23.39 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................ 21 17 10 9 24 43 

 SE................................................................ 3.29 10.30 3.51 1.54 5.11 7.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 15.85 61.11 35.32 16.91 20.87 17.70 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 98 28 58 88 111 206 

 SE................................................................ 8.18 4.47 11.58 18.42 19.63 21.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 8.32 15.80 19.84 20.82 17.65 10.47 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................ 39 11 30 43 38 75 

 SE................................................................ 5.11 3.30 6.21 16.36 8.38 14.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 13.01 30.55 21.01 37.99 22.25 18.69 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................ 59 18 29 45 74 131 

 SE................................................................ 6.06 3.19 7.83 8.48 19.90 16.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.24 18.20 27.18 18.67 27.04 12.26 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................ 12 5 8 13 18 17 

 SE................................................................ 2.15 2.63 2.86 4.46 5.71 4.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 17.97 55.13 37.84 34.08 32.55 26.32 

 Reading 

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

 SE................................................................ .44 .27 .70 1.05 1.19 1.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 16.48 51.99 29.90 32.04 36.73 28.89 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................ 314 104 46 78 203 1,140 

 SE................................................................ 34.37 54.98 13.35 30.19 53.85 141.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 10.95 52.74 28.91 38.74 26.51 12.37 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................ 102 27 34 78 120 249 

 SE................................................................ 12.31 11.95 7.64 11.67 21.22 52.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................ 12.12 43.52 22.61 15.02 17.73 21.25 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 No data reported. 

n.a. Not applicable. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018