Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017-2018

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................130,720 24,131 106,589 15,975 7,888 28,584 16,886 16,033 21,223 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes ................................................................$76,118 $69,967 $77,511 $56,871 $60,552 $72,052 $77,582 $101,171 $88,771 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 65,433 61,363 66,355 51,177 54,185 62,495 65,484 84,062 74,817 

 Age of reference person ................................................................51.0 54.9 50.1 50.3 51.0 50.2 50.1 49.0 50.5 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 

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

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

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 2.6 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

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

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

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................................................ 63 82 59 59 61 61 61 59 52 

 With mortgage ................................................................ 37 39 36 33 36 38 39 40 32 

 Without mortgage ................................................................ 26 44 23 26 25 24 23 19 21 

 Renter ................................................................................................ 37 18 41 41 39 39 39 41 48 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................ 13 6 15 9 12 16 15 17 17 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................ 87 94 85 91 88 84 85 83 83 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 13 4 16 12 22 10 14 15 25 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................ 87 96 84 88 78 90 86 85 75 

 Education of reference person: 

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

 High school (9-12) ................................................................ 30 37 28 37 30 28 26 20 27 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 59 69 60 66 70 72 77 68 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................ 88 95 87 89 90 89 89 88 78 

Average annual expenditures ................................................................ $60,580 $58,149 $61,130 $49,344 $49,620 $57,903 $60,931 $75,949 $67,466 

 Food ................................................................................................ 7,826 7,354 7,933 6,826 6,911 7,819 7,689 9,224 8,455 

 Food at home ................................................................ 4,414 4,468 4,402 4,095 3,923 4,435 4,231 4,846 4,545 

 Cereals and bakery products ................................................................ 567 580 564 524 493 592 524 618 571 

 Cereals and cereal products ................................................................ 177 171 178 168 143 177 172 202 187 

 Bakery products ................................................................ 390 408 386 356 350 415 352 416 384 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................................ 952 961 950 827 908 909 903 1,054 1,066 

 Beef ................................................................................................ 253 294 244 225 278 229 242 261 254 

 Pork ................................................................................................ 181 209 174 178 166 165 164 199 175 

 Other meats ................................................................ 129 143 126 121 124 123 124 128 132 

 Poultry ................................................................................................ 183 155 190 152 171 184 178 205 228 

 Fish and seafood ................................................................147 108 156 96 111 152 137 188 209 

 Eggs ................................................................................................ 59 52 61 54 58 55 59 73 69 

 Dairy products ................................................................ 450 472 445 439 384 459 428 470 445 

 Fresh milk and cream ................................................................ 147 158 144 139 129 146 134 148 155 

 Other dairy products ................................................................ 303 314 301 300 254 314 294 322 290 

 Fruits and vegetables ................................................................ 847 768 865 725 743 863 811 974 971 

 Fresh fruits ................................................................ 316 269 326 257 269 319 307 381 380 

 Fresh vegetables ................................................................279 247 286 235 234 272 266 320 348 

 Processed fruits ................................................................ 113 103 115 105 100 119 106 130 118 

 Processed vegetables ................................................................ 140 149 138 128 140 152 132 143 125 

 Other food at home ................................................................ 1,598 1,687 1,578 1,580 1,396 1,612 1,565 1,730 1,491 

 Sugar and other sweets ................................................................ 150 164 147 151 136 160 139 147 137 

 Fats and oils ................................................................ 117 130 114 112 108 115 115 123 111 

 Miscellaneous foods ................................................................ 844 857 841 844 728 854 839 925 801 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017-2018 

— Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Nonalcoholic beverages ................................................................ 430 481 419 422 390 430 411 455 390 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on 

 out-of-town trips ................................................................ 56 55 56 50 35 53 60 80 53 

 Food away from home................................................................ 3,412 2,886 3,531 2,731 2,988 3,384 3,458 4,377 3,911 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 571 438 600 434 420 528 663 853 640 

 Housing ................................................................................................ 19,971 16,769 20,696 15,136 16,653 18,917 20,397 26,203 24,850 

 Shelter ................................................................................................ 11,806 8,423 12,572 8,095 9,470 10,841 12,176 16,502 16,770 

 Owned dwellings ................................................................ 6,798 6,298 6,911 4,479 5,095 6,291 7,118 9,138 8,406 

 Mortgage interest and charges ................................ 3,019 2,675 3,097 2,056 2,463 2,879 3,226 4,332 3,371 

 Property taxes ................................................................ 2,133 1,890 2,188 1,199 1,278 1,846 2,113 2,669 3,427 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other 

 expenses................................................................ 1,646 1,733 1,627 1,224 1,355 1,565 1,779 2,137 1,607 

 Rented dwellings ................................................................ 4,207 1,311 4,863 3,104 3,805 3,806 4,291 6,205 7,447 

 Other lodging ................................................................ 800 814 797 512 569 745 767 1,159 918 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services ................................ 3,941 4,250 3,871 3,625 3,815 3,847 3,892 4,079 3,936 

 Natural gas ................................................................ 395 236 431 325 220 455 443 508 488 

 Electricity ................................................................................................ 1,458 1,806 1,379 1,372 1,535 1,387 1,365 1,394 1,315 

 Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................ 109 322 61 43 26 75 18 68 97 

 Telephone services ................................................................ 1,382 1,412 1,375 1,247 1,352 1,342 1,373 1,421 1,491 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone 

 cards ................................................................................................ 229 303 212 194 174 206 213 216 243 

 Cellular phone service ................................................................ 1,153 1,109 1,163 1,052 1,178 1,136 1,160 1,205 1,248 

 Water and other public services ................................ 597 474 625 638 682 587 693 687 545 

 Household operations ................................................................ 1,467 1,218 1,523 1,022 1,215 1,417 1,545 2,270 1,577 

 Personal services ................................................................ 456 290 493 262 382 437 564 823 478 

 Other household expenses ................................................................ 1,011 928 1,030 760 833 979 981 1,447 1,098 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 751 758 749 724 657 779 750 822 707 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies ................................ 181 185 180 183 162 177 167 191 189 

 Other household products ................................................................ 429 443 426 409 362 446 428 492 384 

 Postage and stationery ................................................................ 141 130 143 132 133 156 154 139 134 

 Household furnishings and equipment ................................ 2,006 2,121 1,980 1,670 1,496 2,033 2,034 2,529 1,861 

 Household textiles ................................................................ 113 108 114 87 106 123 117 128 109 

 Furniture ................................................................................................ 517 469 528 394 318 530 565 674 563 

 Floor coverings ................................................................ 28 20 30 15 16 22 55 31 35 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 292 318 286 281 259 285 283 360 249 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares ................................ 125 114 127 129 110 117 130 177 103 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................ 932 1,090 897 763 687 956 884 1,159 802 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 1,850 1,536 1,920 1,401 1,449 1,800 1,730 2,561 2,289 

 Men and boys ................................................................ 431 349 450 353 327 407 404 598 545 

 Men, 16 and over ................................................................ 340 271 355 259 246 326 306 500 431 

 Boys, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 92 77 95 94 81 81 97 98 114 

 Women and girls ................................................................ 724 602 752 598 577 737 719 993 787 

 Women, 16 and over ................................................................609 491 635 472 484 620 610 852 681 

 Girls, 2 to 15 ................................................................ 116 111 117 126 93 117 108 141 107 

 Children under 2 ................................................................ 77 74 78 66 65 71 58 89 108 

 Footwear ................................................................................................ 385 315 401 249 294 378 360 548 499 

 Other apparel products and services ................................ 231 197 239 135 186 207 191 333 349 

 Transportation ................................................................ 9,669 11,154 9,333 8,651 8,409 9,110 9,495 11,003 9,087 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ................................................................ 4,014 4,864 3,822 4,122 4,045 3,859 4,141 4,160 2,953 

 Cars and trucks, new ................................................................ 1,862 1,905 1,853 1,350 2,118 1,835 2,196 2,046 1,737 

 Cars and trucks, used ................................................................ 2,092 2,813 1,929 2,715 1,846 2,002 1,915 2,066 1,178 

 Other vehicles ................................................................ 59 146 40 56 281 21 30 247 238 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil ................................ 2,039 2,524 1,929 1,941 1,796 1,881 1,876 2,071 1,968 

 Other vehicle expenses ................................................................ 2,850 3,246 2,761 2,261 2,136 2,750 2,702 3,395 2,944 

 Vehicle finance charges ................................................................ 221 281 207 216 241 212 227 212 163 

 Maintenance and repairs ................................................................ 922 1,293 838 745 684 895 888 1,015 714 

 Vehicle insurance ................................................................ 971 1,101 942 851 780 932 856 1,148 991 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other 

 charges ................................................................................................ 736 571 774 449 432 711 731 1,021 1,077 

 Public and other transportation ................................................................ 766 520 821 327 432 620 775 1,376 1,221 

 Healthcare ................................................................................................ 4,902 5,603 4,743 4,444 4,419 4,729 4,778 5,296 4,663 

 Health insurance ................................................................ 3,363 3,779 3,269 2,959 3,217 3,237 3,276 3,623 3,291 

 Medical services ................................................................ 890 1,012 863 864 754 835 871 1,037 803 

 Drugs ................................................................................................ 485 624 453 468 342 500 467 466 400 

 Medical supplies ................................................................ 164 188 159 154 107 157 165 170 169 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017-2018 

— Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Entertainment ................................................................................................ 3,214 3,781 3,086 2,776 2,372 3,127 3,265 3,917 2,762 

 Fees and admissions ................................................................758 596 795 471 458 754 839 1,201 877 

 Audio and visual equipment and services................................1,008 1,035 1,001 1,026 801 1,002 980 1,149 962 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ................................ 842 1,106 783 825 655 801 785 884 699 

 Pets ................................................................................................ 686 963 623 658 515 646 635 701 543 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment ................................ 156 143 159 167 140 155 150 183 156 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and 

 services ................................................................................................ 606 1,044 507 454 458 569 662 683 225 

 Personal care products and services ................................ 765 617 798 668 622 767 791 948 895 

 Reading ................................................................................................ 109 97 112 106 77 112 104 140 113 

 Education ................................................................................................ 1,449 861 1,582 783 994 1,263 1,506 2,186 2,435 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies ................................ 340 501 303 412 272 319 321 257 231 

 Miscellaneous ................................................................................................ 1,001 982 1,005 772 676 848 1,132 1,279 1,209 

 Cash contributions ................................................................ 1,880 2,140 1,821 1,643 1,419 1,929 1,790 2,523 1,455 

 Personal insurance and pensions ................................................................ 7,034 6,317 7,196 5,293 4,927 6,636 7,271 9,559 8,381 

 Life and other personal insurance ................................ 440 520 422 351 292 443 445 449 457 

 Pensions and Social Security................................................................ 6,593 5,796 6,774 4,942 4,636 6,193 6,826 9,110 7,924 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes ................................................................ $76,118 $69,967 $77,511 $56,871 $60,552 $72,052 $77,582 $101,171 $88,771 

 Wages and salaries ................................................................59,584 50,324 61,681 43,012 47,929 57,146 60,315 83,211 71,772 

 Self-employment income ................................................................ 4,871 5,209 4,795 2,905 2,253 4,021 4,960 6,652 6,669 

 Social Security, private and government 

 retirement ................................................................................................ 8,483 11,398 7,823 8,341 7,902 8,351 8,063 7,297 6,900 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other 

 property income ................................................................ 1,925 2,088 1,889 1,339 1,254 1,265 2,877 2,642 2,022 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security 

 Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance 

 Program (SNAP) ................................................................ 455 343 481 537 488 434 439 406 588 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, 

 veterans' benefits, and regular contributions 

 for support ................................................................ 467 422 477 465 442 515 511 558 360 

 Other income ................................................................ 332 182 366 271 285 320 418 405 460 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) ................................ 10,685 8,604 11,156 5,694 6,368 9,556 12,099 17,109 13,954 

 Federal income taxes ................................................................ 8,429 6,661 8,829 4,270 5,352 7,233 9,632 13,942 11,202 

 State and local income taxes ................................................................ 2,192 1,857 2,268 1,387 990 2,253 2,422 3,115 2,661 

 Other taxes ................................................................................................ 64 86 59 37 26 70 45 52 292 

 Income after taxes ................................................................ 65,433 61,363 66,355 51,177 54,185 62,495 65,484 84,062 74,817 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities ................................$13,357 $10,409 $14,024 $7,156 $11,488 $13,809 $18,149 $19,707 $12,852 

 Net change in total assets ................................................................ 23,158 18,604 24,189 14,955 18,407 23,478 31,554 33,274 21,523 

 Net change in total liabilities ................................................................ 9,801 8,195 10,165 7,800 6,919 9,669 13,405 13,568 8,671 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts ................................................................927 913 930 640 488 505 2,590 971 535 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property ................................ -2,034 -2,070 -2,026 -1,391 -1,460 -1,886 -2,289 -2,512 -2,325 

 Estimated market value of owned home ................................ 192,372 194,130 191,975 120,272 122,226 156,394 175,559 291,425 257,723 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home ................................ 1,044 1,026 1,048 720 839 960 1,040 1,360 1,263 

 Gifts of goods and services, total ................................................................ 1,217 1,133 1,236 925 792 1,197 1,337 1,542 1,378 

 Food ................................................................................................ 89 98 87 60 52 111 96 110 64 

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................ 15 17 14 10 7 15 12 18 18 

 Housing ................................................................................................ 247 260 244 193 169 259 278 319 207 

 Housekeeping supplies ................................................................ 34 31 35 37 31 37 35 48 21 

 Household textiles ................................................................ 9 6 9 11 29 7 9 14 28 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares ................................ 22 19 22 20 24 25 30 21 16 

 Major appliances ................................................................ 8 10 7 3 24 6 12 5 9 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 2400. Population size of area of residence: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017-2018 

— Continued 

Urban consumer units 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Outside 

urban 

area 

All urban 

consumer 

units 

Less 

than 

100,000 

100,000 

to

249,999 

250,000 

to

999,999 

1,000,000 

to

2,499,999 

2,500,000 

to

4,999,999 

5,000,000 

and

more 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous 

 housewares ................................................................ 14 9 15 17 219 19 18 16 6 

 Miscellaneous household equipment ................................ 52 69 48 44 49 55 48 61 30 

 Other housing ................................................................ 131 135 130 81 56 135 155 175 132 

 Apparel and services ................................................................ 208 195 211 196 192 213 193 244 213 

 Males, 2 and over ................................................................ 52 39 55 44 55 55 51 59 61 

 Females, 2 and over ................................................................79 80 79 78 77 81 66 93 75 

 Children under 2 ................................................................ 30 33 29 38 225 32 21 30 25 

 Other apparel products and services ................................ 47 43 48 35 34 45 55 62 51 

 Jewelry and watches ................................................................ 12 17 10 3 213 10 14 16 9 

 All other apparel products and services ................................36 26 38 33 222 36 42 46 42 

 Transportation ................................................................ 133 118 137 124 87 114 113 205 163 

 Healthcare ................................................................................................ 21 18 22 18 29 21 22 28 25 

 Entertainment ................................................................ 102 92 104 122 59 111 103 118 89 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles ................................ 38 37 38 37 228 34 35 52 37 

 Other entertainment ................................................................ 64 55 66 85 31 77 68 66 51 

 Personal care products and services ................................ 15 11 16 14 5 17 19 16 18 

 Reading ................................................................................................ 3 4 3 3 22 3 3 4 3 

 Education ................................................................................................ 286 259 292 108 145 247 358 309 481 

 All other gifts ................................................................ 99 63 107 78 63 86 139 171 97 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

2

 Data are likely to have large sampling errors. 

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